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00:00Today is Christmas Day, on a highway with the temperature at 5 degrees below zero.
00:04I held my 3-year-old daughter in my arms and watched him start the car again.
00:08It's been 4 years since we got married, and this is the first time I've realized just how cruel my
00:13husband can be.
00:15He left his wife and daughter on the highway for the sake of someone else's daughter all because Mason said,
00:20I don't want to. I don't want to sit with that dirty kid.
00:26Um, David, it's fine. We can all squeeze in.
00:30Did you hear that? Get out.
00:33Mia's on the way. She'll be here in half an hour.
00:36I stood by the guardrail of the emergency lane with Lily in my arms, trying to shield her from the
00:40wind and snow with my body.
00:42Mom, where's Daddy?
00:43Daddy went to Grandma's first. Aunt Mia will come pick us up soon.
00:48I called Mia.
00:49Vivian? What's wrong?
00:51Mia, your brother told you to come pick us up. Where are you?
00:55You just wait a bit. I'll come over later.
00:56Brother said Chloe and Mason can't stand the wind. We had to get them back home quick.
01:00It's not like you'll die.
01:02Lily trembled in my arms.
01:04Mom, I want to go home.
01:07Soon, baby. We'll be home soon.
01:10A black SUV slowed down and stopped in front of us.
01:13A black SUV slowed down and stopped in front of us.
01:17Need help?
01:17Can you give us a lift? Just to the next service area.
01:21Get in.
01:22Thank you. Thank you so much.
01:24I reached for the car door. It was Charles, David's cousin.
01:28Vivian, what are you doing here? Where's my brother?
01:30I told him the story in a few quick words.
01:32Is he insane? Leaving you and Lily here? Chloe's daughter is a human being, but his own daughter isn't?
01:39Leo, let them get in first. We'll squeeze.
01:42There's no space left.
01:43You guys go on. I'll wait here.
01:44Charles pushed me toward the car.
01:45Hurry up. Lily's face is turning verbal. She can't stay in the cold any longer.
01:51Charles, it's freezing out here. What about you?
01:53I'm a grown man. What's there to be afraid of? Take care of the kid first. Go the car pulled
01:57away.
01:57His figure growing smaller and smaller.
01:59Lily fell asleep in my arms.
02:03Sir, can you go a little faster? My daughter has a fever.
02:05The driver nodded and stepped on the gas.
02:07I took out my phone, ready to call Mia again, only to find there was no signal.
02:11The highway cut through the mountains, with signal coming and going in fits and starts.
02:16How much longer to the service area?
02:1820 kilometers.
02:20But in this weather, at least half an hour.
02:23I held Lily tight, touching her forehead.
02:24It was getting hotter by the minute.
02:26Lily opened her eyes drowsily.
02:27She suddenly started coughing.
02:29So hard her little face turned purple.
02:31The driver looked anxious too.
02:32This is as fast as I can go.
02:34The roads are slippery with snow.
02:36I unbuttoned her clothes and saw her chest heaving violently.
02:39Lily, look at mom.
02:40Don't close your eyes.
02:42Mom will tell you a story.
02:43The story of the little white rabbit.
02:45I banged on the car window like a madwoman.
02:47Help!
02:48But on the highway, there was nothing but wind and snow.
02:51The car finally pulled into the service area.
02:54Is there a doctor here?
02:55The clerk was startled.
02:57I, I'm sorry, there's no doctor here.
02:59Call a doctor! Hurry!
03:02The signal tower's broken.
03:04My legs gave way, and I almost fell to my knees.
03:06The owner of the small hotel at the service area rummaged around for a long time and pulled
03:11out a box of fever medicine and antibiotics.
03:14Lily lay on my lap, her breathing so faint it seemed it might stop at any moment.
03:19I tried to feed her the medicine.
03:22What if I drive you to the county hospital, but with the snow this bad the roads might be closed.
03:26Go!
03:27Let's go right now!
03:29The car inched forward on the snow-covered road.
03:31Every jolt made Lily's body go limp a little more.
03:35Lily, didn't you say you wanted to go to Disneyland?
03:38Mom will take you there.
03:39We'll ride the biggest carousel.
03:41You want to wear the Elsa dress, don't you?
03:43Mom will also take you to Universal Studios.
03:46Her eyelashes fluttered.
03:48Her eyelashes fluttered.
03:50But she never opened her eyes, my phone suddenly vibrated.
03:53Signal.
