- 19 hours ago
A powerful full drama movie filled with love, secrets, and unexpected twists.
Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong emotions and unforgettable scenes.
Watch the full movie and discover what happens in the end.
New full drama movies uploaded regularly. Stay tuned for more captivating and trending stories.
#drama #fullmovie #lovestory #dramatic #billionaire #ceo #family #relationships #movie #story
Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong emotions and unforgettable scenes.
Watch the full movie and discover what happens in the end.
New full drama movies uploaded regularly. Stay tuned for more captivating and trending stories.
#drama #fullmovie #lovestory #dramatic #billionaire #ceo #family #relationships #movie #story
Category
😹
FunTranscript
00:00It's Christmas Eve.
00:02My husband Damien just kicked our three-year-old daughter out of the car.
00:08Get out of the car!
00:10The current outside temperature is minus five degrees Celsius.
00:14All because his mistress's daughter didn't want to sit with a dirty kid.
00:19When the car pulled over on the highway shoulder, I thought Damien just needed a restroom break.
00:26Aurora is asleep.
00:28Don't wake her.
00:30Damien didn't even look back.
00:32He just tapped the steering wheel.
00:34Clara, take Aurora and get out of the car.
00:37What?
00:38Damien, it's fine.
00:39We can just squeeze in.
00:41But her daughter Briar started screaming.
00:44No!
00:45I won't sit with that dirty kid!
00:47She's coughing!
00:49Did you hear that?
00:50Get out.
00:51Mira is on her way.
00:52She'll be here in thirty minutes.
00:54Just wait here.
00:55I held my three-year-old daughter and watched him drive away.
01:00The taillights faded into the snow until they were gone.
01:04Mommy, where's Daddy?
01:06Aurora whispered.
01:08Her biometric wristband began to pulse with a yellow warning light.
01:14Daddy, went to Grandma's first.
01:16Auntie Mira is coming to get us.
01:19I hit the dial for a video call to Tina.
01:26Clara?
01:27Her background was a chaotic blur of noise and pulsing neon.
01:31She was at a party.
01:33Mira, Damien told you to pick us up.
01:35Where are you?
01:37Just wait.
01:38I'll come later.
01:39Mira, it's freezing!
01:41Aurora can't stay out here!
01:43My brother said Celeste and Briar can't be out in the cold.
01:46They had to get home.
01:47You're just waiting.
01:48It's not like you'll die.
01:50Aurora shivered in my arms.
01:52Mommy, I want to go home.
01:55Soon, baby.
01:57We'll be home very soon.
01:59My heart broke.
02:01After four years of marriage, I never knew Damien could be this cruel.
02:06To dump his wife and child on a highway because another woman's kid called us dirty.
02:12Suddenly, headlights appeared.
02:14I waved like crazy.
02:17A black SUV pulled over.
02:20A black SUV pulled over.
02:25Need a hand?
02:27Please, can you give us a ride to the next service station?
02:30Get in.
02:31I reached for the door, but then a voice stopped me.
02:34Clara?
02:35It was Felix, Damien's father.
02:38What are you doing here?
02:39Where's my brother?
02:40I quickly told him everything.
02:43Felix's face turned pale with rage.
02:46Is he insane?
02:47He left you and Aurora here?
02:50So Celeste's daughter matters.
02:52But his own doesn't?
02:54Owen, let them in.
02:55We'll squeeze.
02:56But the car was full.
02:58There's no room.
02:59The driver said, looking worried.
03:01You guys go.
03:02I'll wait here.
03:03Felix pushed me toward the seat.
03:08Aurora's face is turning purple.
03:10She can't stay in the cold another second.
03:13Felix, it's freezing out there.
03:16What about you?
03:17I'm a grown man.
03:19I can handle a little cold.
03:20Take care of the kid first.
03:22Just go.
03:23The car started.
03:24I looked through the back window.
03:27Felix stood there alone in the blizzard.
03:30His figure grew smaller and smaller.
03:33Aurora fell asleep in my arms.
03:35But her face was a terrifying shade of red.
