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00:00:00Fifteen days before our wedding, I found out my mafia fiancé had already married his mistress.
00:00:05He planned to keep me in the dark and go through with our ceremony anyway.
00:00:08I didn't confront him. I gave his miss list the bride's place.
00:00:12By the time he lifted the veil, I'd left New York for good.
00:00:14Do you like the surprise I prepared for you, Adrian?
00:00:17Adrian went mad with regret. He searched the world and begged on his knees for me to come back.
00:00:21But I was already marrying a wealthy heir who loved only me.
00:00:25This time, I refused to settle.
00:00:27I walked away without looking back, straight into a life of love and luxury.
00:00:32It all began fifteen days before the wedding.
00:00:37Miss Bennet, so everything stays the same?
00:00:40Except the bride?
00:00:44That's right.
00:00:48Then, should I let Mr. Hawthorne know?
00:00:50No. He's busy.
00:00:51For anything about the wedding, you clear it with me.
00:00:56The wedding in fifteen days is my last gift to Adrian.
00:00:59A surprise like this only works when the veil comes up.
00:01:03The second I booked my flight, Adrian called.
00:01:08Lila, Mom wants us at the estate for dinner tonight.
00:01:11She got you something, too.
00:01:13Want to guess what it is?
00:01:14Everyone in New York high satiety knew Adrian ran more than Hawthorne grew.
00:01:20He ruled the New York underworld, too.
00:01:22Cold, dangerous, untouchable.
00:01:26And all his tenderness was for me.
00:01:31At least until yesterday, I thought I was the only woman he loved.
00:01:35I'm working on a surprise for the wedding.
00:01:37I'll head to the estate tonight.
00:01:39You don't have to pick me up.
00:01:41What surprise?
00:01:43You'll find out on the wedding day.
00:01:45All right.
00:01:46I'll look forward to it.
00:01:48Because last night, I found the City Hall marriage certificate in Adrian's pocket.
00:01:53The one proving he and Vanessa had already gotten married.
00:01:57He already had a legal wife.
00:01:59And fifteen days later, he was still going to marry me.
00:02:03Of course the wedding would go on as planned.
00:02:07Just not me.
00:02:09Our mothers had been best friends since school.
00:02:12Adrian and I grew up together.
00:02:16Less than a month after my mother died,
00:02:18my father married the woman he'd been cheating with for years.
00:02:21She had me sent to a remote town.
00:02:24When I woke up, a drunk was tearing at my clothes.
00:02:34Adrian found me.
00:02:36In that moment, he felt heaven sent.
00:02:39After he saved me, the trauma ran deep.
00:02:42Adrian took me to therapist after therapist.
00:02:46And over the years, he pulled me out of that nightmare.
00:02:49Day by day, he warmed me back to life.
00:02:52But after what my father did to my mother,
00:02:54I was careful with love.
00:02:57So before I chose Adrian, I made one thing clear.
00:03:02I only accept all-in love.
00:03:04If you stop loving me, we part cleanly.
00:03:06But if you betray me, you'll never find me again.
00:03:11Lila Benny, you're the only one I'll ever want.
00:03:19Adrian designed these wedding rings himself.
00:03:21He said together, they made a whole heart.
00:03:24Proof we'd never be apart.
00:03:26But Vanessa's the one he married at City Hall.
00:03:30So these rings belong on her hand.
00:03:34This apartment is full of proof that Adrian and I were once in love.
00:03:38In the 14 days I have left, I'll erase it all.
00:03:42Piece by piece.
00:03:44Until this place looks like I was never here.
00:03:48You show up dressed like that?
00:03:50Don't expect to get out of bed tomorrow.
00:03:53This is your little bonus.
00:03:54Limited time offer, so you'd better show up tonight.
00:03:58Just wait till tonight.
00:04:01I've known Adrian for over 20 years.
00:04:04And I'd never heard that tone from him.
00:04:07So the man who stayed restrained and distant with me
00:04:10could lose control for another woman?
00:04:13Did you come up through the garage?
00:04:16Mm-hmm.
00:04:17I saw you on the phone, so I came back first.
00:04:20Did you hear who I was talking to?
00:04:22No.
00:04:23Wasn't it a client?
00:04:23Who else would it be?
00:04:26Not a client.
00:04:27I had new jewelry made for you for next week's charity gala.
00:04:30That was the jeweler.
00:04:32With me, you'll always shine brightest.
00:04:34After I was rescued,
00:04:36Adrian began hosting regular charity gala events
00:04:39through Hawthin Group.
00:04:41Every dollar raised went to the Leela Bennett Foundation.
00:04:45He wanted my name to help others
00:04:47who'd been through the same kind of pain.
00:04:51And he wanted me safe for the rest of my life.
00:04:55Adrian never believed in fate,
00:04:57but once, he was willing to go that far for me.
00:05:00Back then, it meant everything.
00:05:03Now, whatever you think is best.
00:05:08He thought he'd fooled me again,
00:05:10but once you've decided to leave for good,
00:05:13lies don't matter anymore.
00:05:15This has been passed down in the Hawthorne family
00:05:18to the future mistress of the house.
00:05:20Now I can finally give it to you.
00:05:22It's too important to take now.
00:05:24Please give it to me yourself on the wedding day.
00:05:29He had no idea the bride after that wedding
00:05:31wouldn't be me.
00:05:32He remembered my period.
00:05:34He remembered how much I hate the cold.
00:05:36If he'd already given his heart to someone else,
00:05:40how could he still be this tender with me?
00:05:42So even love like this can be faked.
00:05:46In bed, Adrian rubbed my stomach like he always had.
00:05:51I was getting sleepy,
00:05:53but I knew he just wanted me asleep
00:05:54so he could go to another woman.
00:05:58I felt Adrian pick up his phone.
00:06:00His breathing went heavier,
00:06:01and his hand tightened too.
00:06:02I gave him what he wanted.
00:06:03I let my breathing even out
00:06:04and pretended to be asleep.
00:06:06The second the door closed,
00:06:08I opened my eyes.
00:06:09Adrian thought I'd always stay and wait for him,
00:06:11no matter who he ran to.
00:06:12But in ten days,
00:06:14I'd be gone from his world for good.
00:06:16Something came up at the company last night.
00:06:18You were asleep,
00:06:19so I didn't wake you.
00:06:21At home,
00:06:23Adrian dressed like himself.
00:06:25Today,
00:06:25every button was done up.
00:06:27His concern was real.
00:06:28So was the lipstick mark on his chin.
00:06:31That was when I understood
00:06:32a man could give his love to one woman
00:06:34and his desire to another.
00:06:36Don't touch me!
00:06:40Leela,
00:06:41did I do something wrong?
00:06:43No,
00:06:43I just thought of a story.
00:06:45A man failed the test of time.
00:06:47He betrayed the woman he loved,
00:06:49but couldn't let either one go.
00:06:51In the end,
00:06:52he lost everything.
00:06:54Adrian,
00:06:55would you become like him?
00:06:56No, Leela.
00:06:58You have to trust that I love you.
00:07:00I think when he finally lost everything,
00:07:02he'd remember the answer he gave in that moment.
00:07:07I'm sorry, Mrs. Bennett.
00:07:08That dress is already reserved.
00:07:10Call her.
00:07:11If she'll give it up,
00:07:12I'll buy her a new one.
00:07:13It's Mrs. Black.
00:07:16Looks like she and I have the same taste.
00:07:19Same taste in dresses,
00:07:20same taste in jewelry,
00:07:22even the same man.
00:07:24Adrian caught the meaning,
00:07:25and I chose another dress.
00:07:27Only then did he bury his reaction.
00:07:33The moment he saw me in it,
00:07:35he said what he always said.
00:07:37Leela,
00:07:37I must be the luckiest man alive.
00:07:41The old me would have been breathless.
00:07:44Now I was calm.
00:07:45If anything,
00:07:46I wanted to get away.
00:07:49Seven days?
00:07:51What's the countdown for?
00:07:53The wedding's in seven days.
00:07:55Did you forget?
00:07:58He didn't know I was never looking forward to marrying him.
00:08:01I was waiting for seven days from now
00:08:03when I'd watch him lose me.
00:08:06At the gala,
00:08:07everyone praised how much Adrian loved me.
00:08:10If Mr. Hawthorne isn't number one at spoiling his wife,
00:08:14nobody in New York is.
00:08:15They said no couple in New York was better matched than we were.
00:08:19Any woman would envy me for having a man like him.
00:08:22They smiled and toasted our wedding.
00:08:25But I already knew plenty of them had seen him with Vanessa.
00:08:30Mr. Hawthorne,
00:08:31Miss Benny,
00:08:33long time no see.
00:08:34I had no interest in fake pleasantries,
00:08:36so I acted like she wasn't there.
00:08:39Miss Bennett,
00:08:40I'm sorry about last time.
00:08:42I had no choice.
00:08:43I had to take Mr. Hawthorne's arm
00:08:45and have him pretend to be my boyfriend in front of my family.
00:08:49But he turned me down right on the spot.
00:08:51And I have a boyfriend now.
00:08:53So,
00:08:54how about we just let bygones be bygones?
00:08:57There wasn't a schmet of remorse in her voice.
00:09:00Every word was a tonk.
00:09:03Adrian heard the smugness too.
00:09:05He told her to leave.
00:09:07Know your place.
00:09:08Lila doesn't want you here.
00:09:10Stay away from her.
00:09:12She doesn't.
00:09:14Some people do.
00:09:16He talked like he was protecting me,
00:09:19but his body told the truth.
00:09:22They flirted like I wasn't even there,
00:09:24so I left.
00:09:25Adrian came after me.
00:09:28Behind us,
00:09:29guests quickly crowded around Vanessa.
00:09:32Vanessa?
00:09:33Those earrings look expensive.
00:09:35Of course.
00:09:37They were a gift from my boyfriend.
00:09:40Those earrings
00:09:41look like they're from the same sapphires
00:09:43as Ms. Bennet's jewelry to date.
