They thought they could steal her child and get away with it, but they accidentally unleashed an unstoppable force of nature! Hell rains down in VENGEANCE AFTER THE CRADLE FELL when she kicks open the nursery door with police officers right behind her. Slamming a fifty-million-dollar lawsuit directly onto her cruel mother-in-law's chest and taking her crying baby back, she leaves them facing prison time. Experience the sweet taste of justice in this complete mini series right now!
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00:00I was thrashing on the delivery bed, contractions ripping through me one after another.
00:07My husband Damien was gripping my hand, looking at me with this sickeningly sweet, gentle expression.
00:15Just hang in there a little longer, Alexia. We're gonna meet our baby so soon.
00:20I was sweating bullets, practically blinded by the pain, but I still managed a weak smile for him.
00:24Then, a nurse walked in holding a syringe. I thought it was just my epidural, but Damien suddenly dropped my
00:31hand and took a massive step back.
00:32The second that needle pierced my skin, I heard Damien mutter,
00:36Get the dosage right, we need to stall her labor, until Vivian gives birth.
00:40My eyes snapped wide open, staring at him in pure horror, but he just casually checked his Rolex.
00:47Vivian's 6 centimeters dilated, they just keep her drugged for another 2 hours.
00:51I wanted to scream, to rip the 4 out, but the drugs were already flooding my veins.
00:56The violent, tearing contractions in my stomach were suddenly choked out by this invisible hand.
01:01Everything just, stopped dead.
01:03They wheeled me down to the hospital's creepy ass basement, dumping me in what looked like a makeshift cell.
01:08Damien's spoiled brat of a sister, Bella, was leaning against the doorframe, casually twirling a surgical scalpel.
01:14Don't be mad at my brother, Alessia.
01:16Vivian is carrying my late brother's baby, the first actual heir, a boy, for our family's new generation.
01:24Who cares if you deliver first?
01:26You're just popping out a girl, it's totally worthless.
01:29I clutched my giant belly as a fresh, rogue wave of contraction started violently fighting off the drugs.
01:35The pain was so blinding my vision literally went black.
01:38Get a doc, the baby's coming I swear to god.
01:41I gasped out.
01:42Bella just let out this wicked, psychotic little laugh.
01:46Give birth?
01:48Who said you're giving birth?
01:52Those meds are gonna keep you locked up tight for another three hours.
01:56Vivian's already in the delivery suitie.
01:58Once her son is born safe and sound, you can push all you freaking want.
02:02She stood up, brushing off her designer jeans, and shot a glare at the muscle standing by the door.
02:07Watch her, as she screams gag her.
02:09The heavy metal door slammed shut.
02:11I rise on the freezing concrete floor, a pool of blood already soaking right through my hospital gown.
02:17Damien had confiscated my phone the exact second we pulled up to the emergency room.
02:21He fed me some BS about radiation being bad for the baby.
02:24Looking back, he just didn't want me calling the cops.
02:28I curled into a tight, agonizing ball, desperately trying to breathe through the blinding pain.
02:33But all I could picture was the look in Damien's eyes.
02:36Stone cold.
02:37Calculating.
02:38Like he was looking at a broken piece of furniture.
02:41Not his wife.
02:42Not the woman literally carrying his child.
02:44Three months ago, his older brother Alan died in a horrific car crash.
02:48He left behind Vivian, his widow, who was three months pregnant.
02:52At the funeral, Damien's dad the family patriarch George was bawling, gripping Vivian's hands like a lifeline.
02:58You have to deliver this baby safely.
03:00Our bloodline cannot end here.
03:02Back then, I actually felt bad for Vivian.
03:05I even stepped up and said,
03:07Don't worry dad.
03:08Damien and I will make sure our baby takes care of you too.
03:11The old man George just gave me this dead, blank stare and said nothing.
03:15It suddenly clicked.
03:16From that exact moment, my baby was already marked as collateral damage.
03:21Another contraction ripped through me, a hundred times more brutal than the last.
03:25The delayed drugs were wearing off.
03:28My baby was coming out.
03:29Now.
03:30I dragged myself to the door, clawing and pounding on the metal with everything I had.
03:34Somebody help!
03:35The baby is coming!
03:37Please save my baby!
03:39Dead silence from the hallway.
03:41I screamed until my vocal cords literally bled, only to hear one of the guards grumble impatiently.
03:46Shut the hell up!
03:47Blair said to wait, so you wait!
03:49But my baby...
03:50If it dies, it dies.
03:52Blame your own crappy luck for not carrying a boy.
03:55I slumped back against the freezing wall, ice running through my veins.
03:59This wasn't bad luck.
04:00They actively, intentionally wanted my baby dead.
04:03I have no idea how long I survived in that pitch black basement.
04:07The bleeding wouldn't stop.
04:08I was practically swimming in a dark red puddle.
04:10Just as I started blacking out, the door violently swung open.
04:14It wasn't Bella.
04:15It wasn't the goons.
04:17It was the family's private physician, Dr. Vance.
04:20Alexia?
04:21What the hell are you doing down here?
04:23Damien told everyone you were resting up in the penthouse VIP suite.
04:27I tried to scream, but my throat was totally paralyzed.
04:30All I could do was point at my swollen stomach, sobbing uncontrollably.
04:35The second his hands felt my abdomen, he sharply sucked in a breath.
04:39You're 10 centimeters.
04:40Your water's completely broken.
04:42We have to get you to a hospital.
04:44Now!
04:44He tried to scoot me up, but the slightest movement sent a horrifying, hot gush between
04:48my legs.
04:49Blood.
04:50So much damn blood.
04:52Dr. Vance's hands were shaking uncontrollably as he screamed out the door.
04:55Help!
04:57Get in here now!
04:58She's hemorrhaging!
04:59The hallway was a ghost town.
05:02Damien's family basically owned this private hospital.
05:04They had cleared out the entire building tonight, just for Vivian's delivery.
