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Abandoned In Snow，Returned As Heiress Ep
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00:08because i couldn't bear him the sun lucas abandoned me and our daughter on a snow-covered highway
00:13in freezing weather then drove off without a second glance to spend a joyful new year with
00:21his next wife this cruel manly shed a tear when he saw our coffins
00:29i thought lucas reed was pulling over to pee leila's asleep grace get lena out of the car
00:38lucas it's fine squeeze i don't want to sit with that dirty kid she was coughing
00:44december 23rd highway 23 degrees fahrenheit held leila and watched him restart the engine
00:50the taillights got smaller and losser in the snow until they disappeared the snow kept falling
00:55i stood by the guardrail trying to block the wind with my body mommy where's daddy he's he's at
01:03grandma's aunt lucy's coming to get us but i'm cold
01:09i wrapped her inside my coat tucked a scarf around her head my phone had only 30 percent battery left
01:16i called lucy once twice three times she finally picked up hey lucy your brother said you're
01:25picking us up where are you oh that right yeah he mentioned it i'm at a party right now though
01:31can't
01:31leave just wait i'll swing by later lucy it's freezing out here lena can't god you're so dramatic
01:36just wait okay lucas said sophie and vivi can't get cold they need to get home waiting a bit won't
01:40kill
01:40you too i stood there fingers stiff then i called lucas voicemail again voicemail leila shivered in
01:52my arms mommy i want to go home we will be home in a minute baby we'll be home soon
02:01four years of
02:02marriage i never knew he could be this cruel dumped his own wife and daughter on the highway
02:07for sophia's kid because vivian said she didn't want to sit with a dirty kid
02:11headlights appeared in the distant i waved here a black suv slowed down stopped
02:20the window rolled down a young guy need help can you take us to the next rest stop
02:28please get in thank you grace what are you doing out here where's lucas
02:36i told henry what happened is he insane he left you and laylee out here sophie's kid matters
02:44but his own daughter doesn't lee squeeze them in now
02:52no room look at her face she's turning blue
02:57i climbed into the back with layla heat hit my frozen skin it hurt
03:03call me when you get to the rest stop i'll make lucas come get you
03:06henry you'll freeze out here i'll survive just take care of the kid go
03:10the car pulled away henry stood in the snow getting smaller
03:19lena slept in my arms her cheeks were still too red i touched her forehead burning can you go faster
03:30she has a fever lee not me nodded stepped on gas stepped on the gas
03:36i reached for my phone no signal
03:42how far is it to the rest stop
03:4412 miles half an hour easy
03:48i held layla tighter kept checking her forehead
03:52hotter
03:53baby wake up don't close your eyes
03:57i don't feel good
03:59i know we're almost there just hold on
04:02she started coughing hard her little face turned blue
04:08i patted her back the tears finally came
04:13please faster
04:16i'm going as fast as i can the roads are icy
04:20the cough got worse her breathing sounded like a broken whistle
04:24i unzapped her coat her chest was heaving pneumonia she almost died from it last year
04:32lena look at me stay awake mommy's gonna tell you a story about the bunny
04:38her eyes fluttered her breathing got shallower
04:42someone help she's dying please
04:44no one answered just the sound of the wind and snow howling outside
04:47the car finally pulled into the restroom
04:51is there a doctor please she's sick
04:55there's no doctor here towers down lines are dead
05:00my knees buckled layla was silent in my arms
05:05fever in me of the grace lena try giving her these
05:14please
05:15please look i can drive you to the community hospital but the roads might be closed with this snow
05:19all right i'll try yes go now
05:24layla remember you wanted to go to disney world mommy's taking you we'll ride the biggest carousel
05:31you're going to wear that elsa dress right
05:34and universal studios they have transformers we'll go see your hero her eyelashes fluttered
05:41but she didn't open her eyes my phone buzzed a signal i dialed lucas with shaking fingers
05:50hello
05:52lucas lena is sick
05:55it's bad
05:56where are you lena on the way to the community hospital you need to come
06:02grace
06:03lucy's picking you up isn't she
06:12that's not possible she just posted on social media said she was on her way
06:16i opened the app and found lucy's profile her latest post 10 minutes ago a selfie
06:22highway in the background the caption picking up grace the location tag said 60 miles away
06:28she hadn't moved an inch she was lying to lucas she was lying to me grace
06:33sophie and vivian just got here my mom's happy don't ruin it when lucy picks you up take
06:38wayla to the camera let's get fingers it's one she's not going to die stop being dramatic
06:42don't miss
06:43i held the phone my blood ran cold your husband
06:52i nodded
06:55hold on i'm taking a shortcut that kid is not dying on my watch
07:01he turned onto a back road the snow got heavier i could barely hear lena breathing anymore
07:08i felt for her heartbeat so faint don't do this to mommy mommy was wrong i should have never been
07:13such a fool mommy was wrong to marry him mommy sorry i'm so sorry i was crying as i reached
07:18into
07:18my pocket i pulled out a small metal disc about the size of a button dad gave it to me
07:24grace if the
