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00:00:00The ultrasound screen showed the 28th week and Mia's hand trembled as she traced the outline of the baby that would never
00:00:09would truly belong to her.
00:00:11Seven months ago, she signed a contract that felt like she was selling her soul.
00:00:19Theodoro Romano's heirs carry to term, give birth, take the money and disappear forever.
00:00:27No emotional attachment, no second thoughts, just a business transaction that would save her daughter's life.
00:00:35But now, as she sat in the immaculate medical office of his Beverly Hills villa and watched him with
00:00:44Staring at a printout on the monitor that she had never seen before, everything felt different.
00:00:51The cold, calculating mafia boss, who had barely noticed her existence for months, looked at her with something resembling tenderness.
00:01:02Mrs. Romano, the private doctor said, both mother and baby are healthy. The boy is developing splendidly.
00:01:12Theodoro's dark eyes met hers for a moment that lasted too long, and Mia felt her carefully constructed
00:01:20Walls began to crumble.
00:01:22That shouldn't have happened. She shouldn't have any feelings for the man who had bought her womb like a commodity.
00:01:29But when his hand unconsciously moved towards hers before pausing in mid-air, she realized that
00:01:38The most dangerous thing about their agreement was not the contract.
00:01:42It was their feelings that threatened to destroy everything they had agreed upon.
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00:02:13the world.
00:02:14Seven months earlier, Mia Castillo had stood in the marble lobby of Romano Enterprises, clutching a folder containing the
00:02:23contained her daughter's sick files and her last hope.
00:02:27The words of the pediatric cardiologist resonate in her mind once more.
00:02:31Without surgery within six months, Isabella will not live to see her sixth birthday.
00:02:37The costs?
00:02:38Two dollars.
00:02:40Three million.
00:02:41For a single mother who worked three jobs just to keep her tiny apartment in East L.A.,
00:02:49It could just as easily be 23 million.
00:02:52When Theodoro Romano's lawyer had approached her in the hospital cafeteria three weeks earlier, she thought it was a cruel joke.
00:03:02She was nobody, a night-shift cleaner who cleaned the very building where the most powerful Mafia boss on the West Coast lived.
00:03:11led his empire.
00:03:13How could someone like him even know she existed?
00:03:18"Mr. Romano has a proposal," the lawyer had said, sliding a business card across the sticky table.
00:03:27Someone who could solve both of their problems.
00:03:30Now, as the elevator ascended to the penthouse floor, Mia wondered if she had made a pact with the devil himself.
00:03:38lock.
00:03:39The doors opened, revealing a world she only knew from films.
00:03:46Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Pacific Ocean, works of art worth more than entire city districts.
00:03:54And furniture that probably cost more than she earned in five years.
00:04:00Theodoro Romano stood with his back to her, a telephone to his ear.
00:04:04Even from behind, his presence was commanding.
00:04:08Broad shoulders that filled out an impeccably tailored suit.
00:04:13Dark hair, perfectly styled.
00:04:16Every inch of him radiated power and danger.
00:04:20When he turned around, Mia gasped.
00:04:23She had seen his photo in newspapers.
00:04:26But in person, he was devastatingly handsome.
00:04:30In a way that felt almost unfair.
00:04:34"Miss Castillo," he said.
00:04:36His voice had a slight Italian accent that sent unexpected shivers down her spine.
00:04:43Thanks for coming.
00:04:44She nodded, not trusting her voice.
00:04:47This man could have any woman he wanted.
00:04:49Models, actresses, heiresses.
00:04:52Why should he have to pay someone like you for what he wanted?
00:04:58"Sit down," he commanded, gesturing to the leather armchair opposite his massive desk.
00:05:04Let's talk about business.
00:05:07As Mia sat down, she noticed how his dark eyes seemed to be cataloging everything about her.
00:05:14Her second-hand clothes, her hands marked by work, the exhaustion that had become her constant companion.
00:05:23She felt like a specimen under a microscope.
00:05:28"Your daughter needs heart surgery," he stated bluntly.
00:05:33I need an heir, a son, to carry on the Romano name.
00:05:39The dullness of the words took her breath away.
00:05:42I, I don't understand.
00:05:44It's simple.
00:05:45They carry my child for nine months.
00:05:47When the boy is born, they sign a waiver of all parental rights, accept their payment, and disappear.
00:05:57They never contact me or the child again.
00:06:00In return, I will pay for her daughter's operation immediately.
00:06:04Plus two million dollars for their cooperation.
00:06:09Mia's hands began to tremble.
00:06:11They're talking about buying a baby.
00:06:13I'm talking about an agreement that benefits both sides.
00:06:18His tone remained clinical, unemotional.
00:06:22They save their daughter's life.
00:06:25I will get the heir I need without the complication of emotions or a woman who might develop inappropriate attachments.
00:06:34The cruelty of his words hit her like a physical blow.
00:06:39And what makes her believe that I won't develop any attachments?
00:06:44For the first time, something flickered in his eyes, because they are clever enough to know that a Romano
00:06:52To love is the most dangerous thing they could do.
00:06:56This is a shop, Miss Castillo.
00:06:58Nothing more.
00:07:00Mia thought of Isabella's pale face.
00:07:03To the way her daughter struggled to climb stairs that other children ran up effortlessly.
00:07:11She thought about the stack of medical bills on her kitchen table.
00:07:14The second mortgage, which she could never afford.
00:07:18The way her daughter sometimes asked why Mommy cried in the shower.
00:07:23I need time to think. You have until tomorrow morning.
00:07:27The operation must be scheduled within the month if they want to save their lives.
00:07:32He pressed a button on his desk and the lawyer from the hospital appeared as if by magic.
00:07:39Marcus will escort them out.
00:07:41He has all the contracts ready for review.
00:07:43As she stood up to leave, Theodoro spoke again.
00:07:47One more thing, Miss Castillo.
00:07:50If they agree, we will be legally married for the duration of the pregnancy.
00:07:55It protects the child's legitimacy and ensures that there are no complications with inheritance law.
00:08:01The marriage is dissolved immediately after the birth.
00:08:06Married to a Mafia boss.
00:08:09Even temporarily, the thought should have frightened her more than it did.
00:08:15That night, Mia sat by Isabella's bed and watched her daughter sleep.
00:08:22The child was having difficulty breathing.
00:08:24Every breath, a reminder of how little time they had left.
00:08:29The contract was lying on the coffee table.
00:08:32Twenty pages of legal text that would change both their lives forever.
00:08:36She picked up her phone and dialed the number on the business card.
00:08:42"I will," she whispered as Markus answered.
00:08:46Tell Mr. Romano that I accept his terms.
00:08:51The next morning she signed documents at a law firm.
00:08:55while Isabella was being prepared for surgery by the best pediatric heart team on the West Coast.
00:09:03She did not miss the irony.
00:09:05She traded the life of one child for the future of another.
00:09:09Three hours later, she stood in a judge's chambers wearing a simple white dress.
00:09:15that Markus had procured, and watched as Teodoro Romano slipped a wedding ring onto her finger.
00:09:22The gold band was heavier than she had expected.
00:09:25And as his fingers brushed against hers, she felt an unexpected electric shock.
00:09:32By virtue of the offices conferred upon me by the State of California, I now pronounce them husband and wife, Judge Morrison announced.
00:09:41Theodoro's kiss was superficial and lasted exactly three seconds before he withdrew.
00:09:56As she stepped out of the courthouse, she saw her reflection in a window.
00:10:02They looked like any other newlywed couple, but she could see the emotional distance between them like a chasm.
00:10:11sense.
00:10:12"You will be staying in the guest wing of my Malibu estate," Teodoro informed them, while his driver opened the door of a black Bentley.
00:10:22opened.
00:10:22They will have access to the best medical care, nutrition, and everything else they need.
00:10:30But do they understand this?
00:10:32We are not a real married couple.
00:10:34We do not share meals, conversations, or anything beyond what is necessary for the child's health.
00:10:42Mia nodded and sank into the leather seat, which probably cost more than her monthly rent.
00:10:50As they drove towards Malibu, she stared out at the Pacific Ocean and wondered what she had gotten herself into.
00:10:59But when her phone rang and Isabella's surgeon informed her that the operation had been a complete success, tears streamed down her face.
00:11:09Relief spread across her face.
00:11:10Whatever price she had to pay, her daughter would live.
