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Life Without A Mother – Episode 2 (2025)
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00:00the daughter mom's been thinking about all these years thought to be dead
00:05and you've been with us the whole time i'm so sorry for everything for your dad i'm sorry
00:15but please believe me mom's always cared about you she never meant to hurt you
00:23yeah i know i heard what she said
00:26you have no idea how much mom has missed you no no no my honey no
00:34the pacifier you used when you were a baby she's kept it at home all these years she was devastated
00:42she's never really gotten over it it wasn't until esme was born that mom's depression started to
00:48get better but even now whenever your name comes up you can still see how much she hurts
00:55lydia mom's always loved you please reconcile with her
01:03mom's already falling apart over esme if she knew i was terminal it would kill her
01:10the results confirmed that you have stomach cancer
01:21based on what we're seeing it's most likely hereditary
01:26what's wrong you don't want to if it's about the misunderstanding earlier i can explain everything
01:35no no no it's just she she has a lot going on right now we can just talk about it later some other time
01:42okay i can respect that thank you
01:48i have called every hospital i can think of no one has a matching heart for esme
02:00gosh calen what are we supposed to do
02:03don't despair okay we still have time tomorrow i'm gonna call the european donors and we're gonna
02:11make this work if only i could donate my heart to esme and i would rather die if it meant that she
02:19could live calen she's my baby
02:22she's my baby
02:52cancer is in a very late stage likely the final stage so i don't have much time left
03:15no i'm sorry here is an organ donation constant form your eyes your heart anything that is
03:24unaffected can be donated as my baby baby please do not take esme from me too if only i could donate
03:34my heart to esme and i would rather die if it meant that she could live
03:40doctor can i donate my heart to a specific person as long as they're a match yes
03:48can you run a compatibility test with esme shelton she was recently admitted here absolutely
03:58convince her to sign the donation form and miss five hundred thousand dollars
04:10is yours
04:11it's a perfect match
04:40once you sign as me we receive your heart after your death
04:47i'm here to resign
04:54and this is my final gift to esme
05:02and this is my final gift to esme
05:17could you give it to her for me
05:19lydia i understand if you don't want to be in this house
05:25but you and my mom
05:28no no no don't worry about it
05:30i know exactly what i'm doing
05:33goodbye mr shelton
05:40goodbye mr shelton
05:44he dead
06:06i am
06:25i decided to donate my heart to esme i figured if i can't be with mom at least she can still keep one of her daughters right now
06:35please god please you took my precious
06:38Lydia from me please please please do not take esme from me too
06:42mom never really forgot about us
06:45she's always loved us
06:52and it was grandma who lied to her and that's why mom hasn't come to find us
06:57but hey i'm gonna be coming to join you soon
07:02i'm just so scared too
07:07i'm so scared
07:11mom
07:17i found a matching heart donor
07:21what is that
07:22that is amazing news
07:24that is amazing news
07:28lydia
07:30how can it be lydia
07:36how can it be lydia
07:43i uh
07:57i just found out your name is lydia
08:00you
08:02you know now
08:04i know everything now
08:06i
08:09i
08:11so badly misunderstood before
08:13i treated you
08:15so poorly
08:16i am
08:17i am really sorry
08:19i i just can't believe you're willing to donate your heart to esme
08:21i i i just can't believe you're willing to donate your heart to esme
08:29i i obviously i am speechless
08:32what
08:34what did you just say
08:36i was wrong to treat you like that
08:39and in whatever time you have left i i will do everything in my power to make it up to you
08:44tell me anything you want
08:46tell me anything you want
08:47i don't know
08:48the most expensive designer guys
08:50a
08:51a
08:52a
08:53a
08:54a
