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00:00In Sicily, there is a midnight bride-snatching tradition.
00:04A man must sneak into the bride's estate under cover of night,
00:07carry her on his back, and fight his way through.
00:09Three years, I spent them all waiting for Adrian.
00:13And tonight, he finally came, sneaking onto my estate with his men.
00:19I was about to run to him when I heard his lowered voice giving orders.
00:23When it gets chaotic, rush the inner rooms and take Bella.
00:27She's fragile.
00:28I won't let her marry that Romano playboy and rot in these mountains forever.
00:33As for Serena, she's fierce.
00:35If she figures it out, she'll fight like hell.
00:37Just watch yourselves.
00:38Outside the door, his men exchanged unheasy lips.
00:42Adrian, you sure?
00:44You and Serena already have that marriage certificate.
00:46If she finds out, she'll blow the roof off this place.
00:49Let her.
00:50It's dark, mistakes happen.
00:51I'll just sweet-talk her later and smooth things over.
00:55Besides, you all know the marriage certificate between me and Serena is a fake.
01:01I promised Bella I'd take her to the city to live.
01:04For now, Serena will just have to swallow it.
01:06Behind that door, I heard every single word.
01:08No tears.
01:10No scene.
01:11I quietly stepped back inside.
01:12They thought when I realized the groom had been swapped, I'd put up a huge fight like
01:16always.
01:17Beat the kidnappers.
01:19Half to death.
01:21But I didn't.
01:29Luca Romano.
01:32A name the entire underworld fears.
01:36I just quietly climbed onto his back.
01:39Became the bride of the most feared dawn in the city.
01:49Back in my room, I numbly picked up my phone.
01:53The glare made my eyes sting.
01:56My friend's text was the last straw.
01:59She told me my engagement to Adrian had never existed.
02:03Something in my chest quietly broke.
02:06For three years, nothing I did was ever good enough for Carmen.
02:11In public, she never even said my name.
02:14I was just that little stray from the hillside estate.
02:19Move, you little stray.
02:23At every Russo family dinner, they stuck me at the far end of the table.
02:28Adrian sent me back to the Meretti estate and promised he'd bring me to Nova after the midnight bride-taking
02:34ritual.
02:35I believed him.
02:37Now I know.
02:38He just wanted me gone.
02:40So he could love Bella instead.
02:42The fragile girl he was always protecting.
02:52The courtyard outside was already deafening.
02:55Firelight stained half the sky red.
02:57All that celebration was for Bella.
02:59This wasn't my room.
03:00It was Bella's.
03:02This afternoon, Vera called me over, took my hand, and for once, spoke gently.
03:09Serena, stay in Bella's room tonight.
03:12With the midnight bride-taking ritual, they won't find you in that back room.
03:16And the Romano men coming for Bella play rough.
03:20You've always been tough.
03:22Bella's not.
03:23If she gets hurt, it'll be a mess.
03:26And Adrian doesn't know the estate, so stay in the front room and save him from tearing the whole place
03:31apart.
03:34I knew what she meant.
03:37In that ritual, the groom's side storms in, and the bride's side fights back.
03:43The punches and shoves are real.
03:45I went along with it, for Adrian.
03:49I even sent him my room.
03:53What I didn't know was, they were all setting me up.
03:58Vera wanted me, taking the hits for Bella, and Adrian used it to pull off his bride swap.
04:07The noise outside suddenly swelled.
04:10Cheers and firecrackers rattled the window frame.
04:13They got her! They got the bride! Get Adrian out of there!
04:16Some people were shouting, some were laughing.
04:19I listened without moving a muscle.
04:22I knew who they'd taken.
04:26I could picture it.
04:28Adrian stumbling through the crowd with Bella on his back, his men covering him.
04:32And Bella, fake struggling for a second, then soaking up the protection that should have been mine.
04:41Good for you. If you're so in love, then be together.
04:45A few minutes later, my door slammed open.
04:49Another bride-taking crew rushed in out of the dark, the Romano family, the biggest crime family in town.
04:55Bella was their target.
04:57But I didn't hide.
04:59I sat there and waited for fate to pass judgment again.
