00:00The day my daughter died, my husband was standing right there.
00:03The railing gave way.
00:05Kelly and Madeline slipped at the same time.
00:07He grabbed Madeline, without hesitation.
00:09And Kelly fell.
00:10She fell right in front of us.
00:12After that, his family blamed me for her death.
00:15His mother held me over a ventilation shaft,
00:17and pushed me to the edge again and again,
00:20just to make me feel what Kelly felt in her last seconds.
00:23That was the day I learned I never mattered.
00:25Not to him, not to his family.
00:27And my husband, his response was to offer me 30% of his company shares.
00:31If I took the blame,
00:33Whatever, I don't care.
00:34Those were the last honest words I ever said to him.
00:36Because after that, I divorced him,
00:39uploaded the recording that proved everything to the dark web,
00:41and boarded a helicopter out of his world forever.
00:44Finally, I was free.
00:46What he didn't know, was that I'd taken more with me,
00:49enough to burn his empire to the ground.
00:52After my daughter Kelly died,
00:54I erased every habit my arms dealer husband had ever disliked.
00:59I stopped asking where he went.
01:01I slept just fine when he didn't come home.
01:05Even after I was injured in an explosion,
01:08the medic told me to notify my family.
01:10I just replied calmly,
01:12I don't have any.
01:13A nurse recognized me.
01:16Mrs. Curran, right?
01:18Mr. Curran is right next door.
01:20Should I inform him?
01:22I shook my head.
01:24That won't be necessary.
01:26Thirty minutes later,
01:27Everett showed up anyway.
01:29His sharp eyes carried their usual oppressive intensity.
01:32Why didn't you tell me you were injured?
01:35I lowered my gaze.
01:36Just shrapnel scratches.
01:38Nothing serious.
01:40My indifference irritated him.
01:42He was about to speak,
01:44when the guard's voices drifted in from outside.
01:47Mr. Curran really cares about Mrs. Finley.
01:51She only twisted her ankle.
01:52He called in a helicopter
01:54and carried her on and off himself.
01:56He wouldn't even let her feet touch the ground.
01:59Everett panicked.
02:00He glanced at me,
02:02waiting for me to make a scene like I used to.
02:04But I didn't even blink.
02:06I simply leaned back against the pillow
02:08and closed my eyes.
02:14The air around Everett grew heavy.
02:17Don't listen to them.
02:19Madeline is a specialist in the company.
02:22If she's hurt, it affects operations.
02:26I'm just doing it for the greater good.
02:28I nodded without a word.
02:30His temper flared.
02:32You don't believe me?
02:33I do.
02:35You personally trained Madeline to keep her personnel,
02:38and you're her superior.
02:42It's only natural you look out for her.
02:44My calm response unsettled him.
02:45More than anger ever could.
02:47A loud crash echoed from outside.
02:51Madeline staggered into here
02:53and collapsed right in front of my ward.
02:56Everett strode over
02:57and swept her into his arms.
02:59What are you doing here?
03:00Didn't I tell you to stay in bed?
03:04I heard Mrs. Curran got hurt.
03:07I came to check on her.
03:09She shrank into his embrace,
03:11as if I were something to fear.
03:13Mrs. Curran, please, don't blame me.
03:19I never meant for Kelly to die.
03:21In the past,
03:22I would have seized him by the collar.
03:24I would have demanded to know
03:25why he was shielding the woman.
03:27Responsible for our daughter's death.
03:29But now...
03:33I just stared at the ceiling in silence.
03:36I'm taking Madeline back to her ward.
03:38I'll be right back.
03:39Everett turned and carried her away.
03:41It was midnight.
03:43He still hadn't come back.
03:45Instead,
03:46I got a call from the
03:47Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
03:49Mrs. Simpson.
03:50Are you absolutely sure
03:52you want to join the Welkin Shield Project?
03:53This is a classified initiative
03:54at the highest level.
03:56Once you're in,
03:56you'll be stationed at the base
03:57for a minimum of 20 years.
04:00Completely cut off from the outside world.
04:02That includes your husband.
04:04Yes.
04:06I'm sure.
04:07The person on the other end hesitated.
04:10If you change your mind,
04:12you have three days to withdraw.
04:15After all,
04:16you used to care so much
04:17about Mr. Curran.
04:18I won't regret it.
04:21because I don't love him anymore.
04:28The next second,
04:30the door slammed open.
04:31Everett stood there,
04:32his gaze icy.
04:36You don't love me anymore?
04:38I dare you to say that again,
04:40Alicia!
04:43I quietly ended the call
04:45and closed my eyes,
04:46fending sleep.
04:48Everett approached,
04:49his presence cold and commanding.
04:51But he paused
04:52when he saw my tightly shut eyes.
04:53He thought I'd been talking in my sleep.
04:55His frown eased slightly,
04:57yet somehow that only fueled
04:59his anger further.
05:02He couldn't stand the thought
05:03of me leaving him,
05:04even in dreams.
05:05He grabbed my wrist
05:07and then shook me awake.
05:10Allie,
05:11did you have a nightmare?
05:12I lowered my eyes.
05:14I dreamed about Kelly.
05:18The words struck him like a blade.
05:20He pulled me into his arms.
05:23Allie will have more children.
05:26Lots of them.
05:29I said nothing.
05:31My heart was damaged
05:33beyond on repair.
05:34And even my tears
05:36had long since run dry.
05:42Kelly was gone.
05:43Did he really believe
05:45another child could erase that?
05:50Everett,
05:50it's the middle of the night.
05:51Why are you here?
05:53He looked caught off guard.
05:55Allie,
05:56Maddie's stomach is bothering her.
