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00:00My husband sent our 5-year-old twins to hell
00:03All because they dared to upset his precious first love
00:07The men from the behavior correction camp burst into our home and dragged our sobbing girls away
00:13Their tiny hands clung to the car door crying and screaming for their daddy
00:18Kathleen and I found them the next day my girls lifeless and bruised their breaths still forever
00:24Meanwhile my husband was on Instagram celebrating the pregnancy of his beloved
00:29My eyes were vacant as I looked at Kathleen
00:32My babies are gone I have nothing left please let me go I don't want anything
00:37By the time we reached the hospital there were no signs of life they didn't even take the girls
00:43They made straight for the emergency room
00:46Kathleen's eyes were filled with pity but she still spoke softly trying to comfort me
00:52It's going to be okay
00:54Don't worry
00:56Grandfather and I are on your side
00:58James was wrong this time
01:01I'll make sure he comes to apologize in the future you too
01:05Before Kathleen could finish I held my phone in front of her
01:09It showed a post James Coleman had made on Instagram just 2 hours ago
01:14Mommy and Daddy have loved you since before you arrived
01:18The attached picture was a sonogram clearly showing Emily Green 6 weeks pregnant
01:23Emily was James Coleman's beloved
01:26Kathleen's voice cut off abruptly after a moment her face flushed with anger
01:31I'm calling my brother right now
01:34Don't worry
01:36Our family will make this right
01:38I gave a bitter laugh and directly dialed James's number he answered irritation dripping from his voice
01:45Are you calling to complain about the camp again?
01:48No one would dare lay a finger on a Coleman child
01:51Stop with the drama
01:53I just sent them there to learn some discipline
01:55Do you have to keep calling me?
01:58Sophie, you disgust me
01:59I didn't say a word James hung up on the other end
02:03The phone was on speaker every word landed clearly in Kathleen's ears
02:07Her face turned ashen
02:09Her lips trembled for a long moment as if she no longer knew how to console me
02:14I tried to force a smile but tears fell in heavy drops
02:18Please
02:19I have nothing
02:21Let me go
02:22I can't take this anymore
02:24Just as Kathleen was about to speak two police officers approached us
02:29Are you the family of the deceased?
02:32The individuals responsible for the camp have been detained
02:35We need your cooperation with the investigation
02:39At the police station I saw the men who had come to take my daughters
02:43I lost all control screaming and sobbing I lunged at them
02:48You monsters
02:49You're all monsters
02:51They were only five
02:53How could you?
02:55How dare you?
02:56The officers quickly pulled me back
02:58Kathleen wrapped her arms around my shaking body
03:01Sophie, don't
03:03It's okay
03:05The police will handle this fairly
03:07With the Coleman name behind us
03:10They won't get away with it
03:12Perhaps frightened by my frenzy
03:14The men shrank into a corner
03:16One of them muttering
03:17Should have taught your kids better yourself
03:20That's just how we run the camp
03:22No discipline, no results
03:24Who knew your girls were so fragile?
03:28What bad luck?
