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00:00Damien followed the nurse to get the checkup results.
00:02Lila excused herself to the restroom until the corridor was empty.
00:06You can come out now. Still not satisfied with the show?
00:09I took a step forward, my face filled with determination.
00:12So you're still pretending to be Mrs. Kincaid? Even though Damien doesn't love you?
00:16Bold, coming from the woman who knew he was married. And slid right in.
00:20Congrats. You're not a victim. You're a mistress?
00:23I knew Damien long before you. If I hadn't left, you'd never have his ring.
00:26Now I'm back, carrying his baby. It's time you hand over what's mine.
00:30My heart ached, my vision blurred, but my body chose to stand.
00:34Lila snatched the document from my hand. She quickly scanned the conclusion.
00:38Cancer? Seriously? Are you gonna live long enough to have that baby?
00:42Or will you and your bastard go down together?
00:44Something inside me snapped.
00:50Lila deliberately fell, tears welling in her eyes.
00:53Vivian, I'm pregnant. Please don't hurt me.
00:55A violent shove came from behind. I fell, my stomach hitting first.
01:00Pain erupted. Breath caught. Please, my baby.
01:03Damien grabbed my arm and pulled me up.
01:05What's wrong with you? How could you hurt Lila? She's pregnant.
01:09Damien, don't fight for me. It's my fault. If Vivian wants to hit me, I'll take it.
01:13Just let the baby be okay.
01:14Vivian, you're wrong. Apologize.
01:18Apologize? Do you even know what this is?
01:20He merely glanced at it, then tore it to shreds.
01:23Enough. I don't care. You were cruel today. You're pregnant too. How can you be so heartless?
01:29Tears welled up, humiliating and scalding.
01:32Just apologize. I know you're stressed. After the baby's born, I'll make it up to you.
01:38He pushed me towards Lila. Victory shone in Lila's eyes.
01:42I looked at Damien and saw the truth. He had made his choice.
01:45I'm not apologizing. You two should be the one saying sorry.
01:48I turned and walked away. Lila's cries sounded like applause.
01:55Behind me, Damien's breath caught. For a heartbeat, I thought he might chase me.
01:59Damien, my belly hurts, but Vivian matters more. Go after her.
02:02Forget her. You're what matters. She's eight months pregnant and throwing tantrums.
02:07She won't leave. I'll fix it later.
02:10I went home to a house that no longer felt mine.
02:12Since Lila's return, Damien had vanished more and more.
02:15The warmth we'd built drained away. Standing in the living room, I felt like an overstayed guest.
02:21I took down our wedding photo and dropped it in the trash.
02:24The dull thud felt final. I was done leaving traces of myself.
02:27For a man who didn't want to remember me.
02:30Hauling a trash bag to the stairs, the front door opened.
02:33Damien carried Lila like a tragic heroine, his face tender.
02:36When he saw me, panic flickered. He hated being caught, not what he'd done.
02:41Lila's not feeling well. You pushed her earlier.
02:43If she's sick, take her to the hospital. Did our living room become an ER?
02:48Watch your mouth. I'm cleaning up your mess. Lila's state.
02:52Vivian, don't get it twisted. I'm just here to rest and protect the baby.
02:56This is our home, I said, voice steady. I won't let her move in.
03:00Damien hesitated, until Lila laced her fingers with his, guiding his hand to her stomach.
03:06Enough, Vivian. You're pregnant too. Where's your compassion?
03:10If you can't handle this, you'll leave.
03:12The words hit like ice. I nodded, voice thin.
03:15Fine, I'll go.
03:17I grabbed the trash bag and walked into the cold.
03:19Honey, she took down your wedding photo.
03:21Ignore her. She loves drama.
03:23I dumped the trash, shaking.
03:25He thought I'd beg to come back.
03:27He had no idea I'd rather walk into darkness alone,
03:29than live in a house where I was the pro-
03:33I thought I was already broken, until a sound from the nursery blurred my vision.
03:38That was Damien's promise. He furnished it himself.
03:41He swore our child would have everything.
03:43Now it feels like someone is stealing my future.
03:45Get out!
03:46What's wrong with you?
03:52Are you giving this room to her?
03:54She likes it here. What's the big deal?
03:57This room means to us-
03:59Enough. You constantly disappoint me.
04:02If you continue like this, I'll reconsider our marriage.
04:06You don't want the child fatherless, do you?
04:08Don't be afraid. Mommy will give you better.
04:26Damien's voice was full of patience and affection.
04:29He advised her on how to handle morning sickness,
04:31how to soothe the baby, how to rest.
04:33These tips he once dismissively threw at me.