05:08The rules of the bride-taking ritual said that if the bride didn't resist, she accepted the marriage.
05:16Adrian used that rule to take someone else.
05:19So I would use it to leave him.
05:26A few men in black rushed into the dark room and grabbed for me without a word.
05:30No flashlights.
05:32No checking.
05:34Just rough hands yanking at me.
05:39The harder they hit the bride, the more it meant her family wouldn't let her go.
05:43And the harder the groom's side had to fight for her.
05:46That was the ritual resistance at the door.
05:48I didn't dodge.
05:50I didn't fight back.
05:51I let them shove me into the corner.
05:54At first it felt staged.
05:58Then it changed.
06:00The hits got real.
06:02Hard.
06:03And vicious.
06:05This wasn't ritual anymore.
06:07It was humiliation.
06:08They were taking all their anger at the Moretti family out on me.
06:16You've always been tough.
06:18Bella's not.
06:19If she gets hurt, it'll be a mess.
06:21Trust me.
06:22Once this blows over, I'll marry you properly.
06:26Every punch hurt.
06:28But not as much as realizing the man I loved had spent three years playing me with my stepmother's whole
06:35family in on it.
06:36Just as another man raised his fist to hit me again, a strong arm shot out of the dark and
06:42blocked it.
06:46Enough.
06:46Enough.
06:48He stepped in front of me.
06:51Tall and solid.
06:52Like nothing could move him.
06:55The others pulled back with awkward laughs.
06:58They were clearly wary of him.
07:03The man in front of me was tall.
07:05In the dim light, I could only make out the hard line of his face.
07:08There was something steady and imposing about him.
07:10Luca. It's the custom.
07:12The harder the ritual resistance at the door, the more it shows the bride matters.
07:15We're doing this for the heir's sake.
07:18Custom? What custom?
07:19Easy for you to say when it's not your wife.
07:21If she were the one getting beat like this, you'd just stand there and watch?
07:23Everything went quiet for a beat.
07:25The men just looked at each other, not daring to say another word.
07:28Then he glanced back at me, his eyes deep and calm.
07:31He crouched down with his back to me.
07:35I stared at those broad shoulders and froze for a moment.
07:40Don't be scared.
07:41I'm getting you out of here.
07:45I quietly leaned against his back and wrapped my arms around his neck.
07:52He ran hard, but steady.
08:00One arm tight under my knees so I wouldn't fall.
08:03Adrian thought I'd fight back once I realized they'd switched the groom.
08:06He had no idea I'd lie still on this stranger's back and become another man's bride.
08:13The night air was cool, rich with the smell of earth.
08:16When we crossed the first ridge, we ran into Adrian.
08:20The firelight flickered over a few familiar faces.
08:23Bella had her face buried in Adrian's shoulder, her arms locked tight around his neck.
08:27Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!
08:29I lay still on Luca's back and watched them come closer.
08:33The firelight swept over my face.
08:36Adrian glanced over and stopped on me for a second.
08:40Just a second. He didn't recognize me.
08:43Bella murmured something in his ear, and he turned to her with a smile that stung.
08:47All his patience, all his tenderness, belonged to someone else.
08:51I was just the sacrifice he could throw away.
08:56That blinding smile took me right back to three years ago,
08:59when he first came to the old estate to look for me with that same smile.
09:04Back then, he braved the mountain road and that downpour, just to bring me my favorite pastries.
09:18I didn't want you waiting. A little pain's nothing. For my wife? Gladly.
09:21He could have stayed safe and comfortable, but he came all the way out here for me.
09:26Holding that bag of pastries, I really thought he was the man I'd spend my life with.
09:31And now he had Bella on his back, smiling just like he used to.
09:35When did he change?
09:40Luca? Didn't expect to see you here?
09:42You doing the midnight bride-taking ritual too? Which family? The estate next door.
09:45Adrian looked at me again, then smiled.
09:48I could feel his eyes on my back so long, I almost thought he'd recognize me.
09:51Then Bella spoke.
09:52Adrian, my foot still hurts. Let's go.
09:55We still have to make it to the estate before dawn.
10:02Fine, let's go.
