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0:01My father passed away early in my life .
0:04I was told it happened when I was six ,
0:06in a car accident while he was heading
0:08out at dawn . But honestly , I don't
0:11really remember it . How much could a
0:14six-year-old possibly remember ? Only
0:18blurry memories remain , and I don't
0:20really know what kind of person he was
0:22or what it was like when he was alive .
0:25I only remember the things that the
0:27adults used to tell me . Stories about
0:30how much my father adored me . So , I’m
0:33just left with a vague sense of longing
0:35. After my father passed away , the
0:38three of us — my younger brother , who
0:40was two years younger than me , my
0:41mother , and I — lived together . Our
0:45situation wasn't that well-off to begin
0:47with , but after he died , our financial
0:49circumstances took a turn for the worse
0:51. That’s why my brother and I spent a
0:55lot of time left at home alone . It was
0:57because Mom was always busy . Leaving at
1:00dawn and returning late at night was
1:02her daily routine , and she hardly ever
1:04had a day off . So , what else was there
1:07for us to do ? Somehow , even though our
1:10house was poor , there were always books
1:12. Thinking about it now , it’s really
1:16quite amazing . Money was tight , but we
1:19always had books . So , my brother and I
1:23just read books every single day .
1:26Whenever we were bored , we’d open a
1:27book , and when we finished one , we’d
1:29take out another . We didn't have money
1:32to go out and play , and there was
1:34nothing else to do at home . That’s
1:37how reading books naturally became our
1:39daily routine . I learned later that Mom
1:42used to be a literature-loving girl in
1:44her younger days . She said she often
1:48wrote poems and even won many awards at
1:50writing contests . " Mom , did you like
1:54writing ? " " You said you wrote poems and
1:57won prizes , so why didn't you ever show
1:59me ? " " That’s all just talk from the
2:01old days . " " After meeting your father ,
2:04having you two , and making a living ,
2:05where would I find the time for that ? " "
2:08A few certificates aren't enough to
2:10make a living , that’s why . " " It’s
2:13still a shame , though . " " You were
2:15someone who originally loved doing that
2:17kind of thing . " " It's not a shame at all
2:19. " " Seeing you two grow up well is all I
2:21care about now . " " Later , you can just
2:23treat me to a comfortable life , So-yeon
2:25. " When I first heard that story , it
2:29was quite a surprise . To me , Mom was
2:33always just someone who wore an apron
2:35and worked at a restaurant . But after
2:38marriage , she put those things aside
2:40and worked all day at the restaurant
2:43every day . She lived her life pushing
2:46aside everything she liked and was good
2:48at . Thinking about that makes me sad ; I
2:51suppose that’s just how mothers are .
2:55Anyway , maybe it was because I read so
2:57many books ? I was quite good at my
2:59studies . I must have had a knack for it
3:02, because I always got good grades
3:03without ever going to a private academy
3:05. When I took the first exam in middle
3:08school and ranked first in the whole
3:10school , the other kids stopped ignoring
3:12me for being from a poor family . It was
3:15honestly quite funny . The kids who
3:18treated me like a ghost before the exam
3:20started talking to me first as soon as
3:22the report card came out . Soyeon , I
3:25heard you ranked first in the school
3:27this time ? Is it true ? I always saw you
3:30quietly reading books so I thought you
3:32just studied a little , but is it true
3:33your scores were almost perfect ? What
3:36academy do you go to ? Which workbook do
3:38you use ? I don't go to any academy . I
3:41just solved workbooks at home and
3:43listened in class , that’s all . Oh , I
3:46also watched some free online lectures .
3:48Really ? No way , is that even possible ?
3:51Soyeon , do you want to join our study
3:53group next time ? So I studied even
3:57harder . Because when I ranked first in
4:00the school and got perfect scores , the
4:02students and teachers alike
4:03acknowledged me and listened to what I
4:05had to say . I liked that . I realized
4:09that was the way to avoid being looked
4:12down upon for being poor . Once I
4:15realized that nobody could mess with me
4:17if I was good at studying , I clung to
4:20it desperately . That’s how I ended up
4:22going to the best high school in the
4:24region . I got into that high school
4:27where only the top 10 students from
4:29each middle school can enter , and guess
4:31how the first exam went ? There was no
4:34such twist where my grades dropped in
4:37the first exam . In fact , everyone
4:39around me kept saying so . They said it
4:42would be tough because everyone there
4:43is a top student . It would be a lie to
4:46say I wasn't nervous , too . But I ranked
4:49first in the school for that first exam
4:51as well . And I became famous all at
4:54once . My name spread quickly through
4:57the school , and teachers started to
4:59remember me . I mean , isn't the story
5:02pretty good ? A daughter from a poor
5:05fatherless home who never went to an
5:07academy , using only subsidized
5:09workbooks and online lectures , and
5:10never once missing the top rank in
5:12school . That kind of story was perfect
5:16for people to talk about . Thanks to
5:19that , some places started to provide me
5:20with a bit of a scholarship . Up until
5:23then , I really believed that if I just
5:25worked hard , everything would work out
5:27somehow . I thought the world wasn't
5:30that harsh after all . But then one day ,
5:34my mom collapsed . She was a mother who
5:37always worked from dawn until late at
5:40night at a restaurant without ever
5:42showing she was tired , and she never
5:44took a weekend off . She was the mom who
5:47told me just to study hard and not to
5:49worry about anything , but she collapsed
5:51without a sound , like a candle
5:53flickering out . At first , it was so
5:56sudden that I couldn't even believe it .
5:59I had never imagined that my mom could
6:01be sick . The diagnosis was pernicious
6:03anemia . There wasn't really a cure , and
6:06there were no treatment options
6:08available . Yet , the hospital bills were
6:10over 10 million won every month , and
6:12the moment I saw that number , my mind
6:15went blank . My family was paying
6:17hospital bills every month that
6:19amounted to more money than I’d ever
6:21seen in my life . I couldn't go to
6:23college . I wasn't really sad about it .
6:26It just felt natural that since the
6:28situation was like this , I had to be
6:30the one to work . I never thought of it
6:33as some special sacrifice . I didn't
6:36have any other options back then .
