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After My Husband Cheated, I Inherited A Fortune. Completed English
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00:00in years from dating to marriage to others he was the perfect husband successful loving and devoted
00:07to his family yet even this perfect husband still cheated that night xavier came home drunk roughly
00:14pulled off my nightgown and pressed me onto the bed kissing me passionately we hadn't been intimate
00:22for a long time since the company went public it he rarely even came home his sudden intensity
00:29caught me off guard but just as i was about to reach my keep he tightened his embrace and called
00:35out another woman's name my mind went blank xavier froze instantly he rolled off me and sat on the
00:43edge of the bed his back turned after a long silence he stubbed out his last cigarette lena let's get
00:55a
00:55divorce lily doesn't care about my money she just wants a name i have to give it to her when
01:05did it
01:05start two years ago during that business trip abroad i remembered that trip xavier had gone to save a
01:10major deal the company was in crisis and he was under immense pressure that night i was feeling
01:17really down lily turdently showed up at my hotel room door she was drouched from the rain looking
01:24like a lost pitiful little rabbit she threw herself into my arms what was i doing that night
01:31xavier's mother had slipped and broken her leg in the shower landing in the emergency room
01:37i'd rushed our daughter ivy to my mom's place and hurried to the hospital
01:43not wanting to worry xavier i kept it from him i even found time to send him a message
01:48i told him don't lose hope no matter what ivy and i will always be by your side
01:53worst case we can sell the house to cover the costs as long as our family is together that's all
01:59that
01:59matters
02:04it was the first time xavier hadn't replied to my message
02:11i naively thought he was just tired and had fallen asleep
02:16two years xavier had hidden it so well just last month he celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary
02:24in front of our whole family he handed me a bouquet of roses and a beautiful gemstone bracelet
02:30gently calling me baby and thanking me for all my care over the years my mom even snapped a photo
02:36of
02:36that moment that picture is still pinned at the top of my instagram
02:45xavier if you weren't a billionaire ceo would she still want you
02:49lena i know you love me but lily isn't after my money
02:54for two years she's had no status endured so much pain i can't let her down anymore
03:01so you're choosing to let me down xavier did you forget on our wedding day you cried and swore
03:10you'd be good to me for the rest of your life lena we were too young back then we mistook
03:17youthful
03:17passion for love
03:20it wasn't until i met lily that i truly understood
03:23what love is
03:26suddenly xavier's phone on the night bend rang
03:29in the silence
03:30i heard a sweet and pitiful voice on the other end
03:34xavier i know i shouldn't call you when you're home
03:36but it's thundering outside
03:38and i'm really scared
03:42it's okay i've already told lena everything
03:44be a good girl and get under the covers
03:46i'll come to you tonight
03:50in a city like the new york where every inch of land is worth a fortune
03:55we once struggled in a cramped basement under 200 square feet
03:59we lived there for three years
04:02no heat in winter
04:04no ac in summer
04:06cockroaches would crawl over our arms in the middle of the night
04:09i thought love could conquer anything
04:11but it turns out that love isn't enough after all
04:20at 2am i sat in xavier's study
04:22i scrolled through his dense chat logs with lily
04:25there were a staggering 26,893 messages
04:35dad
04:36xavier cheated
04:37i'm getting a divorce
04:39please withdraw the money you invested in his company
04:42xavier never knew
04:43when his company was on the brink of bankruptcy
04:45it was my father who invested as a silent partner to save it
04:49my parents divorced when i was very young
04:52i stayed in the country with my mom
04:54and only reconnected with my dad a few years ago