03:29My hand trembled as I pointed at them
03:31Rage threatened to tear me apart
03:33I wanted to rip them to pieces
03:36A metallic taste rose in my throat
03:39I coughed violently vomiting a mouthful of blood
03:41Before darkness swallowed me
03:43I woke up in the Coleman family estate
03:46Kathleen sat by my bed
03:47Her eyes red-rimmed
03:49Sophie, you're awake
03:50Don't worry
03:52We've handled things with the police
03:54We won't let those monsters get away this time
03:58I stared emptily at the ceiling
04:00Please let me go, I have nothing
04:03Deep down I knew those monsters at the camp were guilty
04:06But the root cause was James
04:07He was the one who sent our daughters to that hell
04:10The real culprit wasn't those men
04:12It was their own father, James
04:15Kathleen's shoulders shook then
04:16As if making a decision
04:18She spoke softly
04:19Alright
04:20I'll talk to grandfather
04:22Watching her leave
04:24I finally broke down
04:25Sobbing as if to cry out
04:26All the grievances of these years
04:28I came to the Coleman household
04:31When I was eight
04:32The same age as James
04:33The elder Mr. Coleman
04:35And my grandfather
04:36Were comrades in arms
04:37Grandfather
04:38Had saved Mr. Coleman's life
04:40On the battlefield
04:41Theirs was a bond
04:42Forged in life and death
04:43My parents died in an accident
04:45Shortly after I was born
04:47I was raised by my grandfather
04:48Until he passed away
04:50When I was eight
04:51Then Mr. Coleman took me in
04:52Over the years
04:53Mr. Coleman and Kathleen
04:55Treated me exceptionally well
04:57They truly saw me as family
04:58As one of their own
04:59That's why for seven years of marriage
05:02No matter how awful James was
05:04I stayed
05:04I bore his children
05:05Managed his home
05:06I thought even without love
05:08Having my two precious girls
05:10Would give my life meaning
05:11But now I had nothing
05:13I don't know how much time passed
05:16Before Kathleen returned
05:17Grandfather wants to see you
05:20The elder Mr. Coleman
05:21Sat in a wooden chair
05:23By his bed
05:24His eyes held deep sorrow
05:26When he looked at me
05:27You're a good girl
05:28I've heard everything
05:30From Kathleen
05:31You've suffered
05:32All these years
05:33The girls will be
05:34Cremated tomorrow
05:36After that
05:37You can leave if you wish
05:39That boy doesn't deserve you
05:41He shouldn't hold you
05:43Back any longer
05:44I didn't speak
05:45I simply bowed deeply to him
05:48Tears fell onto the wooden floor
05:50As I bent over
05:51I was grateful
05:53Grateful for over 20 years of care
05:56From the Coleman family
05:57But I could never forgive James
05:59Never forgive the executioner
06:02Who killed my children
06:03When I returned to my room
06:05James was already there
06:08He looked at me with scorn
06:10What?
06:11Couldn't wait to run
06:12To grandfather and tattle
06:13Sophie
06:14Do you really think
06:15Pleasing my grandfather
06:17And sister
06:17Will make me settle down
06:19With you?
06:19The sight of him
06:20Flooded me with hatred
06:22I wanted to kill him
06:24Right then
06:24Send him to hell
06:26But then
06:27I heard my daughter's soft
06:29Sweet voices in my mind
06:31Mommy
06:32I love daddy so much
06:35Daddy is the handsomest daddy
06:37In our kindergarten
06:38Mommy
06:39We miss daddy
06:41Will daddy come play
06:43With us today?
06:43We love mommy the most
06:45In the whole world
06:46And daddy's second
06:48Even when I rushed
06:49Into the camp
06:50To save them
06:51Their last words
06:52Before losing consciousness
06:54Were
06:54Mommy
06:55Please don't fight
06:56With daddy
06:57Because of us
06:58It's our fault
06:59We weren't good
07:00I took a deep breath
07:02Ignored James
07:04And walked straight to the bed
07:06To sit down
07:07My silence seemed to anger him
07:09He grabbed me
07:11Flung me onto the bed
07:13And pinned my wrists above my head
07:16What game are you playing now?
07:18Didn't you have Kathleen call me back?
07:20He leaned down
07:21Trying to kiss me
07:23Unable to break free
07:25I bit his lip hard
07:27James recoiled in pain
07:29Letting go
07:31And sitting up
07:32Sophie
07:32Are you insane?
07:34You make me sick
07:35With this innocent act
07:36Is this how you've got
07:38Grandfather wrapped
07:39Around your finger?
07:40You force me back
07:41Then play hard to get
07:42Pathetic
07:44It's because of your
07:45Phony attitude
07:46That the girls turned out
07:47I bit my lower lip
07:49Until I tasted blood
07:50Then interrupted him softly
07:52The girls are dead
07:54James stiffened
07:56Then let out a scoff
07:57Sophie
07:58You'll really say anything
08:00Just because you found out
08:02About Emily's pregnancy today
08:03You'd go this far
08:05With your lies
08:06With that
08:07He got up
08:08And headed for the door
08:09He paused at the threshold
08:11You're the one who pushed me away
08:14Don't go crying to grandfather
08:16About me neglecting you
08:17It only makes me despise you more
08:20After James left
08:21The room fell silent
08:23I rushed to the bathroom
08:25And brushed my teeth violently
08:27Trying to erase any trace of him
08:30From my lips
08:31James and I were once in love
08:33On the day of my debutante ball
08:3618 year old James stood before me
08:38His ears bright red
08:40Sophie
08:41I want to be good to you
08:43I don't want to just be your brother
08:45His cheeks were flushed
08:47But the determination in his eyes
08:49Was captivating
08:50My heart melted completely
08:53For years after
08:55James treated me like a treasure
08:57And I gave him all my love in return
09:00Then
09:01When we were 22
09:02The elder Mr. Coleman
09:04Called us to him
09:06You're both of marrying age now
09:08Sophie
09:09Your grandfather saved my life
09:11I wouldn't feel at ease
09:13Seeing you marry into another family
09:16What do you think of James here?
