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Octuplets Love Gone, Life Reborn
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00:00Octoplets! My goodness!
00:02A multiple gestity like this carries extremely high risks.
00:05The pregnancy is exceptionally fragile during the first trimester.
00:09You must be on strict bed rest.
00:11Even the smallest misstep could lead to a miscarriage.
00:13Harrison and I had been married for seven years.
00:16I'd stood by him as he built his business from the ground up,
00:19and he'd always said his greatest wish was to have a house full of kids with me.
00:23Finally, on our seventh wedding anniversary,
00:25this incredible gift had fallen into our laps.
00:28I carefully tucked the ultrasound report into a custom jewelry box,
00:31planning to open it and reveal the surprise to him at midnight that night.
00:35I waited from afternoon until late into the night.
00:38The clock struck 12, and finally, the front door lock clicked open.
00:42I stood up with a smile, ready to greet him, only to freeze dead in my tracks.
00:47Harrison strode in.
00:49Glued to his side was a young girl with tear-filled eyes, Vivian.
01:06The surprise I'd spent all afternoon preparing felt like a red-hot branding iron press to my chest.
01:12He didn't even look at me, not a single flicker of guilt for forgetting our anniversary.
01:17All he did was rush forward, his face etched with concern, and scoop Vivian up into his arms.
01:22This man, who'd always had a severe germophobia, fumbled frantically to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
01:28Vivian's been with me this whole time, with no title, no security.
01:32I can't let her down.
01:33Don't worry, she's not after anything.
01:36It's just the thing I'd ever bring to eat a second to anything.
01:39It's just one more mouth to feed in this house, that's all.
01:41Holding Vivian tight, he walked straight into the master bedroom we'd shared for seven years.
01:46He'd forgotten.
01:48Today was our seventh wedding anniversary.
01:50He'd forgotten that seven years ago, there was another girl who'd followed a broke, penniless version of him,
01:56with no title and nothing to her name.
01:58He'd never know that I'd planned to give him the biggest surprise the world had ever seen that night.
02:03The cake on the dining table had melted and warped,
02:05the carefully cooked dinner had gone stone cold.
02:08I pulled out my phone, about to take a photo of the mess,
02:11hoping to edit it into something warm-looking,
02:14when a notification from Vivian's social media popped up.
02:17From today on, I finally have a place by his side attached was a photo of her and a man,
02:22fingers intertwined in a car.
02:24I recognized it instantly, it was Harrison's car,
02:27throbbing pain flared in my lower stomach.
02:29I remembered the doctor's warning, took a deep breath to steady my emotions,
02:33I was curious to see just how far this little performance would go.
02:42Vivian's young.
02:43She posted that on a whim.
02:44Don't let it bother you.
02:47I messed up today.
02:49I ordered you the newest jewelry line,
02:51a whole set of designer bags.
02:52They'll be here tomorrow.
02:54Just stop being mad at me, okay?
02:58If Stella doesn't want me here, then I'll go!
03:01I can't be the reason you and Harrison fight!
03:08How are you going to survive without me?
03:10I don't want to leave, but Stella won't let me stay.
03:13Harrison, just let me go.
03:15I'll always wish you and Stella happiness, even if you never see me again.
03:19If I want you here, no one can kick you out.
03:21Shh, baby, you're pregnant.
03:23You can't cry like this.
03:24It's bad for the baby.
03:26Vivian, our baby doesn't want to see you upset over someone else, right?
03:33I watched him lead Vivian back into the master bedroom,
03:36cooing and comforting her the whole way.
03:38My stomach turned violently, and I ran to the bathroom,
03:41throwing up until there was nothing left.
03:44It wasn't my old stomach bug acting up.
03:46It was the morning sickness from the pregnancy,
03:49and pure, physical revulsion at the two people in the next room.
03:52When I came out, I stared at the mess on the table.
03:55I stood up, grabbed the cake, the cold food,
03:58and the jewelry box with my surprise still inside,
04:00and dumped it all straight into the trash can.
