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Revenge From The Delivery Bed
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00:03I was thrashing on the delivery bed, contractions ripping through me one after another.
00:09My husband Damien was gripping my hand, looking at me with this sickeningly sweet, gentle expression.
00:17Just hang in there a little longer Alexia, we're gonna meet our baby so soon.
00:22I was sweating bullets, practically blinded by the pain, but I still managed a weak smile for him.
00:27Then, a nurse walked in holding a syringe.
00:30I thought it was just my epidural, but Damien suddenly dropped my hand and took a massive step back.
00:35The second that needle pierced my skin, I heard Damien mutter,
00:39Get the dosage right, we need to stall her labor, until Vivian gives birth.
00:43My eyes snapped wide open, staring at him in pure horror, but he just casually checked his Rolex.
00:50Vivian's 6 centimeters dilated, they just keep her drugged for another 2 hours.
00:54I wanted to scream, to rip the 4 out, but the drugs were already flooding my veins.
01:00The violent, tearing contractions in my stomach were suddenly choked out by this invisible hand.
01:05Everything just, stopped dead.
01:07They wheeled me down to the hospital's creepy ass basement, dumping me in what looked like a makeshift cell.
01:12Damien's spoiled brat of a sister, Bella, was leaning against the doorframe, casually twirling a surgical scalpel.
01:18Don't be mad at my brother, Alessia.
01:20Vivian is carrying my late brother's baby.
01:23The first actual heir, a boy, for our family's new generation.
01:27Who cares if you deliver first?
01:29You're just popping out a girl, it's totally worthless.
01:33I clutched my giant belly as a fresh, rogue wave of contraction started violently fighting off the drugs.
01:38The pain was so blinding my vision literally went black.
01:41Get a doc, the baby's coming I swear to god.
01:45I gasped out, Bella just let out this wicked, psychotic little laugh.
01:50Give birth?
01:53Who said you're giving birth?
01:56Those meds are gonna keep you locked up tight for another 3 hours.
02:00Vivian's already in the delivery sweetie.
02:02Once her son is born safe and sound, you can push all you freaking want.
02:06She stood up, brushing off her designer jeans, and shot a glare at the muscle standing by the door.
02:11Watch her, she screams gag her.
02:13The heavy metal door slammed shut.
02:16I rise on the freezing concrete floor, a pool of blood already soaking right through my hospital gown.
02:21Damien had confiscated my phone the exact second we pulled up to the emergency room.
02:25He fed me some BS about radiation being bad for the baby.
02:29Looking back?
02:30He just didn't want me calling the cops.
02:32I curled into a tight, agonizing ball, desperately trying to breathe through the blinding pain.
02:37But all I could picture was the look in Damien's eyes.
02:40Stone cold.
02:42Calculating.
02:43Like he was looking at a broken piece of furniture.
02:46Not his wife.
02:47Not the woman literally carrying his child.
02:493 months ago, his older brother Alan died in a horrific car crash.
02:53He left behind Vivian, his widow, who was 3 months pregnant.
02:57At the funeral, Damien's dad the family patriarch George was bawling, gripping Vivian's hands like a lifeline.
03:03You have to deliver this baby safely.
03:05Our bloodline cannot end here.
03:08Back then, I actually felt bad for Vivian.
03:10I even stepped up and said,
03:12Don't worry dad.
03:14Damien and I will make sure our baby takes care of you too.
03:16The old man George just gave me this dead, blank stare and said nothing.
03:20It suddenly clicked.
03:21From that exact moment, my baby was already marked as collateral damage.
03:27Another contraction ripped through me, a hundred times more brutal than the last.
03:31The delayed drugs were wearing off.
03:33My baby was coming out.
03:35Now.
03:35I dragged myself to the door, clawing and pounding on the metal with everything I had.
03:40Somebody help!
03:41The baby is coming!
03:43Please save my baby!
03:45Dead silence from the hallway.
03:46I screamed until my vocal cords literally bled,
03:49only to hear one of the guards grumble impatiently.
03:52Shut the hell up!
03:53Blair said to wait so you wait!
03:55But my baby...
03:57If it dies, it dies.
03:58Blame your own crappy luck for not carrying a boy.
04:01I slumped back against the freezing wall.
04:03Ice running through my veins.
04:05This wasn't bad luck.
04:06They actively, intentionally wanted my baby dead.
04:09I have no idea how long I survived in that pitch black basement.
04:13The bleeding wouldn't stop.
04:14I was practically swimming in a dark red puddle.
04:16Just as I started blacking out, the door violently swung open.
04:21It wasn't Bella.
04:22It wasn't the goons.
04:23It was the family's private physician, Dr. Vance.
04:27Alexia?
04:27What the hell are you doing down here?
04:29Damien told everyone you were resting up in the penthouse VIP suite.
04:34I tried to scream, but my throat was totally paralyzed.
04:37All I could do was point at my swollen stomach, sobbing uncontrollably.
04:41The second his hands felt my abdomen, he sharply sucked in a breath.
04:45You're 10 centimeters.
04:47Your water's completely broken.
04:49We have to get you to a hospital.
04:50Now!
04:51He tried to scoot me up, but the slightest movement sent a horrifying, hot gush between
04:55my legs.
04:56Blood.
04:57So much damn blood.
04:59Dr. Vance's hands were shaking uncontrollably as he screamed out the door.
05:03Help!
05:04Get in here now!
05:05She's hemorrhaging!
05:06The hallway was a ghost town.
05:08Damien's family basically owned this private hospital.
05:11They had cleared out the entire building tonight just for Vivian's delivery.
05:15Every single doctor and nurse was on standby up on the third floor.
05:19Dr. Vance whipped out his phone, swearing when he saw there was zero cell service down
05:23here.
05:23I'm carrying you up.
05:25Just hold on.
05:26Gritting his teeth.
05:27He lifted my dead weight and stumbled frantically toward the exit.
05:30That stairwell felt like an endless nightmare.
05:33Every single jolt was pure, unadulterated torture.
05:36I could feel my baby dropping, pushing down, but unable to actually come out.
