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- #momsback
The truth comes out when the mother they thought was dead returns. #MomsBack
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00:00Dad has hated me for 10 years. On my 6th birthday, mom disappeared.
00:05You are a jinx.
00:06He blamed me for her disappearance.
00:07You don't look like your mother at all.
00:09He hated my face, because it looked nothing like hers.
00:12He adopted a girl who's a dead ringer for mom, Evelyn Voss.
00:15He put her on reality TV, paraded her on late night shows.
00:19She is the sole Sterling Air Air.
00:22Me? I sleep in the maid's quarters.
00:25I wear her hand-me-downs.
00:26He let her bully me, let her frame me.
00:30She pushed me into the pool when I couldn't swim.
00:33Serves you right.
00:34For a long time, I believed him.
00:36Until my 16th birthday, the day mom came home.
00:40Three days before my birthday.
00:42Every year, dad throws Evelyn a huge party on my birthday.
00:45Everyone at my prep school got an invite.
00:48Elena, don't worry.
00:49Maybe the butler miscounted and missed one.
00:51I kept my head down.
00:53Kept writing.
00:54Didn't even blink.
00:57Even apologizing to her.
00:58You're being too nice, Evelyn.
00:59That's why she keeps walking all over you.
01:01Seriously, she's the maid's daughter.
01:02Freeloading at your mansion.
01:04Your dad pays for everything, and she repays you by stealing?
01:07If I were you, I'd kick her to the curb.
01:09What a jerk.
01:10Such a jealous bitch.
01:12Be glad she's not coming.
01:13She just ruined the night.
01:15Oh, come on, stop.
01:17Elena shouldn't work.
01:18It's her birthday, too, remember?
01:20Elena, I really wanted you to cut the cake with me.
01:22But daddy said no.
01:24After what you did, you can't blame him for hating you.
01:27I hurled my pen straight at her face.
01:29Back off!
01:30Broke jumped up and shoved me to the floor.
01:33My forehead slammed into the corner of a desk.
01:36The whole class just watched, smirking.
01:40From elementary school to high school, Evelyn turned everyone against me, and they made
01:45this into a game for fun.
01:47But I didn't care about being a loner.
01:49I cared about Mr. Collins calling a parent meeting for Monday.
01:53Broke's mom showed up and defended him without hesitation.
01:57Broke was just trying to help.
01:59Everyone saw Elena throw that pen at Evelyn!
02:04Sweetheart, are you okay?
02:06Did she hurt you anywhere?
02:08Her eyes cut back to me.
02:09That girl is unstable!
02:11She doesn't belong here!
02:13Who knows what psycho things she'll do next!
02:15I stood there, blood dripping down my face.
02:18I thought to myself, if mom were here, she'd rip them apart for me.
02:22Instead, I had dad.
02:24He didn't even glance at my bleeding head.
02:27He just checked Evelyn's perfect face for scratches.
02:33Go home!
02:38You know Evelyn has a TV shoot tomorrow, and you aim for her face?
02:44Elena, Rosalyn was a saint.
02:46How did she give birth to something so vicious?
02:50Sometimes I wonder if you're even hers.
02:52Was ruining your mom not enough?
02:54Now you're coming for Evelyn!
02:56I looked at dad.
02:57His face was twisted with disgust.
02:59But ten years ago, he wasn't like this.
03:03When mom was alive, he adored me.
03:05He poured everything into me.
03:07Though he always wished I looked more like her.
03:10He named me Elena.
03:12I was the treasure of the family.
03:14He bought me custom dresses.
03:17Hand-picked jewelry.
03:18For my fifth birthday, he gave me an estate.
03:22A kid pushed me in kindergarten once.
03:24Dad was furious.
03:26He forced the family to apologize.
03:27Then he hired private coaches to teach me self-defense.
03:31If anyone bullies you, you hit back.
03:33I don't care who it is.
03:34Mom and dad will always have your back, Elena.
03:36Always.
03:37And now, the man was holding his Evelyn
03:39like I was nothing to him.
03:48Get back to your room!
03:50Don't come out until I say so!
03:52He never asked about the wound on my forehead.
03:55And I never found the courage to tell him to see Mr. Collins.
04:00He wouldn't show up for me anyway.
