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The Son He Hid Broke Our Marriage. Completed English dubbed
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00:00Daphne Hartwell learned that her husband had a six-year-old son.
00:03Daddy, you haven't come to see me in forever.
00:06Buddy's been busy with work. Be good and listen to Mommy, okay?
00:08Daddy. Mommy.
00:10The word struck her harder than any scream could have.
00:13Elodie did not confront him.
00:15She ran before her dignity, broke in front of everyone.
00:17Girl, what's wrong? What the hell happened?
00:21Daphne, I need you to look into someone for me.
00:24Who?
00:25Julian.
00:26He has a son.
00:34That night, Julian's message arrived as if nothing had changed.
00:38Every July, for six years, he had called it an overseas business trip.
00:42Now the truth sat in her lap.
00:45He had been spending those weeks with another woman and their child.
00:48She had known Julian almost her entire life.
00:50Once, he had thrown himself beneath her just to break her fall.
00:53Years later, she took a knife meant for him.
00:55She lost their baby, and with it, the chance to ever carry another child.
00:58As long as you stay by my side, that's enough for me.
01:00He had once knelt for three days to marry her, and still, he betrayed her.
01:03Then her phone rang. The name on the screen made her stomach turn.
01:07Hey, baby. Did you miss your husband?
01:11I'm fine. It's nothing. Just a cold. Work comes first.
01:14Julian, Theo's asleep now. We can finally...
01:18He had called her baby with the same voice he used beside another woman.
01:22A lady... He's not worth this.
01:25Julian Ashfield sold you forever then kept a woman and a child on the side.
01:28A lady closed her eyes and broke in her friend's arms.
01:31By then, she had already made up her mind.
01:35By morning, the storm had passed.
01:38But Elodie Hartwell had not slept at all.
01:40All night, pain repeated itself until it became clarity.
01:44She had loved Julian Ashbourne with everything she had.
01:47But she was also Elodie Hartwell.
01:49And a Hartwell did not call humiliation devotion.
01:52So she called home, not as Julian's wife, but as Charles Hartwell's daughter.
01:58Dad, I want to go to England with Daphne and look into the family expansion there.
02:01Did Julian tell you to ask me?
02:03No, this is me.
02:07Charles knew his daughter.
02:08For her to leave Boston meant something had already broken.
02:12But Elodie could not tell him everything yet.
02:14Not until she was safely out.
02:16The divorce papers were already drafted.
02:19She only had not decided how to put them in Julian's hands.
02:22Downstairs, Daphne tried to act normal.
02:24Her son Jamie did not know how broken Elodie was.
02:27Mommy said your heart was hurting. Let me kiss it better.
02:31You're so sweet, baby.
02:33A child's kindness was cruel when her own child had never lived long enough to be held.
02:37Julian had driven through the night.
02:39He went home first, but Elodie was not there.
02:41So he came to Daphne's place.
02:43The only place he thought she would run to.
02:46You feel better?
02:47Your voice sounded wrong last night, so I drove back overnight.
02:50You weren't home, so I figured you had to be here with Daphne.
02:52For one second, Julian held her like nothing had changed.
02:55Then Elodie saw the woman waiting behind him.
02:57Sabrina Bellamy, phone in hand, smiling like she had already won.
03:01Baby, I need to take care of something at the office. I'll see you later.
03:03Fine. Go ahead. I understand.
03:06Elodie, you know about me and Theo now.
03:08So good.
03:09Then just sit back and enjoy the show.
03:17What exactly am I paying all of you for?
03:20Why is my son still burning up?
03:22The doctor was Dr. Graham Ellis, Julian's friend, and he knew far too much.
03:26I thought the deal was simple.
03:28Once she had the baby, you take care of her and end it.
03:30What if Elodie finds out?
03:32Elodie is my wife. I love her, but the aspirants need an heir.
03:35This has to stay buried.
03:37Then Sabrina walked in already crying,
03:39and Julian's anger melted before Elodie's eyes.
03:42I'm sorry. Theo got worse after you left.
03:44He kept crying for Daddy.
03:45No, baby. I'm not blaming you.
03:47He's our son. I should have been there.
03:49Our son.
03:50The words cut deeper than the knife she once took for him.
03:52Outside, the sky split open again.
03:54Elodie walked through the rain without trying to hide from it.
