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01:05Grandmother was already waiting, fuming.
01:08What took you so long? Were you out looking for other men again?
01:11The army sent word. Jason is dead.
01:14Ever since he married you, my son was cursed by your bad luck.
01:20She didn't look sad. Not at all. There had to be a secret.
01:23Now that he's gone, get out of this house! Don't stay here and ruin the Hudson family name.
01:30Luckily, my son sold you to Rick before he left. Otherwise, we would have lost so much money feeding you
01:37two.
01:37My mom didn't fight back. She just picked up her coat, held my hand tight.
01:41Mom, at least let me take the child with me.
01:45Grandmother looked me up and down.
01:47That depends on if that old farmer pays more.
01:51A girl her age could fetch $2,000 at the brothel.
01:56She's worth much more than you.
01:58My mom held my hand tighter. We both knew the truth.
02:01The moment she marries Rick, Grandmother will sell me away too.
02:05It was the day we were driven to Rick's ranch.
02:08The legendary monster was there.
02:10Chopping wood, one of his legs was broken, propped on a wooden stool.
02:14He looked strange, menacing.
02:17A huge scar ran from his left eye down to his mouth.
02:20I hid behind my mom, trembling.
02:22You're forcing this woman on me for $500. Now you want $2,000 more?
02:27He didn't want my mom, and he definitely didn't want a burden like me.
02:31My son Jason saved your life in that blizzard.
02:34Now that he's gone, you should be grateful to take her.
02:40This girl will be your daughter.
02:43It's a blessing. $2,000 is a bargain for you.
02:46$2,000 was a lot of money.
02:48It could buy so many seeds.
02:50I knew I wasn't worth that much.
02:52Rick glanced at Grandmother, said nothing.
02:54People said he was a man of few words, but one look could scare anyone to death.
02:59Grandmother pushed my mom forward.
03:01Her thin body almost hit the ground.
03:03She dragged me with her and knelt instantly.
03:06Rick, my child eats very little.
03:09She can feed the cows and gather wood.
03:12Please, just give us a chance to live.
03:15Rick finally looked at me.
03:17Mom pulled me down.
03:19Call him Dad.
03:20Dad.
03:21Rick froze.
03:23Grandmother kicked me hard in the back.
03:25The father just died, and you're already calling him Dad?
03:28Dad, just like your mother, a traitor to the family.
03:31She kept kicking me again and again.
03:34I lay there, motionless.
03:36I didn't fight, didn't scream.
03:37Mom crawled trying to save me.
03:39But Grandmother struck her across the face.
03:41This was life in the Hudson House.
03:43Mom couldn't save me, and she couldn't save herself.
03:46Enough.
03:46This girl belongs to my family now.
03:49Grandmother took the money and turned to leave.
03:51But Rick stopped her.
03:52He demanded she sign the guardianship transfer agreement.
03:56Grandmother refused.
03:57Rick snatched the money back instantly.
04:00No signature, no money.
04:01In the end, she gave in.
04:03For the cash, she signed.
04:05Mom folded our two ragged coats beside the cowshed.
04:09She started working right away.
04:10She wanted to be useful.
04:12She thought hard work would keep us from being beaten.
04:15Rick's cabin was simple.
04:17Three rooms and a living area.
04:19Only one bedroom had a bed.
04:21Mom took me to the cowshed.
04:23It was clean.
04:24She found wooden boards, built me a small bed.
04:27I would sleep here tonight.
04:29Don't be afraid, baby.
04:31I'm not scared, Mom.
04:32It was the same back at the Hudson Ranch.
04:35When Dad was home, he said I was in the way.
04:37He always kicked me out to the cowshed.
04:40The Hudson's shed was much worse.
04:42Rats, snakes, everywhere.
04:44Freezing in winter, boiling in summer.
04:47But I survived all those years.
04:49Mom hugged me tightly.
04:51It's my fault I couldn't keep your father's heart.
04:53Dad was always cruel to Mom.
04:55Mom, why did Dad want you to marry Rick?
04:57Before, he never let her look anyone in the eye.
05:00Grandmother always accused her of flirting.
05:03So why the sudden rush to marry her off?
05:06Mom laughed, but it stayed trapped in her chest.
05:08Because only Rick had this much money and-
05:10She didn't finish.
05:12But I knew, Dad sent Mom here to die.
05:15Dad decided to sell Mom for money.
05:18Before he even left, even as a child, I could see their plan.
05:22It was so obvious.
05:24Even the neighbors whispered about it.