07:25reeds ever hurt you or laylee push this but i want one more thing no sound but i knew the
07:31signal went
07:31out dad said his people would be there within three hours but three hours could layla last three hours
07:37community hospital finally came to view acute pneumonia heart rate dropping get the crash cart ready
07:44they stopped me at the door i stood behind the glass watch them intubate her hook her up to monitors
07:53her tiny body on that bed i felt so helpless like i was watching her die
07:58i collapsed in the corner shaking my phone rang again lucas i answered said nothing grace where are
08:07you my mom's waiting hello hospital they're resuscitating layla what why are you at a hospital
08:17where's lucy she never came that's impossible she just texted me said she picked you up i opened the
08:25family group chat 20 minutes ago a message from lucy got her bro heading back a blurry photo attached a
08:33woman's silhouette in the passenger seat looked like my coat she took that photo weeks ago she
08:37was lying to him with a pre-planned photo lucas come to the hospital now grace you just don't want
08:46to come for christmas do you because sophie's here you're jealous so you made this up
08:53you think i'm lying otherwise what lucy has no reason to lie to me she's my sister
08:59what are you lucas if layla dies tonight i will never forgive you whatever my mom says sophie
09:07can still bore me a son you can't so step aside the line went dead i slid down the wall
09:16family
09:20i'm here
09:23we saved her but there's something you need to see
09:27but what oxygen deprivation too long there's brain damage she may never walk or talk or think like
09:35a normal child the room spun i grabbed the wall she's still so young
09:42we did everything we could get her admitted the bills won't be cheap i stumbled to the billing window
09:53insufficient funds lucas gave me three thousand a month
09:59i called him
10:01what now leila needs surgery transfer me fifty thousand
10:05fifty thousand what am i an atm a printing press
10:12lucas lucas she's your daughter a girl even if she recovers
10:17she's worthless i hung up stood at the window
10:24can we start the treatment first i'll pay later sorry hospital policy deposit first
10:31i walked outside into the snow my phone buzzed henry henry do me a favor anything if i die
10:45take care of leila what the hell are you talking about i have no money leila has no future lucas
10:51doesn't
10:52want her
10:53i don't either dump her in foster care at least she'll live
10:57don't do anything stupid where are you i'm coming no i hung up
11:05turned off the phone
11:08walked back to the room leila lay on the bed tubes everywhere her pale face like she was just sleeping
11:17i held her hand i kissed her forehead then turned and walked out
11:24the hospital roof was cold with wind and snow i stood at the edge looking down
11:33people looked so small down there jumping would end everything leila would be given away lucas
11:38would marry sophie everyone would be happy except me and leila i closed my eyes and leaned forward
11:44then someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me back hard i hit the ground and looked up men in black
11:49suit stood around me the one in front was in his 50s with gray hair he took off his sunglasses
11:54his eyes
11:55red grace
11:59dad they put me on a private helicopter leila came too a doctor on board took over immediately
12:05intracranial pressure too high she needs surgery now call the main hospital tell them to clear the
12:10or dad held my hand he wouldn't stop shaking i'm sorry sweetheart i came too late i'm sorry dad
12:18what's going on grace i've been lying to you you insisted on marrying lucas i was afraid if he knew
12:25we had money he'd only marry you for it so i pretended to be poor for four years i thought
12:31as
12:31long as he treated you well it was fine but i never expected he looked at leila unconscious and his
12:36tears fell never expected them to be this cruel to abuse my granddaughter like this the helicopter landed
12:45on the roof of city general they wheeled leila straight into surgery the best surgeons the best
12:50equipment read group before the market opens tomorrow i want it to crash terminate every partnership
12:57call the banks you know what to do grace i'm giving you two choices first divorce him take the money
13:05take leila broad never come back second stay watch the reeds fall
13:14i thought about it second but i want one more thing one more thing father what find two bodies one
13:24exactly like mine and a little girl's like leila's frozen to death on the side of the highway i want
13:29them to
13:29think i'm dead then i want to watch them celebrate watch them celebrate christmas while leila and i are
13:35dead done the bodies looked real one adult one child lying in the snow by the highway when they were
13:44found they were already frozen the call came while the reeds were eating christmas dinner the table was
13:49full of lack grandma oh vivian sophie is so much better her daughter is well behaved not like grace
13:55that little brat of hers was always crying so annoying hello mr lucas reed are you the husband
14:02of grace reed we found two bodies by the highway you need to come identify them what did you say
14:08grace and leila froze to death
14:15lucas's legs gave out when he got to the morgue the cop led him to the viewing room the drawer
14:21slid
14:21open two bodies one big one small the big one wore my coat the small one curled in her arms
14:30like she
14:30was sleeping are they lucas opened his mouth no sound came out he reached out to touch my face but
14:37his