05:08Every single doctor and nurse was on standby up on the third floor.
05:12Dr. Vance whipped out his phone, swearing when he saw there was zero cell service down
05:16here.
05:16I'm carrying you up.
05:17Just hold on.
05:19Gritting his teeth.
05:20He lifted my dead weight and stumbled frantically toward the exit.
05:23That stairwell felt like an endless nightmare.
05:25Every single jolt was pure, unadulterated torture.
05:28I could feel my baby dropping, pushing down, but unable to actually come out.
05:33Those sick delay drugs were still messing with my system, making my contractions totally
05:37erratic.
05:38It was the most lethal scenario possible.
05:41Dr. Vance, save the baby.
05:43Please, just save my baby.
05:45Don't talk like that.
05:46You're both gonna make it.
05:48He finally hit the ground floor, sprinting straight for the primary operating room.
05:53But when we got to the doors, we both just froze.
05:56The or double doors were propped wide open.
05:59And the room was completely, utterly gutted.
06:01The overhead surgical lights?
06:03Gone.
06:04The operating table?
06:05Gone.
06:06The fetal monitors, the oxygen tanks, every single piece of life-saving equipment had
06:11straight up vanished.
06:11All that was left was an empty, echoing room and some exposed wall outlets.
06:16Dr. Vance stood there, paralyzed.
06:18He let out this choked, horrified sound, like someone was literally strangling him.
06:22The hell?
06:23How is this possible?
06:24I personally checked all this equipment at 3 p.m.
06:28Suddenly, the sharp click of heels echoed from down the hall.
06:31Bella strolled over with two nurses trailing her like lapdogs.
06:36Dr. Vance?
06:37The hell are you doing down here?
06:38Vivian's up on the third floor.
06:40Why did you leave your post?
06:41Where is the equipment?
06:43Where did everything go?
06:45We moved it up to the third floor, obviously.
06:48Vivian needs a C-section, so she gets the absolute premium gear.
06:52What if there's an emergency?
06:54A regular old OR wouldn't cut it for the air.
07:00Oh, is Alessia about to pop?
07:02Well, she's going to have to hold it in.
07:04Vivian's not done yet.
07:05Just suck it up and tough it out a little longer.
07:08I stared up at her flawlessly contoured face.
07:10A sick memory flashed from six months ago her linking arms with me at Prada, batting her eyelashes and going,
07:16The best, Alexia.
07:17You're more like a real sister to me than anyone.
07:20Looking back now, what a twisted, pathetic joke.
07:24Dr. Vance sprinted into the nurse's station like a madman, violently tearing through the supply cabinets.
07:28But they were wiped clean.
07:31Where are the meds?
07:33Give me something!
07:34We sent it all up to the third floor.
07:36Damien ordered that every single resource must be strictly prioritized for Vivian.
07:41Dr. Vance slammed his fist so hard that the cabinet had dented.
07:44I'm so sorry.
07:46God, I'm so sorry.
07:48Alessia, there's nothing I can do.
07:52Bella sauntered over, condescendingly patting his shoulder.
07:55Relax, Doc.
07:56Take a breath.
07:57She hasn't even pushed the kid out yet.
08:00Once Vivian is finished, we'll send the scraps back downstairs for her.
08:04And honestly, even if she pops it out, it's just a worthless girl.
08:07If it dies, good riddance.
08:10Our family doesn't need trash like that.
08:12I stared a hole straight through her skull, looking at the girl I had treated like my own flesh and
08:16blood for three straight years.
08:18You sick bitch.
08:20Bella's smug little smile instantly vanished.
08:23Keep barking.
08:24Call me whatever you want.
08:26Once you're completely drained from giving birth, I have plenty of ways to shut you up for good.
08:31And then, Vivian is gonna officially take your place as the Lady of the House.
08:35As for you, we might just spare your pathetic life.
08:40You know, as a favor to my brother.
08:43Blair!
08:45You are literally murdering her!
08:47Murder?
08:49Watch your mouth, Doc.
08:51You're on thin ice.
08:53Women die from childbirth complications every day.
08:56It's perfectly natural.
08:58Besides, this is internal family business.
09:01You're just an employee on our payroll.
09:03Back the hell off.
09:04She flicked her wrist at her goons.
09:06Escort Dr. Vance to the break room.
09:08I'll take excellent care of Alessia myself.
09:11Two massive bodyguards immediately grabbed the doctor by the arms and started dragging him away.
09:16Alexia!
09:17Press your acrobacere points.
09:19Your ankles.
09:20The webbing of your hands.
09:22It'll force the contractions.
09:24Don't give up!
09:25You can still save the baby!
09:26His voice echoed down the hall until it faded into nothing.
09:29Bella casually kicked the nurse's station door shut and turned back to face me.
09:33She pulled out her iPhone and started a FaceTime call.
09:36Hey Damien!
09:38Alessia's about to pop.
09:40Wanna watch?
09:40Damien's face popped up on the screen.
09:43He was pacing outside a luxury delivery suite, a swarm of elite doctors buzzing in the background.
09:48Cut the crap, Alessia.
09:51Things are getting complicated with Vivian.
09:53The baby's heart rate is dropping.
09:55Bella flipped the camera to show my bloody, writhing body on the floor.
09:58Look at all this blood she's losing.
10:01Do you think she's gonna croak too?
10:03Damien frowned at the screen for half a second before aggressively looking away.
10:07Just make her wait.
10:08Once Vivian's done, I'll send a doctor down.
10:11Blair, just keep an eye on her.
10:12I can't leave this floor right now.
10:14The call disconnected.
10:16Bella shrugged, shoving the phone into her back pocket.
10:19Hear that?
10:20My brother only gives a damn about Vivian.
10:22I slammed my eyes shut, refusing to look at her smug face.
10:26But I slowly, secretly slipped my hand behind my back.
10:29Sewn into the fabric was a tiny, button-sized device.
10:32I dug my fingernail under the device's protective cap and flipped it open.