04:56learning he'd built a successful company abroad
04:59to secure that investment for xavier
05:01i flew overseas and endured my stepmother's cold stares
05:05and harsh treatment
05:06her son squirted water in my face with a water gun
05:10i had to bear it
05:15she made me massage her legs and pour her foot bath water
05:18i forced a smile
05:21even at the dinner table
05:22when she called me a beggar
05:24and cursed me as bad luck
05:26i pretended not to understand
05:29my father favored sons over daughters
05:31but because he felt guilty towards me
05:34he agreed to help xavier
05:35and since my mother hated him deeply
05:37i never dared mention it
05:41xavier meanwhile believed his own brilliance had attracted the investor
05:47knowing his pride
05:48i never corrected him
05:50the next day
05:51curious about what lily looked like
05:53i went to the cafe across from xavier's company
05:58finally in the evening
05:59xavier emerged
06:00followed by a young beautiful girl with a sweet smile
06:07i hailed a taxi
06:09and followed his car
06:11it drove into a newly built villa district by the river
06:16the area was quiet
06:18with only one villa lit up
06:31through the gap
06:32i watched them cling to each other
06:35xavier's eyes burned with desire
06:37fixed on her as if he wanted to devour her whole
06:40nothing like the indifference he showed me
06:52i raised my phone
06:53zoomed in
06:55took multiple photos
06:57and recorded a video
06:59evidence was far more useful than tears or rage
07:02you can't appeal to the conscience of a cheating man
07:06the withdrawal of funds needed time to process
07:11after returning home and putting ivy to sleep
07:17i texted xavier
07:19told him
07:21i agree to divorce but wait until after ivy's fifth birthday next month
07:26but i didn't expect xavier
07:28usually so composed to be this impatient
07:32after i agreed to divorce
07:34he actually showed up with lily at a mutual friend's birthday party
07:38and he knew full well i'd be there
07:41i arrived late due to traffic jam
07:43standing outside the private room
07:45i heard xavier's friend sean urging him
07:49seriously xavier you're playing for real
07:51the girls like her aren't simple
07:53don't let that pretty face fool you
07:54lena stuck with you through the hardest times
07:57she's the real deal
07:59someone who truly wanted a life with you
08:08sean i know you mean well
08:12but lily isn't the kind of girl you think she is
08:18she's pure
08:19like a blank sheet of paper
08:21i admit lena is a good woman
08:23but even a goddess grows dull
08:25after 10 years
08:27i can't get it up for her anymore
08:31he thinks all i care about now are household chores
08:34nagging him every day
08:36don't eat cold food
08:38don't drink too much
08:40quit smoking
08:41he feels this unchanging life is like stagnant water
08:44he even dreams of escaping it
08:47but lily is different
08:49she'll play with me on the beach
08:50demand kisses on snowy streets
08:53pull me into puddles when it rains
08:55with her i'm not ivy's dad
08:57not lena's husband
08:59not my parents son
09:01i'm just xavier
09:03free to be reckless
09:05sean hearing this
09:07told him to be realistic
09:08explaining that romance is for dating
09:10marriage is all about the messy details
09:13mark my words
09:15you'll regret losing lena
09:17relax
09:18regret isn't in my vocabulary
09:20all these years
09:22i've been the one earning money
09:24paying for everything lena wears and eats
09:27without me
09:28she wouldn't get to enjoy any of this
09:30i haven't treated her badly
09:32now it's time i live for myself
09:46happy birthday ada
09:47ada sean's wife was a bold straightforward woman
09:52all wives despise the other woman
09:54so during dinner
09:55she deliberately provoked lily to defend me
09:59hey new girl
10:01there's a rule in our circle
10:05first timers at the table toast everyone
10:10start with lena
10:13tonight was the first time i really looked at her
10:16a soft pink dress
10:17hair cascading gently over her shoulders
10:20fragile and innocent
10:26i i don't drink
10:30first time's awkward
10:32second time's easy
10:34you've already slept your way into xavier's bed
10:37we'll be seeing plenty of each other