03:57By the time she reached Hartwell Group,
03:59her heels were bleeding into her shoes.
04:01Miss Hartwell?
04:02Oh my god, do you need me to call Mr. Ashburn?
04:04No, I'm fine. Just send up a change of clothes.
04:07The moment the conference room door closed, she broke.
04:10Seeing them together had torn the wound open again.
04:13She cried until someone knocked,
04:14but when she opened the door, no one was there.
04:16Miss Hartwell? I didn't call Mr. Ashfield.
04:18I know you don't want him worried.
04:20Then Elodie Hartwell put herself back together.
04:22For the rest of the day, Julian's messages filled her screen.
04:26Elodie ignored everyone.
04:28By evening, she went back to the house to pack,
04:30leave in the morning, and never sleep under that roof again.
04:33Then she opened the door and saw Sabrina Bellamy standing in her living room.
04:38Elodie opened her front door and found Sabrina Bellamy standing in her living room.
04:43Mrs. Ashburn, you're home.
04:45I was sent from the family estate to help take care of the little boy.
04:48The boy had already turned the room upside down,
04:51and Julian had let them in.
04:53Julian moved quickly,
04:55as if the right tone could still smooth over the impossible.
04:58Julian, did you bring them into this house just to see how much more I could take?
05:02Baby, don't do this.
05:03Theo is a child my mother brought back from an orphanage.
05:05The Ashbournes need an heir.
05:07That's all this is.
05:09You're in!
05:11Daddy, why do you stay with her?
05:12Don't you want me anymore?
05:14Theo, who taught you to say that?
05:16Take him upstairs.
05:17Now!
05:20Sabrina knew exactly when to look guilty.
05:22Mr. Ashbourn, I'm so sorry.
05:24Please don't be angry with Theo.
05:26This is all my fault.
05:27It's okay. He's just a child.
05:28Go take care of him.
05:30Elodie saw the softness in his voice.
05:33Something inside her went cold.
05:35Behind the bedroom door, Elodie finally understood.
05:39It did not matter whether the child stayed or left.
05:41She was the one who needed to go.
05:43Don't blame me if he ends up in mine tonight.
05:45At the end of the hall, the study door was cracked open,
05:48and Sabrina's voice slipped through the light.
05:50Elodie did not stay to hear more.
05:52Her body understood the humiliation before High Heart could name it.
05:56When she lifted her head, the woman in the mirror looked wrecked,
05:59but she was not crying anymore.
06:02This time, she was the one leaving him.
06:07The next morning, Elodie came downstairs and found Sabrina already at the breakfast table.
06:12The sweet act was gone.
06:15In its place was a dress chosen to look elegant, intimate, and impossible to ignore.
06:21Good morning, Mrs. Ashworth.
06:23Breakfast is ready.
06:24Then Sabrina shifted, as if by accident.
06:27It was not an accident.
06:29At her wrist was the Ashbur air loop brooch.
06:38And now, Sabrina was wearing it.
06:41Julian came downstairs, calm, rested, and untouched by the night that had destroyed her.
06:47As he passed Sabrina, something quick and practiced flickered between them.
06:51Now more than ever, Elodie wanted distance.
06:53Every second near him felt contaminated.
06:56No.
06:57Work matters.
06:58I can take care of myself.
06:59Yes, sir.
07:00Make sure Mrs. Ashworth gets whatever she needs today.
07:03The servants nodded, stiff as if everyone had already learned to live around the lie.
07:08Then Sabrina stepped closer and reached for Julian's collar.
07:17The breakfast in front of her might as well have been dust.
07:20Julian's fake concern, Sabrina's little display, the marks on her neck, the heirloom brooch,
07:24every second of the morning made Elodie sick.
07:27If she was leaving, she would leave properly.
07:29She would strip herself out of this house piece by piece.
07:32She had only just opened the closet when Sabrina appeared behind her.
07:36You're taking this surprisingly well.
07:38Theo is the future of the Ashurn family.
07:40He is my son.
07:42There's no place for you in this house anymore.
07:46And?
07:47Sabrina thought Elodie would cling to the title.
07:50Elodie almost laughed.
07:51The title, if it means that much to you, take it.
07:57He'll never sign for me easily.
07:59If you're capable enough, get him to sign it and send it back.
08:02Sabrina took the papers and left.