10:36And I pressed down hard.
10:38No beep.
10:39No flashing red light.
10:40But I knew the distress signal was already bouncing off a satellite.
10:44My dad Robert promised that the second I hit that button,
10:46his people would crash through the doors in under 30 minutes.
10:49But 30 minutes.
10:50Did my baby even have 30 minutes left?
10:53A panic button my dad Robert gave me.
10:56He told me.
10:57Alessia, that family is full of vipers.
10:59If things go south, press this.
11:01Dad, chill.
11:03Damien treats me like a queen.
11:04His whole family adores me.
11:05God, I was so incredibly, fatally stupid.
11:08My grip on reality was slipping.
11:10Bella was just lounging in a chair, scrolling through her phone,
11:13occasionally glaring down at me like I was roadkill.
11:16I mean, seriously, what were you thinking marrying into our family, Alexia?
11:20Did you just want Damien for his looks?
11:22His money?
11:24You're literally a nobody from a middle class family.
11:27You never belonged with us.
11:28I didn't say a single word.
11:30I just kept desperately pressing the pressure points Dr. Vance told me about.
11:34My ankles.
11:35The webbing of my hands.
11:37Pushing down with everything I had.
11:39Even if it was a total long shot.
11:41Bella just kept running her mouth.
11:43We figured, hey, if you spit out a son, you'd at least have some use.
11:47Then the ultrasound showed it was a girl.
11:49The old man was absolutely furious.
11:52Thank God Vivian is having a boy, otherwise our bloodline would be screwed.
11:55She stood up, walked over, and literally kicked my leg.
11:59So do us all a favor and know your place.
12:01Stop clinging to things that aren't yours.
12:04I forced my eyes open and stared dead at her.
12:06Damien, know you're talking to me like this?
12:10Duh.
12:11My brother literally sent me down here to prep you.
12:14He said you were stubborn and might do something crazy, so I needed to talk some sense into you.
12:19Another massive wave of agony ripped through my stomach.
12:22Worse than all the others combined.
12:24The meds were completely gone.
12:26The baby was crowning.
12:29I couldn't hold back the scream anymore.
12:31Bella jumped back, looking totally disgusted.
12:34So annoying.
12:35She yanked the door open and yelled down the hall.
12:39Hey!
12:40Somebody get in here and check if she's finally popping.
12:42A terrified nurse scrambled in, took one look between my legs, and went chalk white.
12:48She's fully dilated.
12:50The head is cloning.
12:52But she's losing way too much blood we have to deliver right now.
12:56Then catch it, genius.
12:58The nurse was on the verge of tears.
13:02We have no equipment.
13:04No meds.
13:05Doing it like this.
13:06The mother and the baby could die.
13:09Then let them die.
13:11They're dead weight anyway.
13:13Who gives a crap?
13:14After dropping that sick line, Bella literally just walked out to find Damien, leaving me
13:19to bleed out.
13:19The nurse was too terrified to speak.
13:22She just squatted down and tried to help me manually dilate.
13:25But I was totally tapped out.
13:27The extreme blood loss had drained every last ounce of my energy.
13:30Every single passing second.
13:32Was pure, agonizing hell.
13:34Then, out of nowhere, rapid, heavy footsteps echoed down the hall.
13:38A lot of them.
13:39The synchronized, thunderous thud of tactical combat boots.
13:46Who is that?
13:47The heavy metal door was violently kicked off its hinges.
13:50A squad of women full black tactical gear swarmed the room, assault rifles raised.
13:58The second his eyes locked onto my bloody body, they went completely red.
14:03Miss Alessia.
14:05Alessia.
14:06I just weakly reached my bloody hand out to him.
14:08The nurse started shrieking hysterically.
14:10Who the hell are you?
14:12How did you get in here?
14:14How did you get here?
14:15Security!
14:16Security!
14:17The leader didn't even glance at her.
14:19He sprinted over and dropped to one knee right beside me.
14:23I should have protected you.
14:25He scooped me up into his arms and barked at his squad.
14:29Clear the perimeter.
14:30Prep the mobile med bay, now.
14:32Yes, sir.
14:40You can't do this!
14:42This hospital belongs to Damien's family!
14:45The leader paused and slowly turned his head.
14:47He gave her a look that could freeze hell itself.
14:50Damien's family?
14:51They're already dead to us.
14:54They rushed me into a heavily modified, armored medical van.
14:58The inside was literally a state-of-the-art mobile operating room.
15:01Elite trauma docs and nurses were already inside, instantly starting resuscitation.
15:06BP dropping.
15:0760 over 40.
15:08Hemorrhagic shock.
15:10Fetal distress is critical.
15:11We need to perform an emergency C-section.
15:14But the mother's vitals are crashing.
15:16The surgery risk is.
15:18Cut her open.
15:19I'll take the bullet if anything goes wrong.
15:21Save.
15:21Save the baby first.
15:23Boss, please don't speak.
15:25Save your energy.
15:26The Don is already on his way.
15:28He'll be here any minute.
15:30You and the baby are going to make it.
15:32You have to.
15:33Before he could even finish, the heart monitor let out a piercing, continuous scream.
15:38She's flatlining.
15:39Grab the paddles.
15:40Clear.
15:40The fetal heartbeat is crashing too.
15:42Scalpel.
15:43We're cutting now.
15:44They strapped my arms down, and a heavy anesthesia mask was clamped over my face.
15:49Right before the darkness swallowed me whole, I heard the surgeon scream.
15:52We're too late.
15:53The baby.
15:54The baby has no pulse.
15:57Darkness.
15:58Pure, suffocating darkness.
16:00I don't know how much time passed.
16:02I slowly peeled my eyes open.
16:04I was staring at an unfamiliar ceiling, the sharp smell of antiseptics burning my nose.
16:09She's awake?
16:10The boss is awake.
16:12Someone shouted in pure relief.
16:14Several faces instantly crowded around my bed.