04:03It hit me, all at once, how ridiculous it all was.
04:07On our seventh wedding anniversary,
04:09my husband had brought his mistress into our home,
04:11given her a claim to our life in our own house,
04:13and served me the most humiliating night of my life on a silver platter.
04:17I didn't sleep a wink all night.
04:19I'd always been terrible at sleeping anywhere but my own bed.
04:22When we were young, Harrison had a bed custom made,
04:25an exact replica of the one I'd had at my parents' house,
04:28just so I could sleep soundly.
04:29But now, that bed held him and another woman.
04:33I lay on the couch in the guest bedroom,
04:35staring at the ceiling until the sun came up,
04:37the throbbing in my stomach getting worse with every passing hour.
04:39The doctor had told me, over and over, that I needed complete rest.
04:44But a night of overwhelming emotion,
04:46plus not a single bite of food or drop of water,
04:48had left me barely strong enough to stand.
04:50The morning sickness hit again, hard,
04:53and I dragged myself to the kitchen to make a bowl of soup.
04:56I had to give the babies inside me at least a little nutrition.
04:59As the soup cooked, another wave of nausea hit me.
05:03I spun around and ran straight to the bathroom.
05:05When I came back out,
05:06what I saw at the dining table turned the blood in my veins to ice.
05:10Vivian was sitting in my seat.
05:12Harrison stood beside her, holding a napkin.
05:15Is it that good, you little greedy thing?
05:17If you like it, I'll have Stella make you another bowl.
05:23Really, Harrison?
05:24I'm scared Stella won't want to.
05:26After all, this was for herself.
05:28Harrison followed her gaze to me,
05:30and finally noticed the cold sweat on my face,
05:32the way my hand was clamped tight over my stomach.
05:36What's wrong, Stella?
05:38You look like you've seen a ghost.
05:39I refused to show an ounce of weakness in front of him and Vivian.
05:43I especially refused to let him know about the babies.
05:46It's none of your damn business!
05:48Vivian was on her feet in an instant.
05:50Stella, if you're angry, take it out on me!
05:53Don't yell at Harrison!
05:54I shouldn't have eaten your soup!
05:56I'm so sorry!
05:58She picked up the half-empty bowl of soup,
06:01holding it out to me like she was handing it over.
06:13The burn made me stumble backward,
06:15my lower back slamming hard into the sharp...
06:19Harrison ran over.
06:20It was to shove me, hard, with all his strength.
06:24Blood poured down my thighs, soaking through my nightgown.
06:27Worse was the pain in my stomach,
06:29the tearing agony getting worse and worse.
06:31Vivian was clutching her stomach.
06:33It hurts so bad!
06:35Blood trickled down my temple.
06:37Stella, if you hated me, you could have hit me, yelled at me!
06:42Why would you hurt my baby?
06:45He's innocent!
06:46But Harrison didn't even glance at me.
06:49He was holding Vivian tight on the floor.
06:51Stella, have I spoiled you too much?
06:53How could you be this cruel?
07:00You'd hurt an unborn baby?
07:02I leaned weakly against the wall, looked at him.
07:06Harrison, you two cheating, lying pieces of shit were made for each other.
07:11One's a liar, the other's a blind fool!
07:22Shut up!
07:23The pain in my stomach hit its peak, holding back the tears that threatened to fall.
07:28I couldn't reconcile the man in front of me, the one who wanted me dead,
07:31with the gentle, loving man I'd fallen for all those years ago.
07:35Now you're crying?
07:36Where was this remorse when you tried to hurt her?
07:40Stella, you've really disappointed me.
07:42Lying there in a pool of my own blood, and rushed out of the house with Vivian in his arms,
07:47hurrying into the hospital.
07:48The huge, empty mansion was left with only me.
07:56I could feel it, clear as day.
07:59The eight tiny lives inside me were slipping away, one by one.
08:03Before my consciousness faded completely, I used the last of my strength to dial 911.
08:07When I woke again, it was already late afternoon the next day, the sharp, acrid smell of antiseptic
08:14burned my nostrils.
