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My Mother Died to Crown Me HD
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00:02Dad is the godfather of the Moretti family, running the city's black market arms trade.
00:07Mom is the only heir of the Severino family.
00:14Mom and Dad's love is a legend in New York's popular world.
00:20On the surface, the Severinos run a high-end private hospital.
00:23In reality, they control New York's underground drug trade.
00:26And Mom is the family's top doctor.
00:29Years ago, Dad saved Mom from an assassination attempt.
00:32He got framed for leaking secrets.
00:34Because of that, he loses his chance to become a core member of the East Coast Mafia Commission.
00:39He never regrets it because he loves Mom.
00:41The private medical center outside New York, close to the public, is Dad's gift to Mom.
00:46The night I'm born, Dad hires New York's biggest orchestra to play outside our estate all night.
00:51People say I'm the only witness to this legendary love.
00:56Until I'm five, a beautiful woman starts visiting our house often.
00:59She's always by Dad's side.
01:01She corners me in the garden, strokes the toy Dad gave me.
01:04You know, your mom's old now. She can't even hold a scalpel steady.
01:10Only I can protect your Dad's future.
01:14Soon, I'll be the one in charge here.
01:30I don't fully understand, but I repeat her words to Mom.
01:33The next day, I hear the family talking about her.
01:36The Moretti family's genius sniper, Vivienne, suffers permanent nerve damage in both hands from an accident.
01:42Mom is in the study, polishing her scalpel, blades shining.
01:47Nina, Mom just got rid of a piece of trash for you.
01:51Do you like this gift?
01:54Dad, when are you back?
01:56I barely finish the words when I see him storm past me, face dark, heading straight for the study.
02:01He kicks the door open. Mom sits at the desk, calmly polishing a silver scalpel with a velvet cloth.
02:08Sophia, was this you? Vivienne's hands ruined! Her whole life is over!
02:13Do you even know how important she was to me?
02:15Mom looks up.
02:17She was trash.
02:19I cleaned her up. What's the problem?
02:22You!
02:27What's the problem?
02:29You!
02:32She was a genius.
02:34Do you know how much effort I put into training her as an assassin?
02:38And you just destroy her!
02:40My legs go weak. That gun, I've seen it.
02:42Dad uses it on every mission. It's killed countless enemies.
02:45I scream and rush forward, throwing my arms around Mom to shield her.
02:49Dad, you can't hurt Mom!
02:51For a moment, the fire in Dad's eyes wavers when he sees me.
02:55The gun dips slightly. Mom quickly pulls me into her arms.
02:58I can feel her heart racing, but she's smiling.
03:02So...
03:03Your subordinates matter more to you than your own daughter?
03:09Sophia...
03:10You disappoint me.
03:13Vivienne only admires me.
03:15She did nothing wrong. It's you!
03:16You...
03:16You can't tolerate anyone!
03:19From today, she stays in our house.
03:22I'll take care of her myself until she recovers.
03:26This is what you owe her.
03:27I watch his broad back disappear.
03:29And for the first time, the legends about Dad, they don't seem so bright anymore.
03:36I watch his broad back disappear.
03:38And for the first time, the legends about Dad, they don't seem so bright anymore.
03:42The next day, Vivienne moves into our house.
03:44She's in a wheelchair, her hands wrapped in thick bandages.
03:47Dad pushes her inside himself.
03:49She stays in the guest room next to Mom and Dad's bedroom that used to be my room.
03:53The one with the best sunlight.
03:54But Dad tells me to give it to her.
03:56Dad hires the most professional private nurses to care for her around the clock.
04:00He even moves his study into her room so he can work while keeping her company.
04:04Dad barely goes anywhere else.
04:06Even at night, he stays in her room.
04:08I often hear laughter, light and happy, and Dad's gentle voice soothing her.
04:12Overnight, it feels like Mom and I don't belong in our own home anymore.
04:15Vivienne is a good actor.
04:16When Dad is around, she leans weakly in her wheelchair, speaking softly.
