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00:0010 years into our marriage, I had intended to give her 15% of the company's shares
00:05as a 10-year anniversary gift on our wedding anniversary tomorrow.
00:09But I accidentally came across a paternity test report on the computer in the study,
00:14a report whose existence I had never been aware of before.
00:18The report stated that the son I had raised for 10 years was not my biological child.
00:24Honey, why are you still working so late?
00:27I quickly closed the document in a hurry.
00:29When I turned around, I found her looking at me with a sullen face, asking me what I was looking
00:34at.
00:35I took a deep breath, reopened the paternity test report, and demanded to know from her what this was.
00:40But she immediately turned off the computer. She asked if I didn't trust her.
00:45She instead accused me of not respecting her privacy and questioned why I had rummaged through her materials.
00:51She picked up Zach from the open space behind the computer in the study and left.
00:56Watching her walking away, I finally realized how strange our 10-year marriage had become.
01:01I thought that the child I had raised for 10 years might not be my own.
01:06I had intended to give her 15% of the company's shares as a 10-year anniversary gift tomorrow.
01:12On our wedding anniversary, I tore up the 10th anniversary gift that I had prepared long ago, piece by piece.
01:20All the former joy had completely vanished, leaving only nausea.
01:24But now, it seems there's no need for that. I stood in the living room for a long time, looking
01:30at the light in the bedroom, then turned around and went to the guest room.
01:35I didn't sleep a wink all night.
01:38The next morning, I was woken up by Lilith. Her face was full of anger as she demanded to know
01:43what it meant for me to sleep in the guest room.
01:46It was a face I had seen for 10 years, incredibly strange. I told her that I needed some space.
01:52Our face flushed red. She huffed, who cares, and then left.
01:56After Lilith went to work, I made breakfast as usual.
02:00Zach was sitting at the dining table, drinking milk, and said that I looked really bad.
02:05I stroked his hair. It was soft and slightly curly.
02:08I told him that I didn't sleep well last night and urged him to eat quickly or he would be
02:13late.
02:14When waiting for the red lights, I turned around. I plucked a hair from the back of his head, saying
02:19there was a white hair and Dad would pull it out for him.
02:22I clipped the hair into the small notebook I carried with me.
02:25I went to the paternity testing center. I requested an urgent test.
02:29The staff said it usually took five working days, but if it was expedited,
02:33the results could be available before 4 p.m. on the same day, and the cost was triple the fee.
02:40After collecting my oral mucosal cells, I sat in the waiting area, staring at the clock on the wall, watching
02:46it tick away every minute and second.
02:49When submitting the sample, my hands were shaking a bit.
02:53During this time, I contacted a private detective and asked him to investigate my wife, Lilith Wells, especially her whereabouts
03:00in the past few months.
03:02At 3.40 p.m., my phone rang. The results were out.
03:06I clicked on the electronic report and directly flipped to the last page.
03:10It said that, according to the DNA analysis results, the probability of a parent-child relationship between me and Zach
03:18was 0.0001%.
03:22I was not Zach's biological father. I thought I was prepared, but the moment I saw the result, I still
03:29felt as if my chest had been hit hard and I couldn't breathe.
03:33I drove straight to the maternity hospital where Lilith gave birth.
03:37Not my child.
03:38The boy I had raised for so long didn't have my blood flowing in his veins.
03:44Then, where was my child?
03:46The obstetrician who delivered my wife back then is now the director of the department.
03:51I came straight to the point and told her that I needed my wife's complete delivery files, including the labor
03:57process records, nursing records, everything.
04:00He smiled, froze.
04:01He said that.
04:02After all these years, the medical records should have been archived in the warehouse.
04:07After a while, the staff finally brought out a thin manila paper folder.
04:13My phone rang.
04:15Lilith asked where I was.
04:16She was already on her way to pick up Zach.
04:19I told her I was out running an errand and would be home soon, then hung up before she could
04:25ask more.
04:27After dinner, I faked a migraine and retreated to the guest room.
04:32Their voices drifted down the hall.
04:34In the living room, Lilith helped Zach with homework.
04:39Zach asked if Dad was mad at him.
