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After Divorce, I Married His Archrival - HOT
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00:05my husband didn't love me he didn't love our daughter either in six years he's never held
00:12her not even once the doctor said he has emotional detachment disorder that he simply doesn't know
00:18how to express affection but the day his first love came back ethan actually smiled a real
00:25genuine smile but it wasn't for us he even brought tilly our daughter a gift for the first time ever
00:31for a moment i thought maybe he had finally come to his senses until tilly and i saw his phone
00:38wallpaper in the picture he was smiling one arm around a gap-toothed little girl the other hand
00:44holding hers his first love tilly tugged my hand her eyes were reddening mommy should we leave
00:53can we give daddy three last chances
00:58if after three times he still doesn't want us then we should leave i put the phone back where it
01:07was
01:07pretending nothing had happened yet in the end sorrow and bitterness filled my heart i let out
01:12a quiet breath and coaxed her back to her room because we made that deal three chances for ethan
01:18so tilly still treated him like her dad on father's day she brought home a little plaster
01:24figure she had made in kindergarten do you think daddy will like it i looked at the dirt still stuck
01:31between her fingers the stains that wouldn't wash out tiny cuts marked her soft skin of course he will
01:38i gently cleaned her hands and smiled actually she was terrible at clay but she saw an old clay
01:45figurine in ethan study once and thought he liked them so she's been learning ever since god knows
01:51how many clay figures she ruined before she finally made one that looked decent that night she waited
01:56on the couch until midnight but ethan never showed up i tried to carry her to bed but i accidentally
02:02woke
02:03her up is daddy home let mommy put you to bed we'll wake you up when daddy gets home no
02:09i'm waiting
02:11right here she refused to sleep curling up on the couch drifting in and out finally the front door
02:18opened ethan was home she jumped up instantly rushing over with a little figurine in her hands
02:25happy father's day daddy he froze for a second then he took it thanks
02:34do you like it he didn't answer tilly tried to follow but he stopped her how many times have i
02:41told you stay out of my study sorry daddy she looked up trying to read his expression just in
02:47time to see him toss her gift onto the desk like it meant nothing then he picked up a crooked
02:52little
02:52braided knot and placed it carefully on his shelf tilly's eyes filled with tears daddy did candy give you
02:59that for a moment his expression faltered tilly understood immediately and left the study i'm sorry
03:05daddy i'll never come in here again i stood there watching my heart breaking in ways i couldn't even put
03:11into words she was only six and she had already learned how to read the room just to keep her
03:16father from
03:17leaving strike one ethan blackwood you've got two left that night she just asked me one question
03:23mommy you said daddy has a disorder that he doesn't know how to love but if that's true
03:30why does he love candy so much will he ever love me like that i looked into her hopeful eyes
03:35i didn't
03:36know what to say that fey was his unresolved first love and candy was her daughter that they never
03:42had to try yet they easily had all his love and thus no matter how hard tilly and i tried
03:48he would
03:48never love us back ethan's study was full of gifts from us he never looked at them they sat in
03:54the
03:55corner collecting dust but candy's gifts he treasured them i didn't want to lie to my daughter
04:01i was trying to find the right words but tilly seemed to understand she hugged me in silence
04:08i made a mental note ethan you've got two chances left from that day on tilly never set foot in
04:15ethan
04:15blackwood study again on the surface she acted like she's not into ethan anymore but every time
04:20he came home her eyes still followed him instinctively the moment he tried to talk to her
04:26though she flinched fear filling her eyes he said nothing more he turned and left until tilly's
04:33birthday drew near she finally gathered her courage daddy will you celebrate my birthday with me
04:42when is your birthday he didn't remember her birthday tilly did not look hurt instead she
04:48answered him earnestly it's the day after tomorrow can you come i have plans that day tilly didn't cry
04:56or throw a tantrum daddy's very busy i should be more understanding mommy let's celebrate with grandma
05:05instead okay we'll celebrate with grandma on her birthday tilly tried hard to act cheerful but my mother still
05:16noticed something was wrong what's wrong my little sweetie who upset you tell grandma i'm not upset
05:28let grandma guess dad didn't come right you missed him tilly felt exposed and didn't know what to say
05:35so she just kept making excuses for ethan daddy is busy please don't be mad at him grandma
05:40my tilly is such a good girl how could your father miss your birthday i'll call him right now
05:47he wouldn't dare say no to me as margaret spoke i saw hope flicker back to my daughter's eyes
05:52daddy's really coming margaret pretended to call and scold him but she never dialed at all tilly
05:58suspected nothing her small face flushing with joy don't worry he said he'll be here soon i didn't
