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00:00My real and fake mom. His handwriting was crooked and uneven. The fake mom takes care of me and dad.
00:06She's like a free housekeeper. The real mom works far away, but she's the one who truly loves me and
00:11dad. I couldn't continue the reading as my fingers failed to turn the page. William Jones, my dear husband, had
00:18just stepped out of the bathroom. He was wrapped in a towel like usual and hugged me from behind.
00:23What did he write? And the next second, his smile froze awkwardly when he saw the words. His voice also
00:29tightened as he reached for the notebook. I didn't let go. You won't take a kid's word seriously, will you?
00:35The teacher's just overreacting. I turned my head and looked at the man I had loved for 10 years. Suddenly,
00:41he seemed completely unfamiliar to me. I could hear Rob watching his cartoons in the living room.
00:47If I was the fake mom in his essay, then who was the real one? And if Rob was not
00:52the one I gave birth to, then where had my real child been for all these years?
01:00Jennifer, what are you staring at? It's our 10th wedding anniversary today. So, what's for this year?
01:07His tone went casual again. His look was soft and easy, and I'd rather not have noticed how skillfully he
01:12steered the conversation.
01:13I stayed silent for a long moment before taking the small box out from my bag and giving it to
01:18him.
01:18He opened it with delight, a limited edition watch he had been eyeing for months.
01:22This is beautiful! You've got great taste, honey!
01:25He kissed my cheek.
01:27Will you help me?
01:27He stretched out his arm. I reached out and fastened the watch onto his wrist.
01:3110 years of marriage. I had never forgotten preparing gifts for him on special days.
01:36And yet, he rarely did the same for me.
01:38I found excuses for him that he wasn't expressive in nature.
01:42But then there was Rob's essay.
01:44Dad loves giving gifts to the real mom the most because, he says,
01:47the process of preparing a gift is more meaningful than the gift itself.
01:50The innocent words stabbed straight into my heart like a knife, cutting my flesh into pieces.
01:54So it wasn't that he couldn't express himself.
01:57It was that all his care had never been for me.
02:00William.
02:01I struggled to speak, choosing my words carefully.
02:04Is there anything you want to tell me?
02:09I wanted to say more, but he had already turned back toward the bedroom.
02:15For the first time in 10 years, his indifferent look finally made me realize we had never truly
02:20been close to each other.
02:21Late at night, he slept soundly beside me.
02:24But the words in that essay, William's awkward smile, all those images just kept replaying
02:28in my mind and taking away my sleep.
02:30I rose quietly and stepped out of the bedroom.
02:32I saw light at the end of the hallway, turned out the door to William's study was slightly
02:37ajar.
02:37He hated it when I went in uninvited, and I respected that for all the time.
02:41But tonight, something compelled me to open the door.
02:44I searched every corner, hoping for a clue, but found nothing, and my eyes eventually landed
02:50on the photo that was placed in the center of his desk.
02:52It was three of us, a happy family that everyone envies.
02:55William held Rob on his shoulders, and I leaned on his side, smiling as if I got everything
03:00I wanted for life.
03:02Love seemed to have truly existed, and no one would doubt it.
03:05I ran my fingers over the faces of my husband and kid.
03:08Maybe I was overthinking, maybe I should not let a six-year-old's word shake my trust in
03:13the man that I had shared 10 years with.
03:14Guilt and self-reproach flooded me.
03:16I sighed and was about to set the frame back in place.
03:19Somehow I noticed that the frame space was slightly loose, so I reached out but the whole
03:23frame just slipped away from my fingers.
03:25Crash!
03:25The frame fell to the floor.
03:27I wanted to pick it up, but I just froze mid-motion.
03:30As I found out the back of the frame was not some sort of blank board, but a photo.
03:34In the picture, William was standing in the sunlight, his face young and enchanting.
03:38In his arms, it was a girl in a white dress.
03:41I held my breath but my body was still trembling.
03:43I couldn't remember how I managed to turn the photo over, and it took me no effort to
03:48recognize Williams' handwriting at a glance.