04:02For the last ten years, he's only sat in the parents' row for Evelyn.
04:07They locked me in my room all night.
04:09By morning,
04:10the cut on my forehead was infected.
04:14I sneak out for the first aid kit.
04:16I pushed open the door
04:18and walked straight into a literal film crew.
04:21Cameras,
04:22boom mics,
04:23blinding ring lights.
04:24They had taken over our living room.
04:26Dad was sitting on the sofa with Evelyn.
04:28He wore a warm, loving smile.
04:30A smile I hadn't seen in ten years.
04:32As a billionaire CEO,
04:33how do you balance work and raising such a perfect daughter?
04:36Evelyn makes it easy.
04:37She's my only girl.
04:39I'll always make time for her.
04:42Daddy is the absolute best.
04:46But we haven't been to Europe yet this year.
04:50Anything you want, princess.
04:52Paris it is, right after your birthday.
04:53My mind went blank.
04:55I'd seen this act too many times to cry.
04:58Still, I couldn't stop myself.
05:00From thinking about ten years ago,
05:02I used to cling to mom's arm just like that.
05:05She gave me her favorite antique emerald necklace.
05:10Keep it safe, Elena.
05:12Grandma gave this to me.
05:15Her eyes had looked so sad back then.
05:17Evelyn,
05:18Rosalind was a Hollywood legend.
05:21Is your late mother the reason you want to go into acting?
05:24The room went still.
05:26Mom's name used to be taboo.
05:28Anyone who brought her up usually got fired.
05:30But today was Evelyn's big reality TV debut.
05:33Dad was paving her way to stardom.
05:36Evelyn lowered her eyes,
05:37looking heartbreakingly sincere.
05:40I miss my mom all the time.
05:42I want to act,
05:43to feel closer to her legacy.
05:45Then,
05:46she took something out of her pocket.
05:48This was the necklace she left me.
05:50Whenever I'm sad,
05:52I look at it,
05:53and it feels like she's still with me.
05:55I stared at it.
05:56Anger rose in me.
05:57That was my necklace.
05:59Mom gave it to me.
06:00For ten years,
06:02Evelyn stole my entire life.
06:04My room.
06:04My clothes.
06:05My birthday.
06:06Dad.
06:07But that necklace was the only thing I had left.
06:09I lunged forward and snatched it from her hand.
06:13Elena!
06:13Who the hell let you out?
06:15Elena!
06:16What are you doing?
06:17When did you steal that necklace?
06:20I checked my jewelry box every single night.
06:23It was there yesterday.
06:25All these years,
06:27no one cared whether I lived or died.
06:29The necklace was the only thing that kept me going.
06:32When I held it,
06:34I could feel Mom hugging me.
06:36Proof that I was loved once.
06:38Steel?
06:39What are you talking about?
06:41Elena, have you lost your mind?
06:42We're live streaming.
06:43Go to hell with your live streaming.
06:47That's my mother's necklace.
06:48Why does she get to take it?
06:50And my mother isn't dead.
06:52Shut your mouth, Evelyn.
06:53She didn't leave that behind.
06:55Mr. Sterling.
06:56Who is this girl?
06:58Evelyn panicked,
06:59looking at Dad for a save.
07:02She's just a maid's daughter.
07:04I held the necklace in my hand.
07:06A freezing chill ran down my spine.
07:09The first time he disowned me to the entire world,
07:12Evelyn's panic disappeared.
07:14A smug gleam flashed in her eyes.
07:16She reached out to grab the necklace back.
07:18If you want jewelry,
07:19I'll buy you a diamond.
07:21Whatever you want.
07:21But this is my mom's.
07:23I can't give it to you.
07:24Give it back!
07:26That's the last thing my mom gave me!
07:28Give it back!
07:28I yanked the chain.
07:30Evelyn let go.
07:31She let go on purpose.
07:35The necklace hit the marble floor.
07:37The green emerald shattered into jagged pieces.
07:39I stumbled back.
07:41My mind went entirely blank.
07:43The very last piece of my mom.
07:45Gone.
07:46Are you satisfied now, you psycho?
07:49Get out!
07:50Elena!
07:51How could you?
07:52I didn't hear a word of it.
07:54I dropped to my knees on the cold marble.
