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00:00:00My childhood friend Nico Moretti had a sharp tongue, and he especially loved embarrassing me in public.

00:00:06When I wore a custom gown, he said,

00:00:09How dramatic. Afraid people won't know the Reed family has money?

00:00:13When I did my makeup nicely, he laughed at me.

00:00:15No matter how much you touch it up, you're still that ugly.

00:00:18When I won first place in the dance competition, he casually threw out.

00:00:22She practiced at home for that long, and this is what she came up with?

00:00:26Until tonight, when Nico's father Enzo Moretti hosted a dinner,

00:00:30saying he wanted to arrange an engagement between me and Nico.

00:00:33He started up again.

00:00:35Dad, take a good look at her.

00:00:37That makeup? Her eyebrows look like they were drawn on with a mark pen,

00:00:40and that highlighter's so blinding, her whole face is reflecting light.

00:00:44We don't even need to turn the lights on tonight. Whoever wants her can have her!

00:00:47Golden comments instantly flooded in.

00:00:49OMG, he's doing it again. The meaner he is, the more he cares, duck.

00:00:53These two are totally N-gay. I don't make the rules.

00:00:55Enzo's expression darkened, but Nico still didn't hold back.

00:00:59My Uncle Dante's wife died ten years ago. Perfect match. One needs a wife, one needs a husband. Problem solved.

00:01:06In that moment, I completely ignored those comments. I understood.

00:01:11He didn't love me. But then why? When I really married someone else, did he cough up blood on the

00:01:17spot?

00:01:18The entire hall fell silent.

00:01:20You little punk. Open your eyes and look. My daughter has delicate features and an elegant bear.

00:01:25She's more beautiful than any actress. Stop putting her down!

00:01:28It's said that parents always favor their own kids. You think she's pretty? I think she's just... whatever.

00:01:34I grip my champagne glass tighter.

00:01:37Everyone, look at my friend Bianca. Now this is what real beauty looks like.

00:01:41Bianca tugged gently at Nico's sleeve, her cheeks flushing.

00:01:44Nico, watch your mouth.

00:01:46Nico suddenly shifted tone.

00:01:48But my Uncle Dante is the godfather of the Moretti family. His standards are sky high. He'd never go for

00:01:53someone like her.

00:01:54Me, on the other hand, I could reluctantly...

00:01:56Before he could finish, I suddenly raised my hand to cut him off. Every eye in the room turned toward

00:02:02me.

00:02:03I'm not feeling well, Mr. Enzo Moretta. I'll be leaving now.

00:02:06He'd been around for thirty years. Of course he understood young people and their feelings.

00:02:11Have the driver take you.

00:02:13The main house to the front gate was a long distance. My assistant, Sarah Vance, walked beside me.

00:02:19Harper! Stop right there!

00:02:23I didn't stop.

00:02:27What's your problem? I wasn't done talking and you just walk away?

00:02:29Who the hell do you think you're showing attitude to?

00:02:32Harper, are you upset about what Nico just said?

00:02:34I know everyone in high society is talking about how the godfather came back to New York to discuss marriage.

00:02:39Harper, don't tell me you really hung up on my uncle.

00:02:42Can you get a grip? Do you know who he is? The godfather of the underworld.

00:02:45You're not even good enough for a one-night stand with him.

00:02:47I looked at the genuine disgust in his eyes.

00:02:49Nico, I'm not good enough. My family, the Reeds, have been established in the city for three generations.

00:02:54I graduated from a top university and run the family foundation myself.

00:02:58Ask yourself honestly, am I really as worthless as you say?

00:03:02Nico's words caught in his throat, his cheeks flushing slightly.

00:03:05Either way, in my eyes, you're nothing compared to Bianca.

00:03:09Not as pretty, not as nice, worse in every way.

00:03:12He stormed off with Bianca.

00:03:13Girl, why are you making this so difficult?

00:03:16This engagement, Nico literally spent the entire afternoon begging Enzo for it.

00:03:19He's insulting her so no one clips how down bad he is.

00:03:21Why didn't you just let him finish? Nico's dying inside right now.

00:03:24Footsteps again.

00:03:26My dad rushed over.

00:03:27I ignored all those comments.

00:03:29That pre-cup the godfather had someone deliver last week.

00:03:31I'll sign it.

00:03:34My dad's face was full of shock.

00:03:37You agreed?

00:03:38But he's a full ten years older than you.

00:03:40A bitter feeling rose in my chest.

00:03:43Before my mom died, she told me something.

00:03:45Mature men know how to treat you right.

00:03:48At least he won't humiliate me in public.

00:03:50At least he won't make me feel like being loved is something I have to beg for.

00:03:55Back at Reed Estate, I spread out that prenup.

00:03:58The terms were clear.

00:03:59The wording respectful.

00:04:01This was the first respect I'd felt in ten years.

00:04:05Don't sign it, girl.

00:04:06Dante's great, but he's like thirty.

00:04:08Nothing beats the childhood sweetheart.

00:04:10I'm so tired.

00:04:11What is she doing?

00:04:12He's the classic mean-mouthed soft heart type.

00:04:14He's been like this for ten years.

00:04:15Why is she acting brand new now?

00:04:17Yeah.

00:04:18It had been like this for ten years.

00:04:20That year, I was ten.

00:04:22He was thirteen.

00:04:23Look!

00:04:24My mom made me this bear!

00:04:25Isn't it cute?

00:04:29So ugly.

00:04:30I crouched on the ground, looking at the bear covered in dirt.

00:04:34Right then, golden words floated before my eyes for the first time.

00:04:38He's so cute, OMG.

00:04:40All bark, no bite.

00:04:41He just wants to play with her and has no idea how to say it.

00:04:44That's just childhood sweetheart things.

00:04:46They bicker, but they love each other.

00:04:51These comments came from some audience I couldn't see.

00:04:54They told me that Nico and I were meant to be.

00:04:56That he'd mature.

00:04:58That he'd take over the family.

00:04:59That out of everyone, he'd only love me.

00:05:03That all his cruelty.

00:05:05His contempt.

00:05:06His toxic words.

00:05:07It was all just a hard shell over a soft heart.

00:05:11So I started waiting.

00:05:13Started searching for glimpses of his twisted affection from those comments.

00:05:17Until Bianca Blake showed up.

00:05:19Her parents died.

00:05:20She'd known Nico since kindergarten.

00:05:23One of his closest friends.

00:05:25After his parents passed, Nico took her in as family, looking after her in every way.

00:05:31Then he started comparing me to her constantly.

00:05:33I wore custom clothes.

00:05:35He said I was showing off.

00:05:37She wore custom clothes.

00:05:39He praised her taste.

00:05:40The desserts I made, he complained they were too sweet.

00:05:44Hers?

00:05:45He finished every bite.

00:05:46Until I got severe pneumonia.

00:05:48Fever spiking close to 104.

00:05:51When Nico found out, not only did he not come see me, but he took Bianca on vacation to the

00:05:57Hamptons instead.

00:05:58How is Miss Reed doing lately?

00:05:59Harper's fine.

00:06:00It's just a little illness.

00:06:01She's not going to die.

00:06:02No point wasting time visiting her.

00:06:04Bianca's way worse off.

00:06:05Both parents gone.

00:06:06I need to be there for her.

00:06:07When I heard those words back then, my heart filled with despair.

00:06:11Later, after I made it out of the ICU, I learned from the comments that he went to the Hamptons

00:06:16to find someone.

00:06:18That person had a batch of imported antibiotics from Europe.

00:06:21The exact medication I desperately needed at the time.

00:06:25That was the first time I questioned.

00:06:26Was love really this hard to say out loud?

00:06:30Miss Reed, Mr. Enzo Moretta is here with Mr. Nico Moretti.

00:06:33They said they'd come to apologize.

00:06:36Nico still came.

00:06:38He even brought a gift to cheer Harper up.

00:06:40Let him in.

00:06:40Let's see what kind of bullshit that kid can come up with.

00:06:43Enzo marched Nico through the door.

00:06:45Nico pressed his lips together, pulling a bouquet of flowers from his back a bit stiffly.

00:06:50Wilted, the edges of the petals already turning yellow.

00:06:54My dad's face darkened.

00:06:56That's it?

00:06:56Nico looked confused.

00:06:58Enzo went straight for his suit pockets and sure enough pulled out a delicate diamond bracelet.

00:07:04Studded with tiny diamonds, you could tell it was carefully chosen.

00:07:08My heartbeat quickened again.

00:07:10Dad, this isn't for her.

00:07:13I picked this out for Bianca.

00:07:14What?

00:07:15Why the hell are you buying Bianca a bracelet?

00:07:18And today I brought you here to apologize to Harper.

00:07:21Nico froze.

00:07:22He looked at me, meeting my dead, cold gaze.

00:07:26I-I know.

00:07:27But Harper doesn't look as good in diamonds as Bianca does.

00:07:29Something this nice would be wasted on her anyway.

00:07:33Show him out.

00:07:34Nico felt utterly humiliated and hurled the wilted flowers right at my face.

00:07:39Harper Reed, it's just a bracelet.

00:07:40You're going to kick me out over that?

00:07:42I came all the way here to apologize in person.

00:07:44What the hell more do you want?

00:07:47His eyes landed on my cheek, and his throat bobbed suddenly.

00:07:51But he said nothing, just turned and walked away.

00:07:54He's just a hembo.

00:07:56He doesn't get this stuff.

00:07:57Can't you cut him some slack?

00:07:58I raised my hand to wipe away the blood, ignoring them.

00:08:01Turned around, and at the end of Dante Moretti's prenup, I signed my name cleanly.

00:08:06The wedding was set for five days from now.

00:08:09These days, I was still living my regular life.

00:08:12I grabbed my coat from the corner, slung my bag over my shoulder, and headed to the east side.

00:08:17The Reed Community Kitchen in Manhattan's Lower East Side was a project my mom started when she was alive.

00:08:24Free hot meals every Wednesday and Saturday.

00:08:27My mom used to come in person.

00:08:30After she died, I took over.

00:08:32I stood behind the food cart, handing out boxes of sandwiches and hot soup to people in line.

00:08:38Nico hated seeing Harper out in public like this.

00:08:40He was nearby shopping with Bianca right now.

00:08:42Once he saw her, he'd definitely blow up.

00:08:45Oh my god, he's coming!

00:08:46I looked up, following the comment's hint, just in time to lock eyes with them.

00:08:51Nico walked over, frowning.

00:08:53What are you doing here?

00:08:56His eyes fell on the sandwich in my hand, his frown deepening.

00:09:00The Reed's short on cash now?

