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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
02:22um
02:43Cancer is in a very late stage, likely the final stage.
03:11So, I don't have much time left.
03:16No, I'm sorry.
03:18Here is an organ donation constant form.
03:21Your eyes, your heart, anything that is unaffected can be donated.
03:26Esme? Esme baby?
03:30Esme baby, please do not take Esme from me too.
03:33If only I could donate my heart to Esme.
03:36And I would rather die if it meant that she could live.
03:40Doctor, can I donate my heart to a specific person?
03:46As long as they're a match, yes.
03:50Can you run a compatibility test with Esme Shelton?
03:54She was recently admitted here.
03:56Absolutely.
03:57Convince her to sign the donation form and this $500,000 is yours.
04:10It's yours.
04:11It's yours.
04:12It's a perfect match.
04:40Once you sign, Esme will receive your heart after your death.
04:46Lydia, is something wrong?
04:47I'm here to resign.
04:52And this is my final gift to Esme.
04:53Could you give it to her for me?
04:58Lydia, I understand if you don't want to be in this house.
04:59But you...
05:00I understand if you don't want to be in this house.
05:01But you...
05:03And my mom...
05:04No, no, no, no.
05:05Don't worry about it.
05:06I know exactly what I'm doing.
05:07I understand if you don't want to be in this house.
05:08But you, and my mom...
05:10No, no, no, no...
05:11Don't worry about it.
05:12I know exactly what I'm doing.
05:13I know exactly what I'm doing.
05:14No, no, no.
05:15I know exactly what I'm doing.
05:18Would you give it to her for me?
05:21Lydia, 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.
05:40Goodbye, Mr. Shelton.
05:48Hey, Dad.
06:18I decided to donate my heart to Esme.
06:30I figured if I can't be with Mom,
06:32at least she can still keep one of her daughters, right?
06:35Please, God, please, you took my precious Lydia from me.
06:38Please, please, please do not take Esme from me, too.
06:43Mom never really forgot about us.
06:45Yes.
06:48She's always loved us.
06:52And it was Grandma who lied to her,
06:54and that's why Mom hasn't come to find us.
06:59But, hey, I'm going to be coming to join you soon.
07:05I'm just so scared, too.
07:09I'm so scared.
07:16Mom.
07:18I found a matching heart donor.
07:21What is that?
07:22That is amazing news.
07:30Lydia.
07:36How can it be Lydia?
07:38I, uh, I just found out your name is Lydia.
08:01You, you know now?
08:05I know everything now.
08:06I am so badly misunderstood before.
08:14I treated you so poorly.
08:17I am, I am really sorry.
08:22I, I just can't believe you're willing to donate your heart to Esme.
08:25Okay.
08:29I, I, obviously I am speechless.
08:32What?
08:33What?
08:35What did you just say?
08:37I 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.
08:46Tell me anything you want.
08:47Whatever you want.
08:54Whatever you want, you say the word and I will make it happen.
09:00Although, you know, maybe the Maldives would be better.
09:03Isle might be a little bit cold for your heart.
09:05But if that is what you want, I'll make it happen.
09:09No! Get out! Get out of here!
09:11I don't want to ever see you again!
09:14I know that you are angry with me.
09:17I was wrong to yell at you and hit you.
09:21So 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? If you want to see me hurt, fine. Do it.
09:32But please, don't take back your offer.
09:36Give your heart to Esme. Let her live.
09:40I beg you. Here, I beg you.
09:45I know that you do not have much time left.
09:48So, please, donate your heart to Esme.
09:54Give her a chance to live, please. I am begging you.
09:57You're really here, begging me to donate my heart to Esme.
10:07Have you ever thought about how I felt?
10:10How I want to live?
10:11I don't want to die alone.
10:13Mom, I'm your daughter, too.
10:19How could you ask me to donate my heart entirely for another daughter?
10:24I am so scared. I don't want to die alone.
10:27My daughter, Lydia.
10:35My daughter, Lydia.
10:39Please.
10:39Please, doctor, save her.
10:43Please, doctor, save, save my daughter, please.
10:49She's so young. Please, she, she can't die.
10:52Please, please, please save her.
10:55Mom, is this the anguish you felt when you lost me?
