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00:00Give it to me!
00:03You asked for it!
00:05My father and brother had preferred my sister over me since we were kids.
00:09In fact, they hated me.
00:15She is an unloved burden who even killed our mother!
00:21When I was bullied at a party, it was a mafia boss, Edwin Carlson, who stepped in.
00:26He saved me and announced right there in front of everyone that I was the woman he loved.
00:38Stephanie is the one I love.
00:40Anyone who dares to mess with her again will have to deal with me.
00:47Edwin bought a castle deep in the forest just for me.
00:51He filled the garden with my favorite tulips and held a grand wedding there
00:55that made headlines across the country.
00:59For a while, I became the woman everyone envied.
01:08Seven months pregnant, I attended my father's birthday party.
01:12But that night, a sudden fire broke out.
01:26Come and save me quickly.
01:28Kelsey, where are you?
01:29We found Kelsey!
01:31Hurry up and go out!
01:39Help me.
01:40Help me.
01:41Help me.
01:42Help me.
01:43Help me.
01:49You can't sleep anymore!
01:51You can't sleep anymore!
01:59But when I woke up in the hospital, I saw something that shattered my heart.
02:06Saving Kelsey is the goal.
02:08Yes.
02:09But if you try to save her at the cost of Stephanie's life, I won't allow it.
02:18Why else would I have married Stephanie?
02:30What the hell were you thinking?
02:32Starting that fire!
02:33Stephanie's only seven months pregnant!
02:35Are you trying to force her into early labor?
02:37Were you trying to kill her and the baby?
02:45Kelsey has leukemia.
02:46The doctor said we can't wait anymore.
02:48She needs surgery soon.
02:50And she needs the baby's bone marrow.
02:53I care about Kelsey's life more than you do.
02:57Why else would I have married Stephanie?
02:59But you can't hurt her.
03:01I have my own plan.
03:03Saving Kelsey is the goal, yes.
03:05But if you try to save her at the cost of Stephanie's life, I won't allow it.
03:17So that was why he married me.
03:19Not because he loved me, but to save Kelsey.
03:31What he did for me, his kindness, his care was all for her.
03:36Just like my father and brother, he loved Kelsey.
03:40Not me.
03:41If no one loved me, then I figured I might as well just disappear.
03:45Tears kept falling as I walked down the hospital hallway.
03:49All I could see in my mind were flashes from the past.
03:55My mother had died from birth complications after giving birth to me.
03:59Since then, my brother, Denton Grant, and my father had never liked me.
04:05Yo!
04:09Tomorrow, just us three.
04:12You and Denton, big trip.
04:14For real?
04:15No way!
04:16For real.
04:24For her sweet 16 party, they threw a massive celebration,
04:29invited everyone from school,
04:31and even had a 10-layer cake.
04:36When Kelsey got sick,
04:38How are you feeling?
04:39Your brother is on his way back home right now.
04:44Much better.
04:46Thank you, Father.
04:48But when I was hospitalized for pneumonia,
04:51no one came to see me.
04:54I used to think a girl like me,
04:56who caused her mother's death,
04:58didn't deserve love.
05:03This is where you belong!
05:04An unloved outcast!
05:07You killed our mother!
05:09You don't deserve to be at my birthday party at all!
05:38Stephanie is the one I love.
05:41Anyone who dares to mess with her again will have to deal with me.
05:46Edwin was like a savior from heaven,
05:49right then and there.
05:50I fell for him.
05:52It all felt like a dream.
05:54How could a mafia boss like Edwin fall for someone like me?
05:58A girl everyone blamed for her mother's death.
06:01Even after we got married,
06:04it still felt too unreal.
06:06I really thought he loved me.
06:08But now I knew.
06:10He married me for Kelsey.
06:20Three years ago,
06:21Kelsey was diagnosed with chronic leukemia.
06:24She needed a bone marrow transplant,
06:26but no one in the family was a match.
06:35If Stephanie conceives a child,
06:37the baby's bone marrow will have a much higher chance
06:40of matching Kelsey's.
06:41This is currently the most effective treatment plan
06:44for her her condition.
06:47So that was why Edwin married me.