04:35Now I understand he was just practicing on me.
04:38To be perfectly flawless for Lila.
04:40Every bowl of soup, every parenting book,
04:43every detail of the nursery.
04:44He experimented with all of it on me and our child.
04:47I was just his training ground.
04:49My child, just his trial period.
04:51It's okay, you'll be leaving soon.
04:53You and your child deserve a better life.
04:56I should have locked the bedroom door.
04:59Damien was back, pretending everything was normal,
05:01approaching me as he always did.
05:03I flinched away.
05:04His late return, Lila's name in his phone,
05:07his fake tenderness made every touch sickening.
05:09After midnight, his phone vibrated.
05:11I'm coming, darling.
05:13Don't cry.
05:14He swung his legs off the bed,
05:16no longer caring about my sleep.
05:18Barefoot, I followed him silently like a shadow.
05:20Lila's door was ajar, warm light spilling from within.
05:28She lay on the bed, hair disheveled, tears glistening.
05:32Her nightgown slipped from one shoulder.
05:34The moment Damien saw her, his face softened,
05:37all his hidden tenderness pouring out.
05:39I'm here for you.
05:41I can't sleep without you.
05:42I wake up trembling, afraid.
05:44I'll protect you.
05:45I'll stay with you tonight.
05:47Lila feigned guilt, but I took you away from Vivian.
05:49The baby is restless, only you can calm him.
05:52Don't worry about her.
05:53She's strong.
05:54She can take care of herself.
05:56I stood frozen, listening to them talk about me as if I were just a nuisance.
06:00The doctor said the baby is stable.
06:03Tonight, let me take care of you.
06:05Damien kissed her hungrily.
06:07The door closed, followed by a grating sound etched into my heart, unforgettable.
06:11I returned to bed, curling up and holding my belly tight.
06:14This was the only thing that felt truly mine.
06:16Damien didn't come back all night.
06:18I stared at the ceiling until dawn.
06:20The emptiness beside me reminded me of the choice he had made.
06:25Lila moved in.
06:26My marriage ended with a sigh.
06:28Damien's focus was solely on her.
06:30I became his shadow.
06:31Going for water, I heard her voice.
06:38Darling, the Kinkade pendant is lucky.
06:40Baby keeps me up.
06:42Can I wear it until he settles?
06:43My fingers clutched the pendant.
06:45It's the Kinkade wife's mark.
06:47Worn on my wedding night.
06:48No second Kinkade wife.
06:50Of course, dear.
06:51Wear it as long as you like.
06:53His words struck me like a slap.
06:55I turned to leave, but the floor creaked.
07:02Damien froze.
07:03Guilt flashed.
07:05Vivian, you heard.
07:07She's pregnant.
07:08Needs support.
07:09Just let her borrow it.
07:11I nodded blankly, stomach cramped.
07:13She can have it.
07:14But sign this.
07:15Damien laughed, thinking I was sulking.
07:17He signed without looking.
07:18Happy now.
07:19I'll buy you anything.
07:21We'll work this out.
07:27She can keep it.
07:33He didn't notice, went to Lila.
07:35Lila let out a joyful shriek.
07:42I stood by the window, silent.
07:45Tomorrow, I will truly leave.
07:46Then I heard Lila's voice, soft and rotten.
07:49Darling, you got it too easily.
07:57Harsh hospital light stabbed my eyes.
08:00Nurses pushed my gurney down the corridor.
08:02Get OB here.
08:03Possible placental abruption.
08:05We need a doctor now.
08:06Honey, we need your husband to sign consent forms.
08:09The phone rang.
08:10Unanswered.
08:11Again.
08:12Again.
08:13On the third call, it went to voicemail.
08:15Tear slipped.
08:16Of course, he didn't answer.
08:17He was with Lila.
08:19He always chose her.
08:20Do you have anyone else?
08:21Parents?
08:22A friend?
08:23I reached for the clipboard.
08:24I'll sign.
08:25My fingers shook, but I scrawled my name.
08:27I'd stop begging men to be decent.
08:29They wheeled me to labor and delivery.
08:32Minutes passed.
08:33No doctor came.
08:34Why are we waiting?
08:35A Kincaid VIP arrived.
08:38His pregnant girlfriend has a minor burn.
08:40He pulled the on-call team.
08:41Even OB staff.
08:42The words hit like a punch.
08:44I was his wife.
08:46Bleeding.
08:46Dying.
08:47And Lila got the whole hospital.
08:49Pain convulsed through me.
08:51My vision darkened.
08:52I tried.
08:53God, I tried.
