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00:03One, two, three, four, five.
00:10I lay completely still, staring at the ceiling, my mind going blanker with every number.
00:15He finally set down the probe.
00:18Mrs. Shaw? Eight! Eight embryo sacs, all developing normally.
00:23My hand slowly drifted to my stomach, still flat, but somehow, eight lives were already there.
00:30The Shaw women had always been famously fertile.
00:32My mother delivered twins.
00:34My aunt had triplets in one go.
00:36But no one could have predicted that when it came to me, I'd skip straight to eight.
00:41The clinic was warm, but I felt only a cold gray settling over everything ahead of me.
00:46Would Lucian even want these children?
00:48He could barely stand to look at me on a normal day.
00:52And the Ford family?
00:53Would they ever acknowledge children I carried?
00:56Eight children.
00:58Formula, diapers, nannies, school fees.
01:02Every single item on that list was an astronomical figure.
01:07My own family was ordinary.
01:09I had no allies.
01:11What did I have to raise them with?
01:12The more I thought, the heavier it got.
01:15I walked back through the doors of the Ford estate.
01:18Then Leo appeared, Lucian's assistant.
01:20The CEO has spoken.
01:23Give you $200 million.
01:24Sign and never return.
01:32$200 million.
01:34I could raise eight children in luxury, send every one of them to private school, and still
01:40have plenty left over.
01:41What did I care about the title of Mrs. Ford?
01:44What did I care whether Lucian liked me?
01:47I had Leo arrange the transfer right then and there.
01:50And right in front of him, I signed the divorce papers, without a single moment of hesitation.
01:56I went back upstairs, packed only what was mine.
01:58The couture gowns, jewelry, and designer bags from the Fords.
02:02I left every piece untouched, right where it was in the dressing room.
02:07What wasn't mine, I didn't want.
02:09I collected the check and the divorce papers, wheeled my suitcase to the door, walked out
02:14of the Ford estate with my head held high.
02:17That wealthy world I once thought so far beyond my reach, looking back, it was all just a passing
02:23illusion.
02:24From this moment on, there was no more Mrs. Ford.
02:27There was only Aria Shaw and the eight little lives she was carrying.
02:32Later, word spread across the entire city.
02:35Lucian Ford, the man who never hesitated, never wavered, had suddenly lost his mind.
02:44Immediately mobilize all lemping and resources.
02:46Find her for me.
02:47You find her, don't expect any of you to be okay.
02:50He was hellbent on finding her, his ex-wife.
02:54The one who'd taken his money, run off carrying eight of his children, and never once looked
03:00back.
03:01I walked out of the Ford estate and flagged down a car straight to the private bank.
03:05I converted Lucian's check into a card I could access anytime.
03:09With that done, I booked a first class flight to Savannah.
03:12Then I stopped at a luxury car rental and got their best vehicle.
03:17Once I was in the car, I went straight to my parents' place.
03:22Then they noticed I was alone with a suitcase, and the smiles froze.
03:26They knew immediately that something was wrong.
03:29When I told them Lucian and I were divorced, Mother teared up at once.
03:32She took my hands and couldn't stop crying.
03:36Father slammed his hand on his knee, grabbed his cane by the door, and headed for the Ford
03:40estate, his whole body shaking with fury.
03:43That heartless man.
03:45Even if he didn't care for you, he had no right to treat you this way.
03:51I'm going over there right now.
03:53This is outrageous.
03:56Dad, Mom, don't.
03:58Leaving him is a relief for me, not a loss.
04:02He gave me 200 million dollars.
04:04That's more than enough for all of us.
04:06For the rest of our lives, I'm carrying eight children.
04:12I can't put them at risk.
04:15Besides, Lucian's been overseas on business.
04:19He's not even in the city.
04:21If we go over there now, we'll only make a scene for nothing.
04:25Hearing the octuplets, they stood there stunned for a long moment, not quite able to process
04:30it.
04:30But their love for me, and for the children I was carrying, won out over their anger.
04:35My parents had spent their whole lives running a small diner.
04:39They asked for nothing more than peace and quiet.
04:42Now I had money, and a family on the way.
04:44Leaving this city that had drained me so much was the best thing for all of us.
04:48We packed the few belongings, got into the rented car, and drove to the airport.
04:53The city's glitter and its games had nothing to do with me anymore.
04:57Back at the Ford estate, a very different scene was playing out.
05:01The divorce papers and the check had never come from Lucian.
05:05They had come from Camille Sutton.
05:08Camille shared no blood with Lucian.
05:11She had been taken in by Eleanor as a child and raised in their home.
05:14She had loved Lucian for as long as she could remember, and she had always seen me as a
05:20thorn in her side.
05:22She knew Lucian was away on an overseas project.
05:25She knew Eleanor was the one running the estate in his absence.
05:29She knew I was just a girl from an ordinary family.
05:32She convinced herself I'd clung to Lucian by any means necessary.
05:37To her, our marriage was nothing but a face-saving arrangement for both families, so she had made
05:44her move.