06:05call her out i just wanted tilly to enjoy her birthday tilly's art contest is next week she'll win
06:12first place again i'm sure of it our tilly is so talented ethan's company happens to be looking for
06:18a child art prodigy maybe tilly should do it tilly had never been encouraged by ethan before
06:25mommy can i really do it you absolutely can after dinner tilly went to the bathroom
06:31margaret went with her two minutes later i heard tilly scream
06:40i'm his daughter not you wrecked out at once just in time to see candy fae's daughter shoved tilly
06:48i lunged forward and caught tilly before she hit the floor why did you push my daughter
06:53tilly was being mean to me first that's why i pushed her daddy you have to stand up for me
07:00you're lying at such a young age tilly didn't insult you at all i stepped forward to push her
07:05finger down when tilly was three ethan took her to the grocery store he forgot to change her diaper
07:11she cried for hours while strangers stared ever since then she hated being pointed at tilly shrank
07:17into my arms i could feel her trembling i looked at candy coldly put your hand down don't point at
07:24tilly candy understood perfectly but she lifted her finger even higher i'd just taken a step
07:30forward when ethan brushed past me and stepped in front of candy elena ashford what are you doing
07:36i didn't do anything ethan tilly called me a bastard rage flared in ethan's eyes he lifted
07:43candy into his arms you're not some unwanted child candy i'll always be your daddy your mother went
07:50through so much raising you alone overseers that's my fault so candy was his daughter
07:55fey had been carrying his child alone overseas all this time no wonder he adored her fey gave birth to
08:03his daughter alone enduring god knows how much judgment no wonder he doted on her tilly stared at the
08:09scene her voice trembling with fear daddy can't you just be my daddy and not hers
08:18for a moment tilly's teary eyes seemed to affect him but then candy buried her face in his neck seeking
08:25protection ethan snapped out of it tilly stop it go home that moment i watched the light die in my
08:32daughter's eyes then margaret came out she seemed to have reached some sort of agreement with fey
08:38they locked arms as if they were a close harmonious pair of in-laws when fey saw candy crying she
08:44didn't take her back from ethan instead she stepped closer and comforted her the two of them spoke
08:50softly to candy coaxing her gently then ethan took the birthday hat from fey's hand and placed it on
08:56candy's head himself the three of them stood there they looked like a perfect family of three all these
09:02six years ethan hasn't once spent tilly's birthday with her or even put a party hat on her i wanted
09:08to
09:08cover tilly's eyes she pulled my hands away she made herself look candy and tilly are family you
09:16girls should become good sisters from now on then will grandma become candy's grandma too
09:24you'll be the little sister candy will be the big sister okay she was only six how could she
09:32possibly understand they thought they could slide this past her while she was too young to understand
09:37but tilly had always been perceptive she knew what they meant she didn't ask mommy my birthday's over
09:45let's go home strike two ethan one left i took one look at him then i led tilly home nobody
09:53came after us
09:54nobody cared after that day tilly grew quieter it was as if a heavy weight had settled deep inside her
10:02i didn't know how to make it better but i knew there was still one last corner of her heart
10:06she
10:06kept for him a few days later the art competition was coming up i knew tilly was hoping ethan would
10:12be
10:12there so i invited him will daddy really come won't know until we ask i texted him in the morning
10:21by evening he still hadn't replied tilly's hope slowly turned into disappointment maybe daddy just doesn't like me
10:32then a buzz it was from ethan she lit up like someone had flipped a switch see mommy i knew
10:43he
10:43wouldn't abandon me the day of the competition tilly and i waited outside the venue for a long time
10:49but ethan never showed up
10:54i didn't leave tilly inside until the host urged everyone to enter
10:58tilly kept glancing at the door the whole way through hope and disappointment flickering back
11:03and forth even right before she went on stage she was still unhappy the host asked tilly about the
11:10meaning behind her painting tilly looked up and her eyes went wide ethan was sitting at the judge's
11:16table she thought he'd kept his promise to come watch her so she happily introduced her piece
11:23this piece is about a daughter who wants to go to an amusement park with her dad
11:28but ethan didn't vote for her he voted for candy tilly still won first place in the end but the
11:35moment
11:35she saw his vote tears slipped down her face she wiped them away and tried to comfort herself mommy
11:42daddy hasn't an emotional he's just trying to be fair he must have had a reason right i held her
11:50speechless ethan and i came from similar backgrounds it was an arranged match between
11:56our families i knew from the very beginning that there was someone in his heart he could
12:01never forget but i chose to marry him anyway i was wrong i'm sorry tilly it's all mommy's fault
12:11i'm so sorry tilly had no idea why i was saying sorry yet she quietly wiped my tears for me