08:15I opened my eyes to a blindingly white hospital room, and the first thing I saw was the doctor's
08:20face.
08:22Stella, you were in hemorrhagic shock when you were brought in.
08:26We did everything we could to save the pregnancy, but we couldn't keep the babies.
08:31All eight fetuses have ceased development.
08:34We just completed a dilation and corruption procedure for you.
08:37A multiple gestation like this was already high risk, and the severe physical trauma and emotional distress
08:42you endured caused critical damage to your endermenium.
08:44We can't guarantee you'll be able to carry another pregnancy to term in the future.
08:49You need to prepare yourself for that possibility.
08:54I lay in the hospital bed, my fingertips brushing over my still aching lower stomach.
08:58There had once been eight tiny heartbeats here, the anniversary surprise I'd planned for Harrison.
09:03Now, that gift had been crushed by his own hands.
09:06I spent three days recovering in the hospital, and checked myself out the moment I could stand
09:11on my own, as I walked out of the hospital doors. I spotted Harrison at the entrance of the
09:16obstetrics ward. He was carefully guiding Vivian toward a patient room, her body curled into his
09:21chest. His gaze swept over me, lingering for barely half a second, as if he'd seen a total stranger.
09:28I tugged at the corner of my mouth and turned to leave, without a single pause. I'd lay this gift
09:34right in front of him, in person. When I got back to the mansion, the bloodstains in the living room
09:39had been cleaned up by the housekeepers. This house, the home we'd shared for seven years,
09:44was now filled floor to ceiling with Vivian's things. My clothes had been tossed haphazardly
09:49into the back corner of the closet. I only opened the small suitcase I'd carried when I ran away
09:53with him all those years ago, packing only the things that had belonged to me from the start.
09:57It was laughable, really. Seven years of marriage. And it all fit in this one case.
10:03Once I was done, I pulled a specimen container out of my bag. Inside, suspended in preservative fluid,
10:10were the eight unformed fetuses. Alongside it were the octuplet ultrasound report and the
10:15surgical records. Harrison, is the anniversary gift you destroyed with your own two hands.
10:20I zipped up the suitcase and walked out of the home I'd lived in for seven years.
10:24I left the light on in the foyer, just like I had every night for seven years,
10:28waiting for him to come home. But this time, I'd never be coming back.
10:32I boarded a flight to country F. My home, and the place where I'd start over.
10:38Ten years of love, seven years of marriage, eight unborn babies. It all ended here. Wiped clean.
10:47Every single day, Vivian curled up in his arms, her face streaked with tears,
10:51sobbing about the pain of losing her baby. He gritted his teeth and promised her,
10:55over and over, that he'd make Stella pay for what she'd done. But that nameless,
10:59gnawing unease in his chest only grew heavier, day by day. He couldn't stop replaying that day.
11:04Stella, collapsed on the floor, blood streaming down her temple, the huge, bright pool of red
11:09beneath her. He'd been so fixated on Vivian's baby that he hadn't even glanced at her,
11:14just grabbed Vivian and raced to the hospital. And that emergency call, the one from the number
11:19he'd set himself, his one and only emergency contact. He'd been annoyed and flustered at the
11:24time, hung up straight away, and never called back. He tried calling me a handful of times over
11:29those three days, but it always went straight to voicemail. He just assumed I was hiding away,
11:34too ashamed to face him after my vicious act had been exposed. But in the dead of night,
11:38he couldn't get the image of her clutching her stomach so tightly out of his head.
11:42Harrison, what are you thinking about? Are you still thinking about Stella? I know you still
11:49care about her. Maybe, maybe I should just go. I don't want to put you in this position.
11:55Don't be ridiculous. You've been through so much for me. I'd never let you leave.
11:59Just focus on getting better, and don't worry about anything else.
12:04Harrison stared at her sleeping face, the unease in his chest spiraling out of control. He slipped
12:09quietly out of the patient room, needing to try calling Stella one more time.
