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00:02it's Christmas Eve my husband Damien just kicked our three-year-old daughter out of the car
00:12the current outside temperature is minus five degrees Celsius all because his mistress's
00:19daughter didn't want to sit with a dirty kid when the car pulled over on the highway shoulder I
00:25thought Damien just needed a restroom break Aurora is asleep don't wake her Damien didn't even look
00:34back he just tapped the steering wheel Clara take Aurora and get out of the car what Damien it's fine
00:42we can just squeeze in but her daughter Briar started screaming no I won't sit with that dirty kid
00:50she's coughing did you hear that get out Mira is on her way she'll be here in 30 minutes just
00:57wait
00:58here I held my three-year-old daughter and watched him drive away the taillights faded into the snow
01:05until they were gone mommy where's daddy Aurora whispered her biometric wristband began to pulse
01:14with a yellow warning light daddy went to grandma's first auntie Mira is coming to get us I hit the
01:22dial for a video call to Tina Clara her background was a chaotic blur of noise and pulsing neon she
01:35was
01:35at a party Mira Damien told you to pick us up where are you just wait I'll come later Mira
01:42it's freezing
01:44Aurora can't stay out here my brother said Celeste and Briar can't be out in the cold they had to
01:49get
01:49home you're just waiting it's not like you'll die Aurora shivered in my arms mommy I want to go home
01:58soon baby we'll be home very soon my heart broke after four years of marriage I never knew Damien could
02:07be this cruel to dump his wife and child on a highway because another woman's kid called us dirty
02:14suddenly headlights appeared I waved like crazy a black SUV pulled over a black SUV pulled over
02:28need a hand please can you give us a ride to the next service station get in I reached for
02:35the
02:35door but then a voice stopped me Clara it was Felix Damien's father what are you doing here
02:42where's my brother I quickly told him everything Felix's face turned pale with rage is he insane
02:50he left you and Aurora here so Celeste's daughter matters but his own doesn't Owen let them in
02:58we'll squeeze but the car was full that there's no room the driver said looking worried you guys go
03:05I'll wait here Felix pushed me toward the seat Aurora's face is turning purple she can't stay in
03:14the cold another second Felix it's freezing out there what about you I'm a grown man I can handle a
03:23little cold take care of the kid first just go the car started I look through the back window Felix
03:31stood there alone in the blizzard his figure grew smaller and smaller Aurora fell asleep in my arms but
03:39her face was a terrifying shade of red sir can you go any faster my daughter has a fever the
03:46driver nodded and
03:48stepped on the gas I tried to call Mira again no signal how much longer to the service station 20
03:56kilometers in this weather at least 30 minutes I held Aurora tighter she was getting hotter by the
04:05second she opened her eyes weakly suddenly she started coughing her face turned a deep sickly purple
04:13please please go faster I'm trying this is as fast as it goes the roads are pure ice I unzipped
04:23Aurora's
04:24coat her chest was heaving Aurora look at mommy don't close your eyes I'll tell you a story about the
04:33little rabbit I began pounding on the car window like a mad woman but on the highway there was nothing
04:49but
04:49wind and snow finally the car pulled into a service station
05:00is there a doctor my daughter is dying help us the clerk froze there there's no doctor here call one
05:08now the signal tower was destroyed by the blizzard we can't get a call out my legs gave out I
05:15almost
05:16collapsed the shop owner searched through the back and found some medicine try this Aurora lay on my
05:25lap her breath was so faint it felt like it could snap at any second I tried to feed her
05:32but she didn't
05:33even have the strength to swallow the owner couldn't watch anymore I'll drive you to the nearest clinic
05:42but the roads might be blocked go we have to go now the car crawled through the deep snow with
05:51every bump Aurora's body grew limp Aurora you said you wanted to see the northern lights remember mommy
05:57will take you we'll take the fastest train all the way to the Arctic Circle her eyelashes fluttered but
06:07she never opened her eyes suddenly my watch vibrated signal with trembling hands I dialed
06:16Damien's video call it rang for a long time finally he picked up hello the background was quiet Damien
06:28Aurora is sick it's bad really bad where are you on the way to a clinic please you have to
06:35come
06:36didn't Mira pick you up yet
06:41she didn't come she never showed up possible she just posted an update saying she's on her way