03:55I dialed David's number with trembling fingers.
03:57It rang for a long time before he finally answered,
04:00Hello?
04:01The background was quiet.
04:02Lily is sick.
04:04Really sick.
04:04Where are you two?
04:05We're on the way to the hospital.
04:06Please come quickly.
04:07Vivian, he cut me off.
04:09Didn't Mia go to pick you up?
04:10She never came.
04:10She never even showed up.
04:12That's impossible.
04:12She just posted on her moments, said she was on the way.
04:15I froze.
04:15I opened Instagram and found Mia's profile.
04:18Her latest post, 10 minutes ago.
04:20The location showed she was 100 kilometers away from us.
04:23She'd never moved an inch.
04:25She'd lied to you, and she'd lied to me.
04:28Mia will be there soon.
04:29We can't wait.
04:30Lily is dying.
04:31Our daughter is dying, David.
04:33Vivian, it's Christmas Day.
04:34Don't say such unlucky things.
04:35Talking about death and dying.
04:37Chloe and Mason just arrived.
04:38Don't ruin the mood.
04:39Once Mia picks you up, just take Lily to a hospital.
04:41It'll be fine.
04:42Kids get fevers all the time.
04:43She won't die.
04:44Stop being unreasonable.
04:44Be good.
04:45He hung up the phone.
04:46I clutched my phone, my blood running cold.
04:49Your husband?
04:50Bastard.
04:51Hold on tight.
04:52I'll take a shortcut.
04:53I won't let this kid die.
04:55Snow fell even harder.
04:56Lily's breathing was almost inaudible.
04:58I pulled a metal device the size of a button out of my inner pocket.
05:02Father had said that as long as I pressed it, his men would be here within three hours.
05:06We finally reached the hospital.
05:08I rushed into the emergency room with Lily in my arms.
05:11Acute pneumonia.
05:13Heart rate dropping.
05:14Prepare for resuscitation.
05:17I was stopped outside the resuscitation room.
05:19I watched the doctors intubate Lily and hook her up to a monitor.
05:23Her tiny body lay on the hospital bed as if it might vanish at any moment.
05:26I squatted in the corner.
05:28My phone rang again.
05:30David.
05:32Vivian, where are you two?
05:33My mom's waiting for dinner.
05:35I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.
05:37Speak.
05:38Hospital.
05:39Lily is in ICU.
05:40What?
05:41Why are you at the hospital?
05:42Where's Mia?
05:42She never came.
05:43That's impossible.
05:44She just texted me, said she picked you up.
05:45I opened the family group chat.
05:4720 minutes ago, she sent a message.
05:49Brother picked up Vivian.
05:51She's lying.
05:52David, come to the hospital.
05:53Now.
05:53Are you just doing this because Chloe is here and you're jealous?
05:55Our daughter can barely breathe and you think this is jealousy?
05:58What else?
05:59Lily gets colds all the time.
06:00You're overreacting.
06:01And honestly, I'm tired of you making every day about your feelings.
06:03David, if Lily dies today, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life.
06:08That's your choice, but I'm not leaving here tonight.
06:11He hung up.
06:12I listened to the dial tone and slid slowly to the floor.
06:15She suffered from oxygen deprivation for too long.
06:17There's brain damage.
06:18It may affect her intelligence in the future or even leave her paralyzed for life.
06:21How is that possible?
06:22I grabbed the wall to keep from falling.
06:24The world went black before my eyes.
06:26We did everything we could.
06:27First, go through the admission procedures.
06:29The follow-up treatment won't be cheap, okay?
06:30I stumbled to the payment counter in a daze.
06:33Insufficient funds.
06:35David only gave me $500 a month for living expenses, saying it was enough to raise a child.
06:40I called him.
06:41The background was lively, like he was eating dinner.
06:43What now?
06:44Lily needs surgery.
06:45Transfer $1,000 to me.
06:46$10,000?
06:48Vivian, do you think I'm an ATM or a printing pren?
06:51David, $10,000 to me.
06:53David, Lily is your daughter.
06:54Are you going to transfer the money or not?
06:56No.
06:56I'm not going to keep funding your drama every time you want my attention.
06:59As for Lily, if you're going to use her as a weapon every time we argue, then maybe you two
07:02are better off on your own.
07:03I hung up the phone weakly.
07:07Can you treat her first?
07:08I'll pay you back slowly.
07:10I'm sorry.
07:10Hospital rules.