06:50His love,
06:51his care,
06:52everything he did.
06:53It was all for Kelsey.
06:57As I neared the hospital room,
06:59I suddenly heard voices inside.
07:03I'm not even sick.
07:05I fake the leukemia.
07:07I just wanted Stephanie to lose all hope.
07:10I wanted her to finally understand
07:12that dad and Deton only love me.
07:16And Edwin,
07:17he thought I saved him
07:19when he was kidnapped as a kid.
07:21He fell for me
07:22when he heard a piano tune he thought I played.
07:26But it was actually Stephanie both times.
07:29The one he truly loves is Stephanie.
07:33But too bad,
07:35he'll never know the truth.
07:40So,
07:41Edwin had the wrong person all along.
07:44He hurt me for Kelsey,
07:46not knowing I was the one he really loved.
07:49I trembled as I realized my phone
07:51had somehow started recording.
07:53The entire conversation had been captured.
07:59I took a deep breath,
08:01calmed myself,
08:02and tucked the phone away.
08:10I want to terminate the pregnancy.
08:16He knew how hard it had been
08:18for me to carry this baby,
08:20how many supplements I had taken,
08:22and how long I had been on bed rest
08:24just to keep it.
08:25After everything you've been through
08:27to conceive and protect this child,
08:32it's a pity to give up now.
08:37I cannot influence your decision.
08:44But this procedure requires Edwin's signed consent
08:47to proceed.
08:48Take the consent form home
08:50and think carefully again.
08:58There you are.
08:59I didn't see you just now.
09:01I was afraid something had happened.
09:03There was a time when just holding his hand
09:05made me feel safe.
09:07Now, all I felt was heartbreak.
09:13You're worried about me?
09:15You're my wife.
09:16Of course I'm worried.
09:18Who else would I worry about?
09:20Everyone knows you're my whole world.
09:23And you're carrying our baby.
09:26My nose stung.
09:27Was Edwin really worried about me?
09:29Or just afraid something might go wrong
09:32and mess up the bone marrow transplant
09:34for Kelsey?
09:38There's a test.
09:39I need your signature.
09:42What kind of test?
09:50Edwin, get over here.
09:52Kelsey's not feeling well.
09:58Okay, I'll be right there.
10:06There's something going on at the company.
10:07I'll be back soon.
10:08I'll go with you to do the checkup later.
10:22I opened the folder.
10:24Tears blurred my eyes
10:25as they landed on the words
10:27Termination of Pregnancy Consent Form
10:30toward the doctor's office.
10:31But just as I reached the door,
10:33the baby kicked.
10:34That tiny movement made me stop in my tracks.
10:39It was like the baby could sense my fear
10:41and was telling me not to give up.
10:47I hesitated for a long time
10:50and then turned and walked away.
10:52I couldn't do it.
10:53I wanted to keep this child.
10:55I would take him far away from this world of lies.
10:59Away from the Grants.
11:00Away from Edwin.
11:02From now on,
11:03it would be just my baby and me.
11:06I stayed in the hospital all day,
11:08but Edwin never showed up.
11:13The next day,
11:14after I checked out by myself,
11:16I passed the VIP ward
11:17and saw something that cut deep.
11:20Denton and my father
11:21were right there with Kelsey.
11:25One was feeding her fruit,
11:27the other flipping through channels
11:29to find her favorite comedy movie.
11:32Meanwhile,
11:34Edwin was talking seriously
11:35with her doctor
11:36about her treatment plan.
11:38Kelsey tugged on Edwin's sleeve
11:40and pointed at a box of chocolates.
11:42Edwin unwrapped it
11:43and gently fed her one.
11:45Watching that warm,
11:47perfect scene
11:47felt like a knife to the heart.
11:49They looked like a real family,
11:51while I was just someone
11:52who didn't belong.
11:59I remember the time Kelsey and I
12:02were both hospitalized
12:03with pneumonia
12:04when we were little.
12:07Denton and my father
12:08stayed by her bedside
12:10the entire time,
12:11taking care of her
12:12like she was the only one
12:14who mattered.
12:15I was alone
12:16in a cold hospital room.