10:05Luca! Drinks are on me next time we're back in town!
10:10I used to tell him if he ever came for me, I'd jump on his back first.
10:15He'd laugh, ruffle my hair, call me a silly girl.
10:18But now I was on another man's back.
10:21And I couldn't even be bothered to look at him.
10:23I'm Luca. Luca Romano.
10:26My cousin was supposed to come for you tonight, but he ran off.
10:29When I came in, I was just trying to hide you so those idiots wouldn't hurt you.
10:34But you didn't fight me.
10:36By the rules, once you enter the Romano estate, you're my wife.
10:41If you don't want that, I'll take you back.
10:45I'm not going back.
10:47Okay.
10:48One word. Okay.
10:50Then he just carried me, steady as ever, one step at a time.
10:53And in that moment, I knew anywhere was better than turning back.
10:58Bonfires blade across the Russo family compound as everyone celebrated the success of the Midnight Bride taking ritual.
11:04Off to the side, Adrian sat with his phone in his hand, still waiting for a message from me.
11:09He already had his excuses ready.
11:12He was just waiting for me to call furious so he could soothe me.
11:17But this time, there was no accusation, no call.
11:21Waiting on Serena? Don't. She's probably too busy beating people up.
11:25With that temper, that spoiled Romano brat won't even recognize himself by tonight.
11:29Finally, too restless to sit still, he stepped aside and called Aunt Rosa.
11:34Rosa. Serena didn't make a scene, did she?
11:37A scene? She was quiet as could be.
11:40Luca carried her off without any trouble.
11:42We're packing her things now and sending them to the Romano estate.
11:50You say what?!
11:56The dead tone hit like a sledgehammer, smashing Adrian's smug certainty to pieces.
12:01No, that wasn't Serena. She would have fought. She'd never let another man carry her off.
12:06Adrian, have you lost your mind? It's your ritual with Bella tonight.
12:10The whole family is watching. Where the hell are you going?
12:20Let go of me! I'm going after my wife! This was a mistake!
12:25Serena was the one I was supposed to take!
12:29You took her so you finished the ritual. Or you shamed the Russo family.
12:33Good riddance to that little stray from the hillside estate.
12:36Once Bella comes in properly, this blows over.
12:39But if you leave now, what happens to Bella's reputation?
12:41What happens to our family's name?
12:44Adrian's heart sank.
12:46He knew our marriage certificate had been fake from the start.
12:49Now he didn't even have the legal standing to come get me back.
12:52In the end, everything he took for granted had come back on him.
12:57Firelight flickered over the celebrating crowd, the cheers growing louder by the second.
13:01Adrian stood frozen, like he'd fallen into ice.
13:05Adrian, where are you going?
13:07I know you wanted Serena, but tonight, since I'm the one they took, can you let me be the bride?
13:13Just for one night?
13:14The family started shouting for them to drink the ritual bridal toast and seal the marriage.
13:19Bella lowered her head, lashes tremoring, looking meek and wronged.
13:25He drank the wine and went through with the absurd ritual.
13:28But his eyes kept drifting to the road they'd passed.
13:31Then he remembered the girl on Luca's back.
13:33He drank the wine and went through with the absurd ritual.
13:36He drank the wine and went through with the absurd ritual.
13:39But his eyes kept drifting to the road they'd passed.
13:42Then he remembered the girl on Luca's back.
13:45Just that glimpse of her neck had felt achingly familiar.
13:49Then he remembered the girl on Luca's back had felt achingly familiar.
