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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
01:19my bag and giving it to him he opened it with delight a limited edition watch he had been eyeing
01:24for months this is beautiful you've got great taste honey he kissed my cheek will you help me
01:30he stretched out his arm i reached out and fastened the watch onto his wrist 10 years of marriage i
01:35had
01:36never forgotten preparing gifts for him on special days and yet he rarely did the same for me i found
01:42excuses for him but he wasn't expressive in nature but then there was rob's essay dad loves giving gifts to
01:47the real mom the most because he says the process of preparing a gift is more meaningful than the
01:52gift itself the 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
02:37hallway turned out the door to william's study was slightly ajar he hated it when i went in uninvited
02:42and 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
02:59rob on his shoulders and i leaned on his side smiling as if i got everything i wanted for life
03:04love
03:04seemed to have truly existed and no one would doubt it i ran my fingers over the faces of my
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
03:30i 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 recognize
03:51williams'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 to
04:45shower the screen was locked so i entered the password we used to share incorrect then i tried his birthday
04:52our anniversary a series of numbers tied to memories only we were supposed to know every attempt failed
04:58and i couldn't tell how ironic it was when i laid my last hope on the eye-watering date written
05:02on the
05:02back of that photo access granted my heart sank i searched through his call history the number wasn't
05:08saved in his contacts instead i found it on his block list a blocked number with such frequent call
05:15records there was only one explanation he would block the number from time to time after they contacted
05:21each other a chill crept up my spine i went through his social media looking for more traces when i
05:27entered the number into the search bar an account popped up i finally got it in the picture over the
05:33top i saw three figures at sunset a couple with a kid holding each other's hands so tightly and the
05:40man's silhouette looked hauntingly familiar too familiar that i could straightforwardly call his name
05:45i put the phone back and called my assistant susan susan help me check 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
06:02son looked just like me but now as i studied him carefully his eyes his nose i couldn't find a
06:08single
06:08feature that resembled mine the pain dug deeper and deeper never giving me a moment's relief a few days
06:14later the school scheduled a full physical checkup for the students i went to the hospital with rob
06:19myself after all the examinations were done i plucked a few strands of his hair and sealed them
06:24carefully in a plastic bag that afternoon i sent the sample along with my own to a testing agency
06:30the results would not be back until a week later and all i could do was anxiously wait while
06:34enduring william's more and more frequent late returns which he claimed were made to see friends
06:38before leaving he'd linger in front of the mirror fixing his hair with excessive care
06:42one night after he left i followed him my car trailed us across half the city until he finally
06:48stopped at a hot spring resort on the outskirts as william stepped out of the car a woman in a
06:52long
06:52dress was already waiting for him i recognized her instantly she was the woman from the photo
06:58william took her handbag as if he had done it a thousand times before and his arm wrapped around
07:02her waist with practiced ease he leaned down and whispered something into her ear her face flushed
07:07instantly read all the way to her ears after a few more murmured words the two pressed close to
07:12each other and walked into the resort together i stayed in my car the heater was on full blast
07:17yet i felt cold to the bone just then my phone buzzed an email from the testing agency my hands
07:23shook so badly that i could barely hold the phone i opened the attachment and flipped straight to the
07:27last page based on dna testing jennifer jones is excluded as the biological mother of rob jones
07:36before this i had never imagined a short sentence to be a blade dipped in poison and at that moment
07:41i could clearly feel how it sliced and tortured me again and again as my eyes fixed on the page
07:46the child i had raised for six years loved with every fiber of my being had no blood relation to
07:51me at all and then i could see the woman's face overlap with rob's features the resemblance was
07:55terrifying so strong it made my stomach churn but i remembered clearly six years ago i had
08:00specifically arranged a dna test after rob's birth because the maternity hospital had gone through some
