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00:03my husband and i both double income no kids retired together we were planning to travel
00:07the world together when he suddenly came clean i've publicly claimed we were child free for 30
00:13years now it's time to bring my children back home where they belong but i had seen this coming long
00:18ago and smiled meaningfully he thought i had lost my mind and continued a man passing on his line
00:24is only natural you couldn't have kids so i played along but now i owe my children an explanation
00:32he proposed a divorce wanting to take his pair of children and their mother on a family trip
00:37together i agreed immediately gracefully stepping aside and leaving when news of the divorce spread
00:42everyone sympathized with me
00:47an elderly neighbor felt my pain at her age abandoned by her husband what a miserable old age
00:53so tragic a college girl from the same apartment complex fumed on my behalf
00:59that old bastard charles is such a scumbag back then he said they'd never have kids
01:04just enjoy their twin stem now look his own son and daughter are old enough to make him a grandfather
01:10chatting with old friends they couldn't help but so glamorous in your youth successful career living
01:15freely but you insisted on being child free and now you're old and all alone even my parents as long
01:21as you don't divorce his children become yours they'll care for you in old age when we pass on
01:28we'll have peace mind
01:32they all thought i was forced into divorce that i was devastated that i had no one to rely on
01:37in old age
01:37that my whole life had become a joke i didn't explain nor could i be bothered to refute them one
01:43by
01:43one how things would turn out for the two of us when the time came they would know charles on
01:48the other
01:48hand was writing hi he posted a family photo on social media with the caption starting today i
01:54finally have a real family in the photo he stood in the center a young man and woman on either
01:58side
01:59their faces radiating youthful pride and the woman who could carry on his bloodline had her arm linked
02:03through his smiling warmly and gracefully someone commented look at that now that's a winner in life
02:10indeed charles had one big in his youth he enjoyed the twosome life with me living freely his whole life
02:17never suffering through midnight feedings and diaper changes yet in his old age he had both a son and
02:22a daughter to bring him joy how could that not count as winning at life now that he was retired
02:27his career and reputation would no longer be affected and me at my age abandoned by my husband and left
02:33with nothing naturally invited people's size but little did they know i had been prepared all along
02:39in this marriage he wasn't the only one acting
02:47the divorce proceedings went quickly so quickly i felt somewhat dazed charles personally drove me to
02:53the courthouse when signing his hand didn't tremble at all instead it was as if he had finally shed some
02:58burden swift and decisive he smiled at the clerk what can you do we're both old and the love is
03:04gone
03:05but at least i still have my son and daughter with me i can enjoy family happiness too the clerk
03:11looked
03:12at me apologetically eyes full of sympathy and comfort i smiled too but said nothing after the
03:16divorce with a grand gesture he hired people to clear out the bedroom i had lived in for over 30
03:21years eagerly bringing vivian and the children home i didn't fight or argue i didn't even bother hiring
03:26a lawyer i just took my half of the savings and a few important items and moved out cleanly and
03:31efficiently the day vivian moved in i came back to pack up my last belongings as soon as i opened
03:37the
03:37door i saw brand new photos displayed in the living room our wedding photos had been replaced by their
03:42family portrait the four of them charles sat in the center vivian holding his arm with two similar
03:49looking young adults in their 20s standing on either side full of vigor when i walked in the lively
03:55atmosphere instantly turned cold as if announcing my unwelcome presence vivian greeted me with a smile
04:03oh stella did you leave something behind let me help you look for it playing the hostess like
04:10she owned the place just a few last things i'll take them all today i said indifferently charles sat
04:15on the sofa without looking up as if waiting for me to get the hint and leave charles sat on
04:25the
04:25sofa not even lifting his head casually flipping through the newspaper as if waiting for me to get
04:29the hint and leave on my own chloe and connor stood to the side their eyes filled with undisguised
04:34distance and wariness treating me like a stranger who had barged in mom this place looks a bit dated
04:39and the living room is kind of dark how about a renovation with a new style chloe said casually
04:43yeah the sofa needs replacing too so old-fashioned how did dad live in a place like this connor chimed
04:49in
04:49i listened to the nitpick and watched charles remain silent i felt like laughing this was the home
04:53charles and i had shared for 30 years every piece of furniture carefully chosen now i was being
04:57dismissed as worthless vivian affectionately held charles's arm see how opinionated the children are
05:01this house needs a complete makeover we can't short charge ourselves charles finally looked up slowly