13:54then he remembered of the girl on lucas back just that glimpse of her neck had felt achingly
13:59familiar then he remembered the girl on lucas back just that glimpse of her neck had felt
14:02achingly familiar then he remembered it was her so lucas really took her she didn't even fight
14:08she just went with him no i don't believe it i don't believe it
14:15it was her so luca really took her she didn't even fight she just went with him
14:22no i don't believe it at the same time the romano estate was so quiet all you could hear were
14:28the
14:28crickets have some water i looked at him and thought if mateo hadn't backed out at the last
14:34minute i might have let someone else carry me off that night you knew as soon as you walked in
14:40that
14:40i wasn't bella didn't you i saw you years ago at nova university i didn't know why you were taking
14:46bella's beating for her but i knew the man you were waiting for wasn't coming whether you left with me
14:52was your choice the midnight bride taking ritual isn't forced if i'd refused i could have fought
14:58back and shamed him on the spot but i stayed silent by the rules once i walked through that door
15:04i
15:05became your wife luca thank you that night the bonfire at the russo family compound burned till
15:12dawn for adrian every second was agony he stared at the number he could never reach again
15:19all he could hear were the words i said to him that day sitting on that doorstep
15:27if it were some guy i didn't want no way i'd let him carry me off
15:30i'd kick bite scratch beat him senseless what if it was me if it were you i'd fake a little
15:39struggle
15:40if you came for me i'd jump on your back myself
15:45he thought i'd lose it thought i'd wait for him to come back
15:48but i was on another man's back too numb to even struggle
15:52when your heart's dead you don't even have it in you to hate
15:57it's dawn i'm going after her
16:01at first light adrian bolted out of the compound
16:05where's luca's place tell me now
16:07he thought if he ran fast enough he could turn back time
16:10he thought one explanation would make me forgive three years
16:13he thought one explanation him like i had for the last three years
16:16serena come out i know you're in there
16:19let me explain i can get you a new engagement certificate
16:24he stormed into my house and found no trace of me
16:28just a packet of dried herbs on the table
16:32three years ago i burned my fingers making him herbal tea for the first time
16:36he just said it was bitter
16:38only then did adrian realize it had been over all along
16:42he just refused to see it
16:47stop knocking you're looking for luca
16:49he left for nova early this morning with his new wife
16:52said there was some emergency at the company
16:57they went back to nova
16:58we're in nova
16:59how would i know why would they report to you where they're going
17:03adrian stood on the empty porch
17:04trembling as he tore through his contacts
17:07only to realize he didn't even have luca's number
17:10they were barely acquaintances
17:11just two men who'd nodded at each other at a few cocktail parties
17:16for three years he treated me like a dog he'd tied up and left waiting
17:20he never cared what that did to me
17:21never thought i'd break free
17:23but now the dog is gone
17:25the leash is broken
17:26and he doesn't even know my address
17:28desperate adrian went back to the morelli estate
17:31picked up bella
17:31and drove back to nova
17:33they rode back in a tense silence
17:35adrian wouldn't speak
17:37and bella didn't dare push him
17:38he still didn't know i'd never gone to his mansion in nova
17:41once again he came up empty
17:44adrian
17:45now that the ritual's over
17:46shouldn't we give carmen an official answer
17:50then i can get ready to move in
17:54shut up
17:55the ritual was fake and so is any answer
17:58know your place or i'll dump you on the highway
18:01bella went pale
18:02she thought last night's ritual meant she could move right in
18:05she had no idea adrian had never hated her more
18:08across town
18:09my new life was just beginning
18:12security's tight here
18:13it's one of the howard family's hidden properties
18:15adrian will never find you
18:16what's your next move
18:18my father left me his most closely guarded herbal and spice formulas
18:22three years under carmen's contempt and adrian's empty promises
18:25almost made me forget i was meant to build something of my own
18:29i want to revive the morelli family's herbal business
18:31i'm taking back every i sliced
18:34every year i lost
18:35and i'm done depending on anyone
18:37good i'll handle the funding and distribution
