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My Mother Died To Crown Me Ep
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00:02Dad is the godfather of the Moretti family, running the city's black market arms trade.
00:06Mom is the only heir of the Severino family.
00:13Mom and Dad's love is a legend in New York's popular world.
00:19On the surface, the Severinos run a high-end private hospital.
00:23In reality, they control New York's underground drug trade.
00:26And Mom is the family's top doctor.
00:28Years ago, Dad saved Mom from an assassination attempt.
00:32He got framed for leaking secrets.
00:34Because of that, he loses his chance to become a core member of the East Coast Mafia Commission.
00:38He never regrets it because she he loves Mom.
00:41The private medical center outside New York, close to the public, is Dad's gift to Mom.
00:46The night I'm born, Dad hires New York's biggest orchestra to play outside our estate all night.
00:50People say I'm the only witness to this legendary love.
00:55Until I'm five, a beautiful woman starts visiting our house often.
00:59She's always by Dad's side.
01:00She corners me in the garden, strokes the toy Dad gave me.
01:04You know, your mom's old now.
01:06She can't even hold a scalpel steady.
01:10Only I can protect your Dad's future.
01:13Soon, I'll be the one in charge here.
01:28I don't fully understand, but I repeat her words to Mom.
01:32The next day, I hear the family talking about her.
01:35The Moretti family's genius sniper, Vivienne, suffers permanent nerve damage in both hands from an accident.
01:40Mom is in the study, polishing her scalpel blades shining.
01:45Nina, Mom just got rid of a piece of trash for you.
01:50Do you like this gift?
01:53Dad, when are you back?
01:54I barely finish the words when I see him storm past me, face dark, heading straight for the study.
01:59He kicks the door open. Mom sits at the desk, calmly polishing a silver scalpel with a velvet cloth.
02:06Sophia, was this you? Vivienne's hands, ruined! Her whole life is over!
02:12Do you even know how important she was to me?
02:14Mom looks up.
02:15She was trash.
02:17I cleaned her up.
02:19What's the problem?
02:21You!
02:25What's the problem?
02:26You!
02:29She was a genius.
02:31Do you know how much effort I put into training her as an assassin?
02:35And you just destroy her!
02:37My legs go weak. That gun, I've seen it.
02:40Dad uses it on every mission.
02:41It's killed countless enemies.
02:43I scream and rush forward, throwing my arms around Mom to shield her.
02:47Dad, you can't hurt Mom!
02:49For a moment, the fire in Dad's eyes wavers when he sees me.
02:52The gun dips slightly. Mom quickly pulls me into her arms.
02:56I can feel her heart racing, but she's smiling.
03:00So, your subordinates matter more to you than your own daughter?
03:07Sophia, you disappoint me.
03:11Vivienne only admires me.
03:12She did nothing wrong. It's you!
03:14You can't tolerate anyone!
03:16From today, she stays in our house.
03:19I'll take care of her myself until she recovers.
03:24This is what you owe her.
03:25I watch as Broadback disappear.
03:27And for the first time, the legend's about Dad.
03:29They don't seem so bright anymore.
03:33I watch as Broadback disappear.
03:35And for the first time, the legend's about Dad.
03:37They don't seem so bright anymore.
03:39The next day, Vivienne moves into our house.
03:41She's in a wheelchair, her hands wrapped in thick bandages.
03:44Dad pushes her inside himself.
03:46She stays in the guest room next to Mom and Dad's bedroom that used to be my room.
03:50The one with the best sunlight.
03:51But Dad tells me to give it to her.
03:53Dad hires the most professional private nurses to care for her around the clock.
03:57He even moves his study into her room so he can work while keeping her company.
04:01Dad barely goes anywhere else.
04:03Even at night, he stays in her room.
04:05I often hear laughter, light and happy, and Dad's gentle voice soothing her.
04:09Overnight, it feels like Mom and I don't belong in our own home anymore.
04:12Vivienne is a good actor.