07:57I scrambled to pick up the broken green shards.
08:00The pieces cut into my fingers.
08:02My tears hit the wounds.
08:05Hot and stinging.
08:09I went viral.
08:10The bad kind.
08:12The livestream clip blew up overnight.
08:15Everyone pitied Sebastian and Evelyn.
08:18I was public enemy number one.
08:20Classmates flooded the comments,
08:23playing the insider sources.
08:24They spun a shiny new narrative.
08:26I was just a troubled foster kid.
08:29The Sterlings took me in out of pity.
08:31And I had bullied Evelyn for years.
08:34I stopped reading there.
08:38Rosaline was my mother.
08:39If mom were still here,
08:41would she feel sorry for me?
08:43Or would she stand with Evelyn just like dad did?
08:45I don't look a single thing like her.
08:47Evelyn is her spitting image.
08:51And I was the reason mom went missing in the first place.
08:54It was Evelyn's birthday party.
08:56The whole class was there.
08:59They came to my door,
09:01mocking me from the hallway,
09:03calling me a freak to defend Evelyn.
09:06I was locked inside,
09:08on dad's orders.
09:09He stood outside the door.
09:11Elena, how could you do this to your mother?
09:13That necklace was her prized possession.
09:15Do you know how hard Evelyn worked for that TV spot?
09:17If Rosa Aachen saw the monster you've become,
09:19she'd regret ever having you.
09:22His footsteps faded down the hall.
09:26Then, the lock clicked.
09:28Evelyn strode in, holding a spare key.
09:30So, Elena, how did it feel?
09:33Being called the maid's trash on live TV?
09:37She circled me like a vulture.
09:39You've got zero shame staying here.
09:42You killed your mom.
09:44Dad hates you.
09:45He wishes you were dead.
09:47He just won't say it out loud.
09:48I didn't answer.
09:50I just stared out the window.
09:52The estates' lake was lined with party tents,
09:54balloons, champagne towers,
09:56a take,
09:57mountains of designer gift boxes.
09:59It was the birthday party of my dreams.
10:01The party I was promised ten years ago.
10:03Every single year,
10:04I watched her live my life.
10:06Someone called for Evelyn to cut the cake.
10:08My silence pissed her off.
10:10Elena!
10:11I'm talking to you!
10:12Why didn't you die with your mother?
10:14She snatched the broken emerald pieces from my hand
10:17and threw them out the window.
10:19Down into the deep, dark lake.
10:21My brain completely short-serted.
10:22I didn't even think.
10:23I climbed onto the windowsill,
10:25and I jumped.
10:26Gasps and screams echoed from the party below.
10:28Freezing water flooded my lungs.
10:30Everything went dark.
10:31But right before I lost consciousness,
10:33I swear I heard a voice.
10:34Elena!
10:35Mommy's right here!
10:38I thought I was dead.
10:40Then, I opened my eyes
10:41and saw the one face I'd missed for ten years.
10:45Mom.
10:47She looked almost exactly the same.
10:50Mom?
10:51I was terrified she would vanish if I blinked.
10:53I'm right here, baby.
10:55Tell me, did someone push you?
10:57Before I could answer.
10:59Mom!
11:00It was just an accident!
11:02We were just playing!
11:03And she fell!
11:04That's when I realized the room was full.
11:06Evelyn, the estate doctor, and...
11:09Dad.
11:10Dad was staring at Mom.
11:12Who the hell are you?
11:13I only have one daughter.
11:15Evelyn's fake smile dropped.
11:17She looked at Dad in a panic.
11:20My mother followed her gaze.
11:22Sebastian.
11:24You'd better explain.
11:27Is this your secret daughter?
11:29Darling, no!
11:30I swear!
11:31Evelyn is adopted!
11:32Adopted?
11:33Mom let out a bitter, cutting laugh.
11:36She looked at Evelyn's mu-mu dress.
11:38Then my dusty room.
11:40You treat a stranger's kid better than your own flesh and blood?
11:43I've been gone ten years, Sebastian.
11:47And you shoved my daughter in a broom closet?
11:50And the luxury party outside?
11:52Today is Elena's birthday!
11:57Why is her name on the banners?
11:59Rosalind, please!
12:00I'll fix it right now!
12:03Pack Elena's things!