10:40lily's face paled
10:41as if deeply wronged
10:43xavier couldn't sit still any longer
10:45he told ada to stop a bullying lily
10:47and drank on her behalf
10:53oh protecting her already
10:57xavier you're so good at caring for others
11:00how about caring for your own wife
11:04ada this is my family matter
11:06stay out of it
11:08family matter
11:09defending your mistress in front of everyone
11:12is a family matter
11:17xavier have you no shame
11:19the table fell dead silent
11:21some pretended to sip their drinks
11:23others stole glances at me
11:24waiting for my reaction
11:26i'm sorry xavier
11:29it's all my fault
11:31i shouldn't have gone
11:43lily
11:52i walked into the restroom
11:54where i unexpectedly ran into lily
11:57now calmed down by xavier
11:59without xavier around
12:00lily dropped her fragile act
12:03lina
12:04did you put ada up to humiliating me
12:10was that really necessary
12:16you're jealous of me
12:22jealous of what
12:24jealous that you're young
12:26and chose to be a home wrecker
12:28or jealous that you're picking up the man
12:30i no longer want
12:31stop pretending
12:32lina xavier doesn't love you anymore
12:34he loves me
12:35bullying me will only make him despise you more
12:39poor girl
12:40let me tell you something
12:42xavier is at fault
12:44and i'll make him leave with nothing
12:46when that time comes
12:48the house
12:49the money
12:49and my daughter
12:50will all be mine
12:53tell me
12:54what use
12:55is his love to me
12:57dream on lina
12:58you haven't worked in years
13:01all the money in that house
13:03was earned by xavier alone
13:06why should you get out of it
13:08you won't lay a finger
13:09on xavier or his money
13:11i'm curious
13:13when xavier truly has nothing left
13:16will you still love him
13:21i will
13:26oh then i'll be watching with interest
13:32bye bye
13:35in the hallway
13:36i bumped into xavier
13:38he immediately launched into accusations
13:40lina
13:42why did you tell ada to arm it lily
13:44i never realized you could be so vicious
13:47i only brought lily tonight
13:49because you agreed to the divorce
13:52i'm the one who cheated
13:53i'm the one who wronged you
13:54if you're angry take it out on me
13:58lily's just a young girl
14:00how could she handle being humiliated like that by you and ada
14:05just then lily emerged from the restroom
14:07spotting xavier
14:08she flung herself into his arms like a startled fawn
14:14xavier
14:15it's okay if i'm hurt a little
14:18please
14:20don't make things hard for lina because of me
14:23i'm begging you
14:25i'm begging you
14:26you always put yourself last
14:28thinking only of me
14:33i won't let you bear this alone anymore
14:38hearing you say that
14:45i could die without regrets
14:47i never expected xavier could be this stupid
14:50can't wait to see the look on his face
14:52when he loses everything
14:56lily
14:57you can dream of being a rich wife all you want
15:02but it's never going to happen
15:09i got home around 10 p.m
15:11ivy was asleep
15:13my mom was dozing on the living room sofa
15:15exhausted
15:21xavier didn't come back again
15:22it's so late
15:25he's fine with you alone
15:27lina i'm telling you
15:29you need to pay attention
15:31girls these days are all eyeing
15:33successful 30-something men like xavier
15:36don't let someone sneak in without you knowing
15:39you have to work on your marriage
15:41my mom hated affairs more than anything
15:44they divorced when i was six
15:45i still remember her clinging to his leg
15:48screaming and begging him not to leave
15:51he walked away without looking back
15:53since then she's told everyone my dad was dead
15:56even xavier believed it
15:58i didn't know how to tell her about the divorce
16:00just looking at her made me feel crushed
16:03what's wrong sweetheart what happened
16:07mom
16:10xavier and i are getting a divorce
16:15he cheated
16:18what did i tell you
16:19i knew something was wrong with him always being out
16:23i told you to watch out but you insisted he wasn't like that
16:27and now look
16:29you're 30 with a child who's going to want you after a divorce
16:34wait
16:35lina you are not getting a divorce
16:39hear me i'll handle this
