Andrew Williams had been standing outside the company building for five hours . He held a black umbrella motionless , rainwater soaking his pants and splattering his coat , yet he paid no mind . He didn't know if she would return . He only knew she hadn't vanished - she was forced to leave . She once said : " If you call my name , I won't be able to stay . " He thought , if her deepest longing was to see him one last time , then his was to see her just once more . 1 AM . He finally spotted that familiar figure . Sophieleila wore that old shirt , drenched from head to toe , walking slowly into the rain . He rushed over and seized her wrist . " Please don't leave again ? " She froze , eyes instantly reddening : " You still recognize me ? " " I've known it was you all along . " " How could you possibly know ? " " You thought changing your name and face would fool me ? " " You can't hide your walking rhythm , your typing cadence , or how you lower your head whenever you lie . " " You're Emerie . " " I know you . " Her tears blended with the rain as she whispered : " Would you … start over with me ? " " Pretend I'm someone new . " " I'm afraid you're just nostalgic . " " Afraid you're only making amends . " 0.0 % 00:07 288 Vouchers Chapter 18 288 Vouchers " Afraid I'm not really me - just a newer version to replace her . " " Tell me , am I a replacement ? " Andrew didn't hesitate . He pulled her fiercely into his arms , holding her so tight it felt like embedding her into his very being . " Not a replacement. " " You're you . " " You're not a rerun of the past - you're my future . " Sophieleila sobbed uncontrollably against his chest . In that moment , the rain seemed to fade , the world to still . He lowered his head , forehead touching hers : " You're you . Not a substitute . " " Every time you come back , I'll fall for you all over again . " Her voice trembled : " But I'm not whole anymore . " " That's alright . " " My memory of you isn't complete either . " " Then what do we do ? " He smiled , gentle yet resolute - just like when he first brought her onto a project three years prior : " We begin from the day you say you'll stay . " Her tears abruptly stopped . Her heart finally settled . At dawn , the rain ceased . hieleila held Andrew's hand before the entrance of the abandoned Heritage Coast studio lot . is was the ruins of a project they'd filmed together three years earlier . The sign remained , rusted and weathered , bearing words she'd once painted herself : The final frame doesn't mean the end . He murmured : " Ready to start over ? " She nodded . " I never filmed the last shot . " " Then let's shoot till the final frame . " 44.6 % 00:07 Chapter 18 They stepped into the long - deserted open set . This was where they'd begun together . And where they'd begin again . 95.6 %