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00:00:01Today is the second anniversary of my marriage to my husband, but he is so drunk in the bar.
00:00:07The VIP door is joined. Just as I'm about to open the door, my hand freezes on the handle.
00:00:13Corrine's flight lands tomorrow.
00:00:16I hear the voices of Sean Cooper, my husband, the president of Cooper Group. Corrine is his ex.
00:00:23Layla hasn't conceived in two years because I never wanted her to bear a Cooper child.
00:00:28I drop my champagne. I bought it for the anniversary, his favorite.
00:00:37I leave the bar in panic and suddenly my phone rings. It is the hospital's message.
00:00:43Mrs. Cooper, congratulations. You are pregnant.
00:00:48I'm crouched by the curb vomiting. My phone lights up, a breaking entertainment alert.
00:00:53The photo is from four years ago, with Sean down on one knee, proposing to Corrine in grand fashion.
00:00:59The next day, the doorbell rings.
00:01:02I open the door. It is Corrine.
00:01:06Sean left his watch at my apartment last night. I thought I'd drop it off.
00:01:09I take the watch engraved on the back as L.S., the wedding gift I gave him.
00:01:16I see her out calmly.
00:01:18The moment the door closes, my nails dig into my palms and silent tears fall.
00:01:24That night, Sean comes home and slides divorce papers across the table.
00:01:33I pick up the pen and sign without reading a single line.
00:01:39I won't take anything.
00:01:42You want nothing?
00:01:45Layla, were you already seeing someone else?
00:01:47I don't respond. I book a flight. Delete all my contacts.
00:01:51I leave Fladina with the baby he never wanted.
00:01:54Four years later, Fladina International Airport.
00:01:57I wear a khaki Trent coat, holding Amila's hand in one hand and Andres' in the other, walking out of
00:02:04arrivals.
00:02:05Corrine is back! Sean is picking her up! What a perfect match!
00:02:10Mommy! That man looks just like me!
00:02:13Amelia pulls free from my grip and points at the VIP corridor.
00:02:17I look up. Sean is walking out of the corridor, his arm around Corrine.
00:02:21His gaze sweeps the crowd and collides with mine.
00:02:24His steps falter. Corrine follows his gazes toward me.
00:02:28Mommy, who is that man?
00:02:30No one. Let's go.
00:02:32Four years. I think I'm over him.
00:02:33I drag the kids out of the airport, but my heart is clenched so hard I can barely breathe.
00:02:40Back at the apartment, I lock myself in the bathroom and turn the fossa on full blast to drown out
00:02:46my crying.
00:02:47When I come out, Andres is sitting on the living room floor.
00:02:51My old laptop is open in front of him.
00:02:53Mommy, this is Daddy, isn't he?
00:02:56On the screen are a photo of Sean and me on our wedding day and the divorce papers from four
00:03:00years ago.
00:03:02Andres.
00:03:04Amelia wants to meet him. I'll protect her.
00:03:07The next day, I think they've gone to kindergarten.
00:03:09Then, the teacher calls.
00:03:11They never showed up.
00:03:13At Cooper Group headquarters, Amelia is brought into the CEO's office by Sean's secretary.
00:03:22Daddy.
00:03:23She throws herself into Sean's arms.
00:03:26Sean freezes, looking down at the little girl whose eyes look so much like his.
00:03:30Who are you?
00:03:32Where's your mom?
00:03:34My name is Amelia Carter.
00:03:36My mommy is Layla Carter.
00:03:39Sean's eyes change instantly.
00:03:41Sean had his secretary contact me, but Amelia clung to him and said she was hungry.
00:03:48So he took the children to the downstairs restaurant.
00:03:51Hungry.
00:03:52Sean takes the kids to a revolving restaurant.
00:03:55Daddy, this strawberry cake is so yummy.
00:03:58Try it.
00:04:00Sean pauses, then eats the piece she offers.
00:04:03He reaches out and wipes the cream from her cheek.
00:04:07Clumsy but gentle.
00:04:08Andres stays silent the whole time.
00:04:11But when Sean goes to the restroom, he secretly snaps a photo of his back and sends it to me.
00:04:16Mommy, he seems not as awful as he looks on TV.
00:04:21When I got the secretary's call, my hands were shaking.
00:04:27Josh happened to be nearby, so he drove me straight to the restaurant.
00:04:34He was my childhood friend, and he had helped me take care of the kids all these years.
00:04:39Sean looks at the two of us standing side by side.
00:04:42Something flickers in his eyes like he's been stung.
00:04:45Sean, thank you for taking care of them.
00:04:49So for the past four years, he's been by your side with the children?
00:04:52It's not what you think.
00:04:54I see.
00:04:56He turns and walks away without looking back.
00:04:59I want to run after him to explain, but my feet are rooted to the ground.
00:05:03Sean returns to his office and hurls his suit jacket onto the sofa.
00:05:08He yanks off his tie and dials Theo.
00:05:12Look into someone for me.
00:05:14Layla Carter.
00:05:16Everything from the last four years.
00:05:19Especially the man she's with.
00:05:22Hanging up.
00:05:23He opens a drawer and takes out the wedding ring I left behind four years ago.
00:05:26His thumb traces the engraving inside.
00:05:28He doesn't put it down for a long time.
00:05:33Sean, what's so interesting?
00:05:36Nothing.
00:05:37Sean quickly puts the ring back in the drawer, but she's already seen it.
00:05:42After leaving Sean's office, Corrine's eyes are cold as ice.
00:05:46She dials a number.
00:05:48Layla Carter.
00:05:49I want to know everything about her from the last four years.
00:05:53Josh asks to meet at a cafe.
00:05:55He says it's important.
00:05:57Sean's people are investigating you.
00:05:59I grip my cup, knuckles whitening.
00:06:01And there's another group digging into you too.
00:06:03I haven't figured it out, but not Sean's people.
00:06:06I knew it.
00:06:07Nothing good ever happens when he is involved.
00:06:10Layla.
00:06:11Call me if anything happens.
00:06:16That same night, two investigative reports land on Sean's desk.
00:06:20One is about me.
00:06:22Left Flay Dana four years ago.
00:06:23Gave birth to twins.
00:06:25Raised them alone.
00:06:26The other is about Josh.
00:06:28Owner of a tourism company, my childhood friend.
00:06:33Sean places the two reports side by side and stares at the twins' photo for a long time.
00:06:39They have my eyes.
00:06:40In the bedroom, the three of us are sitting on the bed.
00:06:43Amalia looks up at me, her big eyes full of confusion.
00:06:47Mommy, why doesn't daddy live with us?
00:06:49All the kids at school have daddies to pick them up.
00:06:53I don't know how to answer.
00:06:54Amelia wanted to know, so I helped her find out.
00:06:57He's holding a crumpled piece of paper, a photo of Sean, downloaded and printed from the internet.
00:07:03I wrap my arms around both of them, tears falling.