03:50Dear Sarah, my dearest Sarah Anderson, no matter who I marry, my heart will always belong
03:56to you.
03:57How pathetic.
03:58What stunned my eyes the most was actually the day he left in the corner.
04:01This was written on the very day before our wedding.
04:06The next morning, after dropping Rob off at school, I didn't head to the office like I
04:10usually did.
04:11Instead, I drove to the nearest mobile service hall.
04:14I tried so hard to keep my voice as steady as possible when talking to the clerk.
04:18Could you help me check my family phone bills over the past few months?
04:21He worked quickly and soon pulled up the call records from the last six months.
04:25One number immediately stood out.
04:27It appeared far too often and was always coming in from a neighboring town.
04:31Most of the calls were made late at night, lasting anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour.
04:36I wrote down the number quietly and left.
04:39That evening, William left his phone charging on the nightstand and went to shower.
04:43The screen was locked, so I entered the password we used to share.
04:47Incorrect.
04:48Then I tried his birthday.
04:49Our anniversary.
04:50A series of numbers tied to memories only we were supposed to know.
04:54Every attempt failed.
04:55And I couldn't tell how ironic it was when I laid my last hope on the eye-watering date
04:59written on the back of that photo.
05:00Access granted.
05:01My heart sank.
05:03I searched through his call history.
05:04The number wasn't saved in his contacts.
05:07Instead, I found it on his blocked list.
05:10A blocked number, with such frequent call records?
05:13There was only one explanation.
05:15He would block the number from time to time after they contacted each other.
05:19A chill crept up my spine.
05:21I went through his social media, looking for more traces.
05:24When I entered the number into the search bar, an account popped up.
05:28I finally got it.
05:30In the picture over the top, I saw three figures at sunset.
05:33A couple with a kid, holding each other's hands so tightly.
05:37And the man's silhouette looked hauntingly familiar.
05:40Too familiar that I could straightforwardly call his name.
05:43I put the phone back and called my assistant, Susan.
05:46Susan, help me check a number.
05:48As soon as possible.
05:53After hanging up, I walked silently into Rob's room.
05:56He was sleeping soundly.
05:58William used to say our son looked just like me.
06:01But now, as I studied him carefully, his eyes, his nose, I couldn't find a single feature that resembled mine.
06:07The pain dug deeper and deeper, never giving me a moment's relief.
06:11A few days later, the school scheduled a full physical checkup for the students.
06:15I went to the hospital with Rob myself.
06:17After all the examinations were done, I plucked a few strands of his hair and sealed them carefully in a
06:22plastic bag.
06:23That afternoon, I sent the sample, along with my own, to a testing agency.
06:27The results would not be back until a week later.
06:30And all I could do was anxiously wait while enduring William's more and more frequent late returns, which he claimed
06:34were made to see friends.
06:36Before leaving, he'd linger in front of the mirror, fixing his hair with excessive care.
06:40One night, after he left, I followed him.
06:42My car trailed us across half the city until he finally stopped at a hot spring resort on the outskirts.
06:47As William stepped out of the car, a woman in a long dress was already waiting for him.
06:51I recognized her instantly.
06:53She was the woman from the photo.
06:55William took her handbag as if he had done it a thousand times before, and his arm wrapped around her
06:59waist with practiced ease.
07:01He leaned down and whispered something into her ear.
07:03Her face flushed instantly, read all the way to her ears.
07:06After a few more murmured words, the two pressed close to each other and walked into the resort together.
07:11I stayed in my car.
07:12The heater was on full blast, yet I felt cold to the bone.
07:16Just then, my phone buzzed.
07:18An email from the testing agency.
07:20My hands shook so badly that I could barely hold the phone.
07:23I opened the attachment and flipped straight to the last page.
07:28Based on DNA testing, Jennifer Jones is excluded as the biological mother of Rob Jones.
07:34Before this, I had never imagined a short sentence to be a blade dipped in poison.
07:38And at that moment, I could clearly feel how it sliced and tortured me again and again as my eyes
07:43fixed on the page.
07:43The child I had raised for six years, loved with every fiber of my being, had no blood relation to
07:48me at all.