04:13When Dad is around, she leans weakly in her wheelchair, speaking softly.
04:17Eyes always red.
04:20Boss, it's my fault.
04:22If I didn't admire you so much, if I didn't hang around, Mrs. Morella wouldn't have misunderstood.
04:27My hands. It's okay. As long as I see you every day, I'm happy.
04:31Don't worry. I'll make sure she answers to you.
04:34But the moment Dad leaves, Vivienne's eyes turn sharp as knives.
04:37I'll be back soon, Vivienne.
04:41Clean this room.
04:42A five-year-old brat still playing with such childish things.
04:46Yes, miss.
04:47Tell Sophia this is compensation. Her precious daughter now belongs to me.
04:53Tell Sophia this is compensation. Her precious daughter now belongs to me.
04:59Nina, don't cry. Remember, when a dog bites you, you don't kill it right away. You first pull its teeth,
05:06cut its claws so it can't bite or scratch. Then, take your time. Watch it panic and despair.
05:14I half understand.
05:17That night, a lot of people come to our house. Doctors from the Severino family hospital and important members of
05:24the Moretti family.
05:25Dad thinks Mom will give in. He relaxes a little. At the dinner table, Mom raises her glass, smiling calm
05:30and graceful.
05:31Tonight, I invited everyone to witness something.
05:35Miss Vivienne was badly injured in an accident, leaving permanent nerve damage in both hands.
05:39As a doctor and godmother of the Moretti family, I feel deeply for her.
05:42So, I've decided to personally handle all her rehab for free, using all my resources, until she fully recovers.
05:50Dad and Vivienne's faces change instantly. A killer doing rehab for her victim. This isn't treatment, it's torture. Vivienne's pride
05:58is under the scalpel, stripped away one cut at a time.
06:06Dad almost loses it on the spot, but he looks around at all the heads of both families in the
06:11room and grits his teeth, forcing himself to stay calm.
06:14Sophia, you.
06:15Mom sets down her wine glass, cutting him off.
06:18What? You don't trust my medical skills? Or do you think I'm taking revenge?
06:25Her gaze sweeps the room, landing on the doctors.
06:28What do you think?
06:29Mrs. Moretti is world-class. Of course we trust her.
06:32Yeah, having Mrs. Moretti in charge is Vivienne's luck.
06:34He knows Mom is setting him up, publicly. In front of all these people, he can't question his wife's skills.
06:40He can't admit she's taking revenge. If he does, it'll look like the alliance between the Moritti and Severino families
06:46is broken. For a family boss, that's deadly.
06:50Vivienne sits in her wheelchair, trembling with anger, her hands under the bandages seeming to ache all over.
06:56Sophia, don't get smug. Mr. Moretti won't let you get away with this.
07:00Vivienne, relax. The first step in nerve rehab is electrotherapy.
07:09Don't worry. I'll handle it myself, making sure the current hits every damaged nerve ending.
07:15Vivienne's face drains of color. Electroshock therapy. She knows exactly what that means.
07:24I'll handle it myself, making sure the current hits every damaged nerve ending.
07:29Vivienne's face drains of color. Electroshock therapy. She knows exactly what that means.
07:34I can already see her struggling on the treatment table, screaming at me. After sending the guests away, Dad finally
07:41loses it. He slams his hand on the table.
07:44Enough, Sophia. Do you have to be this cruel?
07:46Cruel, Luca.
07:49When you brought that woman home, did you ever think about how I feel?
07:52When you pointed a gun at me for her, did you think about I'm your wife?
07:56When you let her bully your daughter, did you think about being a father?
07:59You're the one who pushed everything to the limit.
08:08Her voice is quiet, but every word cuts straight to the heart. The whole dining room falls silent.
08:14Dad moves his lips, but no words come out.
08:16Nina, let's go home.
08:21It was my fault, okay? My fault. My fault.
08:29It was my fault. Don't chew me, Felix.
08:32And then what? I gave you a chance.
08:34I messed everything up. I apologize, but please don't take my daughter away. Please. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
08:40This is supposed to be our home.
