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Thư General's Wrath Asm
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00:00gave me an apologetic smile the exact gave me an apology they need you back at base right now
00:05my husband walker gave me an apologetic smile the exact smile he always used when he was about to
00:10lie babe i'm sorry they need me back go enjoy the trip without me i'll make it up to you
00:15when i have
00:15time i watched him get into the car the same car that was later we found a band he didn't
00:21even wait
00:21for my answer he just jumped in his suv and sped off i watched him leave my nails digging into
00:28my
00:28palms this was supposed to be our first trip since i lost our baby a year ago he claimed it
00:33was a top
00:33level military emergency i almost would have believed it if my dad weren't a major general
00:37if something serious had happened my dad would have known first walker he's just a colonel command
00:41wouldn't call him before my dad yeah at first i thought maybe i'd gotten it wrong maybe he hadn't
00:45lied same turn same gate same road back to base for a second i thought he really had told me
00:49the truth
00:49but my gut said otherwise i knew he was hiding something we stopped outside the officer's
00:54housing pound inside the whole place was set up for a party string lights hung over the lawn folding
00:58tables ran across the yard the air was thick with cigarette smoke beer and barbecue i frowned what
01:02the hell was this i got out of the car what's going on ma'am you didn't hear colonel hale's
01:07wife
01:07is expecting she's three months along this whole party's for her for a second i thought i heard him
01:11wrong who colonel hale's wife i barely heard the rest i pushed past him and ran in then i saw
01:17him
01:17walker stood there with his arm around a young woman she was tucked against his side cheeks pink
01:22his hand rested gently on her stomach then she looked up my blood ran cold it was lily the girl
01:29we saved on that mountain road a year ago i still remember that night rain was pounding so hard i
01:34could hardly see anything then a girl threw herself in front of our car then we heard armed men closing
01:37in walker was out of the car in a second gun in hand i was eight months pregnant i should
01:40have stayed
01:41in the car but i didn't i got out to help when i woke up woke up the army doctor
01:44told me i'd lost the
01:45baby and that i might never be able to have another it's all my fault i'm so sorry lily dropped
01:49to her knees beside my bed sobbing and blaming herself for everything after that always quiet
01:54always look guilty then one day walker said it like it was nothing let her stay you need someone
01:57to look after you and just like that lily stayed on base what i never saw coming was this walker
02:02sleeping with her getting her pregnant and letting the world think she was his wife congratulations
02:05colonel hale a son on the way when walker saw her like that his eyes softened then like he
02:11couldn't help himself he leaned down and kissed her it was a long kiss when it ended his thumb
02:16lingered at the corner of her mouth then he went still across the noise and the crowd he saw me
02:20standing at the front gate mrs hale you must be thrilled a grandson coming and a sweet girl like
02:26this carrying him you're a lucky woman guess tonight we finally get to meet colonel hale's wife even his
02:29hard-faced mother diane was smiling in a way she never had with me walker looked like he was off
02:33of
02:33the world and lily the more they praised her the more shy she acted pink cheeks downcast eyes she just
02:37kept slinging closer and closer into walker he saw me panic flashed across his face he instinctively
02:42pushed lily away my i walked straight toward him slap before he could finish my name i slapped him
02:47hard across the face this is your so-called base emergency mission the entire party went dead silent
02:52lily reacted first screaming and rushing to walker's side caressing his face as if he were the victim
02:58maya how dare you slap the blow sent her stumbling back and walker rushed to hold her up i was
03:05about
03:05to speak when a violent force threw me to the ground carter you bitch my son doesn't want you
03:10anymore if anything happens to my grandson i'll make you pay exactly no matter how jealous you are
03:15you can't crash in and ruin this party and just like that the whole scene erupted accusations flew
03:19everywhere people yelled insults and some were already calling for the military police to drag me
03:24emboldened by the crowd lily flashed me a triumphant smile but in the blink of an eye that snug look
03:28was
03:29gone her eyes filled with tears and her voice turned weak and trembling why can't you just leave us