07:49And then I could see the woman's face overlap with Rob's features.
07:52The resemblance was terrifying, so strong it made my stomach churn.
07:55But I remember clearly, six years ago.
07:58I had specifically arranged a DNA test after Rob's birth because the maternity hospital had gone through some chaotic situations,
08:03and he was protected by tight security.
08:05The results had been clear.
08:07The baby was ours.
08:08So why?
08:09Six years later, my son had become someone else's child.
08:12And the baby I carried for ten months, the one I gave birth to.
08:15Where was he then?
08:16I called my assistant again.
08:19Two things.
08:20First, find out the relationship between Sarah Anderson and Rob.
08:24Second, no matter the cost, find my son.
08:27There was a brief pause on the other end of the line.
08:30Understood.
08:31I'll do it right away.
08:32I went on with my life as usual, just like the whole thing had never happened.
08:36I could even face William with a smile.
08:38The only difference was that I no longer responded to his hugs.
08:42And at night, I stopped staying in the bedroom with him.
08:45When he asked, I told him my work had become overwhelming and that I didn't want to disturb his sleep
08:49in the middle of the night.
08:50His gaze flickered for a moment, but he didn't press the issue.
08:54A week later, Susan placed a sealed document envelope on my desk.
08:58We obtained Sarah Anderson's DNA sample through special channels.
09:08We compared it with Rob's sample.
09:13My fingers tightened.
09:14The results show that the two are biologically related.
09:17Mother and son.
09:19Even though I had prepared myself for this, my legs still gave out.
09:22I had to grip the edge of the desk to keep from collapsing.
09:25Six years.
09:27The child I had poured all my love into for six years carried the blood of another woman.
09:31We went through all the records of your delivery that year.
09:34Sarah Anderson actually gave birth on the same day as you.
09:37She checked in alone.
09:39And under emergency contact, she wrote,
09:41William Jones.
09:44What about her baby?
09:45I demanded.
09:47Susan looked down at the file.
09:48According to the records, it seemed like there were complications during delivery.
09:53Her newborn was declared deceased three days after birth.
09:57It felt like a puzzle with only a few pieces left.
10:00One final step before the truth was complete.
10:02Keep digging.
10:03I want every detail about that baby.
10:06Yes.
10:07Susan moved quickly.
10:09Indeed, my assistant never let me down.
10:11It didn't take her too long to track down an elderly nurse who had once worked in the obstetrics department
10:16back then.
10:16Susan met the nurse quite soon.
10:18This old lady was nervous and a bit afraid.
10:21She would glance around every time before lowering her voice and speaking.
10:25Those two women were sent into the delivery room almost back to back that night.
10:29But Miss Anderson, she had bad luck.
10:32She took an incredibly long time in labor and the child supposedly didn't make it.
10:37She paused a while, taking the cash out from the envelope that Susan handed her.
10:41She started counting while keeping on, as if it was the only way to soothe her mind.
10:45But that's just what we told Outsliders.
10:48Good enough to fool most people.
10:50But I saw it with my own eyes.
10:53Miss Anderson swapped the babies herself.
10:59The child never died.
11:01The whole thing was a lie.
11:03With that, she stuffed the envelope into her bag and hurried away.
11:06Susan and I stood there, frozen, as if the cold had seeped into our bones.
11:10When I spoke again, my voice was hoarse beyond recognition.
11:13No matter what it takes, find my son.
11:17Days later, all the leads finally converged on a remote welfare institute in a neighboring town.
11:22We got a name.
11:23His admission date matched.
11:24His age matched.
11:25I couldn't wait any longer.
11:27So I drove hundreds of miles alone.
11:29Following the address Susan gave me, the afternoon sun bathed the orphanage courtyard in warm light.
11:35Children were running and laughing in small groups.
11:37My eyes searched desperately, scanning every face.
11:40Finally, I saw him.
11:42I knew it was him.
11:43In a corner far from the crowd, a small figure sat curled up alone.
11:47His little hands were bluish from the cold, his clothes thin and worn.
11:50A teacher noticed my gaze and sighed softly.
11:53That's Charlie.