6:39Instead , I gritted my teeth and stayed
6:41ranked first in my school until the
6:42final exam . At that time , it wasn't
6:45pride ; it was survival . The only thing
6:48on my mind was that I couldn't afford
6:50to let my grades slip . I took the
6:52college entrance exam and secured an
6:53acceptance letter to the top law school
6:55in the country . I did it because I knew
6:57that was my biggest potential source of
7:00income . The day after the exam , I took
7:03my scores and started tutoring . I used
7:07the money I earned to pay for
7:08registration and immediately took a
7:10leave of absence . I had to keep my
7:13enrollment , but hospital bills were
7:15more urgent than attending classes .
7:18Still , the money I made as the top
7:21student for three years and a top law
7:24school admit was incredible . I didn't
7:28even know I could earn that much at
7:30first . Parents kept referring me to
7:34others , and the number of students kept
7:36growing . In just six months , I was able
7:40to pay off half of my mom’s hospital
7:42bills . That was a lot of money for
7:44someone like me . Soyeon , you're here .
7:48You look so thin and worn out . How can
7:51anyone keep going working like that all
7:53day ? Stop worrying about my hospital
7:56bills and go to school . You worked so
7:59hard to get in ; are you really going to
8:01give it up ? Mom , you always say the
8:04same things . I can earn money , so why
8:07should I just sit still ? I’m working
8:11so you won’t have to worry about the
8:13bills ; I’ll go to school when
8:14you’re better , so just focus on
8:16getting well . Mom , I told you I’m
8:20fine . If you spend your youth like this
8:23, don't you think you'll regret it
8:25later ? Ugh , Mom , what youth are you
8:29talking about ? Is youth supposed to
8:31last forever ? You're still young
8:33yourself , Mom . What youth ? I spent my
8:36time working without weekends to pay
8:38for mom's hospital bills and my
8:39sibling's tuition . I tutored in the
8:42mornings , tutored in the evenings , and
8:44spent my free time preparing for the
8:46next lessons . Living like that became
8:49so normal that I didn't even have time
8:52to feel tired . Time passed , and after
8:56ten years of illness , Mom finally
8:57passed away . I wasn't even twenty
9:00anymore ; I was almost thirty . It was by
9:03the time my sibling finished military
9:05service and graduated college . I
9:07suppose I should be thankful she got to
9:09see that happen before she left . Mom
9:11always said she wanted to at least see
9:13my sibling graduate from college . So ,
9:15she at least got to see that wish
9:17fulfilled . After letting Mom go and
9:21seeing my sibling get a job , I felt a
9:23sense of emptiness in my own life . I
9:27didn't realize it when I was just
9:29sprinting forward , but once I finished
9:31everything I had to do , I realized
9:33I’d only taken care of my family and
9:35had nothing left for my own life . So , I
9:38decided to go back to college . I had
9:41taken a leave of absence and let it
9:43expire until I was dropped from the
9:45rolls , but I found out I could
9:47re-enroll . That was a huge relief ,
9:50honestly . So , I went back to university
9:52. The classmates I met when I returned
9:56were all much younger than me . Even the
9:59instructors teaching the classes were
10:02younger than I was . I mean , how could I
10:04possibly fit in ? I just quietly
10:07attended class by myself and wandered
10:08around feeling lost . But perhaps I
10:11looked pathetic , because the department
10:13assistant started looking out for me . "
10:15Hey , Hyeon-nuna , are you going to eat
10:17alone again ? " " The cafeteria is better
10:19than you think , why do you always go to
10:21the convenience store ? " " Or would you
10:23like to join us today ? " " We’re
10:24planning on ordering some tteokbokki . " "
10:26Is that okay ? " " It's totally fine . " " I
10:30have another class soon anyway , so I'll
10:31eat quickly and head out . " " Really ? " "
10:34Then we should order right now . " " What
10:36toppings do you like , Nuna ? " They
10:38showed me the cafeteria , asked me to
10:41eat with them , and invited me to
10:43dinners with the assistants and
10:45instructors ; it may seem like nothing ,
10:48but I was so grateful . They were the
10:51first people at school to make me feel
10:53like I wasn't alone . That assistant was
10:56two years younger than me . He was the
10:59same age as my younger brother , so at
11:02first , I just saw him as a kid .
11:05Honestly , I didn't see him as a man at
11:07all . But as we spent all our time
11:10together at school , I suppose feelings
11:12started to grow . It’s funny how the
11:15human heart works . Someone I didn't
11:18think twice about suddenly started to
11:20play on my mind . Seeing the young ,
11:23pretty students calling him " assistant ,
11:26assistant , " I’d feel a flare of
11:28jealousy , and things like that . " You
11:32must be enjoying yourself . " " Are you
11:34feeling good because all those young
11:36girls are fawning over you and calling
11:38you ' assistant ' ? " " Why is Nuna suddenly
11:40being so sharp ? " " Are you perhaps
11:44jealous ? "
11:46He didn't seem to dislike me , and he'd
11:48soothe me when I acted pouty ; as that
11:50happened a few times , I couldn't hide
11:52my feelings anymore . That’s how we
11:55started seeing each other , and I had my
11:57very first relationship . It was so
11:58fascinating . Up until then , I had
12:00always just lived because life was
12:01there to be lived . But I realized for
12:04the first time that the world could
12:05look so bright and beautiful . On the
12:09day I graduated , my boyfriend proposed
12:11to me . I accepted , of course . We
12:16skipped the big wedding and just
12:18registered our marriage with only our
12:19close family present . It wasn't a
12:22flashy wedding like others have , but I
12:24didn't regret it for a second . I was
12:27the happiest person in the world that
12:30day . The reason we didn't hold a
12:32ceremony and only registered our
12:33marriage was because of some
12:35complicated family dynamics . For one ,
12:38we were in the same department , and
12:40since I was an older student who had
12:42entered late , everyone already knew who
12:44I was . On top of that , I was always at
12:47the top of my class , so the professors
12:50knew me , and I was somewhat famous at
12:52school . The atmosphere was such that if
12:55a rumor started , it would spread
12:57instantly , and since my husband was a
12:58teaching assistant , I was just cautious
13:00about avoiding unnecessary trouble . So ,
13:03our relationship was a complete secret
13:05from our college days . Even my very
13:08closest friends didn't know . I didn't
13:11even tell the friends who were known
13:13for being tight-lipped . You know how
13:15college is — if one person knows , two
13:17know , and if two know , the whole school
13:19finds out . Also , the reason we didn't
13:21hold a separate wedding ceremony was
13:23partly because my husband had a mother
13:25who was ill . With his family's
13:28financial situation being less than
13:30ideal , it must have been tough for him
13:31to manage grad school on top of that .