06:47I opened the hologram projection on my watch Mira's latest post from 10 minutes ago the location tag was
06:55at exit 87 on the interstate 112 kilometers away from us she hadn't moved an inch she was lying to
07:04you
07:04and she was lying to me Mira will be there soon just wait a little longer
07:11wait we can't Rora is dying our daughter is dying Damien
07:18Clara it's Christmas Eve don't say such unlucky things no one is dying Celesta and Briar just
07:24arrived and my mom is very happy don't ruin the mood just go to the hospital when Mira gets there
07:30kids get fevers all the time she's not gonna die he hung up as the projection faded my blood turned
07:37to ice the shop owner looked at me through the rearview mirror your husband I nodded
07:46scumbag hang on tight I'm taking a shortcut
07:53we're not letting this baby die the car turned onto a mountain road Aurora's breathing was almost
08:00gone I checked her heartbeat it was so weak it felt like an illusion I pulled a button-sized
08:07communicator from my inner pocket my father had given it to me he said that once I pressed it his
08:14people would arrive within three hours finally we reached the nearest medical station I burst into
08:22the emergency room clutching Aurora acute pneumonia heart rate is dropping prepare for recitation I was
08:36stopped outside the emergency room through the glass I watched the doctors intubate Aurora and hook her up
08:43to the monitors she looked like she could vanish at any second I collapsed in the corner shaking my
08:52watch rang again Clara where are you my mom is waiting for dinner I struggled to find my voice the
09:01clinic
09:02Aurora is being resuscitated what why are you at a clinic where's Mira she never came impossible she
09:11just messaged me saying she picked you up he sent me a screenshot it was a blurry photo from 20
09:17minutes
09:17ago in the passenger seat was a woman's back wearing a jacket just like mine she's lying Damien come to
09:25the clinic now are you lying just because you're jealous of Celeste daughter is still being resuscitated
09:31and you think this is jealous what else why would Mira need to lie to me Damien if Aurora dies
09:38today I will never
09:40forgive you as long as I live whatever Clara that's your choice the call disconnected I listened to the dial
09:49tone and
09:49slowly slid down to the floor the ER doors swung open we saved her but she was deprived of oxygen
09:56for too long there's significant brain
09:58damage it could affect her cognitive development she might even face permanent paralysis I leaned against the wall to keep
10:05from
10:05collapsing how is that possible she's so small she's just a baby
10:15we did our best you need to admit her now the follow-up treatments won't be cheap
10:19I walked to the payment kiosk moving like a ghost I tapped my wrist against the sensor insufficient funds
10:27Damien only gave me three thousand a month claiming it was more than enough for a child
10:33I called him my hands trembling Aurora needs surgery I need fifty thousand fifty thousand
10:43Clara do I look like an ATM to you Damien she is your daughter are you gonna transfer the money
10:49or not
10:50no if you're so capable earn it yourself after Christmas we're filing for divorce the house is mine
10:57you didn't put a cent in so you get nothing I stood there staring at the clerk through the glass
11:05can you start the treatment first I'll pay you back I promise I'm sorry facility policy no deposit no admission
11:15I walked out of the clinic and stood in the freezing snow
11:20my hologram flared to life it was Felix
11:24Clara where are you Damien said Mira picked you guys up
11:28Felix do me a favor if anything happens to me
11:32take care of Aurora what are you talking about I have no money Aurora has no hope
11:38I can't keep her either just put her in the adoption system at least she'll live
11:43Clara don't do anything reckless where are you I'm coming now don't bother
11:47I cut the connection and killed the hologram
11:50I walked back to the ward I'm sorry baby in the next life don't be mine
11:56the clinic roof was a blur of wind and snow from the edge the world below looked tiny
12:03one step and the pain would finally end I closed my eyes and let myself fall forward
12:10suddenly a hand gripped my wrist suddenly a hand gripped my wrist a violent tug pulled me back
12:17I collapsed onto the ground and looked up several men in black suits stood before me their leader a
12:22man in his 50s removed his sunglasses his eyes were bloodshot Clara
12:30Todd I was rushed onto a medical transport pod Aurora was carried in right behind me
12:35immediately taken over by a team of flight medics intracranial pressure is spiking we need
12:40to operate now contact the main hospital open the neurosurgery green channel put the nano repair team
12:47on standby my father held my hand his own trembling uncontrollably I'm sorry Clara dad was too late