00:11:16The car drove through ornate gates into an estate that looked more like a resort than a home.
00:11:24As Teodoro walked ahead of her without looking back, Mia realized that the hardest part wasn't carrying his child to term.
00:11:33would be.
00:11:34It would be a reminder that none of it was real.
00:11:38Two months after the agreement began, Mia had learned to navigate the invisible boundaries of her new reality.
00:11:48The guest wing was larger than any house she had ever lived in.
00:11:54Complete with a private kitchen, a living room and a bathroom that could also have served as a spa.
00:12:02Everything was designed for comfort and luxury. And yet she felt like an expensive prisoner.
00:12:10Isabella visited her every weekend.
00:12:13Her recovery was remarkable thanks to the first-class medical care made possible by Theodoro's money.
00:12:20Seeing her daughter running through the gardens again with paint on her face made every humiliation worthwhile.
00:12:28But explaining why Mommy lived in a villa with a strange man who barely noticed her was becoming increasingly difficult.
00:12:36"Is he your boyfriend?" Isabella had asked during her last visit, pointing at Teodoro, who was currently having a meeting at
00:12:44Pool led the way.
00:12:44"He's helping us," Mia had replied, which was technically true.
00:12:51This morning, while Mia was having breakfast in the conservatory, she overheard Teodoro on the phone in his study.
00:12:58The walls were thick, but his voice carried far when he was angry, which had recently become his default state.
00:13:05appeared to be.
00:13:06“I don’t care what Machetti thinks,” he said in rapid Italian. “The delivery is going through Long Beach, not through…”
00:13:14San Pedro. End of discussion.
00:13:18Mia tried not to listen, but living near someone inevitably meant learning their routines.
00:13:26She knew that he drank his coffee black, worked until three in the morning, and sometimes stood on his balcony and
00:13:34He smoked cigarettes when he thought no one was watching.
00:13:37She knew he had nightmares because she had heard him calling out in Italian through the walls.
00:13:43She knew he loved his mother because he spent an hour on the phone with her every Sunday.
00:13:53he spoke in the gentlest voice she had ever heard from him.
00:13:58These tiny glimpses into his humanity made everything more complicated.
00:14:04"Mrs. Romano?" The voice belonged to Elena, the housekeeper, who had become Mia's only real companion in this sterile paradise.
00:14:13Mr. Romano requested her presence in the dining room. This was unusual.
00:14:19In two months of marriage, they had eaten exactly three meals together, all of them business meetings with lawyers or doctors.
00:14:29Mia smoothed down her maternity dress and made her way to the formal dining room, where Teodoro was sitting at the head of a table.
00:14:37sat, which offered space for 20 people.
00:14:41"Please sit down," he said, without looking up from his tablet.
00:14:46She took the chair to his right, close enough to catch the scent of his perfume.
00:14:52Something expensive and strikingly masculine that, despite everything, made her pulse quicken.
00:14:58The doctor wants to discuss the baby's development. The ultrasound for the 20th week is tomorrow.
00:15:05His tone was clinical, but she noticed the slight tension in his shoulders.
00:15:10"Something wrong?"
00:15:12No. He finally looked at her, and she was surprised by how tired he seemed. He wanted to confirm the gender.
00:15:22Mia's hand unconsciously moved towards her growing belly.
00:15:26At 20 weeks, the baby became more real every day. She could feel him move, especially at night when everything
00:15:34It was quiet.
00:15:35Sometimes she caught herself talking to him and immediately felt guilty for forming a bond.
00:15:43which she couldn't afford.
00:15:46“They’re hoping for a boy,” she remarked. “I know it’s a boy.” His certainty was absolute.
00:15:53"Romano men always have sons first. That's tradition."
00:15:59"And what if tradition is wrong this time?" For a moment, something flickered in his dark eyes.
00:16:06"She won't." They ate in silence. The clatter of cutlery was the only sound.
00:16:13Mia caught herself stealing glances at him and noticed how he cut his food with precise movements.
00:16:21how his wedding ring caught the light when he reached for his water glass.
00:16:26She noticed he was wearing his ring. She had assumed it was just for show.
00:16:33But even here, alone with her, he never took it off.
00:16:38"They're staring at me," he said without looking up. Heat rose in her cheeks.
00:16:44"Excuse me. The prenatal vitamins make you healthier," he observed.
00:16:49"They have gained weight appropriately. Their skin looks better."
00:16:54It was the closest thing he could give you to a compliment. And Mia hated how much it affected her.
00:17:01The doctor says everything is progressing normally.
00:17:05"Good." He put down his fork and studied her with an intensity that made her nervous.
00:17:13Isabella is recovering well. She was surprised that he knew her daughter's name.
00:17:19She had mentioned him once in passing and hadn't expected him to remember him.
00:17:25"She wants to get to know her properly," Mia confessed. "She finds it strange that we are married."
00:17:31"But never in the same room." "That won't happen."
00:17:36"I know, I only wanted to..." She struggled for the right words. "She's six years old."
00:17:42She doesn't understand agreements like ours.
00:17:45"Then make sure she understands it."
00:17:49His voice was harsher now. "This is no fairy tale, Mia. When this is over, you're gone."
00:17:55It would be awful if your daughter were to form a bond with me.
00:17:59The use of her first name sent an unexpected shiver through her body, even though his words hurt.
00:18:07It was the first time he had called her something other than Miss Castillo or Mrs. Romano.
00:18:14"You're right," she said quietly. "I usually am."
00:18:19But as they finished eating in renewed silence, Mia caught him looking at her in the reflection of the window.
00:18:26observed.
00:18:28When their eyes met in the glass, he quickly looked away, but not before she saw something in his expression.
00:18:36that almost looked like longing.
00:18:39Later that afternoon, while Mia was taking a nap in the garden, she was woken up by loud voices.
00:18:46Through the French doors, she could see Theodoro in his study with two men in expensive suits.
00:18:53The conversation was heated and conducted in rapid Italian with occasional English interjections.
00:19:00“Liability,” said one of the men. “She knows too much. Just by living here.”
00:19:08"She knows nothing at all," replied Theodoro, "but his voice carried a warning."
00:19:14"Boss, with all due respect, having an outsider in the house during the Marsetti situation is enough."
00:19:23The single word carried such authority that both men immediately fell silent.
00:19:29"She is under my protection. Anyone who has a problem with it can discuss it with me personally."
00:19:37Mia's heart began to race. Protection? The word carried weight in Theodoro's world. She had learned that by now.
00:19:45But why should he have to protect her if she really meant nothing to him?
00:19:50That evening, as she was getting ready for bed, she found an envelope that had been slipped under her door.
00:19:58Inside was a credit card in her name and a simple note written in Theodoro's precise handwriting.
00:20:06For everything she or Isabella needs, without asking any questions.
00:20:10As she stared at the card, which meant more financial freedom than she had ever possessed,
00:20:16Mia realized that the most dangerous part of their agreement was not the contract or the money.
00:20:23or even the world into which she had been drawn.
00:20:27It was the way her heart raced every time she heard his voice.
00:20:33The way she listened to his footsteps in the hallway.
00:20:37The way she found herself hoping that he would look at her that way,
00:20:43how she had begun to look at him.
00:20:45Seven months had felt like an eternity when she signed the contract.
00:20:52Now, with three months of pregnancy remaining,
00:20:56She wondered how she would survive falling in love with a man,
00:21:00who had made it clear that love was the only thing,
00:21:04which he would never allow in their agreement.
00:21:08In the 24th
00:21:11In her 15th week of pregnancy, Mia awoke to the sound of circling helicopters.
00:21:14and Elena's frantic knocking on her door.
00:21:17Through her bedroom window she could see black SUVs,
00:21:22which were positioned around the property like chess pieces.
00:21:26"Mrs. Romano, please come quickly!" Elena called through the door.
00:21:30"Mr. Romano must see you immediately."
00:21:33Mia wrapped her bathrobe around her growing belly.
00:21:37and hurried into Theodoro's study,
00:21:40where she saw him pacing back and forth behind his desk like a caged panther.
00:21:45His usually perfect appearance was disheveled.
00:21:50Shirt sleeves rolled up, tie loosened.
00:21:53His dark hair fell across his forehead.
00:21:56As he looked up at her, there was an emotion in his eyes,
00:21:59which she had never seen before.
00:22:02Fear.
00:22:03"There was a situation," he said without hesitation.
