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My Baby Says You're The Dad
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00:00I'm marrying my longtime boyfriend because I'm pregnant.
00:02At the wedding, the officiant asks if I'm willing to marry Aiden Miller.
00:05I'm just about to say yes, when a childlike voice appears out of nowhere.
00:08Mom, don't say yes.
00:10Aiden isn't my dad.
00:11The baby in your sister, Camilla Buckley's belly, is his.
00:14My brain completely crashes at those words.
00:16Everyone is waiting for my answer, but I freeze.
00:19The baby I'm carrying isn't Aiden's?
00:22Then whose is it?
00:23The next second, the little voice speaks again.
00:26Silly mom, that jerk has been cheating for a long time.
00:28If you marry him, he'll lock you in a basement.
00:32Go ask my real dad for help.
00:34He's the hottest and richest man sitting down there.
00:36I'm shaken.
00:36I can't help but glance at Ian Britt, the ascetic rich air sitting below the stage.
00:40Today is supposed to be my wedding with Aiden.
00:42Yet people keep drifting toward him with their eyes.
00:44His looks and presence stand out too much.
00:46I glance at him and unexpectedly meet his cold gaze.
00:49I quickly look away, my heart pounding.
00:51Baby, do you even know who he is?
00:54He's the one and only CEO of Brittcorp.
00:56He's never had any woman.
00:58How could you be his kid?
01:00Even if Aiden is poor, you can't just make things up and deny your dad.
01:05Baby, be realistic.
01:07It's too late to switch fathers at the wedding.
01:09Try again in your next life.
01:11I comfort the baby.
01:12I assume he doesn't accept Aiden as his father because the ladder is broke.
01:15But the little voice screams.
01:17Did you forget that night you woke up in a hotel?
01:20Aiden and Camila tricked you there and tried to offer you to a client,
01:24but you walked into the wrong room.
01:26The man beside you that night was Aiden.
01:29I'm stunned.
01:30That man was Aiden?
01:32I thought it was Aiden.
01:34Memories rush back.
01:35Late at night, red marks traced a bareback as two bodies tangled.
01:38Aiden is still looking at me gently.
01:40But what fills my mind now is,
01:41Aiden's sweat and stifled gasps from that night.
01:43He pinned my hands above my head as he demanded more.
01:45The untouchable, aesthetic, rich air turns out to be anything but restrained and private.
01:48Noticing I don't respond.
01:49The officiant repeats,
01:50Miss Elaine Buckley,
01:51Do you take Mr. Aiden Miller to be your lawfully wedded husband?
01:54Aiden squeezes my hand, concern flickering in his eyes.
01:57What's wrong, Elaine?
01:57Are you still not ready?
01:59He rubs my palm gently to reassure me.
02:02Don't be afraid.
02:03Once you marry me,
02:04I'll give you everything I have to love you.
02:07Don't believe him.
02:08He bought a villa right next to your marital home
02:10to raise his kid with Camila.
02:13I jolt and shout,
02:15No, I do not.
02:16The moment I say that,
02:17gasps ripple through the room.
02:18The Miller family is well known in Drago.
02:21No one expects me to reject Aiden in public,
02:24especially since I went all out pursuing him back then,
02:27acting like a total simp without any shame.
02:29Everyone says,
02:30The Buckley family's eldest daughter is promiscuous.
02:31Now that I'm finally settling down,
02:33I'm throwing away.
02:34A perfect marriage handed to me.
02:35Aiden's expression darkens.
02:37He clearly didn't expect this.
02:39Elaine, stop messing around.
02:41This is our wedding.
02:42If you're upset with me,
02:44we can talk after it's over.
02:46If you wait,
02:47it'll be too late.
02:49My real dad is about to go overseas to chase his first love.
02:52Mom,
02:53time's running out.
02:54Dump this jerk
02:56and go get my rich, handsome dad back.
02:58I'm not getting married.
02:59I reply firmly,
03:01My son wouldn't lie to me.
03:02If he says Aiden is a jerk,
03:03then this wedding cannot happen.
03:05Camila steps onto the stage with her pregnant belly
03:07and stands beside Aiden.
03:09Elaine,
03:09what are you throwing a fit about now?
03:11Aiden already agreed to marry you.
03:13When she comes closer,
03:15I notice the diamond ring on her hand.
03:16It's exactly the same style as my wedding ring.
03:18Mine looks like cheap plastic in comparison.
03:21In that instant,
03:22everything clicked.
03:23The baby in my belly
03:24is part of a scheme
03:24she and Aiden have been planning all along.
03:27She's just an adopted daughter
03:28with no right to marry into the Miller family.
03:30I'm nothing more than a tool
03:31to make the union happen for her.
03:32Dad stands up and reprimands me.
03:34Elaine,
03:35have you not embarrassed us enough?
03:37This marriage isn't something you can just call off.
03:39You begged
03:39and screamed to marry Aiden before
03:41and now you back out in front of everyone?
03:43Marriage isn't a game.
03:45Can't you act half as sensible as Camila?
03:48No matter what,
03:48you will marry Aiden today.
03:49The wedding has turned into a farce.
03:51Guests whisper among themselves,
03:53eager for the spectacle.
03:54Mr. Buckley's real daughter is truly hopeless.
03:57She used to
03:58pursue Mr. Miller recklessly.
04:00Now that she has him,
04:01she wants to back out?
04:02Everyone's waiting to see her get kicked out.
04:04The adopted daughter
04:05is much more sensible and clever.
04:07She married a rich guy
04:08and is living comfortably.