09:18From that day on
09:20James' attitude toward me changed drastically
09:23All that tender love seemed to vanish overnight
09:27I didn't understand what happened
09:29James never gave me a reason
09:32A year into our marriage
09:34I got pregnant
09:36After that
09:37James was almost never home
09:40Openly flaunting his relationship with his beloved
09:43I confronted him
09:45Fought with him
09:47But James would just look at me coldly
09:49As if I were a mad woman
09:51You got what you wanted
09:53You're a Coleman wife
09:54You've born Coleman children
09:56What more are you fussing about?
09:59Stop pretending to be the victim in front of me
10:01It's disgusting
10:03So I stopped asking for reasons
10:05I focused on raising my two girls
10:08I accepted it
10:10James didn't love me
10:12And he didn't love our children
10:14But luckily
10:16My daughters were sweet and well behaved
10:18I always thought
10:20Watching them grow up would be enough happiness for me
10:23Now
10:24I'd lost them too
10:26Early the next morning
10:28After the cremation and burial
10:30I stood outside the funeral home
10:33Holding two small urns
10:35They were so tiny when they were born
10:38Lying quietly in my arms
10:41How, after five years
10:43Could they be even smaller and lighter?
10:46My eyes stung
10:48But I bit my lip
10:50Refusing to let the tears fall
10:52Kathleen watched me with concern
10:55If it hurts
10:56Just cry
10:57Don't hold it in
10:59I didn't answer her
11:01Instead
11:02I looked at the elder Mr. Coleman
11:04Who was about to get into the car for the cemetery
11:08Grandfather
11:09The girls won't be buried in the Coleman family plot
11:12I'm changing their last names
11:15They aren't Coleman children
11:17They're my daughters
11:20Sophie's daughters
11:21The old man looked at me deeply
11:23Then erupted in fury
11:24Where is that ungrateful son of mine?
11:27On a day like today
11:29Where has he disappeared to?
11:31Kathleen glanced at me nervously and whispered
11:34His foal is off
11:36We can't reach him
11:38Mr. Coleman shut his eyes tightly
11:41When he opened them his gaze was clear
11:43They are yours
11:44Born from your pain
11:46Do as you see fit
11:48I fell to my knees before him and cowed out three times
11:52The debt of raising me was immense
11:54But that debt had nothing to do with my children
11:56I couldn't let them suffer any more indignity
11:59Even in death
12:00After grandfather left by car
12:02Kathleen gently helped me up
12:04Sis
12:07Sophie
12:08I gave her a faint smile
12:10Hailed a taxi
12:11And headed straight home
12:12The two urns in my arms
12:14I needed to pack the girls things too
12:16But that house wasn't a home
12:17I wouldn't leave them in that cold place
12:20But as soon as I opened the door
12:21The sounds of passion reached my ears
12:24Oh
12:25Stop
12:26I'm pregnant
12:28The doctor said we shouldn't
12:30A man's voice
12:32Rough with desire
12:33I'll be gentle
12:34It's fine
12:36I'd never hurt our baby
12:37Soon
12:38The sounds of their intimacy filled the house
12:41They were in the bedroom
12:42I couldn't go in to pack
12:44I just stood frozen by the door
12:46Torturing myself by listening to the obscene noises
12:49I don't know how long it was before they finally emerged
12:52The moment Emily saw me
12:54Triumph flashed in her eyes
12:56Oh
12:57Sophie
12:58You're back
12:59Why didn't you say anything?
13:02We had no idea
13:04It's all James' fault
13:05I told him not to
13:07But he insisted
13:09What could I do?