00:09:02What I do has nothing to do with you.

00:09:04Nothing to do with me, Harper?

00:09:05Don't forget our families go way back.

00:09:07Everyone's talking about you and me.

00:09:09Anyway, you being here doesn't just embarrass the Reeds.

00:09:12You're embarrassing the Morettis, too.

00:09:14Aha!

00:09:14Nico's jealous!

00:09:16He just doesn't want other men seeing Harper.

00:09:18That's why he's so angry.

00:09:19Just then, Bianca stepped forward, slipping the diamond bracelet off her wrist, looking pitiful.

00:09:25Harper, yesterday was a misunderstanding.

00:09:28Since we ran into each other today, I should give this bracelet back to you.

00:09:31But just as she reached toward me, she suddenly stumbled backward and fell to the ground.

00:09:37Her palm scraped against the broken stones at the curb.

00:09:40Blood immediately appeared.

00:09:41Harper, why did you push me?

00:09:44Nico rushed forward, catching Bianca's hand and turning her palm over to check it.

00:09:48Apologize to her right now!

00:09:50I don't apologize for things I didn't do.

00:09:53It's okay.

00:09:54Let's just say Harper didn't push me.

00:09:56Don't hurt your relationship over me.

00:09:57After all, I'm just some nobody.

00:09:59I stared at her face and laughed.

00:10:07You're right, you really are a nobody.

00:10:09Stop provoking me.

00:10:11Bianca's eyes turned red.

00:10:13Harper Reed!

00:10:14If you keep acting like this, believe me, I won't marry you.

00:10:17Nico's so pitiful, having to be torn between his lover and his friend.

00:10:20Why can't she just stay home and be a good wife, obediently giving him a dozen kids?

00:10:24Why does she have to cause trouble?

00:10:25I looked at his furious face and those revolting comments in front of me.

00:10:30Perfect.

00:10:31I don't want to marry you either.

00:10:34Nico froze.

00:10:36Fine.

00:10:37Then give back everything I've given you.

00:10:39They're breaking up?

00:10:40Nico's serious?

00:10:42Okay.

00:10:43Sarah, go get the list.

00:10:44Nico Moretti, have your people take note too.

00:10:46Both assistants checked the list on the spot.

00:10:48Item by item.

00:10:50From childhood toys to gifts from our teenage years.

00:10:53A crowd gradually gathered around us.

00:10:55The more items they listed, the darker Nico's face got.

00:10:59Last Valentine's Day, Mr. Moretti gave a piece of lingerie.

00:11:01You want that back too?

00:11:02I designed it myself.

00:11:03Why wouldn't I want it back?

00:11:05OMG.

00:11:06Nico's lost his mind from anger.

00:11:07He's forcing Harper to back down.

00:11:09His heart must be breaking.

00:11:10I watched him quietly, then raised my hand.

00:11:17Dead silence all around.

00:11:18Enough!

00:11:19I don't want it anymore!

00:11:20I've been looking at you for years.

00:11:21I'm sick of it!

00:11:22With that, he pulled a small box, hurled it into a storm drain by the curb, then dragged

00:11:27Bianca away without looking back.

00:11:31That was a bracelet Nico ran all over the city to carefully pick out for you.

00:11:34He wanted to use it to apologize to you.

00:11:36I glanced at the storm drain, completely unmoved.

00:11:39The comments kept telling me to pick it up, chase after him, and give in.

00:11:44But I was thinking about something else.

00:11:47If the next few decades were going to be like this, waking up every day, not knowing what

00:11:52he'd criticize me for next, then I'd rather cut it off clean.

00:11:56Starting today.

00:11:58Over the next few days, Nico was out with Bianca eating, drinking, having fun, posting updates

00:12:04on social media every single day.

00:12:07He's deliberately trying to make you jealous.

00:12:09Go coax him.

00:12:10I ignored it all, quietly waiting for the wedding day.

00:12:14On the day of the wedding, outside St. Patrick's Cathedral, all of New York's elite had turned

00:12:19up.

00:12:20Security guards lined both sides of the steps.

00:12:23The comments had changed.

00:12:24She's really marrying Dante?

00:12:26So snobbish.

00:12:27I bet she wanted to dump Nico all along.

00:12:28Nico deserves better.

00:12:29I think Bianca's pretty good.

00:12:30Nico woke from his hangover with a splitting headache, only to find himself wearing nothing

00:12:35but his underwear.

00:12:40My childhood friend Nico Moretti had a sharp tongue, and he especially loved embarrassing

00:12:45me in public.

00:12:46When I wore a custom gown, he said,

00:12:49How dramatic.

00:12:51Afraid people won't know the Reed family has money?

00:12:53When I did my makeup nicely, he laughed at me.

00:12:55No matter how much you touch it up, you're still that ugly.

00:12:58When I won first place in the dance competition, he casually threw out.

00:13:02She practiced at home for that long, and this is what she came up with?

00:13:06Until tonight, when Nico's father, Enzo Moretti, hosted a dinner, saying he wanted to arrange

00:13:11an engagement between me and Nico.

00:13:13He started up again.

00:13:15Dad, take a good look at her.

00:13:17That makeup?

00:13:18Her eyebrows look like they were drawn on with a mark pen, and that highlighter's so blinding

00:13:22her whole face is reflecting light.

00:13:24We don't even need to turn the lights on tonight.

00:13:26Whoever wants her can have her!

00:13:27Golden comments instantly flooded in.

00:13:29OMG, he's doing it again.

00:13:31The meaner he is, the more he cares, duck.

00:13:33These two are totally en-gay.

00:13:34I don't make the rules.

00:13:35Enzo's expression darkened, but Nico still didn't hold back.

00:13:40My Uncle Dante's wife died ten years ago.

00:13:42Perfect match.

00:13:43One needs a wife, one needs a husband.

00:13:45Problem solved.

00:13:46In that moment, I completely ignored those comments.

00:13:49I understood.

00:13:51He didn't love me.

00:13:53But then why?

00:13:54When I really married someone else, did he cough up blood on the spot?

00:13:58The entire hall fell silent.

00:14:00You little punk.

00:14:01Open your eyes and look.

00:14:02My daughter has delicate features and an elegant bear.

00:14:05She's more beautiful than any actress.

00:14:07Stop putting her down!

00:14:08It's said that parents always favor their own kids.

00:14:11You think she's pretty?

00:14:12I think she's just... whatever.

00:14:14I grip my champagne glass tighter.

00:14:17Everyone, look at my friend Bianca.

00:14:19Now this is what real beauty looks like.

00:14:21Bianca tugged gently at Nico's sleeve, her cheeks flushing.

00:14:25Nico, watch your mouth.

00:14:26Nico suddenly shifted tone.

00:14:28But my Uncle Dante is the godfather of the Moretti family.

00:14:31His standards are sky high.

00:14:33He'd never go for someone like her.

00:14:34Me, on the other hand, I could reluctantly...

00:14:37Before he could finish, I suddenly raised my hand to cut him off.

00:14:40Every eye in the room turned toward me.

00:14:43I'm not feeling well, Mr. Enzo Moretta.

00:14:45I'll be leaving now.

00:14:46He'd been around for 30 years.

00:14:48Of course he understood young people and their feelings.

00:14:52Have the driver take you.

00:14:53The main house to the front gate was a long distance.

00:14:56My assistant, Sarah Vance, walked beside me.

00:14:59Harper! Stop right there!

00:15:04I didn't stop.

00:15:07What's your problem?

00:15:08I wasn't done talking and you just walk away?

00:15:09Who the hell do you think you're showing attitude to?

00:15:12Harper, are you upset about what Nico just said?

00:15:15I know everyone in high society is talking about how the Godfather came back to New York

00:15:18to discuss marriage.

00:15:19Harper, don't tell me you really hung up on my uncle.

00:15:22Can you get a grip?

00:15:23Do you know who he is?

00:15:24The Godfather of the Underworld.

00:15:25You're not even good enough for a one-night stand with him.

00:15:27I looked at the genuine disgust in his eyes.

00:15:30Nico, I'm not good enough?

00:15:31My family, the Reeds, have been established in the city for three generations.

00:15:34I graduated from a top university and run the family foundation myself.

00:15:38Ask yourself honestly, am I really as worthless as you say?

00:15:42Nico's words caught in his throat, his cheeks flushing slightly.

00:15:45Either way, in my eyes, you're nothing compared to Bianca.

00:15:50Not as pretty, not as nice, worse in every way.

00:15:52He stormed off with Bianca.

00:15:54Girl, why are you making this so difficult?

00:15:56This engagement, Nico literally spent the entire afternoon begging Enzo for it.

00:15:59He's insulting her so no one clips how down bad he is.

00:16:01Why didn't you just let him finish?

00:16:02Nico's dying inside right now.

00:16:05Footsteps again.

00:16:06My dad rushed over.

00:16:08I ignored all those comments.

00:16:09That pre-cup the Godfather had someone deliver last week?

00:16:12I'll sign it.

00:16:15My dad's face was full of shock.

00:16:17You agreed?

00:16:18But he's a full ten years older than you.

00:16:20A bitter feeling rose in my chest.

00:16:23Before my mom died, she told me something.

00:16:26Mature men know how to treat you right.

00:16:28At least he won't humiliate me in public.

00:16:31At least he won't make me feel like being loved is something I have to beg for.

00:16:35Back at Reed Estate, I spread out that prenup.

00:16:38The terms were clear.

00:16:40The wording respectful.

00:16:42This was the first respect I'd felt in ten years.

00:16:45Don't sign it, girl.

00:16:46Dante's great, but he's like thirty.

00:16:48Nothing beats the childhood sweetheart.

00:16:50I'm so tired.

00:16:51What is she doing?

00:16:52He's the classic mean-mouthed soft heart type.

00:16:54He's been like this for ten years.

00:16:55Why is she acting brand new now?

00:16:57Yeah.

00:16:58It had been like this for ten years.

00:17:00That year, I was ten.

00:17:02He was thirteen.

00:17:03Look!

00:17:04My mom made me this bear!

00:17:05Isn't it cute?

00:17:09So ugly.

00:17:10I crouched on the ground, looking at the bear covered in dirt.

00:17:14Right then, golden words floated before my eyes for the first time.

00:17:18He's so cute, OMG.

00:17:20All bark, no bite.

00:17:21He just wants to play with her and has no idea how to say it.

00:17:24That's just childhood sweetheart things.

00:17:26They bicker, but they love each other.

00:17:31These comments came from some audience I couldn't see.

00:17:34They told me that Nico and I were meant to be.

00:17:36That he'd mature.

00:17:38That he'd take over the family.