04:42Lilith said he was just tired and told him to go to sleep after finishing.
04:47Once the house went quiet.
04:49I searched everywhere.
04:52Our bedroom.
04:54The living room.
04:57Zach's room.
04:59Still no clues.
05:02Finally, I turned back to the computer.
05:05I was sure the truth was in there.
05:09I was closing a document when Lilith appeared.
05:12She asked why I was still up.
05:14I said I was clearing out old files.
05:17She hesitated.
05:19Lips moving, like she wanted to say something, but in the end, just told me to get some rest.
05:26I sat in the dark, listening to her footsteps fade.
05:30I didn't turn the computer back on that night.
05:34Lying in bed, my mind was a mess.
05:38At first light, I asked her to take Zach to school.
05:42She shot me a look, then complained to Zach that his dad was lazy, lucky his mom spoiled him.
05:49The moment she left, I rushed to the study.
05:54I powered up the computer and started trying passwords.
05:58Our anniversary, her birthday, Zach's birthday, all wrong.
06:03The day we met, her mother's birthday, the company's founding date, all wrong.
06:10The system locked me out for 15 minutes.
06:16That evening, Lilith came home, took off her coat,
06:21and said she was heading to Portland the next day for a work trip.
06:25No return date.
06:27I came out from the kitchen, with a dish, and asked who she was going with.
06:32She set her briefcase between us like a barrier, and asked,
06:36Can you not be like this?
06:40I didn't understand why a simple question set her off.
06:43She accused me of questioning everything.
06:46I turned around and went to fry the steak, and said I was just asking.
06:52She walked into the bedroom without answering.
06:58Dinner ended in silence.
07:01Zach seemed to sense something, and didn't pick at his food for once.
07:07After her shower, Lilith picked up her coat from the sofa.
07:11A receipt fell out.
07:14After she left, I picked it up.
07:17It was for a designer perfume, purchased the day before.
07:21I'd never heard of the brand, but I knew it wasn't for me.
07:25I jotted down the details.
07:27In ten years of marriage, Lilith had never given me a gift.
07:31I used to make excuses.
07:33She wasn't romantic.
07:35Work was busy.
07:37The next morning, after she left for the airport, I called the store to verify the receipt.
07:43They confirmed the purchaser was a Mr. Stan Herbert.
07:47The name rang a bell.
07:50Lilith's secretary, a divorced man in his 30s, hired six months ago.
07:55I drove to the airport, not sure what I was hoping to confirm.
07:59Maybe the perfume was for a client.
08:02Maybe I was overthinking.
08:05I waited outside international departures for half an hour, until I saw Lilith and him.
08:12Stan wore a beige trench coat, pulling a small suitcase, walking beside her.
08:17At the security checkpoint, Stan naturally reached out and straightened her collar.
08:22She didn't pull away.
08:24He leaned in and whispered something in her ear.
08:28I wanted to rush outside and confront her.
08:31The last shred of self-deception in my heart also vanished into thin air.
08:36Lilith smiled, then tiptoed up and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips.
08:40Her hand languered on his waist for a moment before reluctantly parting.
08:44The movement as if it had long become a habit.
08:47Help me look up Stan Herbert.
08:49I want to know all his information, especially whether he has any children.
08:53He has a 10-year-old son.
08:55His son was born only one week later than Zach.
08:58A thought suddenly struck me.
09:00I rushed into the study.
09:02My finger hovered above the keyboard, then slowly typed in Stan's birthday.
09:06The desktop is unlocked.
09:08There is only folder inside, work backup.
09:10Lilith and Stan dressed in school uniforms during their college years.
09:14Ten years of deception. Looking at the wallpaper of our wedding photo on the screen,
09:18I felt a strong sense of disgust.
09:21At 3 p.m., I drove to the West District.
09:24The school bell rang, and the childrens rushed out of school door.
09:27He walked out alone, with no one to pick him up.
09:30He looked around briefly, then slowly walked along the sidewalk.
09:33His walking posture is a bit like mine, with a slight pigeon-toed gaze.
09:37He has a birthmark on his wrist, in the same position as mine.
09:41I saw his empty look, which didn't seem like that of a 10-year-old child.