08:53Right before blacking out, I heard a scream.
08:56We're losing her.
08:56Get in here.
08:57When I woke, I reached for my belly.
08:59Flat.
09:00Panic surged.
09:01My baby?
09:02A nurse hurried in, carrying a tiny bundle.
09:04She placed him in my arms.
09:06Warm.
09:07Real.
09:07Breathing.
09:08I clung to him, sobbing.
09:10I promised never to let anyone treat us like we were disposable.
09:13Two weeks later, I stood in the airport, baby on my shoulder, passport in my bag.
09:18I'd signed the final papers.
09:19A screen flashed a headline.
09:21Damien Kincaid, fights for his pregnant lover.
09:24Private doctors, security, romance packaged as a circus.
09:28I didn't blink.
09:29I boarded the plane, never looking back.
09:31He was about to learn I was already gone.
09:35By sunrise, I was packed, quiet, final.
09:37Rolling my suitcase downstairs, I found Damien.
09:40In the kitchen, spoon-feeding Lila soup like she was a princess.
09:44He looked warm, patient, everything he hadn't been for me.
09:47I walked past them.
09:48Lila didn't feel well, so I made her tomato soup.
09:51What are you doing?
09:52I cook her soup, and you throw a fit?
09:55You're petty.
10:01It's just soup.
10:02Check your neck before lying.
10:04Mosquitoes.
10:05My silence enraged him.
10:07Enough.
10:08Stop acting jealous and crazy.
10:11I stumbled back, hand flying to my belly.
10:13Regret crossed his face for a split second.
10:16Damien, it's my fault.
10:17Let me apologize.
10:18She held out the soup bowl, lipstick smudged on the rim.
10:21Back off.
10:22She stepped closer, forcing the bowl toward me.
10:24Something snapped.
10:25I knocked it away.
10:26Damien, it burns.
10:27She held out her hand, a faint pink mark on her skin.
10:30I've got you.
10:31Didn't I tell you to be considerate?
10:33You attacked her.
10:35I'm not apologizing, I said, pulling back.
10:37No.
10:38You're gonna learn.
10:39He shoved my hand into the hot soup pot.
10:41White hot pain erupted.
10:43I screamed, tears blurring my vision.
10:45That's a warning.
10:46Hurt her again, and you'll regret it.
10:49My baby kicked frantically, sensing my fear.
10:51Damien hesitated.
10:53Then Lila cried out, and he snapped back to her.
10:55I fell hard.
10:56A sharp cramp tore through my lower belly.
10:58Warmth spread between my thighs.
11:00Blood.
11:01Damien, the baby.
11:02Don't use the baby to manipulate me.
11:04You hurt Lila.
11:06You and that kid don't matter as much as her.
11:08He scooped Lila up and ran out, leaving me alone.
11:11I lay on the floor, shaking, bleeding, burned.
11:13I grabbed my phone with my good hand and dialed 911.
11:18What did you say?
11:19You are divorced.
11:21You have no right to inquire about her whereabouts.
11:24Impossible.
11:25I've never been divorced.
11:26The officer prints the documents.
11:28He gripped the papers, knuckles white.
11:31He slumped on the sofa, memories flooding back.
11:33Vivian's smile, her tenderness for him, and the child he once desired.
11:38He looked around.
11:39This house was no longer hers.
11:40Within a month, Lila erased all traces.
11:43No photos of her, no decorations she chose.
11:45No shared furniture, wedding photos gone.
11:48Lila walked in, turning on the light.
11:49She snatched the papers, scanning quickly.
11:52Her lips curved, then she hid it.
11:54Damien, how did you and Vivian divorce?
11:56Her eyes gleamed, filled with greed.
11:58Damien saw it clearly, all too clear.
12:00The nursery is now her space.
12:02It's filled with her belongings.
12:04Her belongings were tossed like trash.
12:08After Damien took Lila to the ER, my voice kept echoing in his mind.
12:12He was about to contact me until Lila cried,
12:14Damien, I'm in so much pain.
12:16My stomach hurts.
12:17Is the baby okay?
12:18I tried to apologize to Vivian, but she lost control.
12:21Damien's face stiffened.
12:22I did spoil her, but she's carrying my child.
12:27I can't.
12:28Damien reached for his phone.
12:29Lila noticed.
12:30Darling, Vivian has been texting me.
12:32She threatened to kill my baby.
12:34Vivian isn't like that.
12:36Are you sure you saw it right?
12:37Lila showed him her phone.
12:39Damien stared at the screen.
12:40His face grew darker.
12:42He was ready to believe the worst.
12:44I will protect you.