08:05chaotic situations and he was protected by tight security the results had been clear the baby was
08:10ours so why six years later my son had become someone else's child and the baby i carried for
08:1610 months the one i gave birth to where was he then i called my assistant again two things first
08:23find out the relationship between sarah anderson and rob second no matter the cost find my son there
08:30was a brief pause on the other end of the line understood i'll do it right away i went on
08:35with my
08:35life as usual just like the whole thing had never happened i could even face william with a smile the
08:41only difference was that i no longer responded to his hugs and at night i stopped staying in the
08:46bedroom with him when he asked i told him my work had become overwhelming and that i didn't want to
08:51disturb his sleep in the middle of the night his gaze flickered for a moment but he didn't press the
08:56issue a week later susan placed a sealed document envelope on my desk we obtained sarah anderson's
09:02dna sample through special channels a week later susan placed a sealed document envelope on my desk
09:11sarah anderson's dna sample through special channels we compared it with rob's sample my
09:16fingers tightened the results show that the two are biologically related mother and son even though
09:22i had prepared myself for this my legs still gave out i had to grip the edge of the desk
09:27to keep
09:27from collapsing six years the child i had poured all my love into for six years carried the blood of
09:33another woman we went through all the records of your delivery that year sarah anderson actually
09:37gave birth on the same day as you she checked in alone and under emergency contact she wrote
09:44william jones what about her baby i demanded susan looked down at the file according to the
09:52records it seemed like there were complications during delivery her newborn was declared deceased
09:58three days after birth it felt like a puzzle with only a few pieces left one final step before the
10:04truth was complete keep digging i want every detail about that baby yes susan moved quickly indeed my
10:12assistant never let me down it didn't take her too long to track down an elderly nurse who had once
10:17worked in the obstetrics department back then susan met the nurse quite soon this old lady was nervous
10:22and a bit afraid she would glance around every time before lowering her voice and speaking those two
10:28women were sent into the delivery room almost back to back that night but miss anderson she had bad luck
10:35she took an incredibly long time in labor and the child supposedly didn't make it she paused a while
10:41taking the cash out from the envelope that susan handed her she started counting while keeping
10:45on as if it was the only way to suit her mind but that's just what we told outsliders good
10:51enough
10:51to feel most people but i saw it with my own eyes miss anderson swapped the babies herself
11:01the child never died the whole thing was a lie
11:06with that she stuffed the envelope into her bag and hurried away susan and i stood there frozen as if
11:11the cold had seeped into our bones when i spoke again my voice was hoarse beyond recognition no
11:16matter what it takes find my son days later all the leads finally converged on a remote welfare
11:23institute in the neighboring town we got a name his admission date matched his age matched i couldn't
11:29wait any longer so i drove hundreds of miles alone following the address susan gave me the afternoon
11:35sun baked the orphanage courtyard in warm light children were running and laughing in small groups
11:39my eyes searched desperately scanning every face finally i saw him i knew it was him in a corner
11:46far from the crowd a small figure sat curled up alone his little hands were bluish from the cold
11:51his clothes thin and worn a teacher noticed my gaze inside softly that's charlie he was brought here six
11:58years ago covered in injuries hardly speaks he's afraid of people no one knows what he has been through
12:05my heartbeat stopped i recognized him even though we were this far from each other i still recognized him
12:11that face so unmistakably similar to mine he was my child what was i doing when he needed his mother
12:18the most i was giving all my love to someone else's child the pain swallowed me whole i bit down
12:23hard my
12:24nails digging deep into my palms william jones sarah anderson you stole my life and took away my kid
12:30i heard a voice screaming in my head i will make you pay for everything you took from me over
12:35these six years
12:36a hundredfold a thousand fold
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
12:52perfect plan rob's sixth birthday was approaching william suddenly became unusually enthusiastic
12:57insisting on throwing his son the grandest birthday party rob has never celebrated his birthday formally
13:04we should invite all the relatives and friends let's make it a rousing and lively one his eyes flicked