05:06and glanced at me stella are you done packing take everything at once so you won't have to keep
05:12coming back it's awkward for everyone he meant for me to leave and never come back so i wouldn't be
05:15an
05:15eyesore to their family of four i looked away picked up my bag stood at the doorway and glanced back
05:20one
05:20last time at what had once been my home vivian leaned weakly against charles peeling an orange
05:25while the two children sat side by side on the sofa watching tv the three of them chatting and laughing
05:29as if this home had always been like this composed of their family of four with no place for me
05:34the
05:34way charles looked at vivian was with respect for the mother of his children and guilt for having kept
05:38her as a secret lover all these years as for me i was just an old woman he had grown
05:42tired of with no
05:43children by my side deserving to fend for myself a cold laugh echoed in my heart fine since you want
05:49me
05:49gone i'll leave cleanly so you can enjoy this brief pretense of affection after all in a few days it
05:54will be turning on each other after the divorce i moved into an apartment it wasn't far from my
06:00former home but it felt like a different world i didn't feel any particular discomfort without
06:05charles in the house i actually enjoyed the peace and quiet but outsiders didn't see it that way
06:10no matter how capable and free-spirited you are in your youth you still lost in the end this was
06:15the
06:15shared opinion of relatives and friends my mother couldn't hold back tears when she saw me
06:19you're living alone now with no one to take care of you what if you get sick someday you insisted
06:25on
06:25being child free before look at you now wouldn't it be nice to have a child at least you wouldn't
06:30end up like this my father sighed his face full of regret we shouldn't have let you have your way
06:34back then if we had persuaded you more you wouldn't be in this situation now their words implicitly blamed
06:39me for insisting on being child free saying that's why i lost my husband's heart the most ridiculous
06:43thing was that my friends also thought charles hadn't done anything terribly wrong a man needs
06:47to have children charles was willing to play along with you for so many years
06:53that's already going above and beyond you were too stubborn back then all these years i've never
06:57understood what were you thinking honestly you're both old now vivian would still have to call you
07:02big sister why not just make do and live together i thought at most they'd advise me to accept charles's
07:07children i never imagined they'd suggest vivian and i share one husband but they never considered
07:12that neither child shared a single drop of blood with me even if i stayed how many good days could
07:16i possibly have what they didn't know is that the infertile one had never been me
07:23when i first insisted on being child free bearing the pressure from everyone my declaration that i
07:28would never have children was denounced as selfish and unfilial charles's parents pressured him to
07:32divorce me but he said he didn't mind as long as we could live happily together moved by his words
07:38i
07:38became even more resolute in my decision for decades i bore all the blame myself protecting
07:43his reputation even his confidence and dignity as a man only to discover he had given me nothing
07:48but a complete and utter deception he never pressured me to have children because i wasn't
07:52his only woman if i didn't give birth he could have other women bear his children and he could
07:57maintain his reputation as a loving husband while gaining my parents trust and support why wouldn't
08:01he play along when i discovered the truth i never imagined that my seemingly gentle husband was
08:06so deeply calculating i was wrong but my mistake was not having children my mistake was taking it
08:12upon myself to protect his dignity as a man for that i was even willing to give up my right
08:17to be
08:17a mother so i planned for years waiting for the moment when his act fell apart to deliver him a
08:22devastating blow
08:25soon i received the wedding invitation for charles and vivian's wedding the invitation was in vivian's
08:29handwriting saying that as charles's ex-wife i must want to see him happy too and my presence would
08:34mean the world to them i let out a derisive laugh what beautiful words so high sounding they made
08:39me sick mean the world to them vivian had been charles's secret lover for 30 years having finally
08:43made it to the altar she naturally couldn't wait to gloat in front of me i took the invitation and
08:48casually glanced at it the ceremony was at the city's most luxurious five-star hotel quite an upscale
08:52venue charles must have wanted to compensate vivian for 30 years of hidden suffering with the grand
08:57wedding when my friends heard that vivian had invited me to her wedding with charles
09:00they were all furious what does he mean by this he's obviously trying to humiliate you
09:08exactly you just moved out and he's already marrying his mistress in style he's clearly
09:12trying to embarrass you you absolutely shouldn't go going would just be asking for humiliation
09:17i listened to their angry voices without feeling a single ripple in my heart
09:21in fact a smile crept to my lips of course i'm going don't worry i'm not going to make myself
09:26miserable my friend looked at me in confusion i'm just going to watch a comedy show stella
09:34the show is about to begin