13:34But perhaps it was those very things
13:36that allowed us to grow even closer . I
13:41understood his situation well , and he
13:43also understood the mindset I’d lived
13:46with all along . We didn't have to
13:49explain our hardships at length ; we
13:50just understood each other . I didn't
13:53have to offer empty , pretty words of
13:55comfort , and I didn't have to pretend
13:57to be strong . That’s why I felt more
14:00at ease and why I relied on him more , I
14:02think .
14:03I’m really sorry , honey . I want to
14:06book a venue , take wedding photos , and
14:08get you a ring like everyone else , but
14:11I can't give you anything right now .
14:14Between my mother’s medical bills and
14:16not being able to give up grad school .
14:18Honestly , I feel like I’m not even
14:20someone who has the right to keep you
14:22by my side . Why do you keep talking
14:24about qualifications ? It’s not like I
14:27didn’t know your situation when I
14:28came this far with you . I’m one to
14:31talk , but I’ll make you one promise .
14:36For now , let's just register our
14:37marriage and please wait for me a
14:39little longer . Once I finish my
14:41doctorate and get settled , I’ll throw
14:43you the grandest wedding anyone has
14:45ever seen . And let's go on a honeymoon
14:47to somewhere like Europe , too . Hearing
14:50that , I couldn't help but smile . I was
14:53perfectly fine with it , actually .
14:55Because as long as he was by my side , I
14:58was okay . I thought we could just have
15:00a wedding later , and as long as the two
15:02of us were happy , that was all that
15:03mattered . After graduating college , I
15:06started working at a law firm through a
15:08senior’s recommendation . My brother
15:11wanted me to go straight to law school ,
15:13but I needed to make money first . I
15:16needed money for living expenses , but I
15:19also needed to cover my husband’s
15:21tuition . I thought I wouldn't do this
15:24next time , but when reality hit , that
15:27became more urgent . Sis , please , start
15:30living your own life now . I told you to
15:33go straight to law school . If you're
15:35short on living expenses , I'll help .
15:37No. He’s entering grad school soon ,
15:39so I think we’ll need a bit more
15:41money . I want to earn enough now so I
15:43can go to school with peace of mind
15:45later . Why are you paying for your
15:47husband’s grad school tuition ? Are
15:49you in a position to be doing that for
15:51him now ? Should I go and have a word
15:52with my brother-in-law ? Oh , why would
15:55you do that when he's already
15:56struggling ? He feels sorry enough as it
15:59is , and he's working harder than anyone
16:01else . I think it’s a wife's role to
16:04believe in her husband , too . Actually ,
16:07at first , I only planned to work for
16:09about a year or two . I thought it would
16:13be good to gain some experience at a
16:15law firm before heading to law school
16:17anyway . I had my own plans in the back
16:20of my mind . I figured I’d save some
16:23money , gain experience , and then get
16:25back on my own path . But does life ever
16:28really go the way you want it to ? Two
16:32years after we married , my husband
16:34started his doctoral thesis , and the
16:36following year , my father-in-law , whom
16:38we trusted , was hospitalized . So , we
16:40constantly needed money . When it wasn't
16:43hospital bills , it was living expenses ,
16:45and when that was covered , we needed
16:47money for something else . And maybe I
16:50just got used to that kind of life . My
16:54husband kept saying he was sorry , that
16:57he would make it up to me soon , so I
17:00just had to believe him . Honestly , what
17:03else could I do but believe him ? I had
17:05already committed to living my life
17:06with him . I wanted to believe in him ,
17:09and I truly hoped things would work out
17:11that way . Then , a senior lawyer I
17:14worked with at my law firm decided to
17:16open her own practice . And she asked me
17:19to join her at the new office . It was
17:22an unexpected opportunity . She was a
17:25fellow alumna I had gotten close to
17:27when she taught my classes , and she
17:29invited me to join her when she opened
17:31the firm . Since she had watched me for
17:35a long time , she knew my personality
17:37and how I worked well . I also felt that
17:41working as an office manager at a
17:43private firm would be better for my
17:45career than doing administrative work
17:47at a big firm , and to be honest , I
17:49thought I might earn a bit more in the
17:52end . During the process of moving to
17:55her office , my husband didn't look at
17:58my job change very favorably . I just
18:01don’t think this job change is the
18:02right move , no matter how I look at it .
18:06A new office will take time to get
18:08established , and your salary will be
18:10lower than what you make now . Can we
18:13really afford that with our current
18:14situation ? I know that . But . This isn't
18:19just about the money . I’ll learn
18:22things I couldn't at a big firm , and if
18:25I’m still thinking about law school
18:27later , this experience will be much
18:29more helpful . But this isn't the time
18:32to be thinking about things like that .
18:36With living expenses and my father’s
18:38hospital bills this month , and my own
18:40tuition costs continuing until I finish
18:42grad school , how are we supposed to
18:43survive if your salary goes down ? But
18:47it didn't matter what I said . It felt
18:50like he couldn't see anything beyond
18:52the money we needed right now , and for
18:54a moment , I felt so hurt . Do you just
18:57want me to keep earning money forever ?
19:01Don't you even care about what I want
19:02to do next or what I'll do about law
19:03school ? Since when did you become such
19:07an idealist ? You know what you're
19:09saying right now is completely
19:10unrealistic . My father suddenly
19:13collapsed and can't even get up in the
19:15hospital , and all you can think about
19:17is yourself ? Hearing that felt really
19:20strange . After I got married , I had
19:23almost never thought about myself . I
19:27always worried about hospital bills
19:29first , calculated living expenses , and
19:31took care of my husband's grad school
19:33costs , so hearing that just completely
19:35drained me . After that , it suddenly hit
19:39me . I was in my third year of marriage ,
19:42but nothing had changed . We couldn't
19:46even proudly tell anyone we were
19:47married , I didn't know when my
19:49husband's Ph.D. would end , getting it
19:52didn't guarantee a professor position ,
19:54my father-in-law's hospital bills kept
19:56piling up , and as soon as one thing
19:58ended , another popped up , and another
20:01worry was always waiting . I felt so
20:04stifled , wondering if my whole life
20:06would just be spent earning money for
20:08those hospital bills . On top of that ,
20:11my husband and I couldn't communicate
20:12anymore . My husband even threw a fit
20:16just because I told the senior lawyer I
20:18started working for about my situation .