00:22:07"The Marsetti family has issued threats against everyone,"
00:22:12who is in contact with me.
00:22:13That includes them."
00:22:16What kind of threats?
00:22:19The kind that ends with people disappearing.
00:22:23His voice was calm,
00:22:25But she could see the tension in every line of his body.
00:22:29"They will be moved to a safe house until this is resolved."
00:22:33"For how long?"
00:22:34"As long as it takes."
00:22:36Mia's hand moved protectively towards her stomach.
00:22:39"What about Isabella?"
00:22:40"She is supposed to visit us this weekend."
00:22:43"Absolutely not."
00:22:45"She will stay away until the threat is eliminated."
00:22:48The thought of not seeing her daughter for an indefinite period of time,
00:22:52Panic shot through her chest.
00:22:54"Theodoro."
00:22:55"She's just a child."
00:22:57"She won't understand."
00:22:59"She lives because of the decisions they made," he interrupted, and came
00:23:04around the desk to get closer to her.
00:23:07"Don't make me regret protecting them both."
00:23:11For a moment they stood facing each other in the morning light that streamed through his windows.
00:23:17She could see the exhaustion so clearly in the lines around his eyes.
00:23:22the burden of responsibility on his shoulders.
00:23:24Without thinking, she reached out and touched his arm.
00:23:30"What about you? Are you safe?"
00:23:33The question seemed to surprise him.
00:23:35His dark eyes searched her face as if looking for hidden motives.
00:23:42"Why should she care?"
00:23:44"Because."
00:23:45She hesitated.
00:23:47Then she decided that honesty was all she had left.
00:23:51"Because I care. More than I should."
00:23:54Something shifted in his expression.
00:23:57For a heartbeat, the cold, calculating mafia boss disappeared.
00:24:02replaced by a man who looked almost vulnerable.
00:24:06His hand moved towards her face before pausing in mid-air.
00:24:11As if he had remembered who they were supposed to be.
00:24:15"That's a dangerous admission for me. I know. We have a contract. Rules, boundaries."
00:24:22"I know that too. Then you know that this conversation cannot take place."
00:24:28But he did not resign.
00:24:30Instead, his hand finally completed its journey, cradling her cheek in his palm with surprising gentleness.
00:24:37His thumb traced the line of her cheekbone, and Mia's eyes fluttered at the touch.
00:24:46"Theodoro. No," he whispered, but his touch contradicted his words.
00:24:52"Don't make it harder than it already is. Is it hard for you?"
00:24:58The question hung between them like a confession.
00:25:02When Mia opened her eyes, she looked at him with an intensity that took her breath away.
00:25:09"Do you want the truth?"
00:25:11His voice was rough, barely louder than a whisper.
00:25:15Every night for the past month, I stood in front of her door, ready to knock.
00:25:21I wanted to talk to them about something other than contracts and doctor's appointments.
00:25:26I wanted to know what they thought about, what made them laugh, what their dreams were before all this happened.
00:25:34Her heart pounded against her ribs.
00:25:37“Why didn’t you do it?”
00:25:40"Because I'm not a good man, Mia."
00:25:42I have done things that would horrify you.
00:25:44I live in a world where love is a weakness that kills people.
00:25:50His hand slid away from her face, but he did not step back.
00:25:54You deserve someone better than someone who can only offer you protection, someone who is shrouded in danger.
00:26:01"What if I don't want anything better?"
00:26:04"What if I just want you?"
00:26:07The words were out before she could stop them, hanging in the air like a challenge.
00:26:14Theodoro's jaw tensed and for a moment she thought he was going to leave.
00:26:19Instead, he moved closer, so close that she could feel the warmth emanating from his body.
00:26:26"You don't know what you're saying."
00:26:28I know exactly what I'm saying.
00:26:31She reached for his hands and placed them on her stomach, where their son was growing.
00:26:38"I know this started as a business."
00:26:40I know that you paid me to carry out your heir's birth and disappear.
00:26:46But I also know that when you think no one is watching, you look at me as if I am counting.
00:26:53As if we were counting.
00:26:56The baby kicked beneath their joined hands, a strong, distinct movement that froze them both.
00:27:03It was the first time Theodoro had felt his son move.
00:27:09And his facial expression changed from expectant to amazed, then to something deeper and more complex.
00:27:17"He is strong," whispered Mia, "like his mother."
00:27:22The tenderness in his voice made her collapse.
00:27:26Tears that she had held back for months finally flowed.
00:27:30And suddenly Theodoro's arms were around her, pulling her to his chest.
00:27:36For the first time since signing the contract, Mia felt she could breathe properly.
00:27:43"This is insane," he muttered against her hair.
00:27:47"You should leave, take the money and disappear with your daughter."
00:27:52That was the deal.
00:27:55"Perhaps some deals are meant to be broken."
00:27:59He withdrew to look at her.
00:28:01His hands framed her face.
00:28:04"If we do that, if we cross that border, there is no going back."
00:28:10"My world is not safe, Mia."
00:28:11I can't promise you a normal life or guarantee that you won't get hurt.
00:28:17"I am already hurt," she confessed.
00:28:21"I fell in love with you for months while pretending I felt nothing."
00:28:26I wake up hoping to see you at breakfast.
00:28:31I'm listening for your voice in the hallway.
00:28:33I lie awake at night wondering what it would be like if this marriage were real.
00:28:40"Mia, I know you feel it too."
00:28:43I can tell by the way you look at me if you think I'm not paying attention.
00:28:47I can hear it in your voice when you talk to the baby during the ultrasound examinations.
00:28:53I felt it when you defended me from your men.
00:28:58Theodoro remained silent for a long time.
00:29:00His thumbs wiped away her tears.
00:29:03When he finally spoke, his voice was hoarse with emotion.
00:29:07"I have never wanted anything as much as you."
00:29:11It terrifies me.
00:29:14"Good," she said, managing a watery smile.
00:29:19"Because they also terrify me."
00:29:23This time, when he kissed her, it wasn't the superficial touching of lips like on their wedding day.
00:29:30This kiss was desperate and hungry and full of suppressed longing from all those months.
00:29:35Mia melted into him, her hands gripping his shirt as he kissed her as if she were the
00:29:43Air and he was drowning.
00:29:46When they finally separated, both breathing heavily, Theodoro leaned his forehead against hers.
00:29:54"We will find a way," he said, and it sounded like a vow.
00:29:59"Once the baby is here, once the threat is eliminated, we will find a way to make this work."
00:30:07"Do you promise me?"
00:30:08“I promise you,” but even as relief washed over her, Mia couldn’t shake the feeling that she was on the verge of…
00:30:17stood at the edge of a precipice.
00:30:19In Theodoro's world, promises were dangerous things, and love was the most dangerous of all.
00:30:26The sound of approaching footsteps broke the moment.
00:30:30Markus appeared in the doorway, his facial expression urgent.
00:30:35"Boss, we have to go now. Marchetti's men are twenty minutes away."
00:30:40Theodoro's transformation took place instantly.
00:30:43The vulnerable man disappeared behind the mask of the ruthless leader.
00:30:48"Take her to the Topanga house. Full security team. Nobody comes within a mile of her."
00:30:54"What about them?" Mia asked. Panic rose in her chest.
00:30:58"I'm ending this here," he said, and was already moving towards the safe behind his desk, from which they
00:31:06knew that he kept his weapons there.
00:31:08Once and for all.
00:31:11As Markus gently led her to the door, Mia looked back and saw Theodoro loading a pistol with practiced efficiency.
00:31:19The contrast between the man who had just kissed her with overwhelming tenderness and the dangerous stranger who was carrying his ammunition
00:31:29She examined it, and her stomach clenched with fear.
00:31:33"Theodoro," she called.
00:31:35He looked up, and for a brief moment his mask slipped off again.
00:31:40"I'm coming back to you, Mia. To both of you. I swear it."
00:31:45But as the SUV drove away from the property, Mia wondered if this was a promise he would be able to keep.
00:31:53and what it would cost them all if he failed.
00:31:57The safe house in Topanga was a fortress disguised as a luxury cottage, perched on a hill and offering panoramic views of
00:32:07the mountains offered.
00:32:07For three days, Mia paced back and forth on the hardwood floors while Theodoro's men kept watch outside.
00:32:15Elena had stayed with her, offering comfort and updates that were agonizingly vague.
00:32:21Mr. Romano is taking care of the situation, and everything will be resolved soon.