04:10Mr. Buckley is so unlucky
04:11to have such a worthless biological daughter.
04:14The whispers reach my ears
04:16and I realize just how bad my reputation
04:18in Drago has become.
04:20But I used to be
04:20the sensible and clever heiress
04:22of the Buckley family.
04:22Ever since Camila came into the house,
04:24my standing has been sinking
04:25and even mom, dad and Aiden
04:27have started treating me differently.
04:29Aiden grabs my hand.
04:30Ignoring my words,
04:31he announces to everyone,
04:33Elaine's just a little upset.
04:34Please bear with her.
04:35She's agreed to marry me
04:37and I'm happy to make her my wife.
04:39I catch Camila clenching her fists.
04:41I take a deep breath,
04:42shake off Aiden's hand
04:43and say firmly,
04:44I'm not marrying you.
04:45I know everything
04:47about you and Camila.
04:49The baby in her belly.
04:51He is yours, isn't it?
04:53The words hit like thunder,
04:55detonating through the banquet hall.
04:56Way to go, mom.
04:57Time to expose.
04:59Those two hypocrites.
05:01Camila has been spreading dirt about you.
05:03Your ruined reputation
05:05is all thanks to her.
05:07The baby in my belly
05:08screams with glee,
05:09stirring up chaos
05:09like it's his mission.
05:11The soft clack of Ian's prayer beads
05:13fills the hall,
05:13each sound sharp and chilling.
05:15It's a warning
05:15that his anger is building.
05:16Aiden presses my head down,
05:18forcing me to kneel on the floor
05:19while apologizing.
05:21I'm sorry, Mr. Britt.
05:22She's not in her right mind.
05:23Please forgive her this once.
05:25Go on.
05:25Apologize to Mr. Britt.
05:27Hurry up.
05:27Noticing that Aiden doesn't care at all,
05:29when I say the child isn't his,
05:30I realize he knows perfectly well
05:31that the baby in my belly isn't his.
05:33He just wants to control me,
05:34so he can openly have an affair
05:35with Camila later.
05:37Mom, don't worry.
05:38Once there's proof that I'm dad's,
05:40he won't ignore us.
05:42With the Britt family backing us,
05:44anyone who's bullied you
05:45will pay for it.
05:46Proof?
05:47I laugh bitterly.
05:48I don't have any proof.
05:49I barely know Ian.
05:51Mom lunges forward
05:52and slaps me hard across the face twice.
05:54She yells,
05:54Apologize to Mr. Britt now.
05:56Are you trying to ruin our family?
05:58Ian looks down at me.
06:00I feel small,
06:01like a helpless insect.
06:02That night of passion
06:03seems like a fading illusion.
06:05Suddenly,
06:05a thought strikes me.
06:06I raise my head and say calmly,
06:08Mr. Britt,
06:09I saw your red-colored birthmark.
06:16Everyone looks at me
06:17with mockery and amusement.
06:18No one respects my choice.
06:20For the first time,
06:21I snap awake,
06:21as if doused with cold water.
06:22I realize how bad my situation is.
06:24Amila and Aiden
06:25have been using me as a pawn
06:26for their own gain.
06:27Once the ceremony is over,
06:28Aiden will find an excuse.
06:29He'll lock you in the basement.
06:31The black cars are all waiting at the doors.
06:33The moment you step out,
06:34you'll be taken away.
06:36Mom,
06:36go to my real dad for help.
06:38Right,
06:39Ian.
06:39I look toward Ian,
06:40but he's already standing
06:42and walking out with his assistant.
06:43Oh no!
06:44Dad's about to fly off,
06:46chasing his lost love.
06:47Ian's my last lifeline.
06:49Desperate,
06:50I bite down hard on Aiden's hand.
06:52He yelps in pain
06:53and releases me.
06:53I spin around
06:54and dash toward Ian.
06:55A bodyguard rushes to stop me,
06:57but I crash into the nearest table,
06:58sending the stack of wine glasses flying.
07:00My long dress
07:01whips through the chaotic crowd.
07:03Guests scream
07:04as chaos erupts,
07:06but I don't care.
07:07I hitch up my wedding dress
07:08and head straight for Ian.
07:09His assistant hasn't even reacted yet.
07:10Ian turns at the sound
07:12and I crash straight into his arms.
07:14Take me with you.
07:15Please.
07:16Ian's face is hard to make out
07:18in the backlight.
07:18The next second,
07:19he shoves me hard.
07:20He brushes off his suit
07:21as if he had touched something filthy
07:23and looks at me with disgust.
07:24Get lost.
07:25Don't you know I don't touch women?
07:27Such an actor.
07:28Don't believe him.
07:29He's just putting on an act.
07:31When he falls for you,
07:32he'll be all clingy like a puppy.
07:33Ian turns to leave again,
07:35but I grab onto his pant leg,
07:36refusing to let him go.
07:37Footsteps.
07:38Thunder behind me.
07:39Aiden and the bodyguards
07:40rush forward and clamp onto me.
07:41Mom and dad watch.
07:42Ian's dark expression in fear.
07:44I'm sorry, Mr. Britt.
07:45My daughter is not in her right mind.
07:47Please forgive her.
07:48We'll pay you.
07:49A personal visit to apologize soon.
07:51Aiden chimes in,
07:52looking humble.
07:53Mr. Britt,
07:54I failed to keep an eye on my girlfriend.
07:56I'll teach her a lesson when we get back.
07:58Please forgive us.
07:59Meanwhile,
08:00Camilla stares at Ian in a daze.
08:01This is the man nearly every woman in Drago
08:03is obsessed with.