05:40Those sick delay drugs were still messing with my system, making my contractions totally
05:45erratic.
05:46It was the most lethal scenario possible.
05:48Dr. Vance, save the baby.
05:51Please, just save my baby.
05:53Don't talk like that.
05:54You're both gonna make it.
05:56He finally hit the ground floor.
05:58Sprinting straight for the primary operating room.
06:01But when we got to the doors, we both just froze.
06:04The or double doors were propped wide open.
06:06And the room was completely, utterly gutted.
06:09The overhead surgical lights?
06:11Gone.
06:12The operating table?
06:13Gone.
06:14Gone.
06:14The fetal monitors, the oxygen tanks, every single piece of life-saving equipment had
06:18straight up vanished.
06:20All that was left was an empty, echoing room and some exposed wall outlets.
06:24Dr. Vance stood there, paralyzed.
06:26He let out this choked, horrified sound, like someone was literally strangling him.
06:30The hell?
06:31How is this possible?
06:33I personally checked all this equipment at 3 p.m.
06:36Suddenly, the sharp click of heels echoed from down the hall.
06:40Bella strolled over with two nurses trailing her like lap dogs.
06:44Dr. Vance?
06:45The hell are you doing down here?
06:47Vivian's up on the third floor.
06:48Why did you leave your post?
06:49Where is the equipment?
06:51Where did everything go?
06:53We moved it up to the third floor, obviously.
06:56Vivian needs a C-section, so she gets the absolute premium gear.
07:01What if there's an emergency?
07:02A regular old OR wouldn't cut it for the air.
07:08Oh, is Alessia about to pop?
07:11Well, she's gonna have to hold it in.
07:13Vivian's not done yet.
07:14Just suck it up and tough it out a little longer.
07:17I stared up at her flawlessly contoured face.
07:20A sick memory flashed from six months ago her linking arms with me at Prada, batting her eyelashes and going,
07:25The best, Alexia.
07:26You're more like a real sister to me than anyone.
07:29Looking back now, what a twisted, pathetic joke.
07:33Dr. Vance sprinted into the nurse's station like a madman,
07:36violently tearing through the supply cabinets.
07:38But they were wiped clean.
07:40Where are the meds?
07:42Give me something!
07:43We sent it all up to the third floor.
07:46Damien ordered that every single resource must be strictly prioritized for Vivian.
07:50Dr. Vance slammed his fist so hard that the cabinet had dented.
07:54I'm so sorry.
07:56God, I'm so sorry, Alessia.
07:59There's nothing I can do.
08:01Bella sauntered over, condescendingly patting his shoulder.
08:05Relax, Doc.
08:06Take a breath.
08:07She hasn't even pushed the kid out yet.
08:10Once Vivian is finished, we'll send the scraps back downstairs for her.
08:13And honestly, even if she pops it out, it's just a worthless girl.
08:17If it dies, good riddance.
08:20Our family doesn't need trash like that.
08:22I stared a hole straight through her skull,
08:24looking at the girl I had treated like my own flesh and blood for three straight years.
08:28You sick bitch.
08:30Bella's smug little smile instantly vanished.
08:33Keep barking.
08:35Call me whatever you want.
08:36Once you're completely drained from giving birth,
08:39I have plenty of ways to shut you up for good.
08:41And then, Vivian is gonna officially take your place as the Lady of the House.
08:46As for you,
08:48you might just spare your pathetic life.
08:50You know, as a favor to my brother.
08:54Blair!
08:55You are literally murdering her!
08:58Murder?
08:59Watch your mouth, Doc.
09:01You're on thin ice.
09:03Women die from childbirth complications every day.
09:07It's perfectly natural.
09:09Besides, this is internal family business.
09:12You're just an employee on our payroll.
09:14Back the hell off.
09:14She flicked her wrist at her goons.
09:17Escort Dr. Vance to the break room.
09:18I'll take excellent care of Alessia myself.
09:21Two massive bodyguards immediately grabbed the doctor by the arms
09:24and started dragging him away.
09:27Alexia!
09:28Press your acrobacere points.
09:30Your ankles.
09:31The webbing of your hands.
09:33It'll force the contractions.
09:35Don't give up!
09:36You can still save the baby!
09:37His voice echoed down the hall until it faded into nothing.
09:40Bella casually kicked the nurse's station door shut and turned back to face me.
09:44She pulled out her iPhone and started a FaceTime call.
09:48Hey Damien!
09:49Alessia's about to pop.
09:51Wanna watch?
09:52Damien's face popped up on the screen.
09:54He was pacing outside a luxury delivery suite,
09:57a swarm of elite doctors buzzing in the background.
09:59Cut the crap, Alessia.
10:02Things are getting complicated with Vivian.
10:04The baby's heart rate is dropping.
10:07Bella flipped the camera to show my bloody, writhing body on the floor.
10:10Look at all this blood she's losing.
10:12Do you think she's gonna croak too?
10:14Damien frowned at the screen for half a second before aggressively looking away.
10:18Just make her wait.
10:19Once Vivian's done, I'll send a doctor down.
10:22Blair, just keep an eye on her.
10:24I can't leave this floor right now.
10:26The call disconnected.
10:28Bella shrugged, shoving the phone into her back pocket.
10:31Hear that?
10:32My brother only gives a damn about Vivian.
10:34I slammed my eyes shut, refusing to look at her smug face.
10:38But I slowly, secretly slipped my hand behind my back.
10:41Sewn into the fabric was a tiny, button-sized device.
10:44I dug my fingernail under the device's protective cap and flipped it open.
10:48And I pressed down hard.
10:50No beep.
10:51No flashing red light.
10:52But I knew the distress signal was already bouncing off a satellite.
10:56My dad Robert promised that the second I hit that button,
10:58his people would crash through the doors in under 30 minutes.
11:01But, 30 minutes?
11:03Did my baby even have 30 minutes left?
11:05A panic button my dad Robert gave me.
11:08He told me,
11:09Alessia, that family is full of vipers.
11:12If things go south, press this.
11:14Dad, chill.
11:15Damien treats me like a queen.
11:17His whole family adores me.
11:18God, I was so incredibly, fatally stupid.