12:45If she goes too far, I'll kick her out.
12:48They stayed in the hospital for a week.
12:50The doctors found nothing wrong with Lila, but Lila reveled in the joy of being cared
12:54for.
12:55Damien returned home expecting me to be there, sulking, waiting for him to coax me.
12:59However, the house was empty.
13:00He sighed, thinking I had just gone out for a walk and would soon return.
13:05A month passed.
13:06I never returned.
13:07Fear crept in.
13:08What if I was dying then?
13:09He went to the police station providing my name and photo.
13:12He told them everything he knew.
13:14He even rehearsed in his mind how he would scold me.
13:17Mr. Kincaid, your marriage with Ms. Langford has been legally dissolved.
13:22You cannot file a missing person report.
13:24Damien was utterly shocked.
13:28The police made a mistake, repeating it like a mantra.
13:32If you're divorced, why don't we get married?
13:34Make it official.
13:35I just said I'm not divorced.
13:37Why are you pushing this?
13:39I'm not trying to steal anything.
13:40I just want our baby to have a father.
13:42It hurts.
13:43Please take me to the hospital.
13:44It worked.
13:45Damien carried her back.
13:47Hovering like he was proving he wasn't the villain.
13:49Lila sipped creamy mushroom soup.
13:51Convinced she'd reined him in.
13:53Then Damien stepped out and called Logan.
13:55I want a full report on Lila.
13:57Everything.
13:58Pull all the cameras.
13:59House.
14:00Street.
14:01Everything.
14:01He'd never planned to investigate her.
14:03But her eagerness for marriage had raised flags.
14:06For so long she'd acted selfless.
14:08Just wanting to stay by his side.
14:10And he'd eaten it up, needing to feel like a hero.
14:13Not a cheater.
14:14Now that selflessness felt like strategy.
14:16Damien admitted it to himself.
14:18He couldn't explain how he'd gotten here.
14:20He'd told himself he was helping Lila.
14:22Out of gratitude.
14:23Then one night, too much alcohol.
14:25Secret.
14:26A pregnancy.
14:27And Lila's tears had convinced him.
14:29He could manage it all.
14:30Because he thought I'd forgive anything.
14:32I'd been four months pregnant then.
14:34Feeling our baby's first flutters.
14:36Still protecting his pride.
14:37My softness had given him permission.
14:40To choose Lila again and again.
14:42Now regret settled in his chest.
14:44He'd mistaken my love for a guarantee.
14:48A commotion came from Lila's room.
14:50Damien found her on the window ledge, tears streaming.
14:53I can't let our baby be a secret.
14:55I'll take him and disappear.
14:57So you can find Vivian with a clear conscience.
15:05Lila.
15:05Stop.
15:07What?
15:07Let our baby be born without a father?
15:09That day in the fire and I don't regret saving you.
15:12But I can't let our baby suffer.
15:19Okay.
15:20I'll handle it.
15:21The baby won't be a secret.
15:28You're already divorced.
15:29The baby's due soon.
15:30Are you gonna let him be born into nothing?
15:32Okay.
15:37I'll marry you.
15:44England.
15:45My plane has landed.
15:47Holding my baby, new life awaits.
15:49Cold, fresh air.
15:50No more betrayal.
15:51Dad, Mom.
15:52Slow down.
15:52You have the baby.
15:54I'm here.
15:55You are home.
15:56You suffered.
15:56It's over.
15:57We support you.
15:58Damien won't leave you in peace.
16:00He thrives on others' pain.
16:02This is a land for no Kincaid money.
16:05He is the Lanford heir.
16:07I declare it.
16:08Driving away, I swore to myself.
16:09I no longer crave love.
16:11Years of silent compromise.
16:13That fire.
16:14You saved him.
16:14No thanks.
16:15Your scars.
16:16I wanted to tear the world.
16:18I gaze out, throat tight.
16:19Some wounds don't heal quietly.
16:21Some pains won't wait.
16:22They're not.
16:25They are.
16:25They are.
16:26They are.
16:28They are.
16:28They are.
16:30Tired, Damien brought Lila back home.
16:32She reverted to her old ways, acting imperiously.
16:35Darling, I'm hungry.
16:36Make me cream of mushroom soup again.
16:38Damien stared at her, his eyes weary.
16:40Her hysteria in the hospital was all in act.
16:43I'm exhausted.
16:44Not tonight.
16:45Lila pouted, her eyes welling up.
16:47Don't you care about me anymore?
16:49I should have jumped from the hospital.
16:51She ran upstairs crying sacrifice.
16:53Damien rubbed his temples.
