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Abandoned In Snow Returned As Heiress
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00:08because i couldn't bear him the sun lucas abandoned me and our daughter on a snow-covered highway
00:13in freezing weather then drove off without a second glance to spend a joyful new year with
00:21his next wife this cruel manly shed a tear when he saw our coffins
00:29i thought lucas reed was pulling over to pee leila's asleep grace get lena out of the car
00:38lucas it's fine squeeze i don't want to sit with that dirty kid she was coughing
00:44december 23 23 degrees fahrenheit held leila and watched him restart the engine the taillights
00:51got smaller and losser in the snow until they disappeared the snow kept falling i stood by
00:56the guardrail trying to block the wind with my body mommy where's daddy he's he's at grandma's
01:04aunt lucy's coming to get us but i'm cold
01:09i wrapped her inside my coat tucked a scarf around her head my phone had only 30 battery left
01:17i called lucy once twice three times she finally picked up hey lucy your brother said you're picking
01:25us up where are you oh that right yeah he mentioned it i'm at a party right now though can't
01:31leave just
01:31wait i'll swing by later lucy it's freezing out here lena can't god you're so dramatic just wait okay
01:37lucas said sophie and vivi can't get cold they need to get home waiting a bit won't kill you too
01:40i stood there fingers stiff
01:47then i called lucas voicemail again voicemail leila shivered in my arms mommy i want to go home
01:58we will be home in a minute baby we'll be home soon four years of marriage i never knew he
02:04could be this
02:04cruel dumped his own wife and daughter on the highway for sophia's kid because vivian said she
02:10didn't want to sit with a dirty kid headlights appeared in the distant i waved here a black
02:17suv slowed down stopped the window rolled down a young guy need help can you take us to the next
02:27rest stop please get in thank you grace what are you doing out here where's lucas i told henry
02:38what happened is he insane he left you and laylee out here sophie's kid matters but his own daughter
02:45doesn't lee squeeze them in now
02:52no room look at her face she's turning blue i climbed into the back with leila heat hit my frozen
03:01skin
03:01it hurt call me when you get to the rest stop i'll make lucas come get you
03:06henry you'll freeze out here i'll survive just take care of the kid go the car pulled away henry
03:12stood in the snow getting smaller the car pulled away i looked through the back window henry stood in
03:20the snow getting smaller lena slept in my arms her cheeks were still too red i touched her forehead
03:27burning can you go faster she has a fever lee not me nodded stepped on gas stepped on the gas
03:36i reached for my phone no signal how far is it to the rest stop 12 miles half an hour
03:46easy
03:48i held layla tighter kept checking her forehead hotter baby wake up don't close your eyes
03:57i don't feel good i know we're almost there just hold on she started coughing hard her little face
04:06turned blue i patted her back the tears finally came please faster
04:16i'm going as fast as i can the roads are icy the cough got worse her breathing sounded like a
04:23broken
04:24whistle
04:24i can't breathe
04:28i unzapped her coat her chest was heaving pneumonia she almost died for it last year
04:32lena look at me stay awake mommy's gonna tell you a story about the bunny
04:37her eyes fluttered her breathing got shallower
04:41someone help she's dying please no one answered just the sound of the wind and snow howling outside
04:47the car finally pulled into the rest stop
04:52is there a doctor please she's sick there's no doctor here towers down lines are dead
05:01my knees buckled layla was silent in my arms fever in me of the grace lena try giving her these
05:15please look i can drive you to the community hospital but the roads might be closed with the snow
05:19all right i'll try yes go now
05:24layla remember you wanted to go to disney world
05:27mommy's taking you we'll ride the biggest carousel
05:31you're going to wear that elsa dress right
05:34and universal studios they have transformers we'll go see your hero