16:17All faces I grew up with.
16:18My dad Robert's top enforcers, the ruthless uncles who basically raised me.
16:23Where's my baby?
16:24The entire room went dead silent.
16:26A few seconds later, the man standing at the foot of the bed slowly turned around.
16:30It was my dad Robert.
16:32The Don.
16:33A man in his 50s?
16:35Alessia.
16:35He couldn't even get past my name before his voice broke.
16:38Looking into his bloodshot, shattered eyes, I already knew the answer.
16:42The baby's gone isn't it?
16:44Massive hemorrhaging.
16:46Placental abruption.
16:47The oxygen deprivation was just, too long.
16:50The doctors did absolutely everything they could.
16:52I closed my eyes.
16:54I didn't cry.
16:55I didn't scream.
16:56I just felt this massive, gaping black hole open up in my chest.
17:00The tiny life that had been growing inside me for nine months.
17:03The baby that kicked me every day, the one I whispered secrets to.
17:07Gone.
17:08Where's Damien?
17:09He's with Vivian.
17:11She gave birth.
17:12To a boy.
17:13His entire family is popping champagne, celebrating.
17:16Not a single one of them even asked about you.
17:41I let out a laugh.
17:42A sick, full body tremor of a laugh.
17:45Perfect.
17:47Absolutely perfect.
17:48My dad Robert squeezed my hand tight.
17:51Alessia, we're going home.
17:52That family doesn't deserve you, and that bastard definitely doesn't.
17:56Dad.
17:57I need you to do something for me.
17:59Name it.
17:59I need a body double.
18:01A hyper-realistic fake corpse.
18:03Make it look exactly like me.
18:05Post-delivery, bled to death.
18:07My dad Robert totally froze.
18:09You're planning to.
18:10I want them to think I'm dead.
18:12And then, I am going to sit back and watch exactly how they celebrate.
18:16Watch them throw a party for their new, air, over my dead body.
18:20Then, he firmly nodded.
18:22Done.
18:22I'll make the call.
18:24The body double was terrifyingly realistic.
18:26Medical-grade silicone skin, pumped full of fake blood bags,
18:30complete with a core temperature simulator.
18:32Shoved into a freezer in the morgue.
18:34You literally couldn't tell the difference from an actual corpse.
18:37I was chilling in the hospital security room.
18:39Any regrets?
18:40About what?
18:41Marrying that piece of trash.
18:43Nope.
18:44At least it showed me exactly what kind of monsters they are.
18:47On the screen, Damien finally strutted out of the VIP delivery suite.
18:51He was holding a swaddled newborn,
18:53his face absolutely glowing with that I proud new dad energy.
18:56Vivian was being wheeled out on a hospital bed,
18:58looking pale but flashing this massive,
19:00the old patriarch George hobbled over on his cane,
19:03bawling his eyes out the second he laid eyes on the kid.
19:05A grandson.
19:06I finally have a grandson.
19:08Our bloodline is secure.
19:10The whole damn family crowded around the baby, laughing and celebrating.
19:14Not a single person asked about me.
19:16No one remembered the other pregnant woman who was literally fighting for her life downstairs.
19:21Mr. Damien, what about your wife?
19:23Damien frowned, looking like he literally just remembered I existed.
19:26How's she doing?
19:27No updates yet.
19:29Dr. Vance is down there with her.
19:31I'll go check.
19:32I'm coming with you.
19:33He handed his golden boy off to the nanny and headed for the elevator.
19:37Bella scrambled after him.
19:39The two of them hopped into the elevator.
19:41I switched the camera feed to the ground floor.
19:44Dr. Vance was leaning against the wall outside the gutted door,
19:46looking like an actual ghost.
19:48Seeing Damien, he shot up straight.
19:51Mr. Damien, where's my wife?
19:53He just slowly stepped aside and pointed a shaking finger down the hall.
19:57Toward the morgue, Damien's face dropped.
20:00What the hell does that mean?
20:01What the hell does that mean?
20:21Dr. Vance choked out, staring at the floor.
20:25Massive hemorrhage.
20:26We couldn't resuscitate her.
20:28We lost the baby too.
20:30The air in the hallway completely froze.
20:33Damien just stood there, paralyzed.
20:35Like his brain couldn't process the words.
20:37Bella was the first to snap out of it.
20:40Bullshit, she was completely fine a minute ago.
20:42She lost way too much blood.
20:44We had zero equipment.
20:46Zero meds.
20:47I tried literally everything, but I'm so sorry.
20:50I swear to God I tried.
20:52Damien suddenly snapped, grabbing the doctor by the collar and violently hoisting him up.
20:57What the F-U-C-K did you just say?
20:59My wife is dead.
21:00Dr. Vance just nodded, tears streaming down his face.
21:04Damien dropped him, stumbling backward until his back hit the wall.
21:07No.
21:08That's impossible.
21:09She was perfectly healthy, how could she?
21:12Bella frantically grabbed his arm.
21:13Damien, wait.
21:14Let me go check.
21:16She practically sprinted toward the morgue.
21:18On the cameras, I watched her yank open the freezer drawer and stare down at the corpse.
21:22The silicone face was permanently frozen in a mask of agonizing pain.
21:26The white sheet underneath was entirely soaked in dark red blood.
21:30Bella stared for all of five seconds before clapping a hand over her mouth and bolting
21:34out of the room.
21:35Damien, it's real.
21:36Damien stormed into the morgue.
21:38The feet caught him standing over the open freezer, completely paralyzed.
21:42He stood there so long it freaked Bella out.
21:45She tiptoed in and tugged his sleeve.
21:47Damien suddenly snapped his arm back and punched the concrete wall with everything he had.
21:51Why?
21:52Why didn't anyone tell me sooner?
21:54Why didn't you wait for me?
21:56Dr. Vance, standing out in the hall, muttered quietly.
21:59Your phone was off.
22:00You didn't allow calls in the VIP suite.
22:03Then why the hell didn't you run upstairs and get me?