03:33alone maya i know you're divorced you you can't have walker's children but he's always wanted a son
03:37but if it makes you feel better you can still visit him when the baby's born maya was shaking so
03:43hard
03:43she could barely breathe she wanted to ask him when the hell they got divorced she wanted to ask him
03:50loosen rangers but he cut her off well under hard damon that's enough he shoved lily behind him like
03:57she was the one worth protecting his jaw tightened and a vein stood out at his temple
04:07maya are you ever going to stop you couldn't give me a child and i still tried to let you
04:12walk away
04:13with some dignity don't make this uglier than it already is leave now or i'll call the mps cold
04:20rushed through her so fast it felt like she'd fallen into ice water i'm sorry there's nothing more we can
04:26do back when the doctor said she might never have children again walker's mother screamed and begged
04:30him to leave her but walker said no he held her and told her he loved her he told her
04:34it didn't
04:34matter whether she could give him children he told her he would never divorce her not in this lifetime
04:38what a joke every word had been a lie maya slowly pushed herself off the ground she clenched her fists
04:46so hard her nails bit into her palms she didn't move
04:52she didn't move his expression hardened mps get this crazy woman out of here
05:01don't you dare my father is general carter i dare anyone to lay a hand on me
05:07the entire compound dropped into stunned silence
05:11then lily suddenly let out a soft trembling sob
05:15maya i know you're upset but you can't just say things like that
05:21walker do you think maybe losing the baby really broke her
05:24walker played right along
05:26maya stop this nonsense your father is not a general
05:33she looked at the silver eagle on his uniform and laughed
05:40walker don't tell me you've really forgotten who got you that rank
05:52she's telling the truth general carter
05:56she was done holding back from this moment on she would make sure everyone knew the truth
06:13every single one of you will pay for today
06:18the second the words left my mouth the crowd burst into harsh ugly laughter
06:22oh please she really had us for a second she wants us to believe she's general carter's daughter
06:28look at her yeah right and i'm the first lady walker and lily are the perfect match don't let this
06:34crazy
06:34ex ruin it a man doesn't rise to colonel that fast without a good woman behind him
06:43better match for him the good woman who handed him all of that i still remember that winter
06:47he showed up with snow all over his shoulders in his hands was a bouquet half frozen
06:52and he held it like it was treasure we ran off and got married in a tiny church without my
06:56family's blessing
06:57dad didn't even show up to the wedding and now walker you'd really throw away every last bit of decency
07:02for her
07:02now he was handing everything over to lily i let out a cold laugh and fixed him with an icy
07:06shut up the second he heard that walker flinched
07:09walker you know damn well you wouldn't be where you are without me
07:11you were the one who kept saying your rank was too low that i deserved better
07:14so i went to dad for you
07:15you almost ruined my relationship with dad and i still begged him again and again to help you
07:19shut your mouth everything i have i earned every bit of it
07:22so don't you dare act like you made me
07:24oh what's wrong walker i still have that pathetic letter you wrote to dad back then
07:28want me to read it out loud for everyone
07:30you if it weren't for lily my child would be old enough to call you dad by now
07:34and look what you did you cheated on me right under my nose
07:37maya how can you twist things like this you're the one who cheated while you were pregnant
07:41how can you blame walker for not enough about you out even after the divorce and this is how you
07:45repay him
07:46don't embarrass him anymore
07:47she's insane
07:49what a trashy psycho
07:51somebody get this lunaturk out of here
07:54your voices crashed over me from every side
07:56i laughed and stared straight at lily
07:59you really want to go there
08:01fine
08:02then let's talk about who saved your life
08:05when i lost my baby saving you
08:06who was the one on her knees in front of me
08:08who was crying
08:10saying she was sorry
08:11who swore she'd spend the rest of her life paying me back
08:14and this is how you repay me
08:16by sleeping with my husband
08:18by stabbing me in the back
08:21you really thought you could take my place
08:24you really want me to say all this out loud in front of everyone
08:29you really want
08:35you baron little bitch
08:37my son should have never married you