11:54He was brought here six years ago, covered in injuries.
11:57Hardly speaks.
11:59He's afraid of people.
12:00No one knows what he has been through.
12:02My heartbeat stopped.
12:04I recognized him.
12:05Even though we were this far from each other, I still recognized him.
12:09That face, so unmistakably similar to mine.
12:12He was my child.
12:13What was I doing when he needed his mother the most?
12:16I was giving all my love to someone else's child.
12:19The pain swallowed me whole.
12:20I bit down hard, my nails digging deep into my palms.
12:23William Jones.
12:24Sarah Anderson.
12:26You stole my life and took away my kid.
12:28I heard a voice screaming in my head.
12:30I will make you pay for everything you took from me over these six years, a hundredfold,
12:34a thousandfold.
12:38After returning from the orphanage, I locked myself in my office.
12:42My son got abandoned by his own father, being left outside to suffer for six years.
12:46How should that debt be settled?
12:48I've come up with the perfect plan.
12:50Rob's sixth birthday was approaching.
12:52William suddenly became unusually enthusiastic, insisting on throwing his son the grandest birthday
12:57party.
12:57Rob has never celebrated his birthday formally.
13:01We should invite all the relatives and friends.
13:04Let's make it a rousing and lively one.
13:06His eyes flicked toward me.
13:08Seemed like he really wanted to know how I feel about it.
13:11I knew exactly what he was doing.
13:13He wanted me to say yes so that he could bring someone who never should have appeared on the
13:16guest list.
13:17Then why not take this chance to add some catalyst for them?
13:20I nodded.
13:22William, I think it's time for me to return to the family.
13:25I want to give you a big gift at Rob's birthday party.
13:28I booked the most expensive high-end restaurant in the city.
13:32Time flew by so fast, and Rob's birthday arrived.
13:35He was in his tailored little suit and running excitedly in the room.
13:38Looking at his rosy cheeks, my chest tightened.
13:41Even knowing the truth, the love I had given to him in the past six years couldn't just
13:45be erased overnight.
13:46He ran over to the dessert table and reached for his fifth slice of chocolate cake.
13:50I walked over and gently stopped him.
13:52Too much cake will make your tummy hurt.
13:54He looked up at me, pouted, and suddenly shoved my hand away.
13:58Don't tell me what to do, he shouted.
14:00Daddy said my real mom mom is coming to my birthday today.
14:03I only want my real mom to tell me what to do.
14:10The laughter around us died instantly, and all eyes turned to me.
14:14William hurried over and pulled Rob to his side.
14:17Jennifer, he's kidding.
14:19Don't take it to heart.
14:21Rob's lips trembled, almost on the verge of tears.
14:24At that moment, the door opened, and Sarah Anderson walked in.
14:27Rob immediately shook off William's grip and threw himself into her arms.
14:32Mommy!
14:33Daddy and the fake mom are bullying me!
14:39Sarah bent down and lifted him up, her smile faint as her gaze swept over me.
14:43William stood frozen, his face draining of color.
14:46Jennifer, it's a mistake.
14:48She's just Rob's after-school tutor.
14:51Thankfully, or perhaps truly, the birthday song began at that exact moment.
14:56The staff pushed in the cake cart, candles glowing softly.
14:59William took a deep breath, walked over to Rob and Sarah,
15:02and forced his voice to study.
15:04All right, sweetheart, it's time to make a wish.
15:06Under everyone's gaze, Rob leaned quietly beside Sarah.
15:09He closed his eyes, clasped his little hands together.
15:12Thanks, everyone, for coming to my son's birthday party.
15:15I'd like to make an announcement.
15:17Starting today, all my shares will be transferred to my husband and son.
15:22William stares at me in shock.
15:24Sarah looks at me with the greedy eyes of a starved wolf.
15:27The moment I signed the share transfer agreement,
15:29the real show began even more spectacular than I'd imagined.
15:32Wait!
15:33I have something to announce, too!
15:38Rob is my son!
15:40She holds up a DNA test report and shows it to everyone.
15:43Sarah turns to me.