09:46I covered my mouth to keep myself from making a sound.
09:50Yeah, we have children. Think about the children, or about Zach.
09:53Is it referring to the child I raised for 10 years, who turns out to be yours and Stanks?
10:03He disappeared around the corner.
10:07I broke down sobbing over the wheel.
10:09For the boy walking home alone.
10:11For 10 years wasted.
10:13For being a fool in someone else's story.
10:16Then I wiped my tears and drove off.
10:20At the law firm, I handed Stuart a USB drive.
10:24Photos, paternity test, medical records, perfume receipt.
10:28Stan and Williams info.
10:30I told him. Divorce, she gets nothing.
10:33I want custody, and I want her to pay.
10:36Walking out.
10:37I remembered what Lilith said when she proposed 10 years ago.
10:40She said, Hugh, I'll give you a lifetime of ease.
10:43Turns out her lifetime was only 10 years, maybe less.
10:47I called my father's old colleague, the company's second largest shareholder.
10:51Said I wanted to discuss something before next week's board meeting.
10:54Lilith forgot, this company is a Beck company.
10:56She got her position because I convinced my father to give her the chance.
11:00What I gave, I can take away.
11:02Two weeks after she left, I liquidated everything in my name.
11:06Every afternoon I waited near Williams School.
11:08One rainy day he had no umbrella.
11:10After half an hour under a store awning, he ran home in the rain.
11:14Friday I got there early.
11:16When William came out, I pretended to be a stranger.
11:20Dropping a folder in front of him.
11:22He picked it up.
11:24I thanked him and asked if his mom was coming.
11:27She was working late, he said, he'd take the bus.
11:30I handed him a bottle of water.
11:33He hesitated, then took it and said thanks.
11:35I noticed he pressed his lips together, like me, his eyes looked like mine too.
11:40I asked if his mom often worked late.
11:42Sometimes, he said.
11:44I asked about his dad.
11:47He looked down at his worn out shoes.
11:50One lace broken.
11:52I didn't push.
11:53I gave him $200 for new shoes.
11:56He stepped back, saying he couldn't take it.
11:59I told him to think of it as thanks for picking up my folder.
12:02When I looked back, he was still standing there, unsure.
12:06That night I stood outside Zach's room.
12:09He was playing with a pricey Lego set Lilith had bought him.
12:12He asked what was wrong.
12:14I touched his hair and asked about homework.
12:17He'd finished long ago.
12:18He said, mom promised Disneyland if he made top 10 on the midterms.
12:22I smiled and said that's great.
12:25Lilith's completely different treatment of the two kids cut me like a knife.
12:28My own son wore scuffed shoes and rode the bus alone, while this one got everything.
12:32The moment I turned away, the smile left my face.
12:36After two weeks away on a business trip, Lilith was finally home.
12:40She set down her suitcase and immediately asked where Zach was.
12:44I told her I'd signed him up for a tutoring for a class two hours in the evening.
12:48She shot back, asking why, saying he was only in fourth grade.
12:52I didn't answer, but I caught the scent of her perfume.
12:56She came over to hug me, and I turned aside.
13:01I asked who she'd had dinner with, her face frozen for a second.
13:04Then she got annoyed, told me I was being paranoid, and asked if I could just stop.
13:08I reached into the coffee table drawer, pulled out an envelope, and slowly laid the photos out on
13:14the table. Lilith's face darkened, accused me of following her.
13:18She buried her face in her hands, and asked what I wanted.
13:21I looked her straight in the eye and told her calmly.
13:24First, fire Stan and make sure she never sees him again.
13:29Second, tell me what really happened at the hospital 10 years ago.
13:33She was furious, calling me crazy for trying to thin her with a few photos.
13:36My voice went cold as I reminded her whose company it was, that that everything she had
13:41today was because of me, and I could take it all back.
13:44I told her that we sake of shin years of Huyin and our kid, long as she did what I
13:48shod,
13:48we still go on to. As I spoke, I turned and went to the bedroom to grab a file,
13:53then handed it to her. A cancer diagnosis report.
13:56She stared blankly at the report for a moment, then looked up at me.