00:17:40That out of everyone, he'd only love me.

00:17:43That all his cruelty, his contempt, his toxic words.

00:17:48It was all just a hard shell over a soft heart.

00:17:51So I started waiting.

00:17:53Started searching for glimpses of his twisted affection from those comments.

00:17:57Until Bianca Blake showed up.

00:17:59Her parents died.

00:18:01She'd known Nico since kindergarten.

00:18:03One of his closest friends.

00:18:05After his parents passed, Nico took her and his family.

00:18:09Looking after her in every way.

00:18:11Then he started comparing me to her constantly.

00:18:14I wore custom clothes.

00:18:15He said I was showing off.

00:18:17She wore custom clothes.

00:18:19He praised her taste.

00:18:21The desserts I made, he complained they were too sweet.

00:18:24Hers, he finished every bite.

00:18:27Until I got severe pneumonia.

00:18:29Fever spiking close to 104.

00:18:31When Nico found out, not only did he not come see me, but he took Bianca on vacation to the

00:18:37Hamptons instead.

00:18:38How is Ms. Reed doing lately?

00:18:39Harper's fine.

00:18:40It's just a little illness.

00:18:41She's not going to die.

00:18:42No point wasting time visiting her.

00:18:44Bianca's way worse off.

00:18:45Both parents gone.

00:18:46I need to be there for her.

00:18:47When I heard those words back then, my heart filled with despair.

00:18:52Later, after I made it out of the ICU, I learned from the comments that he went to the Hamptons

00:18:57to find someone.

00:18:58That person had a batch of imported antibiotics from Europe.

00:19:01The exact medication I desperately needed at the time.

00:19:05That was the first time I questioned.

00:19:07Was love really this hard to say out loud?

00:19:10Ms. Reed, Mr. Enzo Moretta is here with Mr. Nico Moretti.

00:19:13They said they'd come to apologize.

00:19:15Yes.

00:19:17Nico still came.

00:19:18He even brought a gift to cheer Harper up.

00:19:20Let him in.

00:19:20Let's see what kind of bullshit that kid can come up with.

00:19:23Enzo marched Nico through the door.

00:19:25Nico pressed his lips together, pulling a bouquet of flowers from his back a bit stiffly.

00:19:30Wilted, the edges of the petals already turning yellow.

00:19:34My dad's face darkened.

00:19:36That's it?

00:19:37Nico looked confused.

00:19:39Enzo went straight for his suit pockets, and sure enough pulled out a delicate diamond bracelet.

00:19:44Studded with tiny diamonds, you could tell it was carefully chosen.

00:19:48My heartbeat quickened again.

00:19:51Dad, this isn't for her.

00:19:53I picked this out for Bianca.

00:19:54What?

00:19:56Why the hell are you buying Bianca a bracelet?

00:19:58And today I brought you here to apologize to Harper!

00:20:01Nico froze.

00:20:02He looked at me, meeting my dead, cold gaze.

00:20:06I-I know.

00:20:07But Harper doesn't look as good in diamonds as Bianca does.

00:20:10Something this nice would be wasted on her anyway.

00:20:13Show him out.

00:20:14Nico felt utterly humiliated and hurled the wilted flowers right at my face.

00:20:19Harper Reed!

00:20:20It's just a bracelet!

00:20:21You're gonna kick me out over that?

00:20:22I came all the way here to apologize in person!

00:20:24What the hell more do you want?!

00:20:27His eyes landed on my cheek, and his throat bobbed suddenly.

00:20:31But he said nothing, just turned and walked away.

00:20:34He's just a hembo.

00:20:36He doesn't get this stuff.

00:20:37Can't you cut him some schlack?

00:20:38I raised my hand to wipe away the blood, ignoring them.

00:20:41Turned around, and at the end of Dante Moretti's prenup, I signed my name cleanly.

00:20:47The wedding was set for five days from now.

00:20:49These days, I was still living my regular life.

00:20:52I grabbed my coat from the corner, slung my bag over my shoulder, and headed to the

00:20:57east side.

00:20:57The Reed Community Kitchen in Manhattan's Lower East Side was a project my mom started

00:21:03when she was alive.

00:21:04Free hot meals every Wednesday and Saturday.

00:21:08My mom used to come in person.

00:21:10After she died, I took over.

00:21:12I stood behind the food cart, handing out boxes of sandwiches and hot soup to people in

00:21:17line.

00:21:18Nico hated seeing Harper out in public like this.

00:21:20He was nearby shopping with Bianca right now.

00:21:23Once he saw her, he'd definitely blow up.

00:21:25Oh my god, he's coming!

00:21:26I looked up following the comment's hint, just in time to lock eyes with them.

00:21:31Nico walked over, frowning.

00:21:33What are you doing here?

00:21:36His eyes fell on the sandwich in my hand, his frown deepening.

00:21:40The Reed's short on cash now?

00:21:42What I do has nothing to do with you.

00:21:44Nothing to do with me, Harper?

00:21:46Don't forget our families go way back.

00:21:47Everyone's talking about you and me.

00:21:49Anyway, you being here doesn't just embarrass the Reeds.

00:21:52You're embarrassing the Morettis, too.

00:21:54Aha!

00:21:54Nico's jealous!

00:21:56He just doesn't want other men seeing Harper.

00:21:58That's why he's so angry.

00:22:00Just then, Bianca stepped forward, slipping the diamond bracelet off her wrist, looking

00:22:05pitiful.

00:22:05Harper, yesterday was a misunderstanding.

00:22:08Since we ran into each other today, I should give this bracelet back to you.

00:22:11But just as she reached toward me, she suddenly stumbled backward and fell to the ground.

00:22:17Her palm scraped against the broken stones at the curb.

00:22:20Blood immediately appeared.

00:22:22Harper, why did you push me?

00:22:24Nico rushed forward, catching Bianca's hand and turning her palm over to check it.

00:22:28Apologize to her right now!

00:22:31I don't apologize for things I didn't do.

00:22:33It's okay.

00:22:34Let's just say Harper didn't push me.

00:22:36Don't hurt your relationship over me.

00:22:37After all, I'm just some nobody.

00:22:39I stared at her face and laughed.

00:22:47You're right.

00:22:48You really are a nobody.

00:22:49Stop provoking me.

00:22:51Bianca's eyes turned red.

00:22:53Harper Reed!

00:22:54If you keep acting like this, believe me, I won't marry you!

00:22:57Nico's so pitiful, having to be torn between his lover and his friend.

00:23:01Why can't she just stay home and be a good wife, obediently giving him a dozen kids?

00:23:04Why does she have to cause trouble?

00:23:06I looked at his furious face and those revolting comments in front of me.

00:23:10Perfect.

00:23:11I don't want to marry you either.

00:23:15Nico froze.

00:23:17Fine.

00:23:17Then give back everything I've given you.

00:23:19They're breaking up?

00:23:20Nico's serious?

00:23:22Okay.

00:23:23Sarah, go get the list.

00:23:24Nico Moretti, have your people take note too.

00:23:26Both assistants checked the list on the spot, item by item, from childhood toys to gifts

00:23:32from our teenage years.

00:23:33A crowd gradually gathered around us.

00:23:35The more items they listed, the darker Nico's face got.

00:23:39Last Valentine's Day, Mr. Moretti gave a piece of lingerie.

00:23:41You want that back too?

00:23:42I designed it myself.

00:23:43Why wouldn't I want it back?

00:23:45OMG.

00:23:46Nico's lost his mind from anger.

00:23:47He's forcing Harper to back down.

00:23:49His heart must be breaking.

00:23:50I watched him quietly, then raised my hand.

00:23:57Dead silence all around.

00:23:58Enough!

00:23:59I don't want it anymore!

00:24:00I've been looking at you for years.

00:24:01I'm sick of it!

00:24:02With that, he pulled a small box, hurled it into a storm drain by the curb, then dragged

00:24:07Bianca away without looking back.

00:24:11That was a bracelet Nico ran all over the city to carefully pick out for you.

00:24:15He wanted to use it to apologize to you.

00:24:17I glanced at the storm drain, completely unmoved.

00:24:20The comments kept telling me to pick it up, chase after him, and give in.

00:24:24But I was thinking about something else.

00:24:27If the next few decades were going to be like this, waking up every day, not knowing what

00:24:32he'd criticize me for next, then I'd rather cut it off clean, starting today.

00:24:38Over the next few days, Nico was out with Bianca eating, drinking, having fun, posting updates

00:24:44on social media every single day.

00:24:47He's deliberately trying to make you jealous.

00:24:49Go coax him.

00:24:50I ignored it all, quietly waiting for the wedding day.

00:24:54On the day of the wedding, outside St. Patrick's Cathedral, all of New York's elite had turned

00:24:59up.

00:25:00Security guards lined both sides of the steps.

00:25:03The comments had changed.

00:25:04She's really marrying Dante?

00:25:06So snobbish.

00:25:07I bet she wanted to dump Nico all along.

00:25:08Nico deserves better.

00:25:09I think Bianca's pretty good.

00:25:11Nico woke from his hangover with a splitting headache, only to find himself wearing nothing

00:25:15but his underwear.

00:25:17I...

00:25:20My childhood friend Nico Moretti had a sharp tongue, and he especially loved embarrassing

00:25:25me in public.

00:25:26When I wore a custom gown, he said...

00:25:29How dramatic.

00:25:31Afraid people won't know the Reed family has money?

00:25:33When I did my makeup nicely, he laughed at me.

00:25:35No matter how much you touch it up, you're still that ugly.

00:25:38When I won first place in the dance competition, he casually threw out...

00:25:42She practiced at home for that long, and this is what she came up with?

00:25:46Until tonight, when Nico's father, Enzo Moretti, hosted a dinner, saying he wanted to arrange

00:25:51an engagement between me and Nico.

00:25:53He started up again.

00:25:55Dad, take a good look at her.

00:25:57That makeup?

00:25:58Her eyebrows look like they were drawn on with a mark pen, and that highlighter's so blinding

00:26:02her whole face is reflecting light.

00:26:04We don't even need to turn the lights on tonight.

00:26:06Whoever wants her can have her!

00:26:07Golden comments instantly flooded in.

00:26:09OMG, he's doing it again.

00:26:11The meaner he is, the more he cares.

00:26:12Duck, these two are totally N-gay.

00:26:14I don't make the rules.

00:26:16Enzo's expression darkened, but Nico still didn't hold back.

00:26:19My Uncle Dante's wife died ten years ago.

00:26:22Perfect match.

00:26:23One needs a wife, one needs a husband.

00:26:25Problem solved.

00:26:27In that moment, I completely ignored those comments.