13:11James stood beside Emily
13:13His arm around her waist
13:14No need to explain to her
13:16She's nobody
13:18Come on
13:19Let's go
13:19We have a doctor's appointment for the checkup
13:22Our baby needs to be healthy and safe
13:24From start to finish
13:26James didn't look at me once
13:28His eyes were only for Emily
13:29I stepped aside
13:30Calmly making way for them
13:32And as they passed
13:33James finally noticed the urns in my arms
13:36What's that garbage?
13:38It looks filthy
13:39Throw it out
13:40With that
13:41He walked out with Emily arm in arm
13:43I looked down blankly at the urns
13:45Daddy wasn't talking about you
13:49Don't be sad
13:50You're mommy's treasures
13:53You're not garbage
13:54After carefully setting down the urns
13:57I began packing the girls' belongings
13:59Dot clothes
14:00Dot toys
14:00Dot dishes
14:01Dot crayons
14:02At the small desk in their room
14:04I found a family photo
14:05But it only showed me and the girls
14:07Not James' dem
14:09Why hand shook
14:10As I took the picture out of its frame
14:11The girls had drawn a man beside us in crayon
14:14I and their clumsy handwriting
14:16They had written three words
14:18Daddy loves mommy
14:19Followed by a tiny heart
14:21I couldn't hold back any longer
14:23Clutching the photo
14:24I wept bitterly
14:25I in the five years
14:26I raised them alone
14:27No matter what happened
14:29Between James and me
14:30I never spoke ill of him
14:32To our daughters
14:32But children are perceptive
14:34They could see clearly
14:36That daddy didn't love mommy
14:37At B.Y. Nightfall
14:38I had finally packed everything
14:40I watched the movers
14:41Load the boxes onto the truck
14:44Anything else?
14:46Mrs. Dot Coleman?
14:47I shook my head
14:48Then went back inside
14:50And placed the signed divorce papers
14:52On the coffee table
14:53Leaving the house
14:55I held the two urns tightly
14:57A strange sense of peace settled over me
15:00After a moment of silence
15:03I took out my phone's SIM card
15:05Snapped it in half
15:07And tossed it out the car window
15:10Meanwhile
15:11At St. Mary's Hospital
15:14The elder Mr. Coleman and Kathleen
15:16Having gotten word
15:18Arrived and intercepted James and Emily
15:21During their checkup
15:23Seeing them
15:24James' face instantly darkened
15:27Can't Sophie be any more disgusting
15:29Playing the quiet
15:31Forgiving wife at home
15:33Then calling you to chase us down
15:35At the hospital
15:36Before he could finish
15:37The old man slapped him hard
15:40Across the face
15:41You heartless wretch
15:43You killed your own children
15:45And you have the nerve
15:46To bring your mistress here
15:48For a checkup
15:49How did our family
15:50Produce such a monster?
15:52James staggered
15:54Almost losing his balance
15:56What?
15:57What are you talking about?
15:59Emily had shrunk behind James
16:00The moment she saw them
16:02But Kathleen was faster
16:04She grabbed a handful
16:05Of Emily's hair
16:06You shameless bitch
16:08How dare you hide?
16:11Do you know how old
16:12My nieces were?
16:14Five
16:15What terrible crime
16:16Did they commit
16:17That you couldn't tolerate them?
16:19How could you be so cruel?
16:22Are you even human?
16:24Emily cried out in pain
16:25As she felt
16:26James helped her up
16:28Glaring at his sister
16:30What are you doing?
16:31She's pregnant
16:32What if something happens
16:34To the baby?
16:35Fine
16:35You want to know
16:36What happened?
16:37I just took Emily home
16:39That day
16:39And the girls started
16:41Screaming for her
16:42To get out
16:42Is that any way
16:43For children to treat a guest?
16:45I'm their father
16:46What's wrong with
16:47Sending them somewhere
16:49More suitable?
16:50Can't I discipline
16:51My own children?
16:52Alright
16:52Fine
16:54If you're so against it
16:55I'll bring them back
16:57From the camp
16:57You don't have to help
16:59Sophie lie to me
17:00Saying the girls are dead
17:01How can you even say that?
17:04The old man
17:05Couldn't take it anymore
17:06Dot
17:06He began slapping
17:07James relentlessly
17:08She's a mistress
17:10What kind of guest
17:12Is that?
17:13You fool
17:14You brought your mistress home
17:16And the girls
17:17Were protecting their mother
17:19What's wrong with that?