00:09:46Your boyfriend didn't buy
00:09:47from the same rough stones
00:09:49as Mr. Hawthorne,
00:09:50did you?
00:09:51I stopped cold.
00:09:53So Adrian's custom-made gift
00:09:56came from the same stones
00:09:57he used for another woman.
00:10:00Just as I stepped into the restroom,
00:10:02Adrian's phone keeked.
00:10:05The small garden.
00:10:06I'll be waiting.
00:10:09With seven days left
00:10:10before the wedding,
00:10:11I finally saw his betrayal
00:10:13with my own eyes.
00:10:20Trying to tempt me again?
00:10:22Forgot you could barely
00:10:23get out of bed a few days ago?
00:10:25Adrian had been with me
00:10:26non-stop these past few days.
00:10:28I knew exactly
00:10:29which day he meant.
00:10:30I thought you'd been
00:10:31so busy with her,
00:10:33you'd forgotten all about me.
00:10:37There was no hesitation
00:10:39between them.
00:10:40They moved like they'd done
00:10:42this countless times.
00:10:43In the stillness of the garden,
00:10:45even their kisses
00:10:46reached my ears.
00:10:52You trying to get yourself killed?
00:10:54I told you.
00:10:55No marks where people
00:10:57can see them.
00:10:58What, scared she'll find out?
00:11:00If Leela sees it,
00:11:02she'll lose it.
00:11:03Then make up an excuse.
00:11:05She trusts you.
00:11:06She won't suspect a thing.
00:11:11I like you better
00:11:12when you're this rough in bed.
00:11:14You loved that maid, Sufit,
00:11:15last time, didn't you?
00:11:18Come tonight,
00:11:19I've got something new for you.
00:11:23I've got something new for you.
00:11:25He protected me with words,
00:11:27but his body told the truth.
00:11:28He hadn't stayed away
00:11:30from Vanessa
00:11:30because he wanted to end it.
00:11:34He just hadn't had the chance.
00:11:35I already knew
00:11:36they were sleeping together.
00:11:38Seeing it still hit harder
00:11:39than I imagined.
00:11:40My body went cold.
00:11:42My chest hurt so badly
00:11:44I could barely breathe.
00:11:45Only then did I understand.
00:11:48Adrian was never afraid
00:11:49of hurting me.
00:11:50He was afraid I'd learn the truth
00:11:51and ruin the fantasy
00:11:53he couldn't let go of.
00:11:59Where were you?
00:12:00I went for a walk in the garden.
00:12:02What happened to your lip?
00:12:05Dry air.
00:12:06It split a little.
00:12:06It's nothing.
00:12:08You went to the garden?
00:12:09Did you see anything?
00:12:11No.
00:12:15I'd fooled him again.
00:12:17He still hadn't noticed
00:12:18I no longer wanted
00:12:19to hold him back.
00:12:21On stage
00:12:22Vanessa kept talking
00:12:23about Adrian's generosity.
00:12:25Her eyes were full of love.
00:12:27His were somewhere else.
00:12:29I'm tired.
00:12:30I want to go home.
00:12:33I'll go with you.
00:12:34Wait for me, okay?
00:12:36In that moment
00:12:37he felt afraid.
00:12:38He just didn't know
00:12:39what he should have been afraid of.
00:12:44I told you to end it
00:12:46with Vanessa.
00:12:46You had Lila.
00:12:48Why risk all this
00:12:49for a cheap thrill?
00:12:50People are already talking.
00:12:51What happens when Lila finds out?
00:12:53I felt cold all over.
00:12:55So Eleanor had known all along.
00:12:57Somehow this hurt even more
00:12:58than seeing Adrian Hawthorne
00:12:59with Vanessa Black that night.
00:13:01They all watched me
00:13:02being deceived
00:13:02then praised Adrian to my face
00:13:04for loving me so much.
00:13:05All along
00:13:06I was the only fool
00:13:07who misticked his betrayal
00:13:07for love.
00:13:09For that whole week
00:13:10Adrian never left my side.
00:13:13But I wasn't walking away
00:13:14with nothing.
00:13:16For that whole week
00:13:17Adrian never left my side.
00:13:19But I wasn't walking away
00:13:21with nothing.
00:13:22His phone and laptop
00:13:23were both still locked
00:13:23with my birthday.
00:13:25He trusted me
00:13:26never to doubt him.
00:13:27And in that moment
00:13:28I found out just how much
00:13:30he'd been hiding from me.
00:13:32Adrian hadn't just married
00:13:33Vanessa at City Hall.
00:13:35He gave her the wedding portraits.
00:13:37Even the honeymoon.
00:13:42I gave the wedding planning firm
00:13:43the wedding portraits
00:13:44and all their intimate photos
00:13:46then had them redo
00:13:47the rest of the wedding details
00:13:48to match.
00:13:52When it was done
00:13:54something in me felt hollow.
00:13:57Strange thing was
00:13:58it didn't hurt as much
00:14:00as I thought it would.
00:14:05maybe leaving
00:14:06was never the hardest part.
00:14:07Maybe the real pain
00:14:08was admitting
00:14:09everything I'd believed in
00:14:10was a lie.
00:14:16Miss Bennett
00:14:17are you here
00:14:18for a pregnancy checkup too?
00:14:21No.
00:14:26Leela
00:14:27I just ran into her.
00:14:28She wasn't feeling well
00:14:29so I brought her in.
00:14:31I see.
00:14:32I'm a little over
00:14:33two months pregnant
00:14:34with twins.
00:14:36Their father got a little
00:14:37rough last night
00:14:38so I'm not feeling great.
00:14:39If you're okay
00:14:40I should go.
00:14:44Leela
00:14:44I'll take you home.
00:14:46I didn't know
00:14:46what Adrian was really
00:14:47afraid of
00:14:48that I'd find out
00:14:49the babies Vanessa
00:14:50was carrying were his
00:14:51or that one more word
00:14:52from her
00:14:53would expose
00:14:53even more lies.
00:14:55I let Adrian
00:14:55lead me out
00:14:56like a puppet.
00:14:57He still didn't know
00:14:58I'd already seen
00:14:59his City Hall
00:15:00marriage certificate
00:15:00the wedding portraits
00:15:02the honeymoon photos
00:15:03I already knew
00:15:04Vanessa was carrying
00:15:05his twins.
00:15:07I told Adrian once
00:15:09if he ever betrayed me
00:15:11I'd disappear so completely
00:15:13he'd never find me.
00:15:15I'll do as I said.
00:15:21And there was one more gift
00:15:23waiting for Adrian
00:15:23on the wedding day.
00:15:26On the way back
00:15:27Adrian's phone
00:15:28kept lighting up.
00:15:30Adrian
00:15:31come over tonight
00:15:32and help me pick out
00:15:33baby names
00:15:33okay?
00:15:35Later
00:15:35if Leela finds out
00:15:37about us
00:15:37you won't want to
00:15:38deal with the fallout.
00:15:40He hadn't told Vanessa
00:15:41to get rid of the babies.
00:15:44He didn't mind
00:15:45that she was pregnant.
00:15:47A long time ago
00:15:48Adrian told me
00:15:49he loved kids.
00:15:55I knew she was
00:15:56baiting me
00:15:56but I still agreed.
00:15:58As soon as the
00:15:59follow request
00:16:00went through
00:16:00her DM came in.
00:16:02Aren't you curious
00:16:03who the father
00:16:03of my babies is?
00:16:04Don't tell me
00:16:05you're too blind
00:16:06to see how Adrian
00:16:06feels about me.
00:16:07She wanted me
00:16:08hysterical
00:16:09demanding answers
00:16:10but I already knew
00:16:12I'd already decided
00:16:13to leave.
00:16:14I didn't need
00:16:15an explanation
00:16:16from anyone.
00:16:17I'm the one
00:16:17Adrian married
00:16:18at City Hall.
00:16:19I'm his legal wife.
00:16:21Unless I agree
00:16:22to a divorce
00:16:22you'll always
00:16:23come second to me.
00:16:24Unless I agree
00:16:25to a divorce
00:16:26you'll always
00:16:27come second to me.
00:16:28He makes time
00:16:29for me almost
00:16:30every day
00:16:30and that gown
00:16:31at the charity gala
00:16:32he spent a fortune
00:16:34having it made for me.
00:16:35A boring woman
00:16:36like you
00:16:37could never understand
00:16:37how much he wants me.
00:16:39What he really likes
00:16:40is a woman
00:16:41who's uninhibited in bed.
00:16:43What are you
00:16:44looking at so hard?
00:16:47Nothing.
00:16:49My calm
00:16:49only made him
00:16:50more uneasy.
00:16:51It should have.
00:16:54He had no idea
00:16:55some things
00:16:55were already
00:16:56slipping out
00:16:57of his control.
00:16:58For days
00:16:59Adrian hid
00:17:00behind Hawthorne
00:17:01group business
00:17:01and never came home.
00:17:03I didn't ask
00:17:04where he was.
00:17:06Vanessa made sure
00:17:07I saw every moment
00:17:08he spent with her
00:17:09and the babies.
00:17:12Adrian's been with me
00:17:13these past few days.
00:17:14Do you think
00:17:15he'll leave you
00:17:16at the altar
00:17:16for me
00:17:16and our babies?
00:17:24With Adrian gone
00:17:25it was easier.
00:17:27I cleared out
00:17:28everything that was mine
00:17:29and watched
00:17:29every trace of us
00:17:30disappear.
00:17:33On the wedding day
00:17:35someone was going
00:17:36to run.
00:17:37It wasn't Adrian.
00:17:39It was me.
00:17:47Why is so much
00:17:48stuff gone?
00:17:48I cleared out
00:17:49some stuff
00:17:49we didn't need.
00:17:50We'll get new things
00:17:50after the wedding.
00:17:55I had our first
00:17:56photo restored.
00:17:58Look.
00:17:58Doesn't it look
00:17:59exactly the same?
00:18:00Vanessa's dog
00:18:01tore up the original.
00:18:02She bragged about it
00:18:03like it proved
00:18:03Adrian chose her.