07:11We need a deposit first.
07:13I walked out of the hospital and stood in the snow.
07:15My phone vibrated.
07:17It was Charles.
07:17Vivian, where are you?
07:19My brother said Mia picked you up.
07:20Charles, do me a favor.
07:23Anything.
07:24If I die, take care of Lily for me.
07:28What nonsense are you talking about?
07:30I have no money left.
07:31There's no hope for Lily.
07:33David doesn't want to help.
07:34I have nothing left.
07:36Send her to an orphan hatch.
07:38At least she'll live.
07:39Vivian, don't do anything stupid.
07:40Where are you?
07:41I'll be there right away.
07:42No need.
07:43I hung up and turned off my phone.
07:44I walked back to the ward.
07:46Baby, mom, I'm so sorry.
07:48In the next life, don't be my daughter.
07:51I bent down and kissed her forehead.
07:52Find a hood family.
07:54Be a beloved baby.
07:56The hospital rooftop was battered by wind and snow.
07:59I stood at the edge looking down.
08:00People walking by were so small.
08:02If I jumped, everything would be over.
08:05I closed my eyes and leaned forward.
08:07A hand suddenly grabbed my wrist.
08:09I fell to the ground and looked up.
08:11Several men in black suits stood in front of me.
08:13God.
08:13I was lifted onto a helicopter.
08:16Lily was carried on board too.
08:17And the doctors who'd come with us took over at once.
08:20Intracranial pressure is too high.
08:21She needs surgery immediately.
08:22Call the hospital.
08:23Tell them we're coming.
08:24Get everything ready.
08:25I'm sorry, baby.
08:27Dad came to me.
08:28My father held my hand, his hands shaking nonstop.
08:30I stared at him as if in a dream.
08:32Dad, you're coming back home.
08:33That was a lie.
08:34I was afraid he'd marry only for money.
08:36I knew our family's wealthy, so I pretended to be poor well, but I never thought...
08:39He looked at the unconscious Lily, and tears fell.
08:41I never thought they'd be this cruel to mistreat my granddaughter like this.
08:45The helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital.
08:47Lily was wheeled straight into the operating room.
08:49Father stood outside the operating room and made a phone call.
08:52Carter Group.
08:53I want to see its stock drop to the limit before the market opens tomorrow.
08:56Terminate all collaboration deals.
08:57You know what to do with the banks.
08:59Vivian, bad will give you two choices.
09:02First, get a divorce, take the money, take Lily abroad, and never come wait for the rest of your life.
09:07Second, stay and watch this man fall apart.
09:10Watch David get on his knees and beg for your forgiveness.
09:13I thought for a moment, second.
09:15But I have one more condition.
09:17Say it.
09:18Prepare a corpse for me.
09:19One that looks exactly like me, frozen to death on the side of the highway with a child.
09:23You want to?
09:23I want them to think I'm dead.
09:25Then I want to watch with my own eyes how they celebrate.
09:28How can they celebrate Christmas happily while Lily and I are dead?
09:31Father was silent for a long time, then nodded.
09:34All right.
09:34The corpse was incredibly lifelike.
09:36Someone passing by found them and called the police.
09:39The police contacted David using the phone they found on me.
09:41When the phone rang, David's family was having their Christmas dinner.
09:45A table full of food, laughter, and chatter filling the room.
09:48Chol sat next to David putting food on his plate.
09:50Mason called Grandma sweetly.
09:52Grandma.
09:53Chloe is such a good girl.
09:54Even her daughter is so sensible.
09:55Unlike Vivian, who had that little crybaby.
09:57So fussy, such a nuisance.
09:58David's phone rang.
10:00He glanced at it and frowned.
10:02Police.
10:02Hello?
10:03Is this Mr. David?
10:04Is your wife Vivian with your daughter on the highway?
10:06Yes.
10:07What's wrong?
10:08We found two bodies by the highway.
10:09Initial judgment is death by hypothermia.
10:11The female victim has an ID card with the name Vivian.
10:14There's also a little girl around three years old.
10:17Please come and identify them.
10:19What did you say?
10:20Your wife and daughter may have had an accident.
10:22The entire table fell silent.
10:24How unlucky to be like this on Christmas.
10:26David stood up, his face as white as a sheet.
10:29Vivian and Lily froze to death?
10:31A police officer led him into the mortuary.
10:34The cold storage drawer was pulled open, revealing the two bodies, one big, one small.
