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FOOL'S APRIL & BROKEN HEART：From Lost Pregnancy To A Brand-New Happy Life Episode Golden Scene Media
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00:00At a gathering with friends, my husband, a highly respected university professor, suddenly dropped to his knees before me.
00:06His voice trembled as he spoke the unthinkable.
00:09Sarah, Mia's heart is a perfect match with yours. She needs the transplant immediately.
00:12For a moment, I was struck completely dumb, yet somehow I wasn't surprised.
00:17But a person only has one heart.
00:18I'll contact the best surgeons in New York to fit you with a state-of-the-art artificial one.
00:22Arthur, I am three months away from my due date.
00:25We can always have another baby. Let's just give this one up for now.
00:30While I sat there, paralyzed by the sheer cruelty of his words, a girl's crisp, melodic laughter rang out from
00:36across the room.
00:37Happy April Fool's, Professor! Your heart isn't actually a match, Sarah. I was just messing around.
00:42I can't believe you actually went and begged your wife, Professor!
00:44The tense atmosphere in the room instantly evaporated into boisterous laughter.
00:48Our friends began to tease him.
00:50That was a cruel joke, Mia. You put Arthur in an impossible position.
00:53If Mia told me we were a match, I bet Arthur would have dragged me onto the operating table himself.
00:57Amidst the laughter, I was the only one sitting dead silent on the sofa.
01:01I rested a hand over my rounded belly, my heart slowly turning to ash.
01:05Arthur had never once been angry with Mia.
01:07To him, this frail, sickly student of his was a fragile porcelain doll that needed constant protection.
01:13But this time, he stood up, his face uncharacteristically dark.
01:17The crowd belatedly quieted down.
01:18After a suffocating silence, someone whispered to Mia,
01:29Hearing this, Mia froze. Tears instantly welled up in her doe-like eyes.
01:33She reached out, gingerly tugging at the hem of Arthur's shirt.
01:36I'm so sorry, Professor. It's April Fool's. I just wanted to play a little prank.
01:41When Arthur remained silent, she turned her pitiful gaze to me, sniffing delicately.
01:46Sarah, I didn't mean any harm. If you're angry, you can yell at me. I'll take it.
01:50Oh, come on. She's just a straightforward girl. She spoke without thinking.
01:54Yeah, Arthur. She's been your star student for three years. You even dedicated your recent thesis to her.
01:59You can't let a silly April Fool's joke ruin that.
02:02Arthur's expression finally softened.
02:04Don't ever make a joke like that again.
02:06Mia nodded eagerly.
02:10Then he turned to me, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes.
02:16I'm sorry, Sarah. I should have verified it before coming to you for a favor.
02:20A favor. He casually reduced demanding my heart and my unborn child's life to a simple favor.
02:26But this wasn't the first time.
02:28Whenever it came to Mia, the usually rational, fiercely logical professor Arthur Davies became hyper-emotional and inexplicably blurred the
02:36lines.
02:36On Christmas Eve, he had driven 300 miles through a blizzard to Boston just because she texted him that her
02:42stomach hurt.
02:44When I questioned him, he simply sighed.
02:46Her health is fragile, Sarah. I was worried something terrible had happened.
02:50Yet when I, his wife, sat alone in our home, five months pregnant, waiting up for him all night in
02:55pain, he wasn't worried.
02:57When my violent fetal movements left me in agonizing, breathless pain, he wasn't worried.
03:02Through my morning sickness, my contractions, my edema, and my hair loss, he wasn't worried.
03:06With me, he was always as cold and pragmatic as a machine.
03:09Sarah, creating a life is naturally difficult. You just have to endure it until the baby is born.
03:13When the hormones made me irritable or depressed, he dismissed it as female hysteria.
03:18Threw out a few half-hearted platitudes and locked himself in his study.
03:22Every single time, I had to swallow my despair to avoid disturbing his work.
03:26Yet, the crowning achievement of his career, a research paper that took him five grueling years to complete,
03:33featured Mia's name on the very first line of the acknowledgements.
03:36An undergraduate student who had absolutely no professional contribution to the work.