08:04Ian doesn't answer.
08:05He just looks down at my hand,
08:06gripping his pant leg.
08:07Camilla glances at me too.
08:08She lifts her heel
08:09and stomps hard on the back of my hand.
08:11Elaine,
08:11how dare you offend Mr. Britt.
08:13Let go.
08:14I scream in pain.
08:15Ian seizes the moment to pull his leg free
08:17and strides away coldly.
08:18His broad back is about to disappear from view.
08:20Panicked,
08:21I shout after him.
08:22Ian,
08:22the baby in my belly is yours.
08:25Ian suddenly stops.
08:26The air goes eerily still.
08:28All the guests in the banquet hall turn to look at me.
08:30Not with mockery this time,
08:31but like I've lost my mind.
08:33Camilla didn't expect me to drag Ian into this.
08:35She grins
08:36and leans close to whisper,
08:38Elaine,
08:39even if you wanted to aim high,
08:40you picked the wrong target.
08:42Ian's,
08:43not someone you can just latch onto.
08:45She's right.
08:46Everyone knows Ian avoids women
08:47and hates contact with them.
08:49The prayer beads around his wrist
08:50are proof of his vow to cut off attachments.
08:52The last woman who approached him with ill intentions
08:54ended up with her hands and feet broken.
08:56Is she looking to die?
08:58I thought she was just being shameless,
09:00but it turns out she's crazy.
09:01Anyone who messes with Mr. Britt
09:03doesn't end well.
09:04Everyone holds their breath,
09:05waiting for Ian to snap.
09:07And sure enough,
09:08when he turns around,
09:09his lips are pressed tight
09:09and his expression is icy.
09:11His cold eyes stare at me as if I'm dead.
09:12He rolls the beads between his fingers,
09:14murmuring,
09:15Huh?
09:15My baby?
09:17Miss Buckley,
09:18you've got some guts.
09:19No one in all of Draco
09:21has had the nerve to come to me
09:22with a pregnant belly,
09:24claiming I'm the father.
09:25I've heard your reputation.
09:26Have you sunk so low
09:27as to name another man?
09:29The father of your baby at your wedding?
09:31The soft clack of Ian's prayer beads
09:33fills the hall.
09:34Each sounds sharp and chilling.
09:35It's a warning that his anger is building.
09:37Aiden presses my head down,
09:38forcing me to kneel on the floor.
09:39While apologizing,
09:41I'm sorry, Mr. Britt.
09:42She's not in her right mind.
09:44Please forgive her this once.
09:45Go on,
09:46apologize to Mr. Britt.
09:47Hurry up.
09:48Noticing that Aiden doesn't care at all.
09:49When I say the child isn't his,
09:50I realize he knows perfectly well
09:52that the baby in my belly isn't his.
09:54He just wants to control me
09:55so he can openly have an affair with Camila later.
09:57Mom, don't worry.
09:58Once there's proof that I'm dad's,
10:01he won't ignore us.
10:02With the Britt family backing us,
10:04anyone who's bullied you
10:06will pay for it.
10:07Proof?
10:07I laugh bitterly.
10:08I don't have any proof.
10:09I barely know Ian.
10:11Mom lunges forward
10:12and slaps me hard across the face twice.
10:14She yells,
10:15apologize to Mr. Britt now.
10:17Are you trying to ruin our family?
10:19Ian looks down at me.
10:21I feel small,
10:21like a helpless insect.
10:23That night of passion
10:23seems like a fading illusion.
10:25Suddenly,
10:25a thought strikes me.
10:26I raise my head and say calmly,
10:28Mr. Britt,
10:29I saw your red-colored birthmark.
10:31After I say that,
10:32Ian freezes for a fraction of a second.
10:34His expression remains calm,
10:35but his eyes reveal his shock.
10:36His red-colored birthmark is far below his waist.
10:38It's extremely private.
10:40Only someone very close to him knows about it.
10:41The other guests exchange confused glances,
10:43clearly not understanding what I mean.
10:45Camila,
10:45quick on her feet,
10:46interrupt.
10:47Elaine,
10:48everyone has birthmarks.
10:49How can you use something so meaningless
10:51as proof that Mr. Britt is the father?
10:53Countless women
10:54have tried similar tricks.
10:56Over the years,
10:57if you really
10:58want to prove the baby's his,
11:00why not just do a DNA test?
11:02Camila smirks,
11:03completely unconvinced
11:04that I could have anything with Ian.
11:05After all,
11:06a low-profile Buckley daughter like me
11:07could never be linked to
11:08one of the most powerful men in Drago.
11:10It took Aiden a lot of effort,
11:11connections,
11:12and money
11:13just to get Ian
11:14to show up at this wedding.
11:15The crowd starts echoing,
11:16Yeah,
11:17do a DNA test
11:18and give this woman
11:19a slap in the face.
11:20Who does she think she is?
11:21Trying to attach herself
11:23to Mr. Britt
11:23and openly claiming at her wedding
11:25that her baby is his?
11:28How shameless.
11:30Wasn't she so bold?
11:32Let's run the test.
11:33Expose her ugly lies
11:34and make it impossible
11:36for her to stay in Drago.
11:37Ian's gaze darkens
11:38and then he nods once,
11:40giving me a chance.
11:41Fine.
11:42Let's do the DNA test.
11:44I'll make sure you die
11:45knowing the truth.
11:46Mom, you're amazing.
11:46I finally get to see Dad
11:48getting slapped in the face.
11:50Ha ha ha.
11:51Don't worry, Mom.
11:52I'll teach you how to handle him.