09:40on the wedding day the ballroom was decorated magnificently charles stood in the center of
09:45the crowd receiving blessings from relatives and friends while vivian held his arm smiling
09:50warmly and elegantly the picture of a dignified hostess and i walked in with a confident expression
09:54completely unabashed when the guests saw me the smiles on their faces instantly became knowing
10:00and significant why is she here someone whispered she's not here to cause trouble is it
10:05well who can blame her being abandoned by charles anyone would feel upset they all thought i had come
10:13to cry to argue to seek sympathy but they were wrong if only one person could have the last laugh
10:18at
10:18this wedding that person would definitely be me i picked up a glass of champagne walked slowly to
10:23charles and vivian and smiled congratulations you finally got what you wanted a flicker of
10:29triumph flashed in vivian's eyes she leaned against charles lightly her tone gentle yet provocative
10:33thank you for coming after all back then you pretended to be child free because you couldn't conceive
10:41charles didn't want to hurt you so he came up with this solution the best of both worlds charles
10:47walked over with a drink and raised his glass it's all in the past i believe i stayed by your
10:52side and
10:53did my duty now i'm old and want to enjoy my later years surrounded by children i hope you can
11:01understand i i lowered my head and chuckled softly my gaze sweeping over chloe and connor behind them
11:06let them enjoy their moment of triumph for now because the storm is about to descend
11:16the wedding proceeded as planned on stage charles and vivian were exchanging vows holding hands and
11:21gazing at each other with tears in their eyes chloe and connor went up to give them flowers charles
11:25looked at the two young adults in their prime as of seeing his own youth reflected in them
11:29he thought perhaps this was the price of continuing one's bloodline stella would never understand this
11:34feeling which is why he had resolutely abandoned her halfway through the wedding charles suddenly produced
11:39the property deed i once thought i would die childless and alone in my old age but heaven has been
11:45kind to me my beloved vivian has given me a son and a daughter allowing me to live a complete
11:53life
11:53vivian looked at charles tears already glistening in her eyes i have little to give them so i've decided
11:58to transfer the property under my name to the two children to help them thrive cheers erupted from the audience
12:06chloe and connor covered their mouths excitedly and looked at vivian the three of them were expressions
12:12of assured victory but i stood up and shouted i object vivian hadn't received the property deed yet
12:18interrupted by me she was furious stella today is a wonderful day for our family of four what kind
12:24of trouble are you trying to cause charles looked at me with disgust his eyes contemptuous yet resigned
12:29stella i know you're upset about not being able to have children and jealous seeing my family but you
12:36have to accept reality we're divorced the house may have both our names on it but we're old now
12:44what use is it to us chloe and connor nodded continuously even encouraging the guests to boo me
12:49the mc also tried to persuade me mrs stella as mr charles's ex-wife you must want him to have
12:55a
12:55harmonious family and someone to care for him in old age right i put down my glass and said indifferently
13:02of course but i need to correct one thing the one who can't have children isn't me the hall fell
13:11into dead silence vivian was taken aback and charles frowned too what do you mean by that it means
13:17nothing special i shook my head gently a touch of pity in my eyes my eggs are still frozen at
13:22the egg bank
13:22perfectly healthy the doctor said they can be retrieved for embro cultivation anytime charles
13:29understood i had frozen my eggs for ivf and he was completely enraged didn't you say you didn't
13:34want children with me now we're divorced and you want ivf are you out of your mind you really don't
13:41want to bear my child that badly i slapped him hard across the face rob the mc's microphone and spoke
13:47loudly enough for everyone present to hear because the one who can't have children has never been me
13:51it's you charles you have severe olive spermia you have no fertility whatsoever the hall fell into
13:58dead silence in an instant then came an uproar charles is infertile is that true but vivian already
14:05gave him two children didn't she stella must have gone crazy she couldn't have children herself and now
14:11she's slandering charles the guests whispered among themselves and many had already pulled out their
14:16phones to record charles's face turned dark with fury vivian stood frozen her face deathly pale her lips
14:21trembling what nonsense are you spouting charles stepped forward aggressively his gaze so dark it
14:26seemed he wanted to tear me apart i let out a derisive laugh reached into my bag pulled out my
14:30phone and played a recording the clear voice instantly filled the entire wedding hall through
14:34the microphone stella after examination your fertility is completely normal and your ovarian
14:39function is excellent but mr charles's situation is not very optimist what does that mean his sperm
14:43motility is extremely low basically there is virtually no chance of conception his condition is quite