08:39you ruined this family the day you came into it
08:42baron destroyed my family
08:44i hadn't even finished when diane slapped me to the ground
08:47she was still screaming at me
08:49i gave him everything
08:50and this is what i get
08:56walker lila diane
08:58you think you've won
08:59but you have no idea what's coming
09:01the game isn't over
09:03it's just beginning
09:06after diane spoke
09:07the rest of the crowd piled on
09:10exactly
09:11everyone knows lily is colonel hale's wife
09:14i don't hit women but you deserve it
09:16maya please
09:18yell or hit me in private
09:19say whatever
09:20but not here
09:20not today
09:21not in public
09:22you'll ruin walker
09:23i beg you
09:24punish me any way you want
09:25i'll endure it
09:26just stop
09:27maya hate me if you want
09:28but why hurt an innocent baby
09:29why did you push me
09:31i didn't
09:36you make me sick
09:38you lost a baby
09:39and now want lily to lose hers
09:41you think that'll make me leave her
09:43never you won't tear this family apart
09:46walker
09:47my stomach
09:48it hurts
09:49baby don't be scared
09:50i'm here
09:51you evil bitch
09:52you trying to kill my grandson
09:54i'll kill you first
09:55the bottle smashed into my forehead
09:57my head hit the stone steps
09:59warm blood ran down my face
10:00and everything went black
10:01help
10:02help
10:04save it
10:05you were talking big a second ago
10:07stop faking
10:08walker
10:09i'm not faking
10:10please
10:11take me to the hospital
10:12enough maya
10:13stop pretending
10:14and apologize to lily
10:15now
10:16he knew exactly how serious this was
10:18and that he couldn't leave me there
10:20walker
10:20if anything happens to me
10:22you did this
10:23my dad will kill you
10:24with a hospital now
10:24shut your crazy mouth
10:26open your eyes and look
10:28look
10:28lily is my son's real wife
10:30the law says so
10:31under the official seal
10:32two names stood side by side
10:34walker hale
10:35lily whitmer
10:36doubters fell silent
10:37i laughed suddenly at them
10:39i'll take the blame
10:40he spoke
10:40and i was immediately set upon
10:42someone seized my hair
10:43slamming my head into the ground
10:45as fists struck me from all sides
10:47stop
10:47my dad
10:51that only made them hit harder
10:53my vision faded
10:54my consciousness slipping away
11:02just as everything went black
11:04bang
11:05stand down
11:06this is my daughter
11:08i dare anyone to touch her again
11:10in an instant
11:12hundreds of armed soldiers
11:13stormed the yard
11:14and surrounded the compound
11:28maya
11:29dad is here
11:31daddy
11:32i...
11:45i...
11:47i...
11:49i...
11:50i...
12:11Who hit her?
12:13Was it you?
12:15Was it you?
12:20I... I didn't mean to.
12:24She started it.
12:25You'd better pray my daughter is okay.
12:28General! General! I was wrong! I was confused!
12:32Confused?
12:34You beat my daughter like this and call it confused?
12:37I... I'll divorce her! Give her everything!
12:41Please spare me!
12:44No! No! No!
12:48You're the ungrateful Resh who spits in the face of her savior?
12:58Listen up!
12:59Every wound on my daughter's body will be repaid tenfold!
13:07He never breaks his word. And today was only the beginning.
13:13Everyone in the yard turned pale. Guns pressed to their heads. Walker and Lily froze. Unable to move or even
13:21flinch. Guards pulled the attackers off me.
13:24A major general glared coldly at the crowd, then fixed his gaze on Walker.
13:29Maya! What have you done? Haven't you caused enough trouble? I'm Colonel Hale. Tell them to lower their guns!
13:37Panic filled his eyes.
13:40He held me tight and I wept bitterly in his arms.
13:49He forgot the gun at his head, spun around, and met my father's eyes.
13:56General Carter? What are you doing here?
14:02Who are you? Can't you see Colonel Hale is in the middle of-
14:06Shut up! General Carter, sir.
14:12This is all a misunderstanding. Really, just a misunderstanding.
14:15A misunderstanding? Walker, my daughter, gave up everything to marry you! And this is how you repaid her?
14:21The whole yard went silent. Everyone stared at me in shock. No one answered.
14:28A coat covered me. I opened my eyes and saw my father.
14:35Diane, who'd cursed me minutes ago, now fawned over my father and hurried over.
14:41Come now, we're family. Just a little misunderstanding.
14:50My father's boot slammed down on the marriage certificate on the ground.
14:59Abuse of power. Falsifying official documents.
15:05Every word slammed into Walker, making him shake.
15:09Fibridary here.
15:11This rare red of video and so-and-sealed of Ixgines.
15:15But my father cut him off with a sharp gesture.
15:21Investigate this! Get someone from the county clerk's office here immediately! Now!
15:35She finally understands.
15:44Walker! What do we do?
15:53Waiting.
15:55And then, judgment.