13:10toward me seemed like he really wanted to know how i feel about it i knew exactly what he was
13:15doing
13:15he wanted me to say yes so that he could bring someone who never should have appeared on the guest
13:19list then why not take this chance to add some catalyst for them i nodded william i think it's
13:26time for me to return to the family i want to give you a big gift at rob's birthday party
13:31i booked the
13:32most expensive high-end restaurant in the city time flew by so fast and rob's birthday arrived he was
13:38in his tailored 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 coming
14:05to 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
14:41sarah bent down and lifted him up her smile faint as her gaze swept over me william stood frozen his
14:48face draining of color jennifer it's a mistake she's just rob's after-school tutor thankfully
14:54or perhaps truly the birthday song began at that exact moment the staff pushed in the cake cart
15:00candles glowing softly william took a deep breath walked over to rob and sarah and forced his voice
15:06to study all right sweetheart it's time to make a wish under everyone's gaze rob leaned quietly beside
15:11sarah he closed his eyes clasped his little hands together thanks everyone for coming to my son's
15:17birthday party i'd like to make an announcement starting today all my shares will be transferred
15:22to my husband and son william stares at me in shock sarah looks at me with the greedy eyes of
15:29a starved wolf
15:29the moment i signed the share transfer agreement the real show began even more spectacular than i'd
15:35imagined wait i have something to announce too rob is my son she holds up a dna test report and
15:45shows it to
15:45everyone sarah turns to me thank you for raising my son for eight years now give him back to me
15:53right now
15:58sorry babe
16:02honey what did you wish for just now i wish i could change my mom i want to be with
16:09my real mom forever
16:10ever your son your husband your fortune they're all mine now william pulls a divorce agreement out of
16:19his pocket sign this and get out of our lives right now wait a minute since you've given me such
16:26a big
16:27surprise it's only fair i return the favor bring it up
16:46i was pulled back to reality everything just now was nothing but my fantasy rob closed his eyes clasped
16:53his little hands together i wish i could change my mom i want to be with my real mom forever
17:00the
17:00words fell like rocks the entire room plunged into dead silence everyone was looking at each other with
17:06an embarrassed and stunned face trying to figure out what happened i had never seen william's face
17:11turned that pale ghostly pale he laughed awkwardly trying to smooth things over rob what are you saying
17:18jen don't be angry he's just too excited about this birthday party but he because starting to know
17:23chap that they never get for bus to city class i replied with composure i'm not angry then i took
17:29out the document bag i had prepared long ago i slowly took out the documents inside i walked up to
17:34rob
17:34and smiled softly rob mommy will make your wish come true all right the room fell into a deathly silence
17:41all eyes shifted back and forth between william and me no one can even make a sound sarah was still
17:47holding rob's hand but i could see a hint of panic on her face rob couldn't understand what was
17:53happening only his instinct made him curl closer into sarah's arms william was the first to react
17:58his voice rose sharply with anger jennifer what are you talking about rob is our son he's just a kid
18:06do you really believe in what he said people immediately chimed in as if i was the crazy one who
18:12needed to calm down he's right children always say what they like exactly you're his mom how can you
18:18be mad at your own son that's too petty is that so
18:25i turned toward the crowd then let me show you something interesting the dna report began circulating
18:32through the room no one was foolish enough to miss the meaning of the cold words muted murmurs broke out
18:38some of our closest relatives already got embarrassed and even our business partners
18:42also started to exchange uneasy looks william lunged into the crowd snatched the report and
18:48tore it to shreds jennifer have you had enough what exactly are you trying to do with these forged
18:54things i looked at the man panting in front of me and i had never felt so calm in my
18:58entire life
18:59would you like me to invite the director of the testing center here so he can read the results
19:04out loud for everyone sarah's expression shifted but she quickly regained her composure mrs jones i
19:11don't know where you got these things but today is a child's birthday do you really need to put
19:16everyone in such an awkward position a perfectly polished statement she cleaned herself of blame
19:21and made me sound like the troublemaker but i don't care then 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 that's nonsense
