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BASED ON A NOVEL BY DOK MAI SOD

I just realized that I haven't been taking good care of you.

That's the only reason that I can't let myself die yet.

I don't want to make you cry.

May I have your permission to marry Anong?

If you promise to build a suitable house for Anong,

we'll ask for a dowry of 500,000 baht.

My brothers didn't offer you money because they wanted to help you.

What they want

is to benefit from your influence and connections.

They're just taking advantage of you.

He's going to regret this one day.

He can't keep making compromises in his marriage forever.

Is the position of the chief magistrate a high-ranking position?

You've never asked me for anything.

I know you deserve so much more than what I can give you.

You've made so many sacrifices for me.

You've done more for me than what I've done for you.

Don't bend over backward for me.

Let me be the one to do things for you once in a while.

If you keep trying to please me,

I'll become so spoiled.

I'm giving you the land near the beach in Ang Sila

as your wedding gift.

May your marriage be filled with love, trust, and respect.

May you learn to have the patience

to go through every obstacle together.

This is the Phra Somdej amulet.

It's to protect you

so that you can live in happiness and peace.

- Thanks, Chut. - Sure.

Hold on, Wichai.

This is a 1 kg gold bar.

I want you to have it.

It's to help you start a family.

I have no gold bars or amulets to give you.

But here's what I have.

Direk.

You can put down

any number you want.

How does it feel

to lose all of this to Wichai?

Anong and I aren't meant to be.

I'm not looking to compete with anyone.

You say that now, but you might feel different in the future.

If Wichai didn't have what it takes,

these guys wouldn't let him marry their only sister.

But he got everyone to accept him.

I've got to say I'm impressed.

We still don't know whether they will make it.

Do you still doubt those two?

Sometimes I wonder

whether it would kill you to be happy for your kids.

To the happy couple.

May you two

have a long and happy marriage.

May your love last forever!

- Cheers! - Cheers.

Cheers.

Anong.

Should you be drinking?

How can she drink when she's pregnant?

About that…

The truth is, Anong isn't pregnant.

What?

That's what you all thought.

I never said that I was pregnant.

We were afraid that

you wouldn't let us get married, so we went along with the rumor.

You punk.

You had me fooled.

Everyone thought that I let myself get pregnant

to trap a man into marriage.

You all just assumed things.

You can't blame me for it.

So you're not pregnant.

Do you think you're so smart?

Do you think you've outsmarted us?

- Then take this! - Gosh!

Get her!

Stop it!

My gosh!

It's unbelievable

how everything has turned upside down in just a few months.

If I'd known they were meant to be together,

I wouldn't have come between them.

Without you,

those two might not have ended up together.

Since everything that happened led us to be together,

I wouldn't change a thing.

Take good care of my sister.

I suppose you can stop worrying now that all your kids are married.

Says who?

You're still a widow and Chut is still out of work.

Don't you know that Chut's been hanging out with military people?

They're recruiting people to serve as military diplomats.

The diplomats are likely to be assigned to the countries they graduated from.

Is Chut going to rejoin the military?

He might even get assigned overseas.

As you know, Chut has an advantage over other lieutenants.

In case you forgot,

Wichai hasn't been thrown in the air yet.

- Get him! - Yes!

I shouldn't.

This is considered a bad omen.

I don't mind.

We want you to give us your blessing.

Marriage is hard.

I don't know how I made it through.

I can barely remember the happy times.

I only remember the trouble that your dad caused our family.

He took the blame for what his worker did.

We almost starved to death because of him.

I was so humiliated that I couldn't face anyone.

Do you remember how you got teased at school because of it?

But you never left him.

You stood by him until the last moment of his life.

That's love.

It's because I knew in my heart your dad didn't take that money.

You knew that Dad was betrayed

by his worker.

Yet you stood by him.

That's what marriage is all about.

No matter what problem comes your way,

you must always protect each other.