00:07:09At the same time, Corrine receives her own report.
00:07:12She opens to the first page and sees the twins' birth dates and blood types.
00:07:17Her fingers begin to tremble.
00:07:19That's four years ago.
00:07:23She makes a call.
00:07:26Father, I need to deal with someone.
00:07:28I'll make it clean.
00:07:30The next day, Sean suddenly appears downstairs at my building.
00:07:34He leans against his car, the streetlight stretching his shadow long.
00:07:38Those two children, are they mine?
00:07:42I clench my fists and say nothing.
00:07:45You were already pregnant when you left Flat Dana.
00:07:48Just then, Josh's car pulls up beside us.
00:07:51He's here to take me to see a real estate agent.
00:07:54Sean looks at Josh, then back on me.
00:07:57He unclenches his fist and steps back.
00:07:59Forget it.
00:08:01He gets in his car and roars away.
00:08:05That weekend, I take the kids to Central Plaza.
00:08:08The kids run off to play, their laughter echoing in the open space.
00:08:12I watch them from a distance, a contented smile on my face.
00:08:16Balloon!
00:08:17Mommy, it's Balloon!
00:08:19Amelia chases a balloon vendor out of my sight.
00:08:23Andres follows her.
00:08:24Amelia!
00:08:25When I catch up, they're gone.
00:08:30I dial Sean's number like a madwoman, my fingers trembling so hard I can barely hit the buttons.
00:08:37The children are gone!
00:08:40Sean, please help me!
00:08:42On the other end, he bursts out of the meeting room.
00:08:47Theo, pull up the Plaza surveillance footage.
00:08:50On screen, a large hand covers Amalia's mouth and drags her into a gray van.
00:08:55Andres lunges forward and bites that hand, but he's yanked in two.
00:09:04I kneel on the ground, clutching that little shoe.
00:09:11It's all my fault!
00:09:13At the same moment, Corrine's phone lights up.
00:09:16It's an encrypted message.
00:09:17It says, secured.
00:09:23Sean's men seal off the entire plaza.
00:09:31That's Amalia's favorite shoe.
00:09:33She wears it just the first time.
00:09:35I'm collapsed on the ground.
00:09:37Clutching Amalia's pink shoe.
00:09:39She must be so scared.
00:09:41Andres is only four.
00:09:42What can he do?
00:09:44My hands keep shaking until Sean takes them.
00:09:53Layla, look at me.
00:09:56I will get them back.
00:09:58Do you hear me?
00:10:01Sean!
00:10:03Surveillance tracked them.
00:10:05The van's heading into the abandoned industrial district.
00:10:08Get the car and take me there.
00:10:18I'm going with you.
00:10:21He doesn't refuse and takes my hands again.
00:10:24His hand is so warm.
00:10:26Headlights cut through the night like knives through my heart.
00:10:31Inside an abandoned factory,
00:10:33my son is holding his crying sister tight with his tiny hands.
00:10:36Andres, I'm scared.
00:10:39I want mommy.
00:10:42Don't cry.
00:10:43I'll get you out.
00:10:45His eyes scan everywhere calmly.
00:10:54Yeah, both brats are here.
00:10:57More money, or I'll slit their throats.
00:11:08Now.
00:11:21Amelia squeezes through first.
00:11:24Then him.
00:11:28Two small figures vanish into the night.
00:11:32Amelia squeezes through first.
00:11:39As the kidnapper returns,
00:11:40he sees nothing but an empty room.
00:11:44Damn it!
00:11:45The brats escaped!
00:11:47And at the same time,
00:11:49Corinne's phone lights up.
00:11:55Escaped?
00:11:57Useless idiots.
00:11:58When Sean and I reach the industrial district,
00:12:01the kidnappers are gone.
00:12:05The warehouse is empty.
00:12:08The warehouse is empty.
00:12:09Amalia.
00:12:10Andres.
00:12:12Mommy's too late.
00:12:14Wait.
00:12:15Look at the floor.
00:12:16He points at a trail of small footprints leading toward the wasteland behind the hair house.
00:12:21They escaped.
00:12:23Layla, they're alive.
00:12:24Come with me.
00:12:27I run after him like a mad woman.
00:12:33Andres!
00:12:34Amelia!
00:12:36I scream their names as I run,
00:12:38my voice so hoarse it barely makes a sound.
00:12:47I rush towards the sound.
00:12:50Amelia is huddled in Andres' arms,
00:12:52and my son has a long,
00:12:54bloody gash on his arm.
00:12:57His entire sleeve is soaked red.
00:13:05Mommy, I told you
00:13:06I'd protect her.
00:13:17In the hospital corridor,
00:13:19I rush Andres into the ER.
00:13:22His arm was sliced open by wire during the escape.
00:13:26He needs seven stitches.
00:13:32He doesn't cry once.
00:13:37After the doctor finishes,
00:13:39Sean finally walks in
00:13:42and sits by Andres' bed.
00:13:45He wants to touch but
00:13:46pulls back his hand.
00:13:54My son looks directly into his eyes
00:13:57with great seriousness.
00:14:01You're my father.
00:14:03You should have protected us.
00:14:05Andres calls him father
00:14:06for the very first time.
00:14:08The word father
00:14:09shatters something in Sean's eyes.
00:14:22Sean looks at me,
00:14:24asks for an answer.
00:14:29I turn away in silence.
00:14:32Sean looks at Andres,
00:14:33makes a solemn, determined promise
00:14:35in a deep voice.
00:14:37I will.
00:14:39From today on,
00:14:40I won't let anyone hurt you again.
00:14:43Andres doesn't answer.
00:14:44He turns his face to me.
00:14:46Mommy, it hurts.
00:14:49I hold him tight,
00:14:51and my tears won't stop.
00:14:53On the day we're discharged,
00:14:56Sean comes to pick us up himself.
00:15:05Get in.
00:15:07Where?
00:15:08He doesn't answer.
00:15:10He drives straight to his mansion.
00:15:12The very cage I lived in
00:15:14for two years
00:15:14and fled from four years ago.
00:15:17You're staying here.
00:15:19At least until we find out
00:15:20who's behind the kidnapping.
00:15:22It's not a suggestion.
00:15:23It's an order.
00:15:26And my children
00:15:27have already chosen him.
00:15:38The first night in the villa,
00:15:40the kids sleep deeply.
00:15:42I sit by the bed
00:15:43and watch them,
00:15:44my heart a tangled mess.
00:15:47Sean asks me to go to the study.
00:15:51He places a stack of documents
00:15:53in front of me,
00:15:54DNA test results,
00:15:56birth certificates,
00:15:57and our old marriage certificate.
00:16:00Andres and Amelia are my children.
00:16:03Josh is not the father.
00:16:09I close my eyes.
00:16:11Don't want to look at their documents.
00:16:13Layla,
00:16:15you hid them from me
00:16:16for four years.
00:16:20Yes.
00:16:22But you and Corrine...