08:42It's all my fault. Please don't leave. Don't take our daughter with you.
08:46But the way she says it, it's time to go home.
08:52Please don't leave. Please don't leave.
08:56It feels like stepping into a cold, empty hotel.
09:05After that night, Dad gives in. He can't risk his future and reputation.
09:09Vivian's rehab treatment is set. The location is the private medical center Dad once gifted Mom outside New York.
09:16The next day, Mom moves us there. She says the house is too dirty and needs disinfecting.
09:20The retreat is beautiful like a fairytale castle, but the air feels heavy and tense.
09:25Every nurse and doctor bows respectfully when they see Mom, eyes full of awe and fear.
09:29Vivian's treatment room is at the very back. I sneak a peek once. Through thick glass. I see Vivian strapped
09:35to the table.
09:36Mom wears her white coat and mask, eyes cold and focused.
09:39She holds two metal probes, moving them along Vivian's arms.
09:43Every touch makes Vivian's body jerk violently.
09:46She lets out muffled, sharp screams. The sound. It's like nail scraping glass, piercing my ears.
09:52I run back to my room, trembling under the blanket. Dad comes to see me once. He looks thinner, bloodshot
09:58eyes. He holds me close, voice hoarse.
10:00Nina, I know Mom's hurting you, but Vivian, she doesn't deserve this. Please, talk to her. Make her stop. She'll
10:08break Vivian if this goes on.
10:09I look at him seriously.
10:11Daddy, do you still love Mommy?
10:13He freezes, doesn't answer for a long time. He just hugs me tighter, as if drawing strength from me.
10:18Nina, grown up things are complicated. You'll understand one day.
10:22I don't understand. All I know is, Mom is unhappy. Vivian's screams become the retreat's daily soundtrack.
10:28A month later, they finally release her. Curls up at the sight of anyone, whispering over and over.
10:33Don't shock me. Please, don't shock me.
10:36She's gone mad. When Dad comes to pick her up, he sees her like this. The cold, ruthless mafia boss.
10:42His eyes are red, almost bleeding. He doesn't yell at Mom. He doesn't lose his temper.
10:46He just stares at her calmly, eyes like a deep, unfathomable abyss.
10:50Sophia, you win.
10:52He says it quietly. Mom takes off her glasses, wipes them, voice calm as ever.
10:56The war has only just begun.
11:00Dad carries the broken Vivian out of the retreat. I think it's over. I'm wrong.
11:05Dad's counterattack comes faster and harsher. What he wants to destroy isn't Mom's career or reputation. It's me.
11:15Dad uses the family connections to transfer me to a new school. In fact, it is not a school.
11:20It's a training camp run by several East Coast families, designed to turn kids into professional assassins.
11:25He says I'm the future heir of the Moretti family, but Mom has spoiled me too much.
11:29I need real training. He says it's for my own good, but every other heir gets private education.
11:34No heir ever gets sent to an assassin training camp. Mom disagrees.
11:38Luca! If you dare touch Nina, I swear to God!
11:41If you like playing games, then let's play. I want to see whose methods are better.
11:46Your ways of torturing people, or my ways of training.
11:51I'm taken away in a black SUV. Mom runs after the car, screaming my name heart-wrenching.
11:56I press my face to the window, watching her figure shrink, until she disappears.
12:00The camp is worse than anything I imagined. It's hell. The instructors follow Dad's orders without question.
12:06They're especially strict with me. At five years old, but I train with ten-year-olds.
12:10Wake up at four a.m. Run ten kilometers with weights. Finish or no food.
12:14Days are filled with combat, shooting, obstacle courses.
12:17Kids die here all the time. Fall down. No comfort. Only cold scolding.
12:22Future heir of the Moretti family, this is all you got? Don't you dare embarrass us!
12:29Crying? Tears are for the weak! You want to be weak? You die here!
12:33At night, I lie on the cold metal bed, covered in bruises, aching for Mom.