05:26A moment later, Rick came back.
05:28He ignored us completely.
05:30He carried a pile of wooden boards inside.
05:34The hammering echoed.
05:35After a while, Rick came out.
05:37He saw us standing there, like statues.
05:40Is something wrong?
05:41I wanted to ask about dinner.
05:44Please give me the ingredients so I can cook.
05:47You've worked all day.
05:48You need to eat.
05:49Then, he pointed toward the kitchen.
05:51And the key?
05:52Rick's frown grew heavier.
05:54He walked over, kicked the door open.
05:56Then, looked back at us.
05:58It felt like he was asking, were we-
06:00I should be fine.
06:01There was no lock.
06:02So, why would there be a key?
06:04But things were different at the Hudson Ranch.
06:07The kitchen there was always locked.
06:09Mom cooked every meal.
06:11But Grandmother controlled every single gram.
06:13And stand there, staring.
06:15If even one grain of flour fell, she would scream.
06:18All you do is eat!
06:20You're useless!
06:22Mom led me into the kitchen.
06:23The sight of flour, beef, butter, just sitting there, made her stop.
06:27She glanced back at Rick, but he was already gone.
06:30Mom didn't move.
06:31She didn't dare touch anything.
06:33She was afraid.
06:34If she made a mistake, Rick would beat her.
06:37Just like Grandmother did.
06:38She was afraid of being called a thief.
06:41Mom made dinner.
06:42She placed the food, quietly, on the table.
06:46Rick came back, carrying two large wooden crates.
06:49He set them down in the empty room.
06:51His frown deepened.
06:52He sat down.
06:53While he ate,
06:55Not enough.
06:57Make more tomorrow.
06:58He ate quickly.
06:59Half for himself.
07:00The rest, left for us.
07:02Then he stood nearby, chopping wood.
07:04Rick set down his axe.
07:06Wash up and go to sleep.
07:07It's been a long day.
07:08After he left, Mom took me to wash.
07:11The hot water touched my back.
07:13Warmth spread instantly.
07:15I never knew a bath could feel like this.
07:18At the Hudson Ranch,
07:19this was a kind of heaven.
07:20I couldn't imagine.
07:21After the bath,
07:23I walked toward the cow shed.
07:24Mom stopped me.
07:25Cover your ears.
07:27No matter what you hear,
07:28don't come out.
07:29Just pretend you're asleep, okay?
07:32I nodded.
07:33I understood.
07:34Back then,
07:35Dad would come home drunk
07:36and beat me in the shed.
07:38One time,
07:39he almost killed me.
07:40Mom had to grab an axe
07:42just to drive him away
07:43to save me.
07:44Now,
07:45Rick,
07:45he was much stronger.
07:47He lifted me
07:48like I weighed nothing,
07:49like a chick
07:50and carried me
07:51into the empty room.
07:52Mom was already there.
07:53Rick set me down,
07:55then turned
07:55and left.
07:56He went to his own room.
07:58Soon,
07:58I heard him snoring.
07:59I never thought
08:00I'd get to sleep
08:01inside a house again.
08:03That night,
08:04we slept restlessly,
08:06but it was so warm.
08:08I curled up in my quilt.
08:10Mom,
08:10it's so warm.
08:11Mom stroked my hair.
08:14Baby,
08:14you called him Dad today.
08:17Call him that tomorrow
08:18and every day after.
08:20I nodded.
08:21Okay.
08:22Rick was already kinder to me
08:24than my real father.
08:25After that,
08:26Mom began making more food.
08:28Slowly,
08:29a little more each day,
08:30testing his temper,
08:32his appetite.
08:32Rick ate a lot,
08:33as much as both of us combined.
08:35In my whole life,
08:37I had only eaten meat
08:38three times.
08:39This was the fourth.
08:40It tasted so good.
08:42Mom saw my smile
08:44and gave me more.
08:45Midnight,
08:45I was rolling on the bed.
08:47Mom rubbed my stomach.
08:48Nothing worked.
08:49She gave me hot water.
08:51I threw it up instantly.
08:52I thought I was dying.
08:54The door slammed open.
08:56Rick rushed in,
08:57wrapped me in a quilt,
08:58lifted me onto his shoulder,
08:59and ran.
09:00Mom stumbled behind.
09:02He ran,
09:03all the way
09:03to the town doctor's house.
09:05The doctor checked me.
09:07She ate too much.
09:08She's been malnourished for years.
09:10Her body can't handle
09:11this much meat all at once.