03:40By the time I found out, it was already making headlines.
03:43In the interview video, Arthur looked into the camera with a soft, affectionate smile.
03:47In my five years of teaching, Mia might not be the most gifted student I've ever taught,
03:50but she is unequivocally the most resilient.
03:52I thank her for walking into my life. She gave me the courage to continue my research.
03:55Last week, I accidentally dropped my favorite vase. It shattered into a dozen pieces.
04:00When Arthur saw it, he didn't even blink. He just calmly asked the housekeeper to sweep it up.
04:05But that vase was irreplaceable.
04:07It was one we had sculpted and fired together in Italy during the most passionate year of our marriage.
04:14He had once held it up, looking deeply into my eyes, and solemnly declared it would be our family heirloom.
04:21Let me just, let me glue it back together.
04:24I had whispered, squatting on the floor with trembling hands, trying to gather the fragmented pieces of our memories.
04:30He frowned and pulled me up by my arm.
04:32It's just a cheap vase, Sarah. Let it go.
04:35My eyes welled with tears, but his gaze simply dropped to my stomach.
04:39Is the baby making you act out again?
04:40I tried to comfort myself. He's a rational man. I thought it's normal for him not to care about sentimental
04:45trinkets.
04:46But that night when I brought a plate of fruit into his study, my eyes fell upon a locked transparent
04:51display case on his desk.
04:53Inside sat a cheap $20 fountain pen from a local stationery store, a gift from Mia.
04:59At that moment, it felt as though a bucket of ice water had been poured directly over my head.
05:03We had the worst fight of our marriage.
05:05I completely lost it.
05:07I grabbed a paperweight, smashed the glass case, and threw the cheap pen into the trash can.
05:13But the very next second, Arthur scrambled to fish it out, cradling it in his hands as if it were
05:18a priceless treasure.
05:20When he finally looked at me, his eyes were brimming with disgust and impatience.
05:24Go look in the mirror, Sarah. Look at yourself. You look like a madwoman.
05:28You broke the damn vast yourself today, so what exactly are you blaming me for now?
05:32Swear on the Bible that you hadn't developed feelings for Mia.
05:36If you had, they would both run in hell!
05:38Arthur, a staunch man of science, actually hesitated.
05:41It took him a long time to finally speak.
05:44Yes.
05:45I am tempted by her.
05:47The words struck me like a physical blow.
05:49But we haven't crossed the line, and we never will.
05:51So you can drop the wronged wife act.
05:53Tears streamed down my face.
05:55He sighed, stepping forward to gently smooth down my messy hair.
05:59Sarah, we've been together for 11 years. There's no freshness left.
06:02To be brutally honest, kissing you feels like my upper lip took was on my lower lip.
06:05Sometimes I even regret that we eloped to Vegas the second we turned 18.
06:09Back then, I didn't know that 10 years later I would fall for someone else.
06:12He was the one who bought out the city's fireworks just to make me smile when we were young.
06:16Now he was the one looking down on me casually discussing his change of heart.
06:20Mia has a lively personality.
06:21She's not dull and suffocating like you.
06:23She likes to goof off.
06:24She likes watching cheesy romance movies.
06:25She loves feeding stray cats by the road.
06:27You used to do those mundane things too, but when she does them, I just find her incredibly
06:30adhering.
06:30I can't control my heart flutter.
06:31Finally, he lit a cigarette.
06:33His tone was gentle, yet unimaginably cruel.
06:36As long as you want it, the position of Mrs. Davis will always be yours.
06:39But you have to accept the reality.
06:41She is the only one in my heart now.
06:43After that night, I spiraled into an endless cycle of breakdowns and internal torment.
06:48I cried until my eyes were swollen shut.
06:51I tried to detach myself emotionally.
06:54I tried pretending I didn't care when he came home late, when he missed my prenatal checkups,
06:58when he took Mia to Hawaii for a research trip.
07:00But I was only lying to myself.
07:02And today, when he knelt in front of all our friends, begging me to carve out my heart for
07:06Mia and abandon our six-month-old baby, I finally realized something this marriage
07:11was completely, utterly meaningless.