00:32:27On the fourth morning, Mia awoke with severe cramps that filled her chest with terror.
00:32:32At 27 weeks, it was far too early for labor to start, but the pain was unmistakable.
00:32:39Elena found her huddled in the kitchen, clutching her stomach.
00:32:44"Call the doctor," gasped Mia, "something's wrong."
00:32:49Within minutes, chaos reigned in the seemingly safe house.
00:32:53Dr. Martinez arrived with a full medical team.
00:32:57and transformed the master bedroom into a temporary examination room.
00:33:03When he performed an emergency ultrasound, Mia could see the worry in his features.
00:33:09"The baby is in distress," he announced ominously.
00:33:13"We need to get you to Cedars-Sinai immediately. This could result in an emergency C-section."
00:33:20"But it's too early," whispered Mia, fear choking her throat.
00:33:25"He will not survive. 27 weeks gives us a real chance with proper care."
00:33:32But we have to go now."
00:33:34While they were preparing their transport, Mia took Elena's hand.
00:33:39"Please call Theodoro. He must know."
00:33:43"Mrs. Romano, he's right in the middle of..."
00:33:47"I don't care what he's inside."
00:33:49"Mia's voice broke."
00:33:51"If something happens to me or the baby, he has to be there. Promise me."
00:33:57Elena nodded and made her choice.
00:34:00The ambulance ride to Beverly Hills was a blur of sirens and medical equipment.
00:34:08Every bump in the road sent new waves of pain through Mia's body.
00:34:12And all she could think about was that Theodoro had promised to come back to them.
00:34:18She needed him here, needed to see his face and feel his strength one more time, in case everything went wrong.
00:34:26At Cedars-Sinai, they brought her to the maternity wing,
00:34:30where Dr. Patricia Reeves, the city's top specialist for high-risk pregnancies, was already waiting.
00:34:37The contractions intensified and the baby's heart rate dropped dangerously low.
00:34:43“Mrs. Romano, we will try to stop the contractions with medication,” explained Dr. Reeves,
00:34:49while nurses connected Mia to various monitors.
00:34:53"But if the baby continues to show signs of distress, we have no choice but to take it immediately."
00:35:00Mia nodded, unable to speak for fear.
00:35:04Through the fog of pain and medication, she heard noise in the hallway.
00:35:09loud voices and the sound of hospital security forces,
00:35:14who were overpowered by men who would not take no for an answer.
00:35:19Then Theodoro stormed through the doors like an avenging angel.
00:35:24His usually impeccable appearance was disheveled.
00:35:28His shirt was stained with something that looked suspiciously like blood.
00:35:34His dark eyes immediately found the Irishman at the other end of the room,
00:35:39and the naked fear in it reflected her own.
00:35:43"How is she?" he demanded, addressing the question to Dr. Reeves.
00:35:49while he hurried to Mia's side.
00:35:52"Mr. Romano, we are doing everything we can to..."
00:35:56"That's not what I asked."
00:35:58His voice carried the authority of a man accustomed to immediate answers.
00:36:03"How is my wife?"
00:36:05The word "woman" carried a weight it had never had before.
00:36:10And despite everything, Mia felt a glimmer of warmth in her chest.
00:36:14"The baby is in distress," said Dr. Reeves honestly.
00:36:17"We are trying to stop the premature labor,
00:36:20But if his condition worsens, we will have to perform an emergency cesarean section.
00:36:27Theodoro's hand found Mias, his fingers intertwined with the Irishman's.
00:36:33"And what if you have to get him now?"
00:36:36"What are his chances?"
00:36:38"At 27 weeks in our premature baby unit, the survival rate is about 70 percent."
00:36:45But there could be complications.
00:36:49Lung development, brain hemorrhages, lifelong medical problems.
00:36:54The numbers hit Mia like physical blows.
00:36:58A 30 percent chance that her son wouldn't make it.
00:37:01Even if he survived, he could face a lifetime of health problems.
00:37:08All because of the stress of fleeing, because of living in fear,
00:37:13because of the violence that followed Theodoros' world everywhere.
00:37:16"This is my fault," she whispered, squeezing his hand.
00:37:22"The stress, the fear, the move to the safe house."
00:37:27"No, Theodoro's voice was grim. That's Marchetti's fault."
00:37:32And he will pay for every moment of pain he has caused you.
00:37:38Something about his tone made her look at him more closely.
00:37:41There was blood on his shirt, dirt under his fingernails.
00:37:45and a barely controlled rage that radiated from every fiber of his body.
00:37:52"Theodoro, what have you done?"
00:37:55"Something I should have done years ago."
00:37:58His thumb stroked her ankles.
00:38:01"The threat has been eliminated."
00:38:04"Permanently."
00:38:05Before she could process what that meant,
00:38:09Another contraction began.
00:38:11Stronger than the others.
00:38:13The monitors began to beep frantically.
00:38:16And Dr. Reeves was suddenly very professional.
00:38:20"The baby's heart rate is dropping critically."
00:38:22We need to get him now.
00:38:25She looked back and forth between Theodoro and Mia.
00:38:28"I need approval for the emergency surgery."
00:38:31“Do it,” Theodoro said immediately.
00:38:35"Actually, I need Mrs. Romano's approval."
00:38:39Mia looked at the monitors,
00:38:41on the medical team that was preparing the operation,
00:38:44on Theodoro's face
00:38:46in which love and terror fought for supremacy.
00:38:50Her son was not yet ready to be born,
00:38:53But staying inside her killed him.
00:38:56"Save him," she whispered,
00:38:58"Whatever you have to do."
00:39:01The next hour passed in a haze.
00:39:03from operating lights and controlled chaos.
00:39:07Theodoro never left her side,
00:39:09even when the anesthesia made everything blurry.
00:39:12She could hear him speaking to her in Italian.
00:39:15Words of comfort and love, which she did not understand,
00:39:20but felt it in her bones.
00:39:22When her son was born, tiny and blue and perfectly still,
00:39:27The whole room held its breath.
00:39:31Mia could not see him clearly through the surgical drape.
00:39:34but she felt the tension in Theodoro's hand,
00:39:37the way his whole body froze,
00:39:40while they worked to get the baby to breathe.
00:39:44Then, as if by a miracle, a faint cry filled the room,
00:39:48Faint and barely audible, but unmistakably alive.
00:39:53"He is breathing on his own," someone announced.
00:39:57and Mia felt Theodoro's forehead lift with relief
00:40:01sank onto her shoulder.
00:40:03"Can I see him?" she whispered.
00:40:06The team of the neonatal intensive care unit
00:40:09brought him along for a brief moment.
00:40:12Two pounds of fighting spirit wrapped in medical tape
00:40:17and monitor cable.
00:40:19He was perfect and terrifying and absolutely beautiful,
00:40:24with his father's dark hair and the,
00:40:27which looked like her stubborn chin.
00:40:29"He's a fighter," said Dr. Reeves, smiling.
00:40:34"Just like his parents."
00:40:35While they wheeled the baby to the intensive care unit,
00:40:39Theodoro kissed Mia's forehead with infinite gentleness.
00:40:43"You did it, Amore."
00:40:45You gave me the most perfect son.
00:40:48Will he recover?
00:40:50The question came out slurred, as the anesthesia wore off.
00:40:54"He is a Romano," said Theodoro,
00:40:57"with absolute conviction."
00:41:00"He will be more than fine."
00:41:02"He will be extraordinary."
00:41:05But even as relief washed over her,
00:41:07Mia couldn't shake the memory.
00:41:10how much blood was on Theodoro's shirt when he arrived.
00:41:14What price had he paid to save her son?
00:41:17And what would it mean for their newly found family?
00:41:20How much will it cost in the coming days?
00:41:23When they brought her to the recovery room,
00:41:26She held Theodoro's hand tightly
00:41:28and tried not to think about it
00:41:31that love in his world
00:41:32always came with a price
00:41:35and that they hadn't finished paying theirs yet.
00:41:38Two weeks later, Mia was sitting
00:41:41at the incubator in the intensive care unit
00:41:43and watched her son,
00:41:45how he fought for every breath.
00:41:48He had grown stronger every day.
00:41:49and had defied the odds,
00:41:52which had initially frightened them so much.
00:41:55The doctors were cautiously optimistic.
00:41:58and spoke of normal development
00:42:00and expected discharge dates.