11:54Once he falls for you,
11:55you'll have a loyal,
11:57clingy puppy.
11:58Soon,
11:58the chaos from the wedding
11:59spreads like wildfire.
12:01Ian's father,
12:01Stephen Britt,
12:02gets the news
12:02and rushes to the scene.
12:04Seeing me having blood
12:04drawn by a private doctor,
12:05he can't hide the joy in his face.
12:07This is great.
12:08I actually get to hold
12:09my grandchild before I die.
12:10Ian smirks coldly.
12:12Let's see how she walks out of here.
12:13Once the truth comes out,
12:16I close my eyes,
12:17letting the blood flow.
12:18Mom and Dad hover nearby,
12:20terrified I'll drag
12:21the Buckley family down.
12:22Aiden's face looks
12:23as black as night.
12:24His fiancé is having
12:25a DNA test
12:25for another man's child
12:27at his wedding.
12:27Even if the man is Ian,
12:29it's a humiliation
12:29he can't swallow.
12:30Mom, luckily you didn't
12:32marry Aiden.
12:33He's scheming
12:33how to make your life
12:34miserable after this wedding.
12:35Oh God,
12:36the blood draw is painful.
12:38But,
12:38I'll put up with it.
12:39For Mom's happiness,
12:41I'm battered
12:42and weak from the blood draw.
12:44The baby's comfort
12:44is the only thing
12:45keeping me going
12:46while I wait for the result.
12:47The guests stare at me
12:48with judgmental gazes,
12:49all expecting Ian
12:50to tear me apart.
12:51No one believes that Ian,
12:53who stays away from women,
12:54could have a child.
12:55I know too
12:55that if the baby isn't his,
12:56I'm in for a total disaster.
12:58Finally,
12:59hurried footsteps echo
13:00from outside.
13:01Ian's assistant rushes in,
13:02holding a report.
13:03He whispers urgently
13:04into Ian's ear.
13:05Ian's usual cold expression
13:06gives way to sheer shock.
13:08Meanwhile,
13:08Stephen taps his cane
13:09impatiently on the floor.
13:10Don't just whisper
13:11into his ears.
13:12Is this my grandchild
13:13or not?
13:14Tell me.
13:15Camila covers her mouth,
13:16smirking.
13:17It's obvious.
13:18No way that baby
13:19is a Brit.
13:20Elaine's lying.
13:21The assistant wipes
13:22the sweat from his brow
13:23and announces loudly,
13:24the baby in Miss Buckley's womb
13:25shares a 99.99% genetic match
13:28with Mr. Brit.
13:29The hall falls silent
13:30for a heartbeat,
13:31then erupts
13:31into a heated discussion.
13:32Everyone stares at me
13:33in disbelief.
13:34How could a woman
13:36from such a small family
13:37be carrying a child
13:38of the Brit family?
13:39Ian's prayer beads
13:40snap suddenly.
13:41Black pearls scatter
13:42across the floor.
13:43Frowning,
13:43he murmurs under his breath,
13:45I don't even know this woman.
13:46How could this be?
13:47The DNA report
13:48and the mention
13:49of his birthmark
13:49prove that the bride
13:50standing before him
13:51is his woman.
13:52Memories from three months ago
13:53come flooding back.
13:54That night,
13:55he was drugged
13:55after being seriously injured.
13:57In the end,
13:57he collapsed in a hotel room.
13:58In a haze of desire,
14:00he lost control.
14:01When he woke up,
14:02he thought it was just a dream.
14:03He didn't expect it to be real.
14:04Elaine,
14:05you really have no shame.
14:06Camila jumps in again.
14:07When she first hears
14:08that the baby
14:09in my belly is Ian's,
14:10her mask slips for a moment,
14:11revealing pure jealousy.
14:13But noticing that
14:13Ian doesn't acknowledge me at all,
14:15she quickly regains her smugness.
14:16You cheated behind Aiden's back
14:18and even crawled
14:19onto Mr. Brit's bed?
14:20You're far too calculating.
14:22You played us all for fools
14:23and dragged our family's reputation
14:25through the mud.
14:26To think a virtuous family like ours
14:27produced such a promiscuous woman
14:28like you.
14:29When Camila's words sink in,
14:30the guests finally realize
14:31that I'm carrying Ian's baby
14:32while marrying Aiden.
14:33It's way too outrageous.
14:35Immediately,
14:35the guests verbally attack me.
14:37Yeah,
14:37this woman first latched
14:38onto Mr. Miller,
14:39then secretly schemed
14:40to sleep with Mr. Brit.
14:41How could someone like her
14:42enter the Brit family?
14:43Unfaithful bitch.
14:44And she chose this day
14:45to announce the father
14:46of her baby.
14:47The Buckley family
14:48should have thrown her out already.
14:49She thinks she can leverage
14:50her baby for status?
14:51I think the Brit family
14:52will never forgive her.
14:54They won't let her stay
14:55in Drago anymore.
14:55She's immoral and shameless.
14:58Publicly announcing her affair?
14:59That's just disgusting.
15:00The jeers grow louder.
15:02Too embarrassed?
15:03Dad shouts,
15:04I have no daughter like you.
15:06Get out!
15:08Camila is the only true
15:09daughter of this family.
15:11Aiden stays silent,
15:12watching me get scolded.
15:14Suddenly,
15:15a cane thunders
15:15against the floor.
15:16Steven's commanding voice
15:18rings out,
15:18Enough!
15:19Who do you think you are?
15:20Helping a prestigious
15:21family bully a woman?
15:22As long as Miss Buckley
15:24is carrying our Brit family blood,
15:26she's my daughter-in-law.