00:26:30I understood.

00:26:31He didn't love me.

00:26:33But then why?

00:26:34When I really married someone else, did he cough up blood on the spot?

00:26:38The entire hall fell silent.

00:26:40You little punk, open your eyes and look.

00:26:43My daughter has delicate features and an elegant bear.

00:26:45She's more beautiful than any actress.

00:26:47Stop putting her down!

00:26:49It's said that parents always favor their own kids.

00:26:51You think she's pretty?

00:26:52I think she's just... whatever.

00:26:54I grip my champagne glass tighter.

00:26:57Everyone, look at my friend Bianca.

00:26:59Now this is what real beauty looks like.

00:27:01Bianca tugged gently at Nico's sleeve, her cheeks flushing.

00:27:05Nico, watch your mouth.

00:27:06Nico suddenly shifted tone.

00:27:08But my Uncle Dante is the godfather of the Moretti family.

00:27:11His standards are sky high.

00:27:13He'd never go for someone like her.

00:27:14Me, on the other hand, I could reluctantly...

00:27:17Before he could finish, I suddenly raised my hand to cut him off.

00:27:21Every eye in the room turned toward me.

00:27:23I'm not feeling well, Mr. Enzo Moretta.

00:27:25I'll be leaving now.

00:27:26He'd been around for thirty years.

00:27:28Of course he understood young people and their feelings.

00:27:32Have the driver take you.

00:27:33The main house to the front gate was a long distance.

00:27:36My assistant, Sarah Vance, walked beside me.

00:27:39Harper!

00:27:39Stop right there!

00:27:44I didn't stop.

00:27:47What's your problem?

00:27:48I wasn't done talking and you just walk away?

00:27:50Who the hell do you think you're showing attitude to?

00:27:52Harper, are you upset about what Nico just said?

00:27:55I know everyone in high society is talking about how the godfather came back to New York to discuss marriage.

00:27:59Harper, don't tell me you really hung up on my uncle.

00:28:02Can you get a grip?

00:28:03Do you know who he is?

00:28:04The godfather of the underworld.

00:28:05You're not even good enough for a one-night stand with him.

00:28:07I looked at the genuine disgust in his eyes.

00:28:10Nico, I'm not good enough.

00:28:11My family, the Reeds, have been established in this city for three generations.

00:28:14I graduated from a top university and run the family foundation myself.

00:28:18Ask yourself honestly, am I really as worthless as you say?

00:28:22Nico's words caught in his throat, his cheeks flushing slightly.

00:28:26Either way, in my eyes, you're nothing compared to Bianca.

00:28:30Not as pretty, not as nice, worse in every way.

00:28:32He stormed off with Bianca.

00:28:34Girl, why are you making this so difficult?

00:28:36This engagement, Nico literally spent the entire afternoon begging Enzo for it.

00:28:39He's insulting her so no one clips how down bad he is.

00:28:41Why didn't you just let him finish?

00:28:43Nico's dying inside right now.

00:28:45Footsteps again.

00:28:46My dad rushed over.

00:28:48I ignored all those comments.

00:28:49That pre-cup the godfather had someone deliver last week?

00:28:52I'll sign it.

00:28:55My dad's face was full of shock.

00:28:57You agreed?

00:28:58But he's a full ten years older than you.

00:29:01A bitter feeling rose in my chest.

00:29:03Before my mom died, she told me something.

00:29:06Mature men know how to treat you right.

00:29:08At least he won't humiliate me in public.

00:29:11At least he won't make me feel like being loved is something I have to beg for.

00:29:15Back at Reed Estate, I spread out that prenup.

00:29:18The terms were clear.

00:29:20The wording respectful.

00:29:22This was the first respect I'd felt in ten years.

00:29:25Don't sign it, girl.

00:29:27Dante's great, but he's like thirty.

00:29:28Nothing beats the childhood sweetheart.

00:29:30I'm so tired.

00:29:31What is she doing?

00:29:32He's the classic mean-mouthed soft heart type.

00:29:34He's been like this for ten years.

00:29:35Why is she acting brand new now?

00:29:37Yeah.

00:29:38It had been like this for ten years.

00:29:40That year, I was ten.

00:29:42He was thirteen.

00:29:43Look!

00:29:44My mom made me this bear.

00:29:46Isn't it cute?

00:29:46What?

00:29:49So ugly.

00:29:50I crouched on the ground, looking at the bear covered in dirt.

00:29:54Right then, golden words floated before my eyes for the first time.

00:29:59He's so cute, OMG.

00:30:00All bark, no bite.

00:30:01He just wants to play with her and has no idea how to say it.

00:30:04That's just childhood sweetheart things.

00:30:07They bicker, but they love each other.

00:30:11These comments came from some audience I couldn't see.

00:30:14They told me that Nico and I were meant to be.

00:30:17That he'd mature.

00:30:18That he'd take over the family.

00:30:20That out of everyone, he'd only love me.

00:30:23That all his cruelty, his contempt, his toxic words.

00:30:27It was all just a hard shell over a soft heart.

00:30:31So I started waiting.

00:30:33Started searching for glimpses of his twisted affection from those comments.

00:30:37Until Bianca Blake showed up.

00:30:39Her parents died.

00:30:41She'd known Nico since kindergarten.

00:30:43One of his closest friends.

00:30:45After his parents passed, Nico took her in as family, looking after her in every way.

00:30:51Then he started comparing me to her constantly.

00:30:53I wore custom clothes.

00:30:55He said I was showing off.

00:30:57She wore custom clothes.

00:30:59He praised her taste.

00:31:01The desserts I made, he complained they were too sweet.

00:31:04Hers, he finished every bite.

00:31:07Until I got severe pneumonia.

00:31:09Fever spiking close to 104.

00:31:12When Nico found out, not only did he not come see me,

00:31:15but he took Bianca on vacation to the Hamptons instead.

00:31:18How is Miss Reed doing lately?

00:31:19Harper's fine.

00:31:20It's just a little illness.

00:31:21She's not going to die.

00:31:22No point wasting time visiting her.

00:31:24Bianca's way worse off.

00:31:25Both parents gone.

00:31:26I need to be there for her.

00:31:28When I heard those words back then, my heart filled with despair.

00:31:32Later, after I made it out of the ICU,

00:31:34I learned from the comments that he went to the Hamptons to find someone.

00:31:38That person had a batch of imported antibiotics from Europe.

00:31:42The exact medication I desperately needed at the time.

00:31:45That was the first time I questioned.

00:31:47Was love really this hard to say out loud?

00:31:50Miss Reed, Mr. Enzo Moretta is here with Mr. Nico Moretti.

00:31:53They said they'd come to apologize.

00:31:57Nico still came.

00:31:58He even brought a gift to cheer Harper up.

00:32:00Let him in.

00:32:00Let's see what kind of bullshit that kid can come up with.

00:32:03Enzo marched Nico through the door.

00:32:05Nico pressed his lips together,

00:32:07pulling a bouquet of flowers from his back a bit stiffly.

00:32:11Wilted, the edges of the petals already turning yellow.

00:32:14My dad's face darkened.

00:32:16That's it?

00:32:17Nico looked confused.

00:32:19Enzo went straight for his suit pockets,

00:32:21and sure enough pulled out a delicate diamond bracelet.

00:32:24Studded with tiny diamonds, you could tell it was carefully chosen.

00:32:28My heartbeat quickened again.

00:32:31Dad, this isn't for her.

00:32:33I picked this out for Bianca.

00:32:34What?

00:32:36Why the hell are you buying Bianca a bracelet?

00:32:38And today I brought you here to apologize to Harper.

00:32:41Nico froze.

00:32:42He looked at me, meeting my dead, cold gaze.

00:32:46I know.

00:32:47But Harper doesn't look as good in diamonds as Bianca does.

00:32:50Something this nice would be wasted on her anyway.

00:32:53Show him out.

00:32:54Nico felt utterly humiliated

00:32:56and hurled the wilted flowers right at my face.

00:32:59Harper Reed, it's just a bracelet.

00:33:01You're going to kick me out over that?

00:33:02I came all the way here to apologize in person.

00:33:04What the hell more do you want?

00:33:07His eyes landed on my cheek,

00:33:09and his throat bobbed suddenly.

00:33:11But he said nothing,

00:33:13just turned and walked away.

00:33:15He's just a hembo.

00:33:16He doesn't get this stuff.

00:33:17Can't you cut him some slack?

00:33:18I raised my hand to wipe away the blood,

00:33:20ignoring them.

00:33:22Turned around,

00:33:23and at the end of Dante Moretti's prenup,

00:33:25I signed my name cleanly.

00:33:27The wedding was set for five days from now.

00:33:30These days, I was still living my regular life.

00:33:32I grabbed my coat from the corner,

00:33:34slung my bag over my shoulder,

00:33:36and headed to the east side.

00:33:38The Reed Community Kitchen in Manhattan's lower east side

00:33:41was a project my mom started when she was alive.

00:33:44Free hot meals every Wednesday and Saturday.

00:33:48My mom used to come in person.

00:33:50After she died, I took over.

00:33:52I stood behind the food cart,

00:33:54handing out boxes of sandwiches and hot soup to people in line.

00:33:58Nico hated seeing Harper out in public like this.

00:34:01He was nearby shopping with Bianca right now.

00:34:03Once he saw her, he'd definitely blow up.

00:34:05Oh my god, he's coming!

00:34:06I looked up following the comment's hint,

00:34:09just in time to lock eyes with them.

00:34:11Nico walked over, frowning.

00:34:13What are you doing here?

00:34:16His eyes fell on the sandwich in my hand,

00:34:19his frown deepening.

00:34:20The Reed's short on cash now?

00:34:22What I do has nothing to do with you.

00:34:24Nothing to do with me, Harper?

00:34:26Don't forget our families go way back.

00:34:27Everyone's talking about you and me.

00:34:29Anyway, you being here doesn't just embarrass the Reeds,

00:34:32you're embarrassing the Morettis too.

00:34:34Aha! Nico's jealous!

00:34:36He just doesn't want other men seeing Harper.

00:34:38That's why he's so angry.

00:34:40Just then, Bianca stepped forward,

00:34:42slipping the diamond bracelet off her wrist,

00:34:45looking pitiful.

00:34:46Harper, yesterday was a misunderstanding.

00:34:48Since we ran into each other today,

00:34:50I should give this bracelet back to you.

00:34:52But just as she reached toward me,

00:34:54she suddenly stumbled backward and fell to the ground.

00:34:57Her palm scraped against the broken stones at the curb.

00:35:00Blood immediately appeared.

00:35:02Harper, why did you push me?