14:48severe almost no possibility even with ivf the success rate would be extremely low i understand
14:53dr lewis please don't tell him about this yet don't tell anyone else either let this be between you me
14:59and god miss stella this kind of thing can't be hidden forever when you can't conceive after marriage
15:03it will naturally come to light it's fine i'll tell him and our parents that i don't want children
15:09that i insist on being child free that way no one will know the problem lies with charles
15:15the recording finished playing a deathly silence fell all eyes turned to vivian and her two children
15:23suddenly everyone's eyes turned simultaneously toward vivian and the two children behind her
15:27her face had turned completely white and her fingertips were trembling
15:31chloe and connor fidgeted restlessly trying to flee the hall oh my god so all these years
15:36stella insisted on being child free to protect charles's dignity because he's the one who's infertile
15:42than vivian's children vivian's lips moved slightly her voice trembling violently you must have had
15:46someone forge it i gave a cold laugh opened a second file and a video immediately began playing
15:51on the projection screen the footage showed a dimly lit hotel room with a man and woman entangled on
15:56the bed the woman's face was flushed panting softly her voice seductive and triumphant honey
16:01i'm pregnant the man's voice followed carrying a hint of panic and resistance no way this child can't be
16:06mine can it vivian chuckled softly her voice alluring and of course it's yours but don't worry
16:12neither i nor the child need you to take responsibility what do you mean charles doesn't
16:20have children yet his wife insists on being child free and he's desperate he's been begging me to bear
16:26his children i'll just say the child is his he'll definitely treasure me like a gem the man was silent
16:31for a moment then laughed softly you really are something else vivian hooked her arm around his
16:35neck whispering softly we'll seize all the property and inheritance then we can enjoy our golden years
16:43in peace as soon as she finished speaking the man got excited and lunged down to entangle with the
16:48woman beneath him again the video ended abruptly there everyone was stunned a silence like death
16:54vivian completely collapsed onto the floor her hands clutching her wedding gown tightly her eyes filled
16:59with terror and despair charles's face had reached its most terrible expression he clenched his fists
17:03his body trembling slightly veins bulging at his temples he was clearly at the peak of rage vivian he
17:09roared through gritted teeth vivian he roared through gritted teeth wishing he could tear her limb
17:18from limb vivian's body shook her eyes instantly reddening as she desperately tried to explain
17:22it's not charles please listen to me explain what is there left to explain charles picked the chair
17:30aside grabbed a champagne glass from the table and smashed it on the ground the sound of shattering
17:34glass exploded in the quiet wedding venue sharp and piercing you bitch how dare you deceive me
17:40i was your secret lover for 30 years and you dare to cuckler me charles's eyes turned red as if
17:48he had
17:48lost all reason he rushed forward wrapped vivian's shoulders and slapped her heart across the face
17:53the crisp sound of the slap echoed throughout the entire hall vivian staggered backward clutching her
17:59cheek tears streaming from her eyes and you dare to cry you deceived me for 30 years cuckled me and
18:07i've spent so much money on these bastards charles charles calm down someone rushed up to restrain charles
18:12but he had already gone completely mad he shoved everyone aside and like an enraged feast overturned the
18:17dining table plates wine glasses and flowers scattered everywhere the scene was utter chaos
18:21chloe and connor stood to the side their faces ashen their bodies trembling completely out of
18:25locks the guests erupted in an uproar pulling out their phones to capture photos and videos
18:30my god how did this wedding turn into this so vivian's two children aren't even charles's
18:35this is incredible it's the drama of the year the entire wedding had completely spiraled out of control
18:41eventually with security's intervention charles was forcibly pulled away
18:45vidian was dragged out of the hotel in disgrace while chloe and connor fled in terror
18:49the wedding had become a complete joke i stood among the crowd still holding half a glass of
18:53champagne quietly savoring everything the wedding had become a complete joke and i had finally waited
18:58for this day
19:02wedding videos were uploaded online and quickly shot to the top of trending topics topics like paternity
19:08truth revealed at wedding ex-wife's calm counter-attack against cheaters and child-free
19:13husband cuckolded for 30 years exploded across the internet charles had become a complete pariah
19:18wherever he went there were pointing fingers and mocking jeers he valued his face above all else
19:24his reputation was the most important thing in his life now his dignity had been completely shattered
19:29turning him into a laughing stock known across the entire country and i on the contrary had become
19:35the object of everyone's sympathy stella is so pitiful to protect her husband's dignity she took
19:41the blame herself and then was treated like this she's the truly good woman she endured for 30 years