00:18:04He fixed the photo
00:18:05but not us.
00:18:06I want your spaghetti
00:18:08bolognese.
00:18:09Have dinner with me
00:18:09tonight.
00:18:11After he saved me
00:18:12I was starving.
00:18:15I ate two plates
00:18:16of pasta.
00:18:18Then Adrian spent a month
00:18:20learning that recipe
00:18:21for me.
00:18:22Tonight was our ending.
00:18:26Leela.
00:18:27Something urgent
00:18:27came up at the company.
00:18:29Go ahead.
00:18:30We'll have plenty
00:18:31of time.
00:18:35Thank you for
00:18:36understanding.
00:18:39I might be tied up
00:18:40late tonight
00:18:40so don't wait up.
00:18:43I can't wait to see
00:18:44you in your wedding
00:18:44dress tomorrow.
00:18:47I can't wait either.
00:18:50It wasn't just
00:18:51love that changed.
00:18:53He's with me
00:18:54the night before
00:18:55your wedding.
00:18:55What are you even
00:18:56competing with?
00:18:57So did habits.
00:18:59So did taste.
00:19:01This was our last supper
00:19:03and Adrian still left
00:19:04me for Vanessa.
00:19:06Again.
00:19:21On my wedding day
00:19:22I woke up before
00:19:23seven o'clock.
00:19:25I'd already shipped
00:19:26everything out days
00:19:27earlier.
00:19:28All I had left
00:19:29was the luggage
00:19:29I needed to carry with me.
00:19:33The custom wedding rings
00:19:35Adrian and I ordered
00:19:36would reach Vanessa
00:19:37right on time.
00:19:38I could at least
00:19:39make sure she had
00:19:40everything.
00:19:41If she wanted to be
00:19:43the bride that badly
00:19:45I took one last look
00:19:47at the place
00:19:47I'd once called home.
00:19:49My clothes,
00:19:50books,
00:19:51and photos
00:19:51were gone.
00:19:53Only Adrian
00:19:53was left behind.
00:19:55The 15-day wedding
00:19:56countdown
00:19:57had finally hit zero.
00:19:58Adrian once promised
00:20:00that if he betrayed me
00:20:01he'd let me go.
00:20:03Let me disappear
00:20:03from his world
00:20:04for good.
00:20:06Today
00:20:06I was here
00:20:07to make sure
00:20:08he kept that promise.
00:20:12At that same moment
00:20:14Adrian was waking up
00:20:15in Vanessa's bed.
00:20:16The night before
00:20:17she'd pulled him away
00:20:18from our last dinner
00:20:19together
00:20:20crying that she'd fallen
00:20:21and her stomach hurt.
00:20:24He knew it was just
00:20:25a poi for attention.
00:20:28He stayed anyway.
00:20:42Leela,
00:20:43I can't wait
00:20:43to see you.
00:20:49Me too.
00:20:50I hope you like
00:20:51the surprise
00:20:52I have for you
00:20:52after the wedding
00:20:53begins.
00:20:59He thought I was
00:21:00looking forward
00:21:00to the wedding
00:21:00as much as he was.
00:21:04He had no idea
00:21:05we were waiting
00:21:05for two very
00:21:06different things.
00:21:19Adrian thought I was
00:21:20on my way
00:21:20to the wedding
00:21:21but while he waited
00:21:22for his bride
00:21:24my plane was already
00:21:25leaving New York.
00:21:29Leela and I
00:21:30grew up together.
00:21:32She's the most important
00:21:33person in my life.
00:21:36The only woman
00:21:37I want to spend
00:21:37forever with.
00:21:40In front of everyone
00:21:41he relived our past
00:21:43and declared
00:21:44his love for me.
00:21:45Every word felt
00:21:46heartbreakingly sincere
00:21:47as if he hadn't
00:21:49climbed out of
00:21:49another woman's bed
00:21:50that morning.
00:21:53Leela,
00:21:54I'll spend the rest
00:21:55of my life
00:21:56proving how much
00:21:56I love you.
00:21:59Will you stay
00:22:00with me
00:22:00for the rest
00:22:00of our lives?
00:22:06And then he finally
00:22:07got the wedding
00:22:08surprise.
00:22:09I planned for him.
00:22:11Do you like it,
00:22:12Adrian?
00:22:16The second Adrian
00:22:17saw the bride's face
00:22:18every trace
00:22:19of happiness
00:22:20vanished.
00:22:21In its place
00:22:22was panic
00:22:23raw enough
00:22:24that even he
00:22:24couldn't hold it
00:22:25down.
00:22:25Why are you here?
00:22:28Where's Leela?
00:22:30Adrian,
00:22:31what are you
00:22:31talking about?
00:22:32We already
00:22:33got married
00:22:33at City Hall.
00:22:35I should be
00:22:35the bride.
00:22:36Everyone's
00:22:37watching,
00:22:37so stop.
00:22:40Then he saw
00:22:41the ring.
00:22:42He'd had it
00:22:43made for me
00:22:43and I'd handed
00:22:45it over intact
00:22:45to his legal
00:22:47wife.
00:22:49Ow!
00:22:49Adrian,
00:22:50you're hurting
00:22:50me!
00:22:52Why is
00:22:53Vanessa the bride?
00:22:54Wasn't Adrian
00:22:55supposed to marry
00:22:55Lila?
00:23:01Adrian,
00:23:02calm down.
00:23:02Whatever this is,
00:23:04it can wait
00:23:04until after the
00:23:05wedding.
00:23:06Everyone told him
00:23:07to calm down.
00:23:08He searched the
00:23:09whole room for me
00:23:10and found nothing.
00:23:13then he finally
00:23:14noticed the screen
00:23:16behind him.
00:23:18The screen wasn't
00:23:20showing our wedding
00:23:20portraits anymore.
00:23:22It was playing the set
00:23:23Vanessa had talked him
00:23:24into taking.
00:23:25My name,
00:23:26my photos,
00:23:27my dress,
00:23:28my ring,
00:23:29everything had been
00:23:29replaced with Vanessa's.
00:23:32Only then did Adrian
00:23:33understand what
00:23:34my surprise really
00:23:35was.
00:23:39Lila ran out
00:23:40on the wedding,
00:23:41but you still
00:23:42have me
00:23:42and the babies.
00:23:46Adrian,
00:23:48let's finish
00:23:48the wedding.
00:23:50I'm your wife.
00:23:52Finish the ceremony
00:23:53and we can be
00:23:54a real family
00:23:55with our babies.
00:24:01Get out.
00:24:03Vanessa thought
00:24:03once I was gone,
00:24:04she could finally
00:24:05take my place.
00:24:07What she forgot
00:24:07was that Adrian
00:24:08never wanted
00:24:08just one woman.
00:24:09He wanted both of us.
00:24:14Lila and I
00:24:14were in love.
00:24:16She wouldn't just
00:24:16walk out on our
00:24:17wedding for no reason.
00:24:19What did you say
00:24:20to her?
00:24:21I didn't do anything.
00:24:22She just doesn't
00:24:23want you anymore.
00:24:25This is my wedding
00:24:26to Lila.
00:24:29Even if she didn't
00:24:30show up,
00:24:31you don't get
00:24:31to stand here.
00:24:36My babies!
00:24:37Adrian,
00:24:38my stomach hurts!
00:24:39Save our babies!
00:24:40Vanessa lay
00:24:40in a pool of blood
00:24:41calling for him
00:24:42and the babies,
00:24:42but Adrian
00:24:43never even looked back.
00:24:44Even then,
00:24:45he still refused
00:24:46to believe
00:24:46I'd really left him.
00:24:49Lila's just
00:24:50messing with me.
00:24:55He turned
00:24:55a one-hour drive
00:24:56into 30 minutes,
00:24:58telling himself
00:24:59over and over
00:25:00I hadn't run out
00:25:01on our wedding.
00:25:03I was home,
00:25:04waiting for him
00:25:05to come back for me.
00:25:09Lila!
00:25:15But all he found
00:25:16was an apartment
00:25:17I'd emptied out.
00:25:22Lila,
00:25:23come out!
00:25:24Adrian searched
00:25:25every room,
00:25:26every corner.
00:25:28He kept calling
00:25:29my name,
00:25:30his voice
00:25:30growing Harris,
00:25:31but no one answered.
00:25:34Lila,
00:25:35come on,
00:25:35this isn't funny,
00:25:36okay?
00:25:39We still have
00:25:40a wedding
00:25:40to get to.
00:25:41My clothes,
00:25:42books,
00:25:43jewelry,
00:25:44everything was gone.
00:25:45Anything that proved
00:25:46I'd ever lived there
00:25:47had been wiped clean.
00:25:50Our matching things,
00:25:52anniversary gifts,
00:25:53even the photos
00:25:54were gone.
00:25:57That's when Adrian
00:25:58finally realized
00:25:59I hadn't just stormed out.
00:26:01I'd already decided
00:26:02to disappear
00:26:03from his life for good.
00:26:10The spaghetti bolognese
00:26:12he'd made the night before
00:26:13was still on the table.
00:26:14It used to be
00:26:15my favorite.
00:26:17It was the last meal
00:26:18I ever planned
00:26:19to share with him.
00:26:22He'd worked so hard
00:26:23to fix that photo.
00:26:25I tore it in half again.
00:26:27I took my half
00:26:28and left him
00:26:28with only himself.
00:26:30A photo can be fixed.
00:26:33I didn't give us
00:26:34that chance.
00:26:42Why?
00:26:44Lila?
00:26:47Adrian,
00:26:48did you find Lila?
00:26:50Lila's gone.
00:26:55Of course he knew.
00:26:57Adrian just thought
00:26:58he was powerful enough
00:26:59to keep me believing him
00:27:00and keep Vanessa
00:27:01hidden for good.
00:27:07Why didn't you tell us
00:27:08Vanessa was pregnant?
00:27:09And when exactly
00:27:10did you two get married
00:27:11at City Hall?