04:20Eyes always red.
04:23Boss, it's my fault.
04:25If I didn't admire you so much, if I didn't hang around,
04:28Mrs. Morello wouldn't have misunderstood my hands.
04:31It's okay.
04:32As long as I see you every day, I'm happy.
04:34Don't worry.
04:35I'll make sure she answers to you.
04:37But the moment Dad leaves, Vivienne's eyes turn sharp as knives.
04:40I'll be back soon, Vivienne.
04:44Clean this room.
04:45A five-year-old brat still playing with such childish things.
04:49Yes, Miss.
04:50Tell Sophia this is compensation.
04:52Her precious daughter now belongs to me.
04:57Tell Sophia this is compensation.
05:00Her precious daughter now belongs to me.
05:04Nina, don't cry.
05:06Remember, when a dog bites you, you don't kill it right away.
05:09You first pull its teeth, cut its claws so it can't bite or scratch.
05:13Then, take your time.
05:16Watch it panic and despair.
05:18I half understand.
05:21That night, a lot of people come to our house.
05:24Doctors from the Severino family hospital and important members of the Moretti family.
05:29Dad thinks Mom will give in.
05:30He relaxes a little.
05:32At the dinner table, Mom raises her glass, smiling calm and graceful.
05:35Tonight, I invited everyone to witness something.
05:39Miss Vivienne was badly injured in an accident, leaving permanent nerve damage in both hands.
05:43As a doctor and godmother of the Moretti family, I feel deeply for her.
05:46So, I've decided to personally handle all her rehab for free, using all my resources, until she fully recovers.
05:54Dad and Vivienne's faces change instantly.
05:56A killer, doing rehab for her victim.
05:59This isn't treatment, it's torture.
06:01Vivienne's pride is under the scalpel, stripped away one cut at a time.
06:08Vivienne's pride is under the scalpel, stripped away one cut at a time.
06:11Dad almost loses it on the spot.
06:13But he looks around at all the heads of both families in the room and grits his teeth, forcing himself
06:18to stay calm.
06:19Sophia, you.
06:20Mom sets down her wine glass, cutting him off.
06:23What?
06:24You don't trust my medical skills?
06:27Or do you think I'm taking revenge?
06:29Her gaze sweeps the room, landing on the doctors.
06:33What do you think?
06:34Mrs. Moretti is world class. Of course we trust her.
06:37Yeah, having Mrs. Moretti in charge is Vivienne's luck.
06:39He knows Mom is setting him up, publicly.
06:41In front of all these people, he can't question his wife's skills.
06:45He can't admit she's taking revenge.
06:47If he does, it'll look like the alliance between the Mauritti and Severino families is broken.
06:52For a family boss, that's deadly.
06:55Vivienne sits in her wheelchair, trembling with anger, her hands under the bandages seeming to ache all over.
07:01Sophia, don't get smug. Mr. Moretti won't let you get away with this.
07:05Vivienne.
07:08The first step in nerve rehab is electrotherapy.
07:14Don't worry. I'll handle it myself, making sure the current hits every damaged nerve ending.
07:20Vivienne's face drains of color. Electroshock therapy. She knows exactly what that means.
07:36I can already see her struggling on the treatment table, screaming at me.
07:44After sending the guests away, Dad finally loses it. He slams his hand on the table.
07:49Enough, Sophia. Do you have to be this cruel?
07:52Cruel, Luca.
07:54When you brought that woman home, did you ever think about how I feel?
07:57When you pointed a gun at me for her, did you think about I'm your wife?
08:01When you let her bully your daughter, did you think about being a father?
08:05You're the one who pushed everything to the limit!
08:13Her voice is quiet, but every word cuts straight to the heart. The whole dining room falls silent.
08:19Dad moves his lips, but no words come out.
08:22Nina. Let's go home.
08:26It was my fault, okay? My fault. My fault.
08:34It was my fault. Don't chew me, Felis.
08:37And then what? I gave you a chance.