22:05It's two flights of stairs.
22:07How long would that take?
22:08You just stood there and watched her die.
22:11His eyes totally bloodshot with rage.
22:13Dr. Vance went dead silent, dropping his head as his shoulders shook.
22:17Bella tried to run damage control.
22:19I was the one who stopped him from going upstairs.
22:21Vivian was in a critical state.
22:23I didn't want to interrupt.
22:25Smack.
22:25He slapped her across the face.
22:28Hard.
22:28Did you just hit me?
22:30Were you the one who locked her in the basement?
22:32Bella wouldn't meet his eyes.
22:33I just told her to wait.
22:35Wait for what?
22:36That was my wife.
22:37That was two human lives.
22:39I told you to take care of her.
22:40Is this how you take care of people?
22:42Bella burst into tears.
22:44I was doing it for the family.
22:46Vivian was having a boy.
22:47She was having a girl.
22:48Do the math.
22:50Grandpa George said the boy is the only air that matters.
22:53An air.
22:53So, her life just didn't matter anymore.
22:56It was like that word literally stabbed Damien in the chest.
22:59He froze.
23:00The rage completely washed out of his face, replaced by this hollow, blank look.
23:05An air.
23:06The only sound in the morgue was the low hum of the freezer and Bella's muffled sobbing.
23:10Damien dragged my corpse back to the family estate.
23:12They didn't even let me in the main house.
23:15They set up a cheap memorial in the guest wing.
23:17Meanwhile, Vivian and her golden boy moved straight into the master suite.
23:21Swarmed by nannies and night nurses.
23:23The old patriarch George laid down the law.
23:25Keep the funeral quiet and cheap.
23:27We don't want bad energy around the new baby.
23:30Just find a day to cremate her and get it over with.
23:33Pick a decent plot though, she was still married into the family.
23:36Damien didn't say a word.
23:37He just sat in that dark memorial room, guarding the casket.
23:41Three days and three nights.
23:42Didn't eat, didn't drink.
23:44Bella tried to comfort him and got violently kicked out.
23:47Vivian finally waltzed in holding the baby, playing the sweet widow.
23:50Damien, I'm so sorry for your loss.
23:53Alessia wouldn't want to see you like this from heaven.
23:55He stared at her for a long time before asking.
23:58What she was thinking when she died?
23:59I was in labor, I don't.
24:01She was thinking about why her husband wasn't there.
24:03About why everyone was celebrating your baby while leaving her to literally bleed to death.
24:07Damien, what the hell is that supposed to me?
24:10I almost died giving birth to.
24:12The heart rate dropped so many times.
24:14Yeah, it was rough for you, but she actually died.
24:17Two lives.
24:18Gone.
24:19Did she deserve to die just because she wasn't carrying a boy?
24:23Damien stood up, walking over to the casket.
24:25I keep thinking, if I had just been with her, would things be different?
24:29If I hadn't ordered all the medical equipment for you, would she still be alive?
24:32If only.
24:33His voice cracked, unable to finish the sentence.
24:36Vivian bit her lip, spun on her heel, and stormed out.
24:39Right before she left, she threw one last dagger.
24:42Don't forget Damien.
24:43I'm the one who gave this family a son.
24:46That corpse in there is completely useless to us now.
24:48The door slammed shut.
24:50Damien slumped against the casket, sliding down to the floor, burying his face in his hands.
24:54Through the hidden camera feed, I watched his shoulders shake violently.
24:57I shot a text to my dad Robert, are we cleared to go?
25:00My dad Robert replied instantly, green light.
25:03Suddenly, the family business started bleeding out.
25:06First, their oldest suppliers entirely cut off their supply chain.
25:10The excuse?
25:11Quality control issues.
25:13Damien sent his fixers to smooth it out, but they got slammed doors in their faces.
25:17Then, the banks pulled their credit lines.
25:19Guaranteed multi-million dollar loan renewals were suddenly rejected for high risk.
25:23Their cash flow choked instantly.
25:25And then the clients started dropping like flies.
25:28Massive contracts were ripped up overnight, instantly handed over to their biggest rivals.
25:32Within 30 days, their total market value plummeted by 30%.
25:36The old patriarch George stressed himself into a hospital bed.
25:39Damien was running himself ragged, bouncing between the ICU and the crumbling corporate office.
25:44Vivian, sitting comfortably with the baby, constantly whined,
25:48Oh Yuri literally never home.
25:49You don't even care about the baby.
25:51My dad is dying and the company is imploding, what do you want me to do?
25:55So, what if the company crashes?
25:57We're loaded.
25:58We have enough cash for a lifetime.
26:00She rolled her eyes.
26:01Damien looked at her like he was seeing a complete stranger.
26:04Do you have any idea how this family built its empire?
26:07My grandfather George, my dad, my brother Alan three generations bled for this.
26:12It didn't just fall from the sky.
26:14Well, you still can't just abandon me and your nephew.
26:17He's not even a month old and you're MIA every single day.
26:21Damien slammed the door on her and drove straight back to the memorial hall.
26:25My casket was still sitting there.
26:27He refused to bury me because he couldn't find the perfect plot.
26:30He leaned against the polished wood, muttering into the void.
26:33Alessia, if you were here, what would you tell me to do?
26:36You'd probably tell me to just breathe.
26:39Take it one step at a time.
26:40You are always so level-headed.
26:43So damn smart.
26:44His voice dropped to a broken whisper.
26:46But I don't have anyone to talk to anymore.
26:48My dad just screams at me.
26:51Vivian only wants my credit cards.
26:53Bella is entirely self-obsessed.
26:55You were the only one who never asked for a dime, who just wanted to help me.
26:59He took a drag and started violently coughing.
27:02Coughing so hard literal tears streamed down his face.
27:05I'm so sorry.
27:07God, I am so sorry.
27:08I didn't know it was gonna end like this.
27:10If I could do it all over again, I swear I would.