19:43william suddenly rushed at me trying to snatch the document i stepped aside so he lost his grip and
19:49almost fell i looked at him the man i had loved for 10 years his hopeless desperation no longer
19:55stirred 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 this this is absurd you'd better explain this it's not
20:27true uncle matthew listen to me jennifer makes up all of these so she can leave me and make me
20:34the one
20:34to blame you have to believe me i could never do something like this rob is jennifer's child if that'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
21:21the murmurs exploded rob finally sensed something was wrong he stood baffled eyes wide confusion and
21:28fear written across a small face he called for his dad but william had no time for him then he
21:34turned
21:34toward me eyes reddening he cried i didn't look at him sarah's expression finally darkened
21:41she sat rob down and stepped forward her voice was calm and steady jennifer jones forging evidence
21:47and divaming others carries legal consequences william and i are just friends and we meet
21:52occasionally to chat hatred spilled out from her eyes but all she showed was a forced smile i don't know
21:58where you obtained these absurd materials nor why you're so determined to slander our reputations
22:04but today is your child's birthday this is disgraceful if there's a misunderstanding we can settle it
22:10her pretty and hypocritical look really made me laugh out loud let's talk privately privately
22:19fine and then let's talk about how the two of us gave birth on the same day at the same
22:24hospital six
22:24years ago the baby who was declared dead shortly after birth sarah anderson's pupils shrunk abruptly
22:30when i mentioned that child the color also drained from william's face and now he could only stare
22:35at me in pure terror i asked susan to go on then she played the recording of the nurse's testimony
22:40followed by archived hospital records including the admission form sarah had filled out years ago
22:45williams jones's name was still clearly presented on the emergency contact list according to the nurse who
22:51was on duty that night and the limited records that still exist mrs anderson gave birth to a baby
22:57boy that evening the official note stated congenital weakness resuscitation failed deceased
23:04but 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
23:27personally 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 collusion
23:38six years later williams stood frozen couldn't find his voice unless i took a step forward stopping right
23:46in front of him unless you switch the babies from the very beginning you and sarah were already
23:52involved back then and together you collide with the hospital to carry out a carefully planned swap
23:58nonsense i didn't do it i would never do that to my own child i sneered at him and gestured
24:06to 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 is he
24:18jennifer this child his name is charlie six years ago he was abandoned at the gate of a remote welfare
24:25institute in a neighboring town he was covered in injuries severely malnourished and still unable to speak
24:31i took out the third dna report but this time there was no need to pass it around anyone with
24:38eyes could see
24:38the truth charlie was my son we looked far too alike no williams legs finally gave out he collapsed onto
24:46the floor every mask he had worn every excuse he had clung to shattered in front of the photo he
24:52could
24:52deny reports he could accuse me of forging evidence but he could not deny that face a face uncannily similar
24:59to mine and even to his own blood calling to blood this was the ironclad truth no one could fabricate
25:06it
25:06sarah could no longer hold her gentle and kind demeanor she no longer looked at william her sharp and
25:13venomous gaze fixed on me jennifer jones what exactly do you want i looked around the silent room i saw
25:19shock
25:19anger and pity in all those eyes then i spoke each word deliberate and clear i want you to pay
25:25for every
25:26ounce of suffering my son has endured blood for blood i picked up my phone and called the police the
25:33room erupted
25:34instantly some rushed forward trying to talk me out of it some shook their heads and sighed others just
25:41couldn't wait to escape this place of scandal and ruin sarah lunged toward me attempting to stop the
25:46call but failed to get past my bodyguards william lay collapsed on the floor his eyes unfocused but
25:52still he muttered to himself no that's not how it should be sarah you said it you said that as
25:59long
25:59as we switched the babies as long as i raised rob for you then we could be together forever
26:04you promised you'd love me for the rest of my life his broken rambling uncontrolled desperate
26:10unwittingly tore open the final layer of truth sarah could not maintain her gesture anymore her voice