18:39we're partners and we're married
18:41you can trust me to have your back
18:43i met his eyes and nodded
18:45this time i chose the right partner
18:47a few days later carmen stormed into adrian's ceo office at russo group
18:52you and bella already went through the midnight bride taking ritual
18:55settle down and live with it
18:57why are you still sending people after that runaway stray
19:01mom she's my wife
19:02she didn't run off with anyone
19:04luca took her in the chaos
19:05so he took her
19:07that's normal in the ritual
19:09if she wanted you
19:10why didn't she come back on her own
19:12she changed her mind
19:14bella knows her place
19:15she fits right into nova's upper circle
19:17and she knows how to please me
19:19with that lofty contempt
19:21carmen tried to erase me from this family
19:23she loved bella's flattery
19:25and hated that i had a backbone
19:27under all that pressure adrian finally snapped
19:29enough
19:30why didn't she come back
19:31because she had no reason to
19:39mom you said you'd only accept serena
19:41if i never made it legal
19:44that certificate i gave her was fake from the start
20:00carmen froze
20:01her proud face flashed with a hint of shock
20:04she probably hadn't expected her son to resist in such a self-structing way
20:09she's not my legal wife
20:10if she won't come back
20:11i have no standing to go after her
20:14by sicilian custom
20:15she's luca's wife now
20:16i don't even get a say
20:18that was your choice
20:20if you didn't want to help bella
20:21why'd you take her
20:23now the whole family knows
20:25if you dump her
20:26what happens to the russo family's face
20:29pride
20:29always pride
20:30he lost me over it
20:32and now it's the very thing chaining him down
20:34he did this to himself
20:36i cut my deal with bella unilaterally two months ago
20:39i can't be with her
20:40i've already ruined serena so i can't ruin myself too
20:44late that night adrian sat on the couch
20:47drinking in a trashed apartment
20:49no one rang the bell
20:50the door opened anyway
20:52adrian
20:53you haven't been eating
20:54drink some milk
20:56carmen asked me to check on you
20:57she said you're having a hard time
20:59she thought carmen's backing would finally get her where she wanted to be
21:03then she fed adrian the most not saving pitch yet
21:06you got me legal status in nova
21:08you ran interferent with your mom
21:10you said it was just to get me out of the old estate
21:13but you didn't have to go that far
21:16just admit it
21:18you do want me
21:20i could help you keep your house in order
21:22serena only humiliates you
21:24all she cares about is those herbs
21:26there was nothing innocent left in those eyes
21:28just naked greed and ambition
21:30in that moment
21:31the lie he'd lived under for three years finally shattered
21:35looking at bella
21:36adrian suddenly replayed the last three years in his head
21:41what makes you think you're better than serena
21:43sucking up to my mom
21:44playing pathetic so i'd pity you
21:47adrian finally saw through her
21:49every little thing he'd done for bella had cut serena deepest
21:52and bella was never some helpless step solder
21:54she was a calculating parasite
21:56you make me sick
21:59more than that i make myself sick
22:00for ever letting you get away with it
22:05get out of my house
22:06adrian how can you say that
22:08we went through the ritual
22:09i'm your wife
22:11she was still dreaming
22:12thinking that ridiculous midnight bride taking ritual
22:15could hold on to a man
22:16already losing his mind with regret
22:19shut up
22:20it was all an act
22:22tomorrow my lawyer cuts off every card tied to you
22:24and revokes your access to this apartment
22:26take your legal status and get out of my life
22:28bella went white
22:30her whole act fell apart
22:32she dropped to the floor
22:33finally realizing she was completely out
22:37you'd better pray i find serena
22:38otherwise i'll make you pay back everything you stole from her these last three years
22:42with interest
22:43while adrian was drowning in regret
22:45my career finally started to break through
22:47with luca's help
22:48i locked down our hardest raw material supply line
22:50after months of round the clock testing
22:52herbet lee's first breakout soothing bomb was finally ready
22:55we passed qc
22:56everything hit top level standards
22:58aurora pharmaceuticals procurement manager is very interested in our samples
23:02perfect
23:02if we land this aurora pharmaceuticals order
23:05herbetelier will finally have a real foothold in nova
23:09perfect
23:10if we land this aurora pharmaceuticals order
23:12herbetelier will finally have a real foothold in nova