12:18No one checked on me.
12:21I was so thirsty
12:22that my lips cracked
12:24and bled.
12:26Sweetheart,
12:27why is no one
12:28taking care of you?
12:30Water.
12:34Slow down,
12:34take your time.
12:39Moments like that
12:41when I was ignored
12:41happened more times
12:43than I could count.
12:44It wasn't until
12:45I married Edwin
12:46that I finally felt
12:47what it was like
12:48to be loved.
12:49He had always been
12:50so thoughtful,
12:52giving me the best
12:53of everything.
12:54I really thought
12:56I was the only one
12:57in his heart.
12:59Feeding her chocolate
13:00like that,
13:01it broke me
13:02all over again.
13:03I wiped away my tears
13:05and headed home.
13:06Then I called
13:08my college advisor.
13:14I accept the closed
13:15research project
13:16at North India.
13:27Hello?
13:28Mrs. Grant,
13:29the 10-year contract
13:29is confirmed.
13:30No returning home.
13:31I understand.
13:32Your flight is booked
13:32for three days from now.
13:34Okay.
13:35Three days.
13:36You should say
13:36a proper goodbye
13:37to your family.
13:41I will.
13:43After all,
13:44you won't be coming back
13:44for a decade.
13:46I know.
13:52Hi.
13:57What were you booking
13:58on the phone?
14:00The opera tickets
14:01I bought earlier.
14:02I couldn't make it
14:03because of the hospital stay,
14:03so I canceled them.
14:05I see.
14:06But why didn't you tell me
14:07you were discharged?
14:08I would have picked you up.
14:14Stephanie,
14:14why didn't you tell Edwin
14:15you were discharged?
14:16When we saw your room empty,
14:18he panicked.
14:18He thought something
14:19terrible had happened.
14:20He's a mafia boss,
14:21you know.
14:22Tons of enemies
14:22are watching him.
14:23He really thought
14:24you'd been kidnapped
14:24by one of them.
14:26I looked at Kelsey.
14:27She always knew
14:29how to twist things around
14:30and make me look bad.
14:32She'd been doing it
14:33since we were kids.
14:37And now,
14:38she was slapping me
14:39with the same old label,
14:42selfish
14:42and inconsiderate.
14:47Kelsey's health isn't great.
14:49The doctor said
14:49she should rest at home.
14:51Our castle has clean air
14:52and a forest nearby
14:53that's perfect for recovery.
14:54That's why I invited her
14:56to stay for a while.
14:58Sorry.
14:59I'll be interrupting
15:00your alone time.
15:02She was clearly waiting
15:03for me to lose my temper,
15:05just so she could
15:06play the victim
15:07and call me spoiled
15:08and unreasonable.
15:09That was always her tactic.
15:12But I just kept
15:13a calm face.
15:14You can stay
15:16as long as you want.
15:17Kelsey froze
15:18for a second.
15:19The next day,
15:21Edwin was busy
15:22giving the maid's
15:23instructions about
15:24Kelsey's room.
15:28He made sure
15:29they understood
15:29every little detail,
15:31especially her diet.
15:34So,
15:35it turned out
15:36Edwin knew
15:36Kelsey's preferences
15:37just as well
15:39as he knew mine.
15:40I closed my eyes,
15:42suddenly feeling ridiculous.
15:44Why had it taken me
15:45this long
15:46to realize
15:47how much
15:47he cared about her?
15:49went to my room
15:50early
15:51to start packing
15:52for the trip.
16:01I was just about
16:03to lie down
16:03when Edwin came in
16:04with a glass of water.
16:17take this before bed.
16:19You don't want to
16:20wake up with leg cramps
16:21again from low calcium.
16:23As I watched
16:24how gentle he was,
16:25a bitter feeling
16:26rose in my chest.
16:27He must have
16:28only learned
16:29to be this thoughtful
16:30because of taking
16:31care of Kelsey.
16:32Are you guys asleep?
16:36Before either of us
16:37could answer,
16:38she pushed the door open.
16:46Massage oil
16:47and smiling sweetly.