19:48and still showed the scumbag some dignity vivian is the truly ruthless one she tricked charles into
19:53raising bastards for 30 years and almost swallowed his entire fortune public opinion had completely turned
20:00around but none of this mattered to me anymore what mattered more was how this farce would end
20:04after the wedding charles locked himself in his former home and hadn't stepped outside for three
20:09full days he smashed everything in the house coffee table tv faces the place was a complete mess
20:15but after the destruction he sat alone on the sofa staring blankly at a family portrait hanging on the
20:20wall it was a photo of him vivian chloe and connor the four of them in the photo he was
20:26smiling
20:26happily as if he owned the whole world now looking at it again he only felt the irony
20:34he picked up the frame and smashed it onto the ground glass shattered the photo splintered into pieces
20:39fake it's all fake he held his head curled up on the floor like a helpless child
20:45he had lost everything while i was just beginning my new life
20:51after the wedding my life returned to peace no it was calmer and freer than before
20:55i started doing things i truly enjoyed i went to several art exhibitions attended concerts and
21:01enrolled in a pottery class my friends laughed at me you're living more freely than young people now
21:08i smiled without saying a word actually they had forgotten that i should have been living this way
21:13when i was young it's just that back then i had poured all my energy into charles and the family
21:17now i finally had the chance to live for myself one day my mother called her voice carrying a hint
21:22of relief
21:24stella you seem different lately different yes more energetic than before as if you've let go of
21:32something i smiled softly yes i had let go i had let go of the self that endured grievances to
21:36protect
21:37a man's dignity i had let go of the foolish notion that endurance would bring happiness i had let go
21:41of the man named charles mom i've made up my mind about what i want to donate my eggs there
21:48was a long
21:48silence on the other end of the line have you thought this through i have my voice was firm since
21:55the eggs are still there rather than keeping them frozen forever i might as well help people who want
22:00children but can't have them you always thinking of others i smiled without denying it letting go of
22:07the past donating eggs to help others my life is starting anew meanwhile charles's days grew more
22:13unbearable by the day vivian had been thrown out of the house and chloe and connor no longer acknowledged
22:17him as their father after all everything in the video was crystal clear they weren't charles's children
22:23but vivian's illegitimate children with another man they left with vivian not even glancing back at charles
22:28let's go he's not our father chloe said coldly charles sat alone in the empty house suddenly feeling
22:34a loneliness unlike anything he'd ever experienced he had once believed that having vivian and two
22:40children meant he had a real family but now he realized this family had never belonged to him
22:45he himself had been deceived by vivian for a full 30 years he opened his phone and saw news about
22:50me
22:50the headline stella decides to donate eggs to help infertile families jumped out at him
22:54he stared at the screen his fingers trembling slightly the woman who had borne his shame for
22:5930 years to protect his dignity was now doing something even more meaningful and what about him
23:04he had nothing left no family no children no dignity he had lost everything charles put down his phone
23:10leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes images from 30 years ago flooded his mind back then we
23:16were
23:16still young building our careers together planning our future stella when we're old let's travel the world
23:21just the two of us he had once said with a smile sure it's a promise i had agreed without
23:26hesitation
23:27but he had broken that promise it wasn't that i wasn't willing to grow old with him it was that
23:31he
23:31chose to trail first a tear slid from the corner of charles's eye he regretted it but there's no medicine
23:36for regret in this world after hesitating for a long time charles finally dialed my number the phone rang for
23:45a long time before i answered hello stella it's me i was silent for a few seconds then spoke calmly
23:52is
23:52something the matter i i want to see you i chuckled charles do you think there's anything left to say
24:00between us i know i was wrong his voice was hoarse stella i truly know i was wrong i said
24:06nothing i know
24:06you're doing well now and i know you don't want to see me but i still want to tell you
24:12i'm sorry face to
24:13face i repeat it my tone indifferent charles it's been 30 years you're telling me sorry now
24:20don't you think it's a little too late i know it's late but i cut him off charles you chose
24:25betrayal
24:25so you bear the consequences that was your choice there was a long silence on the other end
24:31stella if if we hadn't divorced would you have forgiven me i didn't answer because i didn't know
24:37the answer myself or rather this question no longer needed an answer charles live your life well
24:43those were my final words before hanging up
24:48live your life well this was the last thing i could give him
24:54the egg donation process was more complicated than i had imagined it required a series of