16:42the next day
16:43xavier never expected my mother to show up at his office
16:47the usually fiery woman stood timidly before him
16:51her eyes leading in a way he'd never seen
16:54xavier
16:55you know lina's had a hard life
16:58her father died young
17:01i raised her alone
17:03and she suffered so much with me
17:07then she married you
17:09and i thought she'd finally have a good life
17:11but now
17:13how can you divorce
17:15mom
17:16i know you care about lina
17:18but you can't force feelings
17:26there's no love left between us
17:30no love
17:33when you had nothing
17:35why didn't you say there was no love
17:38back then
17:40you knelt in front of me
17:42and swore you'd be good to lina forever
17:46now that you're successful
17:48suddenly there's no love
17:51mom
17:53i've wronged lina
17:54and i've wronged you
17:55but i promise
17:56i'll compensate her
17:59compensate
18:00does lina want your money
18:02do you know how much she sacrificed for you
18:05when you started your business
18:07she stayed up every night organizing your files
18:10went to your meetings
18:12drank until her stomach bled
18:14and never complained
18:16now that you've made it
18:18you're throwing her away
18:20xavier are you even human
18:24mom i know lina gave a lot for me
18:27i'm grateful
18:30i'm grateful
18:30but between us
18:33it's over
18:35suddenly
18:35my mother dropped to her knees with a thud
18:52mom don't do this
18:55get up
18:55get up
18:57even one day as husband and wife
18:59a hundred days are meant to function
19:02just take pity on lina
19:07and ivy is only five
19:11how can you bear to let her lose her father
19:16i
19:28xavier
19:29xavier i just left the hospital
19:30the test results are positive
19:32i'm really pregnant
19:34xavier you're amazing
19:35i'm going to be a mom
19:37i'm so touched
19:38i want to cry
19:43mom i can't promise you that
19:55xavier you'll get what's coming to you
20:06ivy's birthday night arrived
20:08i'd promised her long ago
20:10she could invite her kindergarten friends over
20:14and that both mommy and dad would be there
20:17before the party
20:18i warned xavier
20:21even if we had to fake it
20:22we had to look like a loving couple
20:24as soon as the party ends
20:27we're getting divorced immediately
20:32fine
20:36daddy mommy let's make a wish together
20:44i wish
20:47daddy wouldn't work so much
20:49and could spend more time with me and mommy
21:02mommy and daddy will blow out the candles with you
21:04okay
21:05yay
21:09one
21:09two
21:10three
21:16mommy
21:16daddy
21:17i love you mostest
21:32daddy loves you too
21:46hi ivy
21:47a birthday present
21:55did you call her here
21:57it wasn't me
21:58then why is she here
22:00maybe she
22:20i
22:22i just came to give ivy a present
22:28why did you hit me
22:29why did you hit me
22:33i didn't
22:39are you okay
22:42are you hurt
22:51xavier
22:52xavier i'm okay
22:54but my belly hurts a little
22:56lena that was too much
22:58she's pregnant
22:59you actually encouraged ivy to hit her
23:07i'm too much
23:08she's the one who showed up uninvited
23:09that's what's really
23:10that's what's really too much
23:18besides ivy would never lay a hand on her
23:20she doesn't even know who she is
23:23ivy tell me the truth
23:27did you really not hit anyone
23:30i didn't
23:31i didn't
23:35xavier
23:36did you forget what you promised me
23:38xavier was left speechless
23:41it was also at this moment
23:42that he remembered he had promised to give ivy a proper chanapal birthday
23:48lily
23:50i promise this is the last time you'll be hurt
23:53go home and wait for me
23:58before leaving lily shot me a look
24:00a victor's smugness in her eyes
24:04after she left
24:05guests exchanged awkward glances
24:07making excuses to leave one by one
24:10i forced a smile
24:12after everyone was gone
24:13and took ivy back to her bedroom
24:17returning to the living room
24:18i could no longer contain the fury boiling inside me
24:27xavier
24:27you and lily make me sick
24:32lena can you stop twisting things
24:34lily just came to give a gift
24:36she meant no harm
24:39no harm
24:41she practically announced to everyone
24:43that she's carrying your baby
24:47and you still defend her
24:49she doesn't think like you