12:19don't cry mommy tilly and i huddled together for comfort but then fey suddenly appeared dragging
12:25candy along tilly how dare you take first place i bet you copied candy's work all eyes were on tilly
12:33miss laurent is the famous international artist en if she accuses tilly of copying it must be true
12:40candy is en's daughter how could she ever lose to a nobody like tilly tilly clearly plagiarized
12:47n that's me they actually thought fey was en i saw the smug look on fey's face i knew right
12:54then
12:55she was pretending to be me if you apologize to candy now we won't take this any further i understood
13:01fey wasn't trying to prove anything she wanted to brand tilly to make sure the stain stuck to her for
13:06life even if tilly proved she hadn't plagiarized she would still be gossiped about for the rest of
13:11her life haunted by the same kind of trauma from that day at the supermarket when she was three
13:15if you're calling my daughter a cheater prove it look at the lines the details you call that a
13:21coincidence mrs blackwood does have a point they do look quite similar mrs blackwood she was calling
13:26herself ethan's wife that was how she'd gotten the judges on her side what's going on here i was
13:31about to explain when i saw ethan walking over ethan i'm not trying to cause any drama the evidence is
13:38just right there maybe tilly didn't mean to cheat she just got influenced by a nasty person but she's
13:45still so young you gotta teach her a lesson she's just a kid what if someone leads her down the
13:51wrong
13:51path she never said my name but every word pointed straight at me ethan you know i would never do
13:57this
13:58elena can you stop going after faithy for one second look at what you've turned tilly into
14:05daddy i didn't copy anyone don't you believe me
14:11tilly apologize to your sister such simple words but in that moment something inside tilly seemed to
14:18collapse the spark in her eyes died out entirely that's three ethan you're out tilly and i were done
14:24forgiving him i was still trying to figure out how to prove tilly hadn't cheated when a man's voice
14:28cut through the tension a man in casual clothes walked toward us tall composed cutting right through
14:34the crowd tilly recognized him immediately vincent hayes my high school classmate vincent had been a
14:40struggling student back then barely able to afford his daily meals i had secretly supported him
14:45financially throughout high school and once he found out he promised he would repay me one day
14:49we hadn't seen each other since graduation it wasn't until a couple of years ago that i ran into
14:54him again when he found out i had a daughter he started bringing tilly little gifts small things
14:59her room barely held any trace of ethan but it was filled with gifts vincent had given her it wasn't
15:04surprising that tilly recognized him instantly upon entering the crowd the first thing vincent did
15:09wasn't to offer an explanation but to take out a tissue and wipe away tilly's tears don't be afraid
15:14tilly uncle vincent believes you didn't play drys mommy and i will always be on your side
15:19uncle vincent do you really believe me even daddy doesn't believe me if daddy doesn't believe you
15:25then let's trade him in for a new daddy what if i'm your daddy before tilly would have argued right
15:29away since she was little tilly had always been mature for her age believing that a person should
15:34only have one father but now when vincent suggested trading fathers tilly didn't argue instead
15:40she tugged at his sleeve i'm too dumb to make daddy like me but if you were my dad would
15:46you
15:46still like me vincent was startled then a pain tender look came into his eyes tilly you are such
15:52a good girl anyone who doesn't like you must be blind ethan interrupted the tender moment between
15:57vincent and tilly all right enough who the hell are you you said you got proof fine show us his
16:04voice
16:05was harsh enough that tilly instinctively shrank back hiding behind vincent like he was her shield
16:09tilly was the child he never wanted but when he saw her seeking comfort from another man so
16:14intimately something uncomfortable flickered across his face tilly come here but tilly didn't even peek
16:22out at him she stayed hidden behind vincent refusing to move an inch is this how you always talk to
16:28her
16:28ethan seemed like he wanted to argue but he didn't know where to start
16:34daddy this man is so mean when it came to candy ethan naturally knew how to love a child without
16:41anyone having to teach him it's okay candy don't be afraid
16:46tilly is your real daughter you just prefer loving someone else's child huh
16:51guess your emotional disorder is permanent
16:55wait tilly is mr blackwood's biological daughter
16:59candy's been calling him dad this whole time i just assumed i bumped up candy's score because of
17:03that but honestly tilly's work was so incredible first place hers no matter what
17:08so this is the famous mr blackwood why is he protecting an outsider instead of his own daughter
17:12is that woman his mistress and the other girl his secret child cut the
17:16bullshit mr blackwood is known for being fair he's just doing his job doing his job you mean
17:21holding someone else's daughter while yelling at his own i'm the organizer of this competition the
17:26surveillance footage on this card is the proof that tilly did not plagiarize