16:55He had never been so threatened and manipulated.
16:58Enough.
16:58Come down.
16:59I'll make the soup.
17:05He made the soup as if atoning.
17:12After the soup was ready, Lila smiled.
17:15Feed me like you used to.
17:16Damien looked at the spoon, his mind racing.
17:19He only felt weariness.
17:21No.
17:21End.
17:22Lila ate furiously.
17:24Disgust welled up in him.
17:25Lila's true colors sobered him.
17:27He remembered Vivian's tenderness.
17:29He had so easily given up that love.
17:33Lila kept urging on the wedding plans.
17:36Damien finally conceded.
17:42He stood there watching Lila weave through the racks.
17:45Vivian's image instantly flooded his mind.
17:47How do I look?
17:48Is your girl pretty?
17:50Damien's gaze froze.
17:51Her back was smooth and unblemished.
17:53No scars.
17:54No burn marks.
17:55If Lila hadn't saved him from the fire.
17:57Then what exactly had he destroyed?
17:59To repay a debt that wasn't hers?
18:00He forced a smile.
18:02He drove her back to the manor.
18:08Logan arrived hesitation in his eyes.
18:11He brought the investigation results.
18:17Where are you going?
18:19Work.
18:19Go shopping.
18:25The moment he turned his expression froze.
18:28The truth is about to be revealed.
18:31I didn't watch Damien fall apart.
18:34In real time, I saw it later.
18:36Through paper trails, Logan's reports.
18:38Security footage.
18:39The first crack.
18:40Came when Logan handed him the file.
18:52Divorce papers.
18:53Real.
18:54Legal.
18:54His signature bold at the bottom.
19:01Then he saw the last page.
19:03My cancer diagnosis.
19:05Damien froze.
19:06He remembered the hospital.
19:07Me shoving the report at him.
19:09Him tearing it up because Lila was crying.
19:12He sank to the floor.
19:13How does Vivian have cancer?
19:15He grabbed the USB drive.
19:17From Logan jamming it into the computer.
19:19My face appeared.
19:20On screen.
19:21He watched us at the prenatal clinic.
19:24Him and Lila smiling.
19:25Me standing silent, pale.
19:26He watched Lila bait me.
19:28Watched himself choose her.
19:30Watched me pull out the cancer.
19:32Report.
19:32Watched himself tear.
19:34It to pieces.
19:35Tears ran down his face.
19:37Consequences not romance.
19:38Next clip.
19:39The Kincaid estate.
19:40My fear.
19:41Lila's smugness.
19:42Blood spreading beneath me.
19:44As he walked away.
19:45He clutched his head.
19:46Replaying it until he collapsed.
19:48Unconscious.
19:49Muttering my name.
19:50Logan rushed him to the hospital.
19:52Lila was left screaming his name.
19:54Ignored for the first time.
19:58Lila thought I was out.
19:59Hearing of our divorce she relaxed.
20:01The title Mrs. Kincaid was hers she thought.
20:09She forced Damien to marry her in court.
20:11He broke down.
20:13She escalated threatening self-harm.
20:15You owe me.
20:16Until he agreed.
20:17Then files, videos, Damien's breakdown.
20:20Her lies exposed.
20:21She tore up the documents.
20:32Packing luxury items.
20:34Slipping away quietly.
20:40In the hospital Damien awoke.
20:42Staring at the ceiling.
20:49The smell of disinfectant triggered his memories.
20:52He learned I pawned the jade.
20:53Just to speed up divorce.
20:55This was proof of my desperation.
20:57He finally understood Lila never saved him.
20:59He grabbed Logan.
21:00Find Vivian now.
21:01At all costs.
21:03Bring her back.
21:04She has cancer.
21:05She has my child.
21:06Lock Lila up.
21:07No escape.
21:08No tricks.
21:09Logan was stunned.
21:10Go now.
21:23Lila found the scattered documents.
21:25In Damien's office.
21:26When she saw my cancer report.
21:28Her mouth curled with satisfaction.
21:30She'd suspected it.
21:32My hollow cheeks.
21:33My exhaustion.
21:34My slow movements.
21:35Damien had been too arrogant to notice.
21:37Lila wasn't chasing love.
21:39She was chasing a crown.
21:41She'd checked my hospital records.
21:42Taunted me to see how close I was to breaking.
21:45She loved watching me crumble.
21:47Hated that I refused to give her the reaction she wanted.
21:50Divorcing me the right way would take time.
21:52And she didn't have it.
21:53She wanted the Kincaid name for her baby.
21:55No loose ends.
21:57And she knew her leverage was a lie.
21:58The life-saving debt.
