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00:02my real and fake mom his handwriting was crooked and uneven the fake mom takes care of me and dad
00:08she's like a free housekeeper the real mom works far away but she's the one who truly loves me and
00:14dad i couldn't continue the reading as my fingers failed to turn the page william jones my dear
00:20husband had just stepped out of the bathroom he was wrapped in a towel like usual and hugged me
00:25from behind what did he write and the next second his smile froze awkwardly when he saw the words
00:31his voice also tightened as he reached for the notebook i didn't let go you won't take a kid's
00:36word seriously will you the teacher's just overreacting i turned my head and looked at
00:41the man i had loved for 10 years suddenly he seemed completely unfamiliar to me i could hear rob watching
00:48his cartoons in the living room if i was the fake mom in his essay then who was the real
00:53one and if
00:54rob was not the one i gave birth to then where had my real child been for all these years
01:02jennifer what are you staring at it's our 10th wedding anniversary today so what's for this year
01:09his tone went casual again his look was soft and easy and i'd rather not have noticed how skillfully
01:14he steered the conversation i stayed silent for a long moment before taking the small box out from my
01:19bag and giving it to him he opened it with delight a limited edition watch he had been eyeing for
01:24months
01:24this is beautiful you've got great taste honey he kissed my cheek will you help me he stretched out
01:31his arm i reached out and fastened the watch onto his wrist 10 years of marriage i had never forgotten
01:36preparing gifts for him on special days and yet he rarely did the same for me i found excuses for
01:42him
01:42but he wasn't expressive in nature but then there was rob's essay dad loves giving gifts to the real mom
01:48the most because he says the process of preparing a gift is more meaningful than the gift itself
01:53the innocent word stabbed straight into my heart like a knife cutting my flesh into pieces
01:57so it wasn't that he couldn't express himself it was that all his care had never been for me
02:03william i struggled to speak choosing my words carefully is there anything you want to tell me
02:11is only six he doesn't even know what he's saying himself i wanted to say more but he had already
02:16turned back toward the bedroom for the first time in 10 years his indifferent look finally made me
02:21realize we had never truly been close to each other late at night he slept soundly beside me but
02:26the words in that essay william's awkward smile all those images just kept replaying in my mind and
02:32taking away my sleep i rose quietly and stepped out of the bedroom i saw light at the end of
02:36the hallway
02:37turned out the door to william's study was slightly ajar he hated it when i went in uninvited
02:41and i respected that for all the time but tonight something compelled me to open the door i searched
02:47every corner hoping for a clue but found nothing and my eyes eventually landed on the photo that was
02:53placed in the center of his desk it was three of us a happy family that everyone envies william held
02:58rob on his shoulders and i leaned on his side smiling as if i got everything i wanted for life
03:04love seemed to have truly existed and no one would doubt it i ran my fingers over the faces of
03:09my
03:09husband and kid maybe i was overthinking maybe i should not let a six-year-old's word shake my
03:15trust in the man that i had shared 10 years with guilt and self-reproach flooded me i sighed and
03:19was
03:19about to set the frame back in place somehow i noticed that the frame space was slightly loose
03:24so i reached out but the whole frame just slipped away from my fingers crash the frame fell to the
03:29floor
03:29i wanted to pick it up but i just froze mid-motion as i found out the back of the
03:34frame was not some
03:35sort of blank board but a photo in the picture william was standing in the sunlight his face young
03:40and enchanting in his arms it was a girl in a white dress i held my breath but my body
03:45was still
03:45trembling i couldn't remember how i managed to turn the photo over and it took me no effort to
03:50recognize williams's handwriting at a glance dear sarah my dearest sarah anderson no matter who i marry
03:57my heart will always belong to you how pathetic what stunned my eyes the most was actually the
04:02day he left in the corner this was written on the very day before our wedding
04:09the next morning after dropping rob off at school i didn't head to the office like i usually did
04:14instead i drove to the nearest mobile service hall i tried so hard to keep my voice as steady as
04:19possible when talking to the clerk could you help me check my family phone bills over the past few
04:23months he worked quickly and soon pulled up the call records from the last six months one number
04:28immediately stood out it appeared far too often and was always coming in from a neighboring town
04:33most of the calls were made late at night lasting anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour i wrote
04:40down the number quietly and left that evening william left his phone charging on the nightstand and went
04:45to shower the screen was locked so i entered the password we used to share incorrect then i tried his
04:51birthday our anniversary a series of numbers tied to memories only we were supposed to know every