00:35:04Nico rushed forward,

00:35:05catching Bianca's hand and turning her palm over to check it.

00:35:08Apologize to her right now!

00:35:11I don't apologize for things I didn't do.

00:35:13It's okay.

00:35:14Let's just say Harper didn't push me.

00:35:16Don't hurt your relationship over me.

00:35:18After all, I'm just some nobody.

00:35:20I stared at her face and laughed.

00:35:27You're right, you really are a nobody.

00:35:29Stop provoking me.

00:35:32Bianca's eyes turned red.

00:35:33Harper Reed!

00:35:34If you keep acting like this, believe me, I won't marry you.

00:35:37Nico's so pitiful,

00:35:39having to be torn between his lover and his friend.

00:35:41Why can't she just stay home and be a good wife,

00:35:43obediently giving him a dozen kids?

00:35:44Why does she have to cause trouble?

00:35:46I looked at his furious face

00:35:47and those revolting comments in front of me.

00:35:50Perfect.

00:35:51I don't want to marry you either.

00:35:55Nico froze.

00:35:57Fine.

00:35:57Then give back everything I've given you.

00:35:59They're breaking up?

00:36:01Nico's serious?

00:36:02Okay.

00:36:03Sarah, go get the list.

00:36:04Nico Moretti, have your people take note too.

00:36:06Both assistants checked the list on the spot.

00:36:09Item by item.

00:36:10From childhood toys to gifts from our teenage years.

00:36:13A crowd gradually gathered around us.

00:36:16The more items they listed,

00:36:17the darker Nico's face got.

00:36:19Last Valentine's Day,

00:36:20Mr. Moretti gave a piece of lingerie.

00:36:21You want that back too?

00:36:22I designed it myself.

00:36:23Why wouldn't I want it back?

00:36:25OMG, Nico's lost his mind from anger.

00:36:27He's forcing Harper to back down.

00:36:29His heart must be breaking.

00:36:31I watched him quietly,

00:36:32then raised my hand.

00:36:37Dead silence all around.

00:36:38Enough!

00:36:39I don't want it anymore!

00:36:40I've been looking at you for years.

00:36:41I'm sick of it!

00:36:42With that,

00:36:43he pulled a small box,

00:36:44hurled it into a storm drain by the curb,

00:36:47then dragged Bianca away

00:36:48without looking back.

00:36:51That was a bracelet Nico ran all over the city

00:36:53to carefully pick out for you.

00:36:55He wanted to use it to apologize to you.

00:36:57I glanced at the storm drain,

00:36:59completely unmoved.

00:37:00The comments kept telling me to pick it up,

00:37:02chase after him,

00:37:03and give in.

00:37:05But I was thinking about something else.

00:37:07If the next few decades were going to be like this,

00:37:10waking up every day,

00:37:11not knowing what he'd criticize me for next,

00:37:15then I'd rather cut it off clean,

00:37:17starting today.

00:37:17Over the next few days,

00:37:20Nico was out with Bianca eating,

00:37:21drinking,

00:37:22having fun,

00:37:24posting updates on social media

00:37:25every single day.

00:37:27He's deliberately trying to make you jealous.

00:37:29Go coax him.

00:37:30I ignored it all,

00:37:32quietly waiting for the wedding day.

00:37:34On the day of the wedding,

00:37:35outside St. Patrick's Cathedral,

00:37:37all of New York's elite had turned up.

00:37:40Security guards lined both sides of the steps.

00:37:43The comments had changed.

00:37:45She's really marrying Dante?

00:37:46So snobbish.

00:37:47I bet she wanted to dump Nico all along.

00:37:49Nico deserves better.

00:37:50I think Bianca's pretty good.

00:37:51Nico woke from his hangover with a splitting headache,

00:37:53only to find himself wearing nothing but his underwear.

00:38:00My childhood friend Nico Moretti had a sharp tongue,

00:38:03and he especially loved embarrassing me in public.

00:38:06When I wore a custom gown, he said,

00:38:09How dramatic.

00:38:11Afraid people won't know the Reed family has money?

00:38:13When I did my makeup nicely, he laughed at me.

00:38:16No matter how much you touch it up, you're still that ugly.

00:38:18When I won first place in the dance competition, he casually threw out...

00:38:22She practiced at home for that long, and this is what she came up with?

00:38:26Until tonight, when Nico's father, Enzo Moretti, hosted a dinner,

00:38:30saying he wanted to arrange an engagement between me and Nico.

00:38:34He started up again.

00:38:35Dad, take a good look at her.

00:38:37That makeup?

00:38:38Her eyebrows look like they were drawn on with a mark pen,

00:38:40and that highlighter's so blinding, her whole face is reflecting light.

00:38:44We don't even need to turn the lights on tonight.

00:38:46Whoever wants her can have her!

00:38:47Golden comments instantly flooded in.

00:38:50OMG, he's doing it again.

00:38:51The meaner he is, the more he cares.

00:38:53Duck?

00:38:53These two are totally N-gay.

00:38:55I don't make the rules.

00:38:56Enzo's expression darkened,

00:38:57but Nico still didn't hold back.

00:39:00My Uncle Dante's wife died ten years ago.

00:39:02Perfect match.

00:39:03One needs a wife, one needs a husband.

00:39:05Problem solved.

00:39:07In that moment, I completely ignored those comments.

00:39:10I understood.

00:39:11He didn't love me.

00:39:13But then why?

00:39:14When I really married someone else,

00:39:16did he cough up blood on the spot?

00:39:18The entire hall fell silent.

00:39:21You little punk.

00:39:21Open your eyes and look.

00:39:23My daughter has delicate features and an elegant bear.

00:39:25She's more beautiful than any actress.

00:39:27Stop putting her down!

00:39:29It's said that parents always favor their own kids.

00:39:31You think she's pretty?

00:39:32I think she's just...

00:39:33Whatever.

00:39:34I grip my champagne glass tighter.

00:39:37Everyone, look at my friend Bianca.

00:39:39Now this is what real beauty looks like.

00:39:41Bianca tugged gently at Nico's sleeve,

00:39:44her cheeks flushing.

00:39:45Nico, watch your mouth.

00:39:47Nico suddenly shifted tone.

00:39:48But my Uncle Dante is the godfather of the Moretti family.

00:39:52His standards are sky high.

00:39:53He'd never go for someone like her.

00:39:54Me, on the other hand,

00:39:55I could reluctantly...

00:39:57Before he could finish,

00:39:58I suddenly raised my hand to cut him off.

00:40:01Every eye in the room turned toward me.

00:40:03I'm not feeling well, Mr. Enzo Moretta.

00:40:05I'll be leaving now.

00:40:07He'd been around for 30 years.

00:40:09Of course he understood young people

00:40:11and their feelings.

00:40:12Have the driver take you.

00:40:13The main house to the front gate

00:40:15was a long distance.

00:40:16My assistant, Sarah Vance,

00:40:18walked beside me.

00:40:19Harper!

00:40:19Stop right there!

00:40:24I didn't stop.

00:40:27What's your problem?

00:40:28I wasn't done talking,

00:40:29you just walk away?

00:40:30Who the hell do you think

00:40:31you're showing attitude to?

00:40:33Harper,

00:40:33are you upset about what Nico just said?

00:40:35I know everyone in high society

00:40:36is talking about how the godfather

00:40:37came back to New York

00:40:38to discuss marriage.

00:40:39Harper, don't tell me

00:40:40you really hung up on my uncle.

00:40:42Can you get a grip?

00:40:43Do you know who he is?

00:40:44The godfather of the underworld.

00:40:45You're not even good enough

00:40:46for a one-night stand with him.

00:40:47I looked at the genuine disgust

00:40:49in his eyes.

00:40:50Nico, I'm not good enough?

00:40:51My family, the Reeds,

00:40:52have been established in this city

00:40:53for three generations.

00:40:54I graduated from a top university

00:40:56and run the family foundation myself.

00:40:58Ask yourself honestly,

00:41:00am I really as worthless as you say?

00:41:02Nico's words caught in his throat,

00:41:04his cheeks flushing slightly.

00:41:06Either way, in my eyes,

00:41:07you're nothing compared to Bianca.

00:41:10Not as pretty, not as nice,

00:41:11worse in every way.

00:41:13He stormed off with Bianca.

00:41:14Girl, why are you making this so difficult?

00:41:16This engagement,

00:41:17Nico literally spent the entire afternoon

00:41:18begging Enzo for it.

00:41:19He's insulting her

00:41:20so no one clips how down bad he is.

00:41:22Why didn't you just let him finish?

00:41:23Nico's dying inside right now.

00:41:25Footsteps again.

00:41:26My dad rushed over.

00:41:28I ignored all those comments.

00:41:30That pre-cup the godfather

00:41:31had someone deliver last week.

00:41:32I'll sign it.

00:41:35My dad's face was full of shock.

00:41:37You agreed?

00:41:39But he's a full ten years older than you.

00:41:41A bitter feeling rose in my chest.

00:41:43Before my mom died,

00:41:44she told me something.

00:41:46Mature men know how to treat you right.

00:41:48At least he won't humiliate me in public.

00:41:51At least he won't make me feel like being loved

00:41:53is something I have to beg for.

00:41:55Back at Reed Estate,

00:41:56I spread out that prenup.

00:41:58The terms were clear.

00:42:00The wording respectful.

00:42:02This was the first respect I'd felt in ten years.

00:42:06Don't sign it, girl.

00:42:07Dante's great,

00:42:07but he's like thirty.

00:42:08Nothing beats the childhood sweetheart.

00:42:10I'm so tired.

00:42:11What is she doing?

00:42:12He's the classic

00:42:13mean-mouthed,

00:42:14soft-heart type.

00:42:14He's been like this for ten years.

00:42:16Why is she acting brand new now?

00:42:17Yeah.

00:42:18It had been like this for ten years.

00:42:20That year,

00:42:21I was ten.

00:42:22He was thirteen.

00:42:23Look!

00:42:24My mom made me this bear.

00:42:26Isn't it cute?

00:42:29So ugly.

00:42:31I crouched on the ground,

00:42:32looking at the bear covered in dirt.

00:42:34Right then,

00:42:36golden words floated before my eyes

00:42:38for the first time.

00:42:39He's so cute, OMG.

00:42:40All bark, no bite.

00:42:42He just wants to play with her

00:42:43and has no idea how to say it.

00:42:45That's just childhood sweetheart things.

00:42:47They bicker,

00:42:47but they love each other.

00:42:51These comments came from some audience

00:42:53I couldn't see.

00:42:54They told me that Nico and I

00:42:56were meant to be.