00:16:27I won't come between you two.
00:16:29I turn and walk away.
00:16:31I hear him murmur to himself.
00:16:43Lila,
00:16:44was I wrong four years ago?
00:16:46Sean starts coming home on time.
00:16:49He builds blocks with Amelia,
00:16:52plays chess with Andres,
00:16:54even learns to braid his daughter's hair.
00:16:57Daddy!
00:16:59Bows!
00:17:00I want more bows!
00:17:01Amelia surrenders quickly.
00:17:03But Andres keeps his distance.
00:17:07He never initiates calling him dad,
00:17:09and whenever Sean touches him,
00:17:11he instinctively flinches.
00:17:13It doesn't matter.
00:17:15Sean seems unconcerned.
00:17:17But there is sadness in his eyes.
00:17:20I've enrolled the kids
00:17:22in the best kindergarten in Fledina.
00:17:24I know he's trying to be a good father.
00:17:26He wants to make up
00:17:27for those four empty years.
00:17:30I'll go check out the school tomorrow.
00:17:32The next day,
00:17:33I run into Corrine at the school gate.
00:17:39She stands across the street,
00:17:41smiling at me.
00:17:48Layla,
00:17:49long time no see.
00:17:52Corrine asks me to meet her
00:17:53at a cafe near the school.
00:18:00Layla,
00:18:01long time no see.
00:18:03Your kids are adorable.
00:18:05I heard they were kidnapped?
00:18:07Not easy to come back alive.
00:18:09Her voice is as soft
00:18:11as if we're discussing the weather,
00:18:12but every word sends ice down my spine.
00:18:14My fingers tighten convulsively.
00:18:16How does she know about the kidnapping?
00:18:18It was never made public.
00:18:20I don't know what you mean by kidnapping.
00:18:22She smiles and takes a sip of the coffee.
00:18:28Relax.
00:18:29I'm just warning you.
00:18:31Being near Sean is dangerous.
00:18:34His parents were murdered.
00:18:36I stare into her eyes.
00:18:39Do you want the same thing
00:18:41to happen to your kids?
00:18:45I have to stay calm.
00:18:47I can't let her see I'm terrified.
00:18:50How do you know about his parents?
00:18:52Her smile vanishes instantly.
00:18:56Corrine doesn't answer.
00:18:58She stands up and grabs her purse.
00:19:00Stay away from Sean.
00:19:02For your children's sake.
00:19:04She leaves.
00:19:06I sit there.
00:19:07Fingers frozen.
00:19:11When I get home, Sean looks up at me, frowning.
00:19:16What's wrong?
00:19:18Nothing.
00:19:20I can't tell him.
00:19:22Not yet.
00:19:23That night, after tucking the kids in,
00:19:25I open my laptop.
00:19:27With trembling fingers,
00:19:29I type Cooper car crash.
00:19:32An old report pops up.
00:19:34Cooper couple killed in crash.
00:19:36Only son Sean Cooper ends entire estate.
00:19:39I read out the title,
00:19:40staring at the photo that shows a teenage Sean at the funeral.
00:19:44His eyes are hollow.
00:19:45I had no idea about this at all.
00:19:48I send the files to Josh.
00:19:49I need to know the truth.
00:19:51No matter how cruel it is.
00:20:00Three days later,
00:20:01he asks to meet.
00:20:03His expression is more serious than I've ever seen.
00:20:06Layla,
00:20:07I can only trace the crash to a transnational crime syndicate called Sigma.
00:20:13His expression is more serious than I've ever seen.
00:20:16It's too dangerous.
00:20:17For the kids' safety,
00:20:18you need to leave Sean as soon as possible.
00:20:23I return home in a daze.
00:20:31I push open the door,
00:20:32and see Sean is sitting on the living room floor,
00:20:35teaching Andres chess.
00:20:38Andres makes a move,
00:20:39then he looks up at Sean.
00:20:43Checkmate,
00:20:44Dad.
00:20:45Andres calls him Dad.
00:20:47For the first time,
00:20:49he initiates it.
00:20:50Layla,
00:20:51he called me Dad.
00:20:55Sean scoops Andres up
00:20:57and buries his face
00:20:58in the child's small shoulder.
00:21:05Watching this,
00:21:06my heart is torn in two.
00:21:10What on earth am I supposed to do?
00:21:15That night,
00:21:16Sean knocks on my door.
00:21:20Layla,
00:21:21tomorrow,
00:21:22come with me to Cooper Manor.
00:21:24Grandpa wants to meet you and the children.
00:21:26Garrett Cooper,
00:21:27the old man who arranged our marriage
00:21:30and never once blamed me after the divorce.
00:21:32I'm terrified.
00:21:34After four years,
00:21:36how do I face him?
00:21:41But the moment Garrett sees Amelia and Andres,
00:21:44tears well up in his cloudy old eyes.
00:21:47Then he looks at me
00:21:49and asks me to follow him to the study alone.
00:21:53My palms are soaked.
00:21:57Layla,
00:21:58my child,
00:21:58please sit down.
00:22:01Is he going to talk about the kids?
00:22:03Or demand to know why I hid them for four years?
00:22:06He pulls a document from his drawer
00:22:08and slides it across the desk towards me.
00:22:11Sign it.
00:22:12Property transfer?
00:22:14And five percent of Cooper Group shares?
00:22:19I can't.
00:22:20This is too much.
00:22:21This is what I owe you.
00:22:22Take it.
00:22:24Garrett holds my hand,
00:22:25eyes reddening.
00:22:26It's not for you.
00:22:27It's so this old man can go in peace.
00:22:30That boy,
00:22:31Sean,
00:22:31owes you far too much.
00:22:33I leave the study.
00:22:37Amelia waits for me in the hallway.
00:22:41She pulls me into a room.
00:22:43Mommy,
00:22:44Daddy smiled so happily when he was little.
00:22:47Amelia points at a family portrait on the wall.
00:22:50A young Sean standing between a couple,
00:22:53smiling without a care in the world.
00:22:55Mommy,
00:22:56why doesn't he smile like that now?
00:22:58What I remember is another photo,
00:23:01the one from that old news article I found online.
00:23:04The teenage boy in black at the funeral.
00:23:09How did he survive all these years,
00:23:12all alone?
00:23:14A crazy thought takes hold of me.
00:23:22While Sean is out,
00:23:23I enter his study.
00:23:31In the bottom drawer,
00:23:33I find a locked iron box.
00:23:35I try the kids' birthdays.
00:23:37Amalina's,
00:23:38Andre's.
00:23:39None of them work.
00:23:45Andre's stand at the door of the study,
00:23:47looking at me calmly.
00:23:48The password is Dad's birthday.
00:23:50I already tried it.
00:23:58I open the box,
00:24:00hands trembling.
00:24:05These are...
00:24:06Inside are thick investigation files,
00:24:09crime scene photos from the crash,
00:24:11and a yellowed note.