14:00She asked if you were sick. I said it was in the advanced stage. Her expression changed,
14:06her throat moved, and her gaze shifted back and forth between me and the report.
14:11As long as we sever with Stan, make ye how leave the compassy and our lives,
14:15and let we quietly wanch the last month, we can the let bygones be bygones, of course the tuners.
14:19Her gaze shifted to me, and there was obvious hesitation in her eyes.
14:23She said she needed to think it over, and then went to the bedroom.
14:26The next morning, I watched Lilith come out with dark circles under her eyes.
14:30I pushed a glass of water in front of her. She took it silently without looking at me.
14:34She said she had made up her mind, but I took out the divorceagreet from the yellow folget,
14:38and placed it on the table. Her face turned deathly pale. She asked me what this meant.
14:43I held my phone in front of her and told her that it was thanks to the file in your
14:47computer.
14:48The password was Stan's birthday. You had been using it for 10 years, right?
14:53Her breathing quicked, filled with panic,
14:55And she tried to get me to listen to her explanation.
14:58As if suddenly remembering something, she mumbled,
15:01William, under her breath, and said she had to see William.
15:05I told her that our son was in a place she could never find.
15:09Her son with Stan was still sleeping upstairs, completely unaware that his mother was facing a choice.
15:15Now, I told her to get out of my house. After I shut the door, I heard her pounding on
15:19it from outside.
15:20Then came the sound of a car driving away. I knew where she was going, to find Stan.
15:25To find the son she'd lost for 10 years, but she would never find William.
15:30After I closed the door, I heard her pounding on it. Then a car driving off.
15:36I knew where she was going, to find Stan, to find the son she'd lost for 10 years. But she'll
15:42never find William.
15:44Three days ago, when the private investigator gave me Stan's file, I saw the boy again.
15:49I told him the truth. He was eerily calm. Those eyes, so much like mine, held a maturity beyond his
15:57years.
15:58He said he'd always felt she wasn't his real mom, why else would she abandon him?
16:04I took his hand and promised to take him away, start over. He was quiet for a long time, then
16:10nodded.
16:13The day before, my assistant accompanied him on a flight overseas.
16:19Good schools, a house, new friends. After I finish things here, I'll reunite with my son.
16:27The divorce papers sat on the table for three days. Lilith finally showed up. She stood outside,
16:34dark circles under her eyes, unshaven. Haggard in a way I hadn't seen in a long time.
16:41She wanted to talk. Leaning against the door in my sweats, I didn't let her in.
16:47I told her the papers were clear, nothing to discuss. She said desperately that we couldn't divorce,
16:54begged me to think of ten years of love, of the child.
16:58I cut her off with a cold laugh. Which child? The one in the video or the one upstairs?
17:05Lilith's face went pale. A week ago, Stan sent me a pile of files.
17:11I opened them, all videos. One showed William crying, locked in a pitch black room.
17:18Another, from when he was maybe five or six, showed him getting yelled at harshly for spilling milk.
17:24The email had just one line, thanks for raising my son all these years. I watched all night.
17:30Before dawn, I threw up three times.
17:38She seemed like she wanted to explain, saying that sometimes Stan just couldn't help himself
17:42with those videos. I let out a cold laugh and said, that's your son. You go see Stan every
17:48week and only notice his new cologne and haircut, but you've never once seen the bruises on your own
17:52child. She was struck silent. I coldly told her I'd already hired a lawyer. If she refused to sign,
17:59we'd see each other in court. The evidence of the switched children, her affair photos,
18:04and those videos, all of it would be in the case file. She said in a low voice, are you
18:09crazy?
18:09The company is about to go public, right before I closed the door. I said one last thing,
18:14so while I'm still giving you a chance, just sign it. The door shut. She stood outside for a long
18:19time
18:19before finally leaving. Three days later, Lilith signed. On the fourth day after the divorce,
18:25a wedding photo of Lilith and Stan showed up in my social media feed.
18:28I took a screenshot, then turned off my phone. That afternoon, lawyer Stuart called and said all
18:33the materials were ready. The bank transfer records of the switched child, her communication logs with
18:38Stan, the videos, the medical records, all enough to file a case. The next morning, the plane took off.