12:55I'm so sorry dad I thought you were just a farmer back in the village he faltered a bitter smile
13:03touching his
13:03lips a farmer that was a lie you were so determined to marry Damien I was afraid that if he
13:13knew we were
13:13wealthy he'd only marry you for the money so I played poor for four years I thought as long as
13:21he treated
13:21you well it didn't matter if we lived simply he looked at the unconscious Aurora tears finally falling
13:27but I never imagined I never imagined they could be this heartless to abuse my granddaughter like this
13:35medical transport pod landed on the roof of Whitfield Medical Center Aurora was rushed straight into
13:40surgery the best specialist the cutting edge equipment everything was ready my father stood
13:45outside the operating room and dialed an encrypted channel Vance group I want to see their stock hit
13:51rock bottom before the market opens tomorrow terminate all partnerships everything and the banks
13:58you know what to do he hung up and sat beside me Clara I'm giving you two choices first divorce
14:06him
14:08take the money and take Aurora abroad never look back second stay watch the Vance family crumble
14:22watch Damien crawl to his knees and beg for your mercy I thought for a moment the second one
14:29but I have one condition name it prepare two bionic decoys one identical to me and one identical
14:38to Aurora make them look like they froze to death on the side of the highway dress them in the
14:44clothes we
14:45wore today and put her bio band on the decoy you wanna I want them to think I'm dead
14:55then I want to see exactly how they celebrate I want to watch them throw a party while Aurora and
15:01I
15:01are dead my father remained silent for a long time before nodding fine the bionic decoys were incredibly
15:10life-like one large one small lying in the snow on the highway when found they were already frozen
15:16solid an automated road patrol drone discovered them and flagged the nearest highway patrol based on the
15:23ID found on the body the police contacted Damien the call came through while the Vance family was
15:28having Christmas dinner the table was overflowing with food filled with laughter Celeste sat next to
15:34Damien putting food on his plate Priscilla beamed stroking Briar's hair Celeste is so much better
15:39even the daughter she raised or well behave unlike that brat Clara had always crying never obedient
15:47an absolute nuisance Damien's wrist vibrated he glanced at it frowning the police
15:55hello is this mr. Damien Vance is your wife Clara currently on the highway with your daughter
16:01yes why we found two bodies by the roadside preliminary assessment suggests they froze to death
16:08the female victim has an ID card identifying her as Clara there is also a female child approximately
16:14three years old we need you to come and identify them what did you say sir your wife and daughter
16:21they didn't make it the dinner table fell silent Priscilla asked who is it calling during the holidays
16:28it's bad luck Damien stood up his face pale Claire and Aurora froze to death by the time Damien reached
16:36the
16:36morgue his legs were like jelly the police led him into the cold storage room the drawer pulled open
16:42revealing two bodies one large one small is it them Damien opened his mouth but no sound came out
16:49he reached out wanting to touch my face his hand shaking violently it's impossible
16:56Mira said she went to pick them up the officer pulled up the records on his terminal
17:01we checked the automated highway patrol logs your sister's car never even entered the highway she drove
17:07in circles around the city before heading home furthermore the victim's final outgoing call was to you
17:15it was at 7 pm last night she told you the child was sick and begged for help you said
17:21you said if
17:23you're so capable earn it yourself i thought i thought she was lying i i didn't know she was actually
17:31and if
17:32you had known would you have gone there was a heavy silence Damien had no answer the morgue doors swung
17:40open as priscilla burst in she froze for a moment upon seeing the bodies then collapsed onto the floor
17:45wailing and slapping her thighs oh my granddaughter my poor baby how could you leave me like this after
17:53a few cries she abruptly stopped and grabbed Damien son this is actually a good thing it's a blessing in
17:58disguise
17:59now that clara's dead you can finally marry celesta mom that was my daughter so what if she was your
18:05daughter she's dead now this is perfect now we don't have to worry about splitting the assets in
18:10a divorce ma'am these are two human lives we're talking about what about them this is family business
18:15it's none of your concern let's go celeste is still waiting for us to finish dinner Damien allowed
18:20himself to be pulled away for a moment then he looked back at the cold storage unit wait he shook