00:24:13It bears a name,
00:24:15Steph Griffiths,
00:24:16and next to it,
00:24:17two words,
00:24:18Sigma Group.
00:24:19I flip the note over.
00:24:22On the back is another name.
00:24:25A name I know all too well.
00:24:27Corinne Evans.
00:24:29I put the box back,
00:24:31my fingers ice cold,
00:24:32my whole body trembling.
00:24:36Corinne.
00:24:40Was she behind the kidnapping of Amelia and Andres?
00:24:47You've known all along that something was wrong with Corinne?
00:24:52Yes.
00:24:54I can't tell you these things because the less you know,
00:24:58the safer it will be for you.
00:25:04All these years,
00:25:06you and she...
00:25:07That's why I had to stay involved with her.
00:25:11Stay involved.
00:25:13My heart clenches painfully.
00:25:16That night,
00:25:18Sean tells me everything.
00:25:22Twelve years ago,
00:25:23my parents didn't die in an ordinary crash.
00:25:26It was Sigma Group.
00:25:28He pauses for a moment,
00:25:30his voice carrying a deep sense of sadness.
00:25:33The Cooper family was in their way,
00:25:34so they silenced them.
00:25:36Corinne's adoptive father, Hawk,
00:25:38is the one who tampered with my parents' car.
00:25:41So you pretended to still have feelings for her,
00:25:43so you could find the mastermind,
00:25:45Steph Griffiths?
00:25:47Yes.
00:25:49Then when you divorced me,
00:25:51was it also because...
00:25:53I thought...
00:25:54if I pushed you away,
00:25:56you'd be safe.
00:25:58I thought you didn't love me.
00:26:00But to protect me,
00:26:02he pushed me out of his world
00:26:04and carried it all alone for four years.
00:26:07Sean says nothing,
00:26:08and holds me in his arms.
00:26:21Sean tells me Corinne is the venomous snake
00:26:24that Hawk planted by his side.
00:26:26I make a decision.
00:26:28I'll get close to Corinne myself.
00:26:31The next day,
00:26:32I ask her out for coffee.
00:26:40Sean has been so distracted lately.
00:26:43Does he still have feelings for you?
00:26:46I do notice that Corinne's eyes light up for a second,
00:26:49then turn guardian.
00:26:53What do you mean?
00:26:55I pretend to be sad,
00:26:56with a few tears forming at the corners of my eyes.
00:27:01The one in his heart was never me.
00:27:04You should win him back.
00:27:05I'm only living with him because of the kids.
00:27:08She stares at me for a long time
00:27:10before finally smiling.
00:27:11There's a condescending satisfaction in that smile.
00:27:14Layla,
00:27:15you're more sensible than I expected.
00:27:20I lift my coffee cup.
00:27:23My hands are shaking,
00:27:26but my face is smiling.
00:27:28The fish has taken the bait.
00:27:31Andres becomes my agent.
00:27:32He doesn't know what's really happening,
00:27:34but he silently memorizes every stranger
00:27:37who comes to the house
00:27:38and sketches their faces
00:27:40with his astonishing drawing skills.
00:27:44Mom,
00:27:44this man has been here three times.
00:27:47He hands me a sketch.
00:27:50The man in the drawing
00:27:52has a fierce glares.
00:27:56He always comes here when Dad's not home
00:27:58with that lady named Corinne.
00:28:00It's the man from the photo Theo showed me.
00:28:03Steph's right-hand man, Hawk.
00:28:06Mom,
00:28:06is that man a bad guy?
00:28:11Yes.
00:28:16But don't be scared.
00:28:18Mom will protect you.
00:28:19I'm not scared.
00:28:21I'll protect you and Amelia.
00:28:24I hug Andreas tight,
00:28:26proud and terrified at once.
00:28:29My son is using his pencil
00:28:31to spy on my enemies for me.
00:28:34But I don't even know how to protect him.
00:28:38Corinne starts treating me like an ally.
00:28:40She invites me to a private party.
00:28:42Layla,
00:28:43you're so lucky.
00:28:45My father is coming today too.
00:28:47He will definitely like you.
00:28:52I walk into the private room
00:28:54wearing the dress she gave me.
00:28:58A middle-aged man sits in the host's seat.
00:29:02The exact face from Andres' sketch.
00:29:05So you're Sean's ex-wife?
00:29:09He looks me up and down.
00:29:15Yes.
00:29:17Your son draws well.
00:29:18He's got talent.
00:29:25Next time he sketches me,
00:29:27tell him,
00:29:29make me look more handsome.
00:29:31In that instant,
00:29:32my blood freezes.
00:29:34They've seen Andres' drawings.
00:29:39Moreover,
00:29:40they never intended to let us go.
00:29:43I burst into the house
00:29:45and clutch Andres tightly in my arms,
00:29:48trembling uncontrollably.
00:29:50Mommy, what's wrong?
00:29:51Your hands are so cold.
00:29:53Nothing, baby.
00:29:54Mommy just missed you.
00:29:57Sean pushes the door open,
00:29:59takes one look at my face,
00:30:00and rushes over.
00:30:03What happened?
00:30:05You look like you've seen a ghost.
00:30:07Hawk knows Andres drew him.
00:30:10Sean's face turns ashen.
00:30:12He punches the wall.
00:30:14They've been watching this house
00:30:15since the first day you moved in.
00:30:18That night,
00:30:19he installs alarms on every window himself,
00:30:23then presses a small pistol into my hand.
00:30:30If I'm not here, you use it.
00:30:32Aim for the chest,
00:30:33pull the trigger.
00:30:37Lila, promise me.
00:30:41I promise.
00:30:44I hold that gun all night.
00:30:48Unable to sleep.
00:30:52Theo sends word.
00:30:54Hawk will personally escort a shipment
00:30:56out of Fladyna Harbor in three days.
00:31:00I need you to stay at the hotel near the harbor.
00:31:03Tell me the moment you see them.
00:31:04I can do more.
00:31:06Let me help you.
00:31:08Lila,
00:31:09knowing you're there
00:31:10is the only way I can focus.
00:31:14Trust me.
00:31:18That night,
00:31:19I stand at the hotel window
00:31:20staring through binoculars at the dock.
00:31:28The moment Corrine appears,
00:31:30arm in arm with Hawk,
00:31:31I press the shatter.
00:31:36Target's in sight.
00:31:46When the lights come back on,
00:31:48Hawk is pinned to the ground.
00:31:52But Corrine,
00:31:54she's vanished.
00:31:58Sean bursts into the hotel room,
00:32:00covered in blood.
00:32:02Are you okay?
00:32:03Did she come here?
00:32:04I'm fine.
00:32:06Where's Corrine?
00:32:12She ran.
00:32:16But she won't get far.
00:32:18Corrine has vanished.
00:32:19I've never seen Sean's face so grim.
00:32:22Sean,
00:32:23Corrine knows too much
00:32:24and hates you too much.