15:45Thank you for raising my son for eight years.
15:48Now give him back to me.
15:51Right now.
15:55Sorry, babe.
15:58Honey, what did you wish for just now?
16:01I wish I could change my mom.
16:05I want to be with my real mom forever.
16:08Your son, your husband, your fortune, they're all mine now.
16:14William pulls a divorce agreement out of his pocket.
16:17Sign this and get out of our lives right now.
16:21Wait a minute.
16:22Since you've given me such a big surprise,
16:24it's only fair I return the favor.
16:29Bring it up.
16:44I was pulled back to reality.
16:46Everything just now was nothing but my fantasy.
16:49Rob closed his eyes, clasped his little hands together.
16:51I wish I could change my mom.
16:54I want to be with my real mom forever.
16:57The words fell like rocks.
16:59The entire room plunged into dead silence.
17:02Everyone was looking at each other with an embarrassed and stunned face,
17:05trying to figure out what happened.
17:07I had never seen William's face turn that pale, ghostly pale.
17:10He laughed awkwardly, trying to smooth things over.
17:14Rob, what are you saying?
17:15Jen, don't be angry.
17:17He's just too excited about this birthday party,
17:19but he begins starting to know, chap, that they never get for bus to city class.
17:23I replied with composure.
17:24I'm not angry.
17:26Then I took out the document bag I had prepared long ago.
17:28I slowly took out the documents inside.
17:31I walked up to Rob and smiled softly.
17:33Rob, mommy will make your wish come true, alright?
17:36The room fell into a deathly silence.
17:38All eyes shifted back and forth between William and me.
17:41No one can even make a sound.
17:44Sarah was still holding Rob's hand, but I could see a hint of panic on her face.
17:48Rob couldn't understand what was happening.
17:50Only his instinct made him curl closer into Sarah's arms.
17:54William was the first to react.
17:56His voice rose sharply with anger.
17:58Jennifer!
17:59What are you talking about?
18:01Rob is our son!
18:02He's just a kid!
18:03Do you really believe in what he said?
18:06People immediately chimed in, as if I was the crazy one who needed to calm down.
18:10He's right.
18:11Children always say what they like.
18:13Exactly!
18:14You're his mom.
18:15How can you be mad at your own son?
18:17That's too petty.
18:18Is that so?
18:22I turned toward the crowd.
18:24Then let me show you something interesting.
18:27The DNA report began circulating through the room.
18:30No one was foolish enough to miss the meaning of the cold words.
18:33Muted murmurs broke out.
18:35Some of our closest relatives already got embarrassed.
18:38And even our business partners also started to exchange uneasy looks.
18:42William lunged into the crowd, snatched the report, and tore it to shreds.
18:46Jennifer!
18:47Have you had enough?
18:49What exactly are you trying to do with these forged things?
18:52I looked at the man panting in front of me, and I had never felt so calm in my entire
18:56life.
18:56Would you like me to invite the director of the testing center here, so he can read the results out
19:02loud for everyone?
19:03Sarah's expression shifted, but she quickly regained her composure.
19:07Mrs. Jones, I don't know where you got these things, but today is a child's birthday.
19:12Do you really need to put everyone in such an awkward position?
19:15A perfectly polished statement.
19:17She cleaned herself of blame and made me sound like the troublemaker.
19:20But I don't care.
19:22Then I took out the second report.
19:27I believe Ms. Anderson knows better than anyone whether this is a misunderstanding or the truth.
19:32I looked straight at her.
19:34Sarah Anderson.
19:36Or should I call you Rob's biological mother?
19:39That's nonsense!
19:40William suddenly rushed at me, trying to snatch the document.
19:44I stepped aside, so he lost his grip and almost fell.
19:47I looked at him, the man I had loved for ten years.
19:50His hopeless desperation no longer stirred pain in me, but only disgust.
19:55I raised the report high and turned to everyone present, especially the elders.
19:59Uncle Matthew, you've known me since I was little, and you also saw Rob's birth.
20:05But you can see, this report clearly shows that Rob's biological mother is Mrs. Sarah Anderson.
20:12The elders' faces turned ashen.