10:38The older one wore my down jacket.
10:41Is this them?
10:47Impossible.
10:50Mia clearly went to pick them up.
10:52We reviewed the surveillance footage.
10:53Your sister's car never even got on the highway.
10:54She drove around the city for a while, then went home.
10:56Besides, the last call on the deceased phone was to you.
10:58It was at seven last night.
10:59She said the child was sick and begged you for help.
11:01And you said she was overreacting, that you weren't going to fund her drama.
11:04I thought...
11:05I thought she was exaggerating.
11:07I...
11:08I didn't know it was real.
11:11Would you have gone if you'd known?
11:12The mortuary door opened.
11:14David's mother rushed in, saw the bodies.
11:17Oh, my granddaughter, my sweet baby.
11:19Why did you have to leave like this?
11:21Grandma didn't get to love you enough.
11:22She cried for two seconds, then suddenly stopped and grabbed David.
11:26Now that Vivian is dead, you can marry Chloe.
11:30She's young, she's kind, and she loves you.
11:33David turned to look at her, his eyes blank and strange.
11:36Mom, that's my daughter.
11:38Your granddaughter.
11:39I know, I know, it's heartbreaking.
11:41But dwelling on it won't bring them back.
11:43Life moves forward.
11:45Call the lawyer, we'll handle the paperwork quietly.
11:47Don't drag this out.
11:48Hurry up.
11:49Chloe is waiting at home.
11:50Mrs, these are two human lives!
11:52So what about human lives?
11:53This is our family's business.
11:55It's none of your business!
11:56David's mother pulled him toward the door.
11:57Chloe is waiting for us to go back to dinner!
12:00David let her drag him away.
12:01Then he looked back at the cold storage drawer.
12:03Wait.
12:04He wrenched his arm free and walked back.
12:06Wait.
12:07Vivian, I'm sorry.
12:11I was wrong.
12:12I really didn't know it would be like this.
12:15Why are you apologizing to her?
12:16She's just unlucky to hear.
12:18Serves her right.
12:19Shut up!
12:24I want to take the bodies back.
12:26Hold a funeral.
12:28A grand one.
12:29A black wreath hung on the front door of the Carter family house.
12:32Chole and Mason moved into the master bedroom.
12:37David's mother kept trying to take down the black wreath.
12:41David didn't listen.
12:42He sat in the morning hall, keeping vigil beside the coffins.
12:45Brother, I didn't mean to.
12:46I just forgot about it because I was having fun with friends.
12:49I never thought they'd actually die.
12:51Forgot about it?
12:52Two human lives and you just say you forgot about it?
12:54What do you want me to do then?
12:56It's not my fault she had no one to rely on.
12:59David raised his hand and slapped her heart across the face.
13:02Get out.
13:03If I see you again, I'll disown you.
13:09Mia ran away crying.
13:12Chole came over with Mason, her voice soft and comforting.
13:15Vivian would not want to see you like this wherever she is.
13:18David looked up at her.
13:19Do you know what you were doing when they were dying?
13:21I was eating dinner at your house.
13:23They were dying in the snow, waiting for someone who would never come.
13:28That's your sister's fault.
13:29What does it have to do with me?
13:30It was your mom who insisted that I come back with you for Christmas.
13:33Otherwise, I wouldn't have to suffer like this.
13:34Besides, it was you who threw them out of the car.
13:36Right, you endured so much trouble, but they froze to death.
13:39To death in the snow.
13:40Two lives lost, and Lily was only three years old.
13:42Chole said nothing.
13:44David stood up and walked to the coffins, running his hand gently over them.
13:48I've been thinking these past few days.
13:51What if I'd answered the phone?
13:52What if I'd gone to pick them up?
13:55What if I hadn't said those things?
13:56Before she walked out the door, she threw a sentence over her shoulder.
13:59I'm still here.
14:00Talk to me when you feel better.
14:02The door to the morning hall closed.
14:04David slid down to the floor, leaning against the coffin.
14:07In the surveillance room, I watched his shoulders shake.
14:09How ridiculous.
14:11He didn't cherish Lily when she was alive, only cried for her when she was dead.
14:15I texted father.
14:16Can we start?
14:17Father replied, anytime.
14:19David's business began to collapse.
14:21First, their biggest client suddenly terminated the contract,
14:24and signed a 10-year long-term deal with a competitor the next day.
14:28Then the banks called in their loans, and the cash flow dried up.