11:21My grip on reality was slipping.
11:23Bella was just lounging in a chair, scrolling through her phone.
11:26Occasionally glaring down at me like I was roadkill.
11:29I mean, seriously, what were you thinking marrying into our family, Alexia?
11:33Did you just want Damien for his looks?
11:35His money?
11:37You're literally a nobody from a middle-class family.
11:40You never belonged with us.
11:41I didn't say a single word.
11:43I just kept desperately pressing the pressure points Dr. Vance told me about.
11:47My ankles, the webbing of my hands, pushing down with everything I had,
11:52even if it was a total long shot.
11:54Bella just kept running her mouth.
11:56We figured, hey, if you spit out a son, you'd at least have some use.
12:00Then the ultrasound showed it was a girl.
12:02The old man was absolutely furious.
12:05Thank God Vivian is having a boy, otherwise our bloodline would be screwed.
12:09She stood up, walked over, and literally kicked my leg.
12:12So do us all a favor and know your place.
12:14Yes, stop clinging to things that aren't yours.
12:17I forced my eyes open and stared dead at her.
12:20Damien, know you're talking to me like this?
12:23Duh.
12:24My brother literally sent me down here to prep you.
12:27He said you were stubborn and might do something crazy,
12:30so I needed to talk some sense into you.
12:33Another massive wave of agony ripped through my stomach.
12:36Worse than all the others combined.
12:38The meds were completely gone.
12:40The baby was crowning.
12:43I couldn't hold back the scream anymore.
12:45Bella jumped back, looking totally disgusted.
12:48So annoying.
12:50She yanked the door open and yelled down the hall.
12:53Hey!
12:54Somebody get in here and check if she's finally popping.
12:56A terrified nurse scrambled in, took one look between my legs, and went chalk white.
13:02She's fully dilated.
13:04The head is cloning.
13:06But she's losing way too much blood.
13:08We have to deliver right now.
13:10Then catch it, genius.
13:13The nurse was on the verge of tears.
13:16We have no equipment.
13:18No meds.
13:19Doing it like this.
13:21The mother and the baby could die.
13:23Then let them die.
13:25They're dead weight anyway.
13:27Who gives a crap?
13:28After dropping that sick line, Bella literally just walked out to find Damien, leaving me to bleed out.
13:34The nurse was too terrified to speak.
13:36She just squatted down and tried to help me manually dilate.
13:40But I was totally tapped out.
13:41The extreme blood loss had drained every last ounce of my energy.
13:45Every single passing second.
13:47Was pure, agonizing hell.
13:49Then, out of nowhere, rapid, heavy footsteps echoed down the hall.
13:53A lot of them.
13:54The synchronized, thunderous thud of tactical combat boots.
14:00Who is that?
14:02The heavy metal door was violently kicked off its hinges.
14:06A squad of women and full black tactical gear swarmed the room, assault rifles raised.
14:13The second his eyes locked onto my bloody body, they went completely red.
14:19Miss Alessia.
14:21Alessia.
14:21I just weakly reached my bloody hand out to him.
14:24The nurse started shrieking hysterically.
14:26Who the hell are you?
14:28How did you get in here?
14:29How did you get here?
14:31Security!
14:32Security!
14:33The leader didn't even glance at her.
14:35He sprinted over and dropped to one knee right beside me.
14:38I shouldn't protect you.
14:41He scooped me up into his arms and barked at his squad.
14:44Clear the perimeter.
14:46Prep the mobile med bay, now.
14:48Yes, sir.
14:56You can't do this!
14:57This hospital belongs to Damien's family!
15:01The leader paused and slowly turned his head.
15:03He gave her a look that could freeze hell itself.
15:06Damien's family?
15:07They're already dead to us.
15:10They rushed me into a heavily modified, armored medical van.
15:14The inside was literally a state-of-the-art mobile operating room.
15:17Elite trauma docs and nurses were already inside, instantly starting resuscitation.
15:22BP dropping.
15:2360 over 40.
15:25Hemorrhagic shock.
15:26Fetal distress is critical.
15:28We need to perform an emergency C-section.
15:30But the mother's vitals are crashing.
15:32The surgery risk is...
15:34Cut her open.
15:35I'll take the bullet if anything goes wrong.
15:37Save.
15:38Save the baby first.
15:39Boss, please don't speak.
15:41Save your energy.
15:43The Don is already on his way.
15:45He'll be here any minute.
15:46You and the baby are going to make it.
15:48You have to...
15:50Before he could even finish, the heart monitor let out a piercing, continuous scream.
15:54She's flatlining.
15:55Grab the paddles.
15:57Clear.
15:57The fetal heartbeat is crashing too.
15:59Scalpel.
16:00We're cutting now.
16:01They strapped my arms down, and a heavy anesthesia mask was clamped over my face.
16:06Right before the darkness swallowed me whole, I heard the surgeon scream.
16:09We're too late.
16:10The baby...
16:11The baby has no pulse.
16:14Darkness.
16:15Pure, suffocating darkness.
16:17I don't know how much time passed.
16:19I slowly peeled my eyes open.
16:21I was staring at an unfamiliar ceiling, the sharp smell of antiseptics burning my nose.
16:27She's awake.
16:28The boss is awake.
16:29Someone shouted in pure relief.
16:31Several faces instantly crowded around my bed.
16:34All faces I grew up with.
16:36My dad Robert's top enforcers.
16:38The ruthless uncles who basically raised me.
16:40Where's my baby?
16:41The entire room went dead silent.
16:44A few seconds later, the man standing at the foot of the bed slowly turned around.
16:48It was my dad Robert.
16:50The Don.
16:51A man in his 50s.
16:52Alessia.
16:53He couldn't even get past my name before his voice broke.
16:56Looking into his bloodshot, shattered eyes, I already knew the answer.
17:00The baby's gone, isn't it?
17:02Massive hemorrhaging.
17:03Placental abruption.
17:04The oxygen deprivation was just, too long.
17:08The doctors did absolutely everything they could.
17:10I closed my eyes.
17:12I didn't cry.
17:13I didn't scream.
