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00:05Victoria, you bastard! Why can't you just accept me as your daughter? Why did you have to bring
00:11her back? Daughter I had loved for 16 years wanted to die with me. I pulled the trigger
00:18without mercy. The bullet left the gun. My mind went completely blank. Only that question echoed
00:25in her screams as she held the detonator. Why did you have to bring her back? Why? Because seven days
00:31ago I saw a cage in Colombia. I went to Colombia to inspect investment projects. I saw the woman in
00:39the cage at first glance. She was so thin she looked unrecognizable. She curled up in a corner
00:45like a dying dog but her face looked 70% like my daughter's. So I felt pity. I decided to
00:53buy her.
00:53The boss absolutely refused. He cursed and pushed me out. During the argument someone tore off the
00:59woman's shirt. A tattoo on her waist was exposed. June 12, 2001 I froze because my daughter had an
01:07identical tattoo. I had personally tattooed it shortly after her birth but she was now married
01:11to that congressman. She had become Mrs. Reed. She lived in a red brick mansion in Georgetown. She
01:17lived a carefree and happy life. At that moment I quickly realized something was wrong. I returned to
01:23the hotel immediately. I dialed the private investigator's number. Dig three feet deep and
01:29find the truth. Old White, the investigator, quickly agreed on the other end. I hung up. I
01:34immediately called my former security advisor at the CIA. I gave the next order. Go to that slum black
01:40market in Bogota. Find that woman. Buy her. No matter what you have to do. My heart pounded against my
01:46ribs. That number. That string of numbers. Others might not understand its meaning. But I knew at a
01:54single glance it was my daughter's birthday. At that time I was facing political attacks during the
02:00party primary. She was born early in a private clinic. Just in case I pricked the numbers onto her
02:06lower back one by one. Later I turned the tide. I became a senior senator. When she just became an
02:11adult I planned to remove the tattoo. But the doctor refused. He said the injury was too deep.
02:16It reached the dermis layer. Forced removal would leave a big scar. I was a little confused at the
02:22time. It was just cigarette ash. How could it go so deep? But the doctor said so. So I did
02:27not think
02:28much about it. But now I finally understood. My daughter had been switched long ago. 20 minutes
02:34later my security chief Barnes called. Ma'am. We got her out. The boss called the police. Local corrupt
02:42cops blocked the streets. We must leave by water now. Keep her alive at all costs. I gave the order
02:49through gritted teeth. I strode out of the hotel room. As I walked I kept recalling the scene at the
02:56slum black market. That woman had no tongue. Her fingernails and toenails had all been pulled out.
03:02Her eyes were full of death. Who stole my own flesh and blood? Who tortured her into this terrible
03:08state? I got into the bulletproof car. I headed straight for the dock. The wind carried a salty
03:15smell into the car. From a distance Barnes was already waiting on the deck with his men. The
03:19emaciated woman was lying on a stretcher. The private doctor on board was giving her a cardiac
03:25stimulant injection. Her condition is extremely bad. The doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead.
03:32Severe malnutrition. Multiple fractures were never set. They healed into deformities. Her vocal cords
03:39were destroyed by chemicals. The most fatal thing is the blood infection. She has survived until now
03:45only by sheer willpower. I stepped forward. I half squatted beside the stretcher. I reached out my
03:51hand. I wanted to touch her face. She flinched violently. Her throat made a wheezing sound like a
03:57broken bellows. Resistance. Fear. Despair. I held back the sting in my nose. I withdrew my hand. Use the best
04:06medicine. Use the most advanced equipment. Whatever it takes. Pull her back from the gates of death.
04:12The yacht cut through the waves. It headed toward the deep sea. I stood on the deck the whole night.
04:17When the horizon turned fish belly white, old white called again. Madam Senator, we found some clues.