00:27:12Don't tell me
00:27:13you couldn't see
00:27:14through her cheap
00:27:14little tricks.
00:27:16You knew exactly
00:27:17what she wanted,
00:27:18so why did you
00:27:18keep this going?
00:27:20Lila would never
00:27:21let something like this slide.
00:27:24She must have found out
00:27:25about you and Vanessa.
00:27:27I tried to give her
00:27:28the bracelet early,
00:27:29but she insisted
00:27:30on getting it
00:27:31on the wedding day.
00:27:35Adrian was finally
00:27:36replaying the last
00:27:37two weeks.
00:27:38I stopped asking
00:27:39where he'd been,
00:27:41stopped fighting
00:27:41over Vanessa.
00:27:43I even ignored
00:27:44the kiss marks
00:27:45on him.
00:27:46The night before
00:27:47the wedding,
00:27:48he saw how much
00:27:49was already gone
00:27:50from the apartment.
00:27:53and he still
00:27:53bought my excuse.
00:27:55He noticed my silence,
00:27:57my distance.
00:28:00But back then,
00:28:02his mind was on Vanessa.
00:28:04He never really
00:28:05looked at me.
00:28:10If you ever stop
00:28:11loving me,
00:28:12you can walk away clean.
00:28:14But if you betray me,
00:28:16you'll never find me again.
00:28:23Not until I made good
00:28:24on that promise
00:28:25did he understand.
00:28:27My leaving was never
00:28:28without warning.
00:28:30The signs were there
00:28:31all along.
00:28:33But Adrian was so sure
00:28:35he controlled everything.
00:28:38He missed his last chance
00:28:39to make it right.
00:28:42Once he found out
00:28:43why I left,
00:28:45Adrian started chasing me
00:28:46like a madman.
00:28:47But every call went straight
00:28:48to an automated message.
00:28:51Leela, answer the phone.
00:28:53We need to talk
00:28:53face to face.
00:28:57I blocked every way
00:28:58he had to reach me.
00:29:00I cut off every
00:29:01direct path to me.
00:29:08Isn't today your wedding?
00:29:10Why would she be with me?
00:29:11I don't know where she went.
00:29:13He called everyone
00:29:14who knew me.
00:29:16Every denial killed
00:29:17whatever hope he had left.
00:29:18Then one call
00:29:19finally connected.
00:29:20It was my best friend,
00:29:21Sophie.
00:29:22Looking for Leela?
00:29:23Keep dreaming,
00:29:24Adrian Hawthorne.
00:29:25You know where she is,
00:29:27don't you?
00:29:29A piece of trash like you
00:29:31doesn't deserve
00:29:31to see her again.
00:29:33And you sure as hell
00:29:35don't get to know
00:29:36where she went.
00:29:37What do you want?
00:29:39Money?
00:29:40A house?
00:29:41A job?
00:29:42Tell me where she is
00:29:45and I'll give you
00:29:46whatever you want.
00:29:47You think a little money
00:29:48makes you somebody?
00:29:50Your money means
00:29:51nothing to me.
00:29:53Sophie hung up
00:29:54and blocked him too.
00:29:56Adrian didn't even realize
00:29:57the call was over.
00:29:59I know I was wrong.
00:30:01Dreaming, Adrian Hawthorne.
00:30:03You know where she is,
00:30:04don't you?
00:30:06A piece of trash like you
00:30:08doesn't deserve
00:30:09to see her again.
00:30:11And you sure as hell
00:30:12don't get to know
00:30:13where she went.
00:30:15What do you want?
00:30:17Money?
00:30:17A house?
00:30:18A job?
00:30:20Tell me where she is
00:30:22and I'll give you
00:30:23whatever you want.
00:30:24You think a little money
00:30:25makes you somebody?
00:30:27Your money means
00:30:28nothing to me.
00:30:30Sophie hung up
00:30:31and blocked him too.
00:30:33Adrian didn't even realize
00:30:34the call was over.
00:30:36I know I was wrong.
00:30:38I won't touch
00:30:39another woman again.
00:30:42Please,
00:30:43just tell me
00:30:44where Lila is.
00:30:45When that last bit
00:30:46of hope was gone,
00:30:47he finally snapped.
00:30:51He kept pounding the floor
00:30:52until his knuckles split,
00:30:54blood pooling across it.
00:31:01I told you over and over
00:31:03to end it with Vanessa.
00:31:04Why didn't you listen?
00:31:07You think hurting yourself
00:31:09like this will bring
00:31:10Lila back?
00:31:12Mom,
00:31:14I was wrong.
00:31:16He finally understood
00:31:17that the secret
00:31:18he thought was foolproof
00:31:19was never going
00:31:20to stay buried forever.
00:31:22But some mistakes
00:31:23don't disappear
00:31:24just because you're sorry.
00:31:28Vanessa's children
00:31:29are stable for now.
00:31:30They're Hawthorne blood.
00:31:32So your father and I
00:31:33decided to keep her here
00:31:34for the time being.
00:31:37No.
00:31:40Lila has already left
00:31:41without telling you,
00:31:42which means there's no way
00:31:43to turn this around.
00:31:44You and Vanessa
00:31:45registered your marriage
00:31:46and she's also pregnant
00:31:47with your child.
00:31:48So stop looking for Lila.
00:31:54No!
00:31:59Eleanor wanted him
00:32:00to accept Vanessa
00:32:01and the child.
00:32:03But Adrian refused
00:32:04refused to believe
00:32:05I'd already given up on him.
00:32:07He assumed I'd only
00:32:08blocked his number
00:32:09and not Eleanor's too.
00:32:13Hello?
00:32:20Lila,
00:32:21it's me.
00:32:22The second I heard his voice
00:32:24I hung up.
00:32:25Once I decided to leave
00:32:27I wasn't listening
00:32:28to one more apology
00:32:29that came too late.
00:32:35Adrian!
00:32:38She answered.
00:32:39She'll still take your calls.
00:32:41My resolve didn't make him
00:32:43give up.
00:32:44My resolve didn't make him give up.
00:32:44Instead,
00:32:45it made him even more certain
00:32:46that Sophie must know
00:32:47where I went.
00:32:49Send people to follow Sophie.
00:32:50I need to know who she meets
00:32:51and who she contacts.
00:32:53Also contact the private
00:32:54investigation team
00:32:55and check Lila's credit cards,
00:32:56flight records,
00:32:57and train bookings for today.
00:32:58The moment you find anything,
00:32:59tell me at once.
00:33:08To find me,
00:33:09Adrian didn't just use
00:33:10Hawthorne Group's
00:33:11private investigative team.
00:33:12He mobilized the family's
00:33:14entire network in New York.
00:33:17The wedding scandal
00:33:18was spreading across New York.
00:33:19It could damage Hawthorne Group
00:33:21and the family business.
00:33:23But he didn't care.
00:33:24He only wanted to know
00:33:26where I'd gone.
00:33:28Mr. Hawthorne,
00:33:29the world's a big place.
00:33:32If Ms. Bennett wants to stay hidden,
00:33:35then search the whole world.
00:33:43I will find her.
00:33:45New York sees too many flights
00:33:46and trains to count.
00:33:49It still took the private
00:33:51investigated team days
00:33:52to find the bookings tied to me
00:33:53on our wedding day.
00:33:55Ms. Benny bought nearly
00:33:5620 plane and train tickets.
00:33:58They lead to over a dozen
00:33:59U.S. cities
00:34:00and six other countries.
00:34:02Some overlapped.
00:34:03Some went in opposite directions.
00:34:05That's when Adrian realized
00:34:06I'd laid nearly 20 false trails
00:34:08so he wouldn't find me.
00:34:10Check every location.
00:34:11Airports, stations, hotels,
00:34:13surveillance footage.
00:34:14Verify all of it.
00:34:15He crossed off
00:34:16one place after another.
00:34:21But finding someone
00:34:22determined to vanish
00:34:23is like chasing one face
00:34:25through a crowd.
00:34:27In the five days
00:34:28after the wedding,
00:34:29he slept less than five hours.
00:34:32Every other minute
00:34:33went to finding me.
00:34:40Mr. Hawthorne?
00:34:45He'd been unconscious
00:34:46from exhaustion
00:34:46for a full day.
00:34:53The second he woke up,
00:34:55he ripped out the IV
00:34:56and went looking for me again.
00:35:01Adrian,
00:35:02mom said you haven't slept in days.
00:35:04Get your strength back first
00:35:06or I'm gonna worry.
00:35:09Not until she said mom
00:35:11did Adrian realize
00:35:13Vanessa had been in his room
00:35:14the whole time.
00:35:16Mom was with me yesterday
00:35:18picking names for our twins.
00:35:25We're already married
00:35:26at City Hall
00:35:26and I'm pregnant
00:35:28with your child.
00:35:30Everyone at the wedding
00:35:31saw it.
00:35:32Your mother has already
00:35:33accepted me.
00:35:36Know your place.
00:35:39You don't get to call her mom.
00:35:44But I'm carrying
00:35:45a Hawthorne baby.
00:35:47Adrian,
00:35:47we're the real family now.
00:35:55Vanilla kept pointing
00:35:56to the marriage certificate
00:35:57and the baby.
00:35:59Legally,
00:36:00they were the married couple.
00:36:02But every word
00:36:03only reminded Adrian
00:36:04why I'd left him.
00:36:07Adrian,
00:36:07let go of me.
00:36:12Adrian,
00:36:13have you lost your mind?
00:36:15she's pregnant.
00:36:23Why were you the one
00:36:24who walked in that day?
00:36:29And why did you have
00:36:30Lisa's wedding ring?
00:36:31For days,
00:36:32all he could think about
00:36:33was finding me.
00:36:37Seeing Vanessa again
00:36:38brought back every question
00:36:39from the wedding
00:36:40that still didn't have an answer.
00:36:44after you left,
00:36:45a package came for me.
00:36:46The rings were inside.
00:36:50Then the wedding
00:36:51planning firm called
00:36:52and told me to
00:36:53put on the dress
00:36:54and go to the venue.