20:21I told that senior that I was actually
20:24married and living like this due to
20:27various circumstances , and he went
20:29crazy , asking why I would tell him that
20:32. He's my boss anyway , so he'd find out
20:34when seeing my documents , and since we
20:36work together , how could I not tell him
20:38? But my husband told me I didn't know
20:41how the world worked . I don't
20:43understand how that makes me someone
20:45who doesn't know the world . Yet , my
20:47husband insisted until the end that he
20:49was right . In the midst of all that , my
20:51father-in-law eventually passed away .
20:53My husband was heartbroken , but to be
20:56honest — if I'm being truly honest — I
20:58felt relieved , or maybe something like
21:00that ? I thought that at least the
21:03monthly hospital bills would stop . I
21:05felt so guilty for even having that
21:09thought . I hated myself for thinking
21:12about hospital bills right after
21:13someone passed away . Mother , I think
21:17I'm a terrible daughter-in-law . After
21:20Father passed away , the first thing I
21:22thought about was the hospital bills . I
21:25hated myself for thinking about how I
21:28wouldn't have to pay those bills
21:30anymore . Don't say such things . I know
21:34how much you've suffered all this time ,
21:37so who would blame you for that ? He
21:40wouldn't think that way either . Still ,
21:43I'm sorry . It still weighs on my heart
21:46that I couldn't even mourn him properly
21:48until the end . Don't you think I
21:50understand how you feel ? I understand
21:53everything . I ended up crying and
21:56confessing everything to my
21:58mother-in-law , but she comforted me
22:00instead . I was so grateful . And after
22:04my father-in-law passed , my husband
22:06said he would work hard now . He asked
22:08me to wait just one more year , and then
22:11he started commuting to a research
22:12institute or something similar . There
22:15was so much work and many conferences
22:17that required frequent travel , but I
22:19was satisfied because it was a stable
22:21job with a steady salary . Well , the
22:24salary wasn't exactly huge , though .
22:27Besides , the law firm opened by my
22:28senior colleague had managed to get on
22:30its feet as well . So I really thought
22:33that my life was entering a safe ,
22:35stable phase again . At first , going
22:38around to courts with that senior
22:41lawyer to promote the firm and hand out
22:43business cards wasn't exactly
22:45high-level work , but it was fun in its
22:47own way .
22:49Manager , you worked hard today too .
22:52Back at the court , if you hadn't fixed
22:54that scheduling mess right away , I
22:56would have been frantic all day long .
22:59Don't mention it . Once you bring in a
23:02case , my job is to take care of
23:04everything behind the scenes .
23:06No , that's not true . Honestly , this
23:09office being where it is today is
23:11definitely all thanks to you , Manager .
23:14I'm bad at business development and
23:16still lack experience , so I'm only
23:17hanging in there because you take care
23:19of everything by my side . Hearing you
23:22say that really gives me strength .
23:25Let's keep up the good work tomorrow ,
23:27then . That senior of mine was someone
23:29who had only studied , so he was quite
23:31clumsy at sales . So I stayed by his
23:34side , bumping into things together and
23:36leading the way . As I did that , the
23:39sense of pride I felt in becoming an
23:41indispensable person at this office was
23:42something else . And what was
23:45interesting was that since it was a
23:47small office , we got all kinds of
23:49strange requests . From people wanting
23:51to sue over the most trivial things , to
23:54others bringing in cases you'd only see
23:56on the news . It was also my job to
23:59filter out those requests from the
24:01start . One day , the absolute worst
24:03client ever came in . A very glamorously
24:06dressed beauty walked in , but after
24:08hearing the details of her case , I was
24:10internally horrified . He sued me , he
24:14did ! I mean , he asked to meet first , so
24:18I met him ; he said he’d buy me dinner
24:20, so I ate ; he offered gifts , so I took
24:22them — but now he's calling me a con
24:24artist . It's just so unfair . First ,
24:28please tell me everything step by step .
24:30How did you two meet ? We met at a golf
24:34club . He acted like he was really
24:37successful with his own business , so I
24:39met him a few times . Then he started
24:42buying me luxury goods , offering living
24:44expenses , and even said he'd pay my
24:46housing deposit , so I took them . So ,
24:48you're saying you thought he was single
24:52, right ? Is there any evidence that the
24:55other party lied to you or tried to
24:57deceive you ? Yes . Of course there isn't
25:00. You knew he was a married man . Yes .
25:04You said he asked to meet you first .
25:07And you met him even knowing that ? No ,
25:10making the other person want to meet
25:13you first is a woman's seduction
25:15technique . Is that so ? Then she went on
25:19to boast about it as her own special
25:20technique , and from the sounds of it ,
25:22she was a gold digger getting sued for
25:24the kind of stuff you only see on TV .
25:26But they had come there asking me to
25:29commit perjury . I told them I couldn't
25:31take on a case like that and they
25:33should leave . No matter how I looked at
25:35it , it was a job I shouldn't accept .
25:38But they got angry , asking how a mere
25:40office clerk could tell them to leave ,
25:42and started making a scene saying they
25:44needed to see a lawyer . There are all
25:47kinds of strange people out there . Well
25:49, not that it mattered , they got
25:51rejected by the lawyer anyway . They
25:53kept huffing and puffing for a while
25:55before leaving , and I remember the
25:57whole office letting out a collective
25:59sigh once it was quiet again . That’s
26:02how I thought I was getting by , day by
26:04day . I was getting the hang of my work ,
26:07so I even started preparing for law
26:09school . I was filled with the
26:12expectation that in just one year ,
26:14exactly one year , I would be able to
26:16enter the law school I’d dreamed of
26:18my whole life . It was a dream I’d put
26:22off for a long time , and it finally
26:24felt like it was my turn . That’s why
26:26I could hang in there even harder . If
26:29there was one concern , it was my
26:31mother-in-law left all alone . My
26:33mother-in-law was a quiet and kind
26:35person . My father-in-law had a strong
26:38personality and was stubborn , and my
26:41husband happened to take after him more
26:43. So my mother-in-law couldn't really
26:45say a word against my husband . She was
26:49someone who always swallowed what she
26:51wanted to say , and she couldn't easily
26:52speak up for fear of being a bother , so
26:54I ended up worrying about her more . On
26:57top of that , my mother-in-law had often
26:59been prone to minor illnesses . So , back
27:02when we were dating , my husband talked
27:04about her health quite often . Since
27:06she’d been frail for so long , she
27:08seemed to feel bad about it herself , so
27:11she didn't show it much in front of me .