07:16Sarah, I know I was wrong.
07:18Please forgive me.
07:20Her voice carrying much more confidence than before.
07:24Someone chimed in to help her.
07:25Sarah, Mia didn't mean any harm.
07:27She never takes things seriously.
07:28Remember that time she got drunk and babbled about wanting to marry the professor?
07:31I didn't mean it like that.
07:32I just meant she speaks without a filter.
07:34Everyone knows you and Arthur have an unbreakable bond.
07:35There's no room for anyone else.
07:36I offered a quiet, hollow smile and looked directly at Mia.
07:40It's fine.
07:41I don't blame you.
07:44The crowd let out a collective sigh of relief.
07:46Then I delivered the final blow.
07:48Arthur and I are getting a divorce soon anyway.
07:51I wish you get everything you've ever wanted, Mia.
07:54Sarah, stop talking nonsense in front of everyone.
07:57I found it laughable.
07:59You can kneel in front of a room full of people and beg me to give my heart to another
08:03woman,
08:03but I can't even mention divorce.
08:05It was an April Fool's joke.
08:06What is the big deal?
08:07Mia has already apologized and I've reprimanded her.
08:09If you keep making a scene, you're only going to embarrass yourself.
08:12Calm down, Sarah.
08:13You're pregnant.
08:13Don't let a little misunderstanding ruin your marriage.
08:15Yeah, Arthur clearly cares about you.
08:17We all saw it.
08:18He normally never yells at Mia.
08:19Hearing this, I slowly turned my gaze to Arthur.
08:21My voice was eerily calm.
08:23You weren't angry just now because she disrespected me.
08:25You were angry because she joked about being a match.
08:27When you heard the truth, you were just disappointed.
08:29Arthur stiffened.
08:30A moment later, profound irritation flashed across his face.
08:33For God's sake, I'm begging you.
08:34Can we not do this here?
08:35If you don't care about your dignity, Mia still cares about hers.
08:37A tidal wave of sheer exhaustion washed over me.
08:40I closed my eyes.
08:42Fine.
08:43I'll see you at the lawyer's office on Monday.
08:45I stood up to leave.
08:47Sarah, please don't blame the professor.
08:48He just wants me to have a healthy body.
08:50It's my fault.
08:51I looked down coldly at the girl crying crocodile tears.
08:54You went to all this trouble with this prank just to prove your place in his heart.
08:57You must be thrilled right now.
08:59Her face turned deathly pale as if she had been slapped.
09:01I looked away and walked past her.
09:04Sarah, don't forget.
09:05Your mother is still staying at my family's private hospital.
09:07My footsteps halted.
09:09Never in my wildest nightmares did I think the man I loved would use my sick mother as leverage to
09:15protect his mistress.
09:16After a long, agonizing silence, I forced a smile and helped Mia up from the floor.
09:25Everything I just said was a joke, too.
09:28I don't blame you.
09:29Mia choked back a sob.
09:30That's good.
09:31I was so scared I caused trouble for the professor.
09:34The farce finally ended.
09:38Arthur offered to drive me home.
09:41On the way, he uncharacteristically tried to explain himself.
09:44I only said that to scare you.
09:45I would never do anything to your mother.
09:47You suffered a grievance today.
09:48As an apology, I'll go with you to your prenatal checkmate tomorrow.
09:51Sarah, we've been together for over a decade.
09:53It's not like I don't have feelings for you.
09:54I just wish you could learn to get along with Mia.
09:56I leaned against the cold car window, feeling absolutely nothing.
10:00I was serious about what I said today.
10:02Let's get a divorce, Arthur.
10:04From now on, whatever happens between you and her is none of my business.
10:08The car was silent for two seconds.
10:10Then he let out a low chuckle.
10:12This is the seventh time you've brought up divorce since you got pregnant.
10:16Next time you throw a tantrum, try a new trick.
10:18Just as he finished speaking, his phone rang frantically.
10:22He answered it and then slammed on the brakes.
10:30Get out.
10:30Mia's having an episode.
10:32I have to go back to her.