00:36:56I thought
00:36:57you changed your mind.
00:36:59That it was a surprise.
00:37:03And you didn't ask
00:37:04why they were suddenly
00:37:05changing the bride?
00:37:08All I could think about
00:37:09was taking Lila's place
00:37:10and marrying you.
00:37:12I wasn't thinking
00:37:13about anything else.
00:37:17This is Adrian Hawthorne.
00:37:21I want to know exactly
00:37:23when Lila told you
00:37:24to switch the bride.
00:37:29Mr. Hawthorne,
00:37:30this was 15 days
00:37:31before the wedding.
00:37:33Ms. Benny came
00:37:34to our firm in person
00:37:35and told us
00:37:36to keep everything the same
00:37:37except change the bride
00:37:39to Ms. Black.
00:37:41after that,
00:37:42Ms. Benny personally
00:37:43gave us the photos,
00:37:44names,
00:37:44and the rest
00:37:45of the wedding materials.
00:37:48He finally understood.
00:37:50I decided to leave
00:37:51on the first day
00:37:52of that countdown.
00:37:53Every gala,
00:37:54every kindness,
00:37:55every wedding detail
00:37:56after that
00:37:57was just my final goodbye.
00:38:10Fifteen days?
00:38:16After all those years,
00:38:18how could she just
00:38:18throw it away?
00:38:22He couldn't understand
00:38:24how I could leave
00:38:24so coldly.
00:38:27But I was never
00:38:28the one who gave up
00:38:29on us first.
00:38:34If he hadn't given
00:38:35in to Vanessa
00:38:36and crushed my trust,
00:38:38I never would have
00:38:39spent those 15 days
00:38:40erasing myself
00:38:41from his world.
00:38:46Adrian!
00:38:54Mr. Hawthorne,
00:38:55we got a lead
00:38:55from Mrs. Reed.
00:38:57Based on the photo
00:38:58background,
00:38:59Ms. Bennett is likely
00:39:00in Anchorage,
00:39:01Alaska.
00:39:03The photo was so blurry
00:39:04you could barely
00:39:05make out a face.
00:39:07Still,
00:39:08like a man
00:39:09clinging to his last hope,
00:39:10he knew it was me
00:39:12instantly.
00:39:15Book the first flight
00:39:16to Anchorage.
00:39:17I'm going to find
00:39:18her myself.
00:39:21Three hours later,
00:39:22he was on a flight
00:39:23to Anchorage.
00:39:26The second he landed
00:39:27nearly eight hours later,
00:39:29he went straight
00:39:30to the place
00:39:30in the photo.
00:39:33He kept asking
00:39:34around the bay
00:39:35and the streets
00:39:36from that photo
00:39:37until he found
00:39:38the family run-in
00:39:39where I'd stayed.
00:39:45She was staying
00:39:45here, right?
00:39:47Yeah,
00:39:48but she just
00:39:49checked out.
00:39:51He finally found
00:39:52the right place,
00:39:54but he was too late.
00:39:57The room hadn't
00:39:58even been cleaned yet.
00:39:59I was already gone.
00:40:04In the bathroom,
00:40:06he found a hair clip
00:40:07I'd forgotten.
00:40:09It was the only proof
00:40:11I'd ever been there.
00:40:15after I left,
00:40:17he reprinted
00:40:17our old photos.
00:40:20He bought back
00:40:21everything I'd taken.
00:40:25It was the only way
00:40:26he could pretend
00:40:27I'd only gone away
00:40:28for a while.
00:40:35Lila,
00:40:36why won't you
00:40:36even see me?
00:40:41Adrian thought
00:40:42he could trace
00:40:42my flights
00:40:43and travel records
00:40:44like he did
00:40:45in New York.
00:40:47But this wasn't
00:40:48a place
00:40:49the Hawthorne family
00:40:50could just pull
00:40:51information from.
00:40:53Daniel still
00:40:54couldn't find
00:40:54where I'd gone
00:40:55and the people
00:40:56he sent
00:40:57almost got detained
00:40:58as security threats.
00:41:00He stayed in Anchorage
00:41:01for two days,
00:41:03still found nothing.
00:41:05In the end,
00:41:06he had to go back
00:41:07to New York.
00:41:10What he didn't know
00:41:11was,
00:41:12I'd already
00:41:13left Anchorage.
00:41:17Other than that hair clip,
00:41:19I left him
00:41:19nothing to follow.
00:41:21Even after Adrian
00:41:22left Anchorage,
00:41:23he didn't stop.
00:41:25He had Sophia
00:41:27followed again
00:41:27and tracked down
00:41:28everyone who knew me,
00:41:31chasing every lead
00:41:32he could.
00:41:37It kept snowballing.
00:41:39More and more people
00:41:39were trying to find out
00:41:40where I was.
00:41:44No matter who asked,
00:41:45my answer was the same,
00:41:46no comment.
00:41:47That didn't stop them,
00:41:48it just made them
00:41:48more curious about
00:41:49what happened between us.
00:41:50Finally,
00:41:50I'd had enough.
00:41:51I unblocked Adrian myself.
00:41:52I sent him everything I had,
00:41:53his City Hall marriage
00:41:54certificate with Vanessa Black,
00:41:55the wedding portraits,
00:41:56the honeymoon records,
00:41:57every scrap of proof
00:41:58they'd been carrying on
00:41:58behind my back.
00:41:59I sent that too.
00:42:00Every taunting DM
00:42:00Vanessa sent me
00:42:01after the hospital
00:42:01and every intimate photo.
00:42:02I wasn't trying to prove
00:42:03how badly he'd hurt me.
00:42:04I just wanted him to know
00:42:05I saw the whole truth
00:42:06and I'd never forgive him.
00:42:12After all that,
00:42:14I left the little
00:42:15Alaska beach town
00:42:16I'd been hiding out in
00:42:17for the past few days
00:42:18and boarded a flight to Paris.
00:42:21Back in New York,
00:42:23when Adrian saw
00:42:23I'd messaged him first,
00:42:25he didn't even
00:42:25open the file.
00:42:27He thought I'd
00:42:28finally forgiven him.
00:42:37He didn't even read
00:42:39what I'd sent.
00:42:40He saw my name
00:42:41and took it as proof
00:42:42I was ready to go back to him.
00:42:45Message after message
00:42:46disappeared into silence.
00:42:48The first rush wore off
00:42:50and he started waiting
00:42:51for my reply.
00:42:52One hour,
00:42:54then two.
00:42:56He waited from morning to night.
00:42:59I never replied.
00:43:01And those short apologies
00:43:02turned into endless paragraphs.
00:43:04I hurt you.
00:43:06I know that now.
00:43:08Just come back
00:43:11and I'll spend the rest of my life
00:43:12making it right.
00:43:15Lila,
00:43:16Lila,
00:43:16don't ignore me.
00:43:17Punish me any way you want.
00:43:23He waited all day,
00:43:25clutching his phone.
00:43:28Only after the screen shattered
00:43:29did he finally open
00:43:31the files I sent.
00:43:32For the first time,
00:43:34he saw that other marriage
00:43:35through my eyes.
00:43:42The city hall marriage,
00:43:43the wedding portraits,
00:43:44the honeymoon,
00:43:46every last part of it.
00:43:50He finally saw
00:43:51how every gift,
00:43:52every moment,
00:43:54every touch he gave Vanessa
00:43:55had been laid out
00:43:55in front of me
00:43:56like a knife.
00:44:02Only then
00:44:02did he begin to imagine
00:44:04what it cost me
00:44:04to know everything.
00:44:08and still spend
00:44:09those last two weeks
00:44:10by his side.
00:44:12Swallowing my disgust.
00:44:16If I'd done any of that
00:44:17with another man,
00:44:18Adrian would have gone insane.
00:44:20But back then,
00:44:21he really thought
00:44:22I'd never find out.
00:44:30If she hadn't taunt you
00:44:31on purpose,
00:44:32you wouldn't have
00:44:33walked away for good.
00:44:38Leela,
00:44:39I'll make her pay.
00:44:44He finally saw
00:44:46his own betrayal,
00:44:47but he still refused
00:44:48to bear it alone.
00:44:49So he turned
00:44:50all his rage
00:44:50over losing me
00:44:51on Vanessa instead.
00:44:53He'd taken that road
00:44:54countless times.
00:44:56While I was asleep,
00:44:57he was on his way
00:44:58to Vanessa.
00:45:02Mr. Hawthorne,
00:45:04Mrs. Black is showering.
00:45:07Every other time,
00:45:09he came to her
00:45:10out of desire.
00:45:11Tonight,
00:45:12he came with enough hate
00:45:14to destroy Vanessa.
00:45:15Adrian,
00:45:16what are you doing here
00:45:17this late?
00:45:23Vanessa thought Adrian Hawthorne
00:45:25had finally remembered her.
00:45:27She went after him
00:45:28the way she always did,
00:45:30never seeing that
00:45:31all he felt now
00:45:32was disgust.
00:45:35Vanessa was never subtle.
00:45:38Adrian always knew
00:45:40she was after
00:45:40the Hawthorne family's
00:45:42money and status.
00:45:43What we had
00:45:44had grown dull
00:45:45by routine.
00:45:52Vanessa gave him
00:45:53the thrill
00:45:54he started craving.
00:45:56Maybe he felt guilty
00:45:57the first time.
00:46:03I trusted him too much
00:46:04and one time
00:46:05became countless times.
00:46:09I warned you.
00:46:13Lila was never supposed
00:46:14to find out about us.
00:46:17The second she heard that,
00:46:19she knew.
00:46:20The evidence I sent Adrian
00:46:22had exposed
00:46:23everything she'd done.
00:46:24What are you talking about?
00:46:27I never contacted Lila.
00:46:29She must have heard it
00:46:30from someone else.
00:46:37Vanessa had already
00:46:38deleted the messages.
00:46:39She'd even unfollowed me.
00:46:41The page was blank,
00:46:42like she'd never
00:46:43sent me anything.
00:46:44See?
