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00:00For 30 years, I lived as Felix's widow.
00:03Felix Haywood was a renowned surgeon at Military General Hospital,
00:06a mentor to many students before his death.
00:09Everyone pitied me, saying I had lost a child to miscarriage,
00:13ruined my health, and lost my lover.
00:15I believed in these words,
00:16until I sorted through his belongings
00:18and found a forged infant death certificate in his safe.
00:22His diary was filled with entries
00:24about how the Brooks family had once saved his entire family,
00:28how Irene Brooks could never have children because of him,
00:31and how he owed her he could only repay by stealing my son.
00:35My heart felt crushed, and I fainted.
00:38When I opened my eyes,
00:39the young, grief-stricken face of Felix appeared before me.
00:44Grace, don't be sad.
00:45Our baby is gone.
00:47I, Grace Archer, was sent back in time,
00:50back to the day he stole my son.
00:52I looked at Felix.
00:53He held my hand, his eyes red and teary.
00:56Grace, the doctors did everything they could.
01:01I remained silent.
01:02Then I heard a baby's cries,
01:04and a woman's laughter, coming from the next room.
01:06That woman was Irene Brooks.
01:08That baby was my son.
01:10My mother-in-law, Clara Reed,
01:12came in with a bowl of soup.
01:14Grace, drink this.
01:16Your health is what matters most now.
01:18She set the bowl on the bedside table.
01:21We owe you so much.
01:22I gave a bitter smile, and said nothing.
01:25Tears slid down from the corners of my eyes.
01:28Felix, wiping them away with his thumb.
01:30Don't cry.
01:32We're still young.
01:33We'll have another child later.
01:35I closed my eyes.
01:37In my past life, I believed him.
01:39So I took mountains of medicine,
01:41and endured countless treatments,
01:42all to conceive another child for him.
01:45Until his death, I never succeeded.
01:47Everyone said I was pitiful,
01:49because I lost both my child and my husband.
01:51But no one knew my child had been alive all along.
01:54Right next door, less than 10 meters away from me,
01:57he was there, held by another woman,
01:59calling Irene Mom.
02:01The ward door was pushed open.
02:03Irene walked in with a swaddled baby in her arms,
02:06followed by her parents.
02:08Grace, are you alright?
02:09The baby in her arms moved, letting out a slight sound.
02:13My gaze fell on the baby.
02:14He was my son.
02:15Clara immediately walked over, and took the baby.
02:18Little one, already awake?
02:20Felix also stood up and approached Irene.
02:22Why did you come?
02:24You also need to rest.
02:25I just want to see grace.
02:27Seeing grace like this, it breaks my heart.
02:29Felix, this child is now your responsibility.
02:33I will take good care of him.
02:35They were all acting,
02:36and I was the fool kept in the dark.
02:38On the day I was discharged from the hospital,
02:41Felix took me home.
02:42The house was very quiet.
02:44The prepared nursery was completely empty.
02:46No cradle.
02:47No crib.
02:48Not even wall decals.
02:50I was afraid they'd make you sad,
02:51so I put everything away.
02:53Grace, forget this.
02:55Let's start over, okay?
02:57I didn't answer him.
02:58Walking into that empty room,
03:00I stood there for a long time.
03:02Three days later,
03:03Clara brought the baby home from Irene's house.
03:05Felix,
03:06Irene can't handle it alone,
03:09and the baby is often sick.
03:11Let's raise him here.
03:13Felix didn't object.
03:15The baby was placed in the guest room,
03:16far from our bedroom.
03:17Irene came over too,
03:19claiming she would help care for him.
03:20From then on,
03:22this house belonged to two women.
03:23One was me.
03:24The other was Irene.
03:26The baby was named Alistair Haywood,
03:28chosen by Irene.
03:29She said she hoped he would remember his late father
03:32and grow up safely.
03:33How absurd.
03:34They hoped my son would remember a father who never existed.