10:59Did I cause you this much pain?
11:01Mom, please, please, please don't leave me, please.
11:06Dad, I'm always dissociating again.
11:09We're going to take her to see the doctor right now.
11:10Come on.
11:11Let's go.
11:12Let'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, her brain goes into overload.
11:24You see the trauma, it triggers these dissociative episodes.
11:27The doctors, they say that her subconscious is basically blocking the memories to protect herself.
11:34I hope you don't go through with this reunion.
11:37If she knows that her daughter's still alive and has to watch you die, it'll destroy her.
11:50No.
11:57Hey.
12:06Mom's doing much better.
12:07Yeah.
12:08Well, I don't have the energy to worry anymore.
12:12You, you've practically moved into the hospital.
12:15It's been good.
12:17Learned a lot of caretaking skills along the way.
12:21Hmm.
12:22The CEO moonlighting as a nurse.
12:25Sounds interesting, doesn't it?
12:27Leave.
12:43Leave.
12:43Get out.
12:44I don't want your pity or anyone.
12:47No.
12:47No, I don't want your pity.
12:50Leave me alone.
12:51I don't want you to see me like this.
12:52No.
12:55No.
12:55No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:56No.
12:57I'm not pitying you, Lydia.
13:10I just want to be here with you.
13:14I know we're not blood related, but you're mom's daughter.
13:18You're my sister.
13:22I just want you to be able to rely on me.
13:25I'm your brother.
13:25No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:26No.
13:27No.
13:29No.
13:29No.
13:38No.
13:39I love you.
13:40No.
13:41You're not ugly.
13:43No.
13:43No.
13:44I've got an idea that I'll help you feel there.
13:46I bet I can help you feel like you're looking great.
13:49No.
13:52take a look see if you 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 hairstyles in my life
14:06lydia i'm sorry fate has been so cruel to you what's wrong
14:31nothing let's uh let's try some clothes
14:36if you like it try it on okay don't worry i'm not short on cash
14:53that looks great on you
15:06i signed the organ donation form
15:19lydia lydia this is so cruel maybe you should tell mom who you really are no no no need
15:25i made my decision but if you do want to help there is one last thing you could do
15:33i've caused you so much pain mom i'm going to be the one to erase that pain before i go
15:56why did you bring me here so you can relax a bit okay as me still has recovering to do
16:10you can't have you collapsing from the stress
16:19i need to contact the hospital in europe i'm leaving lydia with you for
16:22today okay what's going on don't worry about it today my only job is to make sure that you have fun
16:36perfect
16:44let's go
16:46come on
16:50mom actually loves sweets but as me can't eat too many so she just doesn't eat them at all
17:09mom actually really liked cartoon style portraits she even tried drawing them herself
17:19honestly her skills were totally good enough to run a booth
17:22mom used to say that her favorite thing growing up was flying kites in the park
17:33when the kite took off all her worries would float away too
17:37but as me's health wasn't good and mom didn't want her to feel left out so she never flew a kite again
17:43she never flew a kite again
17:47are you okay yeah i'm good you can take a minute yeah
17:55dad you were right my mom really is the kindest most beautiful mom in the world
18:05still dreaming
18:06oh look the fireworks show is starting let's go watch
18:21lydia um
18:24what happened before i um
18:28i owe you an apology i should never have been so selfish i should never have pressured you to give
18:35your heart to esme that your life should be yours to decide
18:42thank you so much for your kindness and i i am i'm so sorry can you ever forgive me
18:52okay
18:55only if you ride that ferris wheel with me then i'll forgive you
19:01i'll completely forgive you mom
19:09okay
19:09okay
19:19how's your condition
19:28well the doctor said if i get treatment abroad there's still a chance so i'm planning to do that
19:37oh my dad are you going along or are your parents coming with you
19:42oh my my dad he he passed away a while ago and my mom
19:51well my mom's she's a lot like you i mean she is a really good person
19:57she just
20:01she just has a lot of things in her past
20:04things she still holds on to
20:07sometimes holding on to the past too tight it keeps you from moving forward
20:16mrs shelton about the daughter you lost in the past
20:20maybe it's time to let her go
20:28i feel like
20:30you're clinging on to the past and it's not only hurting you it's keeping your daughter tied to it
20:37if i were your daughter
20:38i i wouldn't want you to be hurting so much
20:46i i want you to free yourself
20:51free her
20:55you know your your daughter
20:57she's been gone for so long
21:00but you're still here you've survived
21:03so go on and and live for for you and your daughter
21:33i didn't protect her
21:37i wasn't even there for her
21:39she must have been so scared and so much pain
21:49but you are right
21:52as they still in the hospital waiting for me
21:55for her sake
21:59i have to move on
22:04your daughter would be so happy to hear you say that
22:11you know my daughter was still alive she should be about your age
22:21now when i first saw you i felt like i knew you
22:28really
22:28maybe we met somewhere before
22:34oh no no not like that it's just
22:38when i look at you i
22:41i see my daughter
22:45you know and i think if she was still here what would she be like would she be
22:50a spoiled stubborn princess or something really kind and not working like you
23:03oh
23:17Oh, no.