00:46:45I never contacted her.
00:46:51You think deleting
00:46:51the messages
00:46:52makes me believe you?
00:46:53What she didn't know
00:46:54was that I'd saved
00:46:55every message and photo
00:46:56she used to humiliate me,
00:46:58then sent them all
00:46:59to Adrian.
00:47:03Adrian, let me stand up.
00:47:05I'm pregnant with your babies.
00:47:08I was jealous of Lila.
00:47:10I couldn't stand watching
00:47:12you marry someone else.
00:47:15I did it because
00:47:16I loved you.
00:47:18Adrian, please forgive me.
00:47:21I'm pregnant with our babies.
00:47:23She called her taunts,
00:47:25lies, and scheming love.
00:47:27She thought bringing up
00:47:28the twins would make
00:47:29Adrian loosen his grip.
00:47:32I gave you the money
00:47:33and the life you wanted.
00:47:36But you wanted more.
00:47:38You had to drive Lila away
00:47:40and take her place.
00:47:43Vanessa thought
00:47:44she'd finally won.
00:47:45But once she drove me away,
00:47:48Adrian blamed her
00:47:49for losing me.
00:47:50Call Mrs. Hawthorne, now!
00:47:56Your parents accepted
00:47:58the babies I'm carrying.
00:48:00You can't do this to me.
00:48:04Lila's gone.
00:48:05What gives you the right
00:48:07to carry my children?
00:48:13She tumbled down the stairs.
00:48:16Even with both hands
00:48:17over her stomach,
00:48:18blood quickly soaked
00:48:20through the towel around her.
00:48:23My babies!
00:48:25Save my babies!
00:48:30The bleeding on the wedding day
00:48:32had only been a scare.
00:48:33This time,
00:48:35Vanessa could feel both lives
00:48:37inside her slipping away.
00:48:39Adrian!
00:48:39You're a coward!
00:48:41Lila left,
00:48:42and you dumped
00:48:43all of it on me.
00:48:44But before I ever
00:48:46contacted her,
00:48:47she already knew
00:48:48you were cheating!
00:48:52You couldn't control yourself.
00:48:54You kept saying
00:48:55you loved her,
00:48:57but you kept crawling
00:48:58into my bed.
00:49:00She made me the bride
00:49:02to get back at you.
00:49:04You're the one
00:49:05who drove her away.
00:49:10You killed your own children.
00:49:14She hit the truth
00:49:15Adrian most wanted
00:49:16to deny.
00:49:17Even then,
00:49:18he still refused
00:49:19to admit
00:49:19that he was the one
00:49:20responsible for all of it.
00:49:22Not long after
00:49:23the nanny called,
00:49:24the ambulance got there.
00:49:26Then Eleanor and Richard.
00:49:28Vanessa's blood
00:49:29covered the stairs
00:49:30and the floor.
00:49:37You bastard!
00:49:38Haven't you caused
00:49:39enough damage already?
00:49:41Were you trying
00:49:41to get Vanessa
00:49:42and both babies killed too?
00:49:46A woman I kept
00:49:48on the side
00:49:48thinks she can
00:49:50take Lila's place?
00:49:55Adrian felt no remorse.
00:49:58He actually believed
00:50:00Vanessa and the
00:50:00babies were the last
00:50:01obstacle keeping me
00:50:02from going back.
00:50:04Lila won't forgive me
00:50:06because of the babies.
00:50:09Now that they're gone,
00:50:10she'll get over it.
00:50:14We couldn't save
00:50:15either baby.
00:50:20She lost too much blood
00:50:21and there was damage
00:50:22during surgery.
00:50:25She may never be able
00:50:26to have children.
00:50:27Neither baby survived.
00:50:29Worse,
00:50:30Vanessa may never be able
00:50:31to have children again.
00:50:37I'm calling the police.
00:50:39Adrian pushed me
00:50:40down the stairs.
00:50:41I'm gonna make sure
00:50:42he goes to prison!
00:50:49Vanessa screamed for the police.
00:50:52Eleanor stayed behind
00:50:53to handle this trouble
00:50:54that could destroy
00:50:56the Hawthorne family.
00:50:59As for what conditions
00:51:00she used to make
00:51:01Vanessa stay silent,
00:51:03Adrian didn't care at all.
00:51:05Where are you going?
00:51:09I'm going to wait for Lila
00:51:11to come back.
00:51:13Even then,
00:51:14he still believed that
00:51:15if Vanessa and the babies
00:51:16were gone,
00:51:17I'd forget everything
00:51:18he'd done
00:51:19and go back to him.
00:51:21Adrian moved back
00:51:22into that apartment.
00:51:25Everything I took with me,
00:51:27our photos,
00:51:28our things,
00:51:29the decor,
00:51:30he bought back
00:51:31from memory.
00:51:34On the surface,
00:51:35nothing had changed.
00:51:37But every piece
00:51:38was a replica
00:51:39and nothing in that room
00:51:41still felt like me.
00:51:46Lila,
00:51:46I made your favorite pasta.
00:51:49I dealt with Vanessa
00:51:50for you today.
00:51:52The babies are gone.
00:51:54So when are you done
00:51:55being angry?
00:51:56When are you coming back?
00:52:00He told an empty chair
00:52:01he'd gotten revenge for me.
00:52:03Even then,
00:52:04he still didn't understand.
00:52:05I never asked him
00:52:06to hurt Vanessa
00:52:07and I never wanted justice
00:52:09at the cost of two babies.
00:52:11He tried to numb himself
00:52:12with alcohol
00:52:13as if getting drunk enough
00:52:14could spare him the truth
00:52:15that I was never coming back.
00:52:18All the care he used to take
00:52:20for granted
00:52:20had become a past
00:52:21he could only touch
00:52:22through a shattered screen.
00:52:24But one more scroll
00:52:25and he'd see it again.
00:52:27What I saw
00:52:27when I learned the truth
00:52:28and the humiliation
00:52:29I was forced to endure.
00:52:31After I left,
00:52:32except for that one collapse,
00:52:33he never slept peacefully again.
00:52:35He could restore that home
00:52:36to what it was
00:52:36but it wouldn't change the truth.
00:52:38None of it was real.
00:52:42When Adrian woke up,
00:52:43it was already
00:52:44the next afternoon.
00:52:47In the brutal summer heat,
00:52:49the pasta and stale liquor
00:52:50had turned.
00:52:53The whole apartment reefed.
00:52:56And he acted like
00:52:57he couldn't smell a thing.
00:52:59And the days just kept passing.
00:53:02He never heard a word from me.
00:53:06In a little over a month,
00:53:08a man who'd always
00:53:09kept himself in check
00:53:10was drowning in cigarettes
00:53:12and alcohol.
00:53:15Eleanor tried again and again
00:53:17to pull him out of it.
00:53:19In the end,
00:53:20she brought in a therapist.
00:53:23Adrian wouldn't talk,
00:53:24wouldn't cooperate,
00:53:25and nothing worked.
00:53:29Once he was drunk
00:53:30out of his mind.
00:53:32Leela, you hated it
00:53:33when I drank and smoked.
00:53:37So why won't you come back
00:53:39and stop me?
00:53:44He started seeing me
00:53:45in front of him again.
00:53:47The face looked like mine,
00:53:48but it wasn't me.
00:53:50Adrian,
00:53:51why'd you drink so much again?
00:53:54He knew it felt like a dream.
00:53:58Leela,
00:54:00it's really you.
00:54:01But he didn't want
00:54:02to wake up.
00:54:07I've been looking for you.
00:54:08You finally came back to me.
00:54:10You're exhausted.
00:54:12Go get some rest.
00:54:13I'm not going anywhere.
00:54:16If the woman in his arms
00:54:17was me,
00:54:18he'd believe it,
00:54:19even as a hallucination.
00:54:22But just before
00:54:23he crossed that last line,
00:54:25he finally saw the truth.
00:54:29The face looked like mine,
00:54:33but it wasn't me.
00:54:36Who are you?
00:54:38Where's Leela?
00:54:42What did you do to her?
00:54:51The girl Adrian mistook for me
00:54:53was Emily Bennett,
00:54:54my half-sister.
00:54:56Three years younger
00:54:57and just enough like me
00:54:59to fool him.
00:55:01Charles betrayed my mother,
00:55:03Margaret,
00:55:03long before she died.
00:55:05Emily was the child
00:55:06of that affair.
00:55:08Eleanor couldn't stand
00:55:10watching Adrian
00:55:10destroy himself over me.
00:55:13So she cut a deal
00:55:14with the Bennett family
00:55:17and sent Emily in
00:55:18to make him forget me.
00:55:20You're Leela's sister.
00:55:23Call her.
00:55:24Bring her back.
00:55:25And I'll give you
00:55:25anything you want.
00:55:28Why are you even looking
00:55:29for trash
00:55:29that her own family
00:55:30threw away?
00:55:33No one talks about
00:55:34Leela like that.
00:55:36One more word
00:55:37and I'll kill you.
00:55:42Leela,
00:55:43it's Emily.
00:55:44Dad's critically ill.
00:55:45He wants to see you.
00:55:48It had been so long,
00:55:49I'd almost forgotten
00:55:50I even had a father
00:55:51and a half-sister.
00:55:54Whether Charles lived
00:55:55or died
00:55:56had nothing to do
00:55:56with me anymore.
00:55:59I have nothing to do
00:56:00with the Bennett family anymore.
00:56:02Don't call me
00:56:03about them again.
00:56:06No wonder
00:56:07Dad didn't want you.
00:56:09You deserve to be
00:56:10abandoned by him
00:56:12and by Adrian.
00:56:15Adrian told you
00:56:16to make this call,
00:56:17didn't he?
00:56:19So what if he did?
00:56:25The second I heard
00:56:26Adrian's name,
00:56:26I knew it was
00:56:27a pathetic setup.
00:56:29I wasn't about
00:56:29to play along.
00:56:33Leela,
00:56:34I never meant
00:56:35to leave you.
00:56:41He only managed
00:56:42to say that
00:56:42before passing out
00:56:43from too much blood loss.