12:39I get sick often, running high fevers. But the doctors are cold. One shot then.
12:44Mr. Morelli said minor illnesses don't need treatment. Pushing through builds your willpower.
12:49I feel like I'm dying. One stormy night, I get another high fever. I hear the dorm door crash open.
12:55A tall figure stands in the doorway. It's Dad. He walks to my bed.
12:59Sophia? Wanna see your daughter? Redhutch, the abandoned warehouse of the poor. Come alone. Don't play games.
13:05Or, you better be ready to collect her body.
13:08He hangs up, roughly lifts me from the bed, wraps me in a blanket, and tosses me into the car.
13:12I don't know where he's taking me. I only know. There's no love in his eyes.
13:16Only burning, insane hate. He's not trying to train me. He's using me, to drive Mom crazy.
13:25The abandoned warehouse looms like a giant beast in the dark.
13:28The air smells of rust and gasoline. Weeds grow in the cracks of the cracked concrete floor.
13:33Dad ties me to a rusty iron pit. My fever keeps rising. I keep screaming for Mom.
13:39Mom!
13:39Nina, don't be afraid. Your mom will be here soon. Daddy just wants to play a game with her.
13:48A game about choices. Soon. The screech of break shatters the rainy night. Mom is here. She's all alone.
13:55Wearing a thin coat soaked to the bone. When she sees me tied to the pillar,
13:59I normally calm eyes filled with fear and rage.
14:02Luca! You madman! Let my daughter go! Dad smiles standing between us.
14:07See that? Sophia. Nina's running a fever of a wonder and three. If we don't treat it, she'll fry her
14:11brain and become an idiot.
14:13Mom turns pale as paper. What do you want?
14:15Simple. Now you choose. Jump in yourself or watch your precious daughter burn into a fool.
14:21A cement shoe. One of the family's cruelest punishments. The feet go into the cement.
14:25Wait for it to harden. Throw the man in the river. Even the body never floats.
14:29I'll give you ten seconds. Ten. Nine.
14:33Mom looks at me. Tears pouring down. She seems to be regretting. Loving a man like this.
14:37Getting tangled with him and dragging her own child into the mess.
14:40Three.
14:43Stop! I'll jump. She turns back and looks at me deep.
14:46Nina. I'm sorry. Mom loves you.
14:52Then she closes her eyes and steps in.
15:05Dad's smile freezes. He can't believe what's happening.
15:08A familiar figure steps out from behind the soldiers.
15:11It's the head of the medical center the one Mom trusts most.
15:14He walks to the iron barrel, helps Mom down. Then turns to Dad with a pitying smile.
15:19Mr. Moretti. You lost.
15:21Madam knew you'd try to threaten her with your daughter.
15:24So she replaced all the cement here with ordinary plaster powder beforehand.
15:28Dad is completely stunned. He looks at the barrel, then at Mom's safe unharmed and his expression shifts from shock,
15:33to anger, to total defeat.
15:35Like a tiger with its teeth pulled, he collapses to the ground.
15:38Sophia, you're cruel.
15:41Mom brushes the plaster from her feet, walks up to Dad, speaking slowly.
15:45Luka, I told you the war has only just begun. You think kidnapping Nina gives you leverage over me? You
15:54underestimate a mother and overestimate yourself.
15:57Soon the soldiers Mom brought have Dad under control and take him away. She reports his actions to the Mafia
16:03Commission.
16:04Dad is investigated for abusing his power, maliciously targeting the Severino heir and kidnapping the Maretta heir.
16:10I return to the medical center with Mom. After the fever subsides, I fall seriously ill. Mom never leaves my
16:16side.
16:17She feeds me. Cooks for me, tells me stories. Her arms are still warm, but something feels different. Her gaze.
16:24Besides love, there's a sharpness I don't fully understand.
16:27Two weeks later, after consulting with Moretti family leaders, the Commission hands Dad over to the Severino family.
16:33He loses his position as Moretti Mafia boss. I, as the heir, become the new leader of the family.