17:30actually we don't really need to get to the bottom of this i just want till to apologize to
17:34candy and give the trophy back don't even think about it tilly didn't plagiarize anything i won't
17:41let her take the blame fine prove it at first only fey appeared on screen then one of the judges
17:52walked in fey slipped him money and told him to vote for candy after watching the video the truth
17:57was clear to everyone the room went quiet fey you were the one bribing the judges i was just afraid
18:04no one would appreciate candy's talent i just wanted to give her a safety net tell candy to apologize to
18:09tilly tilly stole my trophy i'm not apologizing ethan looked surprised he clearly hadn't expected this
18:17side of her not from the sweet well-behaved girl he thought he knew tears welled up in both fey
18:22and
18:22candy's eyes they looked at ethan putting on a pitiful show ethan frowned saying nothing almost
18:28unconsciously his gaze shifted toward me and tilly this is tilly's account she finished her painting
18:34three days ago and posted it online it's identical the one she won first place with today you claim
18:38tilly plagiarized if anything i'd say candy is the one who copied tilly my daughter would never do that
18:44what what am i selling that's not costing what is it then for once ethan didn't step in to defend
18:48them enough he finally showed the impartiality of a father fey candy you both owe tilly an apology
18:57mommy and i didn't do anything wrong i won't apologize daddy if you keep acting like this i'm
19:03going to hate you you better make it up to me and mommy right now we're going back overseas and
19:08you'll never
19:08find us what did you just say say that again she's just joking ethan don't take it seriously
19:16when i was at my worst only you could help me but where were you were you hiding from me
19:20on purpose
19:21do you even know how much i suffered you just stood by and did nothing the moment he mentioned
19:26me it was like something clicked it was the first time i'd ever seen guilt on his face but i
19:31couldn't
19:31feel a single shred of sympathy for ethan since the matter is settled tilly and i will take the trophy
19:35and go whatever phase real character turned out to be that was between them it had nothing to do
19:40with me elena take tilly home i'll handle things here i almost laughed out loud tilly and i were
19:48heading home not to wait for him but to pack our things and leave let me drive you and tilly
19:53home
19:53i used to reject vincent i always put ethan's feelings first kept my distance from other men but
19:59this time i nodded since ethan had never once driven tilly and me home why couldn't i find a
20:04husband who would thank you vincent he drove us home safely the whole way he kept checking on tilly
20:10talking to her making her laugh mommy i don't want to go home can i have uncle vincent's be my
20:16daddy
20:17instead if that's what you want tilly from now on i'm your daddy if you don't mind can we stay
20:23at your
20:23place for a couple of days elena you're not joking right you were giving me a chance i've decided to
20:29divorce ethan my home is yours and tilly's i didn't pack much two suitcases in total there wasn't
20:38much in that house worth taking anyway the divorce papers were already there ethan had wanted this for
20:43a long time but i had refused to sign but that changed now i placed the signed divorce papers on
20:49the living room table turned around and walked out without looking back vincent and tilly were already
20:54in the car waiting for me that night tilly and i spent a wonderful evening at vincent's place as
21:00for what kind of look ethan had on his face when he found those papers i don't care two carefree
21:05days
21:05passed i was debating whether to tell my family about the divorce when a message popped up on my
21:09art account from ethan i had posted a teaser for a new piece a painting centered around the idea of
21:15family ethan asked me if i could become their chief designer and build a new business line for me
21:19for years he had been sending me messages like this sharing his thoughts his struggles and every
21:24time i had answered him this time i didn't reply back then i kept that account going to help ease
21:29his condition but now if faye had already stolen my identity why should i keep putting myself through
21:34this sure enough within two days i heard that ethan had welcomed faye as an honored guest he had signed
21:40a contract with her the terms were clear if she failed to deliver the artwork on time she would
21:44owe ten times the penalty if she chose to play yen then she'd better be ready for what came with
21:49it
21:49ten days later the delivery date arrived i didn't release my painting instead i delayed it by one
21:55day that same day i watched ethan hold a press conference to apologize the product launch had
21:59to be delayed due to an internal issue the financial damage from that delay of course fell on the person
22:04responsible faye that afternoon i just pulled a fresh batch of cookies out of the oven for tilly when
22:09my phone started blowing up ian you've never missed a deadline before are you doing this on purpose
22:13because of you i lost my fiancee and my job her intuition was spot on yes i did it on
22:19purpose most of the other messages however were from ethan he sincerely invited me i ignored him
22:25instead i signed with vincent
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