08:55a
08:56a
08:57whatever you want
08:58say the word and i will make it happen
09:00although you know
09:01maybe the maldias would be better
09:03isl might be a little bit cold for your heart
09:05but if that is what you want
09:07i'll make it happen
09:09no
09:10get out of here
09:11i don't want to ever see you again
09:13i know that you are angry with me
09:17i was wrong to yell at you and and hit you
09:20so if you want to hate me that's fine
09:23but please please do not drag esme into this
09:25if you want to hit something you hit me
09:27okay
09:28if you you want to see me hurt fine do it
09:32but
09:33but please
09:34don't take back your offer
09:36give your heart to esme
09:38let her live
09:40i beg you
09:41i
09:43i
09:44i
09:45i know
09:46that you do not have much time left
09:48so
09:50please
09:51donate your heart to esme
09:54give her a chance to live please i am begging you
09:58please
09:59please
10:03you're really here
10:05begging me
10:06to donate my heart to esme
10:08have you ever thought about how i felt
10:10how i want to live
10:12i don't want to die alone
10:15mom
10:16i'm your daughter too
10:19how could you ask me to donate my heart entirely for another daughter
10:24i'm so scared i don't want to die alone
10:28my daughter
10:30lydia
10:35my daughter
10:37lydia
10:38oh
10:39please
10:40please
10:41please
10:42doctor save her
10:46please doctors
10:47save save my daughter please
10:49she's so young please she
10:51she can't die
10:52please
10:53please
10:54please save her
10:55mom
10:56is this the anguish you felt when you lost me
10:59did i cause you this much pain
11:02please
11:03please
11:04please
11:05please
11:06dad
11:07always dissociating again
11:09we're gonna take her to see the doctor right now
11:11come on
11:12come on
11:13let's go
11:15so you're lydia
11:17i heard about what happened
11:19you've seen it for yourself now
11:21when maeve is thinking about you
11:22her brain goes into overload
11:24you see the trauma it triggers these dissociative episodes
11:27the doctors they say that
11:29her subconscious is basically blocking the memories to protect herself
11:34i hope
11:35you don't go through with this reunion
11:37if she knows that her daughter's still alive
11:40and has to watch you die
11:43it'll destroy her
11:44no
11:45no
11:50no
11:51i
11:55no
11:57no
11:58hey
12:01mom's doing much better than you are
12:03mom's doing much better yeah well i don't have the energy to worry anymore
12:10you you've practically moved into the hospital it's been good learned a lot of caretaking
12:19skills along the way the ceo moonlighting is a nurse sounds interesting doesn't it
12:27leave leave get out i don't want your pity or anyone
12:46no no i don't i don't want your pity leave me alone i don't want you to see me like this
12:53i'm not pitying you lydia i just want to be here with you
13:11i know we're not blood related but you're mom's daughter you're my sister
13:19i just want you to be able to rely on me i'm your brother
13:26vincent do i really look like this am i ugly do i really look this terrible you're not ugly
13:39i've got an idea that i'll help you through there i bet i can help you feel like you're looking great
13:49take a look see if you feel like any of these
13:56or you could buy them all and you can be hair to your queen
14:01i don't think i've ever worn this many hair styles in my life
14:06lydia i'm sorry fate has been so cruel to you
14:28what's wrong
14:29nothing
14:31let's uh let's try some clothes
14:35if you like it try it on okay don't worry i'm not short on cash
14:46that looks great on you
14:55yeah
14:56i signed the organ donation form
15:14lydia
15:19lydia this is so cruel
15:22maybe you should tell mom who you really are
15:24no no no need
15:25i made my decision
15:28but if you do want to help there is one last thing you could do
15:33anything
15:35i've caused you so much pain mom
15:52i'm going to be the one to erase that pain
15:55before i go
15:56why did you bring me here
16:06so you can relax a bit
16:08okay as me still has recovering to do
16:10you can't have you collapsing from the stress
16:12i need to contact the hospital in europe
16:21i'm leaving lydia with you for today