04:57attempt failed and i couldn't tell how ironic it was when i laid my last hope on the eye-watering
05:01date
05:01written on the back of that photo access granted my heart sank i searched through his call history
05:07the number wasn't saved in his contacts instead i found it on his blocked list a blocked number with
05:14such frequent call records there was only one explanation he would block the number from time to time
05:20after they contacted each other a chill crept up my spine i went through his social media looking for
05:26more traces when i entered the number into the search bar an account popped up i finally got it
05:32in the picture over the top i saw three figures at sunset a couple with a kid holding each other's
05:38hands so tightly and the man's silhouette looked hauntingly familiar too familiar that i could
05:44straightforwardly call his name i put the phone back and called my assistant susan susan help me
05:50check a number as soon as possible
05:56after hanging up i walked silently into rob's room he was sleeping soundly william used to say our son
06:02looked just like me but now as i studied him carefully his eyes his nose i couldn't find a single
06:08feature
06:09that resembled mine the pain dug deeper and deeper never giving me a moment's relief a few days later
06:14the school scheduled a full physical checkup for the students i went to the hospital with rob myself
06:19after all the examinations were done i plucked a few strands of his hair and sealed them carefully
06:24in a plastic bag that afternoon i sent the sample along with my own to a testing agency the results
06:30would
06:30not be back until a week later and all i could do was anxiously wait while enduring william's more and
06:35more frequent late returns which he claimed were made to see friends before leaving he'd linger in
06:40front of the mirror fixing his hair with excessive care one night after he left i followed him my car
06:45trailed us across half the city until he finally stopped at a hot spring resort on the outskirts
06:50as william stepped out of the car a woman in a long dress was already waiting for him
06:54i recognized her instantly she was the woman from the photo william took her handbag as if he had
06:59done it a thousand times before and his arm wrapped around her waist with practiced ease
07:03he leaned down and whispered something into her ear her face flushed instantly read all the way
07:08to her ears after a few more murmured words the two pressed close to each other and walked into
07:13the resort together i stayed in my car the heater was on full blast yet i felt cold to the
07:18bone just
07:19then my phone buzzed an email from the testing agency my hands shook so badly that i could barely
07:24hold the phone i opened the attachment and flipped straight to the last page
07:31based on dna testing jennifer jones is excluded as the biological mother of rob jones before this i
07:37had never imagined a short sentence to be a blade dipped in poison and at that moment i could clearly
07:42feel how it sliced and tortured me again and again as my eyes fixed on the page the child i
07:47had raised
07:47for six years loved with every fiber of my being had no blood relation to me at all and then
07:51i could
07:52see the woman's face overlap with rob's features the resemblance was terrifying so strong it made my
07:57stomach churn but i remembered clearly six years ago i had specifically arranged a dna test after
08:02rob's birth because the maternity hospital had gone through some chaotic situations and he was
08:06protected by tight security the results had been clear the baby was ours so why six years later my
08:13son had become someone else's child and the baby i carried for 10 months the one i gave birth to
08:18where was he then i called my assistant again two things first find out the relationship between
08:25sarah anderson and rob second no matter the cost find my son there was a brief pause on the other
08:32end of the line understood i'll do it right away i went on with my life as usual just like
08:37the whole
08:37thing had never happened i could even face william with a smile the only difference was that i no longer
08:43responded to his hugs and at night i stopped staying in the bedroom with him when he asked i told
08:49him my work had become overwhelming and that i didn't want to disturb his sleep in the middle of the
08:53night his gaze flickered for a moment but he didn't press the issue a week later susan placed a sealed
08:59document envelope on my desk we obtained sarah anderson's dna sample through special channels
09:06a week later susan placed a sealed document envelope on my desk sarah anderson's dna sample
09:13through special channels we compared it with rob's sample my fingers tightened the results show that the
09:18two are biologically related mother and son even though i had prepared myself for this my legs still
09:24gave out i had to grip the edge of the desk to keep from collapsing six years the child i
09:30had poured
09:30all my love into for six years carried the blood of another woman we went through all the records of
09:35your delivery that year sarah anderson actually gave birth on the same day as you
09:40she checked in alone and under emergency contact she wrote william jones what about her baby i demanded
09:49susan looked down at the file according to the records it seemed like there were complications
09:54during delivery her newborn was declared deceased three days after birth it felt like a puzzle with
10:01only a few pieces left one final step before the truth was complete keep digging i want every detail