03:40Sir, can you go any faster?
03:42My daughter has a fever.
03:43The driver nodded and stepped on the gas.
03:46I tried to call Mira again.
03:48No signal.
03:50How much longer to the service station?
03:5320 kilometers.
03:54In this weather, at least 30 minutes.
03:58I held Aurora tighter.
04:00She was getting hotter by the second.
04:03She opened her eyes weakly.
04:05Suddenly, she started coughing.
04:07Her face turned a deep, sickly purple.
04:11Please!
04:12Please go faster!
04:14I'm trying!
04:15This is as fast as it goes!
04:17The roads are pure ice!
04:19I unzipped Aurora's coat.
04:21Her chest was heaving.
04:23Aurora, look at mommy.
04:25Don't close your eyes.
04:28I'll tell you a story.
04:30About the little rabbit.
04:32I began pounding on the car window like a mad woman.
04:36Help!
04:37Help!
04:37My daughter is dying!
04:39Somebody help us!
04:42But on the highway, there was nothing but wind and snow.
04:48Finally, the car pulled into a service station.
04:57Is there a doctor?
04:58My daughter is dying!
05:00Help us!
05:01The clerk froze.
05:03There's no doctor here.
05:04Call one!
05:05Now!
05:06The signal tower was destroyed by the blizzard.
05:09We can't get a call out.
05:10My legs gave out.
05:12I almost collapsed.
05:14The shop owner searched through the back and found some medicine.
05:19Try this.
05:21Aurora lay on my lap.
05:23Her breath was so faint, it felt like it could snap at any second.
05:28I tried to feed her, but she didn't even have the strength to swallow.
05:33The owner couldn't watch anymore.
05:36I'll drive you to the nearest clinic.
05:39But the roads might be blocked.
05:42Go!
05:42We have to go now!
05:44The car crawled through the deep snow.
05:47With every bump, Aurora's body grew limp.
05:51Aurora, you said you wanted to see the northern lights, remember?
05:54Mommy will take you.
05:57We'll take the fastest train all the way to the Arctic Circle.
06:01Her eyelashes fluttered, but she never opened her eyes.
06:08Suddenly, my watch vibrated.
06:10Signal!
06:11With trembling hands, I dialed Damien's video call.
06:15It rang for a long time.
06:18Finally, he picked up.
06:20Hello?
06:21The background was quiet.
06:23Damien!
06:24Aurora is sick.
06:26It's bad.
06:27Really bad.
06:28Where are you?
06:29On the way to a clinic.
06:31On the way to a clinic.
06:31Please.
06:31You have to come.
06:33Didn't Mira pick you up yet?
06:38She didn't come!
06:39She never showed up!
06:41Possible.
06:42She just posted an update saying she's on her way.
06:44I opened the hologram projection on my watch.
06:48Mira's latest post from ten minutes ago.
06:50The location tag was at exit 87 on the interstate.
06:55112 kilometers away from us.
06:57She hadn't moved an inch.
07:00She was lying to you.
07:02And she was lying to me!
07:04Mira will be there soon.
07:06Just wait a little longer.
07:08Wait!
07:09We can't!
07:10Aurora is dying!
07:11Our daughter is dying, Damien!
07:15Clara, it's Christmas Eve.
07:17Don't say such unlucky things.
07:18No one is dying.
07:20Celesta and Briar just arrived.
07:22And my mom is very happy.
07:24Don't ruin the mood.
07:25Just go to the hospital when Mira gets there.
07:27Kids get fevers all the time.
07:29She's not gonna die.
07:30He hung up.
07:31As the projection faded,
07:33my blood turned to ice.
07:35The shop owner looked at me through the rearview mirror.
07:38Your husband?
07:39I nodded.
07:42Scumbag.
07:44Hang on tight.
07:45I'm taking a shortcut.
07:50We're not letting this baby die.
07:53The car turned onto a mountain road.
07:55Aurora's breathing was almost gone.
07:58I checked her heartbeat.
07:59It was so weak it felt like an illusion.