08:39I messed everything up. I apologize, but please don't take my daughter away. Please.
08:43I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
08:46This is supposed to be our home.
08:47It's all my fault. Please don't leave. Don't take our daughter with you.
08:52But the way she says it, it's time to go.
08:57Please don't leave. Please don't leave.
09:01It feels like stepping into a cold, empty hotel.
09:12After that night, Dad gives in. He can't risk his future and reputation.
09:16Vivian's rehab treatment is set.
09:18The location is the private medical center Dad once gifted Mom outside New York.
09:22The next day, Mom moves us there.
09:24She says the house is too dirty and needs disinfecting.
09:27The retreat is beautiful like a fairytale castle, but the air feels heavy and tense.
09:31Every nurse and doctor bows respectfully when they see Mom, eyes full of awe and fear.
09:36Vivian's treatment room is at the very back.
09:38I sneak a peek once. Through thick glass.
09:40I see Vivian strapped to the table.
09:43Mom wears her white coat and mask, eyes cold and focused.
09:46She holds two metal probes, moving them along Vivian's arms.
09:49Every touch makes Vivian's body jerk violently.
09:52She lets out muffled, sharp screams.
09:54The sound. It's like nails scraping glass, piercing my ears.
09:58I run back to my room, trembling under the blanket.
10:01Dad comes to see me once.
10:03He looks thinner, bloodshot eyes.
10:05He holds me close, voice force.
10:07I know Mom's hurting you, but Vivian, she doesn't deserve this.
10:11Please, talk to her. Make her stop.
10:14She'll break Vivian if this goes on.
10:15I look at him seriously.
10:17Daddy, do you still love Mommy?
10:20He freezes, doesn't answer for a long time.
10:22He just hugs me tighter as if drawing strength from me.
10:25Nina, grown up things are complicated. You'll understand one day.
10:28I don't understand. All I know is, Mom is unhappy.
10:32Vivian's screams become the retreat's daily soundtrack.
10:34A month later, they finally release her.
10:36Curls up at the sight of anyone, whispering over and over.
10:40Don't shock me. Please, don't shock me.
10:43She's gone mad.
10:44When Dad comes to pick her up, he sees her like this.
10:46The cold, ruthless mafia boss.
10:48His eyes are red, almost bleeding.
10:50He doesn't yell at Mom, he doesn't lose his temper.
10:53He just stares at her calmly, eyes like a deep, unfathomable abyss.
10:56Sophia, you win.
10:59He says it quietly.
11:00Mom takes off her glasses, wipes them, voice calm as ever.
11:03The war has only just begun.
11:05Dad carries the broken Vivian out of the retreat.
11:08I think it's over.
11:10I'm wrong.
11:11Dad's counterattack comes faster and harsher.
11:14What he wants to destroy isn't Mom's career or reputation.
11:17It's me.
11:22Dad uses the family connections to transfer me to a new school.
11:26In fact, it is not a school.
11:27It's a training camp run by several East Coast families,
11:30designed to turn kids into professional assassins.
11:32He says I'm the future heir of the Moretti family, but Mom has spoiled me too much.
11:36I need real training.
11:37He says it's for my own good, but every other heir gets private education.
11:41No heir ever gets sent to an assassin training camp.
11:44Mom disagrees.
11:45Luca!
11:46If you dare touch Nina, I swear to God!
11:48If you like playing games, then let's play.
11:51I want to see whose methods are better.
11:54Your ways of torturing people, or my ways of training.
11:58I'm taken away in a black SUV.
12:00Mom runs after the car, screaming my name heart-wrenching.
12:03I press my face to the window watching her figure shrink until she disappears.
12:07The camp is worse than anything I imagined.
12:10It's hell.
12:10The instructors follow Dad's orders without question.
12:13They're especially strict with me.
12:14At 5 years old, but I train with 10 year olds.
12:17Wake up at 4 AM.
12:19Run 10 kilometers with weights.
12:20Finish or no food.
12:22Days are filled with combat, shooting, obstacle courses.