10:07about that baby yes susan moved quickly indeed my assistant never let me down it didn't take her too
10:15long to track down an elderly nurse who had once worked in the obstetrics department back then susan
10:20met the nurse quite soon this old lady was nervous and a bit afraid she would glance around every time
10:25before lowering her voice and speaking those two women were sent into the delivery room almost back to
10:31back that night but miss anderson she had bad luck she took an incredibly long time in labor and the
10:38child supposedly didn't make it she paused a while taking the cash out from the envelope that susan handed
10:43her she started counting while keeping on as if it was the only way to suit her mind but that's
10:48just
10:49what we told outsiders good enough to kill most people but i saw it with my own eyes miss anderson
10:56swapped the babies herself
11:01the child never died the whole thing was a lie with that she stuffed the envelope into her bag and
11:08hurried away susan and i stood there frozen as if the cold had seeped into our bones when i spoke
11:13again
11:14my voice was hoarse beyond recognition no matter what it takes find my son days later all the leads
11:21finally converged on a remote welfare institute in the neighboring town we got a name his admission
11:26date matched his age matched i couldn't wait any longer so i drove hundreds of miles alone following
11:33the address susan gave me the afternoon sun baked the orphanage courtyard in warm light children were
11:38running and laughing in small groups my eyes searched desperately scanning every face finally
11:43i saw him i knew it was him in a corner far from the crowd a small figure sat curled
11:49up alone his
11:50little hands were bluish from the cold his clothes thin and worn a teacher noticed my gaze and sighed
11:55softly that's charlie he was brought here six years ago covered in injuries hardly speaks he's afraid of
12:02people no one knows what he has been through my heartbeat stopped i recognized him even though we were
12:09this far from each other i still recognized him that face so unmistakably similar to mine he was my
12:15child what was i doing when he needed his mother the most i was giving all my love to someone
12:20else's
12:21child the pain swallowed me whole i bit down hard my nails digging deep into my palms william jones
12:27sarah anderson you stole my life and took away my kid i heard a voice screaming in my head i
12:33will make
12:33you pay for everything you took from me over these six years a hundredfold a thousandfold
12:41after returning from the orphanage i locked myself in my office my son got abandoned by his own father
12:46being left outside to suffer for six years how should that debt be settled i've come up with the perfect
12:52plan rob's sixth birthday was approaching william suddenly became unusually enthusiastic insisting on
12:58throwing his son the grandest birthday party rob has never celebrated his birthday formally we should
13:04invite all the relatives and friends let's make it a rousing and lively one his eyes flicked toward me
13:10seemed like he really wanted to know how i feel about it i knew exactly what he was doing he
13:16wanted
13:16me to say yes so that he could bring someone who never should have appeared on the guest list
13:20then why not take this chance to add some catalyst for them i nodded william i think it's time for
13:26me
13:27to return to the family i want to give you a big gift at rob's birthday party i booked the
13:32most
13:32expensive high-end restaurant in the city time flew by so fast and rob's birthday arrived he was in his
13:38tailored little suit and running excitedly in the room looking at his rosy cheeks my chest tightened
13:43even knowing the truth the love i had given to him in the past six years couldn't just be erased
13:48overnight he ran over to the dessert table and reached for his fifth slice of chocolate cake
13:52i walked over and gently stopped him too much cake will make your tummy hurt he looked up at me
13:58pouted
13:59and suddenly shoved my hand away don't tell me what to do he shouted daddy said my real mom mom
14:04is
14:04coming to my birthday today i only want my real mom to tell me what to do
14:13the laughter around us died instantly and all eyes turned to me william hurried over and pulled rob to
14:19his side jennifer he's kidding don't take it to heart rob's lips trembled almost on the verge of tears
14:26at that moment the door opened and sarah anderson walked in rob immediately shook off william's grip and
14:32threw himself into her arms mommy daddy and the fake mom are bullying me sarah bent down and lifted
14:43him up her smile faint as her gaze swept over me william stood frozen his face draining of color
14:49jennifer it's a mistake she's just rob's after-school tutor thankfully or perhaps truly the birthday song
14:57began at that exact moment the staff pushed in the cake cart candles glowing softly william took a deep
15:03breath walked over to rob and sarah and forced his voice to steady all right sweetheart it's time to
15:08make a wish under everyone's gaze rob leaned quietly beside sarah he closed his eyes clasped his little
15:14hands together thanks everyone for coming to my son's birthday party i'd like to make an announcement
15:19starting today all my shares will be transferred to my husband and son william stares at me in shock
15:26sarah looks at me with the greedy eyes of a starved wolf the moment i signed the share transfer