17:14I just felt this massive, gaping black hole open up in my chest.
17:18The tiny life that had been growing inside me for nine months.
17:21The baby that kicked me every day.
17:24The one I whispered secrets to.
17:25Gone.
17:26Where's Damien?
17:28He's with Vivian.
17:29She gave birth.
17:30To a boy.
17:31His entire family is popping champagne, celebrating.
17:34Not a single one of them even asked about you.
18:00I let out a laugh.
18:01A sick, full-body tremor of a laugh.
18:04Perfect.
18:06Absolutely perfect.
18:07My dad Robert squeezed my hand tight.
18:09Alessia, we're going home.
18:11That family doesn't deserve you, and that bastard definitely doesn't.
18:15Dad.
18:16I need you to do something for me.
18:17Name it.
18:18I need a body double.
18:19A hyper-realistic fake corpse.
18:22Make it look exactly like me.
18:24Post-delivery, bled to death.
18:26My dad Robert totally froze.
18:28You're planning to.
18:29I want them to think I'm dead.
18:31And then, I am going to sit back and watch exactly how they celebrate.
18:35Watch them throw a party for their new, air, over my dead body.
18:39Then, he firmly nodded.
18:41Done.
18:42I'll make the call.
18:43The body double was terrifyingly realistic.
18:46Medical-grade silicone skin, pumped full of fake blood bags, complete with a core temperature simulator.
18:52Shoved into a freezer in the morgue.
18:53You literally couldn't tell the difference from an actual corpse.
18:57I was chilling in the hospital security room.
18:59Any regrets?
19:00About what?
19:01Marrying that piece of trash.
19:03Nope.
19:03At least it showed me exactly what kind of monsters they are.
19:07On the screen, Damien finally strutted out of the VIP delivery suite.
19:10He was holding a swaddled newborn, his face absolutely glowing with that a proud new dad energy.
19:16Vivian was being wheeled out on a hospital bed, looking pale, but flashing this massive,
19:20the old patriarch George hobbled over on his cane, bawling his eyes out the second he laid eyes on the
19:25kid.
19:25A grandson.
19:26I finally have a grandson.
19:28Our bloodline is secure.
19:30The whole damn family crowded around the baby, laughing and celebrating.
19:34Not a single person asked about me.
19:36No one remembered the other pregnant woman who was literally fighting for her life downstairs.
19:41Mr. Damien, what about your wife?
19:43Damien frowned, looking like he literally just remembered I existed.
19:47How's she doing?
19:48No updates yet.
19:49Dr. Vance is down there with her.
19:51I'll go check.
19:52I'm coming with you.
19:53He handed his golden boy off to the nanny and headed for the elevator.
19:57Bella scrambled after him.
19:59The two of them hopped into the elevator.
20:01I switched the camera feed to the ground floor.
20:04Dr. Vance was leaning against the wall outside the gutted door, looking like an actual ghost.
20:09Seeing Damien, he shot up straight.
20:11Mr. Damien, where's my wife?
20:14He just slowly stepped aside and pointed a shaking finger down the hall.
20:18Toward the morgue, Damien's face dropped.
20:20What the hell does that mean?
20:42Dr. Vance choked out, staring at the floor.
20:46Massive hemorrhage.
20:48We couldn't resuscitate her.
20:49We lost the baby too.
20:51The air in the hallway completely froze.
20:54Damien just stood there, paralyzed, like his brain couldn't process the words.
20:59Bella was the first to snap out of it.
21:01Bullshit, she was completely fine a minute ago.
21:04She lost way too much blood.
21:06We had zero equipment.
21:08Zero meds.
21:09I tried literally everything, but I'm so sorry.
21:12I swear to God I tried.
21:14Damien suddenly snapped, grabbing the doctor by the collar and violently hoisting him up.
21:18What the F-U-C-K did you just say?
21:21My wife is dead.
21:22Dr. Vance just nodded, tears streaming down his face.
21:25Damien dropped him, stumbling backward until his back hit the wall.
21:29No, that's impossible.
21:31She was perfectly healthy, how could she?
21:34Bella frantically grabbed his arm.
21:35Damien, wait.
21:36Let me go check.
21:38She practically sprinted toward the morgue.
21:40On the cameras, I watched her yank open the freezer drawer and stare down at the corpse.
21:44The silicone face was permanently frozen in a mask of agonizing pain.
21:49The white sheet underneath was entirely soaked in dark red blood.
21:52Bella stared for all of five seconds before clapping a hand over her mouth and bolting out of the room.
21:57Damien, it's real.
21:59Damien stormed into the morgue.
22:01The feet caught him standing over the open freezer, completely paralyzed.
22:05He stood there so long it freaked Bella out.
22:07She tiptoed in and hugged his sleeve.
22:10Damien suddenly snapped his arm back and punched the concrete wall with everything he had.
22:14Why?
22:15Why didn't anyone tell me sooner?
22:17Why didn't you wait for me?
22:18Dr. Vance, standing out in the hall, muttered quietly.
22:22Your phone was off.
22:23You didn't allow calls in the VIP suite.
22:25Then why the hell didn't you run upstairs and get me?
22:28It's two flights of stairs.
22:30How long would that take?
22:31You just stood there and watched her die.
22:33His eyes totally bloodshot with rage.
22:36Dr. Vance went dead silent, dropping his head as his shoulders shook.
22:40Bella tried to run damage control.
22:42I was the one who stopped him from going upstairs.
22:44Vivian was in a critical state.
22:46I didn't want to interrupt.
22:47Smack!
22:48He slapped her across the face.
22:51Hard.
22:51Did you just hit me?
22:53Were you the one who locked her in the basement?
22:55Bella wouldn't meet his eyes.
22:56I just told her to wait.
22:58Wait for what?
22:59That was my wife.
23:00That was two human lives.
23:02I told you to take care of her.
23:04Is this how you take care of people?
23:05Bella burst into tears.
23:07I was doing it for the family.
23:09Vivian was having a boy.
23:10She was having a girl.
23:12Do the math.
23:13Grandpa George said the boy is the only heir that matters.
23:16An heir.