24:51don't make it sound so ugly
24:54xavier search your conscience
24:58from dating to marriage
24:59from your startup to now
25:02what did i ever do to wrong you
25:04now for the sake of your mistress
25:07you'd ruin even ivy's birthday
25:14i'll say it one last time
25:16lily didn't mean it
25:18you're overreacting
25:20fine
25:21since you're determined to protect her
25:23let's drop the act
25:26divorce tomorrow
25:29all property
25:30and ivy's custody go to me
25:33company shares stay with you
25:37so this is your true face lena
25:42it was always about the money
25:44xavier
25:44who stuck by you when you had nothing
25:48now that you're successful
25:49you think i'm greedy
25:54the past doesn't matter anymore
26:16xavier
26:18xavier
26:18i'm sorry
26:22i just wanted to give ivy a gift
26:25to get close to her
26:29i never meant for this to happen
26:36stop crying
26:37you're pregnant
26:40i know you meant well
26:43you're too pure for this
26:47is lena really angry
26:52it's all my fault
26:53doesn't matter anymore
26:54i'm divorcing her tomorrow
26:56i'm divorcing her tomorrow
27:22i'm divorcing her tomorrow
27:30that's only fair
27:32after all we wronged lena
27:37yes
27:39we did
27:42what about the company
27:45the company stays with me
27:48it's just a shame
27:54all the wealth you built over the years
27:56has to be handed over to someone else
27:59consider it compensation for her and ivy
28:04as long as i have the company
28:05making money won't be a problem
28:15at least the company is safe
28:18in the future we
28:20xavier i'll give you a son
28:23we
28:24can start over
28:44i had always thought ivy
28:47was too young to understand
28:48but that night before bed
28:50she suddenly wrapped her little arms
28:53tightly around me
28:54burying her face in my chest
29:00crying
29:01mommy
29:02are you and daddy getting divorced
29:07is daddy leaving us for that lady tonight
29:12is that why
29:16sweetheart
29:21some things might be hard for you to understand right now
29:29but mommy will never leave you
29:35i will always love you
29:37ivy cried herself to sleep in my arms
29:40even deep asleep
29:41her tiny hand kept a death grip on my finger
29:44terrified of being abandoned
29:48i want mommy
29:49i want to stay with mommy
29:54my own childhood hadn't been happy
29:56i wanted my child to grow up healthy and loved
30:00i wanted my child to grow up healthy and loved
30:01more than anything
30:03yet i still failed to protect my ivy
30:07i had failed her
30:13the next morning at 6 a.m. my mom rushed over
30:18without even taking off her coat
30:21mom pulled me to the table
30:26lena
30:28there is seventy thousand dollars in this card
30:31i sold the old house for forty thousand
30:33the other three thousand
30:35is what i've saved over the years
30:37including the money you gave me
30:39i saved it all
30:40take this card
30:42mom isn't capable of much
30:45this is all i can do in this lifetime
30:49i couldn't give you a privileged life
30:52made you suffer with me
30:54but lena
30:56don't be afraid
30:58so what if it's a divorce
31:01you still have me
31:02as long as i'm alive
31:04i'm your support
31:10i'm sorry
31:11mom
31:15what are you crying for
31:17silly girl
31:18from now on
31:18we don't have to serve any man
31:20isn't that wonderful
31:23be good sweetheart
31:25mom will always be here
31:34that morning
31:35xavier and i finized the divorce
31:38he left with nothing
31:39i agreed to give up my shares in the company
31:42but in reality
31:43none of this was anywhere near as simple as xavier had imagined
31:51my father
31:52who was in germany
31:53sent me a message
31:55xavier's previous investments had been abruptly halted
31:58causing massive losses for his company
32:01shareders were discussing convening a board meeting to remove xavier as ce
32:06xavier
32:07xavier ever confident
32:08had boasted to stabilize the situation
32:10claiming he'd fly to germany personally
32:12to secure the client
32:14my father hadn't withdrawn his shares
32:16instead he'd privately acquired more
32:19becoming the largest shareholder in xavier's company
32:24meaning
32:25my father was now the de facto controller of the company
32:33on the day xavier left for germany