16:07He picked me up carefully, as if holding the whole world.
16:21Dad.
16:23I'm sorry.
16:38She knew that from this moment on, she would never have to face it alone again.
16:45And the reckoning.
17:13The truth is never buried.
17:21He didn't need to say a word, because every second that followed would make Walker wish he were dead.
17:28Within ten minutes, the truth came out.
17:31Walker used his position to make the county clerk record his marriage to Lily, even though he hadn't filed for
17:35divorce yet.
17:36Good. Very good, Hale.
17:38Walker shook so hard.
17:39Walker shook so hard he could barely stand. He looked ready to beg, but no words came out. He just...
17:45Take him.
17:46Soldiers ripped the insignia off Walker's uniform on the spot.
17:50Minutes earlier, he'd swaggered like he owned...
17:52No!
17:54No!
17:55No!
17:55Diane threw herself forward to beg for him, but an MP shoved her aside roughly. She crashed to the ground
18:02and wailed.
18:06Everyone went quiet. The loudest shouters now hid in the corners, trembling in fear, afraid Dad would go after them
18:13next, and that their husbands would also be taken away.
18:17Lily sat there, clutching her stomach, pale as a ghost.
18:21Come on, sweetheart. Dad's taking you home.
18:28He wiped the blood from my face. His jaw tightened, instantly.
18:34In the rearview mirror, I took one last look at the crowd at the gate.
18:38They looked, stunned, like they still couldn't process what had happened.
18:44They grew smaller and smaller until they vanished, and I finally looked away.
18:49Does it still hurt?
18:51I'd been sure he'd blame me, for not listening to him, for insisting on marrying Walker, for dragging myself into
18:58this nightmare.
19:00But he didn't. He just looked at me, gentle and heartbroken.
19:05I hung my head and bit my lip. The silence in the car was suffocating.
19:15Dad. I'm sorry. I...
19:20In that moment, all the pain I'd held back burst out. I hung my head to hide it.
19:28No. It doesn't hurt anymore.
19:32You've been through enough. Cry if you want to.
19:35Back then, we were both wrong. It wasn't all your fault. Maybe if I hadn't pushed you so hard, you
19:41wouldn't have been so set on marrying him.
19:43Maybe you wouldn't have left home. I wouldn't have lost you for all those years.
19:47If I'd been there for you, that bastard never would have dared treat you like this.
19:51I sniffed hard. For the first time, I realized how stupid I'd been.
19:56I'd thrown away a father as gentle and loving as him for a man like Walker.
20:05Come on, sweetheart. Let's go home. Mom's waiting for you.
20:09Mom's waiting for you.
20:16This time, she was finally going home.
20:32She finally let go of all the pretense and strength.
20:44He remembered her as a little girl, ponytail bouncing, laughing as she ran into his arms.
20:56Dad, I'm sorry. I should have listened to you.
21:04Silly child.
21:18Mom never stopped waiting for her. Never.
21:27Dawn was coming. So was hers.
21:30Everything would be okay.
21:32Because she finally knew she wasn't alone.
21:38The car rolled slowly up the driveway.
21:41Before it stopped, Mom pushed open the front door and hurried out.
21:45Still wearing her apron, holding a spatula, clearly running straight from the kitchen.
21:51My baby.
21:53Who did this?
22:04Let's get inside first.
22:06The table was covered with my favorite food.
22:08The smell of roast meat and gravy filled the house.
22:10Mom tried not to look at my injuries, but she couldn't help it.
22:13Her eyes kept drifting back and each time she looked more heartbroken.
22:16Only two years, and he's done this to you? That bastard!
22:21I ate in silence, unable to say a word.
22:25Leave him! You have to leave him!
22:28If I'd known he'd hurt you like this, I would have stopped that wedding no matter what!
22:34It's handled.
22:35And just like that, the three of us found our way back to each other.
22:40We sat and talked, trying to make up for the lost years.
22:51Suddenly, a loud, miserable wail came from outside.
22:55Maya! Oh, Maya! I was wrong! I was so wrong!
23:00Lily's vicious! She turned on Walker once he got into trouble, wants a divorce, and is even
23:04getting rid of their baby! I get it now! You were the only one who ever stood by him!
23:10Sorry now? After your family put my daughter through all this?
23:14Maya! I know I was wrong! Maya, please!