03:37Alistair often cried at night.
03:39The nanny couldn't soothe him.
03:41Neither could Clara.
03:42His cries reached my room.
03:44Lying in bed,
03:45waves of heartache washed over me.
03:47I'll go check on him.
03:48He was gone for a long time.
03:50When he returned,
03:51he carried the scent of milk.
03:53Asleep?
03:54Yes.
03:55Irene is soothing him.
03:56I opened my eyes.
03:58Felix, I want to see him.
03:59Why would you want to see him?
04:01Don't you know better?
04:02Mom?
04:03Grace, let me be clear.
04:05Alistair is Irene's child.
04:07He's not yours,
04:08so don't think you have any claim over him.
04:11I just want to see him.
04:12No way!
04:13You'll bring misfortune to him.
04:15We can't afford another tragedy.
04:17I said nothing more.
04:18The next day,
04:19while they were all out,
04:21I slipped into the guest room.
04:23Alistair was sleeping in the cradle.
04:25I walked over and bent down.
04:26I touched his cheek softly.
04:28He didn't wake up,
04:29just smacked his lips slightly.
04:31I gently picked him up.
04:32He moved in my arms,
04:33finding a comfortable position
04:35to continue sleeping.
04:36Grace!
04:37What are you doing?
04:39She rushed over
04:39and snatched the baby from me.
04:41Don't touch him!
04:42The baby was startled awake
04:44and burst into tears.
04:45You made him cry!
04:47I knew you were up to no good!
04:49What did you want to do to my grandson?
04:50She blurted out.
04:51After saying that,
04:52she froze.
04:53Mom!
04:54I misspoke.
04:55I meant...
04:56Alistair is the child of Felix's comrade,
04:58so he's like my grandson.
05:00I wanted to hold him.
05:01Is that wrong?
05:03Grace, you're not well.
05:05Alistair is still young
05:06and gets sick easily.
05:08Yes, Grace.
05:10Alistair has a weak immune system.
05:12The doctor said
05:13we must be very careful.
05:15I looked at the three of them.
05:16They were like three walls,
05:18separating me from my son.
05:20I am the rightful woman of this house.
05:22Irene's face turned pale.
05:24You?
05:25You are just a woman
05:27who can't keep a child!
05:30Mom!
05:30He walked over
05:31and gripped my wrist.
05:32Grace,
05:33go rest in our room.
05:34His grip was strong.
05:35I couldn't break free.
05:36Dragged back to the bedroom.
05:37I saw him close the door.
05:39Then,
05:39I heard him say to his mother
05:41and Irene,
05:41Don't let her go into that room again.
05:44From that day on,
05:45I was never allowed
05:46to be near Alistair again.
05:48Irene and Clara
05:49kept a close watch on me.
05:50When there were guests at home,
05:52Irene would carry Alistair out,
05:54introducing him to everyone.
05:55I began to suffer from insomnia,
05:57lying awake night after night.
05:59My body wasted away rapidly.
06:01It's postpartum depression
06:02with mild delusions.
06:04She believes the baby is hers?
06:05Yes.
06:06Classic symptoms.
06:07She needs medication and counseling.
06:09He took the prescribed medication home
06:11and supervised me
06:12to take the pills every day.
06:14I hid the pills under my tongue
06:16and then spat them out
06:17after he left.
06:18I began looking for an opportunity
06:19to get Alistair's hair
06:21for a paternity test.
06:22An opportunity came a month later.
06:24At Alistair's hundred-day celebration,
06:26the house was full of guests.
06:28When Irene went to change clothes,
06:29I picked up Alistair.
06:31I carried him to a corner
06:32and carefully plucked a hair from his head.
06:35As I put Alistair back in the cradle
06:36and turned to leave,
06:37I met Felix's eyes.
06:39What were you doing?
06:40I...
06:41Without waiting for my explanation,
06:43he reached into my pocket.
06:44He took out the tissue
06:45and then unfolded it.