18:27off
18:27his mother's hand and walked back he knelt beside the bodies for a long time then he reached out
18:32gently smoothing the hair and straightening the clothes on the decoy clara i'm so sorry
18:39i was wrong i really i didn't know it would end like this why are you apologizing to her it's
18:47her own
18:47fault for having such a short life she deserved it shut up Damien stood up and addressed the officer
18:54i'm taking the bodies back i'm going to hold a grand funeral two flickering lamps stood by the
19:01vance estate entrance the viewing room was in the side hall right next to the room i lived in before
19:07celeste and briar had already moved into the master suite the whole house was busy catering to them
19:12but Damien he sat in the viewing room guarding the caskets two cryo caskets side by side cold and
19:19silent Mira showed up once he kicked her out get out Damien i didn't mean it i was just out
19:26with
19:27friends and lost track of time Damien looked at her his eyes bloodshot with rage how was i supposed
19:33to know they would actually die you lost track of time two lives are gone and you think losing track
19:39of time fixes it then what do you want from me you want me to die for her is she
19:45even worth it
19:46she was just a low-class woman she's gone so what Damien struck her hard Mira froze in shock
19:53get out if i ever see your face again you are no longer my sister then celeste arrived Damien
19:59please let it go i'm sure she wouldn't want to see you like this from the other side Damien looked
20:06up at her cold as ice do you know what they were doing while you were celebrating i i was
20:10at your house
20:11having dinner they were in the snow waiting to die
20:20waiting for someone who was never coming to save them celeste turned pale that was your sister's
20:25fault what does that have to do with me with me your mother was the one who insisted i come
20:29back for
20:30christmas i wouldn't have gone through the trouble of traveling for the holidays if it wasn't for her
20:34and besides you're the one who kicked them out of the car right you went through so much trouble
20:38but they froze to death they literally froze to death celeste went silent Damien stood up and
20:45walked to the cryo casket gently brushing his hand against the coal glass i keep thinking what if i had
20:51just answered that video call what if i had gone to pick them up what if i hadn't said those
20:56things
20:56celeste bit her lip and turned to leave Damien don't forget i'm the one carrying the family air now
21:02that dead woman she's useless now the heavy doors of the viewing room clicked shut Damien
21:09collapsed sliding down against the side of the casket until he hit the floor on the surveillance feed
21:14i watched his shoulders shake how pathetic he didn't care when we were breathing now that we're dead
21:19he acts like he has a heart i raised my wrist and sent an encrypted message to my father can
21:24we start
21:25my father's reply popped up instantly anytime the vance group's empire began to collapse first
21:31their biggest client abruptly canceled their contract jumping ship to sign a 10-year deal with
21:36then the banks pulled their credit lines snapping the company's financial backbone suppliers swarmed the
21:43headquarters demanding payment all at once Damien was drowning he started sleeping at the office every
21:49night priscilla screamed at him through the comms you're never home what if celeste
21:55gets upset the company is dying do you even understand so what if it is we have plenty of
22:02money mom we're about to be bankrupt the house the cars the accounts it's all being liquidated to pay
22:07the debt soon you might not even be able to afford a meal that's impossible is it Damien cut the
22:13transmission he sat in his office staring out the window at the skyline everything he had built over
22:19the last 10 years gone overnight suddenly his wristband vibrated an encrypted string of numbers flashed on
22:26the display no hologram no id a man's voice came through the calls mr vance did you receive my gift
22:38who is this you don't need to know who i am you just need to know that this is only
22:44the beginning
22:44the debt you owe will be paid with the entire vance group the connection cut to static Damien tried to
22:53dial back but a gray notification flashed on his terminal the id you are trying to reach does not
22:58exist his hand began to shake as he gripped the device advance group officially entered bankruptcy
23:05liquidation the estate the cars every single asset was auctioned off priscilla was forced out of the
23:11mansion and into a cramped rental unit celeste took briar and left clutching the last bit of credits she
23:17could scavenge i can't suffer with you damien briar has her schooling to think about damien moved into