16:22okay
16:23what's going on
16:30don't worry about it
16:32today my only job is to make sure
16:35that you have fun
16:36perfect
16:42let's go
16:44mom actually loves sweets
16:55but as me can't eat too many
16:58so she just doesn't eat them at all
17:00mom actually really liked cartoon style portraits
17:15she even tried drawing them herself
17:18honestly her skills were totally good enough to run a booth
17:22mom used to say that her favorite thing growing up
17:31was flying kites in the park
17:33when the kite took off all her worries would float away too
17:36but as me's health wasn't good
17:39and mom didn't want her to feel left out
17:41so she never flew a kite again
17:43are you okay
17:48yeah i'm good
17:50you can take a minute
17:51dad you were right
17:56my mom really is the kindest most beautiful mom in the world
18:01still dreaming
18:06of cotton candy
18:08oh my god
18:08yeah
18:10oh look
18:13the fireworks show is starting
18:14let's go watch
18:17lydia
18:21um
18:22what happened before
18:25i um
18:26i owe you an apology
18:29i should never have been
18:32so selfish
18:33i should never have pressured you
18:35to give your heart to esme
18:36your life
18:38should be yours to decide
18:40thank you
18:42so much for your kindness
18:44and i i am
18:45i am so sorry
18:47can you ever forgive me
18:50okay
18:52only
18:56if you ride
18:57that ferris wheel with me
18:59then i'll forgive you
19:01i'll
19:04completely forgive you mom
19:06okay
19:09okay
19:09come on
19:12how's your condition
19:27well the doctor said
19:29if i get treatment abroad
19:31there's
19:32still a chance
19:33so i'm
19:35planning to do that
19:37are you going along
19:39or
19:40are your parents coming with you
19:42um
19:43my
19:43my dad
19:44he
19:44he passed away
19:46a while ago
19:47and my mom
19:49well
19:51my mom
19:52she's a lot like you
19:54i mean she is a really
19:56good person
19:58she just
20:01has a lot of things
20:02in her past
20:03things she
20:04still holds on to
20:06sometimes
20:07holding on
20:10to the past
20:10too tight
20:11it keeps you from
20:12moving forward
20:14mrs shelton
20:16about the daughter
20:18you lost
20:20in the past
20:21maybe it's time
20:24to let her go
20:25i feel like
20:29you're clinging on
20:31to the past
20:32and it's not only hurting you
20:34it's keeping your daughter
20:35tied to it
20:36if i were your daughter
20:38i
20:41i would
20:42want you to be
20:43hurting so much
20:45i
20:46i want you
20:48to free yourself
20:49free her
20:52you know
20:55your
20:55your daughter
20:56she's been gone
20:58for so long
20:59but you're still here
21:01you've
21:02survived
21:03so go on
21:05and
21:05and live
21:06for
21:06for you
21:07and your daughter
21:07i didn't protect her
21:35i wasn't even there
21:38for her
21:38she must have been
21:40so scared
21:42and so much pain
21:44but you are right
21:50i guess they're still in the hospital
21:53waiting for me
21:54for her sake
21:56i have to
22:00move on
22:02your daughter would be
22:05so happy to hear you say that
22:08you know
22:12my daughter was still alive
22:15she
22:15should be about your age
22:17you know when i first saw you
22:22i
22:22felt like i knew you
22:25really
22:28maybe we
22:31met somewhere
22:32before
22:33oh no
22:34no not like that
22:36it's just
22:36when i look at you
22:39i
22:39i see my daughter
22:42you know
22:46and i
22:46think if she was still here
22:48what would she be like
22:49would she be
22:50a spoiled
22:52stubborn princess
22:53or something really
22:54kind and
22:55and hardworking
22:56like you
22:56uh
23:07no
23:08no
23:09no
23:13ah
23:16no
23:18no
23:20no
23:22no
23:25no
23:25No.
23:27No.
23:28No.
23:29No.
23:47All right?
23:49Let's go.
23:56Oh, it was fun.
23:58It was so fun.
24:02Mom, there's something I need to tell you.
24:10You know what? Never mind.
24:12Let's go home.
24:17Goodbye.
24:19And thank you so much for today.
24:22I, um...
24:23I really hope your treatment goes well.
24:27And I'm sure that Esme will find a matching heart.
24:33Yeah.
24:34Wait!
24:35Wait!
24:36Wait!
24:37Wait!
24:38Wait!
24:39Wait!
24:40Wait!
24:41Wait!
24:42Wait!
24:43Wait!
24:44Oh...
24:45Oh...
24:57Wait!
24:58I wanted to give you one final gift.