16:49Stephanie,
16:50you're pregnant
16:51and pregnancy
16:52can cause swelling.
16:54I just learned
16:54a therapy technique.
16:56Let me give you
16:56a massage.
16:58I frowned
16:59and shook my head.
17:00I didn't feel
17:01close enough
17:01to Kelsey.
17:02to be okay with her
17:03giving me a massage.
17:04Is it because
17:05you don't trust
17:05my technique?
17:08Edwin,
17:09I know Stephanie
17:10doesn't like me much
17:11but I really mean
17:12no harm.
17:25Kelsey was worried
17:26she was intruding
17:26on us by staying here
17:28so she wanted
17:28to do something helpful.
17:30Just let her give you
17:31a massage,
17:32okay?
17:33My nose stung.
17:34Between me and Kelsey,
17:36he chose her.
17:37Even knowing
17:38our relationship
17:39was strained,
17:40he didn't take
17:40my side.
17:46I gave up.
17:47I stopped fighting.
17:50Okay.
17:51Thanks, Kelsey.
17:53I agreed.
17:54I didn't care
17:55what she had planned
17:55anymore.
17:56Tomorrow,
17:57at this time,
17:58I'd already be
17:58on a plane
17:59out of here.
18:00I wouldn't expect
18:01anyone's love
18:01ever again.
18:02And no one
18:03would be able
18:04to find me.
18:06Edwin,
18:07her arms and legs
18:08need to be secured
18:09during the massage
18:10to prevent
18:10sudden movements.
18:11This is a stretch band.
18:13It's soft
18:14and doesn't cut
18:15circulation,
18:16so it won't hurt her.
18:22I looked at Edwin,
18:23silently begging him
18:24with my eyes.
18:26Who needed to be tied up
18:27for a massage?
18:28That was clearly suspicious.
18:34But the same Edwin
18:35who was sharp
18:36and ruthless
18:36in the business world
18:38actually believed her.
18:39He let her tie
18:40my arms
18:41and legs down.
18:48Start the massage now.
18:50Edwin,
18:50can you step out
18:51for a bit?
18:56I'll be back
18:57as soon as you're done.
18:58The moment he left,
19:00the door clicked shut
19:01and Kelsey's
19:03sweet expression
19:04vanished.
19:05I yanked
19:05at the bands,
19:06trying to free myself,
19:08but I couldn't
19:09move at all.
19:20Don't bother struggling.
19:22Those ones on you
19:23don't stretch at all.
19:32You figured it out,
19:33didn't you?
19:35That Edwin only married
19:36you because of me.
19:39Even if you know,
19:40so what?
19:41You can't change anything.
19:43You've been under my thumb
19:45since we were kids.
19:48Once you give birth,
19:50your child will be next.
19:53I knew I couldn't
19:54change the way
19:55Edwin Denton
19:56and my father
19:57all favored Kelsey.
19:58That was why
19:59I had decided to leave,
20:01but hearing her
20:02say it out loud
20:03still broke my heart.
20:05You know what?
20:07Mom's death
20:08wasn't your fault.
20:12My stomach dropped.
20:14What did she mean
20:15by that?
20:20When you were first
20:21brought out of the
20:22delivery room,
20:23Dad and Denton
20:23adored you.
20:27They said you look
20:28just like Mom,
20:29so pretty,
20:30and they wanted to
20:30raise you like
20:31a little princess.
20:32They were going to
20:33give you the best
20:34of everything.
20:35I hated it!
20:36Before you came along,
20:37I was the little
20:38princess of the family.
20:39So I pulled out
20:41the oxygen tube
20:41while Mom was still
20:42unconscious after surgery,
20:44and you're the reason
20:45why your mother died.
20:46I'm going to make
20:47sure you die too.
20:48I wanted to see
20:50if they would still
20:50love you if Mom
20:51died because of you!
20:54So, it wasn't me.
20:56I didn't cause
20:57my mother's death.
21:00Expected,
21:01they blamed
21:02everything on you.
21:04They expected,
21:06they blamed
21:06everything on you.
21:08They stopped
21:09loving you
21:10and gave all
21:11their attention
21:11to me.