08:02I pulled a button-sized communicator from my inner pocket.
08:06My father had given it to me.
08:08He said that once I pressed it,
08:11his people would arrive within three hours.
08:14Finally, we reached the nearest medical station.
08:18I burst into the emergency room, clutching Aurora.
08:24Acute pneumonia!
08:29Heart rate is dropping!
08:31Prepare for recitation!
08:32I was stopped outside the emergency room.
08:35Through the glass, I watched the doctors intubate Aurora and hook her up to the monitors.
08:42She looked like she could vanish at any second.
08:45I collapsed in the corner, shaking.
08:48My watch rang again.
08:52Clara, where are you?
08:53My mom is waiting for dinner.
08:55I struggled to find my voice.
08:57The clinic?
08:59Aurora is being resuscitated.
09:02What?
09:02Why are you at a clinic?
09:04Where's Mira?
09:05She never came.
09:07Impossible.
09:08She just messaged me saying she picked you up.
09:10He sent me a screenshot.
09:12It was a blurry photo from 20 minutes ago.
09:15In the passenger seat was a woman's back, wearing a jacket just like mine.
09:20She's lying, Damien.
09:22Come to the clinic.
09:23Now!
09:24Are you lying just because you're jealous of Celeste?
09:27Daughter is still being resuscitated?
09:29And you think this is jealous?
09:30What else?
09:32Why would Mira need to lie to me?
09:34Damien, if Aurora dies today, I will never forgive you as long as I live.
09:38Whatever, Clara.
09:40That's your choice.
09:42The call disconnected.
09:44I listened to the dial tone and slowly slid down to the floor.
09:48The ER doors swung open.
09:50We saved her, but she was deprived of oxygen for too long.
09:54There's significant brain damage.
09:55It could affect her cognitive development.
09:58She might even face permanent paralysis.
10:00I leaned against the wall to keep from collapsing.
10:04How is that possible?
10:07She's so small!
10:09She's just a baby!
10:12We did our best.
10:13You need to admit her now.
10:15The follow-up treatments won't be cheap.
10:17I walked to the payment kiosk, moving like a ghost.
10:21I tapped my wrist against the sensor.
10:23Insufficient funds.
10:25Damien only gave me $3,000 a month, claiming it was more than enough for a child.
10:30I called him, my hands trembling.
10:34Aurora needs surgery.
10:36I need $50,000.
10:38$50,000?
10:40Clara, do I look like an ATM to you?
10:43Damien, she is your daughter!
10:45Are you going to transfer the money or not?
10:47No.
10:48If you're so capable, earn it yourself.
10:51After Christmas, we're filing for divorce.
10:53The house is mine.
10:54You didn't put a cent in, so you get nothing.
10:57I stood there, staring at the clerk through the glass.
11:02Can you start the treatment first?
11:04I'll pay you back.
11:05I promise.
11:06I'm sorry.
11:08Facility policy, no deposit, no admission.
11:13I walked out of the clinic and stood in the freezing snow.
11:16My hologram flared to life.
11:19It was Felix.
11:21Clara!
11:21Where are you?
11:23Damien said Mira picked you guys up.
11:25Felix, do me a favor.
11:27If anything happens to me, take care of Aurora.
11:31What are you talking about?
11:32I have no money.
11:34Aurora has no hope.
11:35I can't keep her either.
11:37Just put her in the adoption system.
11:39At least she'll live.
11:40Clara, don't do anything reckless.
11:42Where are you?
11:42I'm coming now.
11:43Don't bother.
11:44I cut the connection and killed the hologram.
11:47I walked back to the ward.
11:48I'm sorry, baby, in the next life.
11:51Don't be mine.
11:53The clinic roof was a blur of wind and snow.
11:57From the edge, the world below looked tiny.
12:00One step, and the pain would finally end.
12:03I closed my eyes and let myself fall forward.
12:07Suddenly, a hand gripped my wrist.
12:10Suddenly, a hand gripped my wrist.
12:12A violent tug pulled me back.
12:14I collapsed onto the ground and looked up.