27:14If she was truly in pain , she’d
27:16contact my husband to take her to the
27:18hospital , but usually , she tried to
27:20endure it on her own as much as she
27:22could . My husband found that annoying .
27:26It was strange , but he was quite cold
27:27toward his own mother , I suppose ? I
27:30couldn't really understand that part of
27:32him . Plus , once he started working at
27:34the research institute , he got busier
27:36and took care of her even less . Well ,
27:39he had too many business trips , and
27:41even when he was home , he’d lock
27:43himself in the study to work on papers
27:45all night , so we barely even saw each
27:47other . Even though we lived in the same
27:50house , there were days we couldn't even
27:51talk properly for a while . Then one day
27:54, I heard my mother-in-law had fallen
27:56while walking and severely injured her
27:58leg . She had trouble getting around , so
28:01someone needed to be by her side , but
28:03like I said , she was the type of person
28:05who found it hard to ask me for favors .
28:08But as luck would have it , my husband
28:09had a business trip scheduled at that
28:11exact time . I wasn't sure what to do at
28:14first , but then my husband asked me for
28:16a favor . He asked me to take care of
28:19his mother . " Honey , I’m really sorry ,
28:22but I absolutely cannot postpone this
28:24business trip . " " I thought about hiring
28:27a caregiver , but it’s only for a few
28:29days , so it feels a bit awkward to hire
28:30someone . " Could you look after her for
28:33a few days ? I suppose I have no choice .
28:36I think that would be better , too . I'll
28:38be by her side while you're away , so
28:40don't worry and just go . What else can
28:43I do ? I went there , prepared meals ,
28:47helped her get dressed , and looked
28:49after her while commuting . I didn't
28:52really have any complaints doing it .
28:55There was no way I could just leave my
28:57mother-in-law alone . I feel so bad that
29:01I'm putting you through all this
29:04trouble . You come straight here after
29:08work without even resting ; I’m so
29:10sorry . Mother-in-law , please don't say
29:14that . If I left you here to go rest at
29:17home , how could I be comfortable ? So
29:19please eat well , sleep well , and get
29:21your bones healed quickly . What would I
29:25have done without you ? Thank you . Then ,
29:29one Saturday happened . I was looking
29:33after her at the hospital as usual when
29:36suddenly my brother called me . He has a
29:41good job at a big firm and usually
29:45never calls first . Especially not in
29:48the middle of a Saturday . I picked up
29:52quickly , worried something was wrong ,
29:55but his tone sounded serious . Sis , this
29:58isn't a joke , so just listen to
30:00everything I say . I'm at a wedding , and
30:02the groom for the next ceremony has the
30:05same name as your husband . I couldn't
30:07help but laugh for a second . There are
30:10so many people with the same name , so I
30:12thought , what is he talking about ? But
30:15strangely , my brother's voice sounded
30:18so sincere . There wasn't a hint of the
30:21usual teasing in his voice . That was
30:24when my heart started to feel cold . Hey
30:27. There are so many people with that
30:29name , why are you like this ? You're not
30:31playing some weird prank , are you ? I
30:34thought it was just someone with the
30:35same name , too . But it felt so off that
30:38I went to the next bride's waiting room
30:40. I'll send you a photo first . Don't be
30:45shocked , just check it . Then , two
30:48photos arrived . I kept thinking , " It
30:50can't be . " I clicked the first photo ,
30:54praying it wasn't him , but the name was
30:57clearly my husband's . Even at that
30:59moment , I tried to convince myself it
31:01wasn't him . But the next photo was of
31:05the wedding portrait inside the waiting
31:08room . And the face was definitely my
31:12husband . The moment I saw it , my heart
31:16sank completely . My hands went limp ,
31:19and I almost dropped my phone . Seeing
31:22that , my mind went completely blank .
31:26Since they said it was the next slot ,
31:28there was still some time left . I ran
31:31straight to the wedding hall . It's
31:34funny how the human heart works while
31:36going there . Even though I had seen the
31:38photos , I kept thinking it couldn't be .
31:40Maybe it's just someone with the same
31:41name . I kept praying and praying that
31:44he just looked like him . I was
31:46desperately hoping that this was all
31:48just a big misunderstanding . I ran
31:52there , repeating to myself that I hoped
31:54my brother was just mistaken this time .
31:58Then , I headed back up to the wedding
32:00hall with my brother , who had been
32:01waiting for me . In the middle of
32:03preparations for the next ceremony , my
32:05husband was really standing there in a
32:07tuxedo . With the seats for the
32:09bride’s parents left completely empty
32:11. I froze right there on the spot . Even
32:15though the man in front of me was my
32:17husband , I couldn't believe my eyes .
32:20But since a man and a woman were
32:22standing there staring right at him , he
32:24must have noticed us , too . The moment
32:28our eyes met , his face turned deathly
32:31pale in an instant . Seeing that
32:34expression , I didn't need any further
32:36explanation . This son of a was
32:38actually holding a wedding behind my
32:40back .
32:41Hey , you bastard . Hey , what the
32:44hell is this ? Was there even anything
32:47to think about ? My brother , who was
32:49right next to me , rushed in and punched
32:52him in the face . Hey , look here . What
32:55is happening all of a sudden ? Use your
32:57words . Talk it out . Get up . You think
33:01this scumbag who isn't even worth as
33:03much as a dog deserves to die ? Hey , if
33:05you have something to say , say it with
33:06your own mouth . I didn't even think
33:09about stopping them . No , honestly ,
33:11inside I was just thinking , " Hit him
33:12one more time . " That was the only thing
33:14on my mind . But then , hearing the
33:17commotion , the bride came running out
33:19of the bridal room . The moment I saw
33:22her face , I got goosebumps all over my
33:24body . It was because the woman who was
33:28about to marry my husband was someone I
33:30knew all too well . It was so absurd
33:33that I actually found it funny . I
33:35hadn't realized it from the photos my
33:37brother sent earlier , but I thought
33:39even a drama wouldn't be written like
33:41this . In the middle of that chaos , with
33:44my brother beating up my husband and
33:45people around us screaming and trying
33:47to intervene , I found myself giving a
33:49standing ovation and cheering . Oh , how
33:52could such a thing happen in this world
33:55? They're a match made in heaven . A
33:57perfect match . Honestly , at that moment
34:01, I didn't even feel embarrassed . I
34:04actually thought it was a good thing .