16:38The Severinos lock Dad in their private prison for ten years.
16:42They try to make Mom divorce Dad, cutting ties with the Moretti family, but she refuses.
16:46On the day Dad goes to prison, Mom is pruning an orchid. She does it slowly, like she's crafting a
16:51work of art.
16:52Nina, do you hate your father?
16:53I shake my head. I don't know what hate is. I only feel sad.
16:57That's right. Don't hate. Hating someone is exhausting.
17:00The cleanest way is to remove them from your world, like trimming these extra leaves.
17:04Mom starts teaching me more than fairy tales and piano. She teaches anatomy, letting me know every bone, every vein,
17:11every nerve.
17:12She teaches chemistry, showing me the makeup of poisons and how they act on the body.
17:16She teaches psychology, how to read people, how to exploit human weakness.
17:20She says,
17:21Nina, I can't protect you forever. The sharpest weapon in this world isn't a gun or a knife. It's your
17:26mind. You have to be stronger, smarter, colder than anyone else. That way, no one will ever hurt you again.
17:32I become her perfect creation, calm, rational. Even cold, ten years pass in the blink of an eye.
17:40When I'm fifteen, Dad gets out of prison. He's old now. His back is hunched. Half his hair is white,
17:45the fire in his eyes completely gone. He comes looking for us.
17:48That day, I'm in the garden, watering Mom's newly grown black tulips. He stands not far away, staring at me
17:55guilty, trying to make up for the past.
17:59Nina, you've grown so much. His voice is dry hoarse, like sandpaper scraping across wood. I ignore him, keeping my
18:05focus on the flowers. He fidgets, takes a worn cloth doll from behind his back.
18:10This, this was your favorite when you were little. I kept it all these years.
18:14I look at the doll, the one he brought me from France when I was five. Vivienne had thrown it
18:18in the trash, but somehow he saved it.
18:21Do you want something? I ask coldly. My coldness stabs him. A sheen of tears forms in his cloudy eyes.
18:28Nina, I know I was wrong. Every day these ten years, I've been regretting it.
18:35He's almost begging. Can you let me see your mother? I just want to say sorry. Just once.
18:44Then Mom comes out of the house. She wears an elegant white dress. Ten years have passed, yet there's no
18:49trace on her face, only more poise, more icy calm.
18:52She stands on the steps, looking down at him like he's a stranger.
18:57Luca? What are you doing here?
18:59Dad trembles, moves a few steps forward, then stops abruptly.
19:04Sophia, I...
19:05Leave.
19:06His face changes instantly, his fists clench. The pleading in his eyes turns to resentment and anger.
19:16Mom, you... you meant to kill him.
19:19No. I just wanted him silenced forever.
19:22A dead man or a vegetable won't go around spreading lies, ruining my reputation.
19:28It's better for you, for the medical center. For everyone.
19:33Suddenly, I understand what she meant ten years ago when she said, the war has only just begun.
19:37Her goal was never just to send Dad to prison. Her goal was to erase him from this world completely.
19:43Leave no trace.
19:44Three days later, news comes from the hospital. Dad survived.
19:47But the brain damage from prolonged oxygen deprivation has left him a vegetable.
19:51He's moved into our medical center, the same room Vivienne once stayed in.
19:56Mom personally designed his rehabilitation plan.
19:58Every day, I watch nurses wheel him into that treatment room, where Vivienne's screams once echoed.
20:03I don't know what happens inside.
20:05All I see is Dad's body shrinking before my eyes, wasting away.
20:09Like a plant drained of every drop of life.
20:11And Mom's black tulips.
20:13Blue more vibrant than ever.
20:15Almost... unnatural.
20:16On my 18th birthday, Mom throws a grand coming-of-age party for me.
20:20The venue is the banquet hall of our medical center.
20:23Important figures from every major family in New York's underground world attend.
20:27Mom holds my hand, introducing me to each of them.
20:30This is my daughter, Nina, and the future head of both the Moreci and Severino families.