04:24Your current daughter, Miss Reed, had a high fever when she was nine years old. At that time, you were
04:29abroad mediating a foreign policy bill involving national security. Your ex-husband took her to the
04:34hospital. The records of that private hospital show that after the fever subsided, Miss Reed's blood
04:39type changed. The hospital explained it as a wrong report from the lab at the time. But the lab director
04:44who signed it emigrated with his whole family the next month. Ex-husband, Edward Blake. He rose to power
04:52thanks to my family's political donations. I kicked him out for cheating with a female lobbyist. What a
04:58bastard. If it was him, everything made sense. He hated me for destroying his political future.
05:04So he stole my daughter. He replaced her with a bastard he had with some wild woman. Then he watched
05:10me hold that bastard in my hands. He watched me protect her like a treasure as she grew up. Good.
05:17Truly excellent. I hung up the phone. I looked at the woman on the stretcher. My own daughter was
05:23struggling to survive in the mud of a foreign land. Edward's bastard wore the title of a political
05:29family heir. She married a rising congressman. She wore gold and silver. I turned and walked into
05:34the cabin. I took out my tablet. I pulled up the financial system of the Capitol Hill caucus.
05:39My political action committee had suppressed Edward in recent years. But he was still hanging on in
05:45local elections thanks to his son-in-law, Congressman Reed. I looked at the data reports on the screen.
05:50A cold smile curled on my lips. I took out my phone. I dialed my chief of staff back home.
05:57Notify all caucus leaders. An emergency closed-door meeting will be held at 9 tomorrow morning.
06:02Also, cut off all funding to every super cap under Edward's name. I want him on his knees begging me
06:08within three days. My chief of staff on the other end asked no questions. He simply took the order.
06:14The yacht cut through the waves. It carried me in my burning rage toward that city about to be
06:19overturned by a political storm. The rain in Washington fell thick and steady. I returned
06:25to my top-floor luxury apartment in Georgetown. Outside the floor-to-ceiling window was the dazzling
06:31night view of the city of power. But I found the scenery unbearably glaring. Just then,
06:36my phone rang. It was my fake daughter, Isabella. Her voice was coquettish. It carried a sense of
06:41entitled arrogance. Mom, why didn't you tell me you were going to South America?
06:46Daniel has his eye on a piece of land in northern Virginia. He wants to build a data center. We
06:52are
06:52still 50 million short. Just take a little from the family trust. Your Senate seat will be passed
06:59down to me anyway. My hand holding the phone tightened slightly. Money again. Ever since she was
07:05a child, whenever she called me on her own, it was always about these two words. I used to think
07:10maybe I had spoiled her. So I never really cared. But at this moment, I suddenly realized
07:16something. Maybe she had known all along she was not my real daughter. Maybe they were even
07:21in this together. That was why she dared to demand so recklessly. She wanted to bleed me dry. So this
07:29time, I did not say yes. I only spoke coldly. 50 million is not a small sum. Come home tomorrow.
07:35We will talk in person. My tone was flat. It revealed no emotion. Isabella let out a cheer
07:40on the other end. She hung up promptly. At noon the next day, she walked into my living room in
07:4610
07:46centimeter red-soled heels. Her hips swayed as she moved. She casually tossed her Hermes bag worth
07:52hundreds of thousands onto the sofa. Mom, I brought the letter of intent. You just need to sign it.
07:58Her face was full of smiles. I picked up my coffee. I took a sip. My gaze crossed the rim
08:04of the cup.
08:04I studied the woman before me. She was very beautiful. Her features indeed carried a trace
08:10of my younger self. That old fox, Edward, had truly found a perfect substitute. Not so fast. I set
08:17down my coffee. How has your health been lately? You don't look so well. Really? Maybe Daniel and I
08:24went to the Republican fundraising dinner last night. We got home too late. You have been frail since
08:29childhood. Do you remember? That high fever when you were nine almost killed you. I stared straight
08:36at her. Isabella's movements paused for a second. Thank goodness dad took care of me day and night.
08:42That tattoo on your lower back. I suddenly changed the subject. How is it doing lately?