00:42:57That he'd mature.

00:42:58That he'd take over the family.

00:43:00That out of everyone,

00:43:02he'd only love me.

00:43:03That all his cruelty,

00:43:05his contempt,

00:43:06his toxic words,

00:43:08it was all just a hard shell

00:43:10over a soft heart.

00:43:11So I started waiting.

00:43:13Started searching for glimpses

00:43:15of his twisted affection

00:43:16from those comments.

00:43:17Until Bianca Blake showed up.

00:43:19Her parents died.

00:43:21She'd known Nico since kindergarten,

00:43:23one of his closest friends.

00:43:25After his parents passed,

00:43:27Nico took her in his family,

00:43:29looking after her in every way.

00:43:31Then he started comparing me

00:43:33to her constantly.

00:43:33I wore custom clothes.

00:43:35He said I was showing off.

00:43:38She wore custom clothes.

00:43:39He praised her taste.

00:43:41The desserts I made,

00:43:42he complained they were too sweet.

00:43:44Hers,

00:43:45he finished every bite.

00:43:47Until I got severe pneumonia,

00:43:49fever spiking close to 104.

00:43:52When Nico found out,

00:43:53not only did he not come see me,

00:43:55but he took Bianca on vacation

00:43:57to the Hamptons instead.

00:43:58How is Miss Reed doing lately?

00:44:00Harper's fine.

00:44:00It's just a little illness.

00:44:01She's not going to die.

00:44:02No point wasting time visiting her.

00:44:04Bianca's way worse off.

00:44:05Both parents gone.

00:44:06I need to be there for her.

00:44:08When I heard those words back then,

00:44:09my heart filled with despair.

00:44:12Later,

00:44:12after I made it out of the ICU,

00:44:14I learned from the comments

00:44:16that he went to the Hamptons

00:44:17to find someone.

00:44:18That person had a batch

00:44:19of imported antibiotics from Europe.

00:44:22The exact medication

00:44:23I desperately needed at the time.

00:44:25That was the first time I questioned.

00:44:27Was love really this hard to say out loud?

00:44:30Miss Reed,

00:44:31Mr. Enzo Moretta is here

00:44:32with Mr. Nico Moretti.

00:44:33They said they'd come to apologize.

00:44:37Nico still came.

00:44:38He even brought a gift

00:44:39to cheer Harper up.

00:44:40Let him in.

00:44:41Let's see what kind of bullshit

00:44:42that kid can come up with.

00:44:43Enzo marched Nico through the door.

00:44:45Nico pressed his lips together,

00:44:47pulling a bouquet of flowers

00:44:48from his back a bit stiffly.

00:44:50Wilted,

00:44:51the edges of the petals

00:44:52already turning yellow.

00:44:54My dad's face darkened.

00:44:56That's it?

00:44:57Nico looked confused.

00:44:59Enzo went straight

00:45:00for his suit pockets

00:45:01and sure enough

00:45:02pulled out

00:45:03a delicate diamond bracelet.

00:45:05Studded with tiny diamonds,

00:45:06you could tell

00:45:07it was carefully chosen.

00:45:08My heartbeat quickened again.

00:45:11Dad,

00:45:12this isn't for her.

00:45:13I picked this out for Bianca.

00:45:15What?

00:45:16Why the hell

00:45:17are you buying Bianca

00:45:17a bracelet?

00:45:18And today I brought you here

00:45:20to apologize to Harper.

00:45:21Nico froze.

00:45:22He looked at me,

00:45:24meeting my dead,

00:45:25cold gaze.

00:45:26I know,

00:45:27but Harper doesn't look

00:45:28as good in diamonds

00:45:29as Bianca does.

00:45:30Something this nice

00:45:30would be wasted on her anyway.

00:45:33Show him out.

00:45:34Nico felt utterly humiliated

00:45:36and hurled the wilted flowers

00:45:38right at my face.

00:45:39Harper Reed,

00:45:40it's just a bracelet.

00:45:41You're going to kick me

00:45:41out over that?

00:45:42I came all the way here

00:45:43to apologize in person.

00:45:44What the hell more

00:45:44do you want?

00:45:47His eyes landed

00:45:48on my cheek

00:45:49and his throat

00:45:50bobbed suddenly,

00:45:51but he said nothing,

00:45:53just turned

00:45:53and walked away.

00:45:55He's just a hembo.

00:45:56He doesn't get this stuff.

00:45:57Can't you cut him

00:45:58some slack?

00:45:58I raised my hand

00:45:59to wipe away the blood,

00:46:01ignoring them,

00:46:02turned around,

00:46:03and at the end

00:46:04of Dante Moretti's prenup,

00:46:05I signed my name cleanly.

00:46:07The wedding was set

00:46:08for five days from now.

00:46:10These days,

00:46:10I was still living

00:46:11my regular life.

00:46:13I grabbed my coat

00:46:14from the corner,

00:46:15slung my bag

00:46:15over my shoulder,

00:46:16and headed to the east side.

00:46:18The Reed Community Kitchen

00:46:19in Manhattan's

00:46:20Lower East Side

00:46:21was a project

00:46:22my mom started

00:46:23when she was alive.

00:46:25Free hot meals

00:46:26every Wednesday

00:46:27and Saturday.

00:46:28My mom used

00:46:29to come in person.

00:46:30After she died,

00:46:31I took over.

00:46:32I stood behind

00:46:33the food cart,

00:46:34handing out boxes

00:46:35of sandwiches

00:46:36and hot soup

00:46:36to people in line.

00:46:38Nico hated seeing

00:46:39Harper out in public

00:46:40like this.

00:46:41He was nearby

00:46:41shopping with Bianca

00:46:42right now.

00:46:43Once he saw her,

00:46:44he'd definitely blow up.

00:46:45Oh my god,

00:46:46he's coming!

00:46:46I looked up

00:46:47following the comments hint,

00:46:49just in time

00:46:50to lock eyes with them.

00:46:51Nico walked over,

00:46:53frowning.

00:46:53What are you doing here?

00:46:56His eyes fell

00:46:57on the sandwich

00:46:58in my hand,

00:46:59his frown deepening.

00:47:01The Reed's

00:47:01short on cash now?

00:47:02What I do

00:47:03has nothing to do

00:47:03with you.

00:47:04Nothing to do

00:47:05with me, Harper.

00:47:06Don't forget

00:47:06our families

00:47:07go way back.

00:47:08Everyone's talking

00:47:08about you and me.

00:47:10Anyway,

00:47:10you being here

00:47:11doesn't just

00:47:11embarrass the Reeds,

00:47:12you're embarrassing

00:47:13the Morettis, too.

00:47:14Aha!

00:47:15Nico's jealous!

00:47:16He just doesn't want

00:47:17other men seeing Harper.

00:47:18That's why he's so angry.

00:47:20Just then,

00:47:21Bianca stepped forward,

00:47:22slipping the diamond bracelet

00:47:23off her wrist,

00:47:24looking pitiful.

00:47:26Harper,

00:47:26yesterday was a

00:47:27misunderstanding.

00:47:28Since we ran

00:47:29into each other today,

00:47:30I should give this

00:47:31bracelet back to you.

00:47:32But just as she reached

00:47:33toward me,

00:47:34she suddenly stumbled

00:47:35backward and fell

00:47:36to the ground.

00:47:37Her palm scraped

00:47:38against the broken

00:47:39stones at the curb.

00:47:40Blood immediately

00:47:41appeared.

00:47:42Harper,

00:47:43why did you push me?

00:47:44Nico rushed forward,

00:47:46catching Bianca's hand

00:47:47and turning her palm

00:47:48over to check it.

00:47:48Apologize to her

00:47:49right now!

00:47:51I don't apologize

00:47:52for things I didn't do.

00:47:53It's okay.

00:47:54Let's just say

00:47:55Harper didn't push me.

00:47:56Don't hurt your

00:47:57relationship over me.

00:47:58After all,

00:47:58I'm just some nobody.

00:47:59I stared at her face

00:48:01and laughed.

00:48:07You're right,

00:48:08you really are a nobody.

00:48:10Stop provoking me.

00:48:12Bianca's eyes

00:48:12turned red.

00:48:13Harper Reed!

00:48:14If you keep acting

00:48:15like this,

00:48:15believe me,

00:48:16I won't marry you!

00:48:17Nico's so pitiful,

00:48:19having to be torn

00:48:19between his lover

00:48:20and his friend.

00:48:21Why can't she just

00:48:22stay home and be

00:48:22a good wife,

00:48:23obediently giving him

00:48:24a dozen kids?

00:48:24Why does she have

00:48:25to cause trouble?

00:48:26I looked at his

00:48:27furious face

00:48:27and those revolting

00:48:28comments in front of me.

00:48:30Perfect.

00:48:31I don't want to

00:48:32marry you either.

00:48:35Nico froze.

00:48:37Fine.

00:48:37Then give back

00:48:38everything I've given you.

00:48:39They're breaking up?

00:48:41Nico's serious?

00:48:42Okay.

00:48:43Sarah,

00:48:43go get the list.

00:48:44Nico Moretti,

00:48:45have your people

00:48:45take note too.

00:48:46Both assistants

00:48:47checked the list

00:48:48on the spot,

00:48:49item by item,

00:48:50from childhood toys

00:48:51to gifts

00:48:52from our teenage years.

00:48:53A crowd gradually

00:48:54gathered around us.

00:48:56The more items

00:48:57they listed,

00:48:57the darker

00:48:58Nico's face got.

00:48:59Last Valentine's Day,

00:49:00Mr. Moretti gave

00:49:01a piece of lingerie.

00:49:01You want that back too?

00:49:02I designed it myself.

00:49:03Why wouldn't I want it back?

00:49:05OMG,

00:49:06Nico's lost his mind

00:49:07from anger.

00:49:07He's forcing Harper

00:49:08to back down.

00:49:09His heart must be breaking.

00:49:11I watched him quietly,

00:49:12then raised my hand.

00:49:17Dead silence all around.

00:49:19Enough!

00:49:19I don't want it anymore!

00:49:20I've been looking at you

00:49:21for years.

00:49:21I'm sick of it!

00:49:22With that,

00:49:23he pulled a small box,

00:49:25hurled it into a

00:49:25storm drain by the curb,

00:49:27then dragged Bianca away

00:49:28without looking back.

00:49:31That was a bracelet

00:49:32Nico ran all over the city

00:49:34to carefully pick out for you.

00:49:35He wanted to use it

00:49:36to apologize to you.

00:49:37I glanced at the storm drain,

00:49:39completely unmoved.

00:49:40The comments kept telling me

00:49:41to pick it up,

00:49:42chase after him,

00:49:44and give in.