34:06Because it was my chance to show the
34:08whole world exactly what kind of people
34:10these two are . Well , naturally , the
34:13wedding hall turned into complete
34:15mayhem . You want to know who that woman
34:17was ? Who do you think ? She was that
34:21crazy who came to our law firm a
34:23while ago after playing the gold digger
34:25, spouting nonsense about how she was
34:27being framed and was the real victim ,
34:29only to get turned away . She was
34:32dressed so elegantly in a wedding dress
34:34and veil that I didn't recognize her at
34:36first . She looked the complete opposite
34:39of how she looked when she came to the
34:41office ; she looked so modest . That
34:43woman was enjoying it . After being
34:46rejected by every law firm for such a
34:49case , she must have thought our office ,
34:52newly opened by a lawyer from a major
34:55firm , might have a chance , so she
34:58practically started showing up here
35:00every day , begging us to take it . After
35:05I turned her down once , she initially
35:08pretended to be aggrieved and shed
35:09tears , acting like the tragic heroine ,
35:11claiming she was only guilty of being
35:14in love . If we said we couldn't take
35:17the case , she’d come back the next
35:19day , and even when the lawyer said it
35:20was difficult , she’d show up again
35:22the day after that . She was practically
35:25stamping her time card at our office .
35:27I’ve heard enough of what you have to
35:30say . But as we’ve already told you
35:33several times , we cannot take this case
35:35. If you heard the same answer from
35:39other offices , there’s a reason for
35:41it . Coming here again about this matter
35:44won't change anything . Then please at
35:46least let me meet the lawyer in person .
35:49I don’t want to hear from the manager
35:50; I want to hear from the lawyer
35:52himself . If he just listens to my side
35:54of the story properly , his mind might
35:56change , right ? Maybe she trusted her
35:59pretty face , because later on , she
36:01showed up half-naked and even tried to
36:03flirt and cling to our lawyer . At first
36:06, her outfit seemed a bit much , but it
36:09just got worse as the days went by . She
36:12sat right in front of the lawyer’s
36:14desk , pressing her body against it , and
36:16even changed her voice to sound like
36:17this . Lawyer , if you just take my case ,
36:22I’ll do anything I possibly can for
36:25you . I can do whatever you want so you
36:29won't be uncomfortable , so please , just
36:32help me this once . She seemed to firmly
36:36believe that she could seduce any man
36:37if she just put her mind to it . Of
36:40course , our lawyer wasn't that kind of
36:42man . Although he initially asked her
36:46nicely to leave , she kept clinging on ,
36:48so he eventually had to speak firmly .
36:51Even though we have been polite enough ,
36:54if you continue to disrupt our work
36:56like this , we cannot let it slide any
36:58longer . If you don't leave right now , I
37:01will call the police . And if you come
37:03here to disrupt our work like this one
37:05more time , I will sue you for
37:07obstruction of business , so do not come
37:09back . What ? This is just too much . Look
37:13at you people ; do you think I’d try
37:16to hire a lawyer for no reason ? If it
37:19were a fight I knew I’d win , would I
37:21even come looking for a lawyer ? Coming
37:23to this lousy office to beg , and now
37:25they think they're better than me . The
37:29woman who was fawning over us with a
37:31pitiful voice just a moment ago
37:32suddenly started spewing vulgar insults
37:34and slammed the door as she left . I
37:38thought to myself back then what an
37:40incredible piece of work she was , but I
37:42never imagined she would reappear as my
37:44husband’s bride . " My husband’s
37:47bride , " of all things . Could there be
37:49any phrase more bizarre than that ?
37:51Anyway , that means she must have known
37:54my face , too . I’ve seen him so many
37:57times , how could I not recognize him ?
38:01So , I grabbed that woman in her
38:02beautiful wedding dress and shouted at
38:04the top of my lungs . Do you even know
38:09who you’re marrying ? The guy you’re
38:13marrying right now is a married man .
38:17And he’s not someone who got married
38:19today ; he’s been my husband for over
38:21three years . Since the scene was
38:25already set , why would I explain it
38:27quietly ? I made sure every single guest
38:31heard every word I said , loud and clear
38:33. Her face twisted instantly . At first ,
38:39she looked down on me , thinking I was
38:41just some ex-girlfriend causing a scene
38:43. But the moment I said we’d been
38:47married for over three years , her eyes
38:50shifted . The bride slapped her husband .
38:54What is this ? Is what she’s saying
38:56true ? The way she asked if it was true
38:58was just so ridiculous . I guess a woman
39:01who cheats with another man while
39:03knowing he’s married can’t stand
39:04the fact that her own groom is married .
39:07Seeing that sight made me laugh out of
39:10pure disbelief . Then , seeing the look
39:13on her face as if she’d been betrayed
39:15, I grabbed her hair and told her . You
39:18thought you’d caught some great guy ,
39:20but this jerk has absolutely nothing .
39:24He has no house , no money , I paid for
39:26his studies , and I even paid his
39:28parents ' hospital bills . He’s a total
39:31loser , so what exactly did you see in
39:33him to marry him ? At that moment , her
39:37face hardened once again . Seeing her
39:41more shocked by the fact that he was
39:43broke than by the fact that he was
39:45married , she really was something else .
39:48Then I went over to the husband and
39:51asked him too . Do you know your bride
39:53has a criminal record ? Bravo . A guy
39:58studying law , about to marry a woman
40:00with a criminal record . W-what ? What
40:03are you talking about ? How do you even
40:06know about that ? She’s currently
40:09being sued for being a gold digger ,
40:10isn't she ? You don't even know what
40:13kind of person your bride is . Just
40:16recently , she met a man 25 years older
40:18than her and tried to swindle his
40:20apartment and building , only to get
40:22sued by his children . She pestered my
40:25office so much , begging me to handle
40:28that case for her . Hearing that , the
40:31husband’s face turned deathly pale .
40:35She met a man 25 years older , seduced
40:37him , and tried to swindle his apartment
40:40and building , which got her sued by his
40:42kids . I told them everything , including
40:47how brazen she was back then — saying
40:49it wasn't a problem that she seduced a
40:51married man , but that she was most
40:53upset about losing that apartment . I
40:57also told the husband that whatever she
40:59might have said to him , that apartment
41:01probably wasn't hers to begin with . I
41:05told him that whether she bragged that
41:07it was her house or said they'd live
41:10there after marriage , she was currently
41:12being sued because of that apartment .