15:31agreement the real show began even more spectacular than i'd imagine wait i have something to announce too
15:41rob is my son she holds up a dna test report and shows it to everyone sarah turns to me
15:47thank you
15:48for raising my son for eight years now give him back to me right now sorry babe honey what did
16:03you wish for
16:03just now i wish i could change my mom i want to be with my real mom forever your son
16:12your husband
16:13your fortune they're all mine now william pulls a divorce agreement out of his pocket sign this and
16:21get out of our lives right now wait a minute since you've given me such a big surprise it's only
16:28fair
16:46i was pulled back to reality everything just now was nothing but my fantasy rob closed his eyes
16:53clasped his little hands together i wish i could change my mom i want to be with my real mom
16:59forever
17:00the words fell like rocks the entire room plunged into dead silence everyone was looking at each other
17:06with an embarrassed and stunned face trying to figure out what happened i had never seen william's
17:11face turned that pale ghostly pale he laughed awkwardly trying to smooth things over rob what are
17:17you saying jen don't be angry he's just too excited about this birthday party but he because starting
17:23to know chap that they never get for bus the city class i replied with composure i'm not angry then
17:29i
17:29took out the document bag i had prepared long ago i slowly took out the documents inside i walked up
17:34to rob and smiled softly rob mommy will make your wish come true all right the room fell into a
17:40deathly silence all eyes shifted back and forth between william and me no one can even make a sound
17:46sarah was still holding rob's hand but i could see a hint of panic on her face rob couldn't understand
17:52what was happening only his instinct made him curl closer into sarah's arms william was the first to
17:58react his voice rose sharply with anger jennifer what are you talking about rob is our son he's just a
18:05kid do you really believe in what he said people immediately chimed in as if i was the crazy one
18:11who needed to calm down he's right children always say what they like exactly you're his mom how can
18:18you be mad at your own son that's too petty is that so i turned toward the crowd then let
18:28me show you
18:28something interesting the dna report began circulating through the room no one was foolish
18:34enough to miss the meaning of the cold words muted murmurs broke out some of our closest relatives
18:39already got embarrassed and even our business partners also started to exchange uneasy looks
18:45william lunged into the crowd snatched the report and tore it to shreds jennifer have you had enough
18:52what exactly are you trying to do with these forged things i looked at the man panting in front of
18:56me
18:57and i had never felt so calm in my entire life would you like me to invite the director of
19:01the
19:01testing center here so he can read the results out loud for everyone sarah's expression shifted but
19:08she quickly regained her composure mrs jones i don't know where you got these things but today is a
19:14child's birthday do you really need to put everyone in such an awkward position a perfectly polished
19:19statement she cleaned herself of blame and made me sound like the troublemaker but i don't care
19:24then i took out the second report
19:30i believe miss anderson knows better than anyone whether this is a misunderstanding or the truth
19:35i looked straight at her sarah anderson or should i call you rob's biological mother
19:41that's nonsense william suddenly rushed at me trying to snatch the document i stepped aside so he lost his
19:49grip and almost fell i looked at him the man i had loved for 10 years his hopeless desperation no
19:55longer stirred pain in me but only disgust i raised the report high and turned to everyone present
20:00especially the elders uncle matthew you've known me since i was little and you also saw rob's birth
20:08but you can see this report clearly shows that rob's biological mother is mrs sarah anderson
20:14the elders faces turned ashen several were so furious that they could barely speak fingers
20:20trembling as they pointed at william william william this this is absurd you'd better explain this it's
20:27not true uncle matthew listen to me jennifer makes up all of these so she can leave me and make
20:33me the
20:34one to blame you have to believe me i could never do something like this rob is jennifer's child if
20:40that's
20:40the case then let's take a look at this what i showed them was the transfer records that they
20:53made in the six years all these years you gave over 20 million of our fund to sarah anderson in
20:59the name
20:59of maternal educational expenses the colossal sums made gasps ripple through the room then the screen
21:05changed photos of a suburban hot spring resort appeared what kind of baby supplies or tutoring
21:11cost 20 million and why would two of you need to discuss rob's education in a hot spring resort
21:17the image of william holding sarah and leaning into whispering her ear was painfully clear the murmurs
21:22exploded rob finally sensed something was wrong he stood baffled eyes wide confusion and fear written
21:28across his small face he called for his dad but william had no time for him then he turned toward
21:35me
21:35eyes reddening he cried i didn't look at him sarah's expression finally darkened she stepped rob down
21:42and stepped forward her voice was calm and steady jennifer jones forging evidence and divaming others