23:15i wasn't that fool wasting three years at the estate anymore
23:18i was taking my fate into my own hands
23:20but nothing came easy
23:24i'm sorry miss moretti
23:25your ointment is excellent
23:27but we just got orders to stop all talks with herbetelier
23:29i knew exactly who was behind this
23:32carmen russo
23:33she thought she could choke off my resources
23:35force me to bend
23:36and prove i couldn't survive without them
23:38under the old sicilian pact between the three families
23:41the moretti family has exclusive priority supply rights
23:44to all specialty spices
23:45the core rights to the raw materials you're using
23:48are right here
23:49anyone who blacklists me loses their supply
23:52tell carmen she played this monopoly game wrong
23:55i won that negotiation beautifully
23:58then as we stepped out of aurora pharmaceuticals
24:01it started to rain
24:02you were never more beautiful than when you slapped that contract down
24:06if carmen really goes after us
24:08aren't you afraid she'll drag the romano family into it
24:11the moment i carried you out of that estate
24:13you became someone i protect
24:15anyone who touches you crosses the romano family
24:17he was controlled strong and steady in a way that made me feel safe
24:22what began as a contract became something real as we fought side by side
24:30three years flew by
24:31in that time i built herbetelier into one of nova's best known brands
24:43serena's not this family's concern anymore
24:45those tea estates belong to bella
24:52not this family's concern anymore
24:54vera you forget whose name is still on this house
24:57i threw the court's asset preservation order in vera's face
25:00clean and final
25:02with luca beside me
25:03i hit back hard
25:04i protected everything my father built
25:06and pushed vera and bella out of the inner circle for good
25:09no one will ever walk over me again
25:15that fall nova welcomed its once every three years sicilian culture and artisan expo
25:20but for some people those three years had been a living hell
25:22adrian used every overseas contact he had to find me
25:25but i changed my name closed my old accounts
25:28and vanished without a trace
25:33stop looking
25:33it's been three years
25:35if she wanted to see you she would have shown up
25:37you can't even find the name of that romano bastard
25:39how are you going to find her
25:45i lost her
25:47i just want to tell her i'm sorry
25:48but what good is sorry now
25:50once glass shatters you can't make it whole again
25:52just when he'd given up
25:53fate played one last cruel joke on him
26:01i'm not that fragile girl who lived through a man anymore
26:04i'm the woman running this brand
26:12today's turnout beat expectations
26:13carmen hasn't pulled anything else has she
26:16she's too busy cleaning up her own mess to bother with us
26:18ready for some big orders
26:22at the other end of the expo
26:23a dazed adrian was practically dragged inside by daniel
26:27i'm not in the mood for this
26:28i've got enough mess at the company already
26:31today's turnout beat expectations
26:33carmen hasn't pulled anything else has she
26:35i'm not in the mood for this
26:36i've got enough mess at the company already
26:38hey when you can't rid the shit out you
26:40i cheat the weed bing on hey
26:42that's presensionally with that one ourselves
26:48today's turnout beat expectations
26:51carmen hasn't pulled anything else has she
26:53you've been shut in that office all day
26:55or at that empty estate waiting for someone who's gone
26:58i heard this expo's got some good stuff
27:00come on get some air
27:04the expo hummed with noise as adrian drifted past one booth after another
27:08for three years he'd searched everywhere
27:11he never imagined i was right here
27:13in the heart of the city he knew best
27:17there's an herb booth over there with herbatelli on the sign you want to check it out
27:21the booth was mobbed
27:23behind it stood a man and a woman
27:26the man was in a black shirt
27:27head down
27:28sorting herbs
27:29and the woman
27:36she was explaining something to a customer
27:38smiling softly
27:39perfectly composed
27:42she was the woman he'd spent three years searching for
27:44the booth was mobbed
27:46behind it stood a man and a woman
27:47the man was in a black shirt
27:49head down
27:49sorting herbs
27:50and the woman
27:51she wore a tailored ingo suit
27:52silver glinning in the sun
27:53she was explaining something to a customer
27:55smiling softly
27:56perfectly composed
27:57she was the woman he'd spent three years searching for
28:00the booth was mobbed
28:01behind it stood a man and a woman
28:02the man was in a black shirt