00:49:44But I was thinking about it.

00:49:46something else.

00:49:47If the next few decades

00:49:48were going to be like this,

00:49:50waking up every day,

00:49:52not knowing what he'd

00:49:53criticize me for next,

00:49:54then I'd rather cut it off clean,

00:49:57starting today.

00:49:58Over the next few days,

00:50:00Nico was out with Bianca

00:50:01eating,

00:50:02drinking,

00:50:02having fun,

00:50:03posting updates on social media

00:50:05every single day.

00:50:07He's deliberately trying

00:50:09to make you jealous.

00:50:10Go coax him.

00:50:10I ignored it all,

00:50:12quietly waiting

00:50:13for the wedding day.

00:50:14On the day of the wedding,

00:50:16outside St. Patrick's Cathedral,

00:50:18all of New York's elite

00:50:19had turned up.

00:50:20Security guards lined

00:50:21both sides of the steps.

00:50:23The comments had changed.

00:50:25She's really marrying Dante?

00:50:26So snobbish.

00:50:27I bet she wanted to

00:50:28dump Nico all along.

00:50:29Nico deserves better.

00:50:30I think Bianca's pretty good.

00:50:31Nico woke from his hangover

00:50:32with a splitting headache,

00:50:33only to find himself

00:50:35wearing nothing but his underwear.

00:50:40My childhood friend

00:50:41Nico Moretti

00:50:42had a sharp tongue

00:50:43and he especially loved

00:50:45embarrassing me in public.

00:50:46When I wore a custom gown,

00:50:48he said,

00:50:49How dramatic.

00:50:51Afraid people won't know

00:50:52the Reed family has money?

00:50:53When I did my makeup nicely,

00:50:55he laughed at me.

00:50:56No matter how much

00:50:56you touch it up,

00:50:57you're still that ugly.

00:50:58When I won first place

00:51:00in the dance competition,

00:51:01he casually threw out,

00:51:02She practiced at home

00:51:03for that long

00:51:04and this is what

00:51:04she came up with?

00:51:06Until tonight,

00:51:07when Nico's father,

00:51:08Enzo Moretti,

00:51:09hosted a dinner,

00:51:10saying he wanted to arrange

00:51:11an engagement

00:51:12between me and Nico.

00:51:14He started up again.

00:51:15Dad, take a good look at her.

00:51:17That makeup?

00:51:18Her eyebrows look like

00:51:19they were drawn on

00:51:20with a mark pen

00:51:20and that highlighter's

00:51:22so blinding,

00:51:22her whole face

00:51:23is reflecting light.

00:51:24We don't even need

00:51:25to turn the lights on tonight.

00:51:26Whoever wants her

00:51:27can have her!

00:51:28Golden comments

00:51:28instantly flooded in.

00:51:30OMG, he's doing it again.

00:51:31The meaner he is,

00:51:32the more he cares.

00:51:33Duck?

00:51:33These two are totally N-gay.

00:51:35I don't make the rules.

00:51:36Enzo's expression darkened,

00:51:37but Nico still didn't hold back.

00:51:40My Uncle Dante's wife

00:51:41died ten years ago.

00:51:42Perfect match.

00:51:43One needs a wife,

00:51:44one needs a husband.

00:51:45Problem solved.

00:51:47In that moment,

00:51:48I completely ignored

00:51:49those comments.

00:51:50I understood.

00:51:51He didn't love me.

00:51:53But then why?

00:51:54When I really married

00:51:55someone else,

00:51:56did he cough up

00:51:57blood on the spot?

00:51:59The entire hall

00:52:00fell silent.

00:52:01You little punk.

00:52:02Open your eyes and look.

00:52:03My daughter has

00:52:04delicate features

00:52:04and an elegant bear.

00:52:06She's more beautiful

00:52:06than any actress.

00:52:07Stop putting her down.

00:52:09It's said that parents

00:52:10always favor their own kids.

00:52:11You think she's pretty?

00:52:12I think she's just...

00:52:13whatever.

00:52:14I grip my champagne glass tighter.

00:52:18Everyone,

00:52:18look at my friend Bianca.

00:52:19Now this is what

00:52:20real beauty looks like.

00:52:21Bianca tugged gently

00:52:23at Nico's sleeve,

00:52:24her cheeks flushing.

00:52:25Nico, watch your mouth.

00:52:27Nico suddenly shifted tone.

00:52:28But my Uncle Dante

00:52:30is the godfather

00:52:31of the Moretti family.

00:52:32His standards are sky high.

00:52:33He'd never go

00:52:34for someone like her.

00:52:35Me, on the other hand,

00:52:35I could reluctantly...

00:52:37Before he could finish,

00:52:38I suddenly raised my hand

00:52:40to cut him off.

00:52:41Every eye in the room

00:52:42turned toward me.

00:52:43I'm not feeling well,

00:52:45Mr. Enzo Moretta.

00:52:46I'll be leaving now.

00:52:47He'd been around

00:52:48for 30 years.

00:52:49Of course he understood

00:52:50young people

00:52:51and their feelings.

00:52:52Have the driver take you.

00:52:53The main house

00:52:54to the front gate

00:52:55was a long distance.

00:52:57My assistant,

00:52:58Sarah Vance,

00:52:58walked beside me.

00:52:59Harper!

00:53:00Stop right there!

00:53:04I didn't stop.

00:53:07What's your problem?

00:53:08I wasn't done talking

00:53:09and you just walk away?

00:53:10Who the hell do you think

00:53:11you're showing attitude to?

00:53:13Harper,

00:53:13are you upset

00:53:14about what Nico just said?

00:53:15I know everyone

00:53:16in high society

00:53:16is talking about

00:53:17how the godfather

00:53:17came back to New York

00:53:18to discuss marriage.

00:53:20Harper, don't tell me

00:53:20you really hung up

00:53:21on my uncle.

00:53:22Can you get a grip?

00:53:23Do you know who he is?

00:53:24The godfather of the underworld.

00:53:25You're not even good enough

00:53:26for a one-night stand

00:53:27with him.

00:53:28I looked at the genuine

00:53:29disgust in his eyes.

00:53:30Nico, I'm not good enough.

00:53:31My family, the Reeds,

00:53:32have been established

00:53:33in this city

00:53:33for three generations.

00:53:35I graduated from

00:53:36a top university

00:53:36and run the family

00:53:37foundation myself.

00:53:38Ask yourself honestly,

00:53:40am I really as worthless

00:53:41as you say?

00:53:42Nico's words

00:53:43caught in his throat,

00:53:44his cheeks flushing slightly.

00:53:46Either way,

00:53:46in my eyes,

00:53:47you're nothing

00:53:48compared to Bianca.

00:53:50Not as pretty,

00:53:51not as nice,

00:53:52worse in every way.

00:53:53He stormed off

00:53:53with Bianca.

00:53:54Girl,

00:53:55why are you making

00:53:56this so difficult?

00:53:56This engagement,

00:53:57Nico literally spent

00:53:58the entire afternoon

00:53:58begging Enzo for it.

00:53:59He's insulting her

00:54:00so no one clips

00:54:01how down bad he is.

00:54:02Why didn't you just

00:54:02let him finish?

00:54:03Nico's dying inside

00:54:04right now.

00:54:05Footsteps again.

00:54:06My dad rushed over.

00:54:08I ignored all those comments.

00:54:10That pre-cup the Godfather

00:54:11had someone deliver

00:54:11last week.

00:54:12I'll sign it.

00:54:15My dad's face

00:54:16was full of shock.

00:54:17You agreed?

00:54:19But he's a full

00:54:20ten years older than you.

00:54:21A bitter feeling

00:54:22rose in my chest.

00:54:23Before my mom died,

00:54:25she told me something.

00:54:26Mature men know

00:54:27how to treat you right.

00:54:28At least he won't

00:54:29humiliate me in public.

00:54:31At least he won't

00:54:32make me feel like

00:54:33being loved

00:54:33is something I have

00:54:34to beg for.

00:54:35Back at Rita State,

00:54:37I spread out

00:54:38that prenup.

00:54:38The terms were clear.

00:54:40The wording respectful.

00:54:42This was the first

00:54:43respect I'd felt

00:54:44in ten years.

00:54:46Don't sign it, girl.

00:54:47Dante's great,

00:54:48but he's like thirty.

00:54:48Nothing beats

00:54:49the childhood sweetheart.

00:54:50I'm so tired.

00:54:51What is she doing?

00:54:52He's the classic

00:54:53mean-mouthed

00:54:54soft heart type.

00:54:54He's been like this

00:54:55for ten years.

00:54:56Why is she acting

00:54:56brand new now?

00:54:57Yeah,

00:54:58it had been like this

00:54:59for ten years.

00:55:00That year,

00:55:01I was ten.

00:55:02He was thirteen.

00:55:04Look!

00:55:04My mom made me

00:55:05this bear!

00:55:06Isn't it cute?

00:55:10So ugly.

00:55:11I crouched on the ground,

00:55:12looking at the bear

00:55:13covered in dirt.

00:55:14Right then,

00:55:16golden words

00:55:16floated before my eyes

00:55:18for the first time.

00:55:19He's so cute, OMG.

00:55:21All bark, no bite.

00:55:22He just wants to play

00:55:23with her and has no idea

00:55:24how to say it.

00:55:25That's just childhood

00:55:26sweetheart things.

00:55:27They bicker,

00:55:27but they love each other.

00:55:31These comments came

00:55:32from some audience

00:55:33I couldn't see.

00:55:34They told me that

00:55:35Nico and I were

00:55:36meant to be.

00:55:37That he'd mature.

00:55:38That he'd take over

00:55:39the family.

00:55:40That out of everyone,

00:55:42he'd only love me.

00:55:43That all his cruelty,

00:55:45his contempt,

00:55:46his toxic words,

00:55:48it was all just a hard

00:55:49shell over a soft heart.

00:55:52So I started waiting,

00:55:53started searching for glimpses

00:55:55of his twisted affection

00:55:56from those comments,

00:55:57until Bianca Blake showed up.

00:55:59Her parents died.

00:56:01She'd known Nico

00:56:02since kindergarten,

00:56:03one of his closest friends.

00:56:05After his parents passed,

00:56:07Nico took her in as family,

00:56:09looking after her

00:56:10in every way.

00:56:11Then he started comparing me

00:56:13to her constantly.

00:56:14I wore custom clothes.

00:56:16He said I was showing off.

00:56:18She wore custom clothes.

00:56:19He praised her taste.

00:56:21The desserts I made,

00:56:22he complained

00:56:23they were too sweet.