23:17So, her life just didn't matter anymore.
23:19It was like that word literally stabbed Damien in the chest.
23:23He froze.
23:24The rage completely washed out of his face, replaced by this hollow, blank look.
23:28An heir.
23:29The only sound in the morgue was the low hum of the freezer and Bella's muffled sobbing.
23:34Damien dragged my corpse back to the family estate.
23:36They didn't even let me in the main house.
23:38They set up a cheap memorial in the guest wing.
23:41Meanwhile, Vivian and her golden boy moved straight into the master suite,
23:45swarmed by nannies and night nurses.
23:47The old patriarch George laid down the law.
23:49Keep the funeral quiet and cheap.
23:51We don't want bad energy around the new baby.
23:54Just find a day to cremate her and get it over with.
23:56Pick a decent plot though, she was still married into the family.
24:00Damien didn't say a word.
24:01He just sat in that dark memorial room, guarding the casket.
24:05Three days and three nights.
24:07Didn't eat, didn't drink.
24:08Bella tried to comfort him and got violently kicked out.
24:11Vivian finally waltzed in holding the baby, playing the sweet widow.
24:15Damien, I'm so sorry for your loss.
24:17Alessia wouldn't want to see you like this from heaven.
24:20He stared at her for a long time before asking.
24:22What she was thinking when she died?
24:24I was in labor, I don't.
24:25She was thinking about why her husband wasn't there.
24:28About why everyone was celebrating your baby while leaving her to literally bleed to death.
24:32Damien, what the hell is that supposed to mean?
24:34I almost died giving birth too.
24:37The heart rate dropped so many times.
24:39Yeah, it was rough for you, but she actually died.
24:42Two lives.
24:43Gone.
24:44Did she deserve to die just because she wasn't carrying a boy?
24:48Damien stood up, walking over to the casket.
24:50I keep thinking, if I had just been with her, would things be different?
24:53If I had imported all the medical equipment for you, would she still be alive?
24:57If only?
24:58His voice cracked, unable to finish the sentence.
25:01Vivian bit her lip, spun on her heel, and stormed out.
25:04Right before she left, she threw one last dagger.
25:07Don't forget Damien.
25:08I'm the one who gave this family a son.
25:11That corpse in there is completely useless to us now.
25:13The door slammed shut.
25:15Damien slumped against the casket, sliding down to the floor, burying his face in his hands.
25:19Through the hidden camera feed, I watched his shoulders shake violently.
25:22I shot a text to my dad Robert, are we cleared to go?
25:25My dad Robert replied instantly, green light.
25:28Suddenly, the family business started bleeding out.
25:31First, their oldest suppliers entirely cut off their supply chain.
25:35The excuse?
25:36Quality control issues.
25:38Damien sent his fixers to smooth it out, but they got slammed doors in their faces.
25:42Then, the banks pulled their credit lines.
25:45Guaranteed multi-million dollar loan renewals were suddenly rejected for high risk.
25:49Their cash flow choked instantly.
25:51And then the clients started dropping like flies.
25:53Massive contracts were ripped up overnight, instantly handed over to their biggest rivals.
25:58Within 30 days, their total market value plummeted by 30%.
26:01The old patriarch George stressed himself into a hospital bed.
26:05Damien was running himself ragged, bouncing between the ICU and the crumbling corporate office.
26:10Vivian, sitting comfortably with the baby, constantly whined.
26:14Oh Yuri, literally never home.
26:15You don't even care about the baby.
26:17My dad is dying and the company is imploding.
26:20What do you want me to do?
26:21So, what if the company crashes?
26:23We're loaded.
26:24We have enough cash for a lifetime.
26:26She rolled her eyes.
26:27Damien looked at her like he was seeing a complete stranger.
26:30Do you have any idea how this family built its empire?
26:33My grandfather George, my dad, my brother Alan three generations bled for this.
26:38It didn't just fall from the sky.
26:40Well, you still can't just abandon me and your nephew.
26:43He's not even a month old and you're MIA every single day.
26:48Damien slammed the door on her and drove straight back to the memorial hall.
26:51My casket was still sitting there.
26:53He refused to bury me because he couldn't find the perfect plot.
26:57He leaned against the polished wood, muttering into the void.
27:00Alessia, if you were here, what would you tell me to do?
27:03You'd probably tell me to just breathe.
27:06Take it one step at a time.
27:07You are always so level-headed.
27:09So damn smart.
27:11His voice dropped to a broken whisper.
27:13But I don't have anyone to talk to anymore.
27:15My dad just screams at me.
27:18Vivian only wants my credit cards.
27:20Bella is entirely self-obsessed.
27:23You were the only one who never asked for a dime.
27:25Who just wanted to help me.
27:27He took a drag and started violently coughing.
27:29Coughing so hard literal tears streamed down his face.
27:32I'm so sorry.
27:34God, I am so sorry.
27:36I didn't know it was gonna end like this.
27:38If I could do it all over again, I swear I would.
27:41Before he could finish his pathetic confession, his phone blew up.
27:45It was his executive assistant, sounding absolutely panicked.
27:49Boss.
27:50We have a massive crisis.
27:52Customs just seized our entire shipping fleet.
27:54They're claiming we're smuggling contraband.
27:57The payload is huge.
27:58The feds are opening a criminal investigation.
28:01Contraband?
28:01What the hell are you talking about?
28:03We run a legitimate import business.
28:06It's real.
28:06The feds are literally raiding the lobby right now asking for you.
28:10Damien slammed the phone down and bolted out of the memorial hall.
28:13He jumped in his car, speeding toward the corporate HQ.
28:17Halfway there, his phone rang again.
28:19Unknown caller ID.
28:20He picked up, and a man's voice ice cold and deadly deep spoke through the speakers.
28:25Did you enjoy my little gift, Damien?
28:27Who the hell is this?
28:28My name isn't important.
28:30All you need to know is that this.
28:31This is just the appetizer.
28:33You owe a massive debt.
28:35And I'm going to rip your entire family apart to collect it.
28:38The line went dead.
28:40Damien scrambled to redial, but the number was already disconnected.