23:19No, no.
23:21No, no.
23:23Just stop, stop.
23:25No.
23:27No.
23:29No.
23:35No.
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.
24:21I really hope your treatment goes well.
24:27And I'm sure that Esme will find a matching heart.
24:33Yeah.
24:47Wait.
24:49Wait.
24:55Wait.
24:57I wanted to give you one final gift.
25:11It's my good luck charm.
25:14I want you to have it so that you can have luck wherever you go.
25:19Yeah.
25:20Oh.
25:21Goodbye.
25:23Oh, Goodbye.
25:26Goodbye.
26:35Mom.
26:36Hey.
26:39What's wrong?
26:48Esme's found a matching heart.
26:51Really?
26:52I'm going to be right there.
26:52All right.
26:54Oh, you can't stop.
27:09Hey.
27:13I heard from the nurse.
27:17You went to see Asma.
27:19I went secretly.
27:21I even left her a little, like, the charm that I need.
27:26Just a final gift from me as her sister.
27:37Feeling kind of, um, tired.
27:41Can you take me home?
27:45Let's go.
27:46Are you, um, still planning on carrying a party for Esme this year?
27:56Esme's always been tricky.
27:58She'll probably want to do something different this year.
28:00Hmm.
28:02She's been talking about wanting to go see the Northern Lights in Iceland.
28:06That sounds great.
28:08Make sure to have some fun for me.
28:11I'll be sure.
28:14Goodbye, Vincent.
28:16Make sure to take care of...
28:20Not me.
28:22That's me.
28:26A brainwashed.
28:27I don't want to miss you.
28:43how's my daughter congratulations the transplant was a success the heart is a
29:11perfect match thank you in the end it looks like that little bastard lydia finally proved useful
29:29oh my beautiful granddaughter is finally over in the hospital
29:33i have a surprise for you we'll come see yeah let's
29:41hey do you happen to know where lydia is being treated since esme's surgery was a success i'd
29:50really like to go and visit her hey what what what does that look for mom
30:02i've still got some urgent paperwork i need to finish
30:04i'm uh i'm going back to my room
30:17uh take these and shred them please they're confidential don't let anyone see them of course
30:42her
30:52sorry mom let me help you i just
30:58oh my god
30:58wait she's ma'am what's wrong lydia she's she's my lydia my my daughter if i were your daughter
31:16my mom she's she's a lot like you she just has a lot of things in her past
31:23maybe it's time to let her go i finally found you oh my god lydia
31:30why didn't you tell me that lydia is my daughter thank god she didn't die thank god
31:51i didn't let her donate her heart to esme or i would have lost her again vincent tell me where
31:58lydia is i need to see her right now actually wait wait i i need a few minutes just to prepare
32:05myself so i don't scare her when i see her lydia i couldn't keep your secret she knows now but you're
32:13not here god i cannot believe you if you had told me the truth sooner then maybe i wouldn't
32:19have misunderstood lydia do you think she'll be mad at me what if she doesn't want me to be her mom
32:26anymore wait you you you can still contact her right mom there's a church a couple miles from here
32:37tomorrow morning i'll make sure you see lydia again
32:40that night lydia was wearing a chanel jacket i've got the latest limited edition she'll love this one
33:02that night
33:15so
33:16What is this?