14:31Suppliers swarmed the company to demand payment.
14:34His mother called to yell at him.
14:36You're never home.
14:37What if Chloe gets angry?
14:38The company is falling apart.
14:41Do you understand that?
14:43So what if it falls apart?
14:44We still have money.
14:45Money?
14:46Mom, we're going bankrupt.
14:48The house, the cars, the savings, all of it will be sold to pay the debts.
14:53You might not even have enough to eat in the future.
14:55He sat in his office staring out the window.
14:57He'd worked hard in the city for 10 years.
15:00Now, it was all gone in one night.
15:02His phone rang an unknown number.
15:06And a man's voice came through.
15:08Mr. David, have you received the gift?
15:10You just need to know this is only the beginning.
15:11The debt you owe must be repaid with the entire family's phone.
15:14The phone hung up.
15:15David called back, but the number was already disconnected.
15:18He clutched the phone, his hands shaking.
15:21Carter Group was officially declared bankrupt and put into liquidation.
15:25David's mother moved out of the villa and into a rented apartment.
15:28Joel left with Mason, taking the last of the cash with her before she went.
15:32My daughter Mason still has to go to school.
15:33David didn't stop her.
15:34He moved into the morning hall.
15:36He spread a quilt on the floor and slept there.
15:38You ruined the family fortune for a dead woman.
15:41How can you face mom?
15:42David looked at her.
15:43Then who can face Vivian?
15:45Who can face Lily?
15:46Mia was lost for words and left crying.
15:48She never came back.
15:52David started looking for a job.
15:53But no one wanted to hire a bankrupt boss.
15:56He had to go work at a construction site, carrying bricks.
16:01At night, he went back to the morning hall and ate steamed buns with cold water.
16:05Then he sat beside the coffins and talked to himself.
16:08Vivian, the foreman yelled at me today.
16:10Said I'm weak, not a real man.
16:12I remembered you used to tell me not to work so hard to take care of myself.
16:16I thought you were just nagging back then.
16:18Now I realize you really cared about me.
16:21He pulled out a crumpled cigarette and lit it.
16:23If Lily were alive, she'd be in kindergarten now.
16:26You said you wanted to send her to learn the piano.
16:28I said it was a waste of time.
16:30I'm such an idiot.
16:33The cigarette burned down to his fingers, but he didn't notice.
16:36In the surveillance room, father asked me, still watching?
16:39I shook my head.
16:41No.
16:42Get everything ready.
16:43I'll go back to the company next week.
16:45You're going to take over?
16:48That's right.
16:49David's family has fallen, and I've avenged my grudge.
16:53Now it's time to live my own life.
16:59All right.
17:00But there's one thing you need to know.
17:02David is looking for you.
17:05It seems he's found out the bodies are fake.
17:07David had indeed found out.
17:09In the pocket of my down jacket, there was a shopping receipt.
17:12It waited three days after I died for a strawberry cake lily's favorite.
17:16He rushed to the cake shop and asked to see the surveillance footage.
17:20On the screen, a woman wearing a mask held a little girl's hand.
17:24The little girl hopped and skipped, pointing at the cake display case.
17:27The woman bent down, listened to her, then smiled and nodded.
17:30It was me.
17:31David ran out of the cake shop like a madman.
17:35He went to every place we'd ever been together.
17:37Parks.
17:39Malls.
17:40Amusement parks.
17:41Finally, he saw Lily at the gate of a private kindergarten.
17:44A man in a suit was holding her hand about to lead her to a car.
17:46Lily, David rushed over.
17:48Sir, what did you do?
17:49Lily saw him, froze for a second, then hid behind the man.
17:53She's my daughter!
17:54Where's Vivian?
17:55A man frowned.
17:56I don't know anyone named Vivian.
17:58Please, step aside.
18:00Lily suddenly burst into tears.
18:02Bad guy!
18:03You're a bad guy, guy!
18:04You made mom cry!
18:06David froze.
18:08Lily.
18:10I'm daddy.
18:12You're not!
18:12Lily shouted.
18:13Mighty is dead!
18:14Mom said so!
18:16He didn't want us anymore!
18:17He's dead!
18:17Just then, a black car pulled up and stopped by the road.
18:20The window rolled down.
18:21I sat in the back seat.
18:23David saw me and his pupils constricted.
18:24Vivian, you're really alive.
18:26Getting out of the car and walking over to pick Lily up.
18:29Mom!