22:00She needed to secure her prize.
22:02Before the lie collapsed.
22:03The day she framed me.
22:05She saw the blood.
22:06Heard me call Damien's name.
22:08She panicked.
22:08Not for me but that he'd turn back.
22:11So she clung to him.
22:12Dragged him to the hospital.
22:13Made herself the emergency.
22:15Then she'd taken his phone.
22:17Blocking the hospital number.
22:18After the third call.
22:19She smiled.
22:20Thinking she'd won.
22:24Lila's ex-lover finally confessed everything.
22:26I was foolish to trust her.
22:27I took her abroad and married her.
22:29We had a simple happy life.
22:31She was pregnant.
22:32I wanted her to live well.
22:33Until I ran out of money.
22:34The debts piled up.
22:35But she refused.
22:36Leaving me in debt.
22:37She wouldn't even look at me.
22:38Then she flew home alone.
22:40Leaving me to face ruin.
22:41After returning she targeted Damien.
22:43He was at his lowest.
22:45She approached him with a savior lie.
22:47Initially she only wanted money.
22:48Her eyes were on his wealth.
22:50But found his emotional dependence.
22:52She fed his guilt.
22:54She exploited Damien's guilt.
22:55Her control deepened.
22:57Settily she grew bolder.
22:58Constantly demanding more.
23:00His funds dwindled.
23:01Dragging him into an abyss.
23:03His business empire faces collapse.
23:05The news spread rapidly.
23:07Isla watched it all unfold.
23:10Logan returned out of breath.
23:12Lila fled.
23:13Closet empty.
23:15A node.
23:15She thinks she can escape?
23:17Forget her.
23:18Find Vivian in three days.
23:21Or else.
23:26Next day Damien had an address.
23:59Chaos inside the apartment.
24:01Chaos inside the apartment.
24:11Damien thank god he attacked me.
24:14Lila.
24:15Your lies are endless.
24:17She seduced me.
24:18I don't know her.
24:19Damien recognized her ex-husband.
24:20He was tricked by Lila before.
24:22She took all his money then.
24:24Now she targeted Damien again.
24:38She didn't even know who the baby's father was.
24:41When I found out she was back, I threatened her with photos.
24:43She flew me here and we fell back into old habits.
24:51He's lying.
24:52He's blackmailing me.
25:09Damien, help our baby.
25:10I love you.
25:10Damien, that's not my baby.
25:12And even if it were, it can die.
25:16Everything you did to Vivian, I know it all.
25:18Losing this pregnancy is the kindest thing.
25:31Tell me the truth.
25:33Who pulled me out of the fire?
25:36Damien asked her to come closer because she was the first face he saw after the fire.
25:41When he asked if she saved him, she just nodded.
25:43He slapped her hard.
25:45Speak, or we'll have a different conversation.
25:48Lila broke down.
25:49I don't know her name, only that she's called Lanford.
25:51She was badly burned, being treated in the room next to yours.
25:55You asked if I saved you, I just nodded.
25:57You believed it?
25:58It's not my fault.
25:59Damien's heart tightened.
26:01Lanford.
26:02Memories flooded back.
26:03She avoided my touch.
26:04Always keeping the lights dim.
26:06She would flinch when fabric brushed her skin.
26:08If she was the one who saved me, he was not only a liar but a bad husband.
26:12He protected the wrong woman, yet destroyed his savior.
26:16He waved to the guards.
26:17Drag her out.
26:18I keep my word.
26:26You'll never find Vivian.
26:28She's gone.
26:28You removed her doctor.
26:29Your child may die.
26:30Cancer.
26:31She'll be dead.
26:32No regrets then.
26:33Lila's words struck Damien hard.
26:35I'm sorry.
26:35Keep me.
26:36I'll do all.
26:36I'll be your dog.
26:37Serve Vivian.
26:38Drag her out.
26:39Guards moved at his command.
26:41Lila's screams were muffled.
26:42Lila dragged deeper.
26:44Cries fading.
26:44Soon, an unforgettable sound.
26:46Damien looked to the accomplice.
26:48Take him too.
26:49He deceived me.
26:51Make him pay.
26:52Her ex-lover pleaded trembling.
26:54Guards forcibly took him away.
26:55He too stepped into darkness.
26:57As Damien left, all fell silent.
26:59Guilt and regret for Vivian.
27:01He sought the path to truth.
27:04Back with my parents in the UK, the first few days felt unreal.
27:09Clean sheets, warm food, a quiet room.
27:11No stench of betrayal, I allowed myself to rest.
27:13Until the cancer reminded me it wasn't over.