12:15This temperatarium has gone on long enough. He'd told himself I was just being stubborn,
12:19but even in our worst fights, I'd never once ignored his calls. Rich guys are so easy to fool.
12:24This worked out perfectly. I pinned everything that happened on that frungy old wife, Stella.
12:29And now, Harrison feels so guilty, he can't say no to me. I've got this in the bag. I'm gonna
12:34be
12:34the Mrs. Hale for real. Harrison froze outside the door, his mind going completely blank. He'd been
12:40a total, utter fool, played like a fiddle by this woman. Mr. Hale, don't you worry. You and your wife
12:48will have another baby some. She's not my wife. I'm sorry. She was saying she'll never be able to
12:56get pregnant again after the miscarriage. The miscarriage was because the fetus wasn't
13:01developing normally. I actually advised her to terminate the pregnancy last week. She didn't tell
13:07you that? What? It was like a bomb went off in his head, wiping every thought clean. Every piece
13:15of the puzzle clicked into place all at once. Stella's deathly white face, her hand clamped tight over
13:20her stomach, a huge pool of blood on the floor, that unanswered emergency call, the number that would
13:25never pick up. Stella! Spinning on his heel and sprinting down the stairs, he raced to the parking
13:31garage, threw himself into his car, and slammed the gas pedal to the floor. He ran countless red
13:36lights on the drive, racing like a madman toward the mansion. Stella! Stella!
13:44Stella! Stella!
14:12Dated the day of their seventh wedding anniversary,
14:15Patient name, Stella. Ultrasound finding, intrauterine pregnancy, eight live fetuses.
14:21His hands began to shake uncontrollably. He flipped through the pages, one by one. The
14:26incomplete abortion diagnosis, the dilation and curatage surgical records, the medical evaluation
14:31confirming severe, permanent damage to her uterus. Every single word was a knife, twisted deep into
14:37his heart. Stella, you finally answered. I'm so sorry, none of this is real, right?
14:42Harrison, this is the anniversary gift I had for you. The preserved remains of the eight babies you never got
14:47to meet.
14:48That you killed with your own hands. Harrison let out a guttural, animalistic scream. His knees gave out, and he
14:54collapsed to the floor, the papers scattering all around him. He clung to the specimen box like a lifeline, his
15:00forehead pressed to the cold nightstand, and wailed. Loud and broken, tears and snot streamed down his face, unhinged and
15:07broken. He finally understood. On their seventh anniversary, she hadn't come empty-handed. She'd prepared the biggest surprise in the
15:15world. Eight babies that were his.
15:16He was the one who'd brought his mistress into their home, and shattered that gift with his own two hands.
15:21He was the one who'd pushed her to the ground, the woman carrying his eight children, for a lying con
15:26artist, and killed his own babies. He was the one who'd hung up on her desperate call for help, left
15:32her bleeding out on the floor, and nearly cost her her life. He was the one who'd pushed the girl
15:36he'd loved for ten years straight into hell, and burned every last bridge between them to ash. He called Stella
15:42again and again, frantically, endlessly.
15:44But the only thing that came through the speaker was the same, unchanging, automated message, telling him the number he'd
15:51dialed could not be reached. He was finally panicking, finally terrified. He'd lost his girl. He'd lost his eight babies.
15:58He'd lost every last bit of good fortune he'd ever had in his life.
16:03Harrison sat on the master bedroom floor for an entire night, clutching the specimen box to his chest. He read
16:10and reread those medical reports, whispering Stella's name over and over, until his voice went
16:14completely hoarse. Not a single sound able to come out. As soon as dawn broke, he headed back to the
16:20hospital, his eyes bloodshot that he didn't step into the patient room. Instead, he had his lawyers and the police
16:26waiting outside, and secured full evidence of Vivian and the doctor conspiring to falsify medical records, commit fraud, and file
16:33false accusations.
16:34He had both of them sent to prison that same day, using every connection and resource at his disposal to
16:40make them pay the steepest possible price for what they'd done. After it was all handled, he felt no relief
16:45whatsoever. The hollow void in his chest only grew wider, and regret washed over him like a tidal wave, drowning
16:51him day and night.