18:45My assistant Kathy picked me up at the airport and told me William had been doing much better this
18:49week. He'd started talking again and kept asking when I was coming. My heart skipped a beat. The car
18:54stopped in front of a white house. In the garden, a thin child was squatting on the ground, watching
18:59ants. I called his name. He looked a little better than in the videos, but still too thin, just skin
19:05and bones. I walked over, squatted down in front of him, and told him I was his dad. He looked
19:10at me for
19:10a long time, then gave a small nod. I carefully, gently held him. He didn't pull away. I apologized to
19:17him, said I should have found him sooner. He trembled slightly in my arms. For the next two weeks,
19:22I spent every waking moment with William. I took him to the park. The first time he rode
19:27the carousel. We went to the library, and I noticed he only wanted books about the stars.
19:33The only time I let myself touch his hair was after he fell asleep at night. He still didn't
19:38talk much, but once in a while, he'd give me a little smile. One afternoon we were making cookies
19:43in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. Kathy answered it. I heard her say, Mrs. Wells. Through the glass
19:50door, I saw Lilith standing there. Her hair was a mess, her eyes sunken in, dragging an old suitcase
19:56behind her. She said she'd been looking for us for two weeks and just wanted to see her kid.
20:01I wiped my hands, walked out of the kitchen, pulled the door shut behind me, and told her she'd seen
20:07him. Now she could leave. She looked toward the kitchen and said she wanted to see her child.
20:12Our child. She said she'd been having nightmares lately, dreams about him as a baby, dreams about
20:19Stan hurting William. Things she never knew back then. I cut her off. I told her she should have
20:25known. She just chose not to. Her face darkened. Then she lunged at me, all crazy. She was screaming
20:32that she wanted to see her son, that I couldn't do this to her. I just looked at her and
20:37laughed,
20:37a cold laugh. I told her to go deal with Stan first. Clean up her own damn mess.
20:44Then I pushed her out the door. Looking at her now, all I feel is disgust.
20:50A while later, Stuart, my lawyer, called. He said things had gotten ugly, but the outcome wasn't what
20:56we'd expected. Stan was yelling in court, exposing how Lilith had used her position to transfer money to
21:01him over the years. He accused her of promising to marry him after the divorce, then changing her tune
21:06the moment she found out about my shares in the company. In the end, Stan got three years,
21:11kidnapping, forgery, commercial fraud. And Lilith? She walked away clean, four hanging up,
21:16Stuart apologized quietly. Asked if I wanted to move to the next phase of the plan. I cut him off.
21:22Enough, I said. At least I got my son back. William was doing his homework. I walked over to him
21:28and
21:28asked, William, dad made the bad people pay. Maybe not enough. Do you blame me? He looked up at me,
21:34calm as ever, and said, dad. I know exactly who's good to me and who's not. I covered my mouth
21:39and
21:39just started crying. He looked back down at his homework, then added quietly, you look really ugly
21:44when you cry. I laughed through the tears. These days, I've been trying to make up for 10 lost years
21:49of fatherhood in one go. I transferred all my company shares to William. He's still young, but I
21:54know what that security means. I enrolled him in the best international program in the city. The
21:59principal frowned at William's old report cards. Stan Herbert had barely paid attention to his
22:03studies all those years. He basically left the kid to fend for himself. William was far behind
22:08other kids his age. I hired three tutors to take turns helping him catch up. He's determined and
22:14stayed up late studying every night. One morning, I brought him milk and found him asleep at his desk,
22:19still holding a pen. I didn't wake him, just gently covered him with a blanket.
22:24Friday afternoon, I went to pick William up from school. The entrance was packed with parents.
22:29William ran out with his new backpack, cheeks rosy from running, and told me he passed his math
22:34quiz. I was about to take his test paper when I caught a figure behind the coffee shop window
22:38across the street. Lilith sat in the corner, haggard, nothing like the confident, high-powered
22:43woman she used to be. William followed my gaze. I took his hand and said, let's go home.