08:48Isabella's body visibly stiffened. Lift it up. Let me take a look. Isabella bit her lip. She reluctantly
08:55lifted the hem of her silk blouse. June 12th, 2001. It was left by a modern tattoo machine deliberately
09:03imitating handwriting. Just as I thought, Isabella fixed her clothes. Mom, about the data center. Tell
09:11Daniel to come talk to me himself. I interrupted her. Isabella froze. She did not expect my refusal.
09:18But Daniel is pushing a bill recently. He is very busy. He may be busy, but he still must ask
09:24for support
09:24in person. I am tired. You go back first. Isabella's face turned sour. She dared not throw
09:33a tantrum. She grabbed her bag and left in a huff. The next morning, Old White called.
09:40Madam Senator, we found a large sum of money Edward recently moved to Columbia.
09:44We found out Daniel Reed went there three years ago under the name of a fact-finding trip. The place
09:50he went was exactly that black market area where you rescued the real young lady.
09:55Daniel. I never expected my son-in-law, who had always acted so gentle and promising,
10:00was also involved. I pulled open the drawer. I took out a fully loaded Sig Sauer pistol. The game had
10:06entered its next phase. I would let them know what it truly means to wish for death. I gave the
10:11order
10:11into the phone. Investigate all overseas warehousing assets under Daniel Reed's name. I want to know the
10:17flow of every dollar of his lobbying funds. I would make them feel the pain my daughter had suffered.
10:22A private sanatorium in the Maryland suburbs. I pushed open the door of the intensive care unit.
10:28On the hospital bed lay my real daughter. And at this moment, she was sleeping quietly. Looking at her
10:34face, my heart clenched with pain again and again. Just then, my phone vibrated. It was a message from
10:42the security guard at the entrance. Madam Senator, Miss Reed is outside making a scene. She demands to
10:48come in. Isabella. I never expected she would find this place. It seemed she and Daniel had been having
10:54people watch my movements all along. Let her in, I replied. A few minutes later, the sound of high heels
11:02clicking on the marble floor echoed in the hallway. Isabella pushed the door open furiously.
11:08Mom, why did you come to such a remote place? I have been looking everywhere for you. That data center
11:15contract? Her voice stopped abruptly. Her gaze locked tightly onto the woman on the hospital bed. I saw it
11:21clearly. Her body trembled uncontrollably. Who is she? Isabella's voice changed pitch. It was sharp and
11:29trembling. I stood up. I walked step by step toward her. Do you not know her? Isabella shook her head
11:36desperately. She kept backing away. No, how could I know her? Really? Maybe you didn't see clearly from
11:46too far away. Come. Take a good look. Isabella screamed in pain, but she squeezed her eyes shut and
11:55dared not open them. Let me go. Mom, have you gone mad? She collapsed onto the floor. She covered her
12:03head
12:04and cried. I really don't know her. I really don't know her. I crouched down. I pinched her chin and
12:14forced her to look into my eyes. Isabella's face was smeared with tears and snot. Mom, why have you
12:20turned me to go like this? I don't understand what you're saying. I let go. I took out a handkerchief
12:27and
12:27wiped my fingers with disgust. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You will understand slowly. Go back
12:34and tell Daniel tomorrow. Bring Edward and crawl to my office to see me. Otherwise, face the consequences
12:40yourself. Isabella scrambled and crawled out of the ward. I watched her pathetic figure retreat. I smiled coldly.
12:49This was just the appetizer. Hope on the hospital bed suddenly let out a faint whimper. I turned around
12:56immediately and walked over. She had opened her eyes at some point. She was staring fiercely in
13:02the direction of the door. She knew Isabella. Perhaps Isabella had even tortured her with her
13:08own hands. Don't be afraid. Mom is here. Those who hurt you, mom won't let a single one of them
13:14go. I walked
13:15out of the sanatorium. The rain outside was even heavier. Barnes held up a black umbrella. He opened the
13:21car door for me. Madam Senator, Daniel has made a move. He moved Edward to the Reed family estate and
13:27he just contacted an account in the Cayman Islands. Keep a close watch on that account. Also, have the
13:35caucus finance committee pull out every original debt record of the Reed family's political
13:40contributions. I want to see the Reed family's capital chain break before the sun sheds tomorrow.