05:57She's craving that soup you make.
06:03My body went ice cold.
06:07I'd just survived an explosion.
06:10Shrapnel was still embedded in my body.
06:12And here was at Everett,
06:13waking me in the dead of night
06:14to make soup for Madeline.
06:16Give me a pen and paper.
06:17I'll write down the recipe.
06:19Everett signaled one of his men
06:20to bring them.
06:24As I handed him the paper,
06:26his fingertips trembled.
06:30Recognition dawned on him.
06:33Once,
06:34long ago,
06:35he'd asked me for that recipe.
06:38Back then,
06:39I'd told him,
06:40I'll give it to you
06:40the day we part ways.
06:42As long as we're together,
06:44I'll always make the soup
06:45for you myself.
06:46Now I'd handed it over
06:47without a second thought.
06:49Mr. Curran,
06:50Ms. Finley is in considerable pain.
06:51She's been asking for you.
06:52He frowned and strode out
06:53without a backward glance.
06:55I was accustomed to this by now.
06:57I closed my eyes
06:59and tried to rest.
07:02But I'd barely drifted off
07:03when a brutal force pulled me up.
07:05Alicia,
07:06Maddie coughed up blood
07:07after drinking that soup.
07:08Why?
07:11This grip on my chin was punishing.
07:14What did you put in that recipe
07:16you gave me?
07:19I glanced at him flat.
07:22You think it's off?
07:24Let the medics check it!
07:27Ali,
07:28if you're upset,
07:29just say so.
07:30Don't shut me out like this.
07:32I'm your husband,
07:33not your enemy.
07:34I closed my eyes.
07:35I have nothing more to say to you.
07:37For a moment,
07:38he thought he'd stopped breathing.
07:40What is that supposed to mean?
07:41I fell silent,
07:42as if he weren't even standing there.
07:44Outside,
07:45his subordinate's voice
07:46filtered through.
07:47Mr. Corrin,
07:48Mrs. Finley's stomach
07:49has been humped.
07:50She's out of danger,
07:50but she's terrified.
07:51She keeps calling for you.
07:52I see.
07:53He turned back
07:54to give me one deep look.
07:56Get some rest, Ali.
07:57I'll drive you back tomorrow.
07:58That night stretched on
08:00like an endless windchip.
08:02Ali,
08:02my daughter,
08:03who'd grown inside me
08:04for ten months,
08:05would be reduced
08:06to ashes tomorrow,
08:08sealed in a cold earth
08:09and lay to rest
08:10and lay to rest
08:10in dark earth.
08:11The next day,
08:12Everett drove me
08:13to the country town,
08:15hidden deep in the mountains.
08:16Leaning on my crutch,
08:17I made my way
08:18into the funeral home,
08:19desperate,
08:20for one last glimpse
08:21of my little girl.
08:22But the instant
08:23I crossed the threshold,
08:24Beverly Curran lunged at me
08:25like a woman possessed.
08:26You vile bitch!
08:28You actually have the nerve
08:30to come back?
08:33Beverly slapped me twice
08:35across the face.
08:36Kelly died because of you!
08:38You knew she was afraid of heights.
08:40Why did you take her
08:41to that observation deck?
08:43You wanted her to die.
08:46I went cold.
08:47All over.
08:49Madeline was the one
08:50who took Kelly
08:50to the observation deck.
08:52Why was Beverly
08:52saying it was me?
08:53I tried to look at Everett.
08:55He looked away.
08:56The other parents
08:57switched forward,
08:58joining them early
08:58as they struck me
08:59in the cold.
09:00Beat her!
09:01Kill her!
09:01She murdered her own daughter!
09:04You don't deserve
09:05to see Kelly
09:05one last time!
09:07Dips of batons
09:08rained down on me
09:09without mercy.
09:10Someone threw a rock
09:11that split my forehead open.
09:12My crutch was wrapped
09:14and used as a weapon
09:15against me.
09:16I collapsed to the floor,
09:17blood and dust
09:18smearing across my face.
09:21Enough!
09:23After what felt
09:23like an eternity,
09:25Everett pushed through
09:26and shielded me
09:26with his body.
09:29Kelly's death
09:30was an accident.
09:31Allie isn't to blame.
09:33Anyone who touches her again
09:34will be dealt with
09:35according to family rules.
09:39His razor-sharp gaze
09:40swept the room
09:41until the crowd
09:42slowly dispersed.
09:43Only then
09:44did his expression soften.
09:49He lifted me
09:50into his arms
09:51and carried me
09:52back to our bedroom.
09:53He retrieved the first aid kit
09:55to tend to my wounds,
09:56but my eyes
09:56remained utterly cold.
09:58Everett,
10:00Madeline took Kelly
10:00to that observation deck.
10:02So why did Beverly
10:03say it was me?
10:04His hand holding
10:05the gauze paused.
10:07Allie,
10:07Maddie is the weapons expert
10:08the family invested in.
10:09Her identity
10:10is sensitive.
10:12If anyone finds out
10:13she was indirectly
10:14responsible for Kelly's death,
10:17she won't have a place
10:18here anymore.
10:18You're different.
10:20You're my wife,
10:21under my protection.
10:24I could blame for her
10:26this once, okay?
10:27I'll transfer 30%
10:29of Curry defense industry
10:30shares to you
10:31as compensation.
10:32He watched me
10:32with barely
10:33He thought I'd
10:34break down crying
10:35or lash out,
10:36but my expression
10:37stayed so cold
10:38it sent panic
10:38seeping into his chest.
10:40I nearly glanced
10:41at him flatly.
10:42Whatever,
10:42I don't care.
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