09:12I'll give her something
09:13to throw it up.
09:14He poured something
09:15into my mouth.
09:16I vomited.
09:17Everything.
09:18I can't believe
09:18we're living like this.
09:20Rick looked up.
09:21A single stare.
09:22She fled,
09:23without another word.
09:24I felt so ashamed.
09:26I got sick,
09:27just from eating meat.
09:28Maybe I was just
09:29a starving ghost.
09:31Have you never had meat before?
09:33I thought he was judging me.
09:35This was only my fourth time
09:38before I only ever had a bite.
09:41Rick made a sound.
09:42You'll get used to it
09:44if you eat it more often.
09:45I was sick,
09:47and for days,
09:48I could only eat oatmeal.
09:50Rick went into town
09:51and bought supplements.
09:53Every meal,
09:54oatmeal,
09:54mixed with nutrient powder.
09:56Rick stood nearby,
09:58watching me eat
09:59every single day.
10:00Then he went to fix
10:01the doctor's fence,
10:02and dragged the doctor back
10:04to check my heartbeat again.
10:05Only when the doctor said
10:07I was fine
10:07did he let him leave.
10:09He said he was going
10:10deep into the mountains
10:11to hunt.
10:11I'm going hunting
10:12in the deep mountains.
10:13He wanted something big.
10:13He would be gone for days.
10:14I'll be away for a few days.
10:15He asked mom
10:15to pack food.
10:17Mom needed dough,
10:18mixing butter
10:19and brown sugar into it.
10:20She also gave him
10:21thick insoles
10:22and a winter hat
10:23she had made herself.
10:25Rick took the food,
10:26then looked at the gift.
10:28Christmas is coming soon.
10:30I'll buy you gifts
10:31once I sell the big game.
10:32Think about what you want.
10:33Mom and I stood
10:34at the ranch gate,
10:35watching him walk away,
10:36his limp steady
10:37against the cold wind.
10:38Dad, come back soon!
10:40Go inside,
10:41it's cold out here.
10:42We stood there,
10:43a little longer.
10:44One day,
10:45two days,
10:45three,
10:46four,
10:46five days passed,
10:47but he didn't come back.
10:49That night,
10:50the weather turned even colder.
10:51On the fifth day,
10:52snow began to fall from the sky.
10:54He told me to take care of myself.
10:55Fix yourself something to eat
10:57if you get hungry.
10:57I'm going to find him.
10:59I'll be back soon.
11:00Strapped a dagger to herself
11:01and took a flashlight.
11:03I was too worried to stay,
11:04so I hit a small,
11:06curved knife on myself.
11:07I followed closely behind her.
11:09Where you go,
11:10I go, Mom.
11:11We're going to bring Dad home.
11:16If something really happened to him,
11:18you wouldn't survive alone.
11:20Let's go.
11:21Together.
11:23Heavy snow,
11:25sometimes falling into deep holes,
11:26made a fall in leaves.
11:27Mom pulled me out
11:28and used a stick
11:29to check the path ahead.
11:31Mom pulled out her dagger
11:32and I gripped my curved knife tightly.
11:34A tall, limping figure appeared
11:36and rushed over suddenly.
11:38Dad,
11:39we came to take you home.
11:41Mom rushed over as well.
11:42Rick,
11:43you've been gone for five days
11:45and it started snowing.
11:46She didn't dare say she was worried.
11:48My biological father
11:49didn't come home for days.
11:50Mom went to look for him too.
11:52I was afraid something happened to you,
11:54she had said,
11:55just slapped her across the face.
11:57Something happened.
11:58What could happen to a man like me?
12:00It's because you curse me all day
12:02that I'm so unlucky.
12:03After that,
12:04Mom never dared to show her worry again.
12:06Maybe he hadn't smiled in years
12:08and forgot how.
12:09This game was too big.
12:10That's why I'm late.
12:11He hoisted the black bear back up.
12:13Go back and start the fire.
12:15I'll be home soon.
12:16That bear was massive.
12:17He wanted to carry the burden himself.
12:19Mom saw how tired he was
12:21and hesitated.
12:22I ran forward
12:22and grabbed the bear's leg.
12:24Dad,
12:25we're going back with you.
12:27It took all our strength
12:28to drag the black bear home.
12:30Rick was too tired to move.
12:32I leaned against his leg
12:33and looked up.
12:34Dad,
12:34you're amazing.
12:35You actually killed a black bear.
12:37He gently patted my head.
12:39His hand was large.