20:14Several were so furious that they could barely speak, fingers trembling as they pointed at William.
20:19William! This, this is absurd! You'd better explain this!
20:24It's not true.
20:26Uncle Matthew, listen to me.
20:28Jennifer makes up all of these so she can leave me and make me the one to blame.
20:32You have to believe me. I could never do something like this.
20:35Rob is Jennifer's child.
20:37If that's the case, then let's take a look at this.
20:48What I showed them was the transfer records that they made in the six years.
20:51All these years, you gave over $20 million of our fund to Sarah Anderson in the name of maternal educational
20:58expenses.
20:59The colossal sums made gasps ripple through the room.
21:02Then the screen changed.
21:03Photos of a suburban hot spring resort appeared.
21:06What kind of baby supplies or tutoring cost $20 million?
21:09And why would two of you need to discuss Rob's education in a hot spring resort?
21:14The image of William holding Sarah and leaning into whispering her ear was painfully clear.
21:18The murmurs exploded.
21:20Rob finally sensed something was wrong.
21:22He stood baffled, eyes wide, confusion and fear written across a small face.
21:27He called for his dad.
21:28But William had no time for him.
21:31Then he turned toward me, eyes reddening.
21:33He cried.
21:34I didn't look at him.
21:36Sarah's expression finally darkened.
21:38She set Rob down and stepped forward.
21:41Her voice was calm and steady.
21:42Jennifer Jones.
21:44Forging evidence and divaming others carries legal consequences.
21:47William and I are just friends and we meet occasionally to chat.
21:51Hatred spilled out from her eyes.
21:53But all she showed was a forced smile.
21:55I don't know where you obtained these absurd materials.
21:58Nor why you're so determined to slander our reputations.
22:01But today is your child's birthday.
22:03This is disgraceful.
22:04If there's a misunderstanding, we can settle it privately.
22:10Her pretty and hypocritical look really made me laugh out loud.
22:13Let's talk privately.
22:15Privately?
22:16Fine.
22:17And then let's talk about how the two of us gave birth on the same day at the same hospital
22:21six years ago.
22:23The baby who was declared dead shortly after birth.
22:25Sarah Anderson's pupils shrank abruptly when I mentioned that child.
22:28The color also drained from William's face.
22:30And now he could only stare at me in pure terror.
22:33I asked Susan to go on.
22:34Then she played the recording of the nurse's testimony.
22:37Followed by archived hospital records, including the admission form Sarah had filled out years
22:42ago.
22:42Williams Jones' name was still clearly presented on the emergency contact list.
22:47According to the nurse who was on duty that night, and the limited records that still
22:51exist, Mrs. Anderson gave birth to a baby boy that evening.
22:55The official note stated, congenital weakness, resuscitation failed, deceased.
23:01But what's strange is that there are no detailed medical explanations for this so-called death.
23:06No cremation certificate.
23:08No formal death documentation.
23:11A newborn baby boy just disappeared from a hospital without a trace.
23:17And almost at the same time, my son, Rob, was born healthy.
23:21William, after Rob was born, I personally arranged an expedited DNA test and had people
23:26watch over the process.
23:28The result clearly showed Rob was my child.
23:31So tell me, why did the same testing center produce a completely opposite collusion six
23:36years later?
23:36William stood frozen, couldn't find his voice.
23:40Unless...
23:40I took a step forward, stopping right in front of him.
23:44Unless you switch the babies from the very beginning.
23:47You and Sarah were already involved back then.
23:51And together, you collide with the hospital to carry out a carefully planned swap.
23:56Nonsense!
23:56I didn't do it.
23:58I would never do that to my own child.
24:01I sneered at him and gestured to Susan.
24:03The final image appeared on the screen.
24:05A photograph of a small boy crouched in the corner of an orphanage courtyard, wearing his
24:09worn-out clothes.
24:10My little Charlie.
24:11William Jones.
24:12If Rob is your son, then who is he?
24:15Jennifer.
24:16This child.
24:17His name is Charlie.
24:19Six years ago, he was abandoned at the gate of a remote welfare institute in a neighboring
24:23town.