05:44She had someone mimic Lucian's tone and send me the message.
05:48She had paid off Leo to deliver the divorce papers.
05:52She was certain I had married into the Ford family only for money and status.
05:57She was sure that once I got divorce papers, I would fall apart, cry, beg, refuse to leave.
06:05Then she would step in and play the gracious peacemaker to show everyone how generous she
06:11was and turn the whole family against me for good.
06:15But she had calculated wrong.
06:17At that moment, she was drinking tea with Eleanor in the garden.
06:21Don't worry, Mrs. Ford.
06:23Aria fought so hard to marry into this family.
06:26She's probably in her room, throwing a fit and refusing to leave.
06:32I'll go calm her down later.
06:35It'll show everyone how gracious the Fords are.
06:40A nobody from a nobody family, and she thought she deserved to be Mrs. Ford.
06:46Getting thrown out is exactly what she brought on herself.
06:50Just then, the housekeeper Martha hurried across the garden.
06:54Mrs. Ford.
06:55Miss Camille.
06:56Miss Camille.
06:57Miss Shaw is gone.
06:58She packed only a few of her belongings.
07:01She didn't take a single piece of jewelry or designer clothing.
07:04She just left.
07:05Camille's hand paused on her teacup.
07:07Her lips curved into a faint smirk.
07:10She told herself I was playing hard to get.
07:13Running away to make Lucian chase.
07:15But Eleanor's face drained of color.
07:17The crystal teacup slipped from her hand.
07:20What did you say?
07:22She just left?
07:23All those valuables in this house, and she didn't take a single thing?
07:27It's true, Mrs. Ford.
07:29We all saw it clearly.
07:31Miss Aria only took her own luggage.
07:33She didn't touch a thing that belonged to the family.
07:36Eleanor stood up abruptly.
07:37She hurried straight to the master bedroom I'd been staying in.
07:41Camille followed close behind.
07:42Composed on the surface, something uneasy stirring underneath.
07:47My room had always been simple and tidy.
07:50Now, it was just empty.
07:53Every item that belonged to the Fords was still hung in the walk-in closet.
07:57Only my few casual clothes and a small stack of old books were gone.
08:02Eleanor had the rest of the estate checked immediately.
08:05The staff came back with the same answer.
08:08Miss Aria had taken only what belonged to her.
08:11Not a single item from the Ford family had been touched.
08:15Eleanor stood in the middle of the empty room.
08:17Her face paled, then turned ashen.
08:21Rage and something unnameable churned inside her.
08:32But she knew better than anyone what she thought of me.
08:35That I had stayed for the money.
08:37That I had clung to the Ford name because I had nowhere else to go.
08:41And now, I had walked away without taking a thing.
08:45It felt like a slap across the face.
08:48The household staff stood with their heads down, not daring to breathe.
08:51No one had expected that kind of dignity from me.
08:55They had all quietly looked down on.
08:58Camille moved quickly to Eleanor's side.
09:01Mrs. Ford, please don't upset yourself.
09:05Aria's leaving just shows she didn't belong in this family.
09:08I'm here.
09:09I'll always be here for you.
09:20You're the thoughtful one.
09:22A hundred times better than that Aria ever was.
09:25She made a pretty speech about not wanting anything from us.
09:28But didn't she walk out with $200 million of Lucian's money?
09:32Deep down, she's just as greedy as everyone else.
09:36$200 million?
09:38She stood frozen where she was, the blood draining from her face.
09:42She had only paid off Leo.
09:45She had only mimicked Lucian's tone.
09:47Sent the message.
09:48Had the papers delivered.
09:50She had never had any access to Lucian's accounts.
09:54$200 million was something she couldn't have touched if she'd tried.
09:59So who had sent that money?
10:01A terrible thought detonated somewhere deep in her chest.
10:05A wave of cold dread swept through her entire body.
10:09Her plan had been simple.
10:11Make me fall apart after the divorce.
10:14Make everyone despise me.
10:16Clear the path for herself.
10:18But instead, I had walked out clean and calm,
10:22carrying the money, and vanished completely.
10:25None of this was what she had planned.
10:28Camille kept the smile on her face.
10:30But her fingertips were ice cold, and her heart had dropped.
10:34By then, I had already arrived in Savannah with my parents.
10:38Warm.
10:39Unhurried.
10:40No pressure.
10:41No scheming.
10:42Nothing that seeped into New York's walls.
10:45It was exactly the kind of place I had been longing for.
10:48I bought a penthouse right in the heart of the city.
10:51Generous light.
10:52Open space.
10:54More than enough room for eight children to grow and run and make noise.
10:58The interiors were warm and comfortable.
11:01Heated floors.
11:02The whole place breathing ease.
11:10Outside, the city moved.
11:12Inside, my parents' voices were low and easy.
11:16No cold rules.
11:17No judgment.
11:18Just warmth and calm.
11:22My mind clear for the first time in ages.
11:26When the babies came, I would be here.