00:32:26Your whole family are in danger.
00:32:28That night,
00:32:29Sean makes a decision.
00:32:30We move to Cooper Manor.
00:32:33Garrett activates every security asset
00:32:35on the estate.
00:32:36The gates are guarded around the clock.
00:32:42Mommy,
00:32:43why can't we go back to Daddy's house?
00:32:47I crouch down
00:32:48and hold Amelia in my arms.
00:32:50I don't know how to answer.
00:32:52Three days later,
00:32:53the doorbell rings.
00:32:56Corrine storms into Cooper Manor
00:32:57in a loose white dress,
00:32:59her belly thrust forward.
00:33:01I'm pregnant with Sean's baby.
00:33:04Here's the prenatal report.
00:33:06Let everyone see it.
00:33:07Everyone freezes.
00:33:09Garrett sits in his wheelchair,
00:33:12face ashen.
00:33:13When Corrine sees Sean
00:33:15walking down from upstairs,
00:33:17she bursts into tears immediately.
00:33:19Sean,
00:33:19this is your child.
00:33:20You can't do this to me.
00:33:22She clutches her belly,
00:33:24tears streaming down her face.
00:33:26Sean walks up to her
00:33:27and takes the report from her hand.
00:33:30Your forgery skills
00:33:31haven't improved one bit
00:33:32in four years.
00:33:34What did you say?
00:33:36This hospital closed
00:33:37three months ago.
00:33:40Corrine stands still,
00:33:41her expression frozen.
00:33:43Police swarm in
00:33:44and pin her to the ground.
00:33:47She looks back at me
00:33:48as she's dragged away.
00:33:49Leela!
00:33:50You think you've won?
00:33:51You don't know anything!
00:33:53What is she talking about?
00:33:55I stare at Sean's back,
00:33:57waiting for his answer.
00:33:59But he says nothing.
00:34:01Corrine requests to see me
00:34:03during interrogation.
00:34:04Only me.
00:34:07No.
00:34:08Too dangerous.
00:34:10You can't go.
00:34:14I hesitate all day.
00:34:18In the end, I go.
00:34:26She has answers I need.
00:34:33You finally came.
00:34:35I knew you would.
00:34:37Through the glass,
00:34:39she looks haggard,
00:34:40but her eyes are still sharp as knives.
00:34:46What do you want to say?
00:34:47Sean chased you for four years.
00:34:50Not for you.
00:34:51For Garrett Cooper's inheritance.
00:34:57You're lying.
00:35:01Those two children,
00:35:03you think they're precious to him?
00:35:04No.
00:35:05They're his bargaining chairs.
00:35:10You are insane.
00:35:12Am I?
00:35:13Then ask him.
00:35:15Why he had to marry
00:35:17and have children before 35.
00:35:19Why?
00:35:20Why he married you?
00:35:24I hang up and walk away.
00:35:35Behind me,
00:35:36her hysterical laughter echoes.
00:35:39From that day on,
00:35:40I can't sleep.
00:35:43Sean works in his study
00:35:45late every night.
00:35:50One night,
00:35:51I pass the study
00:35:52and hear him on the phone.
00:35:54Layla can't know about the will.
00:35:55Not a single word.
00:35:57I freeze in the hallway.
00:35:59I'll handle this.
00:36:01Grandpa's health is declining.
00:36:02He can't take any more stress.
00:36:07I slip back to my room.
00:36:11And don't sleep a wink all night.
00:36:14The next morning,
00:36:16Sean wipes jam from Amelia's cheek
00:36:18and plays chess with Andres as usual.
00:36:22Daddy,
00:36:23will you come home for dinner tonight?
00:36:26Of course, sweetheart.
00:36:28Watching this,
00:36:29I suddenly feel like
00:36:30I'm looking at a stranger.
00:36:32The cold voice on the phone
00:36:33and the gentle father in front of me.
00:36:39Which one is real?
00:36:43The Sigma group trail
00:36:44suddenly goes cold.
00:36:46Theo's investigation shows
00:36:48that after Hawk's arrest,
00:36:49the entire organization hit pause.
00:36:52All activities ceased.
00:36:53All communications cut.
00:36:56They're waiting.
00:36:59Waiting for what?
00:37:03Waiting for us to let our guard down.
00:37:06Then they'll strike.
00:37:08But...
00:37:09He looks at me.
00:37:12I don't go any further.
00:37:15That night,
00:37:16Sean suddenly announces
00:37:17he's taking me and the kids abroad.
00:37:20There's...
00:37:20You arranged this awfully fast.
00:37:23It's been in the works.
00:37:25Flights, hotel, itinerary.
00:37:29Everything is ready.
00:37:39Sean,
00:37:41what are you hiding from me?
00:37:46The resort is beautiful.
00:37:48The kids chase waves on the beach.
00:37:51Sean relaxes under an umbrella.
00:37:53A rare sight.
00:38:04I look at Sean,
00:38:05he is just as handsome
00:38:06as he was four years ago.
00:38:11He suddenly opens his eyes
00:38:12and catches me staring.
00:38:19You're looking at me.
00:38:21No, I'm not.
00:38:27Lila?
00:38:32He reaches out
00:38:33and pulls me down beside him.
00:38:35Lila,
00:38:36when this is all over,
00:38:38can we start again?
00:38:40Start again?
00:38:42What do you mean?
00:38:45Like when we first got married.
00:38:47No secrets,
00:38:49no schemes.
00:38:50Just you and me
00:38:51and the kids.
00:38:55My heart skips a beat.
00:38:58But Karain's words flood back.
00:39:12On the third day,
00:39:14Sean gets a phone call.
00:39:15I need to take the need for a good,
00:39:17I'm bad.
00:39:19His face changes instantly.
00:39:29On the third day of vacation,
00:39:31Sean gets a phone call.
00:39:41He walks away and talks for a long time.
00:39:44When he comes back,
00:39:45he looks like his soul has been drained.
00:39:48Theo found Steph's trail.
00:39:49I have to go back to Fladina immediately.
00:39:55We're going back with you.
00:39:56No.
00:39:57You and the kids stay here.
00:39:59It's safe.
00:40:02Safe?
00:40:03No place is safe without you.
00:40:14He looks at me for a long time,
00:40:16then finally nods.
00:40:23That night we board a flight back.
00:40:26A mania falls asleep in my arms.
00:40:29Andres leans against my shoulder.
00:40:36Sean stares out the window the entire way,
00:40:39his hands clenched into fists.
00:40:52I don't know what he's thinking,
00:40:54but I know the storm is coming.
00:40:59Third day back in Fladina,
00:41:01the kids and I walk out of the supermarket.
00:41:10The doors fly open.
00:41:12Two men charge out.
00:41:13Before I can scream,
00:41:15a hand clamps over my mouth
00:41:16and drags me into the car.
00:41:28Don't be scared, Amelia.
00:41:30Don't be scared.