12:24Kids die here all the time.
12:26Fall down.
12:27No comfort.
12:28Only cold scolding.
12:29Future heir of the Moretti family, this is all you got?
12:33Don't you dare embarrass us!
12:36Crying?
12:37Tears are for the weak!
12:39You want to be weak?
12:40You die here!
12:41At night, I lie on the cold metal bed, covered in bruises, aching for Mom.
12:46I get sick often, running high fevers.
12:48But the doctors are cold, one shot then.
12:51Mr. Morelli said minor illnesses don't need treatment.
12:54Pushing through builds your willpower.
12:57I feel like I'm dying.
12:58One stormy night, I get another high fever.
13:01I hear the dorm door crash open.
13:02A tall figure stands in the doorway.
13:05It's Dad, he walks to my bed.
13:06Sophia?
13:07Want to see your daughter?
13:08Red Huch, the abandoned warehouse of the poor.
13:10Come alone.
13:11Don't play games.
13:12Or, you better be ready to collect her body.
13:15He hangs up, roughly lifts me from the bed, wraps me in a blanket, and tosses me into the car.
13:19I don't know where he's taking me.
13:21I only know.
13:22There's no love in his eyes.
13:23Only burning, insane hate.
13:25He's not trying to train me.
13:27He's using me, to drive Mom crazy.
13:33The abandoned warehouse looms like a giant beast in the dark.
13:36The air smells of rust and gasoline.
13:38Weeds grow in the cracks of the cracked concrete floor.
13:41Dad ties me to a rusty iron pit.
13:43My fever keeps rising.
13:45I keep screaming for Mom.
13:47Mom?
13:47Nina, don't be afraid.
13:49Your mom will be here soon.
13:51Daddy just wants to play a game with her.
13:55A game about choices.
13:58Soon.
13:58The screech of break shatters the rainy night.
14:01Mom is here.
14:02She's all alone, wearing a thin coat soaked to the bone.
14:05When she sees me tied to the pillar, the normally calm eyes fill with fear and rage.
14:10Luca!
14:11You madman!
14:12Let my daughter go!
14:13Dad smiles standing between us.
14:15See that?
14:15Sophia, Nina's running a fever of a 103.
14:18If we don't treat it, she'll fry her brain and become an idiot.
14:21Mom turns pale as paper.
14:22What do you want?
14:23Simple.
14:24Now you choose.
14:25Jump in yourself, or watch your precious daughter burn into a fool.
14:29A cement shoe, one of the family's cruelest punishments.
14:32The feet go into the cement.
14:33Wait for it to harden and throw the man in the river.
14:35Even the body never floats.
14:37I'll give you ten seconds.
14:39Ten.
14:40Nine.
14:40Mom looks at me, tears pouring down.
14:43She seems to be regretting, loving a man like this, getting tangled with him and dragging her own child into
14:47a mess.
14:48Three.
14:50Stop!
14:51I'll jump.
14:52She turns back, looks at me.
14:54Nina.
14:55I'm sorry.
14:57Mom loves you.
15:00Then she closes her eyes and steps in.
15:14Dad's smile freezes.
15:16He can't believe what's happening.
15:17A familiar figure steps out from behind the soldiers.
15:20It's the head of the medical center the one Mom trusts most.
15:23He walks to the iron barrel, helps Mom down.
15:25Then turns to Dad with a pitying smile.
15:28Mr. Moretti, you lost.
15:30Madam knew you'd try to threaten her with your daughter.
15:33So she replaced all the cement here with ordinary plaster powder beforehand.
15:36Dad is completely stunned.
15:38Dad is completely stunned.
15:38He looks at the barrel, then at Mom's safe unharmed and his expression shifts from shock, to anger, to total
15:43defeat.
15:44Like a tiger with its teeth pulled, he collapses to the ground.
15:47Sophia, you're cruel.
15:50Mom brushes the plaster from her feet, walks up to Dad, speaking slowly.