11:28I would watch them grow.
11:30I would take them everywhere and give them everything.
11:33I would never have to answer to anyone again.
11:37I would never have to shrink myself to survive in someone else's home.
11:42A life like this was worth more than the Ford name could ever have been.
11:47Six months passed.
11:49I settled quietly in Savannah, my belly growing rounder each week as all eight babies thrived.
11:55Every day, I walked, read, and picked out tiny outfits and little shoes.
12:00The days were simple yet full.
12:03Back in New York, Lucien had finally returned after six months abroad.
12:07Sharp eyes.
12:09Not a single wasted movement.
12:12Mr. Ford, welcome back.
12:14Lucien got into the car and spoke without looking up.
12:18Six months.
12:19Tell me what happened at home.
12:21Leo stiffened head to toe.
12:23Mr. Ford, your wife, she...
12:27Speak.
12:29She signed the divorce papers!
12:31Lucien's eyes went dark.
12:33He had never intended to divorce her.
12:37He had never sent any papers.
12:39Drive. Faster.
12:41He went straight to the study.
12:43On the desk, folded neatly, was the divorce agreement.
12:46Lucien looked down at it.
12:48At the bottom of the page, the signature was clean and certain.
12:51Aria Shaw.
12:53Someone explain to me what happened.
12:56Mr. Ford, it was Miss Kimiel.
12:59She used your name to send Mrs. Ford the message.
13:01She used your identity to trick her into leaving.
13:04I had no choice!
13:07The temperature in the room dropped another degree.
13:12Lucien hurled the divorce agreement to the floor.
13:15The pages landed at Leo's feet with a sharp crack.
13:20Get out.
13:21Go to HR and submit a written statement.
13:24Your annual bonus is gone.
13:26You're on warehouse duty until I say otherwise.
13:30Leo fled.
13:32The room went silent.
13:34Lucien stood alone, surrounded by the weight of it all.
13:38Camille scheming.
13:40Eleanor's blind favoritism.
13:43Leo's betrayal.
13:44All of it made his blood run cold.
13:46But none of it was what was pressing against his chest right now.
13:51That was Aria.
13:53The fact that she was gone.
13:57Three years ago, at a charity gala,
13:59he'd walked into the wrong hotel room.
14:02Spent the night with her.
14:08By morning, she stared at him.
14:11Panic in her eyes.
14:12But her chin held high.
14:15He'd been caught in a scandal at the time.
14:18A rival had paid someone to photograph him
14:20and spread rumors about his private life.
14:25Marrying her had put an end to it.
14:27After the wedding, she never demanded anything.
14:30Never competed for his attention.
14:32She simply took care of everything quietly.
14:35Never making him feel she wanted anything in return.
14:40Before every business trip,
14:42she packed his bags overnight,
14:44tucked his antacids,
14:45and reminded him to take care of himself.
14:50Her eyes always gave away more than her words.
14:55At the annual gala,
14:57he hadn't been drunk.
14:59He had used it as an excuse
15:00to do what he'd wanted to do for a long time.
15:05To get closer to her.
15:06To break through the wall between them.
15:12And now she was gone.
15:14Carrying his children.
15:15Taking the money he had set aside for her.
15:20That $200 million had been sitting
15:23in a private account for months.
15:25He had planned to transfer it to her name
15:27once things between them warmed up.
15:29Something to make her feel secure.
15:32Camille had turned it into a weapon.
15:34It had become the reason Arya left.
15:37Lucien pressed his hand to his chest.
15:39Something ached there.
15:41Heavy and hollow at the same time.
15:43He understood it now.
15:45What he felt for her
15:46hadn't been cold civility for a long time.
15:49He had fallen for her.
15:51Slowly.
15:52Without realizing it.
15:54And by the time he understood that,
15:56she was already gone.
15:58Camille.
15:59Dawn had barely broken
16:01when the mood inside the Ford estate
16:03hit rock bottom.
16:04Eleanor sat at the head of the main hall.
16:06Both hands wrapped around her string of pearls.
16:10Camille stood nearby.
16:12Fingers twisted in her skirt.
16:15Eyes full of panic,
16:17she was working hard to hide.
16:19Lucien sat across from them in a black suit.
16:22Cold-eyed.
16:23Still.
16:24Grandmother.
16:26She schemed against your grandson's wife.
16:29Against my children.
16:31This needs to be settled today.
16:34Eleanor looked at his face
16:35and said nothing.
16:36She had watched this boy grow up.
16:38He'd run Ford Group for years
16:40with precision.
16:41No room for sentiment.
16:43When he was angry,
16:45he didn't spare anyone.
16:46Not even family.
16:48Lucien, I know I was wrong.
16:50I lost my mind.
16:52I just...
16:55I love you so much.
16:57Watching Aria take the place
16:58that should have been mine,
16:59I couldn't stand it.
17:01Please.
17:03Just this once.
17:04I swear I'll never do it again.
17:06Lucien looked at her from his chair.
17:10You love me?