12:05Move her back to the master quad!
12:07What about Miss Evelyn's things?
12:09Throw them in a guest room!
12:10I don't care!
12:11Daddy!
12:12Evelyn burst into real, ugly tears.
12:16Rosalind, is this okay?
12:20Mom looked down at me, waiting for my lead.
12:23That was when I knew, Mom really come back.
12:26Mom, I choked out.
12:28I don't want to stay here.
12:30Can you take me with you?
12:31I will.
12:32As soon as you feel better, we're gone.
12:40I used to dream about this moment.
12:43Always.
12:43When Sebastian blamed me without even hearing my side.
12:47But as the years dragged on, I stopped hoping.
12:50I thought I drove Mom away when I was six.
12:53I thought she hated me too.
12:55But now, she was really here.
12:57Squeeze into my tiny, lumpy twin bed.
12:59Holding me tight.
13:01Apologing over and over.
13:02Ten years ago, I didn't leave you by choice.
13:06She was taken far away and trapped for years.
13:09Fought like hell to come back to you.
13:12Everyone thought she was gone for good.
13:14But I never gave up on coming home.
13:17And to make it back to me, she paid a terrible price.
13:24Mom, you're not leaving me again, right?
13:31She held me tighter.
13:33No.
13:34I am never letting you go, Elena.
13:36Out in the hallway, the floor bones gave a heavy creak.
13:39Dad was standing right outside the door, listening in the dark.
13:43Mom shot a dark, warning look at the door frame.
13:46Then she stroked my hair.
13:48Go to sleep, baby.
13:50When you wake up, Mom will still be right here.
13:52My mother heard what my classmates did to me.
13:55The next morning, she came to school with me.
13:59For years, I had taken the bus alone.
14:02The family driver was only for Evelyn.
14:05But this morning was different.
14:07A sleek black SUV blocked our path down the driveway.
14:11Rosalyn, let me drive you in Elena.
14:15Evelyn stood in the doorway, her face stiff with jealousy.
14:19Her things had already been moved out.
14:23Everyone in the house knew that she was losing her place.
14:27No, thanks.
14:28Are you sure the maid's trash is allowed in your pristine car?
14:32I'm sorry, Rosaline.
14:33I can explain the live stream.
14:35Elena stormed in and caused a scene.
14:37I was just blind with rage.
14:39I didn't mean to...
14:40Caused a scene?
14:41Her heirloom was stolen.
14:43She was just taking it back.
14:45I mean, can you really blame her?
14:47Sebastian!
14:48That was my mother's necklace!
14:50You knew exactly what it was!
14:54Her eyes grew red with furious tears, remembering the viral comments.
15:01Dad hurried out of the car.
15:05I was a total bastard.
15:07I'll make it up to Elena, I swear.
15:09Make it up to her?
15:11You're a complete stranger to her.
15:13We don't need your pity.
15:14Come on, Elena.
15:15Mom grabbed my hand.
15:17We walked right past him.
15:20We got into the car.
15:23Dad's SUV trailed slowly behind us, all the way to school.
15:28Thanks to Evelyn's smear campaigns, I was the absolute outcast at school.
15:36Elena, no parents again?
15:39I warned you last time.
15:41If your parents don't show up today, I'm drawing up your expulsion papers.
15:45I am Elena's mother.
15:47And I want the little punk who pushed my daughter brought in here right now.
15:51He is going to apologize.
15:54In ten years, I had never had a parent showed up.
15:57No parent-teacher nights.
15:58No school plays.
15:59Nothing.
16:02Oh, my God!
16:03You're Rosalind Vale!
16:04I grew up watching your movies!
16:09But wait, aren't you married to Sebastian Sterling?
16:13Isn't his only daughter Evelyn?
16:17Sebastian Sterling is insane.
16:21He treats a stranger's kid like pure gold.
16:25And throws his own flesh and blood to the wolves!
16:33I'm not sorry.
16:34I was being a good guy.
16:36She threw a pen at Evelyn first.
16:39I'm sorry, ma'am.
16:41If anyone's to blame, blame me.
16:44He was just standing up for me.
16:45So really?
16:47It's all my fault!
16:48Don't try that act on me.
16:50I'm not Sebastian.