28:44His hands, gripped white-knuckled on the steering wheel, started to violently shake.
28:48The federal investigation dragged on for two brutal weeks.
28:51They eventually dropped the charges due to insufficient evidence, but the entire cargo was seized.
28:57Millions of dollars, instantly gone.
28:59Their family's reputation absolutely tanked, and business partners started tearing up their contracts left and right.
29:05The company's stock flatlined.
29:07The stress triggered a second massive stroke for the old patriarch George, and this time, he didn't make it.
29:12Right before he kicked the bucket, he gripped Damien's hand, gasping out.
29:17Family.
29:18The air.
29:19And then he flatlined.
29:21The funeral was pathetic and cheap.
29:23Barely anyone showed up, and the ones who did were only there to watch the train wreck.
29:27Vivian stood by the casket holding the baby, crying her perfectly manicured crocodile tears.
29:32Honestly couldn't tell if she was crying for the old man or crying because her sugar daddy was dead.
29:37Damien just stood there the entire time, completely dead inside.
29:41It wasn't until the funeral ended and the guests cleared out that he finally turned to Vivian.
29:45Pack your stuff, get out.
29:47Vivian completely froze.
29:50Excuse me?
29:52Take the kid and get the hell out of my house.
29:54I'll cut you a check.
29:55It'll be enough to keep you comfortable for the rest of your life.
29:58Damien!
29:59What the hell are you talking about?
30:01I'm your brother's widow!
30:03This baby is his own flesh and blood.
30:05Grandpa George literally said he's the heir.
30:09The heir?
30:10Our entire empire is turning to dust.
30:13What exactly is he inheriting?
30:14Our crippling debt?
30:16Vivian took a step back, panicked.
30:19You're just gonna abandon us?
30:21I'm paying you.
30:22Damien deadpanned.
30:24That's me, not abandoning.
30:26Main estate?
30:27I'm keeping it.
30:30It holds all my memories with Alessia.
30:34Memories?
30:35Stop lying to yourself, Damien.
30:38You never loved that woman.
30:39You're just drowning in guilt.
30:41She died a horrific death,
30:42and now the guilt is eating you alive.
30:45If she was still breathing,
30:46you would have dumped her and married me ages ago!
30:50Damien's face went deadly on your mouth.
30:54I'm gonna say it!
30:55You totally lost it.
30:56Completely unhinged.
30:57You only married her because she was a clean,
31:00basic girl you could easily manipulate.
31:02You literally told me that once she pushed the kid out,
31:04you'd find an excuse to divorce her.
31:06Now that she's dead,
31:07she did you a massive favor!
31:09You should be thanking me!
31:11Thanking my son for getting her out of the picture!
31:14Smack!
31:15Another slap.
31:16Infinitely harder than the one he gave Bella.
31:18Vivian was literally knocked to the floor,
31:20the baby instantly bursting into terrified wells.
31:23Damien loomed over her,
31:24his eyes like daggers of ice.
31:27Get out.
31:27Right now, leave.
31:29If I ever see your face again,
31:31you won't get a single damn cent.
31:33Vivian scrambled up,
31:34clutching the screaming baby,
31:36and shot him a lethal glare.
31:37I'm going to regret this!
31:39She stormed out,
31:40taking the kid and a massive seven-figure settlement check with her.
31:44Damien stood alone in the empty memorial hall,
31:46staring up at his dad George's portrait.
31:48He suddenly looked so incredibly,
31:50fundamentally exhausted.
31:51Too exhausted to even stand.
31:54He dropped to his knees.
31:55Dad,
31:56I can't hold on anymore.
31:58The empire's collapsing and it's all my fault.
32:01Total silence.
32:02Nobody answered him,
32:04just the cold draft sweeping through the hall,
32:06violently flapping the white morning drapes.
32:08I was chilling in my Italian estate,
32:10watching the CCTV feeds on my iPad.
32:13My dad Robert strolled in and tossed a dossier onto the table.
32:16Damien's company,
32:18valuations barely holding at a fraction of what it was,
32:21and they're drowning in debt twice that same.
32:23Filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy is only a few days away.
32:27I picked up the file and skimmed the pages.
32:29That was way faster than I expected.
32:32My dad Robert sat down and let out a heavy sigh.
32:36Alessia,
32:37do you really need to personally watch him burn to the ground?
32:40I looked up at him.
32:41Dad,
32:42do you seriously expect me to forgive him?
32:44He shook his head immediately.
32:46No.
32:47The bastard deserves it.
32:48I'm just worried about you.
32:50I don't want you getting stuck in this dark headspace.
32:53I slapped the folder shut and gave him a faint smile.
32:55The exact moment my baby died,
32:57I completely detached from him.
33:00Right now,
33:01I'm literally just collecting a debt.
33:03My dad Robert looked at me,
33:05his eyes full of conflict.
33:06You've changed.
33:08You used to smile so much.
33:10Now even your smiles look completely hollow.
33:13I stood up.
33:14Walked over to the floor to ceiling windows.
33:16And stared out over the vineyards.
33:18Everyone grows eventually.
33:20Some people just take years to do it.
33:22And some of us grow up overnight after one brutal betrayal and a brush with death.
33:26My dad Robert didn't say anything back.
33:29He just stood there with me in comfortable silence for a while,
33:32then quietly left the room.
33:34Suddenly,
33:34my burner phone buzzed.
33:36It was Damien.
33:37The absolute nerve of this guy to call me.
33:40Well,
33:40technically,
33:41he was calling my dead alias' number.
33:43I answered it,
33:44but kept my mouth completely shut.
33:46His voice,
33:47incredibly hoarse and broken,
33:49crackled through the speaker.
33:51Alexia,
33:51I know you can't hear this,
33:53but I just really re-needed to talk to you.
33:55The family is finished.
33:56My dad is dead,
33:57Vivian walked out,
33:58and Bella completely cut cuz with me.
34:00Right now,
34:01I have absolutely no one left.
34:02Sometimes I think,
34:03if I had just treated you better,
34:04maybe everything would be different.
34:05If I wasn't so insanely greedy,
34:07wanting the sun,
34:08wanting the empire,
34:09wanting total control over everything,
34:11maybe,
34:12maybe you'd still be alive.