41:15As soon as he heard that , the husband's
41:18eyes wavered instantly . I suppose they
41:20would . If he had any sense at all , he
41:22wouldn't have thought about marrying a
41:24woman with nothing when he’s
41:26penniless himself . Then , the husband
41:29started throwing a fit , demanding to
41:31know if the bride's true colors were
41:33real from her parents . It was quite a
41:37sight to see him keeping his mouth shut
41:39about being a married man while only
41:41caring about whether she lied about her
41:43assets . " Father-in-law , Mother-in-law ,
41:46is all of this true ? " " And is it true
41:49that there's a criminal record , too ? " "
41:51How could you not tell me a single
41:53thing about such an important matter ? " "
41:55Are you trying to deceive me right now ?
41:57" It’s honestly hilarious . How would
42:00those people know any of that ? They
42:03were just hired actors paid by the day ,
42:05anyway . Then the people posing as the
42:09woman's parents started looking around
42:11nervously and fled the scene , causing a
42:14commotion while demanding their pay
42:16from her . It was the biggest mess you
42:19could imagine . The husband's relatives
42:22who were there started murmuring ,
42:24asking around about what was going on ,
42:27but not a single person could give a
42:29proper answer . I spoke to them . " This
42:34man right here is married to me . " " Back
42:37then , he told me he had no relatives to
42:39contact and that we should live quietly
42:40on our own , but here I am seeing all of
42:42you . " " Oh , I probably won't see you
42:45again , but I felt I should at least say
42:48hello . " " You traveled all this way , so
42:50shouldn't you at least leave knowing
42:52the truth ? " As I said that , the
42:54relatives ' expressions turned to stone .
42:57Seeing the looks on their faces as if
42:59they were hearing this for the first
43:01time , I realized they were victims of
43:03his deception , too . I spat in that
43:06jerk's face . If you ask if it felt
43:09refreshing , it really didn't . I just
43:11felt that I had to do at least that
43:13much to ease my mind a little . I
43:16smashed the wedding photo frame
43:17properly , too . Watching that neatly
43:20displayed wedding frame shatter into
43:23pieces , strangely , I thought that my
43:26married life looked exactly like that .
43:29You left your mother's care to me while
43:31you were holding a wedding with another
43:34woman behind my back . You really do all
43:37sorts of things . You're really showing
43:40me just how low you can sink . That’s
43:43how I left with my younger sibling . But
43:46that jerk followed me from behind ,
43:47trying to catch me . As soon as my
43:50sibling saw that , they didn't hesitate
43:52and punched that jerk in the face once
43:54more . Very cleanly , I might add . I
43:58returned home immediately , changed the
44:00front door lock , and went straight to
44:02see my lawyer . Why do you think ? I had
44:05to draw up the divorce papers , didn't I
44:07? Right then , I also got a call from my
44:10mother-in-law . It seems the relatives
44:12who attended my husband's wedding kept
44:15calling me non-stop . Simón seemed to
44:19fully grasp the situation and just kept
44:21on crying . " My dear , I am so sorry . " " I
44:26didn't know how to call you after what
44:28happened , but I couldn't just stay
44:30silent . It's my fault for not raising
44:33such a son properly . " " I am so sorry , I
44:36could spend my whole life trying to
44:38make it up to you and still not be able
44:39to . " " Well , it's already over and
44:42there's no turning back now . " " Please
44:46just take care of your health and take
44:47care of yourself , Mother . " I said it so
44:50calmly , but I didn't feel at peace
44:52either . But what’s done is done . What
44:57else can I do ? I suppose that’s where
44:59our paths were meant to diverge . I met
45:01with a lawyer and drafted the divorce
45:03papers . And the criminal complaint as
45:06well . After hearing the whole story
45:09from beginning to end , the lawyer
45:11suggested we do everything we possibly
45:13could . I had no reason to hesitate .
45:16That was how I reset my life once again
45:20. That man had the audacity to set up a
45:24new home , book appliances , and do
45:26everything else imaginable . I just let
45:29out a bitter laugh when I heard about
45:32it . While living with me , he claimed we
45:35had no money for hospital bills and
45:37struggled to get by , yet he had all the
45:39funds ready to build a new life with
45:41someone else . Naturally , he got sued at
45:45the wedding hall , sued by me , and fired
45:48from his job — it was absolute chaos .
45:52Once that happened , he eventually came
45:55to beg me for forgiveness . I had moved
45:57in with my younger brother after
45:59splitting from him , so what was the
46:01point of him coming by ? He only ended
46:03up getting beaten up by my brother . For
46:06your information , my brother is nearly
46:08190cm tall and has been an athlete for
46:10a long time , so he’s quite formidable
46:12. After getting hit once , that jerk
46:14finally realized the situation and
46:16didn't dare try anything else . Even
46:18after being beaten to a pulp , he knelt
46:20down , rambling about forgiveness and
46:22saying he wasn't in his right mind . He
46:24kept making excuses , saying he was
46:25deceived too . He kept spewing nonsense
46:27about being a victim , and it was
46:29honestly laughable . How could I believe
46:33a man who , after dating for six months ,
46:35booked a wedding hall and planned a new
46:37life , while tossing me — whom he dated
46:39for two years and was married to for
46:41three — aside like trash ? I didn't want
46:44to hear his disgusting excuses for a
46:45second longer . So I told him it was
46:48filthy and to just sign the divorce
46:50papers and get lost . I believe that was
46:53the last conversation I ever had with
46:55him . Honestly , there wasn't anything
46:58that truly belonged to him , whether it
46:59was the house or otherwise . I was the
47:01one who paid the security deposit for
47:03the home , and I bought all the
47:05furniture myself . There was almost
47:08nothing he could claim as his own . Once
47:12I had my lawyer backing me and started
47:14preparing all those lawsuits , he must
47:16have gotten scared because he agreed to
47:18the divorce quickly . That didn't mean I
47:21could avoid the civil lawsuit , though .
47:24Just then , my mother-in-law reached out
47:26to me . I went to meet her thinking it
47:30would be our final goodbye , but without
47:33a word , she grabbed my hand and pressed
47:35a bankbook with 70 million won into it .
