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