21:13aren't you afraid
21:15I'll tell
21:15Denton and Dad
21:16the truth?
21:18You can try.
21:20No one
21:21would believe you.
21:21see you..
21:26I went out
21:28By the way.
21:30No!
21:40No!
21:44No!
21:47No no no!
21:49No!
21:50No no no!
21:55It hurts.
22:04Kelsey's collapsed dramatically onto the floor.
22:09Kelsey!
22:10Don't blame Stephanie.
22:13I must have hurt her by accident, so she kicked me because of the pain.
22:23How could you hurt Kelsey?
22:26I didn't.
22:32I'm taking her to the hospital first.
22:38It took a long while before I could stand up again.
22:45I applied ointment to my burned arms.
22:52And then I gathered all my documents and ID.
22:55By the time the sun rose, I'd be gone for good.
23:02It was still dark out when the door suddenly burst open.
23:06Denton and my father stormed in, and without warning, I got slapped across the face.
23:11Stephanie, Kelsey was trying to help by giving you a massage, and you kicked her?
23:18Don't you know she's still recovering from being sick?
23:27You killed your mother the day you were born, and now you want to kill Kelsey too?
23:30How can you be so cruel?
23:33My father's words hit me like a storm.
23:35He raised his hand to slap me again.
23:38But maybe it was the way I looked, crying in silence, that made Denton hesitate.
23:44Perhaps they still love me, still feel a trace of tenderness for me.
23:49After all, I am one of their family.
23:52Am I not?
23:53I try so desperately to believe that...
24:02Dad, she's still pregnant.
24:04Let it go.
24:08Even if Kelsey accidentally hurt you during the massage,
24:11you shouldn't have kicked her.
24:14She's not well.
24:15You're coming to the hospital with me to apologize to Kelsey.
24:23Kelsey caused these burns on me.
24:25I didn't tendrum.
24:27I didn't kick her.
24:28She fell on purpose.
24:37You've always been selfish and hard to deal with.
24:41But at least you used to be honest.
24:43Now you're just...
24:45lying to escape responsibility!
24:49Kelsey is kind.
24:51Why would she ever hurt you?
24:53Anyone can see you burned yourself just to gain sympathy!
24:58Hearing my father blindly take Kelsey's side broke something inside me.
25:03I cried harder, then suddenly found myself laughing.
25:07I already knew.
25:09I'd always known they favored Kelsey over me.
25:13But I keep trying to explain myself.
25:16Why was I still hoping they'd stand by me?
25:22Get up.
25:23You're coming with us to the hospital to apologize.
25:35Stephanie?
25:36Stephanie, are you okay?
25:38When I opened my eyes again, my arm was reeds and bandaged, and Edwin was holding my hand.
25:45I'm sorry I got back so late.
25:47Don't worry.
25:48I'm here now.
25:52Everything's going to be okay.
25:53His hands were big and warm.
25:55His voice was calm and comforting.
25:58But the feeling I used to get from him, the sense of safety was gone, because every time Denton and
26:04my father punished me, it was always Edwin who came to my rescue.
26:09I used to think Edwin was the light in my life.
26:12But now, all I saw was someone pretending to care.
26:23It's still early.
26:25Get some more rest.
26:25He was right.
26:26It was still early.
26:28I should get some sleep.
26:29I needed the energy to leave.
26:31I drifted off again.
26:33And when I woke up, it was already 9am.
26:36The room was empty.
26:38I gave a bitter smile, of course.
26:40Edwin wasn't here.
26:42He was probably at the hospital with Kelsey.
26:44That was fine.
26:45It meant I could leave without anyone noticing.
26:48I checked my luggage and got ready to go, and suddenly, a message popped up from Kelsey.
26:58Edwin, will you and Stephanie get divorced after she gives birth to the baby?
27:02I'm not divorcing Stephanie.
27:04I was wrong before, and I'll take care of her the rest of my life.
27:08He told them to stop bringing up divorce.
27:11He wanted to make things right and make up for what he'd done.
27:20Tears fell again.
27:21Did Edwin ever really love me?
27:23If that love was built on lies, then I didn't want it.