00:56:24Hers,

00:56:25he finished every bite.

00:56:27Until I got severe pneumonia,

00:56:29fever spiking close to 104.

00:56:32When Nico found out,

00:56:34not only did he not come see me,

00:56:35but he took Bianca on vacation

00:56:37to the Hamptons instead.

00:56:38How is Miss Reed doing lately?

00:56:40Harper's fine.

00:56:41It's just a little illness.

00:56:41She's not going to die.

00:56:43No point wasting time visiting her.

00:56:44Bianca's way worse off.

00:56:45Both parents gone.

00:56:46I need to be there for her.

00:56:48When I heard those words back then,

00:56:50my heart filled with despair.

00:56:52Later,

00:56:52after I made it out of the ICU,

00:56:54I learned from the comments

00:56:56that he went to the Hamptons

00:56:57to find someone.

00:56:58That person had a batch

00:57:00of imported antibiotics

00:57:01from Europe.

00:57:02The exact medication

00:57:03I desperately needed at the time.

00:57:05That was the first time

00:57:06I questioned.

00:57:07Was love really this hard

00:57:09to say out loud?

00:57:10Miss Reed,

00:57:11Mr. Enzo Moretta is here

00:57:12with Mr. Nico Moretti.

00:57:13They said they'd come to apologize.

00:57:17Nico still came.

00:57:18He even brought a gift

00:57:19to cheer Harper up.

00:57:20Let him in.

00:57:21Let's see what kind of bullshit

00:57:22that kid can come up with.

00:57:23Enzo marched Nico

00:57:24through the door.

00:57:25Nico pressed his lips together,

00:57:27pulling a bouquet of flowers

00:57:29from his back a bit stiffly.

00:57:31Wilted,

00:57:31the edges of the petals

00:57:33already turning yellow.

00:57:35My dad's face darkened.

00:57:36That's it?

00:57:37Nico looked confused.

00:57:39Enzo went straight

00:57:40for his suit pockets

00:57:41and sure enough

00:57:42pulled out

00:57:43a delicate diamond bracelet.

00:57:45Studded with tiny diamonds,

00:57:46you could tell

00:57:47it was carefully chosen.

00:57:48My heartbeat quickened again.

00:57:51Dad,

00:57:52this isn't for her.

00:57:53I picked this out for Bianca.

00:57:55What?

00:57:56Why the hell

00:57:57are you buying Bianca a bracelet?

00:57:58And today I brought you here

00:58:00to apologize to Harper.

00:58:01Nico froze.

00:58:02He looked at me,

00:58:03meeting my dead,

00:58:05cold gaze.

00:58:06I know,

00:58:08but Harper doesn't look

00:58:09as good in diamonds

00:58:09as Bianca does.

00:58:10Something this nice

00:58:11would be wasted on her anyway.

00:58:13Show him out.

00:58:15Nico felt utterly humiliated

00:58:16and hurled the wilted flowers

00:58:18right at my face.

00:58:19Harper Reed,

00:58:20it's just a bracelet.

00:58:21You're going to kick me out over that?

00:58:22I came all the way here

00:58:23to apologize in person.

00:58:24What the hell more do you want?

00:58:27His eyes landed on my cheek

00:58:29and his throat bobbed suddenly,

00:58:31but he said nothing,

00:58:33just turned and walked away.

00:58:35He's just a hembo.

00:58:36He doesn't get this stuff.

00:58:37Can't you cut him some slack?

00:58:38I raised my hand

00:58:39to wipe away the blood,

00:58:41ignoring them,

00:58:42turned around,

00:58:43and at the end of Dante Moretti's prenup,

00:58:45I signed my name cleanly.

00:58:47The wedding was set

00:58:48for five days from now.

00:58:50These days,

00:58:51I was still living

00:58:51my regular life.

00:58:52I grabbed my coat

00:58:54from the corner,

00:58:55slung my bag over my shoulder,

00:58:56and headed to the east side.

00:58:58The Reed Community Kitchen

00:59:00in Manhattan's

00:59:01Lower East Side

00:59:01was a project my mom started

00:59:03when she was alive.

00:59:05Free hot meals

00:59:06every Wednesday and Saturday.

00:59:08My mom used to come in person.

00:59:10After she died,

00:59:11I took over.

00:59:12I stood behind the food cart,

00:59:14handing out boxes of sandwiches

00:59:16and hot soup to people in line.

00:59:18Nico hated seeing Harper

00:59:20out in public like this.

00:59:21He was nearby shopping

00:59:22with Bianca right now.

00:59:23Once he saw her,

00:59:24he'd definitely blow up.

00:59:25Oh my god,

00:59:26he's coming!

00:59:27I looked up,

00:59:27following the comment's hint,

00:59:29just in time

00:59:30to lock eyes with them.

00:59:31Nico walked over,

00:59:33frowning.

00:59:33What are you doing here?

00:59:36His eyes fell on the sandwich

00:59:38in my hand,

00:59:39his frown deepening.

00:59:41The Reed's short on cash now?

00:59:42What I do has nothing to do with you.

00:59:44Nothing to do with me, Harper?

00:59:46Don't forget our families

00:59:47go way back.

00:59:48Everyone's talking about you and me.

00:59:50Anyway,

00:59:50you being here

00:59:51doesn't just embarrass the Reeds.

00:59:52You're embarrassing

00:59:53the Morettis, too.

00:59:54Aha!

00:59:55Nico's jealous!

00:59:56He just doesn't want

00:59:57other men seeing Harper.

00:59:58That's why he's so angry.

01:00:00Just then,

01:00:01Bianca stepped forward,

01:00:02slipping the diamond bracelet

01:00:04off her wrist,

01:00:05looking pitiful.

01:00:06Harper,

01:00:06yesterday was a misunderstanding.

01:00:08Since we ran into each other today,

01:00:10I should give this bracelet back to you.

01:00:12But just as she reached toward me,

01:00:14she suddenly stumbled backward

01:00:15and fell to the ground.

01:00:17Her palm scraped against

01:00:19the broken stones at the curb.

01:00:21Blood immediately appeared.

01:00:22Harper,

01:00:23why did you push me?

01:00:24Nico rushed forward,

01:00:26catching Bianca's hand

01:00:27and turning her palm over

01:00:28to check it.

01:00:29Apologize to her right now!

01:00:31I don't apologize

01:00:32for things I didn't do.

01:00:33It's okay.

01:00:34Let's just say Harper

01:00:35didn't push me.

01:00:36Don't hurt your relationship

01:00:37over me.

01:00:38After all,

01:00:39I'm just some nobody.

01:00:39I stared at her face

01:00:41and laughed.

01:00:48You're right,

01:00:48you really are a nobody.

01:00:50Stop provoking me.

01:00:52Bianca's eyes turned red.

01:00:53Harper Reed!

01:00:54If you keep acting like this,

01:00:56believe me,

01:00:56I won't marry you!

01:00:58Nico's so pitiful,

01:00:59having to be torn

01:00:59between his lover

01:01:00and his friend.

01:01:01Why can't she just stay home

01:01:02and be a good wife,

01:01:03obediently giving him

01:01:04a dozen kids?

01:01:05Why does she have

01:01:05to cause trouble?

01:01:06I looked at his furious face

01:01:08and those revolting comments

01:01:09in front of me.

01:01:10Perfect.

01:01:11I don't want to marry you either.

01:01:15Nico froze.

01:01:17Fine.

01:01:18Then give back

01:01:18everything I've given you.

01:01:19They're breaking up?

01:01:21Nico's serious?

01:01:22Okay.

01:01:23Sarah,

01:01:24go get the list.

01:01:24Nico Moretti,

01:01:25have your people

01:01:26take note too.

01:01:26Both assistants

01:01:27checked the list

01:01:28on the spot,

01:01:29item by item,

01:01:30from childhood toys

01:01:31to gifts

01:01:32from our teenage years.

01:01:33A crowd gradually

01:01:35gathered around us.

01:01:36The more items

01:01:37they listed,

01:01:38the darker

01:01:38Nico's face got.

01:01:39Last Valentine's Day,

01:01:40Mr. Moretti gave

01:01:41a piece of lingerie.

01:01:42You want that back too?

01:01:43I designed it myself.

01:01:44Why wouldn't I want it back?

01:01:46OMG,

01:01:46Nico's lost his mind

01:01:47from anger.

01:01:48He's forcing Harper

01:01:48to back down.

01:01:49His heart must be breaking.

01:01:51I watched him quietly,

01:01:53then raised my hand.

01:01:57Dead silence all around.

01:01:59Enough!

01:01:59I don't want it anymore!

01:02:00I've been looking at you

01:02:01for years.

01:02:02I'm sick of it!

01:02:02With that,

01:02:03he pulled a small box,

01:02:05hurled it into a storm drain

01:02:06by the curb,

01:02:07then dragged

01:02:08Bianca away

01:02:08without looking back.

01:02:11That was a bracelet

01:02:12Nico ran all over the city

01:02:14to carefully pick out for you.

01:02:15He wanted to use it

01:02:16to apologize to you.

01:02:17I glanced at the storm drain,

01:02:19completely unmoved.

01:02:20The comments kept telling me

01:02:21to pick it up,

01:02:23chase after him,

01:02:24and give in.

01:02:25But I was thinking

01:02:26about something else.

01:02:27If the next few decades

01:02:29were going to be like this,

01:02:30waking up every day,

01:02:32not knowing what he'd

01:02:33criticize me for next,

01:02:34then I'd rather cut it off clean,

01:02:37starting today.

01:02:38Over the next few days,

01:02:40Nico was out with Bianca

01:02:41eating,

01:02:42drinking,

01:02:43having fun,

01:02:44posting updates

01:02:45on social media

01:02:46every single day.

01:02:48He's deliberately

01:02:48trying to make you jealous.

01:02:50Go coax him.

01:02:50I ignored it all,

01:02:52quietly waiting

01:02:53for the wedding day.

01:02:54On the day of the wedding,

01:02:56outside St. Patrick's Cathedral,

01:02:58all of New York's elite

01:02:59had turned up.

01:03:00Security guards

01:03:01lined both sides

01:03:02of the steps.

01:03:03The comments had changed.

01:03:05She's really marrying Dante?

01:03:06So snobbish.

01:03:07I bet she wanted to

01:03:08dump Nico all along.

01:03:09Nico deserves better.

01:03:10I think Bianca's pretty good.

01:03:11Nico woke from his hangover

01:03:12with a splitting headache,

01:03:14only to find himself

01:03:15wearing nothing

01:03:15but his underwear.

01:03:16chemotherapy.

01:03:19Hope também

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