17:11Not a flicker of feeling in his eyes.
17:14Then why'd you impersonate me?
17:19You took the money I put aside
17:21for my wife
17:23just to trick her into leaving.
17:27Camille, that's not love.
17:29That's cheap.
17:30Vicious, even.
17:32You spent years
17:34throwing your weight around in this house
17:36because my grandmother dulled you.
17:38Belittling the staff.
17:40Making Aria's life difficult.
17:43I don't know.
17:49Did you think I didn't notice?
17:52He paused.
17:53His voice dropped another degree.
17:56I let it go because you were raised here.
17:58I gave you that much.
18:00But you took it too far.
18:02You went after my wife.
18:04You went after my children.
18:06Camille's crying stopped.
18:08She thought Lucien was only playing around with Aria
18:11or putting up a front because of the rumors.
18:14But from his words,
18:16she heard something different.
18:17He'd actually fallen for her.
18:20For real.
18:22No!
18:23That's not possible!
18:25Ah!
18:26Lucien!
18:27How could you love someone so, so ordinary?
18:30She doesn't deserve you!
18:32She never did!
18:34Whether she deserves me
18:36is not your call to make.
18:38I am revoking every position you hold at Ford Group.
18:42Freezing every asset tied to this family.
18:46And sending you back to your hometown.
18:49You will not set foot in this house again.
18:51Not once.
18:53Not ever.
18:54Camille completely fell apart.
18:57I don't want to go back!
18:58I'll do anything!
18:59Please!
19:00Lucien shook her off.
19:02Hard.
19:02She hit the floor.
19:04Her forehead caught the edge of the table.
19:06A thin line of blood appeared at her hairline.
19:09Remove her.
19:10He didn't look at her again.
19:12The security moved in at once,
19:14lifted her off the floor,
19:15and dragged her out of the parlor.
19:17Her cries faded down the hallway
19:19and disappeared.
19:20Lucien.
19:22It was my fault.
19:24I should never have taken Camille's side.
19:28I should never have treated Aria the way I did.
19:31Grandmother, what's done is done.
19:33The frost in his expression eased,
19:35just barely.
19:36But the warmth didn't follow.
19:37There's no point in saying this now.
19:41Aria is gone.
19:42She took my children.
19:45What I need to do is find her
19:48and bring her home.
19:50Put out the word.
19:52Use every resource the Ford family has.
19:55Find Aria Shaw.
19:56Aria Shaw.
19:57Wherever she is,
19:59bring her back.
20:00Yes, Mr. Ford.
20:02The six months after I left New York
20:04were the most peaceful of my life.
20:07My father spent his free afternoons fishing by the lake.
20:11My mother tended to the flowers she'd planted around the house.
20:14The days were quiet and good.
20:17I thought it would stay that way forever,
20:18that I'd simply wait for the babies to arrive,
20:22watch them grow,
20:22and build a small, steady life.
20:25I wasn't expecting what came next.
20:27One afternoon,
20:28I took my parents to a fine restaurant by the waterfront.
20:32My mother's bracelet shifted as she reached for her glass.
20:35The restaurant owner stopped mid-sentence.
20:38Ma'am,
20:39that bracelet,
20:40is that a Marley family heirloom?
20:42My mother's face changed instantly.
20:44She pulled her sleeve down and looked away.
20:47That bracelet had been with her as long as I could remember.
20:50She wore it every day,
20:52close to her skin.
20:53She had never once explained where it came from.
20:56I pressed her until she finally spoke,
20:59eyes red from years of held back tears.
21:02My mother was the only daughter of Charles Marlow.
21:05The Marlow family was old money in Savannah.
21:08Deep roots,
21:09considerable wealth.
21:11Years ago,
21:12she had been visiting New York when she met my father.
21:15They fell in love immediately,
21:17but the Marlows refused.
21:19My father was ordinary.
21:21The gap between their families was too wide.
21:24They would not allow it.
21:26My mother chose my father anyway.
21:28She cut ties with her family,
21:30left Savannah,
21:31and spent the next decade living under a different name.
21:34She never went back.
21:36She never told anyone who she was.
21:39She had missed home every day,
21:41but she was afraid her family was still angry,
21:44afraid of walking back into the same walls of judgment,
21:47so she kept it buried.
21:48The restaurant owner was a distant relative of the Marlows.
21:52He had seen the heirloom years ago and recognized it immediately.
21:56He told us that Charles Marlow had never stopped looking for his daughter.
22:00Every year,
22:01he sent people to search.
22:02He was nearly 70 now,
22:04his health declining,
22:05and his only wish was to find her,
22:08to make up for the time they'd lost.
22:10It's my fault.
22:11You gave up everything for me.
22:13Your family,
22:14your name,
22:15your home,
22:15all these years carrying it alone.
22:18I'm so sorry.
22:21Mom,
22:22Dad,
22:22let's go see him.
22:24Whatever he feels,
22:25he's still family.
22:26Blood is blood.
22:27You've both carried this too long.