12:16Several men in black suits stood before me.
12:19Their leader, a man in his 50s, removed his sunglasses.
12:22His eyes were bloodshot.
12:24Clara.
12:26Dad.
12:27I was rushed onto a medical transport pod.
12:30Aurora was carried in right behind me, immediately taken over by a team of flight medics.
12:35Intracranial pressure is spiking.
12:37We need to operate now.
12:39Contact the main hospital.
12:40Open the neurosurgery green channel.
12:43Put the nano repair team on standby.
12:44My father held my hand, his own trembling uncontrollably.
12:49I'm sorry, Clara.
12:50Dad was too late.
12:51I'm so sorry.
12:53Dad, I thought you were just a farmer back in the village.
12:58He faltered, a bitter smile touching his lips.
13:03A farmer.
13:04That was a lie.
13:06You were so determined to marry Damien.
13:08I was afraid that if he knew we were wealthy, he'd only marry you for the money.
13:13So, I played poor for four years.
13:17I thought as long as he treated you well, it didn't matter if we lived simply.
13:21He looked at the unconscious Aurora, tears finally falling.
13:25But I never imagined.
13:26I never imagined they could be this heartless to abuse my granddaughter like this.
13:32Medical transport pod landed on the roof of Whitfield Medical Center.
13:35Aurora was rushed straight into surgery.
13:38The best specialists.
13:39The cutting edge equipment.
13:40Everything was ready.
13:41My father stood outside the operating room and dialed an encrypted channel.
13:46Vance Group.
13:47I want to see their stock hit rock bottom before the market opens tomorrow.
13:51Terminate all partnerships.
13:52Everything.
13:54And the banks.
13:56You know what to do.
13:58He hung up and sat beside me.
14:00Clara, I'm giving you two choices.
14:02First, divorce him.
14:05Take the money and take Aurora abroad.
14:09Never look back.
14:11Second, stay.
14:14Watch the Vance family crumble.
14:19Watch Damien crawl to his knees and beg for your mercy.
14:23I thought for a moment.
14:24The second one.
14:27But I have one condition.
14:29Name it.
14:30Prepare two bionic decoys.
14:32One identical to me.
14:34And one identical to Aurora.
14:37Make them look like they froze to death on the side of the highway.
14:41Dress them in the clothes we wore today.
14:43And put her bioband on the decoy.
14:45You wanna...
14:48I want them to think I'm dead.
14:52Then, I want to see exactly how they celebrate.
14:54I want to watch them throw a party while Aurora and I are dead.
15:00My father remained silent for a long time before nodding.
15:03Fine.
15:04The bionic decoys were incredibly lifelike.
15:08One large, one small, lying in the snow on the highway.
15:12When found, they were already frozen solid.
15:14An automated road patrol drone discovered them and flagged the nearest highway patrol.
15:19Based on the ID found on the body, the police contacted Damien.
15:23The call came through while the Vance family was having Christmas dinner.
15:27The table was overflowing with food, filled with laughter.
15:30Celeste sat next to Damien, putting food on his plate.
15:33Priscilla beamed, stroking Briar's hair.
15:35Celeste is so much better.
15:37Even the daughter she raised are well-behaved.
15:39Unlike that brat Clara had.
15:42Always crying, never obedient.
15:44An absolute nuisance.
15:46Damien's wrist vibrated.
15:47He glanced at it, frowning.
15:49The police?
15:52Hello?
15:53Is this Mr. Damien Vance?
15:55Is your wife Clara currently on the highway with your daughter?
15:58Yes, why?
16:00We found two bodies by the roadside.
16:02Preliminary assessment suggests they froze to death.
16:05The female victim has an ID card identifying her as Clara.
16:09There is also a female child, approximately three years old.
16:13We need you to come and identify them.
16:15What did you say?
16:16Sir, your wife and daughter.
16:18They didn't make it.
16:20The dinner table fell silent.
16:21Priscilla asked,
16:23Who is it?
16:24Calling during the holidays.
16:25It's bad luck.
16:26Damien stood up, his face pale.