08:04For one second, Elodie's heart still knew the shape of loss.
08:08Then she packed only what was truly hers.
08:10Clothes, documents, medicine, the pieces she needed to start over.
08:13Everything Julian had given her was boxed separately and sent away for auction.
08:17By afternoon, Elodie sat beside her suitcase, waiting for Daphne.
08:22Only then did she realize she had not seen Theo all day.
08:26Mrs. Ashfield, please!
08:28Where is my Theo?
08:29What are you talking about?
08:31How am I supposed to know?
08:32Sabrina had found the perfect accusation.
08:35All day, cars had carried Elodie's boxes out of the house.
08:38You're the only one who wanted him gone!
08:40Where is my Theo?
08:41Please, I know you hate him, but you can't just have Theo taken away because of it!
08:43But the fruit knife stopped at Elodie's throat, and the room forgot how to breathe.
08:48Theo was missing, and the knife at Elodie's throat had already drawn a thin red line.
08:54Get a grip.
08:55I have no idea where he is.
08:57That's impossible!
08:59You're the only one who doesn't want him here!
09:04Sabrina had one perfect excuse.
09:06Please, give Theo back!
09:08He's all I have!
09:10Give him back to you?
09:11What exactly is Izzy to you?
09:13I thought he was some orphan my mother-in-law brought home.
09:16The slip came before Sabrina could stop it.
09:19He's...
09:21He's your what, Sabrina?
09:22Go on, say it.
09:24Enough!
09:24Elodie, stop!
09:28Julian softened too late.
09:30The damage was already done.
09:32Don't.
09:33I don't want to hear it.
09:34I don't know where your son is.
09:36If he's really gone, call the police.
09:39Mr. Ashbro, the child's been found.
09:41He was discovered in a truck heading out of the city.
09:44Everyone exhaled, except Elodie.
09:46She knew what came next.
09:47You couldn't give this family a child, and still you're not satisfied when I place one in your hands?
09:51The words hit like acid.
09:53Elodie looked to Julian, but he was watching Sabrina.
09:56You're right.
09:56I should never have thrown myself in front of that knife for your son.
10:00A little later, Theo was brought back.
10:02It was her!
10:04Daddy, she put me on that car!
10:05She was throwing me away!
10:07Elodie, what do you have to say for yourself?
10:09He's just a child.
10:10Would he make that up?
10:11Elodie looked at Julian, and in one breath, she saw it.
10:14The suspicion in his eyes.
10:18Something inside.
10:19Elodie went slack.
10:20If Julian already suspected her, nothing she said would matter.
10:23Fine.
10:24Think whatever you want.
10:25It won't matter what I say anyway.
10:26You caused a scandal under this Ruth.
10:28Starting tonight, you will kneel in the Ashberg family chapel in penance.
10:31Go to the chapel.
10:32Clear your head.
10:33Let this end here.
10:34One sentence from Julian, and everything was decided.
10:38He took Sabrina and Theo away like a family.
10:42Seven years ago, he had knelt in that same chapel for three days to marry her.
10:48Now, his family was sending her there as punishment.
10:51They forced her into the family chapel.
10:53She stayed there for three days and three nights.
10:56Don't be too afraid, Doc.
10:58None of us believe you would.
10:59Do something like this.
11:00Elodie almost smiled.
11:01It did not matter anymore.
11:03Whatever happened here belonged to the dead version of her.
11:07On the morning of the fourth day, the heavy doors finally opened.
11:11Baby, I'm here to take you home.
11:13I had no choice that day.
11:15If I had gone against my mother again, she would not have stopped.
11:18No choice?
11:20That's what you're going with?
11:21She had been a fool to believe Julian would choose her over what his family worshipped most.
11:24The Ashburns need an heir.
11:26Theo is the only practical answer we have.
11:28You are my wife.
11:28You have to think beyond yourself.
11:30Funny.
11:31The way everyone acts, I'd think he was your actual son.
11:33Don't be ridiculous.
11:34Tomorrow is his birthday.
11:35As his mother, you need to be ready.
11:37Outside, Daphne was waiting.
11:39The sight of her felt like air after drowning.
11:41Home and rest.
11:42I'll send someone to pick you up in the morning.
11:43Okay.
11:44I brought your suitcase.
11:45And this, Sabrina, gave it to me for you.