06:47When he saw the hair,
06:48his face darkened instantly.
06:49With no words,
06:51he dragged me upstairs to the study.
06:53After shoving me inside,
06:54he locked the door.
06:55Grace, what do you want to do?
06:57I want a paternity test.
06:58He is my son.
06:59You're insane!
07:00The doctor said you have delusions!
07:02I am not insane!
07:04Do you dare say he is not my son?
07:06I laughed,
07:06and tears streamed down my face.
07:08You stole my son and called me insane!
07:13How could you?
07:14The Brooks family saved me.
07:16Irene can't have children because of me.
07:19I owe her.
07:20So you repaid her with my son?
07:22His silence said it all.
07:24I will apply for a paternity test tomorrow.
07:27You dare!
07:28He stepped forward
07:30and snatched the tissue from my hand.
07:32Right before my eyes,
07:33he tore the hair
07:34and the tissue into pieces.
07:35Like my shattered heart,
07:37I looked at him,
07:38the man I had loved for ten years.
07:40For him,
07:40I had given up my studies
07:42and become a dutiful wife.
07:43In that moment,
07:44I finally understood.
07:46He didn't love me.
07:47He only needed an obedient wife.
07:49A tool for his mission of repayment.
07:52At that moment,
07:53the last bit of hope
07:54I had for him vanished.
07:55I didn't argue with him again.
07:57I just took the pills,
07:58ate,
07:59and slept on time every day,
08:00becoming very quiet.
08:02Clara and Irene sighed in relief,
08:04thinking I finally returned to normal.
08:06Felix's attitude toward me softened as well.
08:09He began to bring me small gifts after work,
08:11just like before.
08:12He thought I had given in,
08:14only I knew I was waiting for a chance to leave.
08:16I started secretly selling my jewelry.
08:19Some were gifts from him.
08:20Some were from my mom.
08:22Under my maiden name,
08:23I opened a new bank account
08:24and obtained a new identity.
08:26A month later,
08:27it was my birthday.
08:29Felix rarely turned down social engagements,
08:31saying he'd stay home with me.
08:32He personally cooked a table
08:34full of my favorite dishes.
08:35Clara and Irene were both at home.
08:38Alistair was sitting in a baby chair.
08:39I ate very little.
08:41Felix served me more food.
08:43Eat more.
08:44You're too thin.
08:46I gave him a faint smile.
08:47Felix, let's go see the sea.
08:49It's been so long.
08:50He was stunned for a moment
08:51and then nodded.
08:52Okay.
08:54The next day,
08:55he drove me to the seaside
08:56where we had our first date.
08:57We walked along the beach
08:58for a long time.
09:00The sea breeze blew through my hair.
09:01Felix embraced me from behind.
09:03Grace, I'm sorry.
09:04It was the first time
09:05I heard him apologize.
09:07I know I've been unfair to you lately.
09:10Once Alistair is a little older,
09:12I'll send him back to the Brooks family.
09:14We'll live our own life, okay?
09:16In my past life,
09:17he said the same thing.
09:19However, in the end,
09:20Felix raised Alistair,
09:21who always called him dad,
09:23until Alistair went to elementary school
09:25and I remained an outsider
09:27until I died.
09:28Okay.
09:29I said.
09:29He was very happy
09:30and kissed my forehead.
09:32Let's go back.
09:33It's getting cold.
09:35You go first.
09:36I want to stay a little longer.
09:39I'll stay with you.
09:41No.
09:42I want to be alone for a while.
09:44He hesitated,
09:45but finally agreed.
09:48Then I'll wait in the car.
09:49Don't stay too long.
09:51He left,
09:52watching his back disappear.
09:53I took off my coat and shoes,
09:55placing them along
09:56with my handbag on the beach.
09:58Inside the bag was my suicide note.
10:01Then I turned around
10:02and walked in the opposite direction.
10:03There was a path
10:04leading to the National Road
10:06and a car was waiting for me.