25:02I wanted to give you one final gift
25:12It's my good luck charm
25:15I want you to have it
25:17So that you can have luck wherever you go
25:19Thank you
25:22Oh, goodbye
25:32Thank you
26:02Vincent, stop the car
26:11Stop the car
26:12If I were your daughter
26:32Mom
26:36Hey
26:37What's wrong?
26:48Esby's found a matching heart
26:50Really?
26:52I'll be right there
26:52Mom
26:53I hope you can't stop
26:55Hey
26:56I heard from the nurse
27:16You went to see us, man
27:18I went secretly
27:21I even left her a little, like, the charm
27:24That I need
27:25Just a final gift from me as her sister
27:28I'm feeling kind of, um, tired
27:39Can you take me home?
27:43Yeah
27:43Let's go
27:46Are you, um, still planning on
27:53During a party for Esme this year?
27:55This was always been too key
27:57She'll probably want to do something different this year
28:00I've been talking about wanting to go
28:03To see the morning lights
28:04In Iceland
28:05That sounds great
28:07Make sure to have some fun for me
28:10I'll be sure
28:11Goodbye, Vincent
28:15Make sure to take care of
28:19Not me
28:21It's me
28:22I'm going well
28:49How's my daughter?
29:06Congratulations
29:07The transplant was a success
29:10The heart is a perfect match
29:12That is wonderful
29:14Thank you
29:14In the end, it looks like that little bastard Lydia
29:23Finally proved useful
29:24Oh, my beautiful granddaughter is finally home from the hospital
29:33I have a surprise for you
29:35You want to come see?
29:36Yeah, let's
29:37Come on
29:38Hey, do you happen to know where Lydia's being treated?
29:47Since Esme's surgery was a success
29:50I'd really like to go and visit her
29:52Hey, what, what, what does that look for?
29:59Mom
29:59I've still got some urgent paperwork I need to finish
30:04I'm, uh, I'm going back to my room
30:08Take these and shred them, please
30:38They're confidential
30:39Don't let anyone see them
30:41Of course, sir
30:43Sorry, Mom
30:52Let me help you
30:54I just
30:54Oh, my God
30:58Wait, she's...
31:04Ma'am, what's wrong?
31:07Lydia, she's...
31:08She's my Lydia
31:11My...
31:12My daughter
31:14If I were your daughter
31:16My mom
31:18She's a lot like you
31:19She just has a lot of things in her past
31:23Maybe it's time to let her go
31:25I finally found you
31:28Oh, my God, Lydia
31:30No, Lydia
31:34Oh, my God
31:36Oh, my God
31:37Oh, my God
31:38Oh, my God
31:41Oh, my God
31:42Vincent
31:43Vincent
31:44Why didn't you tell me that Lydia is my daughter?
31:49Thank God she didn't die
31:51Thank God
31:51I didn't let her donate her heart to Esme
31:54Or I would have lost her again
31:55Vincent
31:57Tell me where Lydia is
31:59I need to see her right now
32:00Actually, wait, wait
32:03I...
32:03I need a few minutes
32:04Just to prepare myself
32:06So I don't scare her
32:07When I see her
32:07Lydia
32:09I couldn't keep your secret
32:11She knows now
32:13But you're not here
32:14God, I cannot believe you
32:16If you had told me the truth sooner
32:19Then maybe I wouldn't have misunderstood Lydia
32:21Do you think she'll be mad at me?
32:24What if she doesn't want me to be her mom anymore?
32:26Wait, you...
32:28You can still contact her, right?
32:32Mom
32:32There's a church
32:34A couple miles from here
32:36Tomorrow morning
32:38I'll make sure you see Lydia again
32:40Really?
32:46Okay, I...
32:47I'm gonna go get some things ready
32:49All right
32:51That night Lydia was wearing a Chanel jacket
32:57I've got the latest limited edition
33:00She'll love this one
33:02It's huge
33:32What is this?
33:37What is all of this?
33:38Why is there a casket here?