When you have someone to share your problems with,

it can help make those problems seem less overwhelming

because you know you won't have to face everything by yourself.

We'll always remember that.

Anong.

What?

Come on.

Don't wait for him.

Wichai is probably busy with something.

It's his wedding night.

He'd probably rather be with his bride.

Goodness.

They just turned off the lights.

This is only the first day. You'll get used to it.

A new addition to the family should make things livelier around here.

Wait. Madam.

I lost my appetite.

Goodness.

I'll go see if I can get her anything.

- Call me if you need me. - Okay.

Madam.

ANONG WARATHABUT

What are you doing?

I couldn't sleep.

I'm still excited about my new name.

I just realized that

Anong Suntorapong is no more.

Did it take you this long to realize that?

Come here.

So this is why you can't sleep?

It's exciting.

You'll get used to it tomorrow.

Let's sleep.

If I wake up tomorrow and everything turns out to be a dream,

what will I do?

You're being silly.

If I had known it'd feel this good,

I would've gotten married a long time ago.

I feel so lucky

that I get to lie here next to you

and listen to the sound of your breathing.

The food is already cold.

Anong went to bed late. She couldn't sleep last night.

It was almost dawn when she fell asleep.

So I'm letting her sleep in.

If a family doesn't have a strong foundation,

it's going to fall apart.

The wife is the one to sacrifice

and help solve everyone's problems.

But Anong wants to be spoiled.

She won't sacrifice for you.

What will become of your family

if your wife refuses to devote herself to you?

Nid! Are you ready? We have to leave now.

Nid, we're late!

Wichai, take this lunchbox with you.

All right.

Right, Choy.

Here's the camera you asked to borrow.

Thanks, Wichai. I'll use it to take pictures of my handicrafts.

Okay.

Nid!

Wait, Choy.

Look at you.

You will go to work looking like this?

Can you at least make yourself look presentable?

You got a chance to work in the palace.

Someone might marry you and make you a duchess.

They just hired me to help them write a cookbook.

So don't get your hopes up.

You have a stain on your shirt.

Being a mom is a tough job.

I get tired just watching you.

All your kids are a handful.

Are you all right, sir?

- Anong. - It hurts here.

What happened?

Please help him.

All right. Just calm down.

Are you okay, sir?

Please take this money.

Sorry for wasting your time.

Thank you, sir.

It's all taken care of.

He won't press charges.

Thank you, Chut.

I'm afraid people will think badly of Wichai if this gets to the police.

It would look bad if people knew his wife caused an accident.

Wichai doesn't have to know about this.

If he finds out, I'll say that I was the one driving.

Why would you take the blame for me?

Well, I scratch your back

and you scratch mine.

Do you want Nid to sleep here?

Yes. Choy isn't home yet.

She's still working at the palace.

Nid can't sleep with me

since I snore.

Aren't you the one who usually puts her to bed?

But it's fine if this is too much of a bother.

Listen, Nid. You're not a little kid anymore.

Uncle Wichai is already married.

Let him be with his wife. Come on.

Wait.

Huh?

It's all right.

She can stay with me.

Choy didn't mean to leave Nid in our care.

I know that Choy has to work.

Choy just used her job as an excuse so she could go to night school.

She was afraid that

Mom wouldn't approve and wouldn't look after Nid for her.

Why couldn't she tell your mom the truth?

My mom thinks it's harder for educated women to find a husband.

She's afraid that Choy will remain a widow forever.

I get it now why your mom wants Choy to become a duchess.

It's because Choy is a woman.

She had to stay home while Chut and I got to go to school.

That's why she doesn't have a degree.

I want to give her that chance to receive education,

so she has options in life like other people.

If we help look after Nid,

Choy can have a new start in life.

You understand, right?

Choy has always been kind to you.

I'm willing to do this for her.

I just talked to the company that we ordered the pens from.

I'm not sure whether we…

Please excuse me.