10:33I looked out the window at the torrential downpour.
10:36I paused for a second, then opened the door and stepped out into the storm.
10:41His rushed voice chased after me.
10:43Find somewhere to take cover.
10:45I'll come back and pick you up after I drop her at the hospital.
10:48Late at night in a thunderstorm, it was impossible to hail a cab.
10:51I stood shivering beneath the awning of a convenience store.
10:54But the person who eventually arrived wasn't Arthur.
10:57It was Mia holding an umbrella.
11:00She smiled sweetly at me, looking perfectly healthy.
11:03See, Sarah?
11:05With just one word from me, he will abandon you anytime, anywhere.
11:10I didn't want to engage with her.
11:12I turned to walk away.
11:13But she lunged forward, grabbed my arm in a vice grip.
11:20During the struggle, she shoved me hard.
11:22My foot slipped on the wet pavement and I tumbled violently down the concrete steps.
11:26Blinding agony ripped through my abdomen.
11:29Hot blood mixed with the freezing rain dying.
11:31My dress a horrific crimson.
11:35Mia panicked for a split second, then sneered.
11:39Dropped the umbrella and ran back to the car waiting on the street.
11:45I woke up the next morning in a sterile hospital room.
11:53The doctor stood beside my bed, looking grimly at my chart.
11:56Mrs. Davis, I am so sorry.
11:57You suffered severe trauma.
11:59The baby couldn't be saved.
12:00For your own safety, we must perform an emergency DC procedure immediately.
12:05If we don't, your life is in danger.
12:07Furthermore, due to the damage, you will not be able to conceive again.
12:10If you understand, please sign here.
12:11I was born with a condition that made it incredibly difficult for me to get pregnant.
12:15When I was 23, I had a child.
12:17Back then, Arthur was just making a name for himself in the academic world.
12:21During his busiest period, I traveled with him to three different countries in a single week,
12:26managing his schedule until I collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
12:29I woke up in the hospital only to find out I had been a month pregnant and the overwork
12:33had caused a miscarriage.
12:35That was the first time I ever saw Arthur cry.
12:37He held me tightly, sobbing apologies into my hair.
12:41I'm so sorry, Sarah.
12:43It's all my fault.
12:44I didn't take good care of you.
12:45We'll have another one.
12:46I promise you we will.
12:47It took six years, six years of praying in churches and agonizing hospital visits before
12:52we finally conceived this baby.
12:54And now he wouldn't even get the chance to be born.
12:57In complete silence, I signed the consent forms.
12:59I didn't make a single call to Arthur.
13:02After the surgery, my body felt hollowed out.
13:05A nurse helped me back to the ward.
13:07As I walked down the hall, I bumped straight into Mia.
13:11She was wearing a fresh set of clothes, her cheeks rosy.
13:14She looked nothing like the wicked, vicious girl in the rain last night.
13:20Sarah, are you at the hospital alone?
13:22Why didn't the professor come with you?
13:25Then her lips curled into a malicious smirk and she lowered her voice.
13:29Oh, I almost forgot.
13:31He's at the pharmacy getting me medicine for my upset stomach.
13:33You bled so much last night, you must have been terrified, right?
13:36But even if you told him what happened, he would just say it was an accident on my part.
13:41When I didn't react, she suddenly raised her voice, feigning remorse.
13:44I'm so sorry, Sarah.
13:46Did I make you mad again?
13:48Arthur, who had just rushed over with a pharmacy bag, heard her.
13:52He immediately stepped in front of her, shielding her with his body, his brow deeply furrowed.
13:56Sarah, can't you just leave me alone?
13:59Her body's very weak right now.
14:04Ari stared at him with dead eyes, without a single word.
14:08I bypassed them and continued walking.
14:10Arthur watched my retreating back, his heart inexplicably skipping a beat.
14:15He stopped my nurse.
14:17Where is she going?
14:19Sir, I cannot disclose a patient's private medical information.
14:22The nurse replied politely.
14:24He wanted to press further, but Nia tugged his sleeve.
14:26Where else would she be going?
14:28A prenatal checkup, obviously.