24:58physical examinations psychological evaluations and legal procedures but i walked through each
25:03step with steadiness the doctor told me my egg quality was excellent even after being frozen for
25:07so many years their viability remained very high mrs stella your eggs are extremely valuable they can
25:14help many families realize their dreams i smiled valuable i had once thought these eggs were the
25:20fruit of my love with charles the hope for our future children but now they had become a gift to
25:25help strangers perhaps this was better at least they would no longer be bound by charles's name after news
25:32my egg donation spread many people started paying attention to me the media wanted to interview me
25:37asking why i was doing this i simply answered indifferently because i have the ability to help
25:42others it's that simple and what about you and mr charles do you hate him the reporter pressed i
25:49thought for a moment and said i don't hate him but i don't love him either he was part of
25:55my life but
25:56that's in the past the reporter seemed somewhat disappointed by my answer but i didn't care i
26:01didn't need others to define my emotions after the egg donation i decided to travel the round the
26:05world trip i had planned with charles although i couldn't complete it with him i could do it alone
26:10my first stop was paris standing beneath the eiffel tower watching the sunset slowly descend i felt
26:15the peace unlike anything i had ever experienced this city had once been a dream destination for charles
26:20and me now i had come alone but i didn't feel lonely instead i felt that this was truly my
26:25own
26:25moment without charles without the constraints of that marriage i could finally be my true self
26:30during my days in paris i visited the louvre walked along the seine and tasted authentic french
26:35pastries every day was fulfilling and joyful traveling alone freedom alone i have finally become
26:40myself again during my travels i occasionally received news from back home i heard that after
26:46being thrown out of the chen household vivian's life hadn't been easy she had once relied on charles's
26:51money to live now without a source of income she could only make ends meet by doing
26:55odd jobs chloe and connor no longer had anything to do with her either after all once the video was
27:01exposed everyone knew the truth they weren't charles's children but vivian's illegitimate children
27:06with another man this news was undoubtedly a devastating blow to chloe and connor they had
27:11always believed they were of the chen bloodline proud of it all these years only to discover they
27:15had no connection to the chen family whatsoever chloe confronted vivian mom what exactly is going on
27:23don't believe those videos they're all fake vivian was still trying to deny it mom the video is
27:28crystal clear you told someone else we were charles's children and said you were going to
27:33swind his property i was just enough chloe cut her off i never want to hear your lies again chloe
27:39and
27:39connor moved out of vivian's house found jobs and started new lives and vivian curled up alone in
27:44a dilapidated rental apartment crying day after day her former elegance and nobility had long since
27:49vanished mom do you think stella is feeling pretty pleased with herself right now chloe had once asked
27:55vivian vivian didn't answer because she knew i was no longer an enemy they needed to worry about
28:02i was living too well so well that they didn't even have the right to be jealous
28:09after leaving paris i flew to kyoto this ancient city had a completely different charm from paris
28:15i strolled along the bamboo grove path in arashima listening to the rustling of bamboo leaves in the
28:20wind feeling exceptionally peaceful here there was no charles no vivian none of those troubling memories
28:27from the past only myself i stayed at a traditional japanese inn rising early each morning to soak in the
28:33hot springs and savor exquisite kaiseki cuisine the innkeeper was a kind middle-aged woman seeing me alone
28:39she couldn't help asking ma'am are you traveling alone yes i answered with a smile doesn't traveling
28:48alone feel lonely i thought for a moment and said sometimes but more often it's a kind of freedom
28:55the innkeeper nodded showing an understanding smile you're right freedom is more precious than anything
29:02during my days in kyoto i also visited kaya mizudora and drew a fortune slip the fortune read withered trees
29:07meet spring old matters become empty the road ahead is bright freedom lies within the heart i looked at
29:12the fortune and couldn't help but smile withered trees meet spring wasn't this exactly my current
29:16state after 30 years of winter i had finally welcomed my own spring i carefully put away the fortune slip
29:22into my wallet old matters become empty the road ahead is bright these words i would always keep in my
29:28heart on the last night before leaving kyoto i sat in the inn's courtyard gazing at the star-filled sky
29:34my phone rang it was an unfamiliar number i hesitated for a moment but answered anyway hello
29:39stella it's me it was charles's voice he had come looking for me again
29:50charles how did you get this number i frowned i asked your friend his voice was hoarse stella i want
29:54to see you see me i gave a cold laugh charles what is there left for us to see i
30:00know i was wrong and i
30:01know you don't forgive me but but i really want to talk to you face to face i was silent