27:16Waves of nausea, aching bones.
27:18Some mornings I'd stand up and my vision would black out.
27:21I looked at my newborn, so small and helpless.
27:23Felt a primal urge.
27:25I wanted to live.
27:26For him, for my parents, for the life I built.
27:28I told my mom.
27:29She broke down, tears streaming.
27:32Why didn't you tell us sooner?
27:33Why didn't you come home sooner?
27:35I was afraid you'd hate me, because I chose Damien.
27:39Mom held me tightly.
27:40She drove me to the hospital.
27:42For tests, scans, blood draws.
27:44Dad arrived breathless, and brought my college friend Elliot.
27:47Are you stubborn child?
27:49We would never blame you.
27:51The doctor handed the report to Dad.
27:53Mid-stage, but treatable.
27:55Friends have the best specialists, but they're hard to book.
27:58Name your price.
28:00I'll use half my fortune.
28:02My daughter will not die.
28:04Mr. Langford, I can reach him.
28:08Elliot's eyes held raw tenderness.
28:10I avoided his gaze.
28:12We'd barely known each other in college.
28:13But I needed him.
28:15I wanted to live.
28:16Within days, the specialist flew to the UK.
28:18My diagnosis shifted.
28:20We can treat this.
28:21Then, surgery scheduled.
28:23Mom sobbed, hugging me.
28:24Relief flooded me.
28:25I could live, raise my baby, keep my promises.
28:28The next month was routine.
28:30Appointments, blood work, counting days.
28:32The farther from Damien, the quieter my body felt.
28:35With mom and dad close, my strength returned.
28:38Appetite, sleep, energy.
28:40I thought Damien was gone for good.
28:41We were divorced.
28:42He had Lila, a baby he should have been celebrating.
28:45Then, the day before surgery, I saw him at the estate gates.
28:49Aged a year.
28:50Eyes red-rimmed, cheeks hollow.
28:51When he saw me, something bright and desperate lit up in him.
28:54He stared like he couldn't get enough.
28:56I angled away, heading inside.
28:58He took a step toward me.
29:00I gave him a flat glance, no warmth, no nostalgia, and kept walking.
29:03He lunged, arms open.
29:05I slipped away.
29:06Vivienne, wait.
29:07I found you.
29:09Why did you leave?
29:10Why did you divorce?
29:13He said divorce with such pain.
29:15I'd never seen him cry.
29:16But his tears didn't soften me.
29:18They made me sick.
29:19Enough, Mr. Kincaid.
29:21We are divorced.
29:22Please have some self-respect.
29:24I'm your husband.
29:25That signature doesn't count.
29:27I didn't know anything then.
29:28Let go.
29:29The divorce is final.
29:30Vivienne, I miss you.
29:32I messed up.
29:34Forgive me.
29:44What do you want?
29:45Don't bother with apologies.
29:47I won't forgive you.
29:48Lila hurt you.
29:50I punished her.
29:51Her baby is gone.
29:52She's ruined.
29:54She lied.
29:55The baby isn't mine.
29:57Watching him, I felt cold.
29:58He acted like he was doing me a favor.
30:00As if I should thank him for abandoning the woman he once protected.
30:04Enough.
30:05Wasn't she your savior?
30:06You treat her like trash and the child is nothing.
30:09I never slept with her.
30:11I was deceived.
30:14I pulled out my phone, scrolling to photos, his hands on her waist, her lipstick on his
30:19collar, hotel time stamps, smug captions.
30:22Damien's color drained.
30:24He said nothing.
30:25You're still lying.
30:26Go.
30:26I have cancer.
30:28Surgery tomorrow.
30:29I don't have time for your guilt.
30:31Vivian, no.
30:32I can't lose you.
30:34You loved me.
30:35Don't you remember?
30:36We have a baby.
30:37Don't let them grow up without a father.
30:40Worried about my baby?
30:41Where were you?
30:42Pulled doctors for Lila?
30:44For her minor burn?
30:45When I begged you?
30:47To take me to the hospital?
30:48That child is mine, not ours.
30:51Langford's don't share blood.
30:52With men who abandon women in emergencies, you'll never claim them.
30:57You're the reason.
30:59Everything happened.
31:00If I hadn't been lucky, my baby and I would be dead.
31:03Stay away.
31:04Disappear.
31:05I can't.
31:06Forgive me.
31:07I'll spend my life making it up to you.
31:10He surged forward, arms out.
31:12I twisted away, but too slow.
31:14A hand shot in, yanking Damien back.
31:18Enough.
31:19She doesn't want to see you.
31:21She has surgery tomorrow.