18:30That bad guy tried to grab me.
18:32Don't be afraid, baby.
18:33Mom's here.
18:34David stared at me as if seeing me for the first time.
18:37You've been lying to me this whole time.
18:38Yes, I admitted.
18:39The bodies were fake.
18:40Otherwise, how else could I make you taste what it's like to lose everything?
18:42David's eyes turned red.
18:43How could you be so cruel?
18:46I laughed.
18:46Cruel?
18:47Were you not cruel when you left me and our daughter on the highway?
18:49Were you not cruel when you chose another family over your own daughter dying in the snow?
18:52David opened his mouth, but no words came out.
18:54I'll give you two choices now.
18:55First, get out.
18:56Never show your face again.
18:57Second, I'll call the police and charge you with abandonment.
19:00I have all of Lily's medical records, all the recordings of our calls,
19:03enough to put you in jail for years.
19:04David shook his head.
19:06Lily is my daughter.
19:07She's not your daughter.
19:08The moment you left her on that highway, you lost the right to be her father.
19:11David suddenly dropped to his knees.
19:13I'm really sorry.
19:14Let me see her.
19:14Just one look.
19:15I don't deserve to be her father.
19:16I'll be your slave.
19:17I'll make it up to you both.
19:18Please.
19:18I watched him on his knees in the dirt, sobbing uncontrollably.
19:21I'm sorry.
19:22I turned and got back in the car.
19:24My heart was completely calm.
19:25David scrambled to his feet and tried to chase after her.
19:28But the man in the suit stopped him.
19:29Assistant to the chairman of Sterling Group.
19:31Ms. Vivian is the chairman's only daughter and the sole heir to Sterling Group.
19:35The man smiled slightly.
19:36David froze in place.
19:38She said her family was a farming family.
19:39That was a lie.
19:39The assistant said, the chairman didn't want his daughter to marry someone who only wanted
19:42her money.
19:42Unfortunately, you still let her down.
19:44The car pulled away.
19:45I watched David from the rear window, on his knees.
19:48Lily snuggled in my arms and asked in a small voice.
19:50Yeah, baby.
19:51Going home.
19:52Our home.
19:53I officially took over Sterling Group.
19:55Father retired and spent his days growing flowers and fishing.
19:57Only occasionally would he ask me.
19:59Do you still hate him?
19:59No.
20:00Hating someone is too tiring.
20:01I don't have the energy for it.
20:02Do you still think about him?
20:03Dad, do you think that's possible?
20:04I have a career, a daughter, family.
20:06I don't need a man to mess things up.
20:07Then I'll go watch Lily practice the piano.
20:10I stood up and left the study.
20:11The corridor was long.
20:12At the end was Lily's piano room.
20:15She was playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
20:17It was simple, but she didn't hit a single wrong note.
20:20Three years ago, the doctor said she might be paralyzed for life with impaired intelligence.
20:24Three years later, she could run and jump, play the piano, and speak fluent French.
20:28It was money that had bought her health and the true nature of people's heart.
20:32My phone vibrated.
20:34My assistant sent a message saying,
20:35Boss, there's a man downstairs in the company.
20:37He says he has to see you.
20:38Tell him I'm not available.
20:39He's on his knees.
20:40Says he won't leave until he sees you.
20:42I walked to the window and pulled back the blinds.
20:45Outside the company building, David was on his knees by the road, holding a sign dot.
20:49It read, I'm sorry.
20:50I watched for a moment.
20:52Tell security to drag him away.
20:53If he keeps pestering us, call the police.
20:55I hung up the phone.
20:56Three months later, David was found dead in his rented apartment.
21:00The news came while I was signing a cross-border merger and acquisition agreement.
21:04I didn't pause with my pen.
21:05I closed the document and nodded at my assistant.
21:07The sun was shining brightly outside the window, on my ring finger where there had long been no ring.
21:13I went back to the piano room and sat down next to Lily.
21:17Lily turned to look at me.
21:19Mom, are you crying?
21:20I touched my face.
21:21Sure enough, there were tears.
21:24No, baby.
21:25Just some dust in my eyes.
21:26I'll blow away the dust in your eyes.
21:30Mom, there's a parent-child activity at kindergarten tomorrow.
21:33Will you come?
21:34I kissed her forehead.
21:35Of course I will.
21:36I love you.
21:36She said suddenly.
21:37I hugged her tight.
21:38Mom loves you too.
21:40More than anything in the world.
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