Is something the matter?

Wichai had to go pick up Madam.

So he asked us to pick Nid up for him.

Where is his mom?

She's at the salon. She asked Wichai to pick her up.

Then why can't you…

I see.

It's all right. You can go pick up Nid. You don't have to wait for me.

What?

I haven't had a chance to congratulate your son on his marriage.

Thank you so much. He'll be here shortly.

You can congratulate him in person once he gets here.

I heard he's a respectable judge.

You must be proud of him.

There he is. Is that your son, ma'am?

What are you doing here?

Wichai is busy, so he asked me to pick you up.

Wichai said that

something came up so he couldn't make it.

Are you almost done?

No.

I bought juice for you.

Have a sip.

Just put it there.

All right.

Here.

Thank you.

Here's one for you. Have at it.

Is this your other son?

No, he's not my son.

I thought you had another son you wouldn't tell us about.

I only have two sons.

There's no way that this dimwit…

There's no way that he's my son.

He's actually very sweet.

Other men wouldn't be willing

to sit around waiting for a woman at a salon.

Take your time.

I don't mind waiting.

These shoes are very popular with our customers.

Would you like to try them on?

- Sure. - Can you help her, Nampueng?

Please follow her.

Anong.

Hey, Chut.

Is it okay with you if I bring my seniors to the party tonight?

Gosh. I completely forgot about that.

It's all right.

I'll let Jamlong know that you'll be bringing your friends.

Thank you.

We'll need more liquor and glasses.

Sure, ma'am.

Where's Chantorn? I thought I invited her.

She's not feeling well, so I told her not to come.

Don't you need to be with her?

Is she badly sick?

I'll only stay for a bit. Then I'll head home to be with her.

Hold on.

Are you back to being a party animal after less than a year of marriage?

Jamlong likes to host parties here

and he invites girls to spite Sa-Ang, right?

Right now,

the military is selecting people to be military diplomats.

So lots of single men are looking to marry girls with connections.

Some even asked me to be their matchmaker.

It's so strange how men use marriage to help them climb the ranks.

Marriage is a kind of investment.

And not everybody is born with good taste and good personality.

So those people need me

to help them build a good image.

I'll let this slide if you agree not to tell Wichai about the accident.

I guarantee that he will never know about it.

Hey, guys.

You look dashing in your full uniform.

Welcome to the party. Let's go have fun.

Are you here to get Ms. Anong?

- Yes. - Please come inside.

- Just a moment. - Sure.

Chantorn.

Chantorn.

Chantorn.

Are you okay? What are you doing out here?

I'm waiting for Chut.

Chut went in to say hi to his friends.

Then why didn't you go in with him?

I was feeling tired, so I wanted to rest here.

Let me go get Chut for you.

What?

Chantorn is here?

Chut didn't tell me that Chantorn is waiting outside.

- We should tell him to go home. - That's a bad idea.

I don't think he can go home now.

But if Chantorn is feeling sick, you should take her home.

I'll send Chut home once he sobers up.

No, thank you. I'm good.

I'm sorry about the mess.

Chut must've brought his friends to drink here.

Wait. You don't need to clean up.

It's okay.

- But I-- - Just leave it.

You should go rest.

Thank you.

I'm really sorry for the trouble.

Take some medicine and rest.

I'll wait for Chut to come home.

Well then…

Please make yourself comfortable.

Hey.

Chantorn is on sick leave today.

Is there anything you need, ma'am?

I'm looking for a copy of the contract from a business partner.

- I'll find it for you. - It's okay. I'll look for it myself.

- Okay. - Thank you.

Where is it?

Mr. Sompong wants you to go see him immediately.

Thank you.

Goodness.

MENSTRUAL TONIC

MENSTRUAL TONIC

Anong.

Did you hear that General Promsak is being sued for fraud?

The plaintiff is a customer of our bank.