23:18When the baby's born, you and Walker can still be together. You can raise him as your own. Just
23:22please help Walker. He can't go to jail.
23:25I let out a cold laugh. So that was her game. She couldn't bear to lose her grandson,
23:30and she was terrified Walker would lose everything, so she tried to play both sides.
23:38Get out. Get out! If you ever come near my daughter again, I'll make sure your son rots in prison!
23:49Maya, please! Think about it!
23:55The front door slammed shut. The house was quiet at last.
24:03Sweetheart, what do you think?
24:07No matter what you decide, I'll always be on your side.
24:11I slowly unclenched my fists, a cold smile curling on my lips.
24:21Don't worry, Dad. I'll make them pay.
24:27Good. That's my daughter.
24:32What do you want to do?
24:37Whatever they did to me, I'll give back tenfold.
24:49He'd already prepared everything. Every step was calculated.
24:59Mom is so sorry. I couldn't protect you back then.
25:06Mom, it's not your fault.
25:16Yes. Go on. Walker has been formally arrested.
25:21Falsifying documents, abuse of power, multiple charges.
25:31She finally smiled. For real this time.
25:44Dawn broke. Her dawn had finally come.
25:47She lost everything, then found it all again. This time, she would never let go.
25:56He sat frozen, throat dry, staring blankly.
26:01His eyes were bloodshot, unfocused, like he hadn't slept in weeks.
26:06His fingers curled and uncurled, trembling. At first, he tried to fight, to explain,
26:14to talk his way out. But the evidence piled up. Forgery, abuse of power, adultery, coercing
26:21subordinates to lie, one charge after another. By the end, he'd stopped pretending.
26:27Colonel Hale, you are sentenced to ten years in prison. You are stripped of your rank and dismissed from the
26:36service.
26:39Then the judge read the sentence. The courtroom went dead silent.
26:46Walker sank into his seat. All the life drained out of him.
26:55Diane sat in the gallery. She broke down. The second she heard the sentence, rushed to me, and grabbed my
27:02sleeve.
27:02Maya! Maya, please! You can't do this! You were his wife! Please save him!
27:10I pulled away and looked her straight in the eye. No one is above the law!
27:16You heartless bitch! You ruined my son's life! And I swear I'll ruin yours too!
27:22I said nothing. I just turned and walked out. Dad followed me out of the courthouse, outside.
27:29What now?
27:32I took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. Clear, bright blue. For the first time in a
27:38long time,
27:39I felt like I could really breathe. I want to do something that actually matters. Something real.
27:44I want to help people. That's my daughter. Dad smiled proudly. In college, I'd majored in medicine.
27:49I'd dreamed of being a doctor. Then I met Walker, and I let that dream go. Now I finally had
27:54a chance
27:54to pick it back up. To hold a scalpel again. After that, life moved on. I worked at a small
27:58local
27:59clinic. My days were busy and simple, and the worst of my past slowly faded. Then one day I heard
28:03his
28:04name a Hale, Walker Hale. I heard his family brought him up while we were talking. Total mess.
28:08My hand paused. I didn't say anything. Just listen. It turned out that the second Walker fell,
28:13Lily dumped him, got rid of the baby, and hooked up with another colonel right away. Diane flew into
28:18a rage and attacked Lily, leaving her half paralyzed and on a ventilator in hospital. Diane was arrested
28:24and reunited with her son in prison. God, I heard she may never wake up.
28:31I was quiet for a moment, then closed the chart in my hands.
28:38Room three needs a dressing change. Dr. Carter? A nurse gently nudged me, sounding worried.
28:46I smiled. When I stepped out of the ward, I saw the sky had cleared. After days of gray, the
28:55sun was
28:55shining. Dr. Carter, the director's looking for you! A nurse called from the end of the hall. I walked
29:03straight to the office. They're sending a medical team to Alaska. Your father told me to let you decide.
29:19The director of me informed a medical team was going to Alaska, and my father let me decide.
29:26I nodded, took out a pen, and signed my name. Quick, clean, no hesitation. Then I handed the form back.
29:43When I walked out of the office, sunlight hit my face.
29:48Somewhere in the distance, I heard kids laughing.
29:53I reached into my pocket. The apple from the patient in room three was still there.
30:03I took a bite. It crunched. Sweet, crisp, clean. And just like that, the future didn't feel heavy anymore.
30:13It felt light.
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