22:29It's time to go home.
22:30They nodded.
22:31The restaurant owner guided us to the Marlowe estate.
22:34My grandpa was nearly 70,
22:37white-haired,
22:38but still sharp,
22:39still present.
22:40The moment he saw my mother,
22:42the man who'd held himself together for half his life,
22:45finally broke.
22:47My,
22:47my girl.
22:48Dad!
22:51My mother ran to him and cried like a child.
22:55My girl,
22:55I'm sorry all this time.
22:58I'm so sorry.
23:00He looked at my father.
23:02The resentment was there,
23:03but so was the evidence of 30 years of care.
23:06My mother was loved.
23:07The resentment softened,
23:09then faded.
23:10Eight!
23:11Eight babies!
23:12My granddaughter!
23:14You don't have to worry about a single thing.
23:17Your grandfather has more than enough.
23:19You and the babies will want for nothing.
23:22He bought the surrounding properties
23:24and merged them into his estate.
23:26He assigned the Marlowe's private doctor
23:29to check on me every day.
23:31He brought my father into the family business.
23:33My father had good instincts for it.
23:36With Grandpa's guidance,
23:37he found his footing quickly.
23:38He soon became one of the family's most trusted advisors.
23:42And I,
23:43as Charles Marlowe's only grandchild,
23:46his most treasured person,
23:48became the natural heir to the Marlowe name.
23:51Half the family's holdings passed into my hands.
23:53The girl who once lay awake worrying about raising eight children
23:57was now one of the wealthiest women in Savannah.
24:00A family at my back.
24:03My parents beside me.
24:05Eight lives growing inside me.
24:08I had everything.
24:09I thought I would simply stay here.
24:12Grow old in this warm city with my children and my family.
24:16That this would be the end of the story.
24:19I didn't expect Lucian to find me.
24:21Savannah was softly raining the day Lucian found me.
24:24Nothing like the cold nights I remembered from New York.
24:27I was lying on the sofa.
24:28It was peaceful.
24:30Then,
24:30I heard noise from outside the gate.
24:32A familiar figure stood in the rain.
24:35Black suit.
24:36Straight posture.
24:37The same sharp edges in his face.
24:40But his eyes held something different now.
24:43Exhaustion.
24:44Something I couldn't quite name.
24:46He stood in the rain with his hair wet against his forehead.
24:49Lucian.
24:50I felt nothing stir in my chest.
24:53Not even surprise.
24:54With the Ford's power and connections,
24:56finding someone wasn't a question of if.
24:59Only when.
25:01He walked toward me.
25:02Each step a little too quick.
25:04A little too deliberate.
25:05His suit was soaked.
25:07Fabric pressed against him by the rain.
25:10He stopped in front of me.
25:11His eyes dropped to my stomach.
25:13The visible swell of it.
25:15Eight lives inside.
25:17A flicker of tenderness, pain, and regret
25:20crossed his eyes before they went still.
25:22Aria.
25:23It was the first time he had ever said my name like that.
25:26I didn't answer.
25:28I signaled the housekeeper for a shawl.
25:30Mr. Ford.
25:31This is unexpected.
25:32What brings you all the way out here?
25:34Aria, I-
25:34He opened his mouth.
25:35Closed it.
25:36Opened it again.
25:37This man who'd run boardrooms and moved markets
25:40stood before me.
25:42Speechless.
25:43I came to bring you home.
25:46Home.
25:46Mr. Ford, I think you're confused.
25:49I'm not Mrs. Ford anymore.
25:52We're divorced.
25:54We're nothing to each other.
25:55I'm doing well here.
25:56I don't need your concern.
25:58And I'd like you to stop coming here.
26:00The divorce wasn't real.
26:02Camille sent that message pretending to be me.
26:04She forged my signature on the papers.
26:06None of it came from me.
26:07I never wanted to divorce you.
26:08Not once.
26:08And the 200 million?
26:09That wasn't Camille's money to give.
26:11It was already yours.
26:12I had this set aside calmed down months ago.
26:14I was just waiting for things between us to calm down before putting it in your name.
26:16Camille told you it was a settlement.
26:17She used it to get rid of you.
26:18She's been dealt with.
26:18All her positions are gone.
26:19Her assets are frozen.
26:20She'll never set foot in New York again.
26:22The staff who made your life Marable are gone too.
26:25My grandmother knows she was wrong.
26:27She's been waiting to apologize to you in person.
26:30He reached toward my face.
26:32His hand stopped in the air between us.
26:35It has nothing to do with me.
26:37What Camille did, how she was punished, that's Ford family business.
26:43It stopped being mine the day I walked out.
26:46I didn't leave New York because of Camille.
26:49I didn't leave because of your grandmother or the staff.
26:53I left because of you, Lucien.
26:57It was your three years of coldness.
27:00It was the warmth you never gave me.
27:03It was you who made me feel like I wasn't in a home, but a cage.
27:07I could barely breathe inside it.
27:10I watched every word.
27:13I weighed every step.