05:39her eyelashes fluttered but she didn't open her eyes
05:43my phone buzzed a signal i dialed lucas with shaking fingers
05:51hello
05:51lucas lena is sick it's bad
05:56where are you lena on the way to the community hospital you need to come
06:02grace lucy's picking you up isn't she
06:05she didn't come she never came
06:12that's not possible she just posted on social media said she was on her way
06:16i opened the app and found lucy's profile
06:19her latest post 10 minutes ago a selfie highway in the background the caption picking up grace
06:25the location tag said 60 miles away she hadn't moved an inch she was lying to lucas
06:30she was lying to me grace sophie and vivian just got here my mom's happy don't ruin it
06:37when lucy picks you up take layla to a family the kids get fingers it's you on me she's not
06:41gonna die
06:41stop being dramatic don't miss
06:43i held the phone my blood ran cold
06:49your husband
06:53i nodded
06:54i asked her
06:55hold on i'm taking a shortcut that kid is not dying on my watch
07:01he turned onto a back road
07:03the snow got heavier
07:05i could barely hear lena breathing anymore
07:07i felt for her heartbeat
07:09so faint
07:10hello don't do this to mommy
07:12mommy was wrong i should have never been such a fool
07:14mommy was wrong to marry him
07:15mommy's sorry i'm so sorry
07:17i was crying as i reached into my pocket
07:19i pulled out a small metal disc
07:21about the size of a button
07:23dad gave it to me
07:24grace if the reeds ever hurt you or laylee
07:26push this
07:27but i want one more thing
07:28no sound
07:29but i knew
07:30the signal went out
07:31dad said his people would be there within three hours
07:34but three hours
07:35could layla last three hours
07:37community hospital finally came to view
07:40acute pneumonia
07:42heart rate dropping
07:43get the crash cart ready
07:44they stopped me at the door
07:47i stood behind the glass
07:50watched them intubate her
07:51hook her up to monitors
07:53her tiny body on that bed
07:54i felt so helpless
07:55like i was watching her die
07:58i collapsed in the corner
08:00i collapsed in the corner
08:01my phone rang again
08:03lucas
08:04i answered
08:05i answered
08:05said nothing
08:06grace where are you
08:07my mom's waiting
08:09hello
08:11hospital
08:12they're resuscitating layla
08:14what
08:15why are you at a hospital
08:17where's lucy
08:17she never came
08:21that's impossible
08:22she just texted me
08:23said she picked you up
08:25i opened the family group chat
08:26twenty minutes ago
08:28a message from lucy
08:29got her bro
08:30heading back
08:31a blurry photo attached
08:32a woman's silhouette in the passenger seat
08:34looked like my coat
08:35she took that photo weeks ago
08:37she was lying to him
08:38with a pre-planned photo
08:40lucas come to the hospital
08:42now
08:43grace
08:45you just don't want to come
08:46for christmas do you
08:47because sophie's here
08:48you're jealous
08:49so you made this up
08:53you think i'm lying
08:54otherwise what
08:56lucy has no reason to lie to me
08:58she's my sister
08:59what are you
09:01lucas
09:01if layla dies tonight
09:03i will never forgive you
09:05whatever
09:05my mom says sophie
09:07can still bore me a son
09:08you can't
09:08so step aside
09:10the line went dead
09:12i slid down the wall
09:16family
09:20i'm here
09:23we saved her
09:24but
09:25there's something you need to see
09:27but what
09:28oxygen deprivation
09:29too long
09:31there's brain damage
09:32she may never walk
09:33or talk
09:34or think like a normal child
09:35the room spun
09:37i grabbed the wall
09:39she's still so young
09:42we did everything we could
09:44get her admitted
09:45the bills won't be cheap
09:48i stumbled to the billing window
09:53insufficient funds
09:55lucas gave me three thousand a month
09:58i called him
10:01what now
10:02layla needs surgery
10:03transfer me fifty thousand
10:05fifty thousand
10:06what am i an atm
10:08a printing press
10:12lucas
10:13she's your daughter
10:14a girl
10:14even if she recovers
10:16she's worthless
10:18i hung up
10:19stood at the window
10:24can we start the treatment first
10:26i'll pay later
10:27sorry
10:28hospital policy
10:29deposit first
10:31i walked outside
10:33into the snow
10:35my phone buzzed