They want to file for bankruptcy against the general to get their money back.

They want to know if Wichai can do anything to help them.

Wichai? What does this have to do with him?

Rumor has it that Wichai once got his wife to accept a bribe.

That's impossible. Wichai is such an upright person.

I suppose he is.

It seems that Wichai took the man's money

and still sent him to prison.

So that man holds a grudge against Wichai.

He threatens to send a complaint letter to the court.

Who is he?

He's an ex-con.

He sent me a letter once he learned that Wichai is your husband.

He's threatening to expose Wichai.

That man just wants money

in exchange for his silence.

I've been trying to keep him away from you

since he might be lying.

Wichai would never accept a bribe and destroy his integrity.

That's impossible.

How can you be sure

that his ex-wife didn't do it?

I'm confident that Wichai had nothing to do with it.

But if his ex-wife took the money,

he's going to have to take responsibility for it.

If the truth comes out now,

everything he's done to redeem his family's honor will be for nothing.

Why isn't Chut here yet?

I don't think he'll come. Time is money to a guy like him.

Did you hear about Sa-Ang's family being charged with fraud?

What are you talking about?

Lady Mayom tricked people into investing in a construction project

by claiming that it was for the military.

For a man like the general to be tried,

must the presiding judge be someone of equal standing?

That's right. They still haven't decided

who will be presiding over this case.

But whoever gets to work on this case

will probably become famous, right?

The general is being sued for fraud together with his wife.

It's rare for an officer of his rank

to appear in a civil court.

So people are interested in the case.

But a case this big will definitely be in the public eye.

The appointed judges must be carefully selected.

Otherwise, there's a chance that they will get dismissed.

No one is more perfect for this role than you.

That man just wants money in exchange for his silence.

I've been trying to keep him away from you

since he might be lying.

If they choose you to be the presiding judge,

will you dare convict the general?

I'll convict him if he's guilty.

Then you're perfect for this role.

This could be your big break.

I already brought your clothes over.

- Be careful. It's hot. - Thank you.

Are you sad that I'm not pregnant?

We still have a lot of time.

If the baby isn't ready to come yet, then that's all right.

Seeing what happened to you,

I don't want our firstborn to be a boy.

Why not?

I'll feel sorry for him.

Being a big brother is tiring.

Let's raise our children not to be like us.

You've never raised anyone before.

But you'll soon find out that

it's impossible to raise someone to be exactly

the way we want them to be.

Hold on.

Is Anong pregnant?

No, she's not.

What makes you think that?

I thought it was her pregnancy that made her sick.

Isn't that why she's so clingy to Wichai?

She's just having period cramps.

Period cramps?

That's not a reason for him to pamper her.

Wichai really wants to have a baby.

He's disappointed that she's not pregnant.

He probably needs some time to get over it.

You should leave him be.

Anong is hardly wife material.

I really can't imagine her as a mom.

OBSTETRICS CLINIC

To be honest,

I'm still reluctant about having a baby.

I'm afraid the baby will become repressed

if he grows up in this family.

I'd rather not have kids now

if that's going to be the case.

I want to wait until we're really ready.

OBSTETRICS CLINIC

So she doesn't want to have a baby.

I knew it.

An abortion?

She said she had a stomachache. I think she might've got an abortion.

What are you talking about?

She's not ready to be a mom. I heard it with my own ears.

Most importantly, I have proof.

She went to an obstetrics clinic.

She took Chinese medicine to end her pregnancy.

Hang on. This is ridiculous.

Anong isn't even pregnant. How can she get an abortion?

She still wants to fool around.

She might not even want to settle down with you.

She doesn't want to be tied down.

I already had the medicine checked out.

It's used to induce menstruation. She meant to kill the baby.

Mom, you can trust me on this.

Anong would never do something like that.

Please stop making assumptions.

It only shows how prejudiced you are against Anong.

Someone called to ask about you.

She wanted to know why you came to the clinic.