28:03head down
28:04sorting herbs
28:04and the woman
28:05she wore a tailored ingo suit
28:06silver glimming a customer
28:07smiling softly
28:07perfectly composed
28:08she was the woman he'd spent three years searching for
28:11the noise around him dropped away
28:13all adrian could hear was his own pounding heart
28:15as he stumbled up to the herb atelier booth
28:20serena
28:21it's me
28:22he thought i'd be shocked
28:23angry
28:24that i'd fall apart
28:26but i looked at him like he was just a
28:27stranger passing by
28:28sir do i know you
28:30sorry i'm bad with faces
28:31you are
28:34i studied him for a few seconds
28:36then looked like i finally recognized him
28:38there wasn't a hint of feeling in it
28:41oh mr russo
28:42long time no see
28:43looking for any herbs today
28:45adrian shattered
28:46how could he stand me talking to him like that
28:48he'd always believed my whole life revolved around him
28:53stop pretending
28:54you remember me
28:55do you have any idea
28:56i've been losing my mind
28:57looking for you these past three years
29:01mr russo
29:03running into her today
29:03doesn't give you the right
29:04to harass the person in charge here
29:08luca
29:09get the hell out of my way
29:10she's my wife
29:11don't act like you give a damn
29:13if you hadn't taken her in the chaos that night
29:15she wouldn't be here
29:17people started gathering around
29:19whispering
29:20adrian was losing it
29:22and luca didn't even blink
29:25mr russo
29:26let me introduce you
29:27this is my wife
29:28serena
29:28the words hit adrian like a bomb
29:31blowing apart the last shred of fantasy he had left
29:39wife
29:39no
29:40that ritual can't count
29:42it was a mistake
29:42he took the wrong woman in the dark
29:45adrian's voice cracks
29:46the crowd starts murmuring louder
29:48as he stares at luca
29:49and begs him in front of everyone
29:51like it's his last chance
29:54luca
29:55i'll give bella back
29:56i'll give it all back
29:58bella was the one you were supposed to take that night
30:00give serena back
30:01and we can start over okay
30:05he was begging for a do-over in public
30:07passing women around like property
30:10he'd only ever cared about what he stood to lose
30:12never about respecting anyone
30:16start over
30:17adrian do you think marriage is a game
30:19you chose wrong so now you get a do-over
30:25serena let me explain
30:27that night it was just a mistake
30:30i cut off his pathetic excuses
30:32and threw the truth about that night in his face
30:35every word went straight for the heart
30:37a mistake
30:39explain what
30:40that you set bella up to be carried out in the chaos
30:42so she could take my place
30:43or that you left me in her room
30:45to take the beating at the door for her
30:46you think i wouldn't find out
30:54you heard all that
30:55how
30:55or explain the fake engagement papers
30:58you thought if i didn't cry
31:00or make a scene
31:01a few pieces of jewellery
31:02would shut me up
31:03all you ever gave me was lies and contempt
31:06i saw through your whole plan that night
31:12adrian's mouth fell open
31:13but nothing came out
31:15his carefully spun lie had been ripped apart in public
31:19then luca spoke
31:20and delivered the final blow
31:21you think i came for bella
31:24no
31:25my cousin was supposed to take her that night
31:28but he bailed at the last minute
31:32i went into that room
31:33to protect an innocent girl
31:34and hide her
31:36i wasn't there to take anyone
31:37luca's words shattered adrian's victim act
31:40it wasn't fate
31:41it was my choice all along
31:43enough
31:44in old sicilian families
31:46if the bride doesn't want it
31:47you can't carry her off
31:49if serena hadn't wanted me
31:51she'd have thrown me out herself
31:52she chose me
31:53clear-eyed and trusting
31:54we didn't take the wrong bride
31:56that's right
31:57i chose luca
31:59that's the truth adrian will never accept
32:01he thought i was taken from him
32:03i walked away
32:07no
32:08no that's impossible
32:10serena you love me
32:11how could you choose someone else
32:13please
32:13serena give me one more chance
32:15one more chance at the ritual
32:17adrian
32:18the midnight bride taking ritual isn't a game
32:20you took the wrong bride
32:22that was fate
32:23fate sent me with him
32:24so i went
32:26i looked at the man who once crossed half the city just to bring me dessert
32:29and all i felt was pity
32:32he never valued what he had until he lost it
32:34you took bella
32:35i married luca
32:36we're even
32:37from now on stay away from my husband
32:39and don't dirty up my booth
32:42i took luca's arm
32:43didn't look back
32:44and walked deeper into the booth