12:40When he got into trouble in town,
12:42he would just curl up
12:43and take the hit.
12:43But when he hit me,
12:44he was very strong.
12:45In this place,
12:46many men slapped their wives
12:47and children.
12:48I used to think
12:49all fathers and husbands
12:50were like that.
12:51I didn't know
12:52someone could be different.
12:53The next morning,
12:54before dawn,
12:54Rick borrowed his factor.
12:56A butler came out
12:57and greeted him warmly.
12:58They hugged
12:59and talked like old friends.
13:00I realized then
13:01that dad could be
13:02so full of life.
13:03The butler looked us over
13:04and pulled out
13:05a small coin purse.
13:06Here, child,
13:07take this.
13:08I was too scared to take it,
13:09but he pressed it
13:10into my hand.
13:11There was a silver coin inside.
13:13I immediately put the coin
13:14in dad's hand.
13:15Dad,
13:15this is for you.
13:18Rick,
13:18you have an incredibly
13:20sweet daughter.
13:21You truly are a lucky man.
13:22The coin is for your dad,
13:24but this is for you.
13:25Keep it for yourself.
13:27Merry Christmas to your family.
13:28We need to buy things
13:29for Christmas.
13:31The black bear sold
13:33for a lot of money.
13:34Dad took us to the streets.
13:35First,
13:36he bought a lot of candy.
13:37He put them
13:38into three red socks.
13:39I took one out
13:40and put it in my mouth carefully.
13:42I peeled another one for mom.
13:44Mom didn't dare eat.
13:45She looked at dad,
13:47wanting to save it for me,
13:48but dad stopped her.
13:49Too much sugar makes kids sick.
13:51We don't want to see
13:51the doctor again.
13:52Mom remembered my stomach ache
13:54and didn't give me more.
13:55Finally,
13:56mom ate the candy.
13:57Dad then took us
13:58to buy meat,
13:59flour,
14:00and butter.
14:00He even bought spices
14:01for cooking.
14:02Finally,
14:03we went to a clothing store
14:04for new coats.
14:05Mom waved her hands,
14:07said no.
14:07I said no too.
14:09The old quilts
14:09and coats dad gave us
14:11were already warm and clean.
14:12That was good enough for me.
14:14I had never worn
14:15such nice clothes in my life.
14:16I bought old ones
14:18because I was broke.
14:19Now we have money.
14:21In the end,
14:21we bought fabric and cotton
14:23instead of finished coats.
14:24I can sew quickly.
14:26They'll be ready
14:26before Christmas.
14:28She picked out
14:28a plaid fabric for dad.
14:30Rick,
14:30this pattern looks good on you.
14:31It was the first time
14:33they were so close.
14:34I think I saw dad's face
14:35turn red.
14:36Dad lifted me up
14:37and set me on his shoulders.
14:39I could see so far away.
14:41I laughed out loud.
14:42Mom kept checking dad's leg,
14:44afraid he would get too tired.
14:46After a while,
14:47dad bought me some toys.
14:48He also bought hair clips
14:50and brooches for me and mum.
14:51Mister,
14:52your wife and daughter
14:53are beautiful.
14:55These brooches from the city
14:56suit them perfectly.
14:57Both dad and mum
14:58blushed at the same time.
15:00Thank you.
15:00On the way back,
15:01we sat on the tractor.
15:02I hugged my red socks tightly.
15:05This is the happiest day of my life.
15:07As we passed the Hudson Ranch,
15:09I saw grandmother.
15:10She was feeding the cows in the yard.
15:12Mark my anno,
15:13he still had no job,
15:14no wife,
15:15just ate,
15:16drank and wasted his life.
15:18After selling us to Rick,
15:19he had that money.
15:20Now he worked even less.
15:22He was preparing for a blind date.
15:24Grandmother always called us lazy,
15:26but I never dared say.
15:28My uncle was the laziest one.
15:30I gripped my red socks
15:31and stared at them.
15:33Grandmother and my uncle noticed us.
15:35You two bitches!
15:39Grandmother was cursing at us.
15:41Dad stopped the tractor.
15:42He threw a stone
15:43and hit my uncle right on the head.
15:46Dad threw another stone
15:47into grandmother's water basin.
15:50They are my wife and daughter now.
15:52If you insult them again,
15:54you're dealing with me.
15:55He looked terrifying.
15:57They were furious,
15:58but didn't dare speak.
16:00Mum gripped my hand,
16:01her eyes red with emotion.