24:24He was covered in injuries, severely malnourished, and still unable to speak.
24:29I took out the third DNA report.
24:30But this time, there was no need to pass it around.
24:34Anyone with eyes could see the truth.
24:36Charlie was my son.
24:38We looked far too alike.
24:39No.
24:40William's legs finally gave out.
24:42He collapsed onto the floor.
24:44Every mask he had worn, every excuse he had clung to, shattered in front of the photo.
24:49He could deny reports.
24:50He could accuse me of forging evidence.
24:53But he could not deny that face, a face uncannily similar to mine, and even to his own.
24:58Blood calling to blood.
24:59This was the ironclad truth.
25:01No one could fabricate it.
25:03Sarah could no longer hold her gentle and kind demeanor.
25:07She no longer looked at William.
25:09Her sharp and venomous gaze fixed on me.
25:11Jennifer Jones.
25:12What exactly do you want?
25:14I looked around the silent room.
25:16I saw shock, anger, and pity in all those eyes.
25:18Then I spoke, each word deliberate and clear.
25:21I want you to pay.
25:22For every ounce of suffering my son has endured.
25:26Blood for blood.
25:27I picked up my phone and called the police.
25:30The room erupted instantly.
25:32Some rushed forward, trying to talk me out of it.
25:35Some shook their heads and sighed.
25:37Others just couldn't wait to escape this place of scandal and ruin.
25:40Sarah lunged toward me, attempting to stop the call, but failed to get past my bodyguards.
25:45William lay collapsed on the floor, his eyes unfocused, but still he muttered to himself.
26:03His broken rambling, uncontrolled, desperate, unwittingly tore open the final layer of truth.
26:10Sarah could not maintain her gesture anymore.
26:12Her voice turned shrill.
26:14William Jones!
26:15Are you crazy?
26:16What are you talking about?
26:17But William was already beyond fear.
26:19He slowly lifted his head and looked at her, at that unfamiliar, twisted face.
26:24After all these years, it was as if he were seeing her clearly for the first time.
26:28His terror and despair that had been buried for years were finally exposed all at once.
26:32He burst out laughing and his tears streaming down.
26:40I'm crazy?
26:43Yes, I am!
26:44Pointing at her with a shaking hand.
26:47Sarah Anderson!
26:48You were the one who made abandon my own child!
26:52You contact that doctor!
26:55You convinced me to pay off the nurses and the DNA testing center!
26:59You said that once Rob became the heir of Jennifer Smith's family, we could use her connections to climb our
27:05way up!
27:07And when the time was right, we'd leave together!
27:11It's you!
27:14William was on the verge of a breakdown, quivering violently as if foreseeing the impending judgment.
27:19The room filled with gasps.
27:21Sarah's composed mask shattered completely.
27:24Her eyes burned with savage hatred, as if she wanted to tear William apart on the spot.
27:29She smashed the wine glass beside her, grabbed a shard, and charged at him.
27:35You idiot!
27:36You think you can frame me?
27:38William staggered back, as though he'd just heard the cruelest joke in the world.
27:43Regret streamed down his face.
27:45Sarah, you were the one who said you wanted the Smith family's power.
27:49You begged me to give your son the chance to be raised in the Smith family!
27:53Shut up! Shut up!
27:54She completely lost control, lunging forward and slashing the shard toward his neck.
27:59Just as it was about to reach his artery, the bodyguards rushed in and pinned her down.
28:04William coughed violently, blood foaming at the corner of his mouth.
28:07His face turned deathly pale as he tried to scream something at Sarah.
28:11But his vocal cords were damaged.
28:13No one could understand him anymore.
28:15He turned toward me, tears rolling down his face.
28:19And the part of my heart that once beat for him was utterly still.
28:22Sarah continued raging, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at me.
28:25Jennifer Smith, you win!
28:28But your son suffered!
28:30Who do you think is to blame for that?
28:31Blame yourself for marrying a fool!
28:33Blame your oath in the blindness!
28:36I only took advantage of the situation and sent my son into a wealthy family so he could get the
28:40best education.