20:35Applause fills the hall.
20:36People look at me with admiration and envy.
20:38But I feel like I can't breathe.
20:40All of this feels like a carefully-built cage.
20:43Halfway through the party, an uninvited guest storm's in.
20:46Vivienne, ten years have passed.
20:48She is no longer the hysterical woman trapped in a wheelchair.
20:50She wears a sharp black leather jacket and flawless makeup.
20:53Her hands are still curled unnaturally, but her eyes are clear again cold and vicious.
20:59Sophia!
21:00Her shrill voice instantly silences the entire hall.
21:03Ten years. I'm finally back.
21:05And I'm here to expose this true face of this poised-aid Newman.
21:08I want to file a report.
21:09Ten years ago, Sophia deliberately injured me and leave my hands permanently disabled.
21:14Ten years ago, she framed the boss of the Moreci family and sent him to prison.
21:18She's nothing but a murderer!
21:20The entire hall erupts in shock.
21:22All eyes turn to Mom, but Mom remains perfectly calm.
21:25She even lifts a glass of champagne and gently swirls it.
21:28Vivienne, watch your mouth.
21:30You say I hurt people.
21:33Where's your evidence?
21:40Evidence.
21:41Evidence.
21:43This is the evidence.
21:44For ten years.
21:46I've spent every single day collecting proof of your crimes.
21:49I found the employee who switched the cement for you back then.
21:51He's willing to testify.
21:52And I traced the source where you bought the neurotoxin.
21:55Sophia, today is the day you fall!
21:57One of the investigators steps forward and begins carefully flipping through the documents.
22:02For the first time, Mom's expression changes.
22:04But it isn't panic.
22:05It's amusement.
22:06She looks at Vivienne like she's watching a clown perform.
22:09Viviana, you know what your biggest weakness is?
22:11You're too stupid.
22:14And far too impatient.
22:17You think finding my evidence will bring me down?
22:20Did it ever occur to you why it was so easy for you to find it?
22:24Vivienne's expression stiffens.
22:26What do you mean?
22:27It means I let you find it.
22:30Every piece.
22:32Including today, when you brought investigators and walked straight into my territory.
22:38She snaps her fingers.
22:40The banquet hall doors slam shut.
22:42Dozens of men in black suits pour in from every direction surrounding Vivienne and the investigators.
22:47In an instant, the hall becomes a sealed cage.
22:50The guests tremble in fear.
22:51Even Vivienne begins to panic.
22:53Sophia, what are you doing?
22:55Are you challenging the authority of the commission?
22:57No.
22:57She walks up to Vivienne and speaks in a voice only the two of them can hear.
23:02I'm simply finishing what I started ten years ago.
23:05Taking out the trash.
23:07For good.
23:12Vivienne's pupils shrink instantly.
23:14She tries to step back, but two bodyguards grab her shoulders and hold her in place.
23:18Sophia!
23:18Have you lost your mind?
23:20There are so many people watching!
23:22Mom lets out a soft laugh.
23:23Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the disturbance.
23:26It seems we've had a small accident.
23:28But now, please enjoy a special program I prepared for you.
23:31As soon as she finishes speaking, the giant screen in the center of the hall lights up.
23:35Surveillance footage from the medical center appears.
23:37On the screen is Vivienne.
23:39She sneaks into the records room, stealing files.
23:45Then she meets with several employees who were fired from the medical center, handing them envelopes of cash.
23:51Finally, the screen freezes on a scene of Vivienne embracing a man.
23:55I recognize him.
23:56He used to be dad's underboss.
23:58The same man who betrayed him during that conspiracy years ago, the one who was later shot dead.
24:02So Vivienne had been working with him all along.
24:04Her so-called admiration back then was never real.
24:07It was a calculated approach.
24:09What she wanted was revenge.
24:10Revenge against Luca and Sophia, the two people she believed destroyed her lover.
24:14When the video ends, the entire hall falls into dead silence.
24:18No!