16:03As we drove away,
16:04I waved my red socks
16:05and made a face at them.
16:07Back home,
16:08Mum started decorating the tree
16:10and making apple pie.
16:12Eat more meat.
16:14Then your stomach won't hurt anymore.
16:16Kids stay home and play.
16:18Your dad wants you to play.
16:19Go on.
16:20You haven't had a chance to be a kid.
16:22I never had time to play.
16:23Now that I could,
16:25I didn't know how.
16:27You're a brat born from that limp farmer.
16:30Your grandmother said so,
16:31it must be true.
16:32A bitch and her brat.
16:33No wonder her husband just died
16:35and she remarried already.
16:36That's not true.
16:36Grandmother kicked us out.
16:38My mom isn't a bitch.
16:39I'm not a bitch.
16:40My clothes were torn.
16:41My candy was gone.
16:42Even my new hair clip was missing.
16:47Bitch, you deserve this.
16:49We should have sold them
16:50to the town tavern back then.
16:52They framed us everywhere.
16:54Clearly,
16:55they are the real monsters.
16:57I lingered near the gate,
16:58hesitating.
16:59Dad came down from the mountain.
17:01He dropped his pheasants in shock.
17:04Who did this?
17:05I lost the hair clip
17:06and candy dad bought me.
17:08I was too ashamed to go home.
17:10Tell dad.
17:11Who hit you?
17:14He took me back,
17:15left me with mom.
17:16I stuttered through the whole story.
17:19The more I spoke,
17:20the darker his face became.
17:22Grabbed a wooden club instead.
17:25That day,
17:26the parents of those bullies
17:27got a beating.
17:30If you can't teach your kids,
17:32I won't hit them.
17:33I'll hit you instead.
17:35Then dad went to the Hudson ranch.
17:37He gave my uncle a brutal beating.
17:45Stop, please!
17:47I beg you!
17:48You're the ones
17:48who insisted on selling them to me.
17:50No one dared speak.
17:53If you have something to say,
17:54say it to my face.
17:56We all know what the Hudson's are like.
17:58Just go live your life.
18:01Dad dropped the club.
18:03He patted my head,
18:03led me home.
18:07Have you lived this long
18:08without a name?
18:11Grandmother called me a brat.
18:14Mom only called me baby.
18:16From now on,
18:17your name is Stella.
18:19For the first time,
18:21I had a real name.
18:23Stella Cooper!
18:24I have my own name now!
18:25I smiled at mom.
18:27That night,
18:27mom talked to me.
18:28Stella,
18:30you're a big girl now.
18:32Starting tomorrow,
18:33you sleep on your own, okay?
18:34The next morning,
18:36dad woke me up early.
18:38Was I cool
18:38when I handled those bad guys yesterday?
18:40So cool!
18:43If you want to protect yourself,
18:44you can't rely on me forever.
18:46You have to rely by yourself.
18:48Do you want to be strong like me?
18:50Yes!
18:52Run.
18:5350 laps.
18:55I wanted to protect my parents
18:57and my future siblings.
18:59I wanted to hunt bears
19:00and earn lots of money.
19:02He gritted his teeth
19:03and wouldn't let me stop.
19:05Mom looked pained.
19:06After running,
19:07there was weight training.
19:08Dad brought sandbags
19:10from the ranch warehouse.
19:11They felt like
19:12a thousand pounds
19:13on my arms.
19:14I wanted to protect my parents
19:16and my future siblings.
19:19After a day of training,
19:21my hands and feet
19:22were covered in blisters.
19:24Mom washed my feet.
19:25Your dad is doing this
19:26for your own good.
19:28I know, Mom.
19:29Most ranch families
19:31only teach girls
19:31to gather wood,
19:33wash clothes,
19:33and cook.
19:34Who would ever teach
19:35a girl how to be strong?
19:38I understood how much
19:40Dad cared for me.
19:44That night,
19:45Mom moved into Dad's room
19:46before the lights went out.
19:48The next morning,
19:49Dad woke up late.
19:50They kept stealing glances
19:52at each other.
19:55He bought two dairy cows
19:57and a few beef cattle.
19:58During the off-season,
20:00we went hunting.
20:01He taught me how to track animals
20:03and read their droppings.
20:04He showed me
20:05how to avoid bears.
20:07That limping farmer got lucky.
20:08He got a wife and a kid
20:09for nothing,
20:10plus that bear money.
20:10That bitch can act proud,
20:11but she still married a crimpel.