14:29Come on, professor.
14:31You promised to take me to the movies today.
14:33Let's go.
14:34During my two days of hospitalization, I received 18 missed calls from Arthur.
14:39His texts grew increasingly irritated.
14:44I sent one single reply.
14:46Don't forget, tomorrow morning at the lawyer's office.
14:48He replied instantly.
14:50Are you seriously still playing this game?
14:51Fine.
14:52Just don't back out tomorrow and use some fake illness as an excuse.
14:56The next morning at 9, I stood waiting outside the lawyer's office.
15:04Half an hour later, Arthur finally arrived.
15:06He stepped out of his car, slowly, arrogantly adjusting his suit.
15:10But the moment his eyes landed on me, he froze.
15:13His gaze dropped, locking onto my completely flat stomach.
15:17Sarah, where is the baby?
15:20I followed his gaze, looking down at myself and gave a serene smile.
15:24The day before yesterday, while you were abandoning me in the freezing rain to go to Mia,
15:31I lost this child.
15:33His pupils dilated wildly.
15:35All the color drained from his face in an instant.
15:38What are you saying?
15:39Our baby is gone?
15:40He was in your womb for six months.
15:42He was already formed.
15:43What happened?
15:44Why didn't you tell me?
15:45I had no energy left to entertain his belated grief.
15:47Let's just sign the papers.
15:49I turned and walked toward the entrance.
15:51Sarah!
15:52He lunged forward, grabbing my wrist in a vice grip.
15:54Sarah!
15:55Sarah!
15:56What are you hiding from me?
15:58He was my child, too!
16:00Looking at his pale, horrified face, I actually let out a laugh.
16:04Yes, he was your child.
16:06But where were you?
16:07You never accompanied me to a single checkup.
16:09When I had my first ultrasound, you weren't there.
16:11When I had the genetic scranning, you weren't there.
16:13When I was lying in a pool of my own blood in the pouring rain, crying for help,
16:17you still weren't there.
16:21How dare you call him your child?
16:23His breath hitched, his voice trembled violently, his eyes wide with disbelief.
16:28I went to get Mia that night.
16:30I was so busy with work.
16:34I shook my head.
16:35No, you weren't busy.
16:36You had time to take Mia to the movies, to get her nails done, to take her shopping.
16:42You had time to bring her to academic galas to expand her network.
16:45You just didn't have time for me.
16:47Or for your child.
16:49He was rendered utterly speechless.
16:52He opened his mouth, but no sound came out after an eternity.
16:56He finally forced a raspy whisper from his throat.
16:59But you still, you shouldn't have gone through that alone.
17:02You didn't even let me see him one last time.
17:04I closed my eyes, drowning in exhaustion.
17:09Arthur, don't forget.
17:11You were the first one to give up on him.
17:14When I was three months from my due date, you knelt in front of me and begged me to kill
17:17him.
17:18God simply granted your wish.
17:20The grip on my wrist instantly went slack.
17:25When I opened my eyes, the rims of his eyes were bloodshot.
17:28That was because of a joke.
17:30I didn't mean it.
17:31I was looking forward to this baby, too.
17:34I just bought a bunch of baby clothes yesterday.
17:37I hired a designer for the nursery.
17:39I've been reading the parents' books.
17:41He rasped, desperate to prove himself.
17:43Just last week, I would have given anything to hear those words.
17:46To know he cared.
17:48But right now, my heart felt absolutely nothing.
17:51It's too late.
17:54The baby is gone.
17:57He fell dead silent.
17:58It took a long time before he choked out.
18:01It's okay.
18:02We can always have...
18:04We have no future.
18:05I cut him off.
18:06It was spring in New York, but the wind still bit into my skin.
18:10He jolted as if waking from a nightmare, his expression slowly morphing back into a forced,
18:17desperate calm.
18:18Right.
18:19We're here to sign the divorce papers.
18:27The process was quicker than I imagined.
18:30The moment I stepped out of the law firm, a massive, literal weight lifted from my shoulders.
18:35The agonizing heartbreak I had once envisioned didn't happen.