28:41What did I do wrong?
28:42Isn't that what any mother would do for her child?
28:45So, you think this gives you the right to switch babies and abandon mine?
28:50Sarah Anderson, your love is revolting.
28:53At that moment, the piercing wail of sirens stopped downstairs.
28:57Heavy footsteps echoed rapidly toward the door.
29:00I stood there, watching a lie that had been carefully crafted for 10 years collapse before my eyes.
29:04The police took William and Sarah away for further investigation.
29:07Rob's birthday banquet ended in chaos.
29:10The scandal spread through the city like wildfire.
29:13I left Susan to handle the aftermath.
29:15As for me, I got back into my car and drove straight to the orphanage.
29:19With the DNA test results, I could formally complete the adoption procedures.
29:24When I finally got to approach the corner where Charlie had long stayed, I saw him curled into himself, his
29:29small body shaking uncontrollably.
29:31I didn't touch him but slowly crouched down in front of him.
29:35Charlie, don't be afraid.
29:38I'm your mom.
29:40I'm here to take you home.
29:43He didn't respond but trembled even worse.
29:45I knew that 6 years of absence and harm couldn't be undone overnight.
29:49Healing would take patience and time.
29:51I let the childcare specialist who came with me approach him gradually.
29:55After a long while of gentle coaxing, he finally allowed himself to be held.
29:59One of the orphanage teachers told me that Charlie loved to draw, especially the sea.
30:04His paintings were all about different oceans.
30:07Endless oceans.
30:08So I brought him back to the city and bought an apartment by the coast just for him.
30:12Just for him.
30:13He loved painting, so I designed a studio for him, which had floor-to-ceiling windows facing
30:18the sea.
30:19There, I arranged for childcare specialists and psychologists to rotate around the clock,
30:24staying with him at all times.
30:25Meanwhile, Susan's investigation made a decisive breakthrough.
30:29Under overwhelming psychological pressure and irrefutable evidence, Sarah Anderson's
30:33defenses collapsed.
30:34She confessed to everything.
30:37After a lengthy trial, the court delivered its final verdict.
30:40Sarah Anderson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud, child abandonment, and multiple
30:45related crimes.
30:46William Jones received the same sentence, 10 years for fraud and abandonment.
30:51What awaited them was a future without light or end.
30:54After that, I gave most of my time to Charlie.
30:57Following the psychologist's advice, I slowed everything down, offering nothing but steady,
31:02consistent companionship.
31:03A few months later, after settling all remaining affairs in the city, I took Charlie to a warm,
31:09coastal country far away.
31:11There were no acquaintances there.
31:13No memories of the past.
31:15I gave him a new name.
31:17Charles Smith.
31:17I hoped only one thing for him, that his life would be safe and peaceful.
31:22I sold most of my shares in the company and established a family trust fund, ensuring Charles
31:26would never have to worry about his future and that I would have the time to be there
31:29as he grew up.
31:30In the new environment, Charles slowly began to lay his guard down.
31:34He started receiving early education from a private tutor.
31:38Progress was slow, but he was finally willing to try.
31:41And one day, he began to call me mom.
31:43One evening, I took him for a walk by the sea, the setting sun dyed the ocean gold and red.
31:49The sea breeze brushed gently against Charles's cheeks.
31:52He shook off my hand and ran ahead, leaving a trail of small footprints in the sand.
31:56Suddenly, he stopped and bent down, picking something up.
32:00He turned around and ran back toward me, holding a seashell in his hand, the sunset glowing behind
32:05him.
32:06His eyes reflected the golden light and my silhouette.
32:09I crouched down and gently touched his cheek.
32:11I could not tell how happy I was.
32:14He blinked, then smiled.
32:16In that moment, I realized that the wounds of the past might never fully fade.
32:20But a new life had already begun.
32:22The past 10 years have been a carefully woven nightmare.
32:25But the future is promising, and I would use all my strength to give Charles a perfect life.
32:30The sea breeze continued to blow, and the sun slowly sank beneath the horizon.
32:34I took Charles's hand, and together, we walked along the shore toward our home.
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