30:06for a moment
30:06then finally sighed fine i'm in kyoto leaving tomorrow i know i'm already here i was stunned
30:14he was already here where are you i asked downstairs that you're in i walked to the window pulled back
30:19the
30:20curtain and sure enough saw a familiar figure standing below charles was wearing a dark overcoat
30:24carrying a suitcase he looked much thinner and older than before i hesitated but eventually went downstairs to
30:29meet him in the inn's tea room we sat facing each other charles looked at me his eyes complicated
30:34stella you've changed have i i picked up my teacup and took a sip people always change you would never
30:41have treated me like this before his voice carried bitterness the old you was always gentle and
30:47considerate never willing to embarrass me the old me was a fool i put down my teacup my tone calm
30:53charles you betrayed me for 30 years and now you come to me with this don't you find it ridiculous
30:58charles lowered his head his hands tightly clasped i know i don't deserve to ask for your
31:04forgiveness but i truly regret it i scoffed regret do you regret losing vivian and the two children
31:13or do you regret being laughed at by the whole world charles's face turned pale he opened his mouth
31:19but couldn't speak charles you don't need to answer me i stood up looking down at him because your
31:25answer no longer matters to me i turned to leave but charles suddenly stood up and grabbed my wrist
31:32stella give me a chance let's start over please his voice was fleeting his eyes full of desperation
31:40i stopped and turned to look at him this man i had once deeply loved now only felt like a
31:44stranger to me
31:45charles i gently freed my hand from his my tone calm yet firm some roads once traveled can never be
31:53retraced we can he said urgently i know you hate me but i can change i can make it up
31:58to you i can can
31:59you can't i cut him off charles you can't make it up 30 years of betrayal cannot be erased by
32:06a single
32:06sorry his eyes reddened his voice trembling stella do you really not love me anymore i looked at him
32:12not a single ripple in my heart love i shook my head gently charles i love the you from 30
32:18years
32:18ago not the you of today that you is already dead charles's body swayed as if he had been struck
32:24hard
32:24he released my hand stepped back looking as if he had aged 10 years in an instant i understand his
32:29voice was hoarse and low stella i wish you happiness i didn't answer just nodded faintly then turned and
32:36left the moment i walked out of the tea room i let out a long breath 30 years of entanglement
32:41had
32:42finally come to a close i didn't look back because i knew there were even more beautiful
32:46sights ahead waiting for me i returned to my room packed my luggage and prepared for my next
32:51destination my phone rang with a message from a friend stella charles came looking for you again
32:56don't pay him any attention he's just a scumbag i smiled and replied don't worry i've already let go
33:03letting go is not forgiving but no longer being bound by the past i dragged my suitcase walked out of
33:10the
33:10inn and strode forward into the morning sunlight a new journey had begun my brand new life
33:19after leaving kyoto i went to many more places rome barcelona sydney new york every city left its
33:26mark with my footsteps i learned to eat alone watch movies alone go shopping alone things i once thought
33:32required two people to do it turned out i could do perfectly well alone one afternoon in paris i sat
33:38at a
33:38cafe by the same watching the passing crowds suddenly a little girl ran over looking at me with big wide
33:45eyes ma'am you're so pretty she said in her childish voice i was taken aback then smiled thank you
33:55little one her mother walked over and apologized with a smile i'm sorry my daughter is too playfee it's
34:01fine she's adorable the little girl held her mother's hand looked back at me and suddenly shouted
34:06mommy that lady has stars in her eyes i was stunned stars i subconsciously touched my own face perhaps i
34:15really had changed no longer the woman who endured grievances to protect her husband's dignity no longer
34:21the fool who took the blame for someone else's betrayal the current me had light in my eyes and
34:25dreams in my heart this was probably what people called rebirth light in my eyes dreams in my heart
34:31this is my rebirth after the trip i returned home there was new progress on the egg donation the hospital
34:38told me my eggs had successfully helped three infertile couples conceive mrs stella you are truly
34:43remarkable the doctor said gratefully i smiled it's nothing remarkable just doing what i should
34:50actually donating eggs wasn't just about helping others it was also about making peace with my
34:55own regrets although i never had my own children my eggs could help others realize their dream of
35:00becoming parents this was probably the best possible ending one day i received a letter it was from a
35:06mother who had received my eggs dear miss stella i don't know what words to use to express my gratitude
35:12my husband and i have been married for 15 years and have never had children we tried every method
35:18without success just when we were about to give up we received news from the hospital that someone
35:24was willing to donate eggs that person was you now i am pregnant and the doctor says the baby is
35:30very