32:36i arrived at lily's current residence with movers
32:40what are you doing this is my home
32:46i'm calling xavier
32:48go ahead
32:49but he's on a flight to germany right now
32:51his phone's off
32:59clear everything out
33:02stop stop stop right now lina
33:06what right do you have
33:09because the house was bought during our marriage
33:11it was marital property
33:12now mine
33:15i noticed her mess boxes scattered at her feet
33:20xavier had been generous indeed
33:25the clothes and shoes you can keep
33:28after all
33:31you earned some payment for services rendered
33:35lina
33:35if xavier finds out you treated me like this
33:37he'll make you pay
33:42xavier is struggling to save himself right now
33:51what power does he have to avenge you
33:53xavier still didn't know
33:55the major clients he kept losing were all connected to my father
34:01this was a trap my father set to force him out
34:05there was no saving it
34:07lily
34:10i'll be watching to see how this ends for you both
34:15as i walked away from lily's place
34:17the autumn wind sent dried leaves scattering past my feet
34:24i pulled out my phone
34:26took a few photos
34:27and sent them to a real estate agent with a message
34:29ready to sell this house
34:32then without so much as a backward glance
34:35i got into the car
34:38in the rear view mirror
34:40the villa grew smaller and smaller
34:42eventually shrinking to a faint dot
34:44like certain people
34:46destined to vanish completely from my life
34:49a month later
34:50xavier was pressured by the board
34:52to surrender his shares at a rock bottom price
34:55or face prison time
34:57of course
34:58his position was forcibly terminated
35:11overnight he lost everything
35:16the once confident face now etched with the feet
35:20he had failed to salvage the german deal
35:30xavier
35:31xavier
35:34what are you doing here
35:35let me reintroduce myself
35:38besides being your investor
35:42i'm also lena's father
35:48two years ago when your funding chain broke
35:51it was lena who begged me to invest
35:58my current wife
36:01despised her
36:02to torment her
36:03she made lena kneel on the pebbles in our courtyard for four hours
36:08when i got home
36:09her knees were covered in blood
36:12but she never uttered a word
36:17want to know why i suddenly backed out
36:23because you betrayed my daughter
36:26this is the price
36:29what
36:31heartless bastard
36:36you never deserved her
36:38the rain grew heavier
36:40after falling to the ground
36:42xavier spotted the rolls-royce parked behind my father
36:46in the shadowed back seat
36:48i sat wearing sunglasses
36:49watching him coldly
36:51like a stranger
36:54lena
36:56lena
36:57xavier
36:58i would have ensured your security for life
37:01out of respect for lena
37:04the ruin you face now
37:06you betrayed her
37:08you brought it upon yourself
37:10stay away from my daughter from now on
37:18get lost
37:19only then did xavier fully understand
37:23his success had been given to him
37:26by me
37:28the moment he chose to betray me
37:31to leave me
37:32his downfall was sealed
37:37later xavier tried to see me
37:43i turned him away every time
37:53once xavier lost his ceo status and was penniless
37:57lilly's true nature surfaced
38:00she complained about living in a rented apartment
38:03pressuring xavier to move into his mother's house
38:07but that house was also mine
38:09out of pity for the paralyzed old woman
38:12i allowed them to stay temporarily
38:15but charged rent
38:19lilly used her pregnancy to black fail xavier
38:22into borrowing money to buy a house
38:25we must buy a house
38:26i can't live like this
38:31give me some time lilly
38:32no house then i'll abort the baby
38:36i won't marry in a rented place
38:45you weren't like this before
38:50xavier what did you think i wanted with you
38:53you're eight years older than me
38:55if it weren't for your money
38:58why would someone as beautiful as me be with you
39:01let me tell you
39:02if you want this child
39:05you'll do as i say
39:06i don't care if you beg or steal
39:09i want a house
39:11and my name must be on the deed
39:15don't expect me to live in a basement
39:17eating instant noodles like lena