33:41Mom
33:41It's Lydia
33:44I thought you should see her
33:48Before she's laid to rest
33:49That's what she would have wanted
33:52Her wish finally came true
33:54No
34:01No
34:04No
34:04Lydia
34:05Help me
34:06Mom
34:07Lydia passed away from cancer
34:10Before she died
34:12She donated her heart to Esme
34:15She always wanted to be close to you
34:18Even if this
34:23Was the only way
34:25I'm so sorry
34:35How could this happen again?
34:37Oh God
34:39Oh God
34:39Oh God
34:39I even hid you
34:40I blamed you
34:42I mistreated you
34:43I'm sorry
34:44I'm sorry
34:44I'm sorry
34:45I'm sorry
34:45No
34:46I'm so sorry
34:47I'm sorry
34:48Please forgive me
34:50How could you
34:51How could you
35:03How could you
35:04Take her from me
35:06And get me
35:07How could you
35:09How could you
35:12How could you
35:15I'm so sorry
35:21I'm sorry
35:23You must have been so scared
35:25All alone
35:25But I'm here
35:27Maybe I'm here
35:28I'm here with you ma'am
35:30Maeve
35:31Stop crying
35:33All this drama
35:36Over that little bastard
35:37She's gone
35:39Pull yourself together
35:41Pull yourself together
35:43Lydia was hit by a car
35:46She came to apply
35:47For a maid's job
35:48And I didn't like her vibe
35:50She wouldn't leave
35:52So I had to lock her up
35:54I didn't want her to scare you
35:56You
35:57You have been lying to me
36:00This whole time
36:01The accident
36:03Lydia never died
36:05You forced me to abandon
36:07My only daughter
36:09And when she finally came back
36:11You lied to me again
36:12You forced my daughter
36:14To work as a maid
36:15In my own house
36:17Mom
36:18You knew
36:21How bad
36:21I wanted Lydia back
36:23She was right beside me
36:25And you
36:26Made sure
36:27That I had no idea
36:29How could you
36:30Be such a monster
36:31I can't believe
36:33You still call that
36:34Little bastard
36:35Your daughter
36:35How could any child
36:39Of mine
36:39Have so little dignity
36:41So little shame
36:44You ran off with a mechanic
36:47For your one true love
36:48You made this family
36:50Into nothing but a joke
36:52Your stupidity
36:53Brought shame
36:54Down on all of us
36:56If it wasn't for me
36:58You would never have
36:59Your life back
37:00The perfect husband
37:02The perfect daughter
37:03A real family
37:05You wouldn't have that
37:07If I didn't make it happen
37:09And you have the nerve
37:11To blame me
37:13I didn't want you
37:15To do all of this
37:16Lydia
37:18Was your own granddaughter
37:19How can you feel nothing
37:21Granddaughter
37:23That girl was nothing
37:25But trash
37:27Born of that low life
37:28Blood
37:29The only thing
37:30She was good for
37:31Was giving Esme
37:31A working heart
37:32You are a monster
37:38And you are fucking insane
37:40Mom we are done
37:42I will not let you
37:45Insult Lydia again
37:46Especially now
37:47That she's gone
37:48Now
37:49Leave
37:50So that's how it is
37:52You throw away
37:54Your own mother over her
37:56You'll forget about her Maeve
37:58You'll forget about that daughter
38:00That you never raised
38:01Just like you did before
38:03We're your family
38:06So don't you dare
38:08Come groveling back to me
38:09When you realize
38:10That you were wrong
38:12Here
38:29Give these flowers
38:31To your sister
38:31Okay
38:32It's her memorial today
38:33Thank you Lydia
38:42I'm sorry
38:43Thank you
38:45You're welcome
38:47Okay
38:54Hey Lydia
38:59It's me
39:01Bob
39:01I am
39:06So sorry
39:08I owe you so much
39:11Mom
39:27Don't apologize
39:41I told you already
39:43Just ride the Ferris wheel with me
39:45And I'll forgive you
39:46I've already forgiven you
39:49Completely
39:50I have to go now
39:57And it goes
39:59But you
40:00You keep on living
40:02And live well
40:03I will
40:06I will live on
40:08For you
40:10We'll meet again one day
40:13Goodbye Mom
40:17I heard she killed her granddaughter
40:40And her daughter
40:42Severed ties with her
40:43She deserves it
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