16:28Claire and Aurora?
16:31Froze to death?
16:32By the time Damien reached the morgue, his legs were like jelly.
16:35The police led him into the cold storage room.
16:38The drawer pulled open, revealing two bodies, one large, one small.
16:43Is it them?
16:44Damien opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
16:46He reached out, wanting to touch my face, his hand shaking violently.
16:50It's impossible.
16:53Mira said she went to pick them up.
16:55The officer pulled up the records on his terminal.
16:58We checked the automated highway patrol logs.
17:01Your sister's car never even entered the highway.
17:03She drove in circles around the city before heading home.
17:07Furthermore, the victim's final outgoing call was to you.
17:12It was at 7 p.m. last night.
17:14She told you the child was sick and begged for help.
17:17You said,
17:19You said,
17:20If you're so capable, earn it yourself.
17:23I thought, I thought she was lying.
17:26I, I didn't know she was actually...
17:29And if you had known,
17:31would you have gone?
17:32There was a heavy silence.
17:34Damien had no answer.
17:35The morgue doors swung open as Priscilla burst in.
17:38She froze for a moment upon seeing the bodies,
17:41then collapsed onto the floor,
17:43wailing and slapping her thighs.
17:44Oh, my granddaughter!
17:46My poor baby!
17:48How could you leave me like this?
17:49After a few cries,
17:51she abruptly stopped and grabbed Damien.
17:53Son, this is actually a good thing.
17:55It's a blessing in disguise.
17:56Now that Clara's dead,
17:57you can finally marry Celesta!
17:59Mom, that was my daughter.
18:01So what if she was your daughter?
18:03She's dead now.
18:04This is perfect.
18:05Now we don't have to worry about
18:06splitting the assets in a divorce.
18:08Ma'am, these are two human lives we're talking about.
18:10What about them?
18:11This is family business.
18:12It's none of your concern.
18:14Let's go.
18:14Celeste is still waiting for us to finish dinner.
18:17Damien allowed himself to be pulled away for a moment.
18:19Then, he looked back at the cold storage unit.
18:22Wait.
18:23He shook off his mother's hand and walked back.
18:26He knelt beside the bodies for a long time.
18:28Then, he reached out,
18:30gently smoothing the hair
18:31and straightening the clothes on the decoy.
18:33Clara, I'm so sorry.
18:36I was wrong.
18:38I really,
18:38I didn't know it would end like this.
18:41Why are you apologizing to her?
18:43It's her own fault for having such a short life.
18:46She deserved it.
18:47Shut up!
18:49Damien stood up and addressed the officer.
18:52I'm taking the bodies back.
18:54I'm going to hold a grand funeral.
18:56Two flickering lamps stood by the Vance Estate entrance.
18:59The viewing room was in the side hall,
19:02right next to the room I lived in before.
19:04Celeste and Briar had already moved into the master suite.
19:07The whole house was busy catering to them.
19:09But Damien...
19:10He sat in the viewing room, guarding the caskets.
19:13Two cryo caskets side by side, cold and silent.
19:16Mira showed up once.
19:18He kicked her out.
19:19Get out.
19:20Damien, I didn't mean it.
19:22I was just out with friends and lost track of time.
19:26Damien looked at her, his eyes bloodshot with rage.
19:29How was I supposed to know they would actually die?
19:32You lost track of time?
19:34Two lives are gone,
19:35and you think losing track of time fixes it?
19:37Then what do you want from me?
19:39You want me to die for her?
19:41Is she even worth it?
19:43She was just a low-class woman.
19:45She's gone, so what?
19:47Damien struck her hard.
19:48Mira froze in shock.
19:50Get out!
19:51If I ever see your face again, you are no longer my sister.
19:55Then Celeste arrived.
19:56Damien, please.
19:57Let it go.
19:59I'm sure she wouldn't want to see you like this from the other side.
20:02Damien looked up at her, cold as ice.
20:04Do you know what they were doing while you were celebrating?
20:07I was at your house having dinner.
20:12They were in the snow waiting to die.