00:42:03But Mia couldn't shake the feeling,
00:42:06that their happiness hung in the balance.
00:42:09Theodoro had the hospital
00:42:11Hardly left since birth,
00:42:13He conducted his business from the family lounge
00:42:16and slept on the uncomfortable chair
00:42:18next to her bed.
00:42:19She had never seen him so uninhibited before.
00:42:22so openly emotional.
00:42:24Every milestone.
00:42:26The first time her son opened his eyes.
00:42:29The first successful feeding.
00:42:32Removing the breathing tube.
00:42:34It brought tears to a man's eyes,
00:42:37of whom she once thought,
00:42:39He is incapable of such vulnerability.
00:42:43He knows your voice,
00:42:44she observed
00:42:46while Theodoro quietly in Italian
00:42:48spoke to the baby.
00:42:50Look how he turns his head towards you.
00:42:53He knows yours too.
00:42:54said Theodoro
00:42:56and reached through the hatch of the incubator,
00:42:58to stroke a tiny finger.
00:43:01The sisters say,
00:43:02he is calmer,
00:43:03when you sing to him.
00:43:05It was true.
00:43:06Every night Mia sang the same lullabies,
00:43:10which she had already sung to Isabella,
00:43:12and observed,
00:43:13how her son's vital signs are
00:43:16as a reaction to her voice stabilizing.
00:43:19The songs were in Spanish.
00:43:22Gentle melodies,
00:43:23which her grandmother had taught her.
00:43:26And somehow they even seemed to him
00:43:28to reach through the medical equipment.
00:43:31We need to give him a name,
00:43:33she said,
00:43:34and thus expressed the thought,
00:43:36which had occupied her for days.
00:43:39Theodoro froze.
00:43:40In all their conversations
00:43:42about her son's progress
00:43:43They had never talked about it.
00:43:46what they wanted to call him.
00:43:47The baby was simply Il Bambino.
00:43:50The baby,
00:43:51as if a name
00:43:52to make the situation more real and complicated,
00:43:55than she already was.
00:43:57The contract,
00:43:58he began.
00:44:00Forget the contract.
00:44:01Mia's voice was firm.
00:44:03Our son needs a name.
00:44:05He needs parents,
00:44:07who can pronounce his name
00:44:09and claim it
00:44:10and love openly.
00:44:12Mia, no,
00:44:13listen to me.
00:44:13She turned completely around to face him.
00:44:17These past two weeks,
00:44:19in which I observed you with him,
00:44:22in which I saw,
00:44:24how much you already love him,
00:44:26This is no longer about an heir.
00:44:28This is about our family.
00:44:31Our family,
00:44:33Theodoro repeated,
00:44:35as if he were testing the words.
00:44:36Yes,
00:44:38you,
00:44:39I,
00:44:39he and Isabella.
00:44:41A real family.
00:44:43Something shifted in Theodoro's facial expression.
00:44:46The carefully constructed walls,
00:44:48which he had maintained,
00:44:50even as their relationship deepened,
00:44:53eventually crumbled completely.
00:44:55You really want that?
00:44:57Even knowing that,
00:44:58What does my life look like?
00:44:59The danger,
00:45:01the complications?
00:45:02I want you,
00:45:03she simply said.
00:45:04I want us,
00:45:06I want to raise our son together.
00:45:08and watch Isabella,
00:45:10how she grows up with a father,
00:45:12who loves her.
00:45:13I want to fall asleep next to you every night.
00:45:16and wake up knowing,
00:45:18that we build something real.
00:45:21Theodoro remained silent for a long time.
00:45:23His gaze wandered between me
00:45:25and back and forth with her son.
00:45:27When he finally spoke,
00:45:29His voice was thick with emotion.
00:45:31Lorenzo, he said,
00:45:33I want to name him after my grandfather Lorenzo.
00:45:36He was the only good man
00:45:38in our family history.
00:45:40Lorenzo Romano,
00:45:42Mia tested the name.
00:45:44He is perfect.
00:45:45And I would like to
00:45:46that Isabella legally
00:45:47My daughter will too.
00:45:49I want to adopt her,
00:45:50give them our name
00:45:52and ensure
00:45:53that she will never lack anything again.
00:45:56Tears welled up in Mia's eyes.
00:45:59Theodoro,
00:46:00I've been thinking about it for weeks,
00:46:02he continued.
00:46:03The words poured out of him.
00:46:05like a broken dam.
00:46:07About it,
00:46:08how to make that work.
00:46:10How I can protect you both,
00:46:13while we build life,
00:46:15that we want.
00:46:16I have taken precautions,
00:46:18to withdraw from day-to-day business.
00:46:21I let my deputies
00:46:23take over more of the business
00:46:25while I concentrate on that,
00:46:28what matters.
00:46:29What matters?
00:46:30You, our children.
00:46:33Being a husband and father,
00:46:35instead of just one boss.
00:46:37The word children
00:46:38It felt like a physical caress.
00:46:41He had told our children
00:46:43and Isabella without hesitation
00:46:45included in this statement.
00:46:47"The danger," she began.
00:46:50To a certain extent
00:46:51always exist, he admitted.
00:46:53But I have the immediate threats
00:46:56eliminated
00:46:56and restructure everything,
00:46:58to minimize the risks.
00:47:00We will have security,
00:47:02but she will be discreet
00:47:04normal.
00:47:05I would like,
00:47:06that our children
00:47:07such a normal childhood
00:47:09have as much as possible.
00:47:11Mia grabbed his hand
00:47:12and interlocked her fingers.
00:47:14What changed your mind?
00:47:16About Us.
00:47:17About it.
00:47:18To make it happen.
00:47:20Three nights ago,
00:47:21when the doctors weren't sure,
00:47:23whether Lorenzo would survive the night,
00:47:26did you fall asleep,
00:47:27while you held my hand
00:47:29and we watched his incubator.
00:47:31That's when I realized
00:47:33that I want my life
00:47:34without both of you
00:47:36I can no longer imagine it.
00:47:37The money,
00:47:38the power,
00:47:40the empire.
00:47:41None of this means anything.
00:47:43if I have no family,
00:47:45with whom I can share it.
00:47:47And the contract?
00:47:48Burned last week,
00:47:50he said with a slight smile.
00:47:52Along with all copies.
00:47:55Did you burn a legal document?
00:47:58I burned a piece of paper,
00:48:00that stood between me and the woman,
00:48:02whom I love.
00:48:04His hand lifted,
00:48:05to frame her face.
00:48:07I love you.
00:48:08I love you so much,
00:48:10that it scares me.
00:48:12I love your strength
00:48:13and your compassion
00:48:15and the way,
00:48:16how you fight for the people,
00:48:18that are important to you.
00:48:20I love it,
00:48:21that you see the good in me,
00:48:23which I'm not sure about,
00:48:25whether it exists.
00:48:27I love it,
00:48:28that the desire grows within me,
00:48:30to be better than I am.
00:48:32I love you too,
00:48:33she whispered
00:48:34and leaned into his touch.
00:48:37I've loved you for months.
00:48:39I love your gentleness.
00:48:41and opposite the baby.
00:48:43The way,
00:48:45how you remembered Isabella's name,
00:48:47how you talk to your mother every Sunday.
00:48:51I love it,
00:48:52that you are behind all the power and danger
00:48:55You have the biggest heart of all,
00:48:58that I have ever known.
00:49:00When he kissed her this time,
00:49:02Did it taste like a promise?
00:49:04and new beginnings.
00:49:05Behind them, Lorenzo stirred.
00:49:07in its incubator
00:49:09and they separated from each other,
00:49:11to observe,
00:49:12how he stretched out his tiny arms.
00:49:15He will get stronger
00:49:16Theodoro remarked.
00:49:17The doctor says,
00:49:18maybe another two weeks
00:49:19until he can come home.
00:49:21Home,
00:49:22Theodoro repeated thoughtfully.
00:49:24We need to get the away wing
00:49:26redecorate
00:49:27him more suitable
00:49:28to make for a family.
00:49:30Isabella will need her own room.
00:49:32when she comes to visit.
00:49:34Or better yet,
00:49:35when she moves in permanently.
00:49:37You really want to
00:49:38that she lives with us?
00:49:40I want to be her father, Mia,
00:49:42in every respect,
00:49:43That's what counts.
