hieleila had a dream . She saw herself planning the final shot of that film - the male lead fastening the pendant around the female lead's neck against crashing waves and sunrise . That pendant was hers . But filming halted . The plan dissolved . She died . Yet now , the pendant lay beside her . Her ears rang , reality and dream blurring as light and shadow fractured before her eyes . She saw Andrew standing on Heritage Coast's shore , clutching her script and weeping . He replayed her final recording in the editing room . There she was in a white dress at Sunset Care Center , delivering her gentlest farewell . " Who am I ? " She whispered to herself . Her mind exploded with echoes . " Emerie , I know it's you . You promised to stay till the end credits . " Emerie , you were supposed to be dead . Why are you still here ? She stumbled backward , finding herself on a film set . Chaos erupted around her . Someone rushed to help , but she crouched down clutching her head , tears streaming : " I just wanted to see him one last time . " " I shouldn't be alive . " " I only wanted to see him . " " Why am I still here ? " 0.0 % 00:06 Chapter 17 Sean appeared silently , a gray badge in hand , his gaze inscrutable . He kept his distance , murmuring : " You chose this . " " Your only chance . " " Remembering everything means fulfilling your obsession . " " You've met the reset conditions . " She sobbed into her hands : " But I don't want to go . " " He just recognized me . " Conscious but drained , leila Sophieleila trembled on the bed . The ashen transfer badge on her wrist glowed red- her soul data flickering unstable . She gripped it like clutching a final lifeline . She was Emerie . Not a shadow , replacement , or copy . She wasn'tleila Sophieleila . Just wearing new skin , carrying regrets and memories back to Andrew . Now he might know her . Yet she was fading . That night , Andrew came to her dressing room . He stood outside silently , watching her curled on the sofa through the glass , tear tracks still wet . His knuckles brushed the door , voice barely a whisper : " I know you . " " From your first word . " " Don't leave again , okay ? " Sophieleila closed her eyes as tears slid down . She tried to speak , but her throat seized - no sound emerged . In that moment , the world fell silent . 47.7 % 00:06 288 Vouchers Chapter 17 She'd finally heard him say it . He knew her . But she couldn't hold on much longer . 96.2 % 00:07 288 Wouchers Chapter 18