32:47adrian stayed on his knees
32:48hollowed out
32:51rain drenched him
32:52running down his face like that night outside the estate
32:56let it pour
32:58it can't reach me anymore
33:01i know now
33:03someone will always shield me
33:05and walk me
33:07into a new life
33:10in the car
33:11watching the rain blur outside
33:13i felt lighter than ever
33:15the old estate
33:16the lies
33:17all of it was finally washed away
33:19you were brave in there
33:20no one gets to use your past against you again
33:24i've let it go
33:26i paid for that chapter with a hard lesson
33:29now i just want to make herbatilier thrive
33:31those three years changed me
33:33i stopped living off what others gave me
33:36and took control of my own life
33:39adrian can stay trapped in the regret he built
33:41suffering in it every day
33:45a few days after the expo
33:47aurora pharmaceuticals procurement director came in person
33:50and signed herbatilier's biggest long-term supply contract yet
33:57pleasure doing business with you miss moretti
33:59your bomb's been a huge hit
34:01and we're excited to work with you on a deeper level
34:05the second that contract was signed
34:07i knew i'd finally secured my place in nova
34:12i didn't have to answer to carmen anymore
34:14or fear the russo family
34:18congratulations boss
34:19you've basically taken over half the city
34:22this isn't just my win
34:25it's ours
34:27thank you for standing by me
34:31thinking back to that chaotic midnight bride
34:33taking ritual three years ago
34:35if i'd fought harder
34:36or if i'd forgiven them
34:38i'd probably still be that stand-in in the mansion
34:41living on their mercy
34:43fate rewards the ones who know when to walk away
34:48the russo family wasn't doing any better
34:52carmen sink a fortune into cutting off my supply lines
34:55and it backfired
34:56even the family board turned on her
34:58your personal vendetta
35:00has left us at a complete disadvantage
35:03in the spice market
35:04adrian
35:05as ceo
35:06you bear full responsibility
35:09he had no fight left
35:12that break in the rain took the last of it out of him
35:18he knew nothing he did would bring back the girl who once only had eyes for him
35:22she's just that little stray from the hillside estate
35:25and you let her scare you off
35:28but no one listened to her anymore
35:31when money was on the line
35:33her arrogance meant nothing
35:36after the meeting
35:37adrian walked out alone
35:39he finally understood he'd lost more than a wife
35:42he'd lost the only light in his life
35:45it was another perfect weekend in nova
35:48luca and i were at the chamber of congress charity gala
35:51by now i could stand shoulder to shoulder with nova's business elite
35:57then i caught a familiar face out of the corner of my eye
36:02i heard adrian threw her out
36:04she refused to crawl back to the old estate
36:07so she started working every angle in nova
36:09but without the russo family behind her
36:12her little schemes stand a chance with predators like these
36:18she thought stealing adrian meant stealing my life
36:23what she never understood was that
36:26my pride and my footing never came from any man
36:30she's not even worth mocking anymore
36:33ignoring her says more than enough
36:37you were the center of attention tonight
36:39everyone wanted to know what her betudia is launching next
36:42that's all your credit
36:44you built the channels
36:46looking out at the city lights
36:47i felt a peace i'd never known
36:50i used to think my world was just that old estate and a fake engagement
36:54but once i stepped out of it
36:55i saw how wide the world really was
36:58there is no probing
36:59no deception in this kiss
37:01only full respect and chairination
37:04i've finally found the person who is willing to hold me dearest to his heart
37:08one morning a few years later
37:10i was at the benshow workshop headquarters
37:12signing off on the final m&a deal of the year
37:15the moretti family herbal business
37:17has not only reclaimed its former glory
37:19but has also grown into the most prestigious brand across nova
37:23and the entire east coast
37:24and every so often
37:26i'd still hear adrian's name
37:29i heard he sold the mansion
37:30and moved back alone to the old house in the country
37:35every day he drank and stared at old photos
37:38he spent a lifetime tasting the bitter fruit
37:41of that absurd bride-snatching ritual
37:44babe you all done with work
37:45it's time to take a break
37:47the pain was long gone
37:49and on that sunlit morning
37:51i stepped into the bright future
37:53that was finally mine
37:54that was finally aurore
37:54here
37:54you
37:55I