35:31healthy i don't know how to thank you i just want to tell you that you have given our family
35:35new hope
35:36thank you miss stella you are the great benefactor of our entire family after reading the letter my eyes
35:43welled up with tears it turned out that helping others truly could bring happiness to oneself
35:48i carefully put the letter away in a drawer this touching moment i would forever treasure in my
35:53heart helping others is also healing oneself after returning home i started reconnecting with old
36:01friends because of the whole situation with charles i had grown distant from many people now i wanted
36:07to pick up those relationships again the first person i reached out to was my best friend linda
36:11when she saw me she was so excited she almost cried stella you're finally back i thought you'd never speak
36:20to
36:20me again how could that be i laughed and hugged her i just went traveling for a while to clear
36:27my head
36:28so how are you now has charles caused you any more trouble no it's completely over between us linda
36:35breathed a sigh of relief that's good stella you deserve someone better someone better i smiled
36:44linda i don't need anyone else to define my worth right now i am enough linda looked at me surprise
36:51flashing in her eyes then relief stella you really have changed become better stronger have i maybe i
36:58picked up my coffee after going through so much you've got to learn something so what are your plans
37:02next keep living of course i smiled work travel do what i love what about love linda winked not
37:08considering finding someone new i shook my head not for now at this point in my life i just want
37:17to love
37:17myself well linda laughed well said cheers to our new era we clinked cups the aroma of coffee filling
37:26the air in this moment i felt warmth not because of romance but because of friendship not because of
37:32dependence but because of independence i finally understood that true happiness doesn't come from
37:37others but from oneself after returning home i didn't stay idle i started replanning my career
37:44in my youth i had given up many opportunities for charles now i would pick them up one by one
37:50i
37:50open a small floral design studio this was a dream i had in my youth that i never got to
37:55realize
37:55now i finally had the chance to make it a reality the studio wasn't big but it was decorated warmly
38:00every morning i would go to the flower market to select the freshest blooms then back at the studio
38:05i would trim stems match colors and create beautiful bouquets when customers came i would recommend
38:12the most suitable flowers based on their needs your mom will definitely love this bouquet these roses
38:18for your girlfriend guaranteed to make her feel your love watching the satisfied smiles of my customers
38:23my heart filled with a sense of accomplishment linda a special customer walked into the studio
38:28a young woman holding a baby in her arms hello she said with a smile i'd like to order a
38:33bouquet
38:34certainly who is it for for myself her eyes sparkled i just had a baby and want to treat myself
38:43i was
38:44taken aback then smiled congratulations that's the best gift of all i carefully arranged a bouquet of
38:50pink carnations and white baby's breath for her she held the flowers held her baby smiling so happily
38:56in that moment i suddenly felt that my choice had been the right one although i didn't have a child
39:02of
39:02my own i could bring happiness to others in other ways this was probably the meaning of life bringing
39:08happiness to others is also the meaning of life time flies in the blink of an eye three years had
39:13passed my floral studio had grown bigger and bigger now with three branch locations my name had also
39:19started to gain recognition in the industry many people didn't know what storms this elegant and
39:24composed florist had once weathered and i no longer spoke of them because all of that was in the past
39:29the present me only wanted to look forward one day i received a postcard from alaska no signature
39:36just one sentence may the rest of your life be happy i knew who sent it but i didn't write
39:41back
39:42some goodbyes don't need a response i slipped the postcard into that fortune slip withered trees meet
39:48spring old matters become empty the road ahead is bright freedom lies within the heart these words
39:54i had always kept in my heart charles vivian chloe connor they had all become passersby in my life
40:00and i had finally become the protagonist of my own story the sun was setting i sat by the studio
40:06window
40:06watching the passing crowds outside holding a cup of hot tea my heart felt a peace unlike anything
40:12before my phone rang it was a message from the hospital miss stella your donated eggs have
40:18successfully helped a fifth couple welcome their baby thank you for your great love i smiled my eyes
40:24were a bit moist but my heart was full of happiness perhaps this was the best possible ending i didn't
40:30have children but i had helped many people realize their dreams i didn't have romance but i had true
40:34freedom i didn't have a family but i had created a world of my own in this world there were
40:39flowers
40:40sunshine laughter and hope that was enough i raised my teacup and took a gentle sip
40:45outside the window the afterglow of the sunset spilled across my face warm and gentle my life has only just
40:52begun
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