39:19i'm not stupid like her
39:21suddenly xavier remembered a cold winter night
39:25ten years ago
39:25that day was my birthday
39:27we huddled under a thin quilt on a rented bed
39:30shivering uncontrollably
39:32on the small table before them
39:35sat a tiny five dollars cake
39:38before the flame died
39:39i clasped my hands
39:41closed my eyes
39:42and made a wish
39:48lena
39:48i'm sorry you have to suffer with me
39:54i love you
39:56xavier
39:57you'll make it
39:59i'm not afraid of hardship
40:01as long as we're together and okay
40:05lena
40:05my love
40:12tears welled in xavier's eyes now
40:15he finally understood the bitter taste of regret
40:20rage surged through his chest
40:22without thinking
40:23he slapped lilly across the face
40:26hissing through gritted teeth
40:28don't you dare mention lena
40:34did you just hit me
40:35she lunged at xavier
40:37punching him square in the face
40:41then the two of them
40:42crashing into furniture
40:44shattering everything in the small room
40:49the noise alarmed the neighbors
40:51someone called the police
40:56when officers arrived
40:58both men lay on the floor
41:00faces bloody
41:02after basic first aid
41:05they were each detained for seven days
41:12six months later
41:14i successfully opened my own yoga studio
41:18on opening day
41:19ada brought a group of wealthy women to support me
41:25lena
41:26i envy you
41:28not like me
41:32sean and i we've been strangers under the same roof for years
41:36then you could divorce him
41:39divorce
41:40impossible
41:42if you want a biggest hire
41:44ada said many people trap themselves in the cage of marriage for various reasons
41:48those who can walk away from a failed marriage and truly live again are the lucky ones
41:54i closed this the studio late that evening
41:59i locked the door and turned
42:02only to find xavier standing there under the streetlight
42:05the smell of alcohol hung heavy around him
42:09his jaw was shadowed with stubble
42:11his eyes bloodshot
42:15lena congratulations
42:18you have the nerve to show up
42:32lena
42:34is there really
42:36no chance left for us
42:39no
42:41lena
42:42i know i was wrong
42:43i truly know it now
42:48please
42:48give me another chance
42:54xavier
42:56who are you putting on this act for
42:57if lily was still clinging to you
43:00if the board hadn't kicked you out
43:02you wouldn't even be here
43:04looking for me
43:05right now
43:06i know i deserve this
43:13then get lost
43:17but ivy is only five
43:19she needs her father
43:25can't we
43:26can't we start over
43:38ivy needs her father
43:40where were you when she had a 104 degree fever
43:47you were in lily's bed
43:50when she had her kindergarten performance
43:52where were you then
43:54you were on vacation with lily
43:59that's the fatherly love you gave ivy
44:06at least
44:09at least let me see ivy one more time
44:11you don't deserve to
44:27the car pulled away
44:28xavier stumbled after it
44:30running
44:32i never saw him again after that night
44:36my yoga studio thrived
44:38i opened two more branches
44:41my mom moved in with me
44:43helping with ivy's school runs
44:45my dad met me privately a few times
44:48he transferred all his shares
44:50in xavier's former company to me
44:52he said he'd hire people to manage the business
44:56i wouldn't need to worry
44:57just collect the annual dividends
45:00this was his compensation
45:01i didn't refuse the shares
45:05ivy would have the best life
45:09xavier drank himself into oblivion
45:12jobless
45:15the once proud arrogant xavier
45:18vanished completely from his former circles
45:22lily unwilling to endure poverty with him
45:25aborted the baby
45:27and latched onto a wealthier older man
45:31but she bet wrong this time
45:33met her match
45:37when the affair was discovered
45:39the man's wife had actually thrown in lily's face
45:46disfigured
45:46lily couldn't accept her reflection
45:48and lost her mind
45:54actually
45:56none of that mattered to me anymore
45:59xavier
46:00xavier
46:00lily and i
46:01ended up as nothing more than passing figures
46:04in each other's lives
46:07excuseBRIDE
46:07information
46:07you
46:07you
46:08you
46:08you
46:08you
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