10:36henry
10:39henry
10:41do me a favor
10:42anything
10:43if i die
10:45take care of layla
10:46what the hell are you talking about
10:48i have no money
10:50layla has no future
10:51lucas doesn't want her
10:53i don't either
10:55dump her in foster care
10:57at least she'll live
10:57don't do anything stupid
10:59where are you
11:00i'm coming
11:01no
11:03i hung up
11:06turned off the phone
11:09walked back to the room
11:11layla lay on the bed
11:13tubes everywhere
11:14her pale face
11:15like she was just sleeping
11:17i held her hand
11:19i kissed
11:20her forehead
11:21then turned
11:22and walked out
11:24the hospital roof
11:26was cold
11:26with wind and snow
11:28i stood at the edge
11:30looking down
11:33people looked so small
11:34down there
11:35jumping would end everything
11:36layla would be given away
11:38lucas would marry sophie
11:39everyone would be happy
11:40except me
11:41and layla
11:42i closed my eyes
11:43and leaned forward
11:44then someone grabbed my wrist
11:45and pulled me back hard
11:47i hit the ground
11:48and looked up
11:48men in black suits
11:49stood around me
11:50the one in front
11:51was in his 50s
11:52with gray hair
11:53he took off his sunglasses
11:54his eyes red
11:56grace
11:59dad
12:00they put me on a private helicopter
12:02layla came too
12:03a doctor on board
12:04took over immediately
12:05intracranial pressure
12:06too high
12:07she needs surgery now
12:08call the main hospital
12:09tell them to clear the o.r
12:11dad held my hand
12:12he wouldn't stop shaking
12:14i'm sorry sweetheart
12:15i came too late
12:17i'm sorry
12:17dad
12:19what's going on
12:20grace i've been lying to you
12:22you insisted on marrying lucas
12:24i was afraid if he knew we had money
12:25he'd only marry you for it
12:27so i pretended to be poor for four years
12:30i thought as long as he treated you well it was fine
12:33but i never expected
12:35he looked at layla unconscious
12:36and his tears fell
12:38never expected them to be this cruel
12:40to abuse my granddaughter like this
12:43the helicopter landed on the roof of city general
12:46they wheeled layla straight into surgery
12:48the best surgeons
12:49the best equipment
12:52read group
12:53before the market opens tomorrow
12:54i want it to crash
12:56terminate every partnership
12:57call the banks
12:58you know what to do
13:00grace
13:00i'm giving you two choices
13:03first
13:03divorce him
13:04take the money
13:05take layla broad
13:07never come back
13:07second
13:09stay
13:11watch the reeds fall
13:14i thought about it
13:16second
13:17but i want one more thing
13:19one more thing father
13:21what
13:22find two bodies
13:24one exactly like mine
13:25and a little girl's like layla's
13:27frozen to death on the side of the highway
13:29i want them to think i'm dead
13:30then i want to watch them celebrate
13:31watch them celebrate christmas
13:33while layla and i are dead
13:37done
13:37the bodies looked real
13:39one adult
13:40one child
13:41lying in the snow by the highway
13:43when they were found
13:44they were already frozen
13:46the call came while the reeds were eating christmas dinner
13:48the table was full of laughter
13:50grandma
13:51oh vivian
13:52sophie is so much better
13:53her daughter is well behaved
13:54not like grace
13:55that little brat of hers was always crying
13:57so annoying
13:59hello
13:59mr lucas reed
14:01are you the husband of grace reed
14:03we found two bodies by the highway
14:04you need to come identify them
14:06what did you say
14:08grace and layla
14:10rose to death
14:15lucas's legs gave out
14:16when he got to the morgue
14:18the cop led him to the viewing room
14:20the drawer slid open
14:22two bodies
14:23one big
14:24one small
14:25the big one wore my coat
14:27the small one curled in her arms
14:30like she was sleeping
14:31are they
14:32lucas opened his mouth
14:33no sound came out
14:35he reached out to touch my face
14:37but his hands wouldn't stop shaking
14:39no way
14:41lucy went to get them
14:42we checked the cameras
14:43your sister's car never hit the highway
14:45she drove around the city
14:46then went home
14:47we checked the victim's phone
14:48we found an audio recording of her last call to you
14:507pm
14:50she said the child was begged you to help
14:51you said