16:51You think I'd throw my own daughter under the bus for you?
16:54I knew you didn't like me, ma'am.
16:57But you don't have to call me an actor?
16:58I know exactly what you are.
17:00You stole her birthday celebration.
17:02You hijacked her life.
17:04You told the whole school she was the maid's trash.
17:07I know exactly what you whispered to her that day by the lake.
17:12I didn't say it.
17:13Dad did.
17:14He said Alina was the maid's...
17:18Shut your mouth, Evelyn!
17:20Shut your pages!
17:25One more word and you'll get out.
17:30Sorry, Alina.
17:31They practically shoved his face into the floor.
17:35We are so sorry, Alina.
17:37He will never bother you again.
17:39What is wrong with Sebastian Sturrent?
17:42Spoiling a random orphan, treating his actual kid like garbage.
17:45No wonder the poor girl has no friends.
17:47Dad heard every single word.
17:49His shoulders completely froze.
17:52Alina.
17:55Who else bullied you?
17:56Tell Daddy.
17:58You know exactly who's been torturing her.
18:01The internet is still tearing her apart because of that live stream.
18:04Are you playing blind, Sebastian?
18:06You're done for the day.
18:07We are going home.
18:08We are turning on the camera.
18:09You are going to clear Alina's name.
18:11Live.
18:12What?
18:13No!
18:13Dad, my influencer deals!
18:15My agency will drop me!
18:16Do it or get out!
18:20The live stream officially started.
18:23Because Mom was on camera, viewership absolutely exploded.
18:32She took my hand and drew me closer to her side.
18:35Hello, everyone.
18:37I'm back.
18:38And allow me to introduce you to my daughter.
18:41My actual biological daughter, Alina Sterling.
18:48Sebastian, care to explain?
18:50He paused for a second.
18:53Then, he finally caved.
18:56Rosalyn is right.
18:58Alina is our real daughter.
19:00Evelyn is adopted.
19:03I got her from a group home ten years ago.
19:05The other day, Alina stole Alina's necklace.
19:09It was a priceless family heirloom from my wife.
19:12Alina barged in because she was defending her property.
19:15I jumped to conclusions.
19:16I was wrong.
19:26I have been a terrible father.
19:29I blamed Alina for Rosalyn being gone.
19:33I took that pain out of my own daughter.
19:36And I never should have brought Evelyn into our home.
19:39When Alina needed me most.
19:41So, as of today, I am legally severing ties with Evelyn.
19:52Dad!
19:53The next day, Dot Evelyn was kicked out of my home.
19:56She cried the whole way out.
19:58Dragging her suitcase.
19:59Still hoping Dad would change his mind.
20:02He didn't even look at her.
20:07dad thought mom and i would forgive him but i was completely done and so was mom
20:13we packed our bags and walked right out of the mansion all we left behind were signed
20:18divorce papers on his desk our new place wasn't like that mansion but it felt like a real warm
20:26home mom decorated my bedroom perfectly soft blankets bright lighting when i opened the
20:33closet it was full of new clothes in the latest styles i never told her the dark details of the
20:39last 10 years and she never asked but mom just knew she could see every invisible spar
20:48evelyn and dad left on me the day we moved in she pulled me into her arms elena i will
20:54never let
20:55anyone hurt you again i rested my head on her shoulder for the first time in my life i felt
21:01safe i know mom evelyn's friends at school bullied her give the girl an oscar faking it
21:08as a billionaire heiress for 10 years you stole her mom's necklace you literally hijacked her
21:13entire life i want my cartier bracelet back it was 20 grand she probably pawned it how else
21:18is a broke orphan paying tuition didn't you claim sebastian was paying for elena's charity fund
21:26you are totally sick
21:33back off
21:35you're crossing a line she looked desperately at brock across the room please she wanted him to
21:40play the hero again brock completely avoided her eyes crossing a line that's cute coming from you
21:45you treated us like garbage for years based on a lie now you want us to play nice we're mean
21:50so what then a half empty yogurt flew at her
21:57they all burst out laughing
22:03i stood by my desk completely numb
22:06i didn't even look at the mess in the center of the room
22:10i just quietly packed the last of my textbooks i knew exactly what these kids were doing they were
22:16torturing evelyn just to kiss my ass but i didn't care anymore
22:24she had already signed my transfer papers she was waiting for me outside
22:28no goodbye no glance back
22:32i walked out of the classroom