27:14Before he could finish his pathetic confession, his phone blew up.
27:17It was his executive assistant, sounding absolutely panicked.
27:22Boss.
27:22We have a massive crisis.
27:24Customs just seized our entire shipping fleet.
27:27They're claiming we're smuggling contraband.
27:29The payload is huge.
27:30The feds are opening a criminal investigation.
27:33Contraband?
27:34What the hell are you talking about?
27:35We run a legitimate import business.
27:38It's real.
27:38The feds are literally raiding the lobby right now asking for you.
27:42Damien slammed the phone down and bolted out of the memorial hall.
27:45He jumped in his car, speeding toward the corporate HQ.
27:49Halfway there, his phone rang again.
27:51Unknown caller ID.
27:52He picked up, and a man's voice ice cold and deadly deep spoke through the speakers.
27:57Did you enjoy my little gift, Damien?
27:59Who the hell is this?
28:00My name isn't important.
28:02All you need to know is that this.
28:03This is just the appetizer.
28:05You owe a massive debt.
28:07And I'm going to rip your entire family apart to collect it.
28:10The line went dead.
28:12Damien scrambled to redial, but the number was already disconnected.
28:15His hands, gripped white-knuckled on the steering wheel, started to violently shake.
28:20The federal investigation dragged on for two brutal weeks.
28:23They eventually dropped the charges due to insufficient evidence, but the entire cargo was seized.
28:28Millions of dollars, instantly gone.
28:30Their family's reputation absolutely tanked, and business partners started tearing up their contracts left and right.
28:37The company's stock flatlined.
28:39The stress triggered a second massive stroke for the old patriarch George, and this time, he didn't make it.
28:44Right before he kicked the bucket, he gripped Damien's hand, gasping out.
28:48Family.
28:49The air.
28:50And then he flatlined.
28:52The funeral was pathetic and cheap.
28:54Barely anyone showed up, and the ones who did were only there to watch the train wreck.
28:58Vivian stood by the casket holding the baby, crying her perfectly manicured crocodile tears.
29:03Honestly couldn't tell if she was crying for the old man or crying because her sugar daddy was dead.
29:08Damien just stood there the entire time, completely dead inside.
29:12It wasn't until the funeral ended and the guests cleared out that he finally turned to Vivian.
29:16Pack your stuff.
29:17Get out.
29:18Vivian.
29:19Leave me fro.
29:20Excuse me?
29:22Take the kid and get the hell out of my house.
29:24I'll cut you a check.
29:26It'll be enough to keep you comfortable for the rest of your life.
29:28Damien!
29:29What the hell are you talking about?
29:31I'm your brother's widow!
29:33His baby is his own flesh and blood.
29:35Grandpa George literally said he's the heir!
29:39The heir?
29:40Our entire empire is turning to dust.
29:43What exactly is he inheriting?
29:45Our crippling debt.
29:47Vivian took a step back, panicked.
29:49You're just gonna abandon us?
29:51I'm paying you.
29:52Damien deadpanned.
29:54That's me, not abandoning.
29:56The main estate?
29:58I'm keeping it.
30:00It holds all my memories with Alessia.
30:05Memories?
30:05Stop lying to yourself, Damien.
30:08You never loved that woman.
30:09You're just drowning in guilt.
30:11She died a horrific death, and now the guilt is eating you alive.
30:15If she was still breathing, you would have dumped her and married me ages ago!
30:20Damien's face went deadly dark.
30:21Shut your mouth.
30:23I'm gonna say it!
30:24Totally lost it.
30:26Completely unhinged.
30:27You only married her because she was a clean, basic girl you could easily manipulate.
30:31You literally told me that once she pushed the kid out, you'd find an excuse to divorce
30:35her.
30:35Now that she's dead, she did you a massive favor!
30:39You should be thanking me!
30:41Thanking my son for getting her out of the picture!
30:43Smack!
30:44Another slap!
30:45Infinitely harder than the one he gave Bella.
30:47Vivian was literally knocked to the floor, the baby instantly bursting into terrified
30:51wells.
30:52Damien loomed over her, his eyes like daggers of ice.
30:56Get out.
30:57Right now, leave.
30:58If I ever see your face again, you won't get a single damn cent.
31:02Vivian scrambled up, clutching the screaming baby, and shot him a lethal glare.
31:06Going to regret this!
31:08She stormed out, taking the kid and a massive seven-figure settlement check with her.
31:12Damien stood alone in the empty memorial hall, staring up at his dad George's portrait.
31:17He suddenly looked so incredibly, fundamentally exhausted.
31:21Too exhausted to even stand.
31:22He dropped to his knees.
31:24Dad, I can't hold on anymore.
31:26The empire is collapsing and it's all my fault.
31:29Total silence.
31:31Nobody answered him.
31:32Just the cold draft sweeping through the hall, violently flapping the white morning drapes.
31:36I was chilling in my Italian estate, watching the CCTV feeds on my iPad.
31:41My dad Robert strolled in and tossed a dossier onto the table.
31:45Damien's company.
31:46Valuation's barely holding at a fraction of what it was, and they're drowning in debt twice that same.
31:52Filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is only a few days away.
31:55I picked up the file and skimmed the pages.
31:57That was way faster than I expected.
32:00My dad Robert sat down and let out a heavy sigh.
32:04Alessia, do you really need to personally watch him burn to the ground?
32:08I looked up at him.
32:09Dad, do you seriously expect me to forgive him?
32:12He shook his head immediately.
32:14No.
32:15The bastard deserves it.
32:16I'm just worried about you.
32:18I don't want you getting stuck in this dark headspace.
32:21I slapped the folder shut and gave him a faint smile.
32:23The exact moment my baby died, I completely detached from him.
32:28Right now, I'm literally just collecting a debt.
32:31My dad Robert looked at me, his eyes full of conflict.
32:40I stood up, walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and stared out over the vineyards.
32:45Everyone grows eventually.