10:07Goodbye, Felix.
10:09From today on,
10:10Grace Archer is dead.
10:11The one who lives on
10:12is Vivian Archer,
10:13who lives only for herself
10:14and her son.
10:16I was dead.
10:17Three days later,
10:18police found my coat
10:19and suicide note
10:20by the seaside.
10:21Everyone thought
10:22I had jumped into the sea
10:23due to postpartum depression.
10:25I didn't know
10:26what expression Felix wore
10:27when he saw my belongings.
10:29Under my new identity,
10:31I went to a southern city,
10:32renting a small house
10:33and finding a job
10:34as a translator.
10:35Life was frugal
10:35but peaceful.
10:36I was always preparing
10:38to get my son back.
10:39The Haywoods
10:40and the Brooks
10:40were powerful in Rivermore.
10:42I couldn't confront them
10:43head on.
10:44As a dead person,
10:45what could I do
10:46against them?
10:47I had to wait
10:48until I became
10:49strong enough.
10:50So I studied law
10:51on my own,
10:52especially children's
10:53rights and custody.
10:54Working frantically
10:55and saving every penny.
10:57Every penny
10:58was ammunition
10:59for my future.
11:00Days passed.
11:01One year,
11:02two years,
11:03three years.
11:03I seldom thought
11:04of Felix.
11:06Occasionally,
11:06I saw his photos
11:07in the newspaper
11:08or on the news.
11:10He was thinner
11:11and more successful
11:11than before.
11:12He became the youngest
11:14department director
11:14at Military General Hospital.
11:16The golden boy,
11:17in everyone's eyes.
11:18I felt nothing.
11:20His life had nothing
11:21to do with me anymore.
11:22The only one I cared about
11:23was my son,
11:24Alistair Haywood.
11:25I could only catch glimpses
11:27of him through public reports.
11:29Irene brought him
11:29to some activities
11:30for military families.
11:32In photos,
11:32he always seemed quiet,
11:34seldom smiling.
11:35Irene dressed him
11:36like a prince,
11:37but his eyes
11:38were always dull.
11:39Every time I saw that,
11:40my heart felt like
11:41being pricked by needles.
11:42In the fifth year,
11:44an opportunity came.
11:45Thanks to my language
11:46skills and talent,
11:47I was recruited
11:48as an investigative journalist
11:50by a renowned
11:50international media company.
11:52My first investigation project
11:54was about domestic surrogacy
11:56and a legal adoption
11:57industry chain.
11:58I voluntarily applied
11:59to return to Rivermore.
12:01Five years later,
12:02I set foot in Rivermore
12:03once more.
12:04Everything was both
12:05familiar and strange.
12:06Under the identity
12:08of Vivian Archer,
12:08a journalist
12:09returning from abroad,
12:10I checked into
12:11a five-star hotel.
12:13My team soon
12:14started working immediately.
12:15The first place
12:16we approached
12:17was Military General Hospital.
12:19It was the source
12:20of many illicit transactions.
12:22I called Felix's office
12:23to make an appointment
12:24for an interview,
12:25his assistant answered.
12:26May I ask
12:27who's calling?
12:28Vivian Archer,
12:29a journalist
12:30from Global Vision.
12:31One moment,
12:32let me check
12:33Director Hayward's schedule.
12:34Five minutes later,
12:35the assistant called back.
12:38Miss Archer,
12:39Director Hayward
12:40can see you
12:41at 3 p.m. today.
12:42At 3 p.m.,
12:43I stood outside
12:44Felix's office.
12:45Come in.
12:46I pushed the door open
12:47and walked in.
12:48Felix was looking down
12:49at a medical record,
12:51wearing a white coat
12:52and gold-rimmed glasses.
12:53He looked more mature
12:54than five years ago.
12:56Hello,
12:56Director Hayward.
12:57He froze completely.
12:59His eyes were fixed on me.
13:00Grace?