14:37hands wouldn't stop shaking no way lucy went to get them we checked the cameras your sister's car
14:44never hit the highway she drove around the city then went home we checked the victim's phone we
14:48found an audio recording of her last call to you seven pm she said the child was begged you to
14:51help
14:51you said you said a girl even if she recovered she's worthless i thought i thought she was lying
14:58i didn't know i didn't think she really if you'd known would you have gone silence lucas had no answer
15:09oh my god leila my little girl how could this happen i even haven't seen you alone lucas this is
15:18for
15:18the best grace is gone now you can have sophie mom that's my daughter your granddaughter so what
15:28she's dead that saves you a divorce settlement tell the cop to premate them already don't ruin christmas
15:35ma'am these are two human beings
15:40so what not your problem let's go sophie's waiting for us
15:48wait
15:51grace
15:53i'm sorry i was wrong
15:57i think i didn't i never thought why are you apologizing she was just unlucky shut up
16:04we must bring them home mrs reed didn't dare to say another word
16:11the reeds held a memorial lucas i didn't mean to i was just hanging with friends
16:18lost track of time how was i supposed to know they'd actually die lost track of time two people
16:23you lost track of time what do you want me to do die for her she's not worth it
16:31get out i don't want to see you again you're not my sister
16:38lucas i'm so sorry grace wouldn't want you to be like this they were doing what it happened
16:43freezing to death on the highway waiting for someone who was never coming that was your sister's
16:47fault not mine right poor you but they're dead frozen solid two lives i keep thinking what if i'd
16:54answered the phone what if i'd gone to get them what if i hadn't said those things lucas grace is
17:01dead i'm the one still alive the door closed lucas slid down the wall and sat against the coffin
17:07on the monitor i watched his shoulders shake ridiculous people only cry when it's too late
17:17after grace's death things moved fast the reed empire started to crumble
17:20first their biggest client walked signed a 10-year deal with their rival overnight then
17:25the banks called in their loans and the whole cash flow dried up suppliers showed up at the door
17:29all at once demanding payment you never come home so he's getting upset the company is dying do you
17:36understand so what we still have money money mom we're going bankrupt the house the cars the savings
17:44all of it gone to pay debts you might not even be able to afford food soon that's impossible
17:52nothing's impossible mr reed did you like my gift who is this you don't need to know all you need
17:59to
17:59know is this is just the beginning the debt you owe the entire reed family will pay it reed group
18:03officially went bankrupt the house the cars everything auctioned off mrs reed moved out of the villa and
18:09into a rental i can't suffer with you vivian has school lucas didn't stop her he went back to the
18:18funeral
18:19home the coffins were still there he bribed the night guard with his last few dollars so he could
18:23sleep on the floor
18:26you ruined the family for a dead woman what about mom then who will pay the price for grace
18:33who will answer for layla she left crying and never came back lucas started looking for work but
18:39no one wanted a bankrupt boss with a bad reputation he ended up as a waiter start today wash dishes
18:44okay
18:46grace today i carried 300 plates my hands are falling off in the old days you would have told
18:50me to take it easy why was i so stupid you were so good layla was so cute how did
18:54i get so lost
18:55listening to mom that's right daddy
18:59layla daddy sorry you love strawberry cake daddy gets paid tomorrow i'll buy you one okay he didn't
19:04know this late guilt meant nothing next morning lucas went to the diner early lucas table three is waiting
19:13lunch break he squatted on the back steps of the diner hey you okay nothing got something in my eye
19:20i heard you used to be a big shot how'd you end up like this got what i deserved he
19:24didn't want to talk
19:25some pain you swallow alone he thought about grace's last call her horse voice layla dying
19:31would everything have been different shift ended lucas didn't go straight to the funeral home
19:37he took a detour to the bakery downtown give me the smallest one back at the funeral home layla
19:43daddy bought you cake try it it's your favorite grace have a bite too you always said i wasted money
19:50never bought the expensive cake now i bought it i want you tasty he sat there until the candles burned
19:55out next morning he took the receipt and went back to the bakery one strawberry cake you again there's a
20:01mother and daughter who come here a lot they were just here a couple days ago the little girl is
20:04so cute
20:05two pigtails pointed at the cake and said she wanted to surprise her mom what did you say they
20:09came here two days ago the girl had pigtails really cute yes i remember clearly she was so
20:15excited about the cake really did they look like this the build matches but the little girl looks
20:19just like that he was going to find them first the park where he used to take layla he walked
20:26every
20:26path and shouted layla grace where are you the wind ate his voice no answer he went to the spot
20:34where
20:35they used to feed pigeons he crouched and looked at the footprints in the snow daddy was wrong please
20:41come out please
20:44every day after his shift he got on his motorcycle and went everywhere malls playgrounds the preschool