00:49:44I want to teach them,
00:49:46to be strong and clever
00:49:48and never with less
00:49:50to be satisfied
00:49:51than she deserves.
00:49:52I want to pamper her.
00:49:54and protect
00:49:55and love them so much
00:49:56as if she were from the beginning
00:49:58to mine.
00:49:59The future,
00:50:01which he painted,
00:50:01That was everything,
00:50:02what Mia dreamed of,
00:50:03but had never dared to hope.
00:50:06And what about work?
00:50:07Your responsibility?
00:50:09I will still
00:50:10the head
00:50:11be the family
00:50:12he said,
00:50:13but I will
00:50:14There should be a better man there.
00:50:16No more unnecessary violence,
00:50:18more legal businesses,
00:50:20a legacy,
00:50:21so that our children
00:50:22They can be proud.
00:50:23As if she had been through her conversation
00:50:25summoned
00:50:27Dr. Reeves appeared
00:50:28with a smile,
00:50:29that both immediately
00:50:31put on alert.
00:50:33In their experience
00:50:34had doctor's visits
00:50:36So far, it has only meant stress.
00:50:38Good news,
00:50:39she announced.
00:50:41Lorenzo's latest tests
00:50:42show a
00:50:43remarkable improvement.
00:50:45His lungs are now
00:50:46fully developed
00:50:47his weight gain
00:50:49is excellent
00:50:50and all his reflexes
00:50:52are normal.
00:50:53If this progress
00:50:54continues
00:50:55Can we discuss a dismissal?
00:50:57in a week
00:50:57instead of speaking in two.
00:50:59Mia felt tears
00:51:01the relief
00:51:02run across her face.
00:51:04One week?
00:51:06Maybe less.
00:51:07He has every expectation
00:51:09surpassed,
00:51:10that we had.
00:51:11He is determined to
00:51:12with his parents
00:51:13to go home.
00:51:14After the doctor
00:51:15had gone
00:51:17Theodoro pulled Mia
00:51:18into his arms
00:51:19and held them tight
00:51:21while they were observing,
00:51:23like her son
00:51:24peaceful
00:51:24in its small
00:51:25The plastic fortress slept.
00:51:27We made it,
00:51:29he muttered
00:51:29against her hair.
00:51:30Against all odds
00:51:32Have we got something?
00:51:32A beautiful creation.
00:51:34What happens now?
00:51:36Now we go
00:51:36home
00:51:37and begin
00:51:38our real
00:51:39shared life.
00:51:40We introduce Isabella
00:51:41their new
00:51:42little brother
00:51:43and their father.
00:51:45We are planning
00:51:46a real
00:51:46Wedding ceremony,
00:51:48at our friends
00:51:49and family
00:51:50can participate.
00:51:51We are building the type
00:51:52from a love story
00:51:54from which one his
00:51:55Told to grandchildren.
00:51:56Mia backed away,
00:51:57to see him
00:51:58and saw her own
00:52:00Hope and joy
00:52:01in its dark
00:52:02Eyes reflected.
00:52:04I love them,
00:52:05Mr. Romano.
00:52:06I love you too,
00:52:08Mrs. Romano.
00:52:09Forever
00:52:10and forever.
00:52:11Outside
00:52:12in front of the windows
00:52:13the intensive care unit
00:52:14The Californian
00:52:16sun over
00:52:16Beverly Hills under
00:52:17and colored the sky
00:52:19in pink and gold tones.
00:52:21Tomorrow would
00:52:23new challenges
00:52:24bring,
00:52:25new adjustments,
00:52:27new moments
00:52:28of learning,
00:52:29how to
00:52:29very different
00:52:30Worlds merge.
00:52:32But tonight,
00:52:33as they stood together
00:52:35and observed,
00:52:36like her son
00:52:37prepared for
00:52:39his place
00:52:39to take over the world,
00:52:41Mia knew
00:52:42that every moment
00:52:43the fear
00:52:44and uncertainty
00:52:45It had been worth it.
00:52:47They were strangers
00:52:48started
00:52:49which through a
00:52:50Contract
00:52:50were bound
00:52:52but they ended
00:52:53as a family,
00:52:54through love
00:52:55was bound.
00:52:56And this love
00:52:57would be strong enough
00:52:59to survive everything,
00:53:01what came next.
00:53:03One year later
00:53:05Mia stood
00:53:05in the garden
00:53:06their property
00:53:07in Malibu
00:53:08and observed,
00:53:09like Isabella
00:53:10the ten months
00:53:11old Lorenzo
00:53:12taught
00:53:13into the hands
00:53:14to clap.
00:53:15The enthusiastic
00:53:16Squeak
00:53:16the baby
00:53:17filled the air,
00:53:19during his
00:53:19seven-year-old sister
00:53:20patiently the movement
00:53:22over and over
00:53:23demonstrated again.
00:53:25"Dad, look!"
00:53:27Isabella called
00:53:28Teodoro too,
00:53:29who moved away from the house
00:53:30approaching
00:53:31his phone
00:53:32still
00:53:32pressed against the ear.
00:53:33Lorenzo
00:53:34clapped three times.
00:53:36Teodoro
00:53:36ended
00:53:37his conversation
00:53:38immediately
00:53:38and knelt
00:53:39next to
00:53:40his children
00:53:41around Lorenzo
00:53:42latest
00:53:42achievement
00:53:43to witness.
00:53:45When the baby
00:53:46successful
00:53:46anew
00:53:47clapped
00:53:48lifted Teodoro
00:53:49him up
00:53:50and twirled
00:53:50around him
00:53:52while Isabella
00:53:52with joy
00:53:53danced.
00:53:55"Bravisimo!"
00:53:55Bambino"
00:53:57praised Teodoro
00:53:58and changed
00:53:59seamless
00:54:00between English
00:54:01and Italian
00:54:02how he
00:54:03now always
00:54:04did.
00:54:05"Your sister
00:54:06is the best
00:54:07Teacher,
00:54:08not true?"
00:54:09Mia's heart
00:54:10swelled up
00:54:11when they
00:54:11looked together.
00:54:13Isabella
00:54:14had
00:54:14with remarkable
00:54:16ease
00:54:16used to it
00:54:17a father
00:54:18and a small
00:54:19Having a brother
00:54:20and Teodoro
00:54:22had
00:54:22as exactly
00:54:23the type
00:54:24from parent
00:54:25proven
00:54:25which they
00:54:26had hoped for.
00:54:27Patient,
00:54:29lovingly
00:54:29and both
00:54:30children
00:54:31endless
00:54:32surrendered.
00:54:32"Mama,
00:54:34can we
00:54:34papa
00:54:34now the
00:54:35Surprise
00:54:35show?"
00:54:36Isabella asked
00:54:37and jumped
00:54:38on their
00:54:38Tip of the toes.
00:54:40What kind of
00:54:40one
00:54:40Surprise.
00:54:42Teodoro
00:54:42looked suspicious
00:54:43between his
00:54:44Woman
00:54:44and his
00:54:45Daughter
00:54:45back and forth.
00:54:46"We
00:54:47have you
00:54:47something
00:54:48made,"
00:54:48explained
00:54:49Isabella
00:54:49serious,
00:54:50because today
00:54:51something
00:54:51Special
00:54:52is.
00:54:52Mia
00:54:53smiled
00:54:53and remembered
00:54:54remember
00:54:55like Isabella
00:54:56insisted
00:54:57had,
00:54:57a
00:54:58Father's Day gift
00:54:59to craft,
00:55:00although the
00:55:00Holiday only
00:55:01next month was.
00:55:03"Get it out"
00:55:03my room
00:55:04Treasure."
00:55:05As Isabella
00:55:06ran to the house,
00:55:07Teodoro
00:55:08closer
00:55:08Mia,
00:55:09Lorenzo
00:55:10still
00:55:10in the arm.
00:55:11"What is planned?"
00:55:12you two
00:55:13there?"
00:55:13"Nothing too..."
00:55:14complicated,«
00:55:16Mia said
00:55:16and moved
00:55:17him with
00:55:18one hand
00:55:18the tie
00:55:19rightly so
00:55:20while they
00:55:20Lorenzo
00:55:21with the
00:55:21others
00:55:22on the chin
00:55:22tickled.
00:55:23"How was
00:55:24"Your meeting?"
00:55:26"Productive.
00:55:27The new
00:55:28Shipping contracts
00:55:28are signed
00:55:29and everything
00:55:30is completely
00:55:31legal."