16:52He used every single one of his connections and resources, searching for Stella like a man possessed. He pulled security
16:59footage, flight records, hotel bookings, and called every single one of her friends, until he finally found out that the
17:05day she was discharged from the hospital, she'd booked a one-way flight to Country F.
17:09After she landed, there was no record of her ever leaving the country again. Country F was where her parents
17:15had settled for years, all those years ago, she'd cut ties with her parents and given up her chance to
17:20study abroad, just to stand by him and build his business from nothing.
17:24Now, with nowhere else to go, she'd finally gone home to her family. He'd booked a flight to Country F
17:30immediately, but right before he boarded the plane, he was stopped by customs, a travel ban had been issued against
17:35him, due to his involvement in an ongoing financial case.
17:38As well as accessory liability for the false accusation. He smashed up his entire office in a fit of rage,
17:45but it did nothing to change the outcome.
17:47He could only wait in that empty mansion, guarding the specimen box and those medical reports, waiting for the travel
17:52ban to lift, waiting for any word from Stella.
17:55It was his birthday. For the past 10 years, Stella had never missed his birthday. Every single year, she'd spend
18:02weeks preparing his gift, and cook him a pot of spaghetti from scratch.
18:05But this year, there was no gift, not even a text, not a single phone call. He sat at the
18:11dining table, staring at the cold bowl of spaghetti in front of him.
18:15He'd cooked it over and over, following Stella's old recipe down to the last detail, but he could never recreate
18:21the taste he remembered.
18:22He picked up his phone and dialed that number he knew by heart once again.
18:26This time, all that came through the speaker was an automated message, telling him the number he had dialed was
18:31no longer in service.
18:32She'd changed her number. She'd cut off every last tie to him, completely and utterly.
18:37Harrison collapsed onto the table, and broke down and loud, heaving sobs like a lost child.
18:42He finally understood how Stella had felt all those years ago at the airport, clinging to his hand and refusing
18:48to let go.
18:48He finally understood the soul-crushing despair she'd felt, watching him hold another woman in his arms.
18:54He finally understood that some things, once lost, can never be found again.
18:59I thrived in country F.
19:02The moment the plane touched down, and I saw my mom and dad waiting for me at the airport, all
19:06the grief and pain I'd bottled up for months came flooding out.
19:09I collapsed into their arms and cried.
19:11They didn't blame me. They didn't bring up what had happened all those years ago.
19:16They just rubbed my back, whispering over and over.
19:19You're home now. It's okay. You're home.
19:22It turned out they'd never truly cut ties with me.
19:25All those years, they'd been quietly keeping tabs on how I was doing.
19:29They'd just never reached out, scared I wouldn't want to see them, scared they'd disturb my life.
19:34Under my mom's meticulous care, my body slowly healed, and the scars on my heart were gently mended,
19:40little by little, by the warmth of family.
19:42Mason, one of my mom's former students, stopped by the house often after he heard I'd come home.
19:48He was a gentle, steady man.
19:50He knew what I'd been through, but never pressed for painful details.
19:54He only ever gave me exactly the right amount of company and support, exactly when I needed it.
20:00With his referral, I joined his investment firm, stepping back into the work I'd excelled at all those years ago.
20:06After all, it was I who'd landed the very first windfall that built Harrison's company from nothing.
20:12It was I who'd designed and executed his first breakout hit project.
20:16But somewhere along the way, I'd given up my career for him, trapped myself in the four walls of a
20:21house,
20:21and lost myself in the process.
20:23The moment I stepped back into the corporate world, I finally found myself again.
20:28I no longer lived in fear of losing a man's love, no longer drained myself over a relationship that was
20:33never worth it.
20:34I had my own career, my own family, my own life.
20:38Mason's presence was like soft spring rain, gentle and unwavering.
20:42He remembered I had a sensitive stomach, and would always ask the restaurant to make my food mild ahead of
20:48every meal.