14:52you said a girl
14:53even if she recovered she's worthless
14:55i thought
14:56i thought she was lying
14:58i didn't know
14:59i didn't think she really
15:00if you'd known
15:00would you have gone
15:01silence
15:03lucas had no answer
15:09oh my god
15:11leila
15:11my little girl
15:13how could this happen
15:15i even haven't seen you in a row
15:17lucas
15:18this is for the best
15:19grace is gone
15:20now you can have sophie
15:23mom
15:25that's my daughter
15:26your granddaughter
15:27so what
15:28she's dead
15:29that saves you a divorce settlement
15:31tell the cop to cremate them already
15:33don't ruin christmas
15:34ma'am
15:37these are two human beings
15:40so what
15:41not your problem
15:42let's go
15:43sophie's waiting for us
15:48wait
15:51grace
15:53i'm sorry
15:54i was wrong
15:57i didn't
15:58i never thought
15:59why are you apologizing
16:01she was just unlucky
16:03shut up
16:04we must bring them home
16:06mrs reed didn't dare to say another word
16:11the reeds held a memorial
16:15lucas i didn't mean to
16:16i was just hanging with friends
16:18lost track of time
16:19how was i supposed to know
16:20they'd actually die
16:20lost track of time
16:22two people
16:23you lost track of time
16:24what do you want me to do
16:27die for her
16:28she's not worth it
16:32get out
16:32i don't want to see you again
16:33you're not my sister
16:38lucas i'm so sorry
16:40grace wouldn't want you to be like this
16:42they were doing what had happened
16:43freezing to death on the highway
16:45waiting for someone who was never coming
16:46that was your sister's fault
16:48not mine
16:48right
16:48poor you
16:49but they're dead
16:50frozen solid
16:51two lives
16:51i keep thinking
16:53what if i'd answered the phone
16:55what if i'd gone to get them
16:58what if i hadn't said those things
17:00lucas grace is dead
17:02i'm the one still alive
17:03the door closed
17:04lucas slid down the wall
17:06and sat against the coffin
17:07on the monitor
17:08i watched his shoulders shake
17:09ridiculous
17:10people only cry when it's too late
17:17after grace's death
17:18things moved fast
17:19the reed empire started to crumble
17:21first
17:21their biggest client walked
17:23signed a 10-year deal
17:24with their rival overnight
17:25then the banks called in their loans
17:26and the whole cash flow dried up
17:28suppliers showed up at the door
17:29all at once
17:30demanding payment
17:32you never come home
17:34Sophie's getting upset
17:35the company is dying
17:36do you understand
17:37so what
17:37we still have money
17:40money
17:40mom
17:41we're going bankrupt
17:42the house
17:43the cars
17:43the savings
17:44all of it
17:45gone to pay debts
17:46you might not even be able to afford food soon
17:48that's impossible
17:52nothing's impossible
17:55mr reed
17:55did you like my gift
17:56who is this
17:57you don't need to know
17:58all you need to know
17:59is this is just the beginning
18:00the debt you owe
18:01the entire reed family
18:02will pay it
18:03reed group officially went bankrupt
18:04the house
18:05the cars
18:06everything
18:07auctioned off
18:07mrs reed moved out of the villa
18:09and into a rental
18:11i can't suffer with you
18:14vivian has school
18:16lucas didn't stop her
18:17he went back to the funeral home
18:19the coffins were still there
18:21he bribed the night guard
18:22with his last few dollars
18:23so he could sleep on the floor
18:26you ruined the family
18:28for a dead woman
18:29what about mom
18:30then who will pay the price
18:32for grace
18:33who will answer for layla
18:34she left crying
18:35and never came back
18:36lucas started looking for work
18:38but no one wanted a bankrupt boss
18:40with a bad reputation
18:41he ended up as a waiter
18:43start today
18:43wash dishes
18:44okay
18:46grace
18:46today i carry 300 plates
18:48my hands are falling off
18:49in the old days
18:50you would have told me
18:50to take it easy
18:50why was i so stupid
18:52you were so good
18:53layla was so cute
18:54how did i get so lost
18:55listening to mom
18:55that's right
18:56daddy
18:59layla
19:00daddy sorry
19:00you love strawberry cake
19:02daddy gets paid tomorrow
19:03i'll buy you one okay
19:03he didn't know
19:04this late guilt meant nothing
19:06next morning
19:07lucas went to the diner early