Did she say who she was?

She didn't. She sounded quite old.

I told her I don't know who she was referring to.

We always keep our patients' information confidential.

Keep following her. Don't let her see you.

Gosh.

Why the hell did you honk? You'll get us caught.

A dog ran past me.

Since when are you an animal lover?

Wait.

Where did she go?

- My gosh. - Hey.

There she is.

Open the door.

I'm going to work. I'm not going to get an abortion.

I don't believe you. You even lied to Wichai.

Why are you so skeptical?

Just drop the innocent act. You're not serious about Wichai.

So you're doing everything you can to not have his baby.

It wasn't that long ago when you believed

that I let myself get pregnant so Wichai would have to marry me.

You're doing something shameful.

Wichai's about to make a name for himself.

I have to make sure he doesn't do anything to jeopardize his career.

I don't want him to waste time with an insincere woman.

You can't get rid of me like you did to Soon.

I'm not some timid girl that you can easily run off.

You got away with it once, but you won't always be that lucky.

What are you talking about?

Wichai could lose everything because of what you did.

You're the one who will ruin things for him.

Do you want to bet on that?

We can find out once and for all

whether it's you or me who's not fit to be a mom.

Ms. Anong already left.

She left a moment ago.

I see.

I probably missed her on my way in.

Excuse me.

Is Chantorn here?

Chantorn took sick leave. She's not feeling well.

She's sick?

Ms. Anong let her take a sick leave for half a month.

She'll be back in about two weeks.

Chantorn left for work this morning.

Did you forget what day it is?

She's probably at the department store.

Can you come meet me? I want to ask you something.

Chut.

Are you having problems with Chantorn?

No, we're not having problems.

You need to take better care of her and show her more respect.

What are you talking about?

Have you ever helped her do the dishes?

Did she complain to you about me?

You need to be more considerate of her.

She's not your servant.

And do you think you're such a great husband?

Can Anong come to you when she has problems?

You want to help solve others' problems

when you can't even solve your own.

Did you know your wife leaves the house every morning and never goes to work?

Did you know that?

Your wife crashed her car and kept it from you.

Stop obsessing over my life

and just focus on yours.

What are you two fighting about?

You never had any problems

until that woman came along.

Let this be a lesson to you, Wichai.

One woman can make people lose respect for you.

Come see for yourself.

I'll show you what Anong is up to.

Come on. I'll show you.

Hurry up.

Women often use heat therapy to cure childbirth wounds.

I saw Anong ask someone to set up

a heat therapy tent for her while you were at work.

She's trying to keep this from you.

What is this about?

Lamoon.

Get over here.

Is she still in there?

I think so. No one has come out yet.

Good.

Come see for yourself what she's keeping from you.

Let's go.

Goodness. Can you smell that? That's the tent right there.

Let's go.

Hey. What are you doing here?

Why are you all here?

Where did Anong go?

Tell me where your sister is.

Anong isn't even here, Mom.

Come on.

Don't worry. No one will know about this.

But people will see the heat therapy tent.

Anong will help cover for you.

Mr. Sompong wants you to go see him immediately.

Thank you.

Goodness.

MENSTRUAL TONIC

TAKE THIS TWO TIMES A DAY

Chantorn.

Tell me honestly.

What exactly is wrong with you?

Are you keeping something from me?

Are you…

TAKE THIS TWO TIMES A DAY

Are you pregnant?

I lost the baby.

Why didn't you tell me?

Did Chut know about this?

Chut is trying to get assigned overseas.

He wouldn't be happy

if we had a baby now.

And if he chose to stay because of the baby,

it would make me feel guilty for the rest of my life.

The baby would be holding him back.

Chantorn.

Don't worry about a thing.

Right now,

just focus on taking care of yourself.

I'll take you to see a doctor.

We'll go together.

Chut's mom is suspicious.

She called the clinic to ask about you.