27:15And now I'm out, and you want me to go back?
27:21Arya, I know.
27:22I know I was wrong.
27:23For three years, I just refused to see what was right in front of me.
27:27I told myself I didn't know how to reach you, that I needed more time.
27:31At the gala that night, I wasn't even drunk.
27:36I used that as an excuse to get close to you.
27:39I thought I'd have more time.
27:40I thought you'd still be there when I finally worked up the courage to say it.
27:46The guilt in his eyes was real.
27:48I could see that.
27:49Had I ever felt something for him?
27:51Maybe.
27:52The time he stepped between me and the rude housekeeper.
27:55The morning he quietly took the antacids I'd left for his trip.
27:58The way he looked at me at the gala, just a moment, before things got complicated.
28:04Maybe there had been something there, but three years of cold had worn it down to nothing.
28:10Lucian, it's too late.
28:13I have everything I need right here.
28:15My parents, my grandfather, more money than I could ever spend.
28:20And eight children on the way.
28:23I'm not missing anything.
28:26Please leave.
28:28Don't come back.
28:30Don't disturb my life.
28:32Or my children's lives.
28:37On the other side of it, Lucian stood in the rain and looked at a closed door.
28:42He didn't leave.
28:44He just stood there, still, getting soaked.
28:47After that day, Lucian bought a house near mine.
28:50He didn't try to force his way back in.
28:53But he didn't disappear, either.
28:55He simply stayed close, in his own quiet way.
29:00Every morning at dawn, fresh, white peonies were delivered to my door.
29:05I'd once mentioned in passing that they were my favorite flower in New York, never thinking he'd heard.
29:10The dew-covered blooms filled the house with a soft, clean fragrance.
29:15Every afternoon, a prenatal tonic made by his own hands arrived.
29:19I heard he'd hired a nutritionist and spent days perfecting it.
29:24Temperature, taste, balance, all tailored just for me.
29:28Every bottle came with a short, handwritten note, firm yet gentle, always telling me to eat well, rest, and not
29:36overwork.
29:38Every evening, he stood outside my gate, staring at the window lights for hours.
29:44He only left once my bedroom lamp went out.
29:46He never entered, just watched quietly from afar, asking for nothing in return.
29:52Word spread through Savannah.
29:53The CEO of Ford Group had come all the way from New York to wait outside his ex-wife's house
30:00every night.
30:01The woman who had taken his money, run off with eight of his children, and shut the door in his
30:07face.
30:07Some people called it devotion.
30:09Some people said he had it coming.
30:11He didn't seem to care what anyone thought.
30:14My parents noticed, and slowly, without saying much about it, they began to soften.
30:22Aria, he means it.
30:24Just look at what he's doing.
30:26He dropped everything to be here.
30:28And he shows up every single day without missing once.
30:33Effort like that isn't nothing.
30:35Those babies need their father.
30:37You can't keep him away forever.
30:39He was cold before, I know.
30:42But he's trying to change now.
30:44At least give him a chance.
30:46Give the kids a chance, too.
30:50He's a man who's taking responsibility.
30:52He's not perfect.
30:53But he's here, and he's trying.
30:56Raising eight kids alone is hard for anyone.
30:58It'd be nice to have someone by your side.
31:02Aria, I've watched that young man.
31:04A man who'll give up his position, leave his company, and stand outside your door every night.
31:09He's someone worth trusting.
31:11You don't have to give him an answer today.
31:14But don't shut him out forever.
31:18Grandfather Charles was the most direct of all.
31:21He had always had an eye for talent.
31:24Lucian Ford was exactly the kind of man he respected.
31:28Sharp, decisive, capable, and legendary wherever he went.
31:32I heard everything they said.
31:35I still wasn't ready to move.
31:37I could see what Lucian was doing.
31:39I could feel it, even when I didn't want to.
31:42But seeing it and being healed by it were different things.
31:46The hurt hadn't gone anywhere.
31:48It was just quieter now.
31:50Then, one morning, I went to the small chapel near the Marlow estate to light a candle and
31:55pray quietly for the babies.
31:57On the way back, three men blocked our path.
32:00They saw I was heavily pregnant, with only a few servants beside me.
32:04Their intentions were obvious.
32:06I had no time to react.
32:08The staff tried to intervene and couldn't.
32:11Then, Lucian was there.
32:13He moved fast.
32:22He dealt with them in under a minute.
32:25When it was over, he smelled faintly of blood.
32:30Anyone who touches my wife, anyone who comes near my children, they will pay for it.
32:35The men were gone before he finished the sentence.
32:39The hardness in his face fell away immediately.
32:42What replaced it was concern.
32:44Pure and unguarded.
32:52Arya, are you alright?
32:55Did I frighten you?
32:57I looked at him.
32:58I felt something shift.
33:00Just slightly.
33:01A hairline crack in something I had kept sealed for a long time.
33:05That day, I didn't tell him to go.
33:08He walked behind me to the chapel.
33:10Walked behind me back to the house.