20:51the bookstore grace used to love every place he could think of
20:57he's crazy lucas they're gone you need to move on he didn't listen he knew grace and layla were alive
21:05he would find them one day he went to a preschool the one grace once said she'd send layla to
21:11when
21:11she was older then he saw her the way she moved her smile it was layla he pushed open the
21:19gate and ran in
21:20layla fear flooded her eyes she ran behind a man in a suit she's my daughter i'm her father move
21:26sir i don't know you i don't know what you're talking about this is my employer's daughter leave now
21:32or i'll call the police don't touch me you're a bad guy you hurt mommy you left us in the
21:39snow
21:40mommy said you died don't come near us the disgust it stabbed right through his heart he finally
21:47understood what he'd done to her then a black sedan pulled up and parked by the gate the back window
21:51rolled down revealing a face he'd never forgotten it's been a long time lucas grace you're really not
22:14dead mommy he's a bad guy he wanted to grab me mommy knows mommy will protect you i i wanted
22:21to see
22:22layla i know i was wrong i'm sorry i want to make it up to you both of you just
22:30give me one more chance
22:31let me take care of you and layla i'll spend the rest of my life making this right i'll do
22:35anything
22:36some mistakes can never be undone you treated us the way you did now you live with the consequences
22:44two choices one leave now and never show your face in front of me or layla again two i call
22:50the cops and
22:50press charges for child abandonment and reckless endangerment i have layla's medical records and
22:55your phone call recordings all saved no i won't leave grace layla is my daughter i can't live without
23:05her let me see her just once please i promise after that i'll go she's not your daughter the moment
23:16you
23:17left her on that highway you lost the right to be her father have some dignity if you keep this
23:22up i'll call
23:22the police who are you why are you interfering with my family allow me to introduce myself i'm the
23:31assistant to the chairman of bennett group miss bennett is the sole air stare to the bennett fortune
23:36she's now taken full control of the company
23:42bennett group you thought i was really dependent on you for everything dad pretended to be poor to see
23:48if you loved me or my money too bad you disappointed him and you disappointed me grace let go of
23:54me mr reed
23:55stay down
24:01what's there to look at this isn't our house anymore why are you embarrassing yourself
24:07lucy i found grace and layla they're not dead they're alive so what they're doing fine now why
24:14would they want anything to do with a loser like you i know i was wrong i want to make
24:17it up to them
24:18make it up with what you have nothing can't even support yourself you're insane lucy please help me
24:23i just want to see lena once i'm not helping you you're the one who left them on the highway
24:27you
24:28ruined this family i'm doing fine now stay away from me what do you want i told you don't come
24:34here
24:34grace and layla they're alive so what what does that have to do with me i just want to live
24:39my life in
24:40peace mom i want to make it up to them can you help me help you with what money you're
24:46broke can't
24:47even feed yourself and you want to make things right you know what if you just listened to me
24:51and never married grace none of this would have happened now sophie's gone too this is all your fault
24:55mom how can you say that layla is your granddaughter so what i don't care dead or alive
25:02doesn't matter don't come back you're not my son anymore
25:10you said you were going back to your hometown lucas are you insane who the hell are you touch
25:15my girl again sophie tell me what if grace and layla on the highway for you lost my family for
25:21you and
25:21this is how you treat me lucas you don't actually think i liked you do you you've messes reed likes
25:27me that's why i came around you think i wanted to look at her mean face the highway you think
25:30vivian
25:30was just being a brat i told her make a scene refused to sit with grace and layla and i'd
25:35buy
25:35her the whole elsa collection lucas from the start i wanted grace gone i wanted her to die in that
25:40snow
25:40only then could i take her place too bad she survived get lost come near sophie again i'll kill you
26:00remember me december 23rd a three-year-old girl pneumonia oxygen deprivation her mom brought her
26:07in how is she is she okay you have the guts to ask her mom carried her in knees where
26:11were you
26:11she almost died in that er you wouldn't pay fifty thousand dollars now you want to know how she is
26:16she was transferred to city general top specialist three days and three nights to pull her back to
26:20life six months of rehab she's still afraid of the dark of snow she shakes when she hears the word
26:24highway nightmares wakes up screaming for her mom you want to know how she is now isn't that the
26:29former owner of the reed group how did he end up like this he left his wife and daughter on
26:34the
26:34highway then went bankrupt wife and daughter died karma
26:42grace
26:47lucas what do you want i want to see layla just once i promise after that i'll leave you alone
26:52i know i was wrong i know i think about every day about you about layla please give me one
26:58more
26:58chance one more chance said to get rid of her where was her chance then lucas some mistakes can never
27:03be fixed
27:11lucas reed found this morning his rental suicide
27:22you
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