22:35the divorce dragged on for months dad fought it tooth and nail he begged for mom's forgiveness every
22:41single day and when none of it worked he even hurt himself just to make her stay
22:49i thought about it for a long time finally i told mom to drop the divorce the last 10 years
22:53were between me and him you two still love each other i'll be leaving for college soon anyway
22:58i knew she still loved him when she first came back she said he was half her world i couldn't
23:02stand
23:03seeing her so miserable
23:06elena you never used to be like this you used to be so loud so demanding you owned the room
23:13if you didn't get your way you threw a fit now you just walk on eggshells you shrink yourself
23:20just to keep the peace what did he do to you
23:25what did he turn my daughter into
23:31how could i ever forgive him for that
23:36on your birthday were you really just diving for that necklace or did you want to stay under
23:42if i hadn't come back in time when i saw the dead look in your eyes at the hospital
23:47it terrified me outside the door a shadow paused it was dad then he quietly walked away
23:57new school new life classmates were nice to me no plastics no toxic gossip i actually made real
24:06friends they saw my family's viral drama all over tiktok they knew exactly who i was but they
24:14totally respected my boundaries they never pushed for the traumatizing details it used to be dead
24:20average when i spent 10 years terrified in my own house grades didn't matter mom didn't care about
24:27my gpa she just wanted me to finally breathe but i wanted to get to harvard
24:35that's when she went all in so mom pulled some strings and hired elite private tutors
24:41i worked hard every single night by finals i pulled straight a's
24:46mom was over the moon
24:49she cooked my favorite dishes
24:51she bought a big cake
24:55she snapped a picture of my report card for instagram
25:00second later a notification popped up my dad's official corporate account liked the post
25:10the college decisions dropped
25:13i stared at the laptop screen and broke down
25:16i got accepted into my dream university
25:19two years ago i was the girl everyone ignored
25:22i was a bullied outcast rotting in a literal maid's room no idea what tomorrow looked like
25:30now i had a real home
25:32a mom who loved me and i actually had a future
25:37as always
25:39mom posted my acceptance letter online
25:41her millions of followers flooded the comments with love
25:48but the very next morning
25:51it was the police
25:52sebastian sterling was dead
25:55dad left everything to me
25:57company shares
25:58property
25:59cash
26:00then he took his own life
26:02he left exactly two letters
26:04one for mom
26:06one for me
26:07i opened mine
26:09just two words
26:12i'm sorry
26:13the paper was warped
26:16streaked with blood
26:17and blurried by tears
26:18i looked at it for a long time
26:21no relief
26:23no anger
26:26maybe
26:29maybe we were never meant to be father and daughter
26:36evelyn showed up at dad's funeral
26:38two years had hollowed her out
26:40hair tangled unwashed
26:41eyes red
26:43swollen
26:43gone was the girl who played heiress
26:46are you happy now elena
26:48he's dead
26:49look at me
26:49are you thrilled
26:51when dad kicked her out
26:53he gave her a massive payout
26:56enough to cover a full college ride
26:59she blew the entire bag in a month
27:03i heard rumors she dropped out entirely
27:05now she danced for nickels on twitch streams
27:09people constantly trolled her live feeds about the scandal
27:13she just screamed at the chat for tips
27:16yeah i am
27:18honestly
27:20i hope you hit rock bottom
27:21you're a total psycho
27:24takes one to know one
27:26if dad were here he'd destroy you
27:28for treating me like this
27:30you still think he was ever on your side
27:32he loved me
27:33he always protected me
27:34he only kicked me out because your bitch mother manipulated him
27:37if he loved you so much
27:39why didn't he leave you a single dime
27:41he left everything to me
27:43money property
27:45even the ground you're standing on right now
27:46she went still for once she had nothing to say
27:49i walked right past her
27:51behind me she broke down sobbing
27:53i kept going
27:58up ahead mom was waiting
28:00i was never looking back again
28:02just moving forward with mom
28:04the future was mine to write
28:07and then i remembered and i remembered she flew a mile before
28:07we probablyeping
28:07I was WAIT
28:07I was here
28:07and she liked me
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