21:48carries legal consequences william and i are just friends and we meet occasionally to chat hatred spilled
21:55out from her eyes but all she showed was a forced smile i don't know where you obtained these absurd
22:00materials nor why you're so determined to slander our reputations but today is your child's birthday
22:06this is disgraceful if there's a misunderstanding we can settle it privately
22:13her pretty and hypocritical look really made me laugh out loud let's talk privately
22:19privately fine and then let's talk about how the two of us gave birth on the same day at the
22:23same
22:24hospital six years ago the baby who was declared dead shortly after birth sarah anderson's pupils
22:29shrank abruptly when i mentioned that child the color also drained from william's face and now
22:34he could only stare at me in pure terror i asked susan to go on then she played the recording
22:39of the
22:39nurse's testimony followed by archived hospital records including the admission form sarah had filled
22:44out years ago williams jones's name was still clearly presented on the emergency contact list
22:49according to the nurse who was on duty that night and the limited records that still exist mrs anderson
22:56gave birth to a baby boy that evening the official note stated congenital weakness resuscitation failed
23:02deceased but what's strange is that there are no detailed medical explanations for this so-called death
23:09no cremation certificate no formal death documentation a newborn baby boy just disappeared from a hospital
23:18without a trace and almost at the same time my son rob was born healthy william after rob was born
23:26i
23:26personally arranged an expedited dna test and had people watch over the process the result clearly
23:32showed rob was my child so tell me why did the same testing center produce a completely opposite
23:38pollution six years later williams stood frozen couldn't find his voice unless i took a step forward
23:45stopping right in front of him unless you switch the babies from the very beginning you and sarah were
23:52already involved back then and together you collide with the hospital to carry out a carefully planned
23:58swap nonsense i didn't do it i would never do that to my own child i sneered at him and
24:05gesture to susan
24:06the final image appeared on the screen a photograph of a small boy crouched in the corner of an orphanage
24:11courtyard wearing his worn out clothes my little charlie william jones if rob is your son then who
24:17is he jennifer this child his name is charlie six years ago he was abandoned at the gate of a
24:24remote
24:25welfare institute in a neighboring town he was covered in injuries severely malnourished and still unable to
24:31speak i took out the third dna report but this time there was no need to pass it around anyone
24:37with
24:37eyes could see the truth charlie was my son we looked far too alike no williams legs finally gave out
24:45he collapsed onto the floor every mask he had worn every excuse he had clung to shattered in front of
24:51the photo he could deny reports he could accuse me of forging evidence but he could not deny that face
24:58a face uncannily similar to mine and even to his own blood calling to blood this was the ironclad truth
25:04no one could fabricate it sarah could no longer hold her gentle and kind demeanor she no longer looked
25:11at william her sharp and venomous gaze fixed on me jennifer jones what exactly do you want i looked
25:17around the silent room i saw shock anger and pity in all those eyes then i spoke each word deliberate
25:23and clear i want you to pay for every ounce of suffering my son has endured blood for blood i
25:31picked up
25:31my phone and called the police the room erupted instantly some rushed forward trying to talk me
25:37out of it some shook their heads and sighed others just couldn't wait to escape this place of scandal
25:43and ruin sarah lunged toward me attempting to stop the call but failed to get past my bodyguards william
25:49lay collapsed on the floor his eyes unfocused but still he muttered to himself no that's not how it should
25:55be
25:56sarah you said it you said that as long as we switched the babies as long as i raised rob
26:01for
26:02you then we could be together forever you promised you'd love me for the rest of my life his broken
26:08rambling uncontrolled desperate unwittingly tore open the final layer of truth sarah could not maintain
26:14her gesture anymore her voice turned shrill william jones are you crazy what are you talking about but
26:21william was already beyond fear he slowly lifted his head and looked at her at that unfamiliar
26:26twisted face after all these years it was as if he were seeing her clearly for the first time
26:31his terror and despair that had been buried for years were finally exposed all at once
26:35he burst out laughing and his tears streaming down
26:44i'm crazy yes i am pointing at her with a shaking hand sarah anderson you were
26:52the one who made abandoned my own child you contact that doctor you convinced me to pay off the nurses
27:00and the dna testing center you said that once rob became the heir of jennifer smith family
27:06we could use her connections to climb our way up and when the time was right we'd leave together
27:14it's you william was on the verge of a breakdown quivering violently as if foreseeing the impending
27:22judgment the room filled with gasps sarah's composed mask shattered completely her eyes burned with