13:45I would let them know in front of absolute power, their schemes and tricks could never step onto the
13:50stage. The next morning, the top floor conference room of the Senate caucus. I toyed with the sig
13:55sour in my hand. The door of the conference room was suddenly shoved open. Daniel strode in
14:00aggressively. Edward huddled behind him. His face was sallow. Barnes immediately drew his gun and aimed
14:05it at Daniel. Mother-in-law, don't be so angry. We are all one family. If there anything, we could
14:12sit
14:12down a gore. We can sit down, talk it. I sneered. I slapped the gun onto the table. Edward, you
14:18bastard.
14:19Don't we have a score to settle? Edward trembled in fright. He dared not look me in the eye.
14:25Mother-in-law, I don't understand what you are saying. Isabella came back very shaken yesterday.
14:29You used a woman of unknown origin to frighten her. That was not appropriate.
14:33Unknown origin? Is she really of unknown origin?
14:37Daniel, do I need to remind you? Three years ago, you went to the black market in Columbia yourself.
14:42You gave Boss $200,000. You told him to just keep her breathing. Don't let her die. You haven't
14:47forgotten this, have you? Daniel's face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
14:52Mother-in-law, are you talking about? I don't understand. I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
14:57Do it. Then I pressed the intercom on the table. In less than five minutes, Daniel's phone rang
15:03frantically. He answered the call. His face instantly turned pale. What did you say? The biggest donor
15:09pulled out? All lobbying groups stopped cooperation. The IRS moved in. The media started exposing
15:15scandals. Fight to the death? You are not worthy. He shot up from his seat. He stared at me fiercely.
15:24Victoria, have you gone mad? What good does it do you if the Reed family collapses?
15:27The good is that I enjoy watching it.
15:32You think this can bring me down? I still have a trump card.
15:35Trump card.
15:37Hearing these two words, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
15:40Isn't it just holding my biological daughter in your hands? I'm sorry, but your scheme is about to fail.
15:48So I clapped my hands. Old White walked in from the side door. He tossed a file bag onto the
15:53table in
15:53front of Daniel. The man froze for a moment. As if sensing what was coming, he opened the file bag
15:59with
15:59trembling hands. At this moment, Daniel's face turned deathly pale. Seeing everything was exposed,
16:06Edward beside him put his hands together in prayer and shook his head frantically.
16:10Victoria, I was wrong. Blame it on my foolish obsession back then. That woman forced me.
16:16There was an accomplice? I kicked him to the ground.
16:20Speak. Who is that woman?
16:22Just then, Old White's phone rang. He answered the call. His face turned extremely grim.
16:27Old White covered the phone. His voice trembled.
16:31Madam Senator, bad news.
16:34The sanatorium sent word. Miss Hope is missing.
16:38Darkness clouded my vision. I grabbed Daniel by the tie.
16:42Where did she take her?
16:43Daniel suddenly burst into wild laughter.
16:46Victoria, even if you destroy the Reed family, so what?
16:49You will never find your biological daughter. By now, she has probably been cut into pieces
16:57and thrown into the Atlantic to feed the sharks.
17:01I drew my Sig Sauer. I pressed it directly against Daniel's forehead.
17:06Talk. Where is she?
17:08The air in the conference room seemed to freeze. My finger was on the trigger. My knuckles turned
17:13white from the excessive force. Daniel looked at the black muzzle. His laughter stopped abruptly.
17:18He clenched his teeth. He refused to speak no matter what. He knew that if he spoke, he
17:24would lose his only bargaining chip.
17:27Madam Senator, I found something. Ten minutes before Miss Hope disappeared, a black unmarked
17:32van left the sanatorium. Federal surveillance shows that the van got on the beltway. It headed
17:37toward the abandoned industrial docks in Baltimore.
17:40Barnes, have someone watch these two wastes.