11:47Julian Ashburn's signature sat at the bottom of the divorce agreement.
11:50Daphne, drive to the airport.
11:52We're leaving now.
11:54By dawn, the Ashburn state was already in full motion.
11:58Flowers arrived, tables were dressed, lights were checked, and every corner was polished
12:03for the little boy the family had chosen to present to the world.
12:06No one there knew Elodie was already gone.
12:09Julian locked himself in his study and stayed there all night.
12:12His father's will was brutal.
12:14Only a legally recognized heir could unlock the controlling shares and make Julian the true
12:20head of the Ashburn family.
12:22This was why he had yielded.
12:24At least, that was what he kept telling himself.
12:26But the will did not quiet the unease in his chest.
12:29Has Elodie left yet?
12:31When is she getting here?
12:32Everything is as arranged.
12:33The stylist and driver were sent to pick up Mrs. Ashburn.
12:36Below, Beatrice was already spoiling Theo like the grandson she had waited years to claim.
12:43For Beatrice, Theo was not a scandal.
12:46He was the future.
12:47You gave this family a grandson.
12:48That alone means I won't let anyone mistreat you while I'm alive.
12:50As long as Theo is safe and healthy, I need nothing else.
12:55The Hartwells will be here today.
12:57Stay out of sight for now.
12:58Something dark flashed to cope Sabrina's face, then vanished under a smile.
13:03Just after midnight, Ashburn Group had released the statement.
13:08Julian Ashburn had a son.
13:10For a family everyone knew was desperate for an heir, the news detonated like a bomb.
13:15Half the city came to see how the Ashburge planned to explain him.
13:18No one with a functioning brain believed this was an innocent miracle.
13:21What wonderful news for your family.
13:23I think most of us had assumed Mrs. Ashburn.
13:25Theo came to us through an orphanage.
13:26It was simply fate.
13:28I'm sorry, but that child looks exactly like Julian.
13:30Are we really meant to believe he isn't his son?
13:34For a moment, the energy in the garden changed.
13:37People stopped pretending not to think it.
13:39You have to admit, the resemblance is there.
13:42Allardy lost a chance to have children saving Julian's life years ago.
13:45Don't tell me he solved his inheritance problem by bringing home a child from somewhere else.
13:49Beatrice was about to shut it down when Julian stepped out of the house.
13:55What's everyone discussing?
13:58Nothing.
13:59We were just saying the little boy seems attached to the family already.
14:02Actually, where is your wife?
14:03It's such an important day.
14:04Now everyone noticed.
14:05For a party this public, Elodie Ashburn should have been front and center.
14:09No need to concern yourself.
14:10Elodie is out picking up Theo's gift.
14:12She's on her way.
14:16Daddy, why can't mommy be here?
14:17I want mommy.
14:18Listen to me, Theo.
14:19From now on, your mommy is Elodie.
14:21No!
14:22I don't want her to be my mom!
14:23She's me!
14:23Forcing a child to call another woman his mother was wrong.
14:26Enough!
14:26Julian knew that, but he believed there was no other path left.
14:30Julian, he's just a child.
14:32He's been by my side every day since he was born.
14:34Of course he can't just stop needing me.
14:36I know I can't compare to Elodie.
14:38It was the same move Sabrina had always used.
14:41Helplessness, tears, and the childlike that we'd hold.
14:43As long as you don't ask Elodie's place, I'll make sure you stay close to Theo.
14:45That was enough.
14:46Sabrina lowered her lashes, but the smile at her mouth was impossible to hide.
14:50Sir, the guests are waiting.
14:51Down in the garden, the party had only grown louder, but Elodie was still nowhere to be found.
14:56Worse, none of the Hartwells had shown up either.
14:58Then Julian realized his phone had died.
15:01My study.
15:02Mr. Ashbourne.
15:03The driver and stylist sent to collect Mrs. Ashbourne reported back.
15:06She's gone.
15:07She's gone.
15:08For a moment, Julian stared at his assistant like the word itself made no sense.
15:12Gone.
15:13What do you mean gone?
15:14The staff said she never returned after leaving yesterday.
15:16Her clothes, ID, and personal documents are gone too.
15:19It appears Mrs. Ashbury left of her own accord.
15:22That hit harder than Julie expected, like a stone dropped through the surface of everything
15:26he believed.
15:27Impossible.