27:28savage hatred as if she wanted to tear william apart on the spot she smashed the wine glass beside her
27:34grabbed a shard and charged at him you idiot you think you can frame me william staggered back as
27:43though he just heard the cruelest joke in the world regret streamed down his face sarah you were the one
27:50who said you wanted the smith family's power you begged me to give your son the chance to be raised
27:55in the smith family shut up shut up she completely lost control lunging forward and slashing the shard
28:01toward his neck just as it was about to reach his artery the bodyguards rushed in and pinned her down
28:06william coughed violently blood foaming at the corner of his mouth his face turned deathly pale
28:12as he tried to scream something at sarah but his vocal cords were damaged no one could understand him
28:18anymore he turned toward me tears rolling down his face and the part of my heart that once beat for
28:24him was utterly still sarah continued raging her eyes bloodshot as she glared at me jennifer smith you win
28:31but your son suffered who do you think is to blame for that blame yourself for marrying a fool blame
28:37your oath in the blindness i only took advantage of the situation and send my son into a wealthy
28:42family so he could get the best education what did i do wrong isn't that what any mother would do
28:47for
28:47her child so you think this gives you the right to switch babies and abandon mine sarah anderson your love
28:55is revolting at that moment the piercing whale of sirens stopped downstairs heavy footsteps echoed
29:01rapidly toward the door i stood there watching a lie that had been carefully crafted for 10 years
29:06collapse before my eyes the police took william and sarah away for further investigation rob's birthday
29:12banquet ended in chaos the scandal spread through the city like wildfire i left susan to handle the
29:18aftermath as for me i got back into my car and drove straight to the orphanage with the dna test
29:24results
29:24i could formally complete the adoption procedures when i finally got to approach the corner where
29:29charlie had long stayed i saw him curled into himself his small body shaking uncontrollably i didn't touch
29:35him but slowly crouched down in front of him charlie don't be afraid i'm your mom i'm here to take
29:44you home
29:46he didn't respond but trembled even worse i knew that six years of absence and harm couldn't be undone
29:52overnight healing would take patience and time i let the child care specialist who came with me approach
29:57him gradually after a long while of gentle coaxing he finally allowed himself to be held one of the
30:03orphanage teachers told me that charlie loved to draw especially the sea his paintings were all
30:08about different oceans endless oceans so i brought him back to the city and bought an apartment by the
30:14coast just for him just for him he loved painting so i designed a studio for him which had floor
30:20to
30:20ceiling windows facing the sea there i arranged for child care specialists and psychologists to rotate
30:26around the clock staying with him at all times meanwhile susan's investigation made a decisive
30:31breakthrough under overwhelming psychological pressure and irrefutable evidence sarah anderson's
30:36defenses collapsed she confessed to everything after a lengthy trial the court delivered its final
30:43verdict sarah anderson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud child abandonment and multiple
30:48related crimes william jones received the same sentence 10 years for fraud and abandonment what
30:54awaited them was a future without light or end after that i gave most of my time to charlie
31:00following the psychologist's advice i slowed everything down offering nothing but steady
31:05consistent companionship a few months later after settling all remaining affairs in the city
31:10i took charlie to a warm coastal country far away there were no acquaintances there no memories
31:17of the past i gave him a new name charles smith i hoped only one thing for him that his
31:23life would
31:24be safe and peaceful i sold most of my shares in the company and established a family trust fund
31:29ensuring charles would never have to worry about his future and that i would have the time to be
31:32there as he grew up in the new environment charles slowly began to lay his guard down he started
31:38receiving early education from a private tutor progress was slow but he was finally willing to try
31:44and one day he began to call me mom one evening i took him for a walk by the sea
31:49the setting sun
31:50dyed the ocean golden red the sea breeze brushed gently against charles's cheeks he shook off my
31:56hand and ran ahead leaving a trail of small footprints in the sand suddenly he stopped and bent down
32:02picking something up he turned around and ran back toward me holding a seashell in his hand
32:07the sunset glowing behind him his eyes reflected the golden light and my silhouette i crouched down
32:13and gently touched his cheek i could not tell how happy i was he blinked then smiled in that moment
32:20i
32:20realized that the wounds of the past might never fully fade but a new life had already begun the past
32:2610 years have been a carefully woven nightmare but the future is promising and i would use all my strength
32:31to give charles a perfect life the sea breeze continued to glow and the sun slowly sank beneath the horizon
32:37i took charles's hand and together we walked along the shore toward our home
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