00:41:33The car speeds away.
00:41:34My phone is snatched and thrown out the window.
00:41:43Amelia sobs in terror.
00:41:46Andres holds her tight,
00:41:47but his eyes are locked on the kidnappers in front.
00:41:51There are two kidnappers.
00:41:53One of the person's eyes has a scar at the corner.
00:41:56Mrs. Cooper,
00:41:57someone wants to see you.
00:41:59Been waiting a long time.
00:42:03We're taken to an abandoned factory.
00:42:16The one-eyed man shoves me into an office alone.
00:42:19Someone is sitting inside.
00:42:23Steph Griffiths.
00:42:24I recognize him instantly.
00:42:30Layla Carter.
00:42:32Or should I call you Mrs. Cooper?
00:42:37What do you want?
00:42:40Relax.
00:42:40I just want to chat.
00:42:43About your husband.
00:42:46About the truth he's been chasing for 12 years.
00:42:50You killed his parents.
00:42:56Is that what he told you?
00:42:57He stands up and walks slowly to the window.
00:43:00His back to me.
00:43:01Sean thinks I killed his parents.
00:43:05He's chased me for 12 years.
00:43:07Hated me for 12 years.
00:43:09He turns to look at me.
00:43:10His eyes are still sharp as knives.
00:43:13But the truth is,
00:43:16it was his own father
00:43:17who put the whole family on the road to death.
00:43:23Steph tells me a completely different story.
00:43:2812 years ago,
00:43:30Sean's father wasn't just the head of Cooper Group.
00:43:33He was also a secret partner of Sigma Group.
00:43:37You think I'll believe you?
00:43:43Believe it or not,
00:43:44we worked together for 10 full years.
00:43:47You're lying.
00:43:48Why would he work with you?
00:43:50Why?
00:43:51Because the Cooper family's first fortune
00:43:53was built with Sigma money.
00:43:54From Garrett's generation,
00:43:56dirty Sigma blood has run through the Cooper veins.
00:43:59He lights a cigar,
00:44:00smoke curling in the dim room.
00:44:0512 years ago,
00:44:06your husband's father wanted out.
00:44:08He threatened to expose everything,
00:44:10to drag all of Sigma down with him.
00:44:17He turns and looks at me,
00:44:19a cruel smile curling on his lips.
00:44:22I had to.
00:44:25Steph's words pour over me like ice water.
00:44:27My whole body goes cold.
00:44:29The crash wasn't my doing.
00:44:32Hawk acted on his own.
00:44:34I only wanted to warn him.
00:44:37He pretends to be sad,
00:44:38but can't hide the smile on his lips.
00:44:42Do you know why Sean married you?
00:44:45What are you trying to say?
00:44:47Garrett's will is crystal clear.
00:44:49Sean must marry and have children before 35,
00:44:53where everything goes to charity.
00:44:55You're not his wife.
00:44:58You're his ticket.
00:44:59My nails dig into my palms,
00:45:02blood trickling through my fingers.
00:45:06Corinne said the exact same thing.
00:45:09Leila,
00:45:10when this is all over,
00:45:12can we start again?
00:45:14Leila can't know about the will.
00:45:15I'll handle this.
00:45:17Grandpa's health is declining.
00:45:18He can't take any more stress.
00:45:19In all of this,
00:45:21what is real?
00:45:24I'm dragged back to the room
00:45:26where the kids are held.
00:45:34Andres rushes over
00:45:35and wraps his arms around my waist.
00:45:37Mommy,
00:45:38your hand is bleeding.
00:45:42Mommy's fine.
00:45:43Don't be scared.
00:45:44I hold both kids close.
00:45:46Steph's word and Karen's overlap,
00:45:48my mind in chaos.
00:45:51Mom,
00:45:52what did that man tell you?
00:45:55Nothing.
00:45:58I kiss Andres on the forehead.
00:46:03Mommy's here.
00:46:05Daddy will come save us.
00:46:06Whatever Sean's reasons were for marrying me,
00:46:09his love for these kids is real.
00:46:11I believe in Daddy.
00:46:15I look at my son's determined eyes
00:46:17and my tears nearly fall.
00:46:21Sean and his men storm in late that night.
00:46:24I shield the kids beneath me,
00:46:26huddled in the corner.
00:46:27One of the doors kicked open,
00:46:29gunfire,
00:46:30shouting,
00:46:31and footsteps erupt all at once.
00:46:37Leila!
00:46:45Sean is covered in blood,
00:46:47his eyes frantically searching the room
00:46:48until they land on me.
00:46:50I'm sorry.
00:46:52I'm so late.
00:46:53He reaches out,
00:46:54his fingers trembling as they touch my face.
00:46:58I see his eyes turning red.
00:47:02I take his hand.
00:47:05You're here.
00:47:07That's all that matters.
00:47:08He lowers his head,
00:47:09pressing his forehead against Amalia's hand.
00:47:12I feel it.
00:47:13His tears.
00:47:14It's the first time I've ever seen him cry.
00:47:19I thought I was gonna lose you.
00:47:21Steph escaped.
00:47:23Sean didn't chase him.
00:47:24He brought us home.
00:47:25He personally bathed Andres and Amalia,
00:47:28changed their clothes,
00:47:29and put them to bed.
00:47:30Daddy,
00:47:30don't go away again,
00:47:32okay?
00:47:33Okay.
00:47:33Daddy's not going anywhere ever again.
00:47:35This man just went through a gunfight,
00:47:37has entreated wounds,
00:47:38and he's crouching beside a child's bed
00:47:40tucking in his daughter.
00:47:42Amelia,
00:47:42sweet dreams.
00:47:43Daddy's here.
00:47:45After the kids are asleep,
00:47:46he comes out.
00:47:48I kneel down and pull out the first kit
00:47:50to treat his wounds.
00:47:59Did Steph say something to you?
00:48:01I lower my eyes and don't answer.
00:48:05Leela,
00:48:06look at me.
00:48:07Whatever he said,
00:48:08let me explain.
00:48:10He said I'm nothing but your ticket.
00:48:15Garrett's will?
00:48:16Did you marry me because of it?
00:48:23Yes.
00:48:25Sean lets go of my hand
00:48:27and takes a deep breath.
00:48:30The will is real.
00:48:33I had to marry and have children before 35.
00:48:37But that was two years ago.
00:48:39And now?
00:48:41But I stopped you at the airport.
00:48:43It wasn't because of the will.
00:48:46It was because I couldn't lose you again.
00:48:51It was because of you.
00:48:52When you first met Amelia and Andres,
00:48:55you had no idea they were yours.
00:48:57I didn't know.
00:49:01But I felt this inexplicable pull towards them.
00:49:05I wanted to protect them.
00:49:07He presses my hand against his chest.
00:49:10I feel his heart beat.
00:49:12Strong and fast.
00:49:15You don't have to believe me.