18:40We ended our marriage as casually as if we were picking up groceries.
18:44I got into his car to go back to the house one last time to pack my things.
18:48The ride was suffocatingly silent.
18:51The only sound was the stereo softly playing an old love song from a decade ago.
18:56It was the CD I had gifted him for his birthday the year we started dating.
19:00As soon as I walked through the door, I saw a pair of fluffy bunny slippers that didn't
19:04belong to me sitting in the entryway.
19:06Mia's lease expired.
19:07She's just staying in the guest room for a few days.
19:09Arthur instinctively explained.
19:11I had already looked away, but he kept explaining almost nervously.
19:16She doesn't get along with her roommates, so she couldn't go back to the dorms.
19:18I walked into the walk-in closet.
19:20I had only been gone for two days, but my clothes had been shoved into a dusty corner.
19:25Racks of pink dresses and skirts now dominated my space.
19:29Arthur frowned when he saw it.
19:30She brought a bit too much stuff.
19:33Please don't be mad.
19:35I didn't say a word.
19:36I just systematically folded my clothes and placed them into my suitcase.
19:41He stood in the doorway watching me in silence.
19:43Leaving the closet, I walked into the master bedroom.
19:45It looked exactly as I had left it.
19:47I meticulously gathered the last of my belongings.
19:51As I was about to walk out, Arthur suddenly held out a small velvet box.
19:55Inside was a silver cross necklace.
19:57After my first miscarriage, he had driven to a remote monastery and begged a priest to
20:01bless it for me.
20:02When I found out, I had laughed through my tears.
20:05I had teased.
20:06I thought you didn't believe in God.
20:08I don't.
20:09He had smiled, gently stroking my hair.
20:13But you do.
20:14From that day on, I never took it off.
20:16Looking at it now, I offered a faint smile.
20:19I don't want it anymore.
20:20Throw it away or keep it.
20:22It's up to you.
20:24His hand hovered frozen in the air for a second before he slowly, awkwardly withdrew it.
20:28I ignored him, dragging my suitcases into the living room.
20:32We had moved into this house when we were 24.
20:35Five years of memories were embedded in these walls.
20:39By the time I finished packing, the sun was setting.
20:42Do you...
20:43He asked softly.
20:44Want to get dinner together?
20:45I was slightly taken aback by the audacity, but politely declined.
20:49No, thank you.
20:50He pressed.
20:50Where are you going?
20:51Let me drive you.
20:52I don't need you to.
20:54I called a cab.
20:55His lips parted, but he swallowed whatever he was going to say.
20:58He lowered his head and silently wheeled my two suitcases to the front door.
21:04That was when Mia walked in.
21:06Seeing me, she beamed.
21:07Sarah!
21:08You finally came home!
21:10Arthur felt a sudden spike of anxiety.
21:12Go back to your room, Mia!
21:14Why?
21:15Professor, didn't you say yesterday that Sarah is pregnant and will definitely come crawling back?
21:20She blinked innocently.
21:21You told me to use the opportunity to bond with her.
21:24As the words left her mouth, she suddenly realized something.
21:27Her eyes dropped to my flat stomach.
21:29After a brief flash of panic, the tears began to fall on cue.
21:33She looked at Arthur with big, pitiful eyes.
21:36I'm so sorry, Professor.
21:37I didn't know Sarah hated me so much that she'd go this far.
21:41It's all my fault!
21:42I'll leave right now!
21:43I'll never appear in front of you two again!
21:45She sobbed so violently that her whole body shook,
21:48and within a minute she began gasping for air, clutching her chest.
21:52Arthur's resolve crumbled.
21:53He expertly fetched her pills and a glass of water,
21:56coaxing her to swallow them before gently patting her back.
21:59It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself.
22:01He murmured to her.
22:03Before I walked out the door, I glanced back one last time.
22:06Mia was leaning into Arthur's chest.
22:09From an angle he couldn't see, she looked right at me and smirked.
22:12I withdrew my gaze, completely dead inside, and walked out.
22:18The door shut.
22:19Arthur didn't look up.