13:02Director Hayward,
13:04you've mistaken me
13:05for someone else.
13:06I smiled
13:07and then handed him
13:08my business card.
13:08My name is Vivian Archer.
13:10He reached out
13:11and wanted to touch my face.
13:12Director Hayward,
13:13please be professional.
13:14His hand hung in the air.
13:16He looked at me.
13:17It's you.
13:19You are not dead.
13:21I don't know
13:21what you're talking about.
13:23I'm here for
13:24an exclusive interview
13:25regarding issues
13:26in your hospital's
13:27newborn management.
13:28Where have you been
13:29these five years?
13:29Why didn't you come back?
13:31Director Hayward,
13:31if you're not in a suitable state
13:33for an interview today,
13:33we can reschedule.
13:34Don't leave.
13:35Grace,
13:36let me explain.
13:37Let go of me.
13:39It was my fault.
13:40I know I was wrong.
13:42Come back, okay?
13:44Let's start over.
13:45With my other hand,
13:46I slapped his face hard.
13:48The sharp sound echoed
13:49in the office.
13:50He was stunned.
13:52Felix,
13:53listen clearly.
13:54Grace died five years ago
13:56in that sea.
13:57The person standing
13:58before you now
13:59is Vivian Archer
14:00and don't touch me again.
14:02It disgusts me.
14:03I walked out
14:04without looking back.
14:05Behind me,
14:06I heard his painful growl.
14:07My heart remained unmoved.
14:09My interview work
14:10didn't proceed smoothly.
14:11I knew Felix did something.
14:13He didn't want me
14:14to dig deeper.
14:15I started from the periphery,
14:17finding the doctor
14:17and the nurse
14:18who had delivered my baby.
14:20It took me considerable effort
14:21to make them
14:22open their mouths.
14:23They admitted
14:23that they had faked
14:24my child's death certificate
14:26back the coerced
14:26and threatened
14:27by Felix
14:28and his mother.
14:28Then I turned
14:29my attention to Irene.
14:31For the past five years,
14:32she had presented herself
14:33as Alistair's mother.
14:35She treated Alistair
14:36as her lifeline,
14:37more important
14:38than her own life.
14:39I deliberately created
14:40several opportunities
14:41to run into Alistair.
14:43One was at a bookstore
14:44and one was at
14:45an amusement park.
14:46You look like someone
14:47I've seen in my dream.
14:49I felt my heart
14:50being squeezed hard.
14:51Irene soon noticed me.
14:52What do you want?
14:53Stay away from my son!
14:54Mrs. Brooks,
14:55this is a public place,
14:57I said calmly.
14:58I know it's you.
15:00Grace,
15:01you're actually still alive.
15:04You've got the wrong person.
15:06She became suspicious.
15:08She stopped
15:08letting Alistair go out,
15:10keeping him at home.
15:11She even tried
15:12to poison Felix against me,
15:14claiming I had returned
15:14to take revenge
15:15and destroy their family.
15:16And Felix completely broke down
15:18under my relentless pressure.
15:20He started drinking
15:20heavily every night.
15:22During the day
15:22at the hospital,
15:23he could maintain
15:24the dignity
15:25of Director Haywood.
15:26At night,
15:27he drove to my hotel
15:28and parked downstairs.
15:29Staying there all night,
15:30he called me,
15:31texted me apologizing
15:33over and over again.
15:34I never replied.
15:35One more chance
15:36from the moment
15:37he stole my son
15:37and said I was insane.
15:39He had no chance anymore.
15:40One day,
15:41he intercepted me
15:42in the lobby
15:43reeking of alcohol.
15:44Grace,
15:44we need to talk.
15:45I have nothing
15:46to say to you.
15:47Just 10 minutes.
15:49He almost begged.
15:51Not a single day
15:51passed in these five years
15:53without me thinking of you.
15:54I need to dunt.
15:56What do you want?
15:58I want my son back.
16:00His body stiffened.