33:37What is all of this?
33:38Why is there a casket here?
33:43It's Lydia.
33:46I thought you should see her before she's laid to rest.
33:50That's what she would have wanted.
33:53Her wish finally came true.
34:04Lydia.
34:07Mom.
34:08Lydia passed away from cancer.
34:11Before she died, she donated her heart to Esme.
34:16She always wanted to be close to you.
34:21Even if this was the only way.
34:30I'm so sorry.
34:35How could this happen again?
34:38Oh, God.
34:39Oh, God.
34:39I even hit you.
34:40I blamed you.
34:42I mistreated you.
34:43I'm sorry.
34:44I'm sorry.
34:45No.
34:46I'm so sorry.
34:48Sorry.
34:49Please forgive me.
34:51How could you?
34:51How could you?
35:03How could you take her from me and get me?
35:07How could you?
35:09How could you?
35:11How could you?
35:13How could you?
35:15How could you do that?
35:16How could you do that?
35:17How could you do that?
35:17How could you do that?
35:18How could you do that?
35:19How could you do that?
35:19I'm so sorry.
35:22Oh, Lydia.
35:22I'm sorry.
35:23You must have been so scared all alone.
35:26But I'm here.
35:27Maybe I'm here.
35:29I'm here with you, ma'am.
35:30Maeve!
35:32Stop crying.
35:34All this drama over that little bastard.
35:38She's gone.
35:40Pull yourself together.
35:42Pull yourself together.
35:44Lydia was hit by a car.
35:46She came to apply for a maid's job.
35:48And I didn't like her vibe.
35:51She wouldn't leave.
35:52So I had to lock her up.
35:54I didn't want her to scare you.
35:56You have been lying to me this whole time.
36:02The accident?
36:04Lydia never died?
36:05You forced me to abandon my only daughter.
36:09And when she finally came back, you lied to me again.
36:13You forced my daughter to work as a maid in my own house.
36:18Mom, you knew how bad I wanted Lydia back.
36:23She was right beside me, and you made sure that I had no idea.
36:29How could you be such a monster?
36:32I can't believe you still call that little bastard your daughter.
36:35How could any child of mine have so little dignity?
36:43So little shame.
36:45You ran off with a mechanic for your one true love.
36:48You made this family into nothing but a joke.
36:52Your stupidity brought shame down on all of us.
36:57If it wasn't for me, you would never have your life back.
37:00The perfect husband.
37:02The perfect daughter.
37:04A real family.
37:06You wouldn't have that if I didn't make it happen.
37:10And you have the nerve to blame me?
37:13I didn't want you to do all of this.
37:17But Lydia was your own granddaughter.
37:20How can you feel nothing?
37:22Granddaughter?
37:24That girl was nothing but trash.
37:27Born of that low-life blood.
37:29The only thing she was good for was giving Esma a working heart.
37:32You are a monster.
37:38And you are fucking insane.
37:41Mom, we are done.
37:43I will not let you insult Lydia again.
37:46Especially now that she's gone.
37:49Now, leave.
37:51So that's how it is.
37:53You throw away your own mother over her.
37:56You'll forget about her, Maeve.
37:59You'll forget about that daughter that you never raised.
38:02Just like you did before.
38:05We're your family.
38:07So don't you dare come groveling back to me when you realize that you were wrong.
38:29Here.
38:30Give these flowers to your sister, okay?
38:32It's her memorial today.
38:41Thank you, Lydia.
38:42I'm sorry.
38:46You're welcome.
38:54Okay.
38:54Hey, Lydia.
38:59It's me, Mom.
39:05I am so sorry.
39:10I owe you so much.
39:11Shh.
39:12Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh,
39:42I've told you already, just ride the Ferris wheel with me, and I'll forgive you.
39:48I've already forgiven you, completely.
39:55I have to go now.
39:58Heaven calls.
40:00But you, you keep on living, and live well.
40:05I will.
40:07I will live on.
40:09For you.
40:12We'll meet again one day.
40:16Goodbye, Mom.
40:38I heard she killed her granddaughter.
40:40And her daughter severed ties with her.
40:44She deserves it.
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