19:10lucas
19:10table three is waiting
19:13lunch break
19:14he squatted on the back steps
19:15of the diner
19:16hey
19:17you okay
19:18nothing
19:19got something in my eye
19:20i heard you used to be a big shot
19:21how'd you end up like this
19:23got what i deserved
19:24he didn't want to talk
19:25some pain you swallow alone
19:27he thought about grace's last call
19:29her horse voice
19:30layla dying
19:31would everything have been different
19:34shift ended
19:35lucas didn't go straight
19:36to the funeral home
19:37he took a detour
19:38to the bakery downtown
19:39give me the smallest one
19:41back at the funeral home
19:43layla
19:43daddy bought you cake
19:44try it
19:45it's your favorite
19:45grace
19:46have a bite too
19:47you always said i wasted money
19:50never bought the expensive cake
19:51now i bought it
19:52i want you tasty
19:54he sat there until the candles burned out
19:56next morning
19:56he took the receipt
19:57and went back to the bakery
19:58one strawberry cake
20:00you again
20:00there's a mother and daughter
20:01who come here a lot
20:02they were just here a couple days ago
20:04the little girl is so cute
20:05two pigtails
20:05pointed at the cake
20:06and said she wanted to surprise her mom
20:08what did you say
20:08they came here two days ago
20:10the girl had pigtails
20:12really cute
20:13yes
20:13i remember clearly
20:14she was so excited about the cake
20:16really
20:16did they look like this
20:17the build matches
20:18but the little girl looks just like that
20:19he was going to find them
20:23first
20:23the park where he used to take layla
20:25he walked every path and shouted
20:28layla
20:29grace
20:30where are you
20:31the wind ate his voice
20:32no answer
20:33he went to the spot
20:34where they used to feed pigeons
20:36he crouched and looked at the footprints in the snow
20:39daddy was wrong
20:40please come out
20:41please
20:45every day after his shift
20:46he got on his motorcycle and went everywhere
20:49malls
20:50playgrounds
20:50the preschool
20:51the bookstore grace used to love
20:53every place he could think of
20:57he's crazy
20:59lucas
21:00they're gone
21:01you need to move on
21:02he didn't listen
21:03he knew
21:04grace and layla were alive
21:06he would find them
21:07one day
21:08he went to a preschool
21:09the one grace once said she'd send layla to when she was older
21:13then he saw her
21:14the way she moved
21:15her smile
21:16it was layla
21:18he pushed open the gate and ran in
21:20layla
21:21fear flooded her eyes
21:22she ran behind a man in a suit
21:24she's my daughter
21:25i'm her father
21:25move
21:26sir
21:26i don't know you
21:27i don't know what you're talking about
21:29this is my employer's daughter
21:31leave now
21:32or i'll call the police
21:34don't touch me
21:35you're a bad guy
21:37you hurt mommy
21:38you left us in the snow
21:40mommy said you died
21:42don't come near us
21:44the disgust
21:45it stabbed right through his heart
21:46he finally understood what he'd done to her
21:48then a black sedan pulled up and parked by the gate
21:50the back window rolled down
21:52revealing a face he'd never forgotten
21:57it's been a long time lucas
22:00grace
22:02you're really not dead
22:14mommy
22:15he's a bad guy
22:16he wanted to grab me
22:18mommy knows
22:19mommy will protect you
22:20i wanted to see layla
22:23i know i was wrong
22:26i'm sorry
22:27i want to make it up to you
22:28both of you
22:30just give me one more chance
22:31let me take care of you and layla
22:33i'll spend the rest of my life making this right
22:35i'll do anything
22:36some mistakes can never be undone
22:40you treated us the way you did
22:42now you live with the consequences
22:44two choices
22:45one
22:45leave now
22:46and never show your face in front of me or layla again
22:48two
22:49i call the cops and press charges for child abandonment and reckless endangerment
22:54i have layla's medical records and your phone call recordings all saved
22:59no
22:59i won't leave
23:01grace
23:02layla is my daughter
23:04i can't live without her
23:06let me see her
23:07just once
23:08please
23:10i promise
23:11after that
23:12i'll go
23:14she's not your daughter
23:16the moment you left her on that highway
23:18you lost the right to be her father
23:20have some dignity