15:28Harry,
15:28bring Miss Buckley
15:29to the car.
15:30We're going home.
15:31Harry White,
15:31the butler,
15:32nods and reaches out
15:33to help me.
15:34I'm exhausted
15:34from stress and pregnancy.
15:36After a few steps,
15:37I stumble forward.
15:38Just as I'm about to fall,
15:40a pair of hands
15:40scoops me up,
15:41holding me close.
15:42Ian's expression is calm.
15:44I may not acknowledge you,
15:46but you're carrying my baby,
15:48and you've been mine.
15:50I won't let anyone hurt you.
15:52Ian carries me,
15:53his eyes scanning the guests
15:54who just mocked me,
15:55with a sharp and unyielding gaze.
15:56From now on,
15:57Miss Buckley
15:58is part of the Brit family.
16:00If I hear another word
16:01of gossip about her,
16:02don't blame me
16:03for being ruthless.
16:04With that,
16:05he strides out of the banquet hall.
16:06Through him,
16:07I see Camilla's and Aiden's faces.
16:08Their eyes glare at me viciously,
16:10as if they won't let this slide.
16:11Ian seats me quietly in the car,
16:13then slides in beside me.
16:15The weight of his presence hits me.
16:16This is a man
16:17who carved his territory,
16:18through blood in Drago.
16:20And being the eldest son
16:21of the Brit family,
16:21he was untouchable
16:22in status and influence.
16:23By all rights,
16:24someone like me
16:24shouldn't even be near him.
16:26Ian closes his eyes
16:27for a moment,
16:28then picks up his phone,
16:29cancel my flight,
16:30and bring Wendy back.
16:32Mom,
16:33your biggest rival,
16:34Wendy Lane,
16:35is about to appear.
16:36She's dad's only first love,
16:37and she's far more scheming
16:39than Camilla.
16:41But don't worry,
16:42whether it's Camilla
16:43or Wendy,
16:44dad and I will back you
16:45all the way.
16:46I press a hand to my belly
16:47and smile bitterly.
16:48Though my baby is hopeful,
16:49I feel none of it.
16:50I almost married another man.
16:52How could I ever catch the eye
16:53of the ascetic rich air?
16:55I escaped Aiden
16:55to enter the Brit family.
16:57Who knows if I've just stepped
16:58into an even deeper trap?
16:59Ian studies me
17:00with narrowed eyes.
17:01His suspicion of me
17:02has never faded.
17:03Miss Buckley,
17:04even though you're carrying
17:05my baby,
17:06I won't marry you.
17:08He sneered.
17:09I don't care what tricks
17:10you used to get pregnant
17:11or how long you've been
17:13setting this whole act up.
17:15But entering the Brit family
17:16isn't going to be that easy.
17:18This actor,
17:19continue acting.
17:20You have no idea
17:21how dad has been
17:22replaying that night in his head.
17:24He's a top tier
17:25hopeless romantic.
17:26Mom,
17:26you don't even need
17:27to do anything.
17:28He'll convince himself
17:29to fall for you.
17:29I close my eyes
17:31and take three seconds
17:32to process the baby's words
17:33before replying to Ian.
17:34I'm not trying to enter
17:35the Brit family.
17:36I just want to safely
17:37have the baby
17:37and watch him grow up healthy.
17:40Ian doesn't respond,
17:41but my baby pipes up again.
17:43Dad's interest meter is rising.
17:45He's pleased with your answer.
17:46Falling in love with you
17:47is only a matter of time.
17:48If I'm trapped now
17:50and surrounded on all sides,
17:51the only person
17:52who can save me
17:53is Ian.
17:54Though I was born
17:55into the Buckley family,
17:56we're a minor clan.
17:57Our claim to fame
17:57is that we're a scholarly,
17:59cultured family.
17:59From a young age,
18:00I was trained
18:01as a proper young lady
18:02and admired in high society.
18:03Everything changed at 18
18:04when Camila arrived.
18:06She's my distant relative's daughter.
18:07After her parents
18:07died unexpectedly,
18:08mom and dad took her in
18:09as an adopted daughter.
18:10At first,
18:10she seemed timid
18:11and I naturally
18:12reached out to be friendly.
18:13I never imagined
18:13that under her docile exterior
18:15lay a calculating mind.
18:16Camila's quiet manipulations
18:17and her innocent act
18:18gradually won over
18:19mom and dad,
18:20even Aiden,
18:21whom I'd secretly admired
18:22for years,
18:22started showing real interest
18:23in her.
18:24After just a few interactions,
18:26they praised her
18:26endlessly in front of me,
18:27saying how thoughtful,
18:28considerate,
18:29and perfect she was.
18:30Gradually,
18:30my reputation
18:31in social circles plummeted.
18:32Rumors spread that
18:33I was shamelessly
18:34clinging to Aiden.
18:35Every small thing
18:35I did was twisted.
18:36For instance,
18:37I knitted Aiden
18:38a scarf in winter
18:39and people claimed
18:39I ignored my sick mother
18:41just to do crafts for him.
18:42I gave him
18:43an auctioned watch
18:44worth tens of thousands
18:45of dollars.
18:46But the gossip said,
18:48I spent millions on it
18:50and the money
18:51came from the Buckley
18:52family's account.
18:53These lies
18:54came from nowhere,
18:55turning my image
18:56from a refined young lady
18:57into a shameless,
18:58obsessive simp.
18:59I kept a polite front
19:00toward Camila
19:00and when Aiden
19:01suddenly proposed,
19:03I had even less energy
19:04to notice her scheme.