00:55:32The lawyers
00:55:33were impressed
00:55:34how clean
00:55:34our company
00:55:35has become.
00:55:36It was true.
00:55:37Last
00:55:38Year had
00:55:39Teodoro
00:55:40his empire
00:55:41systematic
00:55:42restructured,
00:55:43from
00:55:44all
00:55:44Questionable
00:55:45removed
00:55:46and themselves
00:55:46on legal
00:55:47Pursue
00:55:48concentrated.
00:55:49It had
00:55:50less money
00:55:51means,
00:55:52but more
00:55:52Peace of mind.
00:55:53And he had
00:55:54the decision
00:55:55Never regretted it.
00:55:56Isabella
00:55:57returned with a
00:55:58packed
00:55:58picture frame
00:55:59back
00:55:59and presented
00:56:01him Teodoro
00:56:01with a solemn
00:56:02Serious.
00:56:03"That is
00:56:04for you
00:56:05Papa."
00:56:06As part of
00:56:06was a
00:56:07Drawing,
00:56:07the clear
00:56:08her family
00:56:09showed.
00:56:10Stick figures,
00:56:12which are under
00:56:12a rainbow
00:56:13on the hands
00:56:14held
00:56:15that was
00:56:15in Isabella
00:56:16careful
00:56:17seven-year-old
00:56:18Handwriting
00:56:18"I love
00:56:20mean
00:56:20Papa."
00:56:21Isabella.
00:56:22Theodoros
00:56:23The voice was
00:56:23thick
00:56:24Emotions.
00:56:25That is
00:56:26the most beautiful
00:56:26Gift,
00:56:27that me
00:56:27ever anyone
00:56:28has done.
00:56:29Really?
00:56:30Really.
00:56:31He pulled
00:56:32they firmly
00:56:32per se
00:56:33for a
00:56:33Hug,
00:56:34cautious,
00:56:35about Lorenzo
00:56:36not between
00:56:37to them
00:56:37crush.
00:56:38I will
00:56:39it in
00:56:40my
00:56:40Office
00:56:40hanging,
00:56:41with it
00:56:41everyone
00:56:42see
00:56:42can,
00:56:43How
00:56:43talented
00:56:44mine
00:56:44Daughter
00:56:44is.
00:56:45The
00:56:46Word
00:56:47Daughter
00:56:47let
00:56:48Mia's
00:56:49Heart
00:56:49still
00:56:50flutter.
00:56:51The
00:56:51adoption
00:56:52was before
00:56:52three
00:56:53months
00:56:53completed
00:56:54have
00:56:54and
00:56:55Isabella
00:56:56wrote
00:56:56so
00:56:56proud
00:56:57Isabella
00:56:58Romano
00:56:58on all
00:56:59her
00:56:59School notebooks.
00:57:00There is
00:57:01even more,
00:57:02announced
00:57:02Isabella
00:57:03and pulled
00:57:04a
00:57:04envelope
00:57:04out of
00:57:05their
00:57:05Bag.
00:57:06mama
00:57:07has me
00:57:07at
00:57:08this
00:57:08Part
00:57:08helped.
00:57:09Teodoro
00:57:10opened
00:57:11the
00:57:11envelope
00:57:11and
00:57:12found
00:57:12a
00:57:13letter
00:57:13on the
00:57:14Stand.
00:57:15Dear
00:57:15Papa,
00:57:16Thanks,
00:57:17that you
00:57:17our
00:57:17Family
00:57:18completely
00:57:18made
00:57:19have.
00:57:19Thanks,
00:57:20that you
00:57:20you
00:57:21Mom and
00:57:21Lorenzo
00:57:22and me
00:57:22you care.
00:57:23Thanks,
00:57:24that you
00:57:24me
00:57:24Stories
00:57:25reads aloud
00:57:25and me
00:57:26Italian
00:57:27Words
00:57:28teach
00:57:28and never
00:57:29to
00:57:29busy
00:57:30are,
00:57:31to with
00:57:31us
00:57:31to
00:57:31play.
00:57:33You
00:57:33are
00:57:33the
00:57:33best
00:57:34papa
00:57:34on
00:57:34the
00:57:34entire
00:57:35World.
00:57:36In
00:57:36Love,
00:57:37your
00:57:37Daughter
00:57:37Isabella.
00:57:38As
00:57:39Teodoro
00:57:39over
00:57:40read
00:57:40had,
00:57:41stood
00:57:41him
00:57:42tears
00:57:42in the
00:57:42Eyes.
00:57:43He
00:57:44set
00:57:44Lorenzo
00:57:44cautious
00:57:45on
00:57:45his
00:57:45Playmat
00:57:46and
00:57:47pulled
00:57:47as well as
00:57:48Isabella
00:57:48as well as
00:57:49Mia
00:57:49into a
00:57:50fixed
00:57:50Hug.
00:57:52I
00:57:52love
00:57:53you,
00:57:53whispered
00:57:54he at
00:57:54Mia's
00:57:55Ear,
00:57:56you
00:57:56all
00:57:56more
00:57:57when I
00:57:57for
00:57:57possible
00:57:58held
00:57:58would have,
00:57:59something
00:57:59to
00:57:59love.
00:58:00We
00:58:01love
00:58:01you
00:58:02also,
00:58:02replied
00:58:03Mia
00:58:03and
00:58:04felt
00:58:04itself
00:58:04in the
00:58:04Circle
00:58:05his
00:58:05poor
00:58:05completely
00:58:06rescued.
00:58:07While
00:58:07the
00:58:08Afternoon sun
00:58:08through the
00:58:09Garden
00:58:09seeped
00:58:10crawled
00:58:11Lorenzo
00:58:11with
00:58:12determined
00:58:12Intention
00:58:13on them
00:58:13to,
00:58:14pulled
00:58:14itself
00:58:15to
00:58:15Theodoros
00:58:15leg
00:58:16high
00:58:16and
00:58:16babbled
00:58:17something,
00:58:18the
00:58:18suspicious
00:58:19after
00:58:19papa
00:58:20sound.
00:58:21Did he
00:58:21straight,
00:58:22began
00:58:23Theodoro.
00:58:24Papa,
00:58:24Papa,
00:58:25repeated
00:58:26Lorenzo
00:58:26more clearly
00:58:27and
00:58:27clapped
00:58:28before
00:58:28Joy
00:58:28above
00:58:29the
00:58:29Reaction,
00:58:30the
00:58:30he
00:58:30triggered
00:58:31in
00:58:31the
00:58:31Hands.
00:58:31The
00:58:32Celebration,
00:58:32the
00:58:33followed
00:58:33was
00:58:34loud
00:58:34and
00:58:34cheerful.
00:58:35With
00:58:35one
00:58:36jubilant
00:58:36Isabella
00:58:37and
00:58:37a
00:58:38Theodoro,
00:58:39the
00:58:39Lorenzo
00:58:39high
00:58:40in
00:58:40the
00:58:40Air
00:58:40lift
00:58:41while
00:58:42Mia
00:58:42every
00:58:42moment
00:58:43with
00:58:43their
00:58:43phone
00:58:44held on.
00:58:45It was
00:58:46chaos
00:58:46and
00:58:47perfection
00:58:48and
00:58:49everything,
00:58:49What
00:58:49her
00:58:49small
00:58:50Family
00:58:50become
00:58:51was.
00:58:51Later
00:58:52at
00:58:52Evening,
00:58:53after
00:58:53the
00:58:53Children
00:58:54slept
00:58:54and
00:58:55she
00:58:55alone
00:58:55in
00:58:55their
00:58:56bedroom
00:58:56were,
00:58:57noticed
00:58:58Mia,
00:58:59How
00:58:59Theodoro
00:58:59with
00:59:00a
00:59:00Expression
00:59:00on
00:59:01the
00:59:01ocean
00:59:02in
00:59:02stared
00:59:03the
00:59:03she
00:59:03not
00:59:04quite
00:59:04interpret
00:59:04could.
00:59:05What
00:59:06think
00:59:06you?
00:59:10How
00:59:11different
00:59:11everything
00:59:12is,
00:59:12as
00:59:12I
00:59:12it
00:59:12planned
00:59:13had,
00:59:14said
00:59:14he
00:59:14and
00:59:15lay
00:59:15his
00:59:15poor
00:59:16to
00:59:16her
00:59:16Waist.