23:25the small side wing where the caskets were kept he had managed to keep the cryo units he spread a
23:30blanket
23:30on the floor and slept right there beside them mira came to find him once you've thrown away the entire
23:36family empire for a dead woman how can you do this to mom then who is going to make things
23:42right for
23:43clara damien looked at her his voice a ghost of its former self who is going to make it right
23:49for aurora
23:50mira never came back damien started looking for work but in this city the reputation of a bankrupt ceo
23:57spreads faster than a virus no one would hire him he ended up at a construction site in the old
24:02district
24:02two hundred dollars a day working until his back felt like it would snap at night he'd return to
24:07the viewing room and eat cheap bread from a convenience store then he'd sit by the caskets
24:11and talk to himself clara the foreman yelled at me today said i was weak said i didn't work like
24:18a real
24:19man i remembered how you used to tell me to slow down but my health was more important i thought
24:27you
24:27were just nagging nagging back then now i realize you were the only one who actually cared about me
24:38he pulled out a crumpled cigarette and lit it if aurora were still here she'd be starting preschool
24:43about now clara you always said you wanted her to take piano lessons i told you it was a waste
24:50of
24:50money i'm such a scumbag the cigarette burned down to his fingers but he didn't even feel it
24:55in the surveillance room my father looked at me have you seen enough i shook my head no i've seen
25:02enough get everything ready i'm going back to the company next week you're taking over yes the
25:10vance group has fallen my debt is settled it's time to start my own life now my father nodded fine
25:16but
25:17there's one thing you should know what is it damien is looking for you it looks like he figured out
25:22the
25:22android double was a fake and damien had while going through my remains he found something that
25:28didn't add up tucked inside the pocket of my old winter coat was a crumpled store receipt the date
25:33on it was three days after i had supposedly died it was for a strawberry shortcake aurora's favorite
25:39dead people don't buy cake damien stared at the receipt his hands trembling violently
25:45i was the one who made sure he found it he went straight to that bakery to check the security
25:49footage
25:49on the screen a woman in a mask was holding a little girl's hand even with her face covered
25:55that silhouette that walk it was clara and aurora damien sprinted out of the store like a madman
26:02he went everywhere we used to go the parks the malls the playgrounds finally outside a private
26:07preschool he saw aurora she was wearing a pink dress with her hair and pigtails a man in a suit
26:13was
26:13holding her hand leading her toward a car aurora froze and immediately hid behind the man in the
26:20suit damien tried to grab her but the man blocked him sir what are you doing that's my daughter where's
26:26clara where's her mother i don't know anyone named clara this is my employer's daughter move aside
26:32damien didn't believe him he reached out to pull aurora toward him suddenly aurora burst into tears
26:39bad man you're a bad man you made mommy cry damien went stiff aurora i'm your daddy no you're not
26:49my daddy is dead mommy said so she said he didn't want us and now he's dead
26:59damien looked like he'd been struck by lightning just then a sleek black sedan pulled up to the curb
27:06the window rolled down slowly i sat in the back seat watching them long time no see damien
27:11damien turned when he saw me his pupils blown wide with shock clara you really you're not dead i
27:19stepped out of the car walked over to aurora and swept her into my arms no thanks to you i'm
27:23still
27:24breathing mommy that scary man tried to grab me it's okay baby mommy's here you played me you lied to
27:33me
27:34this whole time i did the android double was a fake my death was a setup how else was i
27:41supposed
27:41to make you feel what it's like to lose everything how could you be so cruel cruel damien were you
27:48cruel
27:48when you kicked your wife and daughter out onto the highway in a blizzard were you cruel when you
27:52refused to pay for her medical bills damien opened his mouth but no sound came out the black sedan's
27:58engine hummed softly holding aurora in my arms i turned to get into the car damien suddenly lunged
28:05at us like a madman clara don't go please i know i was wrong i really know i was wrong
28:11just give me
28:12one more chance i'll make it up to you i'll be a good father a good husband bad man don't
28:20want bad man
28:21a chance when you abandoned us on the highway in minus five degrees did you give us a chance
28:29when your daughter was fighting for her life and you refused to pay a single cent did you give us
28:34a