How did she know?

She likes to find fault with me.

She must've gone through my stuff.

So what are we going to do?

Chuen doesn't have a very high opinion of me anyway.

I don't care if she misunderstands me.

If it's really necessary,

I'll let her believe I'm the one who's pregnant.

I can't let you do that, ma'am.

I don't want to cause you trouble.

Trouble is my middle name.

I can handle this.

To be honest,

I'm still reluctant about having a baby.

I'm afraid the baby will become repressed

if he grows up in this family.

Wichai will never let that happen.

I'd rather not have kids now

if that's going to be the case.

I want to wait until we're really ready.

Tell me where your sister is.

- Tell me! - What's going on here?

Why is there a heat therapy tent here?

I use it for herbal steam saunas

to help with my circulation.

Don't you lie to me.

You don't have to believe me.

Anong.

Do you know where Chantorn is?

I heard she hasn't been to work in days.

I don't know.

Why would you ask me?

Don't try to change the subject.

Tell me right now

what you're keeping from Wichai.

Ms. Anong didn't have an abortion.

I had a miscarriage.

I was pregnant.

But I didn't tell Chut.

I see that he's still out of work.

I didn't want the baby to add to his burden.

I didn't want Chut to see me

and the baby as a nuisance.

That's why I kept it from him.

Chantorn.

I would never think that.

But I've always been the one who's holding you back.

Chantorn.

Don't blame yourself.

You didn't want to lose the baby.

These days,

I secretly feel relieved that I lost the baby.

It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

I know I'm a horrible woman for thinking that.

That's cleared up.

I guess we can--

Shut up!

You shut your mouth!

This is none of your business.

- Have some manners. - Why are you mad at him?

What he said might be inappropriate.

But at least he's not heartless like you.

I know it gives you pleasure to see others in pain.

You're rooting for your kids to fail.

You want our marriage to fall apart so you can rub it in our faces.

Are you really blaming me for how your life has turned out?

They will never choose you to be a diplomat.

The most you can be

is someone who waits on the diplomat's hand and foot.

I know you've been kissing up to your old boss

so that he'll let you go abroad with him, right?

You've never done the dishes your entire life.

Even a servant is more useful than you!

It's because I'm a snob like you!

Nothing is ever good enough for you.

You're even unhappy that Wichai is married to Anong.

- Shut your mouth! - That's enough.

There's no point in fighting.

Sometimes I wish that

I was a failure like Dad.

So you'd leave me alone

and let me die in peace.

- Chut. - Wichai.

You must see that this family is toxic.

No one is ever happy living in this house.

You're the one who keeps our family together.

But I know you want to get out of this hellhole.

That's enough!

Mom didn't make me take responsibility for our family.

I'm willing to take care of everyone in this house.

It's my intention

to take over from Dad.

You can't blame Chantorn for what happened.

Chut's the one to blame for being a lousy husband.

It will be harder on Chantorn if they have a kid when they're not ready.

You should be supportive of Chantorn

instead of trying to find fault with her.

Having a miscarriage is hard enough.

But she also has to worry about Chut's feelings.

You should blame yourself for raising Chut to be this way.

He has no idea how to take care of anyone.

Everyone knows this isn't the first time Wichai has accepted a bribe.

That's how his family could afford

to send his brother

to study abroad.

I just want you to stand by me

when I make a mistake.

Wichai doesn't know about this.

There's a way to prove

whether your mom is the one behind this.

What is this? How did you get this?

Don't let him get involved with the general's case.

Wichai! Did you go pick Nid up from school?

I thought you picked her up.

Does this have to do with your case?

You asked the deceased to come see you.

Were there issues between you two?

I'm the one

who should be demanding justice.

After everything you've done,

will you be sad if you don't get to work on the case?

I'm sorry my family caused you trouble.

But I'd rather be the one to handle everything.

Subtitle translation by: Pannapat Tammasrisawat