17:42A dozen black Chevrolet Suburbans shot out of the underground garage of the caucus headquarters
17:48like a black storm. Rain lashed against the windshield. The windshield wipers swung wildly.
17:53My heart rose to my throat. Hope had just crawled out of hell. She must not fall into their
17:59claws again. The convoy sped to the industrial docks in Baltimore. The gate was locked with iron
18:06chains. Ram it open. I ordered coldly. The lead car suddenly accelerated. It crashed straight through
18:14the chains. Barnes made a gesture. The bodyguards fanned out with their guns raised. I held my sig
18:19sour. I followed closely behind. The warehouse door was kicked open. A strong smell of blood mixed with
18:25chemicals hit us in the face. Hope was tied to the rack with iron wire. Several blocks of C4
18:32explosives were strapped to her body. They were counting down. Isabella stood beside her.
18:38She held a detonator in her hand. Her face was full of madness. Stop! Don't come any closer!
18:45I raised my hand. I signaled everyone to stop. Isabella, you can't escape now. Put down the
18:50detonator. I will leave you a whole corpse. Toria, you bastard! Why can't you just accept me as your
18:55daughter? Why did you have to bring her back? I know you know the truth about everything now.
19:03You will never let me go. Since I can't live, then we will die together! As she spoke, she suddenly
19:09raised the detonator. I raised my hand without hesitation. I pulled the trigger. The bullet hit
19:14Isabella's wrist with precision. In an instant, the detonator flew out of her hand. It fell into a
19:19puddle on the ground. Isabella let out a scream. She clutched her wrist and collapsed to her knees.
19:24Barnes was quick. He pinned Isabella down firmly. Take her back. I looked up at Isabella pinned to
19:29the ground. My gaze was ice cold. I will make her spit out everything she swallowed. Ten times.
19:35A hundred times. An abandoned bunker in Northern Virginia. Issa was tied to an iron chair. I walked
19:41toward her step by step in my high heels. Whose bastard are you really? I looked down at her from
19:46above. Isabella bit her lip. Her eyes darted away. I don't know what you are talking about.
19:55Isabella shivered violently from the cold. She let out a sharp scream. Still playing tough. Edward
20:01already confessed. You are not some orphan. You are the illegitimate daughter of him and that whore.
20:09You live the good life of a political family heir for 20 years. My daughter was tortured like a dog
20:15in Colombia. Isabella what right do you have to cry innocent here? Under my barrage of questions she
20:22burst into wailing sobs. My mother forced me. When I was nine she forced me to get plastic surgery to
20:27look like your daughter. She said only then could I live a good life. Just as I thought. Just as
20:33I
20:34thought. Everything was planned from the start. Who is that whore? I tightened my grip. It's your chief
20:40of staff. Isabella spat out a name that shocked me. Cassandra. That confidant who had followed me
20:48for 15 years. She was the real culprit who stole my daughter. Rage instantly swallowed my reason. I
20:53immediately took out my phone. I dialed Cassandra's number. It was turned off. Old White find Cassandra's
20:59whereabouts. She can't have gone far. Ten minutes later Old White called back. Madam Senator.
21:04Cassandra boarded a private to Switzerland an hour ago and she emptied all the funds from several
21:10of your overseas political action nuisance. A full 50 million dollars. I was so furious I laughed. I
21:15turned and looked at Isabella. Your mother ran away. She left you here as the scapegoat. Scapegoat. Tell me
21:21how do you think I will torture you? Isabella trembled in terror. She begged for mercy again and again.
21:28Mom for the sake of calling you mom for 20 years please spare me. I will give you all the
21:34Reed family
21:34money. I will like a horse to repay you. Shut up. I turned my head away in disgust. Barnes bring
21:41the
21:41pliers. My daughter suffered. She must experience every bit of it exactly the same way. Isabella's
21:48heart-wrenching screams echoed through the bunker. I turned a deaf ear. I turned around and walked out of
21:53the bunker. Three days later the largest underground casino in Atlantic City. Edward was dragged out of
21:59a dog cage by several burly men. He had not slept for days and nights. His whole body reeked of
22:05a sour
22:06stench. The casino owner respectfully handed over an IOU. Edward lost 80 million here in the past few
22:12days. He mortgaged all his properties, his cars and even Daniel's share of political contributions.