27:28I picked up my bags and got into a cab.
27:33I sent the video from the hospital, where Kelsey admitted Edwin mistook her identity, and she was faking her illness,
27:41anonymously to Edwin's email, and the surveillance footage from our bedroom, where Kelsey confessed she was the one who caused
27:48our mother's death.
27:49I sent that anonymously to my father and Denton.
27:52After I hit send, I tossed my phone out the window.
27:56From now on, I was starting a new life.
27:59At the hospital, Edwin suddenly felt a wave of anxiety for no reason.
28:13What's wrong?
28:14Are you burned?
28:15I'm fine.
28:16My hand just shook.
28:18I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling.
28:21I'm worried about Stephanie.
28:24I need to go home and check on her.
28:37Can you please not go?
28:39I'm all alone in the hospital.
28:41I'm scared.
28:43Can you please not go?
28:51All right.
28:52I'll stay with you a little longer.
29:00Every minute after that felt like torture.
29:02He was visibly restless, distracted, and clearly on edge.
29:06Seeing him like that, Kelsey sent me several more text messages, full of insults.
29:11But I never saw any of them.
29:13With no reply from me, Kelsey felt her efforts to provoke me were pointless.
29:18She was furious but had nowhere to vent it.
29:21It wasn't until my plane landed safely in Northendria, my father and Denton returned to the hospital room.
29:27Edwin didn't say a word to them.
29:30He rushed straight back home.
29:32His chest suddenly tightened, and he felt as if needles were stabbing at his heart.
29:37The pain made him drop to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
29:45He walked into the bedroom and saw the empty bed.
29:52Then he opened the closet and saw that all of my clothes and belongings were gone.
29:57That was when Edwin turned pale.
30:12He had a terrible guess in his heart, but he didn't want to believe it.
30:24This morning, Mrs. Carlson said she was going to the hospital to see you.
30:28She never came back after that.
30:37I'm not even sick.
30:39I faked the leukemia.
30:41I just wanted Stephanie to lose all hope.
30:44I wanted her to finally understand that Dad and Denton only love me.
31:00No way.
31:06No way.
31:08This can't be happening.
31:12So Stephanie's the one who saved me when I was a kid.
31:18That piano song that drew me in.
31:21That graceful figure I could never forget.
31:23It was her all along.
31:26I got it all wrong.
31:27I hurt the one person I loved most.
31:39Every year on Mom's death, Chris Racy, Stephanie never shows up.
31:42I don't even know if she'll bother to come this year.
31:45Mom died giving birth to her.
31:48And she doesn't show the lightest bit of gratitude.
31:52The truth was, I never skipped my mother's memorial on purpose.
31:57They just never brought me.
32:05Sister, can you tell me where Mom's grave is?
32:10You don't need to know where her grave is.
32:13Just stay at home and behave yourself.
32:18I know she didn't mean it.
32:20Please forgive her.
32:22Don't even mention her.
32:24I don't have a daughter like her.
32:25I really don't understand why Stephanie is always targeting me.
32:29I've always given in to her, tolerated her, and cared about her in every way.
32:33I've never once treated her badly.
32:37When she realized neither of them was responding, she finally looked up.
32:42And what she saw made her heart skip a beat.
32:52What's going on?
32:55Did Stephanie badmouth me again or tell you I hurt her?
32:59It's okay.
33:00She...
33:01You're the one who killed Mom, aren't you?
33:12You've been pretending.
33:14Pretending for years.
33:15And made us hurt Stephanie again and again.
33:18You're so cruel.
33:20I don't know what you're talking about.
33:22What do you mean I killed Mom?
33:24What pretending?
33:26Did Stephanie go crying to you again, telling you lies about me?
33:36That night you didn't give Stephanie a massage at all, did you?
33:40You set her arm on fire!
33:49Denton's eyes were bloodshot.
33:51Regret stabbed into his heart like a knife.
33:54He hated himself for being so cold to me.
33:59I wanted to give her a massage, but I...
34:02I accidentally...
34:10You're still lying, huh?
34:28See for yourself.
34:31She had no idea there was a surveillance camera in the room.
34:34Edwin had installed it back when I was pregnant.