23:21if you keep this up i'll call the police
23:25who are you
23:27why are you interfering with my family
23:28allow me to introduce myself
23:31i'm the assistant to the chairman of bennett group
23:34miss bennett is the sole air stare to the bennett fortune
23:36she's now taken full control of the company
23:42and it grew
23:43you thought i was really dependent on you for everything
23:46dad pretended to be poor to see if you loved me
23:48or my money
23:49too bad
23:50you disappointed him
23:52and you disappointed me
23:53grace
23:53let go of me
23:54mr reed
23:55stay down
24:02what's there to look at
24:03this isn't our house anymore
24:04why are you embarrassing yourself
24:07lucy
24:08i found grace and layla
24:09they're not dead
24:10they're alive
24:12so what
24:13they're doing fine now
24:14why would they want anything to do with a loser like you
24:16i know i was wrong
24:17i want to make it up to them
24:18make it up
24:18with what
24:19you have nothing
24:20can't even support yourself
24:21you're insane
24:22lucy
24:22please help me
24:23i just want to see lena
24:24once
24:25i'm not helping you
24:26you're the one who left them on the highway
24:27you ruin this family
24:29i'm doing fine now
24:30stay away from me
24:31what do you want
24:32i told you
24:33don't come here
24:34grace and layla
24:35they're alive
24:37so what
24:37what does that have to do with me
24:38i just want to live my life in peace
24:40mom
24:41i want to make it up to them
24:43can you help me
24:45help you
24:45with what money
24:46you're broke
24:47can't even feed yourself
24:48and you want to make things right
24:49you know what
24:49if you just listened to me
24:51and never married grace
24:52none of this would have happened
24:53now sophie's gone too
24:54this is all your fault
24:56mom
24:57how can you say that
24:59layla is your granddaughter
25:00so what
25:00i don't care
25:01dead or alive
25:02doesn't matter
25:03don't come back
25:04you're not my son anymore
25:10sophie
25:11you said you were going back to your hometown
25:12lucas
25:13are you insane
25:14who the hell are you
25:15touch my girl again
25:16sophie
25:17tell me
25:17what if grace and layla
25:19on the highway for you
25:20lost my family for you
25:21and this is how you treat me
25:23lucas
25:23you don't actually think
25:25i liked you do you
25:26you've messes reed likes me
25:27that's why i came around
25:28you think i wanted to look at her mean face
25:29the highway
25:30you think vivian was just being a brat
25:31i told her
25:32make a scene
25:33refuse to sit with grace and layla
25:35and i'd buy her the whole elsa collection
25:36lucas
25:36from the start
25:37i wanted grace gone
25:38i wanted her to die in that snow
25:40only then could i take her place
25:42too bad
25:43she survived
25:44get lost
25:45come near sophie again
25:47i'll kill you
26:00remember me
26:02december 23rd
26:03a three-year-old girl
26:04pneumonia
26:05oxygen deprivation
26:06her mom brought her in
26:07how is she
26:07is she okay
26:08you have the guts to ask
26:10her mom carried her in knees
26:11where were you
26:11she almost died in that er
26:13you wouldn't pay fifty thousand dollars
26:14now you want to know how she is
26:16she was transferred to city general
26:18top specialist
26:18three days and three nights
26:20to pull her back to life
26:20six months of rehab
26:21she's still afraid of the dark
26:23of snow
26:23she shakes when she hears the word highway
26:25nightmares
26:26wakes up screaming for her mom
26:27you want to know how she is now
26:28isn't that the former owner
26:30of the reed group
26:31how did he end up like this
26:32he left his wife and daughter
26:34on the highway
26:34then went bankrupt
26:35wife and daughter died
26:37karma
26:43grace
26:47lucas
26:48what do you want
26:48i want to see layla
26:49just once
26:50i promise
26:51after that i'll leave you alone
26:52i know i was wrong
26:53i know
26:54i think about every day
26:55about you
26:55about layla
26:56please
26:57give me one more chance
26:58one more chance
26:59said to get rid of her
27:00where was her chance then
27:02lucas some mistakes
27:03can never be fixed
27:11lucas reed
27:12found this morning
27:13his rental
27:14suicide
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