17:21That's true Coleman's spirit
17:23James
17:24Not daring to hit back
17:26Against his elderly grandfather
17:28Could only duck and dodge
17:30Stop it
17:31People are watching
17:32Have some respect
17:33The old man looked at James
17:36With heartbreak
17:36As if he didn't recognize
17:38His own grandson
17:40If I'd known you'd become
17:42This kind of cold hearted beast
17:44I never would have let
17:45Sophie marry you
17:46Then she wouldn't have
17:48Suffered all these years
17:49And my granddaughters
17:51Wouldn't be dead
17:52Tears streamed down
17:53The old man's wrinkled face
17:55How you've treated Sophie
17:57How will I ever face
17:59Her grandfather
17:59In the afterlife
18:00She was his only treasure
18:02His mind flashed
18:04To the image of Sophie
18:05Earlier that day
18:07Kneeling before him
18:08She had cradled
18:09The two small urns
18:11Her frail body trembling
18:13But her voice was steel
18:15Maybe it's for the best
18:16Leaving is for the best
18:18Then she won't have to
18:19Suffer this humiliation anymore
18:21I'm the one who held her back
18:22The old man couldn't bear
18:24To look at James
18:25Any longer
18:26He turned to leave
18:27Don't bother coming home
18:29The Coleman family
18:31Has no room
18:32For an ungrateful beast
18:33Like you
18:33Seeing his grandfather's
18:36Serious expression
18:37James began to shake
18:39Uncontrollably
18:40Clinging to a sliver of hope
18:42He looked at Kathleen
18:43Tell me
18:44What is grandfather saying
18:46Are you all lying to me
18:48Is this some conspiracy
18:50Kathleen took a deep breath
18:53Remembering the nearly broken woman
18:55At the police station
18:56And tears fell from her eyes
18:58You sent them to that place
19:00That camp only knows punishment
19:03They tied the girls to chairs
19:06Beat them with belts
19:09Electrocuted them with batons
19:12Starved them
19:13Denied them water
19:16By the time we got there
19:18It was too late
19:20James
19:21The girls are gone
19:24Sophie is gone
19:25The freedom and happiness
19:28You wanted to chase
19:29No one is standing in your way now
19:32Without another glance at James
19:34She turned and followed their grandfather
19:37James' mind buzzed instinctively
19:40He moved to chase after them
19:43But Emily grabbed his arm
19:45James
19:47Where are you going?
19:49James turned
19:50Extreme panic had stripped him of reason
19:52I need to find my girls
19:54I need to find Sophie
19:56Didn't you hear?
19:58Gone
19:58They're gone
20:00Emily was startled by his outburst
20:02But instinct told her not to let him leave
20:05James
20:07I'm pregnant
20:08Remember?
20:10We're going to have our own baby soon
20:13You didn't love them
20:15You didn't love them
20:16Isn't this perfect now?
20:20We can finally be together openly
20:22We
20:24Before she could finish
20:26James violently shook off her hand
20:29Who do you think you are?
20:30You're not fit to even mention them
20:32Caught off guard
20:34Emily was thrown to the ground
20:36James didn't spare her a glance
20:38That he turned to leave
20:39Emily clutched her stomach
20:41Crying out in pain
20:43James
20:45My tummy
20:46It hurts so much
20:49But through her blurry vision
20:51She only saw James' figure
20:53Growing smaller and smaller
20:55The man who used to fret over her slightest frown
20:58Now walked away
20:59Ignoring her desperate calls
21:02James drove straight home
21:04Stepping inside
21:05He froze
21:06The house was empty
21:08Devoid of all life
21:09I in that moment
21:10It hit him
21:12Sophie was really gone
21:14Stumbling
21:15James opened every door
21:17Master bedroom
21:18Guest room
21:19Study
21:20Walk-in closet
21:21Finally
21:21The children's room
21:23There
21:24His legs gave way
21:26And he collapsed to the floor
21:28Now he understood
21:29Now he knew
21:30That's why Sophie's eyes last night
21:32Were filled with such disappointment
21:34And hatred
21:35Suddenly
21:36He remembered
21:38When he left the house today
21:40Sophie was holding two dull colored boxes
21:43Those were
21:44Those were the girl's ashes
21:45And what had he said?