19:05I never imagined
19:05she was secretly
19:06conspiring with him.
19:07If I hadn't heard
19:08my baby's voice
19:09at the wedding,
19:10I would have walked
19:10into the Miller family
19:11as a pawn,
19:12waiting to be torn apart.
19:12The Miller family
19:13is far more powerful
19:14than my family.
19:15Mom and dad
19:16will never offend them
19:17because of me.
19:17Ian is my only way out.
19:19This rich heir
19:19has forces
19:20from both sides
19:21of the law
19:21and the Brit family's
19:22power blankets, Drago.
19:23Ever since Ian
19:24became the successor,
19:25he has single-handedly
19:26secured control
19:27of the entire family.
19:28He basically leads
19:29Drago's elite circle
19:30and everyone treats him
19:31with respect.
19:31But Ian is a hopeless romantic.
19:33Ever since his childhood
19:34sweetheart,
19:35Wendy went abroad to study.
19:36He has shut himself
19:36off emotionally
19:37and refuses to let
19:38any woman get close.
19:39However,
19:39Steven is nearly 100 years old
19:41and desperate for Ian
19:42to settle down.
19:42So, he can hold a grandchild
19:44and enjoy family life.
19:45Ian, who keeps his distance
19:46from women,
19:46naturally wants nothing
19:47to do with anyone else.
19:48So he made a desperate decision
19:49to go abroad
19:49to win Wendy back.
19:50But before he could leave,
19:52he ran into me at the wedding
19:52and suddenly,
19:53there's a baby in the picture.
19:54Under Steven's pressure,
19:55Ian cancels his trip
19:56and stays at Brit Manor
19:58with me.
19:59But I feel the pressure mounting.
20:00He keeps a cold expression
20:01all day,
20:02pacing around like a supervisor
20:03watching a prisoner.
20:04Mom,
20:05Wendy is coming today.
20:07Brace yourself.
20:08I barely react
20:09to my baby's warning.
20:10After all,
20:10everyone knows how lethal
20:12a first love can be.
20:13I never expect Ian
20:13to fall for me anyway.
20:15But after seeing the trending list,
20:16I start to panic.
20:17Every hashtag is about my behavior.
20:19At the wedding,
20:19it looks absurd from any angle.
20:21The internet tears me apart.
20:23Reporters and gossip seekers
20:24camp outside Brit Manor
20:25every day,
20:26waiting for me to show my face.
20:27Even the Brit's daily movements
20:28are affected.
20:29Ian eats fruit beside me,
20:30casually,
20:31watching the crowd outside.
20:33Clean up your own mess.
20:35The Brit family
20:36doesn't support freeloaders.
20:37I fall silent for a moment.
20:39I remember my baby
20:40saying Wendy is returning today.
20:41Wendy and Camila
20:41are good friends.
20:42She won't miss a chance
20:43to come after me.
20:44When I see a line
20:45of luxury cars outside,
20:46I turn to Ian and say,
20:48Well,
20:49the opportunity just showed up.
20:51The gates of Brit Manor open.
20:52A graceful woman
20:53stands outside,
20:54her eyes soft but sharp.
20:56Ian steps forward,
20:57and I know at once
20:59that she's Wendy.
20:59The woman he's loved for years
21:01must be exceptional.
21:02Wendy is really gentle
21:03and refined.
21:04She hooks her arm
21:04through Ian's affectionately.
21:06Ian, it's been so long.
21:07She doesn't even glance at me.
21:09Instead,
21:09Camila,
21:10trailing behind her,
21:11shoots me a provocative look.
21:12Well, well,
21:13Elaine,
21:14so this is where you ran off to?
21:15You used tricks
21:16to get pregnant
21:16with Mr. Brit's child,
21:18but why hasn't he announced
21:19that he's marrying you?
21:20Only then does Wendy
21:21seem to notice me.
21:22She looks at Ian
21:22with a fragile expression.
21:23Ian?
21:25This is...
21:26Ian answers plainly,
21:27She's the mother of my child.
21:29Wendy freezes for a second.
21:30A few tears fall,
21:31as if she's been hurt.
21:32Then,
21:32she walks over
21:33and takes my hand.
21:34Since you're pregnant,
21:35you should take good care
21:36of yourself,
21:37even if Ian can't marry you.
21:39The Brit family
21:40is a big household.
21:41I won't drive you away.
21:43Wendy carries herself
21:44like she's the lady of the house.
21:45Her every word
21:46puts me in the role
21:46of the other woman,
21:47but Stephen shoots her
21:48a sharp look.
21:49No outsider can decide.
21:51Who becomes my daughter-in-law?
21:52Go back and prepare
21:53for tonight's welcoming party.
21:55You ran off overseas
21:56stubbornly,
21:57leaving Ian behind.
21:58And now you're suddenly back,
21:59huh?
21:59Wendy's face turns pale.
22:01Ian pats her shoulder
22:02to comfort her.
22:02Slowly,
22:03her expression softens.
22:04When Camila passes by me,
22:05she sneers.
22:06Elaine,
22:07tonight at the party,
22:08I'll make sure you're wiped out of Drago.
22:10I calmly reply.
22:11Okay,
22:11let's see who gets wiped out first,
22:13you or me.
22:14Camila didn't expect me to talk back.
22:16She glares at me,
22:17before leaving with Wendy triumphantly.
22:19Mom,
22:19be careful.
22:20Camila will team up with Wendy tonight.
22:22They'll try to redo the DNA test
22:24and slander you.
22:25Tell dad to come up with a plan.