33:12He didn't say much.
33:13He just stayed close.
33:15Like a guard who had chosen his post and wasn't leaving it.
33:19Weeks later, the babies shifted abruptly one night.
33:22Jolting me awake with a sharp pain.
33:25The doctor said it was probably just pressure.
33:27But someone had to stay and keep watch.
33:29Lucian arrived within the hour.
33:31He sat beside my bed through the whole night without sleeping.
33:35He held my hand.
33:36Careful.
33:36Unhurried.
33:38Like nothing else existed.
33:41Don't be afraid.
33:42I'm here.
33:44The babies will be fine.
33:46You'll be fine.
33:47He held my hand through the entire night.
33:50Never once let go.
33:52In the morning, I looked at his face.
33:54The red in his eyes.
33:55The exhaustion he hadn't hidden.
33:58Something in the wall around me cracked a little more.
34:02The days kept moving.
34:04And my stomach kept growing.
34:06Round and heavy.
34:07Like I was carrying a small world.
34:10Walking had become slow work.
34:12Possible only with help.
34:14Rolling over in bed needed assistance.
34:16Every little movement ached.
34:19Grandfather had brought in the best obstetric team in Savannah.
34:23They stayed at the estate around the clock.
34:25Ready for whenever the time came.
34:27Everything that could be prepared had been prepared.
34:31Lucian kept his post nearby.
34:33Daily deliveries of supplements and whatever the doctors recommended.
34:37He still didn't come inside.
34:39He checked in through the staff.
34:40Made sure I was alright.
34:42Then kept his distance.
34:44Then one morning, the pain came.
34:47Wave after wave.
34:49Harder each time.
34:51Within an hour, I was shaking all over.
34:54Drenched in sweat.
34:55Hair stuck to my face.
34:57My vision fading at the edges.
34:59The medical team moved immediately.
35:01The estate shifted into a different gear.
35:04Everyone at their station.
35:06No hesitation.
35:12Mrs. Shaw, push.
35:14Keep pushing.
35:15Almost there.
35:15Mrs. Shaw, hold on.
35:17The babies are coming.
35:18Stay with us.
35:19I lay there and used everything I had.
35:22Over and over.
35:24Until there was nothing left to use.
35:26Eight babies.
35:27One by one.
35:29Each birth drained me more than I thought I had left to give.
35:33Then the first cry cut through the room.
35:35Sharp.
35:36Clear.
35:36Breaking all the tension.
35:38It's a boy.
35:39Then the second.
35:40The third.
35:41The fourth.
35:42Each cry joined the last.
35:44Layering together.
35:45Filling the house with sound.
35:47But there were still two left.
35:49And I had nothing.
35:51My eyelids were stone.
35:53My arms wouldn't respond.
35:55Every part of me wanted to simply stop.
35:59Mrs. Shaw, stay awake.
36:02Two more.
36:03Your babies need you.
36:06Stay with us.
36:07Then the door burst open.
36:13Arya.
36:14Look at me.
36:16Stay awake.
36:17I'm here.
36:18The children need you.
36:19I need you.
36:21Just a little longer.
36:22His hand was warm.
36:24I looked at him.
36:25I saw it all at once on his face.
36:28Fear.
36:29Agony.
36:30None of his usual composure.
36:31He didn't care what anyone thought.
36:33About rules or how he looked.
36:36Something in me that had been holding tight for a very long time.
36:40Finally let go.
36:42I used what was left.
36:43The last two babies were born.
36:46Four boys.
36:47Four girls.
36:48Every one of them crying strong and clear.
36:51Every one of them healthy.
36:54Tiny and perfect.
36:56And overwhelming.
37:00The head nurse cleaned them.
37:02Wrapped them gently.
37:05Congratulations Mrs. Shaw.
37:07Congratulations Mr. Ford.
37:09Four boys.
37:09Four girls.
37:10All healthy.
37:12Quite a blessing.
37:13I looked at the eight of them.
37:16Arya.
37:17Then the room went dark.
37:18In the moment before it did, I saw Lucian's eyes fill.
37:22Arya.
37:24Thank you for all eight of them.
37:26And thank you for giving me a family.
37:28His tears landed on the back of my hand.
37:31Warm and real.
37:32I had never seen him cry before.
37:34This man who had never seemed to need anything.
37:36Who had run a corporation with ice in his veins.
37:40Was crying.
37:41For me.
37:41For our children.
37:43Outside the room.
37:44My parents and grandfather watched through the window.
37:47Eyes glistening.
37:49When I came around.
37:51Lucian was still there.
37:52He hadn't left my side.
37:55He wiped my face.
37:58Helped me drink.
37:59And stayed by my side all night with a clumsy, focused tenderness.
38:04It was nothing like the detached man I had spent three years waiting on.
38:10He stood over the bassinet and looked at the eight of them.
38:13There was something in his eyes I had no word for, except completely undone.
38:19He held each of them as if they were made of something that could break with a breath.
38:23They had his sharpness in their features, and something of mine in the softness around it.