00:59:17Before
00:59:17a
00:59:18Year
00:59:18thought
00:59:18I,
00:59:19I
00:59:19this year
00:59:19someone
00:59:20to,
00:59:20to
00:59:21me
00:59:21a
00:59:21Inherit
00:59:22to
00:59:22give.
00:59:23Instead
00:59:23have
00:59:24I
00:59:24one
00:59:24Wife,
00:59:25one
00:59:25Daughter,
00:59:26a
00:59:27Son
00:59:27and
00:59:28one
00:59:28complete
00:59:29transformation
00:59:29from
00:59:30all
00:59:30found,
00:59:31for what
00:59:31my
00:59:32Life
00:59:32actually
00:59:32certainly
00:59:33be
00:59:33should.
00:59:35Regrets
00:59:35Do you?
00:59:37Regret
00:59:37you
00:59:38to love?
00:59:39Regret
00:59:39our
00:59:40Family
00:59:40to
00:59:41have?
00:59:42He
00:59:42turned
00:59:42she
00:59:43in
00:59:43his
00:59:43Poor,
00:59:44his
00:59:44dark
00:59:45Eyes
00:59:45shone
00:59:46before
00:59:46Sincerity.
00:59:48Mia,
00:59:49you
00:59:49are
00:59:49the
00:59:49Best,
00:59:50What
00:59:50me
00:59:50each
00:59:50happened
00:59:51is.
00:59:52You
00:59:52and
00:59:52our
00:59:53Children
00:59:53are
00:59:53the
00:59:54Reason,
00:59:54Why
00:59:55I
00:59:55every
00:59:55Morning
00:59:56wake up
00:59:56and
00:59:57thankful
00:59:58am,
00:59:58at
00:59:58Life
00:59:58to
00:59:59be.
01:00:00Even
01:00:00if
01:00:01Isabella
01:00:01on
01:00:01pancake
01:00:02in
01:00:02form
01:00:02from
01:00:03butterflies
01:00:03consists.
01:00:05Particularly
01:00:05then,
01:00:06he said
01:00:07with
01:00:07a
01:00:07Laugh,
01:00:08although
01:00:08I
01:00:08me
01:00:09always
01:00:09still
01:00:09not
01:00:09secure
01:00:09am,
01:00:10How
01:00:10you
01:00:10she
01:00:10so
01:00:10perfect
01:00:11you can do it.
01:00:13Professional secrecy,
01:00:13I
01:00:14will it
01:00:14already
01:00:14still
01:00:15out of
01:00:15you
01:00:15extract
01:00:16said
01:00:16he and
01:00:17bent
01:00:18itself
01:00:18down,
01:00:19to
01:00:19your
01:00:19Neck
01:00:19to
01:00:19kiss.
01:00:20I
01:00:21can
01:00:21very
01:00:21convincing
01:00:22be.
01:00:23Is
01:00:23the
01:00:23one
01:00:24Threat,
01:00:24Mr.
01:00:25Romano?
01:00:29While
01:00:30he
01:00:30she
01:00:30correct
01:00:30kissed,
01:00:31thought
01:00:32Mia
01:00:32about it
01:00:32after,
01:00:33How
01:00:33far
01:00:33she
01:00:33all
01:00:34came
01:00:34were.
01:00:35What
01:00:36as
01:00:36one
01:00:36business
01:00:37agreement
01:00:37started
01:00:38had,
01:00:38was
01:00:39to
01:00:39largest
01:00:40Love story
01:00:40their
01:00:41Life
01:00:41become.
01:00:42Her
01:00:43Son
01:00:43was
01:00:43healthy
01:00:44and
01:00:44stolen
01:00:45splendid.
01:00:46Isabella
01:00:47bloom
01:00:47under
01:00:48the
01:00:48Love
01:00:48one
01:00:48father's
01:00:49on
01:00:49and
01:00:50everyone
01:00:50day
01:00:51brought
01:00:51new
01:00:51moments
01:00:52the
01:00:52Luck,
01:00:53from
01:00:53those
01:00:54she
01:00:54never
01:00:54to
01:00:54dream
01:00:55daring
01:00:55would have.
01:00:57Teodoro,
01:00:59as they
01:00:59itself
01:01:00ready for bed
01:01:00did.
01:01:01Thanks.
01:01:02For what?
01:01:04For that,
01:01:04that you
01:01:05your
01:01:05Promise
01:01:05held
01:01:06have,
01:01:06that you
01:01:07to us
01:01:07returned
01:01:08are,
01:01:09that you
01:01:09the
01:01:10Love
01:01:10above
01:01:10everything
01:01:11other
01:01:11chosen
01:01:11have.
01:01:12Thanks,
01:01:13that you
01:01:13me
01:01:13taught
01:01:14have,
01:01:14What
01:01:14Love
01:01:15actually
01:01:15means,
01:01:16replied
01:01:17he and
01:01:18she
01:01:18firmly
01:01:18per se.
01:01:20For that,
01:01:21that you
01:01:21me
01:01:21shown
01:01:22have,
01:01:23that
01:01:23the
01:01:23strongest,
01:01:24What
01:01:24a
01:01:24Man
01:01:24be
01:01:25can,
01:01:25vulnerable
01:01:26enough
01:01:26to be
01:01:27is,
01:01:27to
01:01:28really
01:01:28love
01:01:28to
01:01:29let.
01:01:29Outside
01:01:30before
01:01:30their
01:01:31Window
01:01:31extended
01:01:32itself
01:01:32the
01:01:32Pacific
01:01:33ocean
01:01:33endless
01:01:34until
01:01:34horizon
01:01:35and
01:01:36somewhere
01:01:36in the
01:01:37distance
01:01:37glittered
01:01:37the
01:01:38Lights
01:01:38from
01:01:38Go
01:01:38Angeles
01:01:39How
01:01:40on
01:01:40the
01:01:40Earth
01:01:40landed
01:01:41Stars.
01:01:41In
01:01:42their
01:01:42At home
01:01:43slept
01:01:43her
01:01:43Children
01:01:44secure
01:01:44and
01:01:45dreamed
01:01:45the
01:01:45Dreams,
01:01:46the
01:01:46Children
01:01:47even
01:01:47dream,
01:01:48If you
01:01:48knowledge,
01:01:49that they
01:01:50completely
01:01:50loved
01:01:51and
01:01:51protected
01:01:52become.
01:01:53It
01:01:53was
01:01:53not
01:01:54the
01:01:54Life,
01:01:54the
01:01:55one
01:01:55from
01:01:55them
01:01:56planned
01:01:56had.
01:01:57But
01:01:58it
01:01:58was
01:01:58the
01:01:58Life,
01:01:59for
01:01:59the
01:01:59she
01:02:00itself
01:02:00together
01:02:00decided
01:02:01had.
01:02:02And
01:02:03as
01:02:03Mia
01:02:03in
01:02:03the
01:02:04Poor
01:02:04their
01:02:04man
01:02:05fell asleep
01:02:06knew
01:02:06she,
01:02:07that
01:02:07everyone
01:02:08moment
01:02:08the
01:02:08Uncertainty,
01:02:10everyone
01:02:10day
01:02:11the
01:02:11Fear,
01:02:12each
01:02:12Victim,
01:02:13the
01:02:13she
01:02:13brought
01:02:14had
01:02:15she
01:02:15Exactly
01:02:15there
01:02:16guided
01:02:16had,
01:02:17where
01:02:17she
01:02:17be
01:02:18should.
01:02:18Her
01:02:19Love story
01:02:19was
01:02:20not
01:02:20conventional
01:02:21been,
01:02:21but they
01:02:22was
01:02:22real.
01:02:22And
01:02:23sometimes
01:02:24become
01:02:24the
01:02:24most beautiful
01:02:25Families
01:02:25not
01:02:26out of
01:02:26perfect
01:02:27circumstances
01:02:27born,
01:02:28rather
01:02:29from the
01:02:29Courage,
01:02:30itself
01:02:30despite
01:02:31impossible
01:02:32Resistors
01:02:32for the
01:02:33Love
01:02:33to
01:02:33decide.
01:02:34On
01:02:35Morning
01:02:35would
01:02:35it
01:02:36Breakfast
01:02:36in
01:02:36form
01:02:37from
01:02:37butterflies
01:02:38give,
01:02:38Italian
01:02:39Instruction,
01:02:40Baby giggles
01:02:41and all
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