22:27Smiling,
22:28I pat my belly
22:29and reassure the baby,
22:30don't worry.
22:31Even without your dad,
22:32I can handle this.
22:35Because of my unique status,
22:37only Steven treats me well,
22:38like a true daughter-in-law,
22:40keeping me by his side.
22:41Guests come and go,
22:42their eyes,
22:43all fixed on me
22:44with strange curiosity.
22:45I heard she was the Buckley family's
22:47eldest daughter,
22:48who played both sides.
22:49She got pregnant with Mr. Britt's baby,
22:51at Mr. Miller's wedding.
22:52She called off her wedding on the spot,
22:54and even had a DNA test done
22:56with Mr. Britt.
22:56What a move.
22:57Gosh,
22:58she used such dirty tricks,
23:00and actually got into the Britt family.
23:01And now she shows up
23:02at Miss Lane's welcoming party?
23:04The nerve.
23:06Everyone knows,
23:07Miss Lane is Mr. Britt's only love.
23:11If she's carrying his child,
23:13she's clearly the other woman.
23:14Holding a glass of water,
23:16I listen to the gossip without flinching.
23:18Miss Buckley,
23:19Wendy calls out to me
23:20at the center of the hall.
23:21She grabs my hand
23:22and leads me forward.
23:23Ian stands there
23:24with a calm expression,
23:25his gaze on me faintly displeased.
23:27Hello, everyone.
23:28I haven't been back for a long time,
23:30and just after arriving,
23:31I heard about Miss Buckley.
23:32My health isn't great,
23:33and she got pregnant
23:35with Ian's child.
23:36It's actually good news.
23:38Many women have tried
23:39to get close to Ian
23:39over the years,
23:40but he's always
23:41kept himself pure for me.
23:43Only Miss Buckley
23:44managed to rise through the ranks
23:46thanks to the baby.
23:46But Miss Buckley,
23:47before I went abroad,
23:48I'd heard that
23:48you had been pursuing Aiden passionately.
23:50I can't help but wonder
23:51why you suddenly
23:52shift your sights to Ian.
23:54Wendy speaks with a gentle tone,
23:55yet every sentence carries a sting.
23:57It's completely at odds
23:58with her soft demeanor.
23:59After all the foreshadowing,
24:00she smiles and asks,
24:01Is the baby in your belly?
24:02Really, Ian's?
24:03So Wendy doesn't believe me.
24:05She's been setting this up
24:06all along.
24:06The last DNA test was rushed,
24:08and doubts about my baby
24:09never fully vanished.
24:11Plenty of people whispered
24:11that the report
24:12might have been fake.
24:13The baby in my belly seethes.
24:14This scheming woman.
24:15She abandoned dad back then.
24:17Now that he's successful,
24:19she wants to reap the rewards.
24:20Let her try testing again.
24:22I'm dad's son and yours.
24:24That's a fact.
24:25I'd like to see
24:26what tricks she can pull now.
24:28Just then,
24:28Camila steps through the crowd,
24:29holding a report.
24:30She points at me,
24:31smug as ever.
24:32Elaine,
24:33you're finished.
24:34I've got the DNA test report.
24:36The baby in your belly
24:37has no blood relation
24:38to Mr. Britt whatsoever.
24:39I haven't even reacted yet.
24:40When my baby erupts
24:41in a furious roar,
24:42that's impossible.
24:43I know for sure
24:43who my dad is.
24:44Aiden steps out
24:45from behind Camila,
24:46a smirk plastered
24:47across his face.
24:47Elaine,
24:49you went to all this trouble
24:50to climb the social ladder
24:51and used my wedding
24:52to stage a fake DNA test
24:54just to hitch a ride
24:55with the Britt family.
24:56But karma's fast.
24:58Your tricks got exposed immediately.
25:01As long as we run a real test,
25:03the truth will come out.
25:05You're nothing but a complete fraud,
25:07cheating on me all these years.
25:09You canceled our wedding
25:10in front of everyone
25:11and even ran a DNA test
25:12with another man.
25:13You're really shameless.
25:15The cameras keep flashing.
25:17The reporters broadcast me.
25:18As a woman without limits,
25:20mom's eyes brim with disappointment.
25:21She shakes her head over and over.
25:23She's not our daughter.
25:24We've cut ties with her.
25:27Camila throws the report at my face,
25:29grinning like she's won.
25:31See for yourself.
25:32You can't fool us.
25:33I quietly glance at Ian.
25:35He lifts an eyebrow
25:36and makes a slicing motion
25:37across his neck,
25:38threatening me.
25:39The Britt family relatives
25:40who had been warm
25:41bored me immediately switch sides,
25:42rallying behind Wendy.
25:44Damn it.
25:45A fake dares.
25:46Show up in the Britt family,
25:48thinking she belongs here?
25:49We wasted time
25:50giving her the benefit of the doubt.
25:52Only Steven
25:52stands firmly behind me.
25:54We don't know the result yet.
25:55Nobody here can jump to conclusions
25:56about Ms. Buckley.
25:57I crouch to pick up the DNA test report
25:59and glance at the smug
26:00Camila and Wendy.
26:01As I open the report,
26:02I smile.
26:03You're all in too much of a hurry
26:04to actually read it,
26:05aren't you?
26:07This DNA test
26:08isn't for my baby with Ian.
26:10Camila,
26:11it's for your baby
26:11with your husband,
26:12Theo Baxter.
26:13It says your baby
26:14has no blood relation with Theo.
26:16Camila's face drains of color.
26:18Her eyes widen in disbelief.
26:19How,
26:20how is that possible?