34:39On nights when he worked late, he would check the camera to make sure I was safe.
34:45They never took it down, and now it had captured Kelsey's true colors.
34:56Ah, my whole body hurts.
35:08I'm in so much pain.
35:10My leukemia must have flared up again.
35:17Are you faking a flare-up again?
35:19Gonna pretend you're dizzy and dying, desperate for a bone marrow transplant?
35:23Are you sure?
35:31Okay, where are you going to be, Edwin?
35:34I knew I got injured.
35:36She never had leukemia in the first place!
35:41Edwin, I swear I have leukemia, I...
35:43You didn't save me when I was a kid.
35:46It's all because you deceived me.
35:53Otherwise, I wouldn't have hurt Stephanie all this time.
35:59Stephanie's gone.
36:00She doesn't want me anymore.
36:02Are you happy now?
36:04Are you happy now?
36:29No one knew how much time had passed.
36:32Is Stephanie okay?
36:34Do her burns still hurt?
36:39I actually don't have her phone number.
36:47Edwin, I slapped Stephanie yesterday.
36:49Is her face still swelling?
36:52Did she put ice on it?
37:00Stephanie's gone.
37:02I can't find her.
37:04The police said she left the country,
37:06but it'll take hours to find out exactly where she went.
37:14Stephanie, I've done so much to hurt you over the years.
37:17I'm so sorry.
37:19Only Kelsey sat with her head down,
37:21her expression dark and hateful.
37:23She never thought I'd expose her like this.
37:26She actually regretted not finishing the job
37:28and burning me alive.
37:29But it was too late now.
37:41Stephanie boarded a research plane,
37:43bounted for northern Devonia.
37:47Oh my god, you're pregnant.
37:49Then you go and sort out the data first.
37:53Come back to the experimental front line after giving birth.
37:57I handled data instead
37:59and focused on staying healthy
38:01until I gave birth.
38:02For the next two to three months,
38:04Edwin and the others tried desperately to reach me.
38:06But I had joined a top secret government project.
38:09Without my permission,
38:10no one could contact me.
38:20It wasn't until after I gave birth
38:22that I heard from a friend
38:23what Edwin had done.
38:31I had to find her no matter what the cost.
38:35She's the most important person in my life.
38:46Maybe Edwin really did love me,
38:48but from the moment he got close to me
38:50for Kelsey's sake and used me,
38:52that love was already tainted.
38:54The reason he was so desperate now
38:56was because he realized he was wrong
38:58and wanted to make up for it.
39:01But some things just can't be undone.
39:03From the moment I chose to walk away
39:05from Edwin, Denton, and my father,
39:08I told myself that from now on,
39:10I would live for myself.
39:12I would love myself and stop chasing
39:14after anyone's approval.
39:16Three years into my time at the research center,
39:19my little boy came running in.
39:29Mommy, there's a man at the door.
39:31He says he's my daddy.
39:36He gave me cake too!
39:44How could Edwin be at the Northendria Research Center?
39:47Everyone here had to pass a strict screening
39:50and specialize in biology or scientific research.
39:53Edwin was just a businessman.
39:55But when I opened the door, I froze.
40:03Stephanie, I know you don't want to see me.
40:06And that's okay.
40:07I just wanted to say hi.
40:09I'm the new research fellow.
40:11I work right next door.
40:12Guess we'll see each other around.
40:18Later, I learned from my mentor
40:20that after Edwin couldn't reach me,
40:22he actually spent three years
40:24getting certified in biological research.
40:26He proved himself with hard work
40:28and passed all the required screenings.
40:31That was how he got into the program.
40:33It would be a lie to say I wasn't moved.
40:36But I didn't know how to forgive everything he had done.
40:39So I left that decision to time.
40:42As the days went by,
40:43my son and Edwin grew closer and closer.
40:46And slowly, I started letting him back into my life.
40:50When our son turned seven,
40:52Edwin and I got back together.
40:53All those old wounds had finally faded with time.
40:56And what came next
40:57was the happy life of a complete family.
41:00I did feel like
41:00You
41:01Wow,
41:02I love you.
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