00:49:17But this,
00:49:18every beat,
00:49:20is for you.
00:49:22He pulls me into his arms.
00:49:31His chin rests on top of my head.
00:49:40Theo rushes to the manor overnight.
00:49:43His expression is graver than I've ever seen.
00:49:47Steph didn't go far.
00:49:48He's hiding in downtown Fladena,
00:49:50in a luxury apartment directly across from Cooper Group headquarters.
00:49:54The most dangerous place
00:49:56is the safest.
00:49:59It gets worse.
00:50:06Through shell companies and offshore accounts,
00:50:08he's secretly acquired 15% of Cooper Group shares over the past three years.
00:50:1315%?
00:50:14He's now the third largest shareholder,
00:50:17behind only Sean and Garrett.
00:50:20Theo's hand trembles
00:50:22as he hands over the intel.
00:50:32Sean gets a phone call,
00:50:34says nothing the entire time,
00:50:36his face turning pale.
00:50:42Who was that?
00:50:47Steph.
00:50:48What did he say?
00:50:55Tomorrow at 10 a.m.
00:50:57Emergency shareholder meeting.
00:51:01He's going to remove me.
00:51:03I watch as Sean turns on the TV.
00:51:08Steph's face appears on the screen.
00:51:11His smiling face fills the screen.
00:51:14Stephen Griffiths,
00:51:15a shareholder of the Cooper Group,
00:51:17has proposed to remove the current CEO,
00:51:19It's already on the news.
00:51:20Sean Cooper.
00:51:20This proposal has received support from several shareholders.
00:51:24Sean's expression becomes serious.
00:51:29I'm going with you tomorrow.
00:51:32No.
00:51:32It's too dangerous.
00:51:34Sean, I'm not the kind of wife who hides in the back.
00:51:37I'm Leila Carter.
00:51:39Your woman.
00:51:41Mother of your children.
00:51:47He looks at me for a long time,
00:51:49then finally nods.
00:51:51Okay.
00:51:53Tomorrow you stand by my side.
00:51:55Sean holds my hand.
00:51:57His palm is warm.
00:51:58My heart is pounding.
00:52:00But I'm not afraid anymore.
00:52:02It's the day of the shareholder meeting.
00:52:04I drop the kids off at Garrett's first.
00:52:07Mommy, I'll take care of Amelia.
00:52:09You and Daddy come back safe.
00:52:11Mommy promises.
00:52:12We'll come back.
00:52:13Mommy, will Daddy beat the bad guy?
00:52:16Yes.
00:52:17Daddy will.
00:52:18I arrive at Cooper Group.
00:52:21The moment I step into the lobby, I see him.
00:52:24Steph.
00:52:27Mrs. Cooper.
00:52:28What a coincidence.
00:52:29You look beautiful today.
00:52:31I look calm on the surface, but I'm shaking with fear inside.
00:52:36I knew you'd be here.
00:52:38He leans close to my ear and lowers his voice.
00:52:41Are you really comfortable leaving your two children with Garrett?
00:52:47What are you trying to say?
00:52:51That old man is practically dead himself.
00:52:54Who can he protect?
00:52:56Steph walks away.
00:52:58I call Garrett with shaking hands.
00:53:08Garrett, are the kids okay?
00:53:10They're playing in the garden.
00:53:12Andres is teaching Amalia the names of flowers.
00:53:16What's wrong?
00:53:18Nothing.
00:53:20Tell security to watch the gates.
00:53:22No one in or out.
00:53:24Already done.
00:53:25Don't worry.
00:53:27I hang up.
00:53:29Sean comes to my side.
00:53:32I tell him what Steph said.
00:53:37I won't let him get away.
00:53:39His voice sounds like it's squeezed through gritted teeth.
00:53:43We walk into the conference room.
00:53:45Steph, if is already seated.
00:53:47Palared suit.
00:53:48Hair perfectly styled like a true business mogul.
00:53:51Seeing us, he raises his coffee cup.
00:53:55Sean, long time no see.
00:53:59Steph.
00:54:00After today, this office won't be yours anymore.
00:54:04I've prepared cardboard boxes for you.
00:54:10Sean sits down across from him, expressionless.
00:54:14Try me.
00:54:19Steph smiles maliciously.
00:54:21Your father was not as excellent as you back then.
00:54:25But I have money.
00:54:32Over the past five years, Sean Cooper has turned Cooper Group into his private army.
00:54:38The screen explodes with photos, armed men, overseas safe houses, piles of cash.
00:54:45Mercenaries, breabery, illegal surveillance.
00:54:48Every charge is enough to put him behind bars.
00:54:51The rumor rocks.
00:54:52A shareholder stands up.
00:54:54Another slams their documents down.
00:54:57Steph leans back in his chair, taking a leisurely sip of coffee.
00:55:05The room falls dead silent.
00:55:07Sean, confess.
00:55:10I'll let you keep some dignity.
00:55:12Every shareholder stares at Sean.
00:55:19Sean stands up.
00:55:21He doesn't look at the shareholders.
00:55:23He looks straight at Steph.
00:55:30Fellow shareholders, every word Mr. Steph Griffiths has said is true.
00:55:35The room erupts.
00:55:38I did use group resources to hunt Sigma Group.
00:55:41Because it's a transnational criminal organization, has harmed many people.
00:55:46And one of its founders is sitting right here in front of you.
00:55:50Steph gives a cold laugh and remains silent.
00:55:5312 years ago, he orchestrated my parents' murder.
00:55:56Three years ago, he tried to infiltrate Cooper Group through Corrine Evans.
00:56:00Last week, he kidnapped my wife and children.
00:56:03Where's your proof?
00:56:04You have no proof!
00:56:05Some pull out phones to take pictures.
00:56:08Call security!
00:56:10The room is in complete chaos.
00:56:17Sean turns and walks toward the conference room door.
00:56:23Sean, did your father also teach you to slander people?
00:56:27I, Steph, have always been upstanding.
00:56:29Everyone here can attest to that.
00:56:31You say I'm a criminal?
00:56:32Where's the proof?
00:56:34If you have none, get out of this conference room.
00:56:39The room buzzes with murmurs.
00:56:40Look, he's running away because his lies failed.
00:56:49The men of the Cooper family are all cowards.
00:56:52Sean says nothing.
00:56:53He keeps walking toward the door.
00:56:58Sean's hand grips the door handle.
00:57:00He glances back at Steph.
00:57:02You want proof?
00:57:03Shh.
00:57:07The proof I have is more than enough for the police.
00:57:11He yanks the door open.
00:57:13Steph's face goes white instantly.
00:57:16Outside, the hallway is packed with police officers.
00:57:22Police swarm in and pin Steph down on the conference table.
00:57:26His face is pressed against the cold surface.
00:57:32Suddenly, he starts laughing.
00:57:35He strains to turn his head and stares daggers at me.
00:57:39Leela Carter, do you know why Sean has been chasing the truth for 12 years?