26:21She snatches the report.
26:22When she sees her name
26:23paired with Theo's,
26:24her face goes ghostly pale.
26:25She doesn't even have a chance
26:26to explain
26:27before a hard slap
26:28sends her sprawling to the floor.
26:29Theo's expression darkens
26:30as he yanks her by the hair
26:31and asks her sharply,
26:33who's the guy?
26:33Tell me.
26:34Camila grits her teeth,
26:35refusing to answer.
26:36But when Theo's fist
26:37lands on her,
26:38she finally breaks
26:39under the pain.
26:40Stop it.
26:41I'll tell you.
26:42I'll tell you.
26:43It's A-Aiden.
26:44The room falls
26:45into stunned silence.
26:46It turns out Camila
26:46has been involved
26:47with Aiden all along
26:48and everything I said
26:49at the wedding
26:49was the truth.
26:50Exposed.
26:51Aiden tries to run,
26:52but Theo claps his hands
26:53and a few burly bodyguards
26:55immediately grab him.
26:56How dare you betray me?
26:57You're asking for trouble.
26:58Theo's temper is notorious.
27:00His elite guards
27:00easily subdue.
27:01Aiden and Camila.
27:03Camila,
27:03beaten and coughing blood,
27:05glares at me
27:05with pure hatred.
27:06Elaine,
27:07you think Ian will marry you
27:08just because?
27:09You're carrying his baby?
27:11He loves Wendy.
27:13You're nothing.
27:14I shrug,
27:15keeping a nonchalant expression.
27:17So what?
27:18I never said
27:19I have to marry him.
27:20We're all adults here.
27:21Love
27:23doesn't really matter.
27:24I was betrayed
27:25after eight years together.
27:26Love isn't essential
27:27to me anymore.
27:28My baby is what matters.
27:29Way to go, mom.
27:31That's the spirit.
27:32But why is dad
27:33getting so mad?
27:35Perhaps my nonchalant attitude
27:37pricked Ian's pride.
27:39He suddenly comes up to me
27:40and hugs me.
27:40Sorry.
27:41To disappoint.
27:43Who says I won't marry her?
27:45Wendy stares at Ian
27:46in disbelief.
27:47Ian,
27:48how could you do this to me?
27:50Ian replies calmly.
27:52We broke up a long time ago.
27:54Why did you still go abroad
27:55to find me then?
27:56Ian frowns.
27:58Did you misunderstand something?
28:00I just happened
28:02to be there on business.
28:03He leans closer
28:04and whispers in my ear.
28:05I underestimated you.
28:06I really thought
28:07you were nothing
28:08but a useless pushover.
28:09Yay.
28:10Mom and dad
28:11are finally together.
28:12I can come into the world.
28:14My baby is so excited.
28:15Steven beams with joy
28:16and immediately
28:17takes out a gift box.
28:18Inside is an emerald bracelet,
28:19an heirloom
28:20of the Brit family.
28:21Wear this.
28:22Carrying my grandchild.
28:23I must have brought you
28:24so many hardships.
28:25I want to refuse
28:26but Ian forces it
28:27onto my wrist.
28:28Since you're my wife,
28:29just keep it.
28:30I can't exactly refuse
28:32in front of everyone
28:33so I accept it reluctantly.
28:35I feel no affection for Ian.
28:36I only see him
28:37as my lifesaver.
28:38Things have settled down.
28:39When Ian is done
28:40with everything,
28:41I've finished packing
28:42and am ready to leave
28:42Brit Manor.
28:43Confused,
28:44Ian frowns
28:45and blocks my path.
28:46What are you doing?
28:47You just accepted
28:48my proposal.
28:49And now you want
28:50to abandon me?
28:50I shake my head.
28:51Mr. Brit,
28:52as you know,
28:54this was just a deal
28:55from the start.
28:56That one night
28:57was an accident.
28:59You don't love me
29:00and I don't love you.
29:02Let's end it here.
29:05Ian looks surprised
29:06and grips my waist.
29:07Who says I don't love you?
29:08This time,
29:09I'm confused.
29:09How could there be love
29:10for a one night stand?
29:12But we already have a baby.
29:14That's not the product of love.
29:16Noticing I won't be swayed,
29:17Ian realizes
29:17my stubborn nature.
29:18I don't care for jewelry
29:20or purses.
29:20That small bit of sincerity
29:22I had is gone as well.
29:23My baby giggles
29:24inside my belly.
29:25Yeah,
29:26torture dad,
29:26just like that.
29:27He had it coming
29:27for how he treated you.
29:28True to his word,
29:29Ian finally starts
29:30his slow,
29:31relentless pursuit.
29:32From that moment on,
29:33everyone in Drago realized
29:34that the so-called
29:34ascetic rich air
29:35isn't cold at all.
29:36In front of his fiance,
29:37he's basically
29:38a loyal puppy.
29:39When are you actually
29:41going to marry me?
29:42Ian asks helplessly.
29:44After his 99th
29:45failed proposal,
29:45in front of me,
29:46his patience stretches
29:47as wide as the ocean.
29:48I think for a moment
29:49as I caress my growing belly.
29:51I haven't heard
29:51my baby's thoughts
29:52in a while.
29:53I know.
29:53He's coming soon.
29:55For the baby's sake
29:56and the paperwork later,
29:57I glance at Ian.
29:58Say what you just said again.
30:00Ian freezes,
30:01then pulls me into a kiss.
30:03I said,
30:03Will you marry me?
30:05Grow old with me
30:06and be buried side by side?
30:08I finally nod.
30:09I do.
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