38:28He gave them names.
38:30For the boys.
38:31Liam Aria Ford.
38:33Noah Aria Ford.
38:35Eli Aria Ford.
38:37And Cole Aria Ford.
38:39For the girls.
38:40Stella Aria Ford.
38:42Luna Aria Ford.
38:44Lily Aria Ford.
38:46And Ivy Aria Ford.
38:48Every name held mine inside it.
38:50Every name was a quiet promise.
38:52After the birth, my recovery began, and Lucien took over.
38:57He canceled everything he had in New York.
38:59Every meeting.
39:01Every obligation.
39:02Everything.
39:03He stayed in Savannah and didn't leave.
39:05He followed the postpartum nurse around and learned to make recovery broths.
39:10He practiced changing diapers.
39:13He learned how to feed the babies.
39:14How to settle them.
39:16How to get them back to sleep.
39:17His technique was rough at first.
39:19He fumbled.
39:20He looked completely out of his depth.
39:23But he never complained.
39:25And he never showed the slightest impatience.
39:28Eight babies crying at once is not a quiet experience.
39:32I couldn't get real sleep.
39:33So Lucien took the nights.
39:36Every time a baby cried, he was up.
39:39He handled them with the utmost care.
39:41Holding them until they settled.
39:43Then returned to sit beside me.
39:45My body recovered faster than anyone expected.
39:48When I was ready to move again, the Savannah Business Association held its annual gala.
39:53I was invited as the Marlowe heir.
39:56Lucien came with me.
39:58Most of the room treated us well.
40:00Word had spread about the octuplets, and people were respectful.
40:03The vice president of the business association, Douglas Price, had never liked the Marlowe family's standing.
40:10Mrs. Shaw, congratulations on the octuplets.
40:13Truly a miracle.
40:14So young, already the Marlowe ear.
40:17Mother to eight children with Mr. Ford by your side.
40:20You're the envy of this entire room.
40:21Though I do wonder, how long can luck like this last?
40:25I felt my expression shift.
40:27I opened my mouth.
40:29Lucien moved first.
40:30He pulled me to his side and stared at Douglas Price.
40:33Mr. Price, Arya is my wife, the mother of my eight children.
40:40Ah, she endured more than you'll ever know to bring them into this world.
40:51My protection, my love, none of it is remarkable.
40:55It's the least she deserved.
40:57And you just insulted her in front of everyone here!
41:02Was that a calculated move, or just a careless mistake?
41:06Douglas Price went pale.
41:08Then his knees buckled.
41:10He dropped to the floor before the entire gala, voice trembling.
41:16Mr. Ford!
41:17I'm so sorry!
41:19I misspoke!
41:20I wasn't thinking!
41:21Please, I never meant-
41:22The association membership frees all his business interests in Savannah.
41:27He is never to set foot in this city again.
41:30The security team moved before Price finished his sentence.
41:34His voice echoed down the corridor, and then disappeared.
41:39Lucien turned to me.
41:40The cold was gone from his face the moment his eyes met mine.
41:45He reached up and touched the corner of my eye gently.
41:49Are you alright?
41:51Did that upset you?
41:52I stood there, held against his side, and felt the last threat of resistance inside me
41:58finally break.
42:00Yes.
42:07Arya, thank you.
42:09Thank you for giving me.
42:11Thank you for giving me one more chance.
42:13Thank you for giving me a home again.
42:15Lucien held my hand as we walked along the path through the Marlow estate.
42:18The breeze off the water moved through the trees.
42:21The low, golden light of Savannah's sunset surrounded us.
42:25Arya, from now on, I'll never make you feel unimportant.
42:30I'll never let you leave my side.
42:32I'll never overlook what you need.
42:34Every bit of warmth I have belongs to you and our children.
42:38The New York estate has been renovated just how you'd like it.
42:42White panties in the garden, a full playroom for the kids, and that library you always
42:46wanted, with shelves full of books you'd actually pick.
42:51And if you don't want to go back to New York, we won't.
42:55Savannah can be home.
42:56I'll stay here with you, with all of them, for as long as you'll have me.
43:02Anywhere is fine, as long as you're there.
43:04As long as they're there.
43:07That's all home has ever meant to me.
43:09He bent forward and pressed his lips to my forehead, slow, careful.
43:15We stayed in Savannah a long time after that, long enough for the babies to walk and talk,
43:21to call us mom and dad in eight different voices, each unique, yet somehow the sound.
43:29We went back to New York sometimes.
43:31Eleanor would see the children and light up in a way I had never seen from her before.
43:36The Ford Estate, once heavy with quiet unease, filled with noise, warmth, and the wonderful
43:43mess only eight children could make.
43:45Lucian returned to running the Ford Group on his own terms.
43:49Not consumed by it, but present in it.
43:52He made real time every day for us.
43:55From a cold estate in New York, to the warm, for the rest of my life, every year, every season,
44:03all of it with him.
44:06All of it warm.
44:08All of it ours.
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