00:57:44What are you trying to say?
00:57:46It's not just for revenge.
00:57:48It's because Garrett Cooper made a will.
00:57:51My heart clenches violently.
00:57:53If Sean can't uncover the truth of his parents' deaths and restore the family's septation before 35,
00:57:59all Cooper Group herefers will automatically transfer to a secret trust fund.
00:58:04And the sole beneficiary of that fund is Sigma Group's Legacy Inheritance Program.
00:58:10In other words, me.
00:58:16Everyone in the room freezes.
00:58:18Steph is pinned by the police but still struggling,
00:58:21words spilling from his mouth without stopping.
00:58:23The Cooper family fortune has been tainted with Sigma blood from the very beginning.
00:58:28Sean's father didn't want to leave the organization.
00:58:31He wanted to take it over completely.
00:58:33Garrett knew everything.
00:58:34That's why he forced Sean to marry you.
00:58:37His eyes are like two flames burning into me until there's nowhere to hide.
00:58:41To use your clean background to whitewash the Cooper bloodline.
00:58:45You think you're his wife?
00:58:46You're his cover-up!
00:58:47I'm nailed to the spot by his words.
00:58:50Sean's face is white as paper.
00:58:52He says nothing.
00:58:54The police drag Steph out.
00:58:57I stand up, walk out of the conference room.
00:59:01Into the elevator.
00:59:05Out of Cooper Group headquarters.
00:59:08Sean watches my back.
00:59:14He doesn't follow.
00:59:16I sit on a bench in Central Park for the entire afternoon.
00:59:21When Sean finds me, it's already dark.
00:59:28Leela, I can explain.
00:59:31He doesn't sit beside me.
00:59:34He crouches in front of me like a man awaiting judgment.
00:59:41I look at him.
00:59:42This man I've loved for so many years.
00:59:45His face looks tired and fragile under the streetlight.
00:59:48How much of what Steph said is true.
00:59:55The will is real.
00:59:57But marrying you?
01:00:00His phone suddenly rings.
01:00:02He answers it.
01:00:03His face changes instantly.
01:00:06Grandpa is critically ill.
01:00:09We have to go back now.
01:00:10I stand up and run with him to the car.
01:00:17Garrett's the only person in that family who has ever been truly kind to me.
01:00:21I will stay by his side.
01:00:23We arrive at Garrett's bedside.
01:00:27The once vigorous old man is now shrunken in bed like a withered leaf.
01:00:37Sean, leave.
01:00:39I need to speak with Leela alone.
01:00:45Sean leaves the room.
01:00:50Leela.
01:00:51Sean marrying you.
01:00:53It was my idea.
01:00:55I forced him.
01:00:56Garrett pulls a letter from under his pillow and presses it into my hand.
01:01:00My heart clenches.
01:01:01After his parents died, he turned himself into an island.
01:01:04I thought if a kind, innocent girl came into his life, he might learn to love again.
01:01:09But I never expected him to truly fall for you.
01:01:11Not because of me, but because of you.
01:01:13My tears fall.
01:01:14I open the letter.
01:01:16It's his revised will.
01:01:17It says,
01:01:18Leela and Sean
01:01:19shall jointly decide all matters of the Cooper family.
01:01:24Watch over him for me.
01:01:26I promise.
01:01:28That winter, Garrett's heart reaches its limit.
01:01:32Sean drops everything and moves us back to the manor.
01:01:36The two kids orbit around Garrett's bed like little sons.
01:01:41Great-grandpa, you have to get better soon.
01:01:44I learned a new song.
01:01:46I want to sing it for you.
01:01:49Great-granddad will wait.
01:01:51One evening, Garrett takes Sean's hand.
01:01:54The two best things I did in my life.
01:01:57Letting your father marry your mother.
01:01:59And letting Leela marry you.
01:02:01Sean kneels by the bed, his shoulders shaking violently.
01:02:08Leela.
01:02:10I lean down and hear his faint voice.
01:02:16That night, he passes away peacefully in his sleep.
01:02:20Outside the window, the first snow of the season falls on the manor.
01:02:27On the day of the funeral, snow falls heavily.
01:02:31The Cooper family cemetery is filled with people dressed in black.
01:02:37Sean stands before the gravestone in a black coat, snow covering his hair and shoulders.
01:02:43Grandpa carried too much for this family.
01:02:46He carried my father's sins, carried my hatred,
01:02:50and in the end, handed his only hope to me.
01:02:59He finds me in the crowd
01:03:05and reaches out his hand to me.
01:03:08Leela.
01:03:14I walk over and take his hand.
01:03:18Grandpa, I'll protect her.
01:03:21I'll protect the kids.
01:03:22I'll protect the Cooper family.
01:03:25Rest easy.
01:03:27In that moment, I know.
01:03:33I will never let go of this hand again.
01:03:38After Garrett is gone,
01:03:40Andre stops playing chess.
01:03:42Amelia stops asking me for for bedtime stories.
01:03:45Their teacher calls to say they've been spacing out at kindergarten,
01:03:49not playing with the other kids.
01:03:51Until one day, I find a drawing in Amelia's backpack.
01:03:54Five people holding hands,
01:03:56me, Sean, Andres, Amalia, and Garrett.
01:03:59Garrett's face was very blurry.
01:04:01Beside it, crooked letters spell out a sentence.
01:04:04Who's next?
01:04:05My daughter, only four years old,
01:04:08is afraid of death.
01:04:09Sean sees the drawing and is silent for a long time.
01:04:13Then he picks up both kids and sits on the sofa.
01:04:18Amelia, Andres, listen to me.
01:04:22We will be together forever.
01:04:26No one will ever leave again.
01:04:28That night, he comes to me.
01:04:32Leela,
01:04:35let's have a wedding.
01:04:36Not for us,
01:04:38but to make them believe this family will never fall apart.
01:04:43I look at our sleeping children
01:04:50and nod.
01:04:54It's May.
01:04:55The roses at the Manasar are in full bloom.
01:05:00The whole garden is fragrant.
01:05:06Andres wears a little suit.
01:05:08Amalia is in a white princess dress,
01:05:11carrying a small flower basket
01:05:13and scattering petals.
01:05:22Josh flies back from overseas.
01:05:25He takes my arm and walks me towards Sean,
01:05:28who waits under a rose-covered arch.
01:05:35This time,
01:05:37neither of you is allowed to look back.
01:05:46Sean takes my hand,
01:05:49sunlight falling into his eyes.
01:05:52Leila Cooper,
01:05:54Leila Cooper,
01:05:56I'll spend the rest of my life
01:05:58making up for everything I owe you
01:06:00from the first half.
01:06:03I stand on my tiptoes and kiss him.
01:06:09Petals fall around us.
01:06:11I close my eyes
01:06:13and remember that night four years ago.
01:06:15And his eyes looking at me
01:06:17when we met again at the airport.
01:06:22Fate arranged everything just right.
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