20:17Waiting for someone who was never coming to save them.
20:20Celeste turned pale.
20:21That was your sister's fault!
20:23What does that have to do with me?
20:24You with me!
20:25Your mother was the one who insisted I come back for Christmas.
20:27I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of traveling for the holidays if it wasn't for her.
20:31And besides, you're the one who kicked them out of the car!
20:34Right.
20:34You went through so much trouble.
20:36But they froze to death.
20:38They literally froze to death.
20:39Celeste went silent.
20:41Damien stood up and walked to the cryo casket, gently brushing his hand against the cold glass.
20:46I keep thinking, what if I had just answered that video call?
20:50What if I had gone to pick them up?
20:52What if I hadn't said those things?
20:54Celeste bit her lip and turned to leave.
20:56Damien, don't forget.
20:57I'm the one carrying the family air now.
20:59That dead woman?
21:01She's useless now.
21:02The heavy doors of the viewing room clicked shut.
21:05Damien collapsed, sliding down against the side of the casket until he hit the floor.
21:10On the surveillance feed, I watched his shoulders shake.
21:12How pathetic.
21:14He didn't care when we were breathing.
21:15Now that we're dead, he acts like he has a heart.
21:18I raised my wrist and sent an encrypted message to my father.
21:21Can we start?
21:22My father's reply popped up instantly.
21:24Anytime.
21:25The Vance Group's empire began to collapse.
21:28First, their biggest client abruptly canceled their contract, jumping ship to sign a 10-year deal with a rival.
21:34Then, the banks pulled their credit lines, snapping the company's financial backbone.
21:39Suppliers swarmed the headquarters, demanding payment all at once.
21:43Damien was drowning.
21:44He started sleeping at the office every night.
21:47Priscilla screamed at him through the comms.
21:49You're never home.
21:51What if Celeste gets upset?
21:53The company is dying.
21:55Do you even understand?
21:57So what if it is?
21:58We have plenty of money.
22:00Mom, we're about to be bankrupt.
22:01The house, the cars, the accounts.
22:03It's all being liquidated to pay the debt.
22:05Soon, you might not even be able to afford a meal.
22:07That's impossible.
22:08Is it?
22:10Damien cut the transmission.
22:11He sat in his office, staring out the window at the skyline.
22:14Everything he had built over the last 10 years, gone overnight.
22:19Suddenly, his wristband vibrated.
22:21An encrypted string of numbers flashed on the display.
22:23No hologram.
22:24No ID.
22:28A man's voice came through the comms.
22:31Mr. Vance, did you receive my gift?
22:35Who is this?
22:36You don't need to know who I am.
22:39You just need to know that this is only the beginning.
22:42The debt you owe will be paid with the entire Vance group.
22:46The connection cut to static.
22:49Damien tried to dial back, but a gray notification flashed on his terminal.
22:53The ID you are trying to reach does not exist.
22:56His hand began to shake as he gripped the device.
23:00Vance group officially entered bankruptcy liquidation.
23:03The estate, the cars, every single asset was auctioned off.
23:07Priscilla was forced out of the mansion and into a cramped rental unit.
23:11Celeste took Briar and left, clutching the last bit of credit she could scavenge.
23:15I can't suffer with you.
23:17Damien, Briar has her schooling to think about.
23:21Damien moved into the small side wing where the caskets were kept.
23:24He had managed to keep the cryo units.
23:26He spread a blanket on the floor and slept right there beside them.
23:30Mira came to find him once.
23:32You've thrown away the entire family empire for a dead woman!
23:36How can you do this to mom?
23:38Then who is going to make things right for Clara?
23:41Damien looked at her, his voice a ghost of its former self.
23:45Who is going to make it right for Aurora?
23:47Mira never came back.
23:49Damien started looking for work.
23:51But in this city, the reputation of a bankrupt CEO spreads faster than a virus.
23:56No one would hire him.
23:57He ended up at a construction site in the Old District.
24:00$200 a day, working until his back felt like it would snap.