00:56:45Adrian had been unconscious
00:56:46for two full days.
00:56:47Leela?
00:56:50Even then,
00:56:51he kept murmuring
00:56:52my name in his sleep.
00:56:53It's just a subconscious response.
00:56:55He isn't really awake yet.
00:56:56Adrian, wake up
00:56:57and I'll beg Leela
00:56:58to come see you.
00:56:59But if you don't,
00:57:00you'll never see her again.
00:57:02Mom,
00:57:03I want to see Leela.
00:57:05Maybe those words,
00:57:06you'll never see her again,
00:57:08brought him back.
00:57:09The second he woke up,
00:57:10he told Eleanor
00:57:11to call me.
00:57:13Eleanor kept calling.
00:57:18I finally answered,
00:57:19but I couldn't talk to her
00:57:21the way I used to.
00:57:22What is it?
00:57:25Lila, please,
00:57:26don't hang up yet.
00:57:30Since you left,
00:57:31Adrian's been looking for you.
00:57:33He hurt you.
00:57:35He knows that now.
00:57:36Can you give him
00:57:37one more chance?
00:57:39Or at least come see him?
00:57:42It had been almost three months
00:57:43since I left New York.
00:57:45After drifting for a while,
00:57:47I ended up in Paris,
00:57:48and I liked my life there.
00:57:51But Adrian never stopped
00:57:52looking for me.
00:57:54To keep him from finding me,
00:57:56I couldn't post anything online
00:57:57or let my friends
00:57:58mention where I was.
00:58:01I couldn't keep hiding forever.
00:58:04Some things had to be said
00:58:05face to face
00:58:05if I wanted him to stop.
00:58:07I'll be back in New York
00:58:08in a week.
00:58:09I'll contact you then.
00:58:18Lila's coming back?
00:58:23I can't let her see me like this.
00:58:28Get Daniel here.
00:58:30I want tests done now.
00:58:34He thought if I'd agreed to see him,
00:58:36we still had a chance.
00:58:38But I was only going back
00:58:39to end it myself.
00:58:41The hope of seeing me again
00:58:42was enough.
00:58:44This time,
00:58:46no one had to force
00:58:46Adrian into treatment.
00:58:49Three days later,
00:58:50he checked himself out
00:58:51against medical advice.
00:58:53After that,
00:58:54he had the greenhouse
00:58:55expanded day and night.
00:58:58He brought in
00:58:58hundreds of pear trees
00:59:02and kept the blossoms alive
00:59:03through the summer
00:59:04by controlling the temperature.
00:59:07He even had a new ring made.
00:59:11He was going to propose again
00:59:13when he saw me.
00:59:14Adrian chose the greenhouse
00:59:16on purpose.
00:59:19He thought if he could recreate
00:59:20where our love began,
00:59:22I'd remember everything.
00:59:26He waited all morning.
00:59:28It was past noon
00:59:29when I finally walked
00:59:30into the greenhouse.
00:59:35The second I walked in,
00:59:37I saw the pear trees
00:59:38he'd had brought in.
00:59:40It was the middle of summer,
00:59:42but every branch was in bloom
00:59:43and white petals
00:59:45covered the floor.
00:59:48Lila.
00:59:52I said yes to him
00:59:53in pear blossom season.
00:59:57Adrian must have thought
00:59:58the same scene
00:59:59would make me come back to him.
01:00:02I'd already guessed
01:00:03from Ellador's tears,
01:00:04but seeing him still
01:00:05caught me off guard.
01:00:08In just three months,
01:00:09he'd gotten so thin
01:00:11his suit barely hung on him.
01:00:14But I felt nothing.
01:00:16Whatever he's suffering now
01:00:18doesn't undo
01:00:19what he did to me.
01:00:22Say what you need to say.
01:00:24Quickly.
01:00:27After today,
01:00:29stay out of my life.
01:00:31He'd probably rehearsed
01:00:32a hundred things
01:00:33for this moment.
01:00:35But when he finally saw me,
01:00:37all he could say
01:00:38was that he missed me.
01:00:40He was sorry.
01:00:42And he wanted me back.
01:00:46Lila, I really miss you.
01:00:51I'm done with Vanessa.
01:00:52Completely.
01:00:54And the babies are gone,
01:00:55so no one can come
01:00:55between us anymore.
01:00:59He took Vanessa's loss
01:01:00of those two babies
01:01:01as proof he'd changed.
01:01:04But I never asked him
01:01:05to hurt anyone.
01:01:08And I didn't need
01:01:08someone else's pain
01:01:09to earn my forgiveness.
01:01:11Do you think I left
01:01:12just because of Vanessa
01:01:13and the babies?
01:01:14I know I was wrong.
01:01:16It was a momentary thrill.
01:01:18It meant nothing
01:01:19compared to what we had.
01:01:24Just come back.
01:01:25We'll do the wedding over.
01:01:27The marriage certificate,
01:01:28the ring,
01:01:29the dress.
01:01:32Whatever you want,
01:01:34I'll get it all again.
01:01:35I swear I'll never
01:01:36betray you again.
01:01:38He sounded completely sincere,
01:01:40like another wedding
01:01:41could somehow restore
01:01:42the trust he'd torn apart.
01:01:45Adrian,
01:01:46if I hadn't found out
01:01:47about you two,
01:01:50if I hadn't disappeared
01:01:51from the wedding,
01:01:53would you really have ended
01:01:54things with Vanessa
01:01:55on your own?
01:01:58Would you still believe
01:01:59betraying me was wrong?
01:02:01I would have.
01:02:05Even if you hadn't left,
01:02:06I would have ended it
01:02:07with her sooner or later.
01:02:09He answered too quickly,
01:02:10and he still couldn't
01:02:11meet my eyes.
01:02:13After all these years,
01:02:14I know better than anyone
01:02:15when he's lying.
01:02:17No, you wouldn't.
01:02:18If I hadn't found out,
01:02:20he would have hidden
01:02:21Vanessa better,
01:02:22covered his tracks,
01:02:23and kept playing
01:02:24the loving fiancé.
01:02:28You don't regret
01:02:28betraying me.
01:02:31You regret getting caught.
01:02:33You don't get to condemn me
01:02:35for something
01:02:35that never happened.
01:02:36But you did betray me.
01:02:40The city hall marriage,
01:02:42the wedding portraits,
01:02:43the honeymoon,
01:02:44the two babies.
01:02:45You chose every one of them.
01:02:52I didn't come back
01:02:53to New York
01:02:53to measure his regret.
01:02:55I came back
01:02:56to tell him
01:02:56to his face
01:02:58that we were over.
01:03:08I don't accept this.
01:03:11I can make you stay.
01:03:13You're not going anywhere
01:03:14without my permission.
01:03:15Adrian,
01:03:15all your power
01:03:16still doesn't give you
01:03:17the right to hold me here.
01:03:20Mr. Hawthorne,
01:03:21please let go
01:03:22of my girlfriend.
01:03:23Who are you?
01:03:24Julian Laurent.
01:03:29Lila's boyfriend.
01:03:35No.
01:03:36That's impossible.
01:03:38How long has it been
01:03:39since you left me?
01:03:40How could you already
01:03:41love someone else?
01:03:42Why not?
01:03:47Lila,
01:03:49this is just revenge,
01:03:50isn't it?
01:03:51You brought him here
01:03:52to hurt me.
01:03:54He'd rather believe Julian
01:03:55was just someone
01:03:56I brought in
01:03:56to hurt him
01:03:57than face the truth.
01:03:59I'd really moved on.
01:04:04I don't need to use
01:04:05my feelings
01:04:06to get back at you.
01:04:08I'm with Julian
01:04:09because I like him.
01:04:14I'm with Julian
01:04:17again.
01:04:19But pear blossoms
01:04:20in summer,
01:04:21like us,
01:04:23were only an illusion
01:04:24kept alive by force.
01:04:28You said you'd only
01:04:29ever love me.
01:04:31Before you betrayed me.
01:04:45Lila,
01:04:46you've only been gone
01:04:47from New York
01:04:48for three months
01:04:49and you already
01:04:49have a new boyfriend?
01:04:53He almost died
01:04:55looking for you.
01:04:56You knew he couldn't
01:04:57let you go,
01:04:58so why bring another man
01:04:59back just to provoke him?
01:05:01She was grieving
01:05:02for her son,
01:05:03as if she'd forgotten
01:05:04that three months ago
01:05:05I stood right beside
01:05:06Adrian and watched him
01:05:07claim another wife
01:05:08and two children.
01:05:09So I'm cruel
01:05:10for moving on?
01:05:12Then what was Adrian
01:05:13marrying Vanessa
01:05:14at City Hall
01:05:15while he was planning
01:05:15our wedding?
01:05:20You knew about them
01:05:21all along
01:05:21and you helped him
01:05:22keep it from me.
01:05:23So what right
01:05:24do you have to ask me
01:05:25to answer for his regret?
01:05:27He made one
01:05:28terrible mistake.
01:05:30Does everything
01:05:31you had together
01:05:32really count
01:05:32for less than that?
01:05:34To you it was
01:05:35one mistake.
01:05:36To me it was betrayal
01:05:38over and over again.
01:05:42I once thought
01:05:43the Hawthorne family
01:05:43was my home.
01:05:46I truly saw
01:05:47Eleanor as a mother.
01:05:49But when the betrayal
01:05:50came
01:05:51they protected
01:05:52Adrian first.
01:05:54Every time.
01:05:58I never looked back.
01:06:00That day
01:06:01I didn't just leave
01:06:02Adrian
01:06:02I left the Hawthorne
01:06:04family for good.
01:06:07Julian and I
01:06:08didn't get together
01:06:09to get back
01:06:10at Adrian.
01:06:11When I first
01:06:12got to Paris
01:06:14I rented an apartment
01:06:15through a broker.
01:06:18after I paid the deposit
01:06:21I found out
01:06:22he didn't even
01:06:22own the place.
01:06:25Julian lived nearby.