20:48He remembered I was afraid of the dark, and would always drive me home personally if I worked late.
20:54He respected every single one of my thoughts, supported every decision I made,
20:58and never once asked me to change a single thing about myself for him.
21:02Unlike Harrison's love, which had burned hot and wild until it scorched everything in its path,
21:07Mason's love was quiet, steady, and deep.
21:10It was a safe harbor where I could let my guard down completely, without fear.
21:14We fell into a relationship naturally, no grand.
21:17Dramatic vows, only quiet, consistent companionship.
21:21On my birthday, Mason took me to the beach.
21:24The sunset spilled over the water, painting the waves in gold.
21:27He took my hand in his, and asked me softly if I'd marry him.
21:31I looked into his eyes, full of warmth and sincerity, and smiled, nodding yes.
21:36The sea breeze blew over us, carrying the salt of the ocean.
21:40I suddenly remembered the line I'd written on the card I left for Harrison,
21:43My love has gone to the sea.
21:45It turned out to be true.
21:47All the regret and pain I'd buried in the depths would finally be smoothed away by the tide.
21:51And new love would always find its way to you, riding on the wind from the sea.
21:55The day Mason and I got engaged, I saw Harrison standing outside my apartment building.
22:00It had been a full year since I'd left.
22:07Stella! Stella!
22:10His eyes were bloodshot and clouded, only flaring to sudden.
22:14I finally found you.
22:15Sharp life the second he saw me.
22:17I finally get to see you.
22:18Like a drowning man grabbing for his last lifeline.
22:21Stella, I know I was wrong.
22:23I know it with every fiber of my being.
22:25What I did with Vivian.
22:27I was blind.
22:27I was stupid.
22:28I failed you.
22:29I failed our babies.
22:31Hit me.
22:31Yell at me.
22:32Punish me however you want.
22:33I'll give you all my companies.
22:34My life.
22:35Everything.
22:38Just please.
22:40Come home with me.
22:41Please.
22:43I looked at him calmly.
22:44Not a single ripple in my chest.
22:47No hatred.
22:48No resentment.
22:50Only complete and total peace.
22:51IT was like watching a stranger put on a belated, overwrought tragedy.
22:55Harrison, stand up.
22:56What we had ended a long time ago.
23:00It ended the day you walked through that front door with Vivian.
23:04It ended the day you killed our eight babies with your own two hands.
23:13We had ten years together.
23:15You can't just throw that away.
23:18I know you're still angry at me.
23:20Let me spend the rest of my life making it up to you, okay?
23:24We can have more babies.
23:26We can go back to the way things were, please.
23:29We can never go back.
23:33What you owe me.
23:35What you owe those eight babies.
23:38Then bees can never be repaid with a single I'm sorry.
23:41You saw the gift I left you.
23:43You destroyed it with your own hands and it can never, ever be fixed.
23:47I'm happy now.
23:49I have a partner, a home, a life of let go of the past.
23:52I'm asking you to leave me alone and never bother me again.
23:56I'm going with him.
24:35I'm asking you to leave me alone.
24:37in that empty mansion he never dated again never married anyone else mason and i had our wedding
24:45in country f it was a small simple ceremony but it was brimming with more happiness than i'd ever
24:51known a year later i gave birth to a healthy set of boy-girl twins on the twins first birthday
24:57a
24:57breaking international news alert flashed across the tv american national harrison illegally flew
25:02a small private plane into country f's restricted airspace the plane lost control and crashed into
25:08the gulf with no survivors on our wedding day i'd send a single white rose to him through a courier
25:14it was my final goodbye to the 10 years of my youth i'd given to him now he'd sunk to
25:20the bottom
25:21of the sea along with that crashed plane and the love that had died in me long ago had already
25:27been
25:27laid to rest in those same waters with the eight babies we never got to hold what we had is
25:32gone
25:32forever my love has sunk to the sea for the rest of my days i will walk every mile of
25:37this world in
25:38peace and joy never again to be shaken
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