15:56Luka, I told you the war has only just begun.
15:59You think kidnapping Nina gives you leverage over me?
16:02You underestimate a mother and overestimate yourself.
16:06Soon the soldiers Mom brought have Dad under control and take him away.
16:10She reports his actions to the Mafia Commission.
16:13Dad is investigated for abusing his power, maliciously targeting the Severino heir, and kidnapping the Moretti heir.
16:20I return to the medical center with Mom.
16:22After the fever subsides, I fall seriously ill. Mom never leaves my side.
16:26She feeds me.
16:27Cooks for me, tells me stories.
16:29Her arms are still warm, but something feels different.
16:32Her gaze.
16:33Besides love, there's a sharpness I don't fully understand.
16:36Two weeks later, after consulting with Moretti family leaders, the Commission hands Dad over to the Severino family.
16:42He loses his position as Moretti Mafia boss.
16:44I, as the heir, become the new leader of the family.
16:47The Severinos lock Dad in their private prison for 10 years.
16:51They try to make Mom divorce Dad, cutting ties with the Moretti family, but she refuses.
16:55On the day Dad goes to prison, Mom is pruning an orchid.
16:58She does it slowly, like she's crafting a work of art.
17:01Nina, do you hate your father?
17:02I shake my head.
17:03I don't know what hate is.
17:05I only feel sad.
17:06That's right.
17:07Don't hate.
17:08Hating someone is exhausting.
17:09The cleanest way is to remove them from your world, like trimming these extra leaves.
17:14Mom starts teaching me more than fairy tales and piano.
17:17She teaches anatomy, letting me know every bone, every vein, every nerve.
17:20She teaches chemistry, showing me the makeup of poisons and how they act on the body.
17:25She teaches psychology, how to read people, how to exploit human weakness.
17:29She says,
17:30Nina, I can't protect you forever.
17:32The sharpest weapon in this world isn't a gun or a knife.
17:35It's your mind.
17:36You have to be stronger, smarter, colder than anyone else.
17:39That way, no one will ever hurt you again.
17:40I become her perfect creation, calm, rational.
17:43Even cold, ten years pass in the blink of an eye.
17:50When I'm fifteen, dad gets out of prison.
17:52He's old now.
17:53His back is hunched.
17:54Half his hair is white.
17:55The fire in his eyes completely gone.
17:57He comes looking for us.
17:58That day, I'm in the garden, watering mom's newly grown black tulips.
18:02He stands not far away, staring at me guilty, trying to make up for the past.
18:08Nina, you've grown so much.
18:10His voice is dry hoarse, like sandpaper scraping across wood.
18:14I ignore him, keeping my focus on the flowers.
18:16He fidgets, takes a worn cloth doll from behind his back.
18:20This, this was your favorite when you were little.
18:22I kept it all these years.
18:23I look at the doll, the one he brought me from France when I was five.
18:27Vivian had thrown it in the trash, but somehow he saved it.
18:30Do you want something?
18:32I ask coldly.
18:33My coldness stabs him.
18:35A sheen of tears forms in his cloudy eyes.
18:37Nina, I know I was wrong.
18:42Every day these ten years, I've been regretting it.
18:45He's almost begging.
18:47Can you let me see your mother?
18:50I just want to say sorry.
18:52Just once.
18:53Then mom comes out of the house.
18:55She wears an elegant white dress.
18:57Ten years have passed, yet there's no trace on her face, only more poised, more icy calm.
19:02She stands on the steps, looking down at him like he's a stranger.
19:06Luca?
19:07What are you doing here?
19:09Dad trembles, moves a few steps forward, then stops abruptly.
19:13Sofia, I-
19:15Leave.
19:16His face changes instantly, his fists clench.
19:18The pleading in his eyes turns to resentment and anger.
19:26The pleading in his eyes turns to resentment and anger.
19:30Sofia!
19:30You're going too far!
19:32I've already paid for what I did!
19:34What more do you want?
19:35Can't you forgive me?
19:36I am Nina's father!