21:48What's that garbage?
21:49It looks filthy
21:50Throw it out
21:51An invisible hand seemed to tighten
21:54Around James' throat
21:55That he couldn't breathe
21:56A memory surfaced
21:58The girl's fifth birthday
22:00Under grandfather's pressure
22:02He had
22:03For once
22:05Taken them to the amusement park with Sophie
22:08His younger daughter had stood shyly before him
22:11Looking up
22:12Daddy
22:13You're not busy with work today?
22:16I'm so happy
22:18Thank you for spending my birthday with me
22:21His older daughter had cautiously taken his hand
22:25Daddy
22:26Thank you for being with us
22:28Mommy was right
22:30Daddy is the best daddy in the whole world
22:34James fell forward
22:36Clutching his chest
22:38Gasping for air
22:39They
22:40They were so good
22:41Yet on the day he put them in the car for the camp
22:44What had he said?
22:46Disgusting brats
22:47Is this how your mother taught you to treat guests?
22:51Just as classless as her
22:52Tears streamed down James' face
22:55Hitting the floor
22:57Through his blurred vision
22:58He saw a photograph on the floor
23:01That he scrambled over on hands and knees
23:03Picking it up with trembling fingers
23:06I.T. was
23:07A photo of Sophie and the girls
23:09Next to them
23:10Drawn in crayon
23:12Was a stick figure
23:13Above it
23:14In wobbly letters
23:16Daddy
23:17All his emotions finally found an outlet
23:19James sobbed uncontrollably
23:21Except for this one photo
23:23Sophie had left nothing behind
23:25She hated him
23:26She left him no memento
23:28James pulled out his phone
23:29Frantically dialing Sophie's number
23:32Over and over
23:33But no matter how many times he called
23:35All he heard was the automated message
23:38The subscriber you have dialed is power off
23:41His heart felt like it was plummeting into a bottomless abyss
23:44Sinking deeper until all sound ceased
23:47Only then did James realize
23:49All these years
23:50Sophie had always been within his sight
23:53Whenever he looked up
23:55She was there with their daughters
23:57She had never
23:58For a moment
24:00Been truly lost to him
24:02But now
24:04She was done waiting
24:05As so she left
24:06And he would never find her again
24:08From their first meeting at 8 to now
24:1121 years
24:12It was always Sophie who accommodated him
24:15That he was him
24:16That he was the one who kept failing her
24:18Who ultimately killed their children
24:20James couldn't bear to think further
24:22That he wiped his tears harshly
24:25Staggered to his feet
24:26Left the house
24:28And drove straight to the family estate
24:31The ATV estate
24:32Kathleen and the old man
24:34Sat silently in the vast living room
24:36Holding the girl's baby photos
24:39Tears in their eyes
24:41Seeing James
24:42Kathleen's voice was sharp
24:44Weren't you told not to come back?
24:47What are you doing here?
24:49Get out
24:50James ignored her dot
24:52He knelt directly before his grandfather
24:54His voice hoarse
24:56Grandfather
24:57Please
24:58Tell me where Sophie is
25:00The old man acted as if he hadn't heard
25:03Continuing to gently wipe the photo frame
25:06A tender smile on his face
25:08Kathleen couldn't stand it
25:10She slapped James hard
25:12What right do you have to ask about Sophie?
25:15How many times have I tried to talk to you over the years?
25:20If I were Sophie
25:21I'd want to kill you
25:23James was her brother
25:25Seeing him like this pained her
25:27But for 7 years
25:28She had pleaded with James
25:31To treat Sophie better
25:32Not he never listened
25:33Instead blaming everything on Sophie
25:36Blaming her for tatling
25:38For using the family to pressure him
25:41She had even confronted Emily
25:43But Emily would just run to James
25:45She still remembered the time James exploded
25:48If you bother Emily again
25:50I'll never come home
25:52You all adore Sophie so much
25:54Fine
25:55I'll let her live like a widow forever
25:57Kathleen's tears fell
25:59She couldn't forgive James
26:01And she couldn't forgive herself
26:03Those girls were so sweet
26:05Always following her
26:07Calling
26:08Auntie Kathleen
26:09Auntie Kathleen
26:12Always saving treats or toys for her
26:15James endured the slap
26:17Scrambling to explain
26:19I didn't mean to
26:20I really didn't
26:22I just thought the girls were being bad
26:24I wanted to teach them a lesson
26:26Kathleen grabbed a cup from the side table
26:29And hurled IT
26:30IT struck James' forehead
26:32Opening a gash
26:34Blood dripped down
26:35You didn't mean to?