22:50We just turned when I heard hurried footsteps behind us. Lilith crossed the street, stood in
22:55front of us, and asked if we could talk. I gestured for William to get in the car and told
22:59her there
22:59was nothing to talk about. She said Stan had gone to prison, adding quickly that everything was
23:04settled. She'd cut ties with him completely. I couldn't help but laugh. I told her Stan was put
23:09away by my lawyer. What did she have to do with it? Wasn't she the one crying hardest in court,
23:14playing the victim? Her expression turned grating. She said she knew she was wrong.
23:18Begged me to forgive her for William's sake, and asked to stay with me through this last month.
23:22I calmly smoothed my coat and told her that was fake. Lilith froze, her eyes wide, meeting her gaze.
23:28I said calmly that the cancer report was something I fabricated. I just wanted to see what choice she
23:33would make. Three years later, in late autumn, William had grown a lot. He was already up to my
23:39shoulders now. He asked me if I could come to the parents' meeting next week. I put my hand on
23:45his
23:45shoulder and replied, of course. There's nothing more important than my son's parents' meeting.
23:51He turned his head and gave me a smile. Over these three years, William had been so sensible that it
23:57made me feel in tongue. His grades had climbed from the bottom to the middle of the class, and his
24:03foreign
24:04language proficiency was even better than that of some local children. Only I knew what lay behind
24:10this sensibility. One weekend evening, we made pies together. The pies William made were always
24:16too regular, with every pleat exactly the same. I told him that he didn't have to be so good,
24:22behaved in front of his dad. I squatted down, looked into his eyes, and told him that he could lose
24:27his
24:27temper, complain, and say no just like other kids. I loved him because he was himself. He blinked and asked
24:34me if I would stop loving him if he did something wrong. I pulled him into my arms and told
24:39him that would
24:39never happen. The best thing I had ever done in my life was finding him. He was silent for a
24:45long
24:45time and finally nodded slightly. That's even better. We still have William and our decade-long
24:51relationship. Ka cut her short, snapping her out of her daydream. Wake up. Face reality. She ignored my
24:58words. As if suddenly remembering something, she pulled a velvet box out of her briefcase. One velvet box
25:04came out. Then a second. A third. She lined them up on the floor, one by one. She said she'd
25:11bought
25:11one every single year, yet never dared to hand them over. Now she wanted me to take all of them,
25:17begging for a second chance. I squat down and open the box closest to me. Inside lies a sleek
25:23diamond tie clip. Minimalist and elegant. Exactly my style. I stand up, place the tie clip back into the
25:30box and speak to her in a deadly, calm, cruel tone. Lilith, when I loved you the most, I'd be
25:37restless the second you left my texts on read. I'd bring homemade soup to your office when you worked
25:43overtime. One simple, honey, you worked hard was all it took to make everything worthwhile. That love
25:49is long gone. These trinkets, they're nothing but garbage to me now. She parts her lips to speak,
25:57yet no words escape her mouth in the end. Every single thing about her means absolutely nothing
26:03to me anymore. I met Isabel Hanson at a community book club. I accompanied William to borrow books
26:09and was drawn to a discussion about a woman's autobiography. Isabel, in her early 40s, was the
26:15host. After the event, she stopped me at the door, saying my comments earlier were very interesting,
26:20and she'd like to get to know me. Isabel had been divorced for five years.
26:24Our first official date was at the Science Museum, and of course, William came along.
26:30Isabel didn't try too hard to please William. In the space exhibit, she naturally started talking
26:35about the Apollo program. William laughed, a light, carefree laugh. Another year passed.
26:42One spring evening, Isabel came over for dinner. After the meal, William went to do his homework,
26:47and Isabel and I sat on the balcony drinking tea. That night, I told her about the events of 10
26:52years ago.
26:52Isabel listened quietly. One day, William and I were doing our own things in the living room when
26:59he suddenly said to me, Dad, if you like Aunt Isabel, you can be with her. William said this
27:05while assembling a model airplane. Unknowingly, he had grown up. Love at 40 is completely different
27:11from love at 20. Being with Isabel didn't bring a racing heart or sleepless nights, only a calm and steady
27:18sense of security. The happiness that I once thought was out of reach had quietly fallen into my hands.
27:24Thanks for listening to the beautiful earth.
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