24:19That's not true!
24:25No!
24:26That's not true!
24:27Vivienne's face turns as white as paper.
24:29She framed me!
24:30Sophia framed me!
24:32Mom walks up to her, eyes cold.
24:34Framed you?
24:36Vivienne, all I did was show everyone exactly what you've done.
24:39No!
24:40More than ten years ago, you and your lover conspired against my husband, trying to steal family secrets and ruin
24:47him.
24:47I only crippled your hands.
24:49That was already mercy.
24:50But you never learned your lesson.
24:52You really think I didn't know what you've been doing these past ten years?
24:55Every person you contacted, every meeting you had, every word you said, all of it was under my control.
25:02I kept you alive, simply because I wanted to see how big a wave a stray dog like you could
25:07make.
25:07Turns out, not much.
25:11Every word Mom says cuts into Vivienne like a knife.
25:14The investigators understand the situation now.
25:17They close the file and look at Vivienne coldly.
25:20Vivienne, you will come with us now and assist with the investigation into the old leak of family secrets.
25:25Vivienne completely loses control.
25:27Like a mad woman, she breaks free from the bodyguards and lunges toward me.
25:30She pulls out a gun and points it straight at me.
25:33Sophia!
25:33If I can't kill you, I'll kill your daughter!
25:36Then you'll know what it feels like to lose the person you love most!
25:39Everything happens too fast.
25:41No one has time to react.
25:43All I see is a bullet flying straight toward me.
25:47Mom steps in front of me.
25:49The bullet sinks deep into her chest.
25:51Blood instantly spreads across her white dress.
25:53Like a crimson rose blooming, suddenly in the snow.
25:59The whole world seems to fall silent.
26:01I watch Mom slowly collapse, my mind going completely blank.
26:05Mom!
26:05Warm blood soaks through my dress sticky and burning hot.
26:08Call an ambulance! Now!
26:10The banquet hall erupts into chaos.
26:12Vivienne is restrained on the spot, looking at Mom lying in a pool of blood.
26:16She bursts into hysterical laughter.
26:18Sophia, you lost.
26:21In the end, you still lost!
26:23I can't hear anything.
26:24In my world, there is only the sound of Mom's breathing growing weaker and weaker.
26:27Her hand grips mine tightly.
26:29Her lips move like she's trying to say something.
26:32I lean closer to hear her.
26:34Nina, don't be afraid.
26:37Do you like this gift?
26:40There is even the faintest trace of a smile at the corner of her lips.
26:43I suddenly look up at the chaotic scene around me.
26:45Was this?
26:46Part of her plan too.
26:48Her own life is her final coming of age gift to me.
26:50When you cut the weeds, you remove the roots.
26:53With her death, she will make sure Vivienne can never rise again.
26:56With her blood, she clears the last obstacle from my path.
27:01With her blood, she clears the last obstacle from my path.
27:05The ambulance finally arrives.
27:07As they lift Mom onto the stretcher, she gathers the last bit of strength and presses something cold into my
27:12palm.
27:13It's the silver scalpel she polished countless times.
27:16The blade gleams reflecting my tear-streaked face.
27:19The hospital hallway is brightly lit, yet cold as ice.
27:23The emergency room light stays on for a long, long time.
27:26Then finally it goes out.
27:28The doctor walks out, exhausted, and shakes his head.
27:31I'm sorry.
27:32We did everything we could.
27:33I stand there, unmoving.
27:35I don't cry.
27:36I don't scream.
27:37I only tighten my grip on the scalpel in my hand.
27:40Mom, I received your gift.
27:41Don't worry.
27:42From today on, I will become you.
27:44A better version of you.
27:45I will become the rightful leader of the Mariti and Severino families.
27:48And Yon who dares lay a hand on them will become the next piece of trash beneath my scalpels.
27:53I lift my head and look toward the window at the end of the corridor.
27:56Outside, the night is deep, and my war has only just begun.
27:58Take care.
28:00I'll come back home for a long time.
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