28:34chance i raised my hand and signaled the driver drive the car the driver stepped on the gas immediately
28:43damien was dragged forward two steps clara i'll find you i swear i'll find you both through the rearview
28:50mirror i gave him one last glance like looking at a bug that had been completely crushed
28:58three days later in the top floor office of whitfield group the entire wall is covered in
29:04holographic screens blasting breaking news from all over the city my dad sits in his leather chair
29:12tapping his fingers on the desk he's still looking for you i set my glass down and slide a legal
29:19document across the desk to him custody lawsuit plaintiff clara whitfield defendant
29:26damien vance i'm going to make him admit every single one of his crimes in open court
29:31i'm going to make sure he legally loses the right to ever get close to aurora again
29:35i want the whole world to see what a piece of trash he really is
29:39my girl you've finally grown up suddenly my smart band flashes a bright red emergency light
29:47it's felix i answer it my heart dropping his voice is shaking completely panicked clara grab aurora
29:56and run right now damien has lost his mind he found out where you live
30:03outside the villa gates samian clutched a printed sheet with an address on it in his hand i want to
30:09see my daughter she's my daughter sir this is private property no one enters without permission
30:17get out of my way that's my child i have the right to see her he violently shoved the guard
30:22aside and
30:23charged toward the villa clara open the door i know you're in there aurora daddy's here daddy's here to
30:31take you home the door slowly opened but it wasn't me let go of me what right do you have
30:38to touch me
30:39upstairs i stood by the floor to ceiling window with aurora in my arms my father beside me sunlight
30:46spilled across my body warm bright untouchable still struggling damien looked up the moment
30:55he saw me he froze aurora remember this this man is not your father he's just a stranger who tried
31:02to hurt you and mommy stranger bad man one week later the supreme court the courtroom is packed for
31:13the public trial damien stands in the defendant's box his hair has gone gray he looks like he aged 10
31:20years overnight at the plaintiff's table i sat calmly in a simple tailored suit composed and unshaken
31:28my lawyer presents all the evidence piece by piece highway security footage proof that he kicked his
31:35own wife and daughter out of the car phone records prove that he blocked my car and refused to pay
31:43for
31:43emergency medical bills damien she is your daughter are you gonna transfer the money or not no the judge
31:50bangs the gavel defendant damien bounce how do you plead to these charges damien looks up at me i i
31:57plead
31:57guilty i ruined my own family i'm so sorry the judge bangs the gavel again to deliver the verdict
32:07damien bounce is permanently stripped of all custody and visitation rights for aurora witzfield
32:13a lifetime restraining order is issued damien vance must pay full child support until aurora is an adult
32:19along with massive emotional damages and medical bills for child abandonment and endangering a minor
32:24damien vance is sentenced to community service and will be permanently blacklisted on all financial
32:29and social credits the final gavel falls i stand up take aurora's hand and turn my back on him
32:38we walk out of the courtroom and the sunlight covers us both
32:44three months later the aurora express arctic circle i'm sitting by the window holding aurora in my arms
32:52outside the green northern lights cover the entire night sky like a flowing river of stars she looks
33:01healthy bright and her eyes are sparkling mommy look the lights are so pretty yeah baby mommy brought you
33:11here to see them and we're gonna come back every single year mommy will that bad man ever come back
33:20never again
33:23starting today nobody can ever hurt you mommy will protect you forever my smart band lights
33:31up with a soft chime it's a text from my dad all remaining vance group assets have been merged into
33:38whitfield damien is stuck breaking his back on a construction site to his debts he's completely
33:43finished selice mira and priscilla are all broke and hate each other now welcome home my little princess
33:50i shut off the screen the northern lights dance outside the window aurora falls fast asleep in my arms
33:58safe and sound i look out into the night and speak softly under my breath damien look at us now
34:06everything you threw away i took it all back everything you destroyed i rebuilt it all
34:12everything you owed us you'll spend the rest of your life paying for it and me and aurora we are
34:18going
34:18to be happy forever the train speeds through the northern lights heading straight into a future full of
34:25endless light
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