47:39I was so stunned I just stared at it ,
47:41not knowing what it meant . It's money I
47:45saved up penny by penny from my pension
47:48and small jobs . I intended to give it
47:51to you when the savings matured so you
47:54could have a proper wedding and a
47:56honeymoon , but that’s not going to
47:58happen now . So please , take it as a
48:02gesture from me . Yes . Mother , no , I
48:07can't . It's not going to happen anyway ,
48:09so please keep it for yourself . I'm
48:12fine , really . Your kindness is more
48:15than enough for me . I need to do this
48:18so I can sleep at night . And let’s
48:22never see each other again . There's no
48:25point in us arguing over who had it
48:26worse . You need to head to law school
48:29and become someone great . You deserve
48:33it , so please , go and live a happy life
48:36. To be honest , she wasn't a
48:39particularly affectionate mother-in-law
48:41during my marriage , and I wasn't the
48:42most devoted daughter-in-law either .
48:45But the moment she said that , I felt
48:47truly grateful for her deep sincerity .
48:51It was touching to know that even my
48:52mother-in-law recognized the hardships
48:54I’d been through . She asked me to
48:56keep it a secret that she gave me the
48:59money . She told me never to tell that
49:02man about it . She said she was honestly
49:05too ashamed of him as her own son .
49:08Hearing that made me smile a little ,
49:10but it also broke my heart . Many
49:13parents cover for their children's
49:15wrongdoings until the end , but at least
49:17she knew what was right and wrong . I
49:20just told her I understood . I felt I
49:23had to keep that promise no matter what
49:26. Of course , I won the civil suit later
49:29, but how could that man possibly pay
49:32up ? And the woman he was involved with
49:34was no different . With all the lawsuits
49:37tangled around her , when would our turn
49:40even come ? I had won the judgment , but
49:44there was no money to actually collect .
49:46It was quite ironic , really . In the end
49:49, I had to be satisfied with getting a
49:51clean divorce , supported by the money
49:53my mother-in-law gave me . Once I moved
49:56past that , I took the law school
49:58entrance exam . My only thought was that
50:01I needed to live my own life , not
50:03someone else's . The senior lawyer was
50:07sad to see me quit as his office
50:09manager . He told me he would help me
50:11with my studies as much as he could . He
50:13even came to my law school to give
50:15lectures or guest talks . Whenever we
50:18met at school , he’d take me out for
50:20meals and check in on my progress
50:22constantly . I mean , I actually knew it
50:25all along . I knew he had feelings for
50:29me since my college days . That’s why ,
50:33back then , I used to mention my
50:35marriage on purpose . I didn't want to
50:38create any unnecessary
50:39misunderstandings . Actually , that
50:41senior of mine also had the pain of a
50:43divorce . So he understood how I felt
50:47better than anyone else . Still , I plan
50:50to focus on my studies for now . I like
50:53him , but maybe I'm just too tired to
50:56meet anyone yet ? I want to focus on my
51:00life , which I’ve always pushed aside
51:02for other things . Of course , he
51:05understands me on that , too . He keeps
51:10pushing me to study hard and join his
51:12firm as a trainee lawyer soon . I mean ,
51:16I enjoy being with him , but now is the
51:19time to study . That gold digger was
51:22eventually arrested . This woman had a
51:24truly colorful criminal record . There
51:28were several cases , and some people
51:30even lost their entire fortunes and
51:33tried to end their lives . I get
51:36goosebumps every time I hear about it .
51:40She only had a pretty face , but
51:41everything I heard about her was like
51:43the devil . The most shocking thing was
51:46that she had already been married three
51:49times and had two kids . When I found
51:52that out , the lawyer and I were so
51:54shocked we couldn't speak for a few
51:56minutes . We just stared at each
51:59other’s faces . As for my ex-husband ,
52:02rumors about him were rampant . No
52:05matter how many things happen in the
52:08legal field , can he really stay there
52:10after a scandal like a fraudulent
52:12marriage ? It doesn’t take long for
52:15people to start gossiping . It turns out
52:19he was hitting on this girl and that
52:21girl even back in grad school . In the
52:24end , I was just the only one who didn't
52:27know ; he was already notorious . Because
52:30of that , he fell out of favor with the
52:32professors , so his career and even his
52:34PhD thesis were in trouble . He barely
52:37managed to get into a private research
52:40lab , but his reputation there was trash
52:42because he didn't work properly . I was
52:45the only one who didn't know all of
52:47this . I guess this is why connections
52:49are so important . He probably hid our
52:53marriage because he was planning to
52:55move on at any time . When he was a grad
52:59student , he was with me because I had
53:01some money saved and understood his
53:03situation , but he planned to switch to
53:05someone with better conditions whenever
53:08he could . Well , that ex-husband of mine
53:12who tried to backstab me ended up
53:13getting punished instead . I sued him
53:17civilly and criminally for fraud , and
53:19he was fined , but where would he get
53:20the money ? It seems his mother is also
53:24pretending not to know anything . I
53:26heard she cleared everything out here
53:28and went down to where her aunt lives .
53:31So , it seems he couldn't pay the fine
53:33and ended up in detention . If you don't
53:35have money , you have to pay with your
53:37time ; what else can you do ? I hope that
53:39once he gets out , he works hard at
53:42delivery jobs and learns the true value
53:44of money earned through sweat . I have
53:48the bar exam coming up soon . Given my
53:51current grades , I think I'll pass
53:52without any issues . I’m planning to
53:55do my internship at a large law firm
53:57where I used to work , but you have no
53:58idea how upset my senior lawyer was
54:00about it . Why are you doing your
54:02internship somewhere else ? If you came
54:04to our office , I’d help you with
54:06absolutely everything . You really have
54:09a talent for making people feel bad .
54:12Internships are better at bigger firms .
54:16I was at his office until just recently
54:18, and if I did it there , it wouldn't
54:21even feel like an internship , and he
54:23said if I sign with another office ,
54:25he’ll charge me back for every single
54:27cent of the tuition and lecture fees he
54:29helped me with . He reminded me that
54:33even if we didn't write a contract , we
54:35talked about it several times , and
54:36verbal contracts are legally binding .
54:39Oh , stop it . I got it . I said I got it .
54:42I’ll sign the contract as soon as the
54:44internship is over . If you don't trust
54:47me , just record it or something . Only
54:49then did he finally calm down . Even
54:53though he pretends to be sulky , he
54:55always makes sure I’m studying , so
54:56I’m really grateful for him . Now ,
55:00I’m dreaming of my future by focusing
55:02on myself and doing what I want to do .
55:06I’m just now learning how happy that
55:09makes me . I won't let my life , which I
55:12finally found , be taken away again . And
55:15I plan to keep living as hard as I can .
55:19In a conscientious and kind way .