19:38Mom smiles.
19:39Father?
19:40The father who used his daughter as a weapon for- for revenge?
19:45Luca, what right do you have to say that word?
19:48I warn you, leave now, and never come near us again.
19:52Or I won't mind sending you back for another ten years.
19:55Dad loses it completely.
19:57Sofia!
19:58You witch!
20:00You- you ruined everything!
20:02He lunges like a mad beast at Mom.
20:04I instinctively jump in front of her, but he doesn't aim for Mom.
20:07His target is the black tulips behind me.
20:09The priceless black tulips Mom spent ten years cultivating from Dutch seeds,
20:13the main ingredient for her new medicine.
20:15He wants to destroy it.
20:16But before his foot hits the flower bed, it turns out.
20:19He screams, convulses, and collapses flat.
20:22Foaming at the mouth, eyes rolling back, acute heart attack.
20:24Mom watches coldly as he writhes in pain.
20:27Then pulls out her phone.
20:28911, this is Sofia's private medical center.
20:31Someone's having a heart attack.
20:32We need an ambulance.
20:33She hangs up.
20:34Nina?
20:35See?
20:36Trash belongs in the trash.
20:38Polluting my garden?
20:40How awful.
20:44The ambulance screams in and out.
20:46Sirens wailing.
20:47By the time they carry Dad away, he's in a deep coma.
20:50I stare at the cloth doll on the ground.
20:52My heart a mess of emotions.
20:54Mom walks over, picks up the doll, and tosses it into the nearby trash can.
20:58Useless thing.
20:59Just takes up space.
21:00She takes my hand and leads me into the study.
21:02On the wall hangs a huge diagram of the human nervous system.
21:05See the vagus nerve?
21:06With the right drug or physical stimulase, you can overexcite it.
21:10Making the heart crash, blood pressure drop, triggering cardiac arrest.
21:13The whole process looks exactly like a natural heart attack.
21:16Nina, guess how I did it?
21:19A chill runs down my spine.
21:21I remember just now, when Dad lunged at Mom.
21:24I instinctively stepped in front of her.
21:26I was holding the small watering spray inside it.
21:29It was Mom's specially prepared nutrient solution.
21:31A few drops accidentally splashed onto Dad's hand.
21:34Is it the nutrient solution?
21:38Smart girl.
21:38It's a specially designed neurotoxin.
21:41Colorless, tasteless, absorbed through the skin.
21:43The timing of the attack depends on the dose and absorption speed.
21:47I calculated it perfectly enough for him to reach my flower bat.
21:50Mom, you meant to kill him.
21:57Mom, you meant to kill him.
22:01No, I just wanted him silenced forever.
22:04A dead man or a vegetable won't go around spreading lies ruining my reputation.
22:09It's better for you, for the medical center, for everyone.
22:14Suddenly, I understand what she meant ten years ago when she said,
22:17The war has only just begun.
22:19Her goal was never just to send Dad to prison.
22:21Her goal was to erase him from this world completely.
22:24Leave no trace.
22:26Three days later, news comes from the hospital.
22:28Dad survived.
22:29But the brain damage from prolonged oxygen deprivation has left him a vegetable.
22:33He's moved into our medical center.
22:35The same room Vivienne once stayed in.
22:37Mom personally designed his rehabilitation plan.
22:39Every day, I watch nurses wheel him into that treatment room.
22:43Where Vivienne's screams once echoed.
22:45I don't know what happens inside.
22:47All I see is Dad's body shrinking before my eyes, wasting away.
22:50Like a plant drained of every drop of life.
22:53And Mom's black tulips.
22:54Blue more vibrant than ever.
22:56Almost unnatural.
22:59On my 18th birthday, Mom throws a grand coming-of-age party for me.
23:03The venue is the banquet hall of our medical center.
23:06Important figures from every major family in New York's underground world attend.
23:09Mom holds my hand introducing me to each of them.
23:12This, is my daughter, Nina.
23:14And the future head of both the Moreci and Severino families.