32:47Some people just take years to do it.
32:49And some of us grow up overnight after one brutal betrayal in a brush with death.
32:53My dad Robert didn't say anything back.
32:56He just stood there with me in comfortable silence for a while, then quietly left the room.
33:01Suddenly, my burner phone buzzed.
33:03It was Damien.
33:04The absolute nerve of this guy to call me.
33:07Well, technically, he was calling my dead alias' number.
33:10I answered it, but kept my mouth completely shut.
33:13His voice, incredibly hoarse and broken, crackled through the speaker.
33:18Alexia, I know you can't hear this, but I just really re-needed to talk to you.
33:22The family is finished.
33:23My dad is dead, Vivian walked out, and Bella completely cut cuz with me.
33:27Right now, I have absolutely no one left.
33:29Sometimes I think, if I had just treated you better, maybe everything would be different.
33:32If I wasn't so insanely greedy, wanting the sun, wanting the empire, wanting total control over everything,
33:38maybe, maybe you'd still be alive.
33:41But what ifs are useless.
33:43You're dead, our baby is dead, and it's 100% my fault.
33:48I could spend my entire life trying to pay off this debt, and it wouldn't be enough.
33:55So, he took a massive, shuddering breath.
33:58I liquidated everything left of the company.
34:01I split the cash three ways.
34:03One-third went to charity.
34:05In your name, one-third went to Vivian and the kid as a final payout for my brother, Alan.
34:09And the last third, I kept it, to buy myself a burial plot, right next to yours.
34:17In the next life, I'd give you my soul to make it up to you.
34:20The call abruptly ended.
34:22I sat there gripping the phone, completely motionless for a long time.
34:26Until the screen went black, reflecting my stone-cold, expressionless face.
34:30Damien actually kept his word.
34:32He liquidated every single asset real estate, stocks, art collections.
34:36He even listed the main family mansion.
34:39He downsized to a tiny, crappy apartment.
34:42His entire routine was just getting blackout drunk and haunting the cemetery.
34:46Just sitting in front of my headstone, talking to himself like a crazy person.
34:50Sometimes rambling about the bankrupt company.
34:53Sometimes bringing up childhood memories.
34:55Sometimes he didn't say a word.
34:57Just sat there staring into space.
34:59Four hours on end.
35:01Literally all day.
35:02Bella actually tracked him down once, screaming that he'd lost his damn mind.
35:07You blew the entire family fortune for a corpse?
35:10How can you face dad?
35:11How can you face our brother Alan?
35:13Damien just looked at her with totally hollow, dead eyes.
35:16And who's gonna make it right for Lesia?
35:18Who makes it right for the child we killed?
35:20Bella choked on her words, finally running off crying.
35:23She never came back.
35:25By the third month of watching this live stream of misery, I was officially bored.
35:29The adrenaline rush of revenge had completely worn off the second his company went under.
35:33All that was left was this empty void.
35:35And a tiny sliver of pity that I hated to admit I felt.
35:39My dad Robert asked me.
35:41Have you seen enough?
35:42If you're done playing games, snap out of it.
35:44I need you to take over the syndicate's operations.
35:47I nodded.
35:47I'll be back at the office tomorrow.
35:49But tonight, I'm taking a trip to the cemetery.
35:52My dad Robert frowned.
35:54That's way too risky.
35:55He's a desperate man with nothing left to lose.
35:58If he figures out you're alive, he won't notice.
36:00I assure him I'm literally just gonna watch from the distance.
36:02One last look, and I'm closing this chapter permanently.
36:05My dad Robert stayed quiet for a minute, then nodded.
36:08Detail.
36:10Call it in if anything goes south.
36:12The cemetery was dead silent at night.
36:14I stood back in the shadows of the trees, watching Damien slumped in front of my headstone.
36:19He looked practically emaciated.
36:21His hair had gone gray.
36:23The guy wasn't even 40 yet, but he looked like he was pushing 50.
36:27He was clutching a bottle of liquor, taking swigs, and slurring his words.
36:31Alexia, I finally went to see a shrink today.
36:35He diagnosed me with clinical depression.
36:38Tried to shove pills down my throat.
36:41I told him to screw off.
36:43I'm not depressed.
36:44I just...
36:44I just miss you.
36:46I miss your cooking.
36:48I miss you nagging me about drinking too much.
36:51I miss you rubbing your belly and complaining the baby was kicking me.
36:54He took another burning swig and started hacking.
36:56Coughed for a solid minute.
36:58When he finally stopped, his voice was even more wrecked.
37:01But the scariest part?
37:03I'm forgetting.
37:04Your face.
37:05Your voice.
37:06It's all getting so blurry.
37:07I'm absolutely terrified that one day I'm gonna totally forget you.
37:10And when that happens, what the hell am I supposed to do?
37:13He collapsed against the cold stone, his shoulders violently shaking.
37:17He was fully sobbing.
37:18I turned around.
37:20Completely done.
37:21Ready to leave.
37:22But my designer heel accidentally kicked a loose stone.
37:26Damien's head whipped up.
37:27Who's there?
37:28I completely froze.
37:29He stumbled to his feet and started marching toward the shadows.
37:33My security chief tried to pull me back, but I shook my head.
37:36I'd played the ghost long enough.
37:38It was time to face the music.
37:40Damien stopped dead in his tracks right at the edge of the shadows.
37:43The moonlight hit my face perfectly.
37:45He stared at me, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks.
37:48Looking like he literally just saw a gun.
37:51You.
37:52It's me.
37:53I broke the silence.
37:55Not dead?
37:55Surprise.
37:57Damien's jaw was practically on the floor.
37:59He couldn't form a single word.
38:01He just stared at me like a madman.
38:03His eyes flipping from shock, to confusion, to absolute, unbeatable joy.
38:08He lunged over.
38:09He tried to rap me.
38:10My head of security instantly stepped in front of me, shoving him back.
38:19I tried to physically push past my guard, but the guy didn't even budge.