22:21He just mechanically continued patting Mia's back.
22:23Professor, I'm so sorry.
22:27I really didn't expect Sarah to go as far as to kill the baby.
22:31How is the apartment hunting going?
22:33He interrupted her, his voice flat.
22:35I'm looking. I'll move out as soon as I can.
22:37She froze, tears pooling in her eyes.
22:40He nodded and finally pulled his hand away from her.
22:42Get some rest. I'm going for a walk.
22:45Mia grabbed his sleeve.
22:47Can I come with you?
22:49Please?
22:52Arthur rarely refused her requests.
22:55But this time, he shook his head without a second of hesitation.
22:58He couldn't explain what he was feeling.
23:00His chest felt incredibly tight,
23:02and a suffocating need to flee the house had overwhelmed him.
23:05The truth was, when he went to the lawyer's office today,
23:09he had fully intended to bring Sarah home.
23:11He had specifically worn the dark charcoal suit she loved most
23:14and spent the morning grooming himself.
23:16Like he told her,
23:1811 years of marriage wasn't nothing.
23:20He had feelings for her,
23:21and he naturally assumed she still loved him too,
23:24especially since she was carrying his child.
23:27He knew exactly how desperately she wanted to be a mother.
23:30Because of that, he was willing to give her an out,
23:32a stepping stone to come back to him.
23:35But he never imagined that the child would be gone,
23:37and that he had been completely kept in the dark.
23:40Panic had set in.
23:41He hated himself for leaving her in the rain that night,
23:44so he interrogated her,
23:45demanding to know why she hadn't told him.
23:47But her answers all pointed to one terrifying conclusion.
23:50She was completely, utterly done with him.
23:52But how could that be?
23:53He thought frantically.
23:55She loved me so much.
23:56Arthur wandered aimlessly down the neighborhood streets
23:59they used to stroll together,
24:00torturing himself with that question.
24:02An old, retired professor from the university
24:05happened to walk past.
24:08Arthur?
24:09Where's Sarah?
24:10You two used to take a walk together every single evening.
24:13An old, retired professor from the university
24:15happened to walk past.
24:17Arthur's throat went dry.
24:18Sarah's sick.
24:20She's resting at home.
24:21The old man nodded,
24:23chuckling as he patted Arthur's shoulder.
24:24I have to say,
24:26I've never seen a couple more in love than you two.
24:30Do you remember your first year at Columbia?
24:32You brought Sarah into the lab to help out.
24:34That arrogant prick, Jason,
24:36made a nasty joke that she only got into the university
24:38by sleeping with you.
24:39You beat him black and blue.
24:41When the administration was threatening to expel you,
24:44Sarah went and begged Jason for mercy.
24:46She secured the settlement.
24:48Arthur stopped dead in his tracks.
24:51Sarah begged Jason?
24:52You didn't know?
24:53The old man looked surprised.
24:58The poor girl was so terrified
25:00the expulsion would ruin your academic career.
25:02She practically got extorted.
25:04He forced her to pay $5,000.
25:06I heard she had to pawn the vintage diamond grandmother
25:09left her just to get the cash.
25:12The old professor waved goodbye and walked away,
25:15leaving Arthur standing frozen on the sidewalk
25:17for a very, very long time.
25:20He only knew Jason had mysteriously agreed
25:23to drop the charges.
25:24He never knew Sarah had swallowed her pride
25:27and begged the man who insulted her.
25:29No wonder the heirloom necklace she never took off
25:32had suddenly vanished.
25:33No wonder she kept smiling and telling him
25:36not to worry those few days.
25:38Arthur closed his eyes.
25:39A single tear slipped down his cheek.
25:41As dusk settled, he sat on a park bench,
25:44pulled out a cigarette, and lit it.
25:46He rarely smoked because Sarah hated the smell.
25:49He only ever smoked when he was at his absolute breaking point.
25:53His phone buzzed.
25:54It was Mia, her voice trembling and pitiful.
25:57Professor, the doctor said my condition has worsened.
26:01What if I don't survive long enough to get a heart?
26:05I'm so scared.
26:06I'm so scared.