20:12Rick isn't half as handsome
20:13as my son, Jason.
20:14So what if Jason was handsome?
20:16He grew up on a ranch,
20:17but didn't even know
20:18how to feed a cow.
20:19I started staring
20:21at Dad's leg.
20:22Sometimes he would lean
20:24on the ranch fence
20:25for support.
20:26Good to you.
20:27Don't be heartless.
20:28Don't look down on him
20:29like others.
20:30Mom, I don't look down on Dad.
20:32I feel bad for him.
20:34I want to study medicine.
20:35I want to fix his leg.
20:39There were no medical schools
20:40in town.
20:41He just sat on the porch,
20:43staring at the mountains.
20:44Two days later,
20:45he took me back to the city.
20:47Dad asked him for a favor.
20:49The man looked at me,
20:50carefully,
20:51agreed happily.
20:52If she wants to learn,
20:53she can start as an assistant
20:54in the pharmacy.
20:56Stella,
20:56studying medicine
20:57is very hard.
20:58You have to memorize names,
21:00mix medicine,
21:00and care for the sick.
21:01I can.
21:02I'll fix my dad's leg
21:04and earn lots of money.
21:05I'll take care of my parents
21:06and my future sibling.
21:10Rick,
21:10your daughter is so sweet.
21:12Is the next one
21:13already on the way?
21:14It's still too early for that.
21:15I tried my best
21:17to learn everything
21:18about medicine.
21:19I brought the sandbags.
21:20I found time to train.
21:24Come home if anyone
21:25treats you bad.
21:26Don't worry, Mom.
21:26I can take care of myself.
21:28When I learn everything,
21:29I'll fix Dad's leg.
21:31Right.
21:31I'll be waiting.
21:32I'll make your favorite snacks
21:33for when you come home.
21:37He was kind to patients,
21:39but very strict
21:40with apprentices.
21:42If we forgot a drug's name,
21:45he yelled.
21:46If we missed a detail
21:47in a patient's record,
21:48he yelled.
21:50Besides,
21:51I knew the doctor
21:52wanted me to grow fast.
21:53Just like Dad
21:55wanted me to be strong.
21:57Copy drug names
21:58as punishment
21:59for being slow.
22:01The other students
22:01felt mistreated,
22:03never came back.
22:04I wasn't afraid.
22:06He made plenty of food
22:07for us every day.
22:09Sometimes,
22:09he even gave us
22:11nutrient powder.
22:12I kept training.
22:13The way Dad taught me,
22:14I grew stronger
22:15and my movements
22:16became faster.
22:17The doctor started
22:18teaching me
22:19massage techniques.
22:20At first,
22:21I practiced on him.
22:23Slowly,
22:24I began helping
22:25the elderly patients
22:26ease their pain.
22:27When I went home
22:28every two weeks,
22:29at first,
22:30Dad refused.
22:31He thought it was awkward.
22:33I had to beg him
22:34for a long time
22:35before he finally agreed.
22:37Stella is so smart.
22:38My leg feels
22:39much better now.
22:40When you're away,
22:41I can do it for him.
22:42He works so hard
22:43on the ranch
22:44and in the mountains.
22:45When I'm not here,
22:46you two can massage
22:47each other.
22:48That way,
22:48you'll both feel better.
22:49Both their faces
22:50turned bright red
22:51instantly.
22:52They glanced at each other
22:53and quickly looked down.
22:55I studied in the city
22:56for five years.
22:57My medical knowledge
22:58and physical strength
23:00grew fast.
23:01During this time,
23:02Mom and Dad
23:03never had another child.
23:05rumors started spreading
23:06around the ranch.
23:08It must be Rick's fault.
23:10He's a cripple.
23:11He probably doesn't even
23:12have the strength
23:13to father a child.
23:14I clenched my fists,
23:16ready to fight them.
23:17But Mom grabbed my hand
23:19and stepped forward.
23:20It's my fault.
23:23I was abused at the Hudson's
23:25and it ruined my health.
23:28It has nothing to do
23:29with my husband.
23:30Rick, stop your lies!
23:32He had been taking medicine
23:33for five years,
23:35but nothing happened.
23:36Mom was anxious
23:36and often sat by the creek.
23:40Raising Stella is enough.
23:42She's smart and capable.
23:43She's worth more than ten sons.
23:45With her around,
23:46we have nothing to worry about.
23:48Right then,
23:49my biological father, Jason,
23:51suddenly returned.
23:52What did you learn?
23:54What does this encontra
23:54in his
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