23:18Applause fills the hall.
23:19People look at me with admiration and envy.
23:21But I feel like I can't breathe.
23:23All of this, feels like a carefully built cage.
23:26Halfway through the party, and uninvited guest storms in.
23:28Vivienne, ten years have passed.
23:30She is no longer the hysterical woman trapped in a wheelchair.
23:33She wears a sharp black leather jacket and flawless makeup.
23:36Her hands are still curled unnaturally, but her eyes are clear again cold and vicious.
23:41Sophia!
23:43Her shrill voice instantly silences the entire hall.
23:45Ten years.
23:46I'm finally back.
23:48And I'm here to expose this true face of this poised aide Newman.
23:51I want to file a report.
23:52Ten years ago, Sophia deliberately injured me and leave my hands permanently disabled.
23:57Ten years ago, she framed the boss of the Moreci family and sent him to prison.
24:00She's nothing but a murderer!
24:02The entire hall erupts in shock.
24:04All eyes turn to Mom, but Mom remains perfectly calm.
24:07She even lifts a glass of champagne and gently swirls it.
24:11Vivienne, watch your mouth.
24:13You say I hurt people.
24:15Where's your evidence?
24:21You say I hurt people.
24:23Where's your evidence?
24:24Evidence.
24:26This is the evidence.
24:27For ten years, I've spent every single day collecting proof of your crimes.
24:32I found the employee who switched the cement for you back then.
24:35He's willing to testify.
24:36And I traced the source where you bought the neurotoxin.
24:38Sophia, today is the day you fall!
24:41One of the investigators steps forward and begins carefully flipping through the documents.
24:45For the first time, Mom's expression changes.
24:47But it isn't panic.
24:48It's amusement.
24:49She looks at Vivienne like she's watching a clown perform.
24:52Viviana, you know what your biggest weakness is?
24:55You're too stupid.
24:57And far too impatient.
25:00You think finding my evidence will bring me down?
25:03Did it ever occur to you why it was so easy for you to find it?
25:07Vivienne's expression stiffens.
25:09What do you mean?
25:10It means I let you find it.
25:13Every piece.
25:16Including today, when you brought investigators and walked straight into my territory.
25:22She snaps her fingers.
25:23The banquet hall doors slam shut.
25:25Dozens of men in black suits pour in from every direction surrounding Vivienne and the investigators.
25:30In an instant, the hall becomes a sealed cage.
25:33The guests tremble in fear.
25:35Even Vivienne begins to panic.
25:36Sophia, what are you doing?
25:38Are you challenging the authority of the commission?
25:40No.
25:41She walks up to Vivienne and speaks in a voice only the two of them can hear.
25:45I'm simply finishing what I started ten years ago.
25:49Taking out the trash.
25:51For good.
25:56Vivienne's pupils shrink instantly.
25:58She tries to step back, but two bodyguards grab her shoulders and hold her in place.
26:02Sophia!
26:03Have you lost your mind?
26:04There are so many people watching!
26:06Mom lets out a soft laugh.
26:07Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the disturbance.
26:10It seems we've had a small accident.
26:12But now, please enjoy a special program I prepared for you.
26:15As soon as she finishes speaking, the giant screen in the center of the hall lights up.
26:19Surveillance footage from the medical center appears.
26:22On the screen is Vivienne.
26:23She sneaks into the records room, stealing files.
26:29Then she meets with several employees who were fired from the medical center, handing them envelopes of cash.
26:35Finally, the screen freezes on a scene of Vivienne embracing a man.
26:39I recognize him.
26:40He used to be dad's underboss.
26:42The same man who betrayed him during that conspiracy years ago, the one who was later shot dead.
26:46So Vivienne had been working with him all along.
26:48Her so-called admiration back then was never real.
26:51It was a calculated approach.
26:53What she wanted was revenge.
26:55Revenge against Luca and Sophia, the two people she believed destroyed her lover.
26:58When the video ends, the entire hall falls into dead silence.