22:17I took the IOU. Edward you have really made something of yourself. Victoria save me. I am
22:24less than human. I was tricked by that bitch Cassandra. I deserve to die. Cassandra is already
22:29living it up in Switzerland with your money. I should never have believed that poisonous woman.
22:33Victoria for the sake of the years we were husband and wife give me a way out. When you switched
22:39my
22:40daughter did you leave her a way out? When you watched Cassandra steal my money did you leave me a
22:45way out? I walked up to him. I looked down at this man who had once shared my bed.
22:54I will pay off this 80 million debt for you. Edward jerked his head up. A glimmer of hope lit
23:00his eyes.
23:00But the condition is this. You will go to the black market. You will sell your liver, your kidneys and
23:06your coracles. All the money will be donated to the anti-human trafficking charity foundation.
23:11No you can't do this. That's murder. Barnes do it. Several bodyguards stepped forward. They dragged
23:21Edward out like a dead dog. His screams slowly faded into the depths of the corridor. With Edward
23:27dealt with I returned to my office in Washington. Daniel was already in FBI custody. He was suspected
23:33of money laundering, murder for hire and multiple other felonies. He would never get out for the rest of
23:38his life. Not enough. But this was not enough. Cassandra was still out there. She was still
23:44free. I dialed Old White's number. Have you found Cassandra's exact location in Zurich? We found it
23:51Madam Senator. She bought a lakeside villa. She has over a dozen private bodyguards with her. Send the
23:59location to the Blackwater mercenaries. Tell them I want her alive. If they cannot bring her back alive
24:05then bring back her head. I hung up the phone. I walked to the floor to ceiling window. Only the
24:09last piece of my revenge puzzle remained. Half a month later a private helicopter landed on the lawn
24:15of the Virginia estate. The rotor blades churned up a huge windstorm. Several fully armed mercenaries
24:22escorted a woman with a black hood over her head down the steps. The black hood was ripped off.
24:27Cassandra's terrified face was revealed. Madam Senator! Madam Senator! Spare my life! I will return
24:34all the money! Every last penny! Cassandra fell straight to her knees on the lawn. Cassandra
24:40wept heart-wrenchingly. For the sake of the 15 years I served you, give me a way out! 15 years.
24:46You followed me for 15 years. You ate my food. You wore my clothes. You spent my money. Behind my
24:53back
24:54you climbed into my husband's bed. You gave birth to a bastard and swapped away my own daughter!
25:00Cassandra, did a dog eat your conscience? I'm so sorry. It was Edward who seduced me. He forced me.
25:09He said you were too dominicing. He couldn't take it. He said the one he loved was me. I am
25:16just a weak woman.
25:18What could I have done? I laughed coldly. A weak woman? A weak woman who hired Colombian gangs to
25:26torture my daughter into a human stick? A weak woman who stole 50 million dollars and fled overseas?
25:33I took an electric baton from a bodyguard. I jabbed it directly into Cassandra's stomach.
25:38High voltage current shot through her entire body instantly. Cassandra let out an inhuman shriek.
25:44Her whole body convulsed. She collapsed to the ground. Foam came out of her mouth. Her eyes rolled
25:50back. I threw the electric baton back to the bodyguard in disgust. Take her to the kennel in
25:55the backyard. I turned and walked into the house. Sunlight fell on Hope's face. The muscles at the
26:01corner of her mouth twitched slightly. A stiff smile appeared on her face. All the enemies had
26:06received their due punishment. I walked to the liquor cabinet. I poured two glasses of bourbon whiskey.
26:11I handed one glass to Hope. Her hand trembled. She struggled to hold the glass. The two glasses
26:16clinked gently together. Hope, let's toast to a new life. They made a clear, crisp sound.
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