34:15But what ifs are useless.
34:16You're dead,
34:17our baby is dead,
34:19and it's 100% my fault.
34:22I could spend my entire life trying to pay off this debt,
34:25and it wouldn't be enough.
34:28So...
34:29He took a massive, shuddering breath.
34:32I liquidated everything left of the company.
34:34I split the cash three ways.
34:37One third went to charity.
34:38In your name,
34:39one third went to Vivian and the kid
34:41as a final payout for my brother Alan.
34:44And the last third...
34:47I kept it.
34:48To buy myself a burial plot,
34:50right next to yours.
34:51In the next life,
34:52I'd give you my soul to make it up to you.
34:54The call abruptly ended.
34:56I sat there gripping the phone,
34:58completely motionless for a long time.
35:00Until the screen went black,
35:02reflecting my stone-cold,
35:03expressionless face.
35:04Damien actually kept his word.
35:06He liquidated every single asset real estate,
35:09stocks,
35:10art collections.
35:11He even listed the main family mansion.
35:13He downsized to a tiny,
35:15crappy apartment.
35:17His entire routine was just getting blackout drunk
35:19and haunting the cemetery.
35:20Just sitting in front of my headstone,
35:22talking to himself like a crazy person.
35:25Sometimes rambling about the bankrupt company.
35:27Sometimes bringing up childhood memories.
35:30Sometimes he didn't say a word.
35:31Just sat there staring into space.
35:34Four hours on end.
35:36Literally all day.
35:37Bella actually tracked him down once,
35:39screaming that he'd lost his damn mind.
35:41You blew the entire family fortune for a corpse?
35:44How can you face dad?
35:46How can you face our brother Alan?
35:47Damien just looked at her with totally hollow,
35:50dead eyes.
35:51And who's gonna make it right for Lesia?
35:53Who makes it right for the child we killed?
35:55Bella choked on her words,
35:57finally running off crying.
35:58She never came back.
36:00By the third month of watching this live stream of misery,
36:03I was officially bored.
36:04The adrenaline rush of revenge
36:05had completely worn off the second his company went under.
36:08All that was left was this empty void.
36:10And a tiny sliver of pity that I hated to admit I felt.
36:14My dad Robert asked me,
36:16Have you seen enough?
36:17If you're done playing games,
36:19snap out of it.
36:19I need you to take over the syndicate's operations.
36:22I nodded.
36:23I'll be back at the office tomorrow.
36:24But tonight,
36:25I'm taking a trip to the cemetery.
36:28My dad Robert frowned.
36:29That's way too risky.
36:31He's a desperate man with nothing left to lose.
36:33If he figures out you're alive,
36:34he won't notice.
36:35I assure him I'm literally just gonna watch from the distance.
36:38One last look,
36:38and I'm closing this chapter permanently.
36:40My dad Robert stayed quiet for a minute,
36:43then nodded.
36:48The cemetery was dead silent at night.
36:50I stood back in the shadows of the trees,
36:53watching Damien slumped in front of my headstone.
36:55He looked practically emaciated.
36:57His hair had gone gray.
36:59The guy wasn't even 40 yet,
37:01but he looked like he was pushing 50.
37:03He was clutching a bottle of liquor,
37:05taking swigs and slurring his words.
37:07Alexia, I finally went to see a shrink today.
37:11He diagnosed me with clinical depression.
37:14I tried to shove pills down my throat.
37:17I told him to screw off.
37:19I'm not depressed.
37:20I just,
37:20I just miss you.
37:22I miss your cooking.
37:24I miss you nagging me about drinking too much.
37:27I miss you rubbing your belly
37:28and complaining the baby was kicking me.
37:30He took another burning swig and started hacking.
37:33Coughed for a solid minute.
37:34When he finally stopped,
37:36his voice was even more wrecked.
37:38But the scariest part,
37:39I'm forgetting.
37:40Your face,
37:41your voice,
37:42it's all getting so blurry.
37:44I'm absolutely terrified that one day
37:46I'm gonna totally forget you.
37:47And when that happens,
37:48what the hell am I supposed to do?
37:50He collapsed against the cold stone,
37:52his shoulders violently shaking.
37:54He was fully sobbing.
37:55I turned around.
37:57Completely done.
37:58Ready to leave.
37:59But my designer heel accidentally kicked a loose stone.
38:02Damien's head whipped up.
38:04Who's there?
38:05I completely froze.
38:06He stumbled to his feet
38:08and started marching toward the shadows.
38:09My security chief tried to pull me back,
38:12but I shook my head.
38:13I'd played the ghost long enough.
38:15It was time to face the music.
38:17Damien stopped dead in his tracks
38:19right at the edge of the shadows.
38:20The moomite hit my face perfectly.
38:22He stared at me,
38:24his pupils shrinking to pinpricks.
38:26Looking like he literally just saw a gu-
38:28You.
38:29It's me.
38:30I broke the silence.
38:32Not dead?
38:33Surprise.
38:34Damien's jaw was practically on the floor.
38:37He couldn't form a single word.
38:38He just stared at me like a madman.
38:40His eyes flipping from shock,
38:42to confusion,
38:43to absolute,
38:44unhappled joy.
38:45Damien runs forward.
38:46I am unhappy.
38:47My head of security instantly stepped in front of me.
38:50shoving him back.
38:53Alessia!
38:54You're really alive!
38:57I tried to physically push past my guard,
39:00but the guy didn't even budge.
39:01That's when it finally dawned on him.
39:03I was flanked by four heavily armed men
39:06and in tailored black.
39:07Who the hell are they?
39:09Damien stammered, confused.
39:11My muscle, I answered coolly.
39:13The psychotic joy on his face
39:14slowly melted into dread.
39:16He looked me up and down.
39:18Really looked at me.
39:19The custom tailored designer suit.
39:21The flawless mafia boss glam.
39:23The absolutely stone cold expression.
39:25A total 180 from the sweet,
39:27submissive little housewife
39:29he thought he married.
39:30Who?
39:30Who exactly are you?