16:01Grace,
16:02I lied to Aaron.
16:03He was still making excuses
16:04for Irene.
16:05See you in court.
16:06No!
16:07Our parents are getting old
16:08and can't bear this.
16:09When you stole my son,
16:11did you ever stop
16:12to think that my parents
16:13are old?
16:13Shaking him off,
16:14I walked straight
16:15to the elevator.
16:16He caught up
16:17and squeezed in
16:18just before the elevator
16:19door closed.
16:20Inside the elevator,
16:21we were alone.
16:22He embraced me
16:22from behind,
16:23burying his face
16:24in my neck.
16:25Grace,
16:26I love you.
16:27His voice was choked
16:28with tears.
16:28In this life,
16:30I've only ever loved you.
16:32When the elevator
16:32reached my floor,
16:33the door opened.
16:34All I care about
16:35is my son.
16:36Pushing him away,
16:37I stepped out
16:38of the elevator.
16:39His heart shattered
16:40in that moment.
16:41My investigative report
16:42was eventually published.
16:43It was like a bomb
16:45dropped in Rivermore,
16:46causing an uproar.
16:47In the report,
16:48I didn't name names,
16:49but I exposed
16:50massive loopholes
16:51in Military General Hospital's
16:52newborn information management
16:54and several suspected
16:55infant swapping cases.
16:57Public outrage erupted.
16:58The higher authorities
16:59immediately set up
17:00an investigation team
17:01and entered the hospital.
17:03The Haywoods
17:03and the Brooks
17:04descended into chaos.
17:06Seizing the opportunity,
17:07I filed a lawsuit.
17:08On the day of the trial,
17:09the court was swarmed
17:10by reporters.
17:11Felix and Irene
17:12both sat
17:13in the defendant's seat.
17:14His hair turned white
17:15overnight.
17:16Irene acted like
17:17a madwoman,
17:18screaming in the courtroom.
17:19I sat in the plaintiff's seat,
17:21perfectly calm.
17:22My lawyer presented
17:23piece after piece
17:24of evidence to the court.
17:25The recorded testimonies
17:26of the doctor
17:27and the nurse.
17:28Copies of the forged
17:29death certificate
17:30and paternity test
17:31from Felix's safe.
17:33The evidence
17:34was overwhelming.
17:35The judge ordered
17:36an immediate DNA comparison.
17:38When the results
17:38were announced,
17:39Irene completely broke down.
17:41Baylips led her away.
17:42Felix looked at me.
17:43His lips moved slightly,
17:45but no words came out.
17:46His eyes were filled
17:48with despair.
17:48The final verdict
17:49was delivered.
17:50The custody of Alistair
17:51was awarded to me.
17:53Irene was sentenced
17:53to 10 years
17:54for child trafficking.
17:55And Felix,
17:56as the principal offender,
17:57was sentenced
17:58to 15 years.
17:59He was also dismissed
18:00from the hospital
18:01and his medical license
18:02was revoked.
18:03His life was utterly ruined.
18:05When I left the court,
18:06the sunlight was brilliant.
18:08My lawyer said to me,
18:10Congratulations,
18:11Miss Archer.
18:11I smiled.
18:12Alistair stood beside me,
18:14holding my hand tightly.
18:19I left Rivermore
18:20with Alistair.
18:21We returned to the southern city
18:23where I grew up.
18:24My parents thought I was dead
18:25for the past five years.
18:27When I stood before them,
18:28they hugged me
18:29and wept uncontrollably.
18:30I introduced Alistair to them.
18:32Dad,
18:33Mom,
18:34this is your grandson.
18:36They looked at Alistair
18:37who resembled me so much,
18:39and then cried even harder.
18:40Life finally returned
18:41to its normal track.
18:43I quit my job as a journalist
18:44and found a teaching position
18:46at a local university.
18:47Then,
18:48I devoted all my energy
18:49to being with Alistair.