26:37How dare you say that?
26:40Search your heart
26:41Were those girls really bad?
26:44For 5 years
26:45Sophie raised them alone
26:48Can you honestly say
26:51She didn't raise them well?
26:53Were you punishing the girls?
26:55Or were you punishing Sophie?
26:58What did Sophie ever do wrong?
27:01Blood covered his face
27:02But James seemed not to feel it
27:05I didn't mean to treat her badly
27:07I just
27:08I just didn't want to live a life controlled by all of you
27:12I'm the only man in the Coleman family
27:15Since I was a child
27:16You've managed everything
27:17I need permission for every little thing
27:20Even my marriage
27:21Even my marriage was arranged
27:24Sophie's grandfather saved grandfather
27:26So I became the repayment token
27:29I had to marry Sophie
27:31By the end
27:32James was sobbing too hard to speak
27:35The old man let out a cold laugh
27:38Looking at James as if at a stranger
27:40We arranged it
27:42We forced you to repay a debt?
27:45In my eyes
27:46You were never good enough for Sophie
27:48It was you who confessed to her
27:50You who pursued her first
27:52I merely agreed to the marriage
27:54It was your own choice
27:56How did it become our arrangement?
27:59James
28:00You are no true Coleman
28:01You have no backbone
28:03Even now
28:05You're still trying to shift blame
28:08James froze
28:09Then
28:10Slowly
28:11He crumpled to the floor
28:14Weeping bitterly
28:15He was right
28:17He had fallen for Sophie first
28:19He had pursued her
28:22So why did everything change once grandfather and Kathleen got involved?
28:26It was true
28:28He resented it
28:29He hated his controlled life
28:31He hated that even his marriage felt like a transaction for his grandfather's debt
28:36But there were so many ways he could have rebelled
28:39Why did he choose to rebel through his marriage?
28:43James crawled on hands and knees to his grandfather's feet
28:47Kowtowing between sobs
28:49I was wrong
28:50I know I was wrong
28:52Please
28:53Grandfather
28:54I'm begging you
28:55Tell me where Sophie is
28:57Please
28:58The old man didn't look at him
29:01Dot he stood
29:02Swaying slightly
29:03And headed upstairs
29:05Sophie doesn't want to see you
29:07James stopped mid-kowtow
29:09No one knew what he was thinking
29:12After a long while
29:14James stumbled to his feet
29:16Mumbling
29:17I'll find her myself
29:19I will find her
29:20I knew nothing of the chaos in the Coleman family
29:24After leaving
29:25I took my girls to Florida
29:28They hated the cold
29:30So I chose Florida
29:32A place where it never snows
29:34The month since leaving had brought me an unprecedented peace today
29:39As I was cleaning the girls' photos
29:41A frantic knocking came at the door
29:44I opened it to find a familiar figure kneeling
29:48Sophie
29:48I've come to take you and our babies home
29:51I didn't want to engage
29:53I tried to shut the door
29:55But James shoved his hand against the frame
29:58Stopping it
29:59Please
29:59Sophie
30:00Just let me talk to you
30:02I paused
30:03James
30:04Go away
30:07I have nothing to say to you
30:09Seeing me respond
30:10James straightened up on his knees
30:13I'm not leaving
30:14Not unless you come with me
30:16I haven't signed the divorce papers
30:19You're still my wife
30:20Let's go home together
30:22I looked down at the man kneeling before me
30:25Go home for what?
30:27To watch you and Emily in our bed?
30:30To see you sweat over her?
30:33Or should I go back to be Emily's maid?
30:36Help her through her pregnancy?
30:38Isn't she pregnant?
30:40James flinched
30:41Rushing to deny it
30:43No
30:43It's not like that
30:45I made Emily terminate the pregnancy
30:47I ended things with her
30:49I'll be good to you from now on
30:51I
30:52I let out a scornful laugh
30:54So what?
30:56She got rid of a fetus?