39:33Let's reintroduce ourselves.
39:36Alessia,
39:37heiress to the family.
39:38Current head of the Corioni mafia syndicate.
39:44Bullshit!
39:45You told me you were from a boring middle class family?
39:47I lied to you.
39:48I cut him off.
39:50My dad,
39:51explicitly told me not to marry you.
39:54Said I couldn't handle your toxic games.
39:56I was stupid.
39:57And stubborn.
39:58I married you anyway.
40:00Looking back,
40:01he was 100% right.
40:04Wait,
40:05so my company going completely bankrupt?
40:08That was you?
40:09Yep,
40:10I didn't even blink.
40:11My dad,
40:12Robert,
40:13pulled the trigger.
40:14He said anyone who touches his daughter
40:16pays the ultimate price.
40:17Honestly,
40:18I agree with him.
40:20Damien's eyes flushed with furious red tears.
40:23Then why the hell
40:25didn't you tell me from the start?
40:30Damien,
40:31stop being so pathetic.
40:32From day one,
40:33you only loved me because you thought
40:34I was a nobody you could easily control.
40:36If you knew I had a mafia hit squad behind me,
40:38you wouldn't have even looked my way.
40:39Or worse,
40:40you'd have found a way to quietly murder me
40:42to absorb my family's empire.
40:45Completely speechless.
40:47He glared at me,
40:48his pathetic grief mutating into pure,
40:50venomous hatred.
40:53So you played me this whole time.
40:56You just watched me act like an absolute idiot
40:58while my entire world fell apart.
41:01All the while,
41:02you could have stopped it.
41:03Why?
41:04Not really.
41:06Watching you suffer didn't bring me joy.
41:10I just think it's exactly what you deserve.
41:13Karma?
41:14Alexia,
41:15drop the self-righteous act.
41:16If you had just been honest about who you were,
41:18none of this would have ever happened.
41:19Yeah,
41:20I screwed you over.
41:21But you lied,
41:22manipulated me,
41:23and destroyed my entire life.
41:25You're a hundred times sicker than I am.
41:27He lunged at me like a rabid dog.
41:29My guards didn't hesitate.
41:31They slammed him face first into the dirt
41:33in two seconds flat.
41:35Damien thrashed against the dirt,
41:36screaming like a maniac.
41:38Alexia,
41:39run in hell!
41:42I'm gonna make you pay for this.
41:43I swear to God,
41:44I'll-
41:44Before he could finish his villain monologue,
41:46my guard punched his lights out.
41:47What do we do, boss?
41:48My security chief looked up at me.
41:49I stared down at his unconscious body.
41:52Jump him back at his crappy apartment
41:54and make sure I never have to look at his pathetical face again.
41:57I flew back to Italy
41:58and officially took the throne of the family empire.
42:01My dad formally retired.
42:02Now he just gardens,
42:03feeds the birds,
42:04and acts like your average sweet grandpa.
42:06Though occasionally,
42:07he still asks me,
42:08Do you still hate him?
42:11No.
42:12Holding on to that much hate is exhausting.
42:15I don't have the energy for it.
42:18Then,
42:19do you miss him?
42:21Dad, really?
42:24Do you think I'm that stupid?
42:27I just feel like
42:28you've completely shut down your emotions.
42:30It's been three years.
42:32I've barely seen you crack a real smile.
42:35And you haven't let a single man
42:36within a ten mile radius of you.
42:39Dad,
42:40I'm perfectly fine on my own.
42:41I have my empire,
42:43I have insane wealth,
42:44and I have my family.
42:45I don't need a man complicating my life.
42:49The itentionary for the U.S. trip
42:50next week finalized?
42:52Yes, it's done.
42:53Great.
42:53I'm gonna go prep for it.
42:55I stood up and walked out of his office.
42:57Just as I hit the doorway,
42:58I heard him whisper,
43:00If the baby had survived,
43:00they would have been three years old.
43:02My footsteps completely halted.
43:04I didn't look back.
43:05Just forced myself to keep walking.
43:07The hallway was endlessly long,
43:09lined with oil portraits
43:10of past syndicate bosses.
43:12Right at the very end
43:13was a portrait of my mother.
43:15She died from childbirth complications.
43:17hemorrhaged giving birth to me,
43:19and the doctors couldn't save her.
43:20My dad never remarried,
43:22never even dated.
43:23I never understood why.
43:24But now,
43:25I finally get it.
43:27Some wounds literally never heal.
43:29Some pain is so deep
43:30that not even time can...
43:31My phone buzzed in my pocket.
43:34My assistant's voice came through.
43:37Boss,
43:38Damien is in Italy.
43:39He's outside the estate gates.
43:41He's demanding an audience.
43:42I'm not seeing him.
43:43He's literally on his knees.
43:45Says he's not moving until you come out.
43:47I walked over to the nearest window
43:49and pulled back the heavy velvet curtains.
43:52Way down at the front gates,
43:54Damien was kneeling in the dirt,
43:56holding up a pathetic cardboard sign.
43:58It read,
43:59I'm so sorry,
44:00I was wrong,
44:01please.
44:02Just see me once.
44:03I stared down at him for a few seconds.
44:06Then,
44:07I sharply yanked the...
44:08My assistant hesitated for a second.
44:09Boss,
44:10are you sure that won't be too...
44:12Just do it.
44:13I hung up the phone.
44:14I sank onto a leather sofa
44:15and closed my eyes.
44:16But my traitorous brain
44:18flashed back to a memory from years ago.
44:20The very first time we ever met.
44:22At the university library.
44:24I was carrying a massive stack of books,
44:26bumped straight into him
44:27and dropped them everywhere.
44:28He immediately knelt down
44:30to help me pick them up,
44:31flashing me this bright smile.
44:33You've got a lot of books there, huh?
44:34The afternoon sunlight
44:35was streaming through the library windows,
44:37hitting his face perfectly.
44:39He looked so sweet,
44:40so completely pure.
44:42But it was all fake.
44:43A complete sick illusion.
44:45So why the hell does my heart still ache?
44:48Love you so much.
44:48Bye bye.
44:48Bye.
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