38:24That's when it finally dawned on him.
38:26I was flanked by four heavily armed men in tailored black.
38:29Who the hell are they?
38:31Damien stammered, confused.
38:33My muscle, I answered coolly.
38:35The psychotic joy on his face slowly melted into dread.
38:38He looked me up and down.
38:40Really looked at me.
38:41The custom tailored designer suit, the flawless mafia boss glam, the absolutely stone cold expression.
38:47A total 180 from the sweet, submissive little housewife he thought he married.
38:52Who?
38:52Who exactly are you?
38:56Let's reintroduce ourselves.
38:58Alessia, heiress to the family.
39:00Current head of the Corioni Mafia syndicate.
39:05Bullshit!
39:06You told me you were from a boring middle class family?
39:09I lied to you.
39:10I cut him off.
39:12My dad explicitly told me not to marry you.
39:15He said I couldn't handle your toxic games.
39:17I was stupid and stubborn.
39:20I married you anyway.
39:21Looking back, he was 100% right.
39:26Wait, so my company going completely bankrupt?
39:29That was you?
39:31Yep, I didn't even blink.
39:33My dad Robert pulled the trigger.
39:35He said anyone who touches his daughter pays the ultimate price.
39:39Honestly, I agree with him.
39:42Damien's eyes flushed with furious red tears.
39:45Then why the hell didn't you tell me from the start?
39:51Damien, stop being so pathetic.
39:53From day one, you only loved me because you thought I was a nobody you could easily control.
39:57If you knew I had a mafia hit squad behind me, you wouldn't have even looked my way.
40:00Or worse, you'd have found a way to quietly murder me to absorb my family's empire.
40:06Completely speechless.
40:08He glared at me, his pathetic grief mutating into pure, venomous hatred.
40:13So you played me this whole time.
40:16You just watched me act like an absolute idiot while my entire world fell apart.
40:22All the while, you could have stopped it.
40:24Why?
40:25Not really.
40:26Watching you suffer didn't bring me joy.
40:30I just think it's exactly what you deserve.
40:33Karma?
40:34Alexia, drop the self-righteous act!
40:36If you had just been honest about who you were, none of this would have ever happened!
40:39Yeah, I screwed you over!
40:41But you lied, manipulated me, and destroyed my entire life!
40:45You're a hundred times sicker than I am!
40:47He lunged at me like a rabid dog.
40:49My guards didn't hesitate.
40:51They slammed him face first into the dirt in two seconds flat.
40:55Damien thrashed against the dirt, screaming like a maniac.
40:58Alexia!
40:59Rot in hell!
41:02I'm gonna make you pay for this!
41:03I swear to God I'll-
41:04Before he could finish his villain monologue, my guard punched his lights out.
41:07What do we do?
41:07My security chief looked up at me.
41:09I stared down at his unconscious body.
41:12Dump him back at his crappy apartment, and make sure I never have to look at his pathetical face again.
41:17I flew back to Italy and officially took the throne of the family empire.
41:20My dad formally retired.
41:22Now he just gardens, feeds the birds, and acts like your average sweet grandpa.
41:26Though occasionally, he still asks me,
41:28Do you still hate him?
41:30No.
41:32Holding on to that much hate is exhausting.
41:35I don't have the energy for it.
41:38Then, do you miss him?
41:40Dad, really?
41:43Do you think I'm that stupid?
41:46I just feel like you've completely shut down your emotions.
41:49It's been three years.
41:51I've barely seen you crack a real smile.
41:54And you haven't let a single man within a ten mile radius of you.
41:58Dad, I'm perfectly fine on my own.
42:00I have my empire, I have insane wealth, and I have my family.
42:04I don't need a man complicating my life.
42:08The itentionary for the U.S. trip next week finalized?
42:11Yes, it's done.
42:12Great.
42:12I'm going to go prep for it.
42:14I stood up and walked out of his office.
42:16Just as I hit the doorway, I heard him whisper,
42:18If the baby had survived, they would have been three years old.
42:20My footsteps completely halted.
42:22I didn't look back.
42:24Just forced myself to keep walking.
42:26The hallway was endlessly long, lined with oil portraits of past syndicate bosses.
42:30Right at the very end was a portrait of my mother.
42:33She died from childbirth complications, hemorrhaged giving birth to me,
42:37and the doctors couldn't save her.
42:39My dad never remarried, never even dated.
42:41I never understood why.
42:43But now, I finally get it.
42:45Some wounds literally never heal.
42:47Some pain is so deep that not even time can...
42:50My phone buzzed in my pocket.
42:52My assistant's voice came through.
42:55Boss, Damien is in Italy.
42:57He's outside the estate gates.
42:59He's demanding an audience.
43:00I'm not seeing him.
43:01He's literally on his knees.
43:03Says he's not moving until you come out.
43:06I walked over to the nearest window and pulled back the heavy velvet curtains.
43:10Way down at the front gates, Damien was kneeling in the dirt,
43:14holding up a pathetic cardboard sign.
43:16It read,
43:17I'm so sorry, I was wrong, please.
43:19Just see me once.
43:21I stared down at him for a few seconds.
43:24Then, I sharply yanked the...
43:26My assistant hesitated for a second.
43:27Boss, are you sure that won't be too...
43:29Just do it.
43:31I hung up the phone.
43:31I sank onto a leather sofa and closed my eyes.
43:34But my traitorous brain flashed back to a memory from years ago.
43:37The very first time we ever met.
43:39At the university library.
43:41I was carrying a massive stack of books.
43:44Bumped straight into him and dropped them everywhere.
43:46He immediately knelt down to help me pick them up.
43:48Flashing me this bright smile.
43:50You've got a lot of books there, huh?
43:51The afternoon sunlight was streaming through the library windows, hitting his face perfectly.
43:56He looked so sweet, so completely pure.
43:59But it was all fake.
44:00A complete sick illusion.
44:02So why the hell does my heart still ache?
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