31:23Leave her alone.
31:24Who are you?
31:25This is my wife and my business.
31:27Ex-wife.
31:28We divorced a month ago.
31:29I am Vivian's fiance.
31:31After surgery, we'll marry.
31:33You're just an ex.
31:34She's not yours.
31:35I'll treat her child as my own.
31:37You're out of the game.
31:38Security!
31:39Security!
31:49I'm sorry you're hurt.
31:51If you sue him, I'll support you.
31:53Will you always be on my side?
31:55Always.
31:55What I said before wasn't a joke.
31:57Please consider it, okay?
31:59I think I hurt the baby.
32:00Do as you please.
32:17We'll both be fine.
32:18Mommy will get better.
32:20No one will bother us again.
32:24The next morning, we drove to the hospital.
32:26Nerves tightened, hands cold, throat tight.
32:29Breathe.
32:29Surgery will go well.
32:31We'll be right outside.
32:32The baby's waiting.
32:34I'll come out healthy.
32:35I'll take care of you when you're old.
32:37A nurse called my name.
32:48Vivienne, wait.
32:50I have to talk.
32:52I have to talk.
33:05Now she's fighting for life.
33:07Get out.
33:08Never come near her again.
33:10I'm sorry.
33:11I didn't know Lila.
33:12Give me one chance.
33:14No.
33:14I haven't gone after Kincaid, group.
33:17That's the only mercy you've gotten.
33:19Thieve.
33:20You'll learn what happens.
33:22You threaten my family.
33:24We should have let you burn.
33:25Vivienne saved you.
33:27She pulled you out of that fire.
33:29Drag him out.
33:30If he fights, break something.
33:32Damien didn't resist.
33:33He was hauled away, empty.
33:37The surgery succeeded.
33:38Damien left, flew back to the U.S.
33:41Recovery was slow, but I improved.
33:42Weeks later, I held my baby.
33:44My hands no longer trembled, holding him.
33:46His bright eyes reminded me of Damien.
33:48I hated this feeling.
33:50Phone vibrated.
33:51A news alert popped up.
33:52Damien Kincaid arrested.
33:54I read the article.
33:55After surgery, Dad mobilized Lanford.
33:57Attack Kincaid group from all angles.
33:59Elliot also provided strategic support.
34:02Kincaid wasn't bankrupt.
34:03It was devoured.
34:05Damien sank, drank, disappeared.
34:07Company filed for bankruptcy.
34:08His money became debt.
34:10He tried to see me, but Dad and Elliot stopped him.
34:12He gave up, drowned in alcohol.
34:15Lila and her lover sued him.
34:16Retaliate for Damien's blow claimed huge losses.
34:19But Damien had nothing.
34:21Court sentenced him to 20 years.
34:23Lila and her lover ultimately gained nothing.
34:25I deleted all traces of Damien on my phone.
34:28Photos, messages, contacts like disinfecting a wound.
34:31Elliot's feelings, I owe no one.
34:33I have my child, my name.
34:35From that moment, my focus was simple.
34:37To be a single mother by choice.
34:39Build Lanford group into an unshakable fortress.
34:42Ensure my child and I are safe from men.
34:45The paper in my hand was still warm.
34:48I'd come for answers about the lump.
34:50Only to face betrayal that rewired me.
34:52Dad, I said, forcing my voice steady.
34:54Remember what you told me.
34:56I'm taking the baby overseas.
34:57They'll have my last name.
34:59I'll be a single mother by choice.
35:01You're right.
35:01For the first time, the decision felt cleaner.
35:04I saw my husband's hand on another woman's waist, guiding her like she was the only person.
35:09When I hung up, I watched Damien Kincaid touch Lila's back with tenderness he once reserved for me.
35:14Honey, Vivian will be upset.
35:16She's pregnant too.
35:17She won't know.
35:18I'm not telling her.
35:20He was devoted to her while I carried his baby.
35:23But lying forever isn't a plan.
35:24If she runs into us...
35:25What's there to fear?
35:27That baby's mine too.
35:29My stomach twisted.
35:30He said it like cancelling a subscription.
35:33If I hadn't been dumped, I wouldn't compete with Vivian.
35:35I owe you my life.
35:37I'm just repaying the debt.
35:39Mrs. Kincaid, you're lucky.
35:41Your husband is so attentive.
35:43Lila pretended shyness, soaking up the praise.
35:46Damien nodded.
35:47I stood there, test results burning a hole in my bag.
35:50I wasn't just betrayed, I was replaced.
35:52Then Lila's gaze locked on me.
35:54Smug, fake, sweet.
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