27:03No.
27:03That's not true.
27:10No.
27:11That's not true.
27:12Vivienne's face turns as white as paper.
27:14She framed me!
27:15Sophia framed me!
27:17Mom walks up to her, eyes cold.
27:19Framed you?
27:21Vivienne, all I did was show everyone exactly what you've done.
27:24No!
27:25More than ten years ago, you and your lover conspired against my husband.
27:30Trying to steal family secrets and ruin him.
27:32I only crippled your hands.
27:34That was already mercy.
27:35But you never learned your lesson.
27:37You really think I didn't know what you've been doing these past ten years?
27:40Every person you contacted, every meeting you had, every word you said, all of it was under my control.
27:47I kept you alive simply because I wanted to see how big a wave a stray dog like you could
27:52make.
27:53Turns out, not much.
27:56Every word Mom says cuts into Vivienne like a knife.
27:59The investigators understand the situation now.
28:02They close the file and look at Vivienne coldly.
28:05Vivienne, you will come with us now and assist with the investigation into the old leak of family secrets.
28:10Vivienne completely loses control.
28:12Like a mad woman, she breaks free from the bodyguards and lunges toward me.
28:15She pulls out a gun and points it straight at me.
28:18Sophia!
28:18If I can't kill you, I'll kill your daughter!
28:21Then you'll know what it feels like to lose the person you love most!
28:24Everything happens too fast.
28:26No one has time to react.
28:28All I see is a bullet flying straight toward me.
28:32Mom steps in front of me.
28:34The bullet sinks deep into her chest.
28:36Blood instantly spreads across her white dress.
28:38Like a crimson rose blooming, suddenly in the snow.
28:45The whole world seems to fall silent.
28:47I watch Mom slowly collapse, my mind going completely blank.
28:51Mom!
28:51Warm blood soaks through my dress, sticky and burning hot.
28:54Call an ambulance!
28:55Now!
28:56The banquet hall erupts into chaos.
28:58Vivienne is restrained on the spot.
29:00Looking at Mom lying in a pool of blood, she bursts into hysterical laughter.
29:04Sophia!
29:05You lost.
29:07In the end, you still lost!
29:09I can't hear anything.
29:10In my world, there is only the sound of Mom's breathing growing weaker and weaker.
29:13Her hand grips mine tightly.
29:15Her lips move like she's trying to say something.
29:18I lean closer to hear her.
29:20Nina, don't be afraid.
29:23Do you like this gift?
29:26There is even the faintest trace of a smile at the corner of her lips.
29:29I suddenly look up at the chaotic scene around me.
29:31Was this?
29:32Part of her plan too.
29:34Her own life is her final coming of age gift to me.
29:36When you cut the weeds, you remove the roots.
29:39With her death, she will make sure Vivienne can never rise again.
29:42With her blood, she clears the last obstacle from my path.
29:48With her blood, she clears the last obstacle from my path.
29:52The ambulance finally arrives.
29:53As they lift Mom onto the stretcher, she gathers the last bit of strength and presses something cold into my
29:58palm.
30:00It's the silver scalpel she polished countless times.
30:03The blade gleams, reflecting my tear-streaked face.
30:06The hospital hallway is brightly lit, yet cold as ice.
30:09The emergency room light stays on for a long, long time.
30:13Then finally it goes out.
30:14The doctor walks out, exhausted, and shakes his head.
30:17I'm sorry.
30:18We did everything we could.
30:20I stand there, unmoving.
30:22I don't cry.
30:23I don't scream.
30:24I only tighten my grip on the scalpel in my hand.
30:26Mom, I received your gift.
30:28Don't worry.
30:29From today on, I will become you.
30:31A better version of you.
30:31I will become the rightful leader of the Mariti and Severino families.
30:35And Yon, who dares lay a hand on them, will become the next piece of trash beneath my scalpel.
30:39I lift my head and look toward the window at the end of the corridor.
30:42Outside, the night is deep.
30:44And my war has only just begun.
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