18:50I took him to a psychologist,
18:52painted with him,
18:53and read him stories.
18:54I told him his mom
18:55loved him dearly
18:56and would always be by his side.
18:58He gradually became cheerful.
19:00When he called me Mom,
19:02his voice became clear
19:03and confident.
19:03He would wrap his arms
19:04around my neck,
19:05greeting me with a huge hug
19:07when I came home from work.
19:09Sometimes,
19:09looking at his sleeping face,
19:11I thought of those past events,
19:13but I no longer felt pain
19:15or hatred,
19:15and I had my son
19:17and a new life.
19:18That was enough.
19:19A year later,
19:20I received a letter
19:21from Rivermore.
19:22It was from Felix,
19:24sent from the prison.
19:25I didn't open it
19:26and threw it directly
19:27into the trash.
19:28Two more years passed,
19:29a former colleague
19:30shared news of him.
19:31He had earned
19:32a sentence reduction
19:33for good behavior,
19:34but shortly after his release,
19:35an accident occurred.
19:37He died in a car crash.
19:38The sea he drove into
19:39was the same place
19:40where I had staged
19:41my suicide years before.
19:42My former colleague
19:43sighed over the phone.
19:44In a way,
19:45it is a release.
19:46After hanging up,
19:47I walked to the window.
19:48In the yard,
19:49Alistair was watering flowers
19:50with his grandfather.
19:51There you go.
19:52Sunlight shone on him,
19:53and he was smiling happily.
19:55My phone rang again.
19:57Hello,
19:58is this Miss Grace Archer?
19:59I'm the director
19:59of Rivermore First Children's
20:00Welfare Home.
20:01I'm calling to tell you
20:02that we have received
20:02the inheritance donated
20:03in the name of Felix Hayward.
20:05On behalf of the children,
20:06I thank you
20:06and Mr. Hayward.
20:07No, thanks.
20:08It's what he should do.
20:09About the foundation's name,
20:11we'd like your opinion.
20:12I thought for a moment.
20:13Call it Alistair Foundation.
20:16May every child in this world
20:17grow up safely
20:19and be accompanied
20:19by their parents.
20:21No more separation,
20:22no more harm.
20:23Many years passed.
20:25Alistair grew up.
20:26He was admitted
20:26to a top university
20:27studying law
20:28because he wanted
20:29to become a person
20:30like his mother
20:30who could speak up
20:31for justice.
20:32On his graduation day,
20:33he was the outstanding
20:34graduate representative,
20:35giving a speech.
20:37At the end of his speech,
20:38he said,
20:38Today,
20:39the person I want
20:40to thank most
20:40is my mom.
20:41She taught me
20:42what love is,
20:43what perseverance is,
20:44and what it means
20:45to never give up.
20:46She showed me
20:47that even in the darkest moments,
20:48I must always look
20:49toward the light.
20:50Mom, I love you.
20:51Sitting among the crowd,
20:52watching my son on stage,
20:54I was already in tears.
20:55After the ceremony,
20:56he ran over
20:57and gave me a big hug.
20:59Mom,
20:59I'll take you somewhere.
21:01He drove me
21:02to the seaside.
21:02It was the sea
21:03in Rivermore.
21:04Under the sunset,
21:05the sea surface
21:06was golden.
21:07We took off our shoes
21:08and walked on the soft sand.
21:09Mom, have you forgiven him?
21:11No.
21:12Mom, thank you.
21:13What for?
21:15Thank you for not
21:15giving up on me.
21:17Silly boy,
21:17you're my son.
21:18How could I ever
21:19give up on you?
21:20I love you, Mom.
21:21I love you too.
21:22The sea breeze blew,
21:23carrying a hint of moisture.
21:25We stood quietly,
21:26watching the distant sun
21:27slowly sink below the horizon.
21:29Five years of my life
21:30had once been stolen,
21:31but at present,
21:32I possessed a whole
21:33and brand new rest
21:34of my life.
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