24:03At night, he'd return to the viewing room and eat cheap bread from a convenience store.
24:07Then he'd sit by the caskets and talk to himself.
24:09Clara, the foreman yelled at me today.
24:13Said I was weak.
24:14Said I didn't work like a real man.
24:18I remembered how you used to tell me to slow down.
24:21But my health was more important.
24:23I thought you were just nagging, nagging back then.
24:29Now I realize you were the only one who actually cared about me.
24:35He pulled out a crumpled cigarette and lit it.
24:38If Aurora were still here, she'd be starting preschool about now.
24:41Clara, you always said you wanted her to take piano lessons.
24:46I told you it was a waste of money.
24:48I'm such a scumbag.
24:49The cigarette burned down to his fingers, but he didn't even feel it.
24:53In the surveillance room, my father looked at me.
24:56Have you seen enough?
24:57I shook my head.
24:58No, I've seen enough.
25:00Get everything ready.
25:02I'm going back to the company next week.
25:04You're taking over?
25:05Yes.
25:06The Vance Group has fallen.
25:08My debt is settled.
25:10It's time to start my own life now.
25:12My father nodded.
25:13Fine, but there's one thing you should know.
25:15What is it?
25:17Damien is looking for you.
25:18It looks like he figured out the android double was a fake.
25:21And Damien had.
25:22While going through my remains, he found something that didn't add up.
25:26Tucked inside the pocket of my old winter coat was a crumpled store receipt.
25:30The date on it was three days after I had supposedly died.
25:33It was for a strawberry shortcake, Aurora's favorite.
25:36Dead people don't buy cake.
25:39Damien stared at the receipt, his hands trembling violently.
25:42I was the one who made sure he found it.
25:44He went straight to that bakery to check the security footage.
25:47On the screen, a woman in a mask was holding a little girl's hand.
25:50Even with her face covered, that silhouette, that walk, it was Clara and Aurora.
25:56Damien sprinted out of the store like a madman.
25:59He went everywhere we used to go.
26:01The parks, the malls, the playgrounds.
26:03Finally, outside a private preschool, he saw Aurora.
26:06She was wearing a pink dress with her hair and pigtails.
26:09A man in a suit was holding her hand, leading her toward a car.
26:13Aurora!
26:15Aurora froze, then immediately hid behind the man in the suit.
26:17Damien tried to grab her, but the man blocked him.
26:19Sir, what are you doing?
26:21That's my daughter!
26:22Where's Clara?
26:23Where's her mother?
26:25I don't know anyone named Clara.
26:27This is my employer's daughter.
26:29Move aside.
26:30Damien didn't believe him.
26:31He reached out to pull Aurora toward him.
26:34Suddenly, Aurora burst into tears.
26:36Batman, you're a Batman!
26:37You made Mommy cry!
26:40Damien went stiff.
26:43Aurora, I'm your daddy!
26:44No, you're not!
26:47My daddy is dead!
26:50Mommy said so!
26:51She said he didn't want us, and now he's dead!
26:57Damien looked like he'd been struck by lightning.
26:59Just then, a sleek black sedan pulled up to the curb.
27:03The window rolled down slowly.
27:04I sat in the back seat, watching them.
27:07Long time no see, Damien.
27:09Damien turned.
27:09When he saw me, his pupils blown wide with shock.
27:12Clara!
27:13You're really...
27:14You're not dead!
27:16I stepped out of the car, walked over to Aurora, and swept her into my arms.
27:20No thanks to you, I'm still breathing.
27:22Mommy!
27:23That scary man tried to grab me!
27:25It's okay, baby.
27:26Mommy's here.
27:28You played me.
27:30You lied to me this whole time.
27:32I did.
27:33The android double was a fake.
27:35My death was a setup.
27:37How else was I supposed to make you feel what it's like to lose everything?
27:41How could you be so cruel?
27:43Cruel?
27:44Damien, were you cruel when you kicked your wife and daughter out onto the highway in a
27:47blizzard?
27:48Were you cruel when you refused to pay for her medical bills?
27:51Damien opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Comments