26:16turned shrill william jones are you crazy what are you talking about but william was already beyond
26:22fear he slowly lifted his head and looked at her at that unfamiliar twisted face after all these years
26:28it was as if he were seeing her clearly for the first time his terror and despair that had been
26:33buried
26:33for years were finally exposed all at once he 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 the one who made
26:53abandon my own child you contact that doctor you convinced me to pay off the nurses and the dna testing
27:02center you said that once rob became the heir of jennifer smith family we could use her connections to
27:08climb our way up and when the time was right we'd leave together it's you
27:17william was on the verge of a breakdown quivering violently as if foreseeing the impending judgment
27:22the room filled with gasps sarah's composed mask shattered completely her eyes burned with savage
27:29hatred 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
27:55the 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 as
28:12he tried to scream something at sarah but his vocal cords were damaged no one could understand him anymore
28:19he turned toward me tears rolling down his face and the part of my heart that once beat for him
28:24was utterly still sarah continued raging her eyes bloodshot as she glared at me jennifer smith you
28:30win but your son suffered who do you think is to blame for that blame yourself for marrying a fool
28:36blame your 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 my sarah anderson your
28:55love is 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
29:17to handle the aftermath as for me i got back into my car and drove straight to the orphanage
29:23with the dna test results i could formally complete the adoption procedures when i finally got to
29:28approach the corner where charlie had long stayed i saw him curled into himself his small body shaking
29:33uncontrollably i didn't touch him but slowly crouched down in front of him charlie don't be afraid
29:41i'm your mom i'm here to take you home he didn't respond but trembled even worse i knew that six
29:50years
29:50of absence and harm couldn't be undone overnight healing would take patience and time i let the
29:55child care specialist who came with me approach him gradually after a long while of gentle coaxing
30:00he finally allowed himself to be held one of the orphanage teachers told me that charlie loved to
30:05draw especially the sea his paintings were all about different oceans endless oceans so i brought
30:12him back to the city and bought an apartment by the coast just for him just for him he loved
30:17painting
30:18so i designed a studio for him which had floor to ceiling windows facing the sea there i arranged for
30:23child care specialists and psychologists to rotate around the clock staying with him at all times
30:28meanwhile susan's investigation made a decisive breakthrough under overwhelming psychological
30:33pressure and irrefutable evidence sarah anderson's defenses collapsed she confessed to everything
30:39after a lengthy trial the court delivered its final verdict sarah anderson was sentenced to 10
30:45years in prison for fraud child abandonment and multiple related crimes william jones received
30:51the same sentence 10 years for fraud and abandonment what awaited them was a future without light or end
30:57after that i gave most of my time to charlie following the psychologist's advice i slowed everything
31:03down offering nothing but steady consistent companionship a few months later after settling
31:09all remaining affairs in the city i took charlie to a warm coastal country far away there were no
31:15acquaintances there no memories of the past i gave him a new name charles smith i hoped only one thing
31:22for
31:23him that his life would be safe and peaceful i sold most of my shares in the company and established
31:27a
31:28family trust fund ensuring charles would never have to worry about his future and that i would have
31:32the time to be there as he grew up in the new environment charles slowly began to lay his guard
31:37down
31:37he started receiving early education from a private tutor progress was slow but he was finally willing to
31:44try and one day he began to call me mom one evening i took him for a walk by the
31:49sea the setting sun
31:51dyed the ocean gold and 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 the sunset
32:08glowing behind him his eyes reflected the golden light and my silhouette i crouched down and gently
32:14touched his cheek i could not tell how happy i was he blinked then smiled in that moment i realized
32:21that
32:21the wounds of the past might never fully fade but a new life had already begun the past 10 years
32:26had
32:27been a carefully woven nightmare but the future is promising and i would use all my strength to give
32:32charles a perfect life the sea breeze continued to blow 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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