01:06:29He realized
01:06:30I'd been scammed.
01:06:33Helped me report it.
01:06:37and get my deposit
01:06:39back.
01:06:40Then found me
01:06:41an apartment
01:06:43I could actually
01:06:43move into.
01:06:48After that
01:06:49we went from
01:06:49neighbors
01:06:50who ran into
01:06:51each other
01:06:51now and then
01:06:52to friends.
01:06:54He knew I was
01:06:55from New York
01:06:57but he never asked
01:06:58why I'd left
01:07:00or tried to dig
01:07:01into a past
01:07:02that was already
01:07:02over.
01:07:04He respected
01:07:05my silence
01:07:07and when I
01:07:07needed him
01:07:08he was there.
01:07:11With him
01:07:11there was no
01:07:12probing
01:07:12no lies
01:07:13no secrets.
01:07:15Little by little
01:07:16I let my guard down
01:07:18when he told me
01:07:19how he felt.
01:07:22Lila I like you.
01:07:25For the first time
01:07:28I didn't shut
01:07:29the door
01:07:29on something new
01:07:30because of
01:07:31what I'd been
01:07:31through.
01:07:37I used to think
01:07:38that because
01:07:38Adrian saved me
01:07:39and grew up
01:07:40with me
01:07:40he'd love me
01:07:41forever
01:07:42but love
01:07:43isn't a contract.
01:07:46What we had
01:07:47was real
01:07:48so does
01:07:49the betrayal.
01:07:51I don't have
01:07:52to deny
01:07:52the past
01:07:53and I won't
01:07:54let it
01:07:54close me
01:07:54off
01:07:55to
01:07:55what's
01:07:55next.
01:08:00If you're
01:08:00not ready
01:08:01I'll keep
01:08:01waiting.
01:08:03You don't
01:08:03have to
01:08:03wait anymore.
01:08:10Let's try.
01:08:12Leaving
01:08:12Adrian doesn't
01:08:13mean I
01:08:13stopped
01:08:13believing
01:08:14in love.
01:08:17If anything
01:08:18it taught
01:08:19me real
01:08:20love
01:08:20can't be
01:08:20built
01:08:21on lies
01:08:21and betrayal.
01:08:24I was
01:08:24strong enough
01:08:25to walk
01:08:25away
01:08:25from a
01:08:26love
01:08:26that had
01:08:26already
01:08:27rotted.
01:08:29I'm strong
01:08:30enough to
01:08:30accept
01:08:30someone's
01:08:31honest
01:08:31heart
01:08:31now.
01:08:35After I
01:08:36got back
01:08:36to Paris
01:08:37Adrian landed
01:08:38in the hospital
01:08:39again.
01:08:40When he
01:08:41woke up
01:08:41he shut
01:08:42everyone
01:08:42out.
01:08:49how long
01:08:50are you
01:08:50going to
01:08:51keep
01:08:51destroying
01:08:51yourself
01:08:52over a
01:08:52woman
01:08:52who
01:08:53doesn't
01:08:53want
01:08:53you
01:08:54anymore?
01:08:57The
01:08:57wedding
01:08:57scandal
01:08:58hit
01:08:58Hawthorne
01:08:59group
01:08:59hard.
01:08:59Worse
01:09:00rival
01:09:01mafia
01:09:01factions
01:09:02moved
01:09:02in on
01:09:02the
01:09:02Hawthorne
01:09:03family's
01:09:03territory
01:09:04shipping
01:09:04routes
01:09:05and
01:09:05casinos.
01:09:05your
01:09:07mother
01:09:07hasn't
01:09:07slept
01:09:08in
01:09:08days
01:09:08because
01:09:09of
01:09:09you.
01:09:10Hawthorne
01:09:10group
01:09:11and
01:09:11this
01:09:11whole
01:09:11family
01:09:12are
01:09:12being
01:09:12torn
01:09:13apart.
01:09:17Only
01:09:18then did
01:09:18he finally
01:09:19see it.
01:09:20In
01:09:20just a
01:09:20few
01:09:20months
01:09:21his
01:09:21parents
01:09:21had
01:09:22aged
01:09:22so
01:09:22much.
01:09:24He
01:09:25was
01:09:25frozen
01:09:25after
01:09:26losing
01:09:26me
01:09:26but
01:09:27everyone
01:09:27else
01:09:27was
01:09:28still
01:09:28paying
01:09:28for
01:09:28his
01:09:29mistakes.
01:09:36Notify
01:09:37Daniel.
01:09:41Tomorrow
01:09:41I'm
01:09:42going
01:09:42back
01:09:42to
01:09:42Hawthorne
01:09:43group
01:09:43and
01:09:44back
01:09:44to
01:09:44family
01:09:44headquarters.
01:09:46Adrian
01:09:47took
01:09:47back
01:09:47Hawthorne
01:09:48group
01:09:48and
01:09:48reclaimed
01:09:49the
01:09:49New
01:09:49York
01:09:49underworld.
01:09:50He
01:09:51buried
01:09:51his
01:09:51obsession
01:09:51with
01:09:52finding
01:09:52me
01:09:52and
01:09:53became
01:09:53the
01:09:53man
01:09:54everyone
01:09:54feared
01:09:54again.
01:09:59In
01:09:59under
01:10:00three
01:10:00months
01:10:00the
01:10:01families
01:10:01that
01:10:01moved
01:10:01in
01:10:02on
01:10:02his
01:10:02business
01:10:02lost
01:10:03their
01:10:03companies
01:10:04shipping
01:10:05routes
01:10:05and
01:10:06casinos.
01:10:07The
01:10:08ones
01:10:08who'd
01:10:08waited
01:10:09for
01:10:09him
01:10:09to
01:10:09fall
01:10:09came
01:10:10to
01:10:10apologize
01:10:11in
01:10:11person.
01:10:13Everyone
01:10:14thought
01:10:14he was
01:10:14finally
01:10:15back
01:10:15to
01:10:15normal.
01:10:17Only
01:10:17Eleanor
01:10:18and
01:10:18Richard
01:10:18knew
01:10:18he'd
01:10:19just
01:10:19learned
01:10:20to
01:10:20hide
01:10:20the
01:10:20pain
01:10:20again.
01:10:29You
01:10:30can
01:10:30meet
01:10:30her
01:10:30first.
01:10:37Don't
01:10:37Don't
01:10:37put
01:10:38another
01:10:38woman
01:10:38in
01:10:38front
01:10:39of
01:10:39me.
01:10:41He
01:10:41had
01:10:42his
01:10:42power
01:10:42back,
01:10:42his
01:10:43money,
01:10:44everyone's
01:10:44fear.
01:10:47And
01:10:48still,
01:10:49he went
01:10:50back to
01:10:50that fake
01:10:50version of
01:10:51our old
01:10:51home
01:10:52and fell
01:10:53asleep
01:10:54with my
01:10:54pictures.
01:10:57Once
01:10:57Hawthorne
01:10:58Group moved
01:10:58into
01:10:58Paris,
01:11:00Adrian
01:11:01finally learned
01:11:02Julian came
01:11:03from an old
01:11:03family with
01:11:05more than
01:11:05enough money
01:11:06and power
01:11:06to protect
01:11:07me.
01:11:08He stopped
01:11:09coming after
01:11:10me.
01:11:11Instead,
01:11:12he opened
01:11:12an Italian
01:11:13restaurant
01:11:13near my
01:11:14place.
01:11:14It served
01:11:15one thing,
01:11:16spaghetti
01:11:17bolognese,
01:11:18my old
01:11:18favorite.
01:11:19I went
01:11:19once,
01:11:20one bite,
01:11:21and I knew
01:11:22it was
01:11:22Adrian's.
01:11:25But my
01:11:26taste had
01:11:26changed.
01:11:28After a few
01:11:29bites, I put
01:11:29down my fork
01:11:30and never
01:11:30went back.
01:11:37he even
01:11:38bought a
01:11:38pear
01:11:38orchard.
01:11:40Every year,
01:11:40he handpicked
01:11:41the best
01:11:41pears and
01:11:42sent them
01:11:42to me.
01:11:44The first
01:11:45few boxes
01:11:45came back
01:11:46unopened.
01:11:49Mr.
01:11:50Hawthorne,
01:11:51Ms.
01:11:51Bennett is
01:11:52getting married
01:11:52next month.
01:11:58On my
01:11:58wedding day,
01:11:59Adrian came
01:12:00too.
01:12:02He never
01:12:03stepped inside
01:12:03the church.
01:12:04He just
01:12:05stood back
01:12:06and watched
01:12:06Julian and me
01:12:07get married.
01:12:09For the first
01:12:10time, he saw
01:12:11it for himself.
01:12:13I was
01:12:14marrying
01:12:14someone else.
01:12:16And the future
01:12:17he'd once
01:12:18thought was his
01:12:18ended that
01:12:19day.
01:12:20Years later,
01:12:21I had a
01:12:22child of my
01:12:22own.
01:12:28Adrian adopted
01:12:29a little girl
01:12:30who looked a
01:12:31little like me
01:12:32and raised her
01:12:32as his own.
01:12:37All the drinking,
01:12:38the blackouts,
01:12:39the times he
01:12:40checked himself
01:12:40out early,
01:12:42the damage was
01:12:43permanent.
01:12:44even then,
01:12:45he kept going
01:12:46back and forth
01:12:47between New York
01:12:47and Paris.
01:12:49He never
01:12:50came to me
01:12:50again.
01:12:52He only
01:12:53watched from
01:12:54a distance,
01:12:56just to make
01:12:57sure I was
01:12:57safe and
01:12:58happy.
01:13:02Adrian thought
01:13:03I'd never
01:13:03leave, so he
01:13:04burned through
01:13:05my love without
01:13:05fear.
01:13:06Only after he
01:13:07lost me did he
01:13:08spend the rest of
01:13:08his life learning.
01:13:11Some people
01:13:11can regret it
01:13:12for the rest of
01:13:12their lives and
01:13:13still never be
01:13:14forgiven.