30:59And suddenly
31:00Your betrayal never happened
31:02The harm you did to our girls
31:05Never happened
31:07She destroys an unborn embryo
31:09And that brings my children back
31:12If you felt even a shred of guilt
31:15For me and the girls
31:16You wouldn't be here bothering me today
31:18James' face went deathly pale
31:20His lips moved
31:22But no sound came out
31:24My tears fell heavily
31:26James
31:27You killed my children
31:30What makes you think I'd ever go back with you?
31:33My tears landed on his hand
31:35He jerked back as if burned
31:37No, Zofie, listen to me
31:39I really didn't mean it
31:41They were my daughters
31:42How could I ever want to hurt them?
31:45What happened was an accident
31:46I swear
31:47I didn't mean it
31:49I'd heard enough
31:50Enough?
31:52They were not your children
31:54James
31:55Every word out of your mouth makes me sick
31:58You didn't know
32:00You didn't mean to
32:01Will those words bring my babies back?
32:05How dare you come here asking for forgiveness?
32:10James' eyes were bloodshot
32:11After a long silence
32:14He whispered
32:15I'm sorry
32:16His apology made me laugh bitterly
32:19And?
32:21James looked up
32:22A flicker of hope in his eyes
32:25Sophie
32:25I was confused before
32:28I was stubborn
32:29Felt like I was just a tool for repaying a debt
32:33That's why I did those terrible things
32:35I know I was wrong now
32:37I'll treat you right
32:39I promise
32:40Please
32:41Zofie
32:42Forgive me once
32:44Give me one chance
32:45We're still young
32:47We can have more children
32:49I couldn't take it anymore
32:51I slapped him hard across the face
32:54Even now
32:55You're trampling on my feelings
32:58You resented the family's control
33:01There were so many things you could have rebelled against
33:05Why choose our marriage?
33:08James
33:08Did you think I was just that easy to bully?
33:13Tears streamed down James' face
33:15He was speechless
33:17I tried to smile
33:19But tears fell anyway
33:21James
33:22If you're truly sorry
33:24If you're truly sorry
33:25Then let me go
33:27Let our children go
33:29Without another look at him
33:31I slammed the door shut
33:33I don't know when James left
33:35The next morning
33:37When I opened the door
33:39No one was there
33:41Only the divorce papers lay on the doorstep
33:44In the end
33:45James had signed them
33:48Once the divorce was finalized
33:50I returned to handle the formalities
33:53After getting the certificate
33:55Kathleen and I sat in a cafe
33:58An awkward silence between us
34:01From Kathleen
34:02I learned what had happened since
34:05The behavior correction camp had been shut down by authorities
34:09Hundreds of students were rescued
34:12Those responsible were convicted
34:15After returning from Florida
34:17James stopped going to work
34:20He stayed home
34:21Drowning himself in alcohol
34:23He was found passed out at home
34:26Kathleen forced him to the hospital
34:28The doctors said he had severe psychological issues
34:32Requiring long-term treatment
34:34Emily
34:35After terminating the pregnancy
34:38Had caused a scene at the estate
34:40But the elder Mr. Coleman
34:42A decisive man all his life
34:45Wasn't one to be manipulated
34:48Emily had benefited greatly
34:50From her connection to James over the years
34:53The old man produced evidence of embezzlement
34:56From the company and
34:57Had Emily sent to prison
34:59After sharing this
35:01Kathleen looked at me carefully
35:04My brother
35:05His mental state is very poor now
35:08Would you consider?
35:11Before she could finish
35:12I shook my head
35:14Know that he and I
35:17We can't meet peacefully anymore
35:20Kathleen sighed deeply
35:22Grandfather actually told me not to come today
35:26He said not seeing you might be better for you now
35:29I insisted
35:31No matter what
35:33I want you to know that grandfather and I still see you as family
35:38I just hope
35:40You don't hate my brother
35:42I smiled but didn't answer
35:44My thoughts drifted back to James at 18
35:47The young man standing before me
35:50Cheeks flushed saying
35:53Sophie
35:54I want to be good to you
35:56I don't want to just be your brother
35:59I don't know if James meant it that day
36:02I only know that I did
36:04I didn't answer Kathleen's question
36:07I lifted my coffee cup
36:09Drained it
36:10Picked up my bag
36:11And left the cafe
36:13I couldn't promise her that
36:15Because I would never forgive James
36:18You
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