15:28Elodie wouldn't leave.
15:29Something must have happened to her.
15:30Elodie was his wife.
15:31No matter how angry she became, she always came back.
15:34That was the shape of their marriage.
15:36Or so he had believed.
15:37The assistant did not argue.
15:39He only held out his phone.
15:40It was an official statement from Hartwell Group.
15:43Formal.
15:43Cold.
15:44Final.
15:44All ties with Ashbury Group were terminated, and only Hartwell's marriage to Julian Ashbro
15:49was over.
15:50What is this?
15:51Overnight, his marriage had ended in public.
15:55No.
15:56She's my wife!
15:57The Hartwells don't get to announce something like this without my authorization!
16:02Get the car.
16:03I'm going to the Hartwells.
16:04Before the assistant could leave, the study door flew open.
16:07Julian, Theo's birthday is about to start.
16:10You can't leave now.
16:12When did you start listening at doors?
16:14I was worried about you.
16:15If you walk out now, what people say about Theo?
16:17Please, if not for me, then for your son.
16:20Get off me!
16:20Normally, her tears would have worked, but Elodie was missing, and Julian had no room
16:24left for Sabrina Bellamy.
16:25You'd better pray Elodie's disappearance has nothing to do with you.
16:28Sabrina stayed on the floor, watching him leave.
16:31Then pain struck low in her abdomen.
16:33Get someone in here!
16:34My baby!
16:34Save my baby!
16:38Julian cut through the garden so quickly.
16:40The guests fell silent as he passed.
16:44No one knew what had happened.
16:46They only saw Julian Ashbourne walking like a man headed for the edge of a cliff.
16:51In the car, he tried Elodie's number again.
16:54Her phone was still off.
16:55Then he opened their messages and found the red mark staring back at him.
16:59She had blocked him.
17:01He tried her father next.
17:03Charles Hartwell's phone was off, too.
17:06By the time the car reached the Hartwell'd house, Julian's nerves were wound so tight he
17:11could barely think.
17:13Open the door!
17:15Mr. Ashbourne, shouldn't you be at home celebrating your son's birthday?
17:18Miss Hartfield is not your wife anymore.
17:20Hearing the truth said aloud made his stomach drop.
17:23Who told you Theo is my son?
17:25Please.
17:26You brought a child home with your whole face.
17:28Do you think everyone else is blind?
17:30Get out!
17:30The Hartwell's don't want you here.
17:32Mr. Hartley will see you.
17:36Julian had walked this hallway countless times before, but never with dread tightening around
17:41his lungs.
17:43Charles and Vivian Hartwell were already waiting.
17:47How dare you!
17:48How dare you do this to my daughter!
17:51Where is Elodie?
17:52Don't you dare say her name!
17:54What did she ever do to deserve this?
17:55She loved you with everything she had!
17:56Hey, Miss Hartwood upstairs.
17:58Miss Hartwood left these for you.
18:00The first thing Julian saw was the title, Divorce Agreement.
18:03On the final page, his signature and Elodie's were already there.
18:08Julian's name was right there on the page.
18:10His signature.
18:11His marriage, ended by his own hand.
18:14This is impossible.
18:16I never signed any divorce papers.
18:20No, this is fake.
18:22It has to be!
18:23Then one memory hit him hard enough to steal the air from his lungs.
18:27Three nights ago, Sabrina had brought him a document.
18:30He had been drinking.
18:31He had not read it.
18:32He had simply signed.
18:34Three nights ago, around ten.
18:35Did you send any documents to Sabrina for me to sign?
18:38No, sir.
18:38You cancelled everything that day.
18:40You said you were not to be disturbed unless it involved the boy.
18:42Sabrina had set him up.
18:44And he had signed away his marriage blind.
18:47Fine.
18:47Then look at this and tell me what you do recognize.
18:50She had known.
18:52Elodie had known Theo was his son.
18:54And she had walked away anyway.
18:56Mr. Ashberg, you haven't seen the rest.
18:59Every time Sabrina leaves, Theo cries himself sick.
19:02The Ashbergs need an heir.
19:03This has to stay buried.
19:05Then came the study recording.
19:07If you want to stay comfortably in this house, stay out of her way.
19:12Hospital.
19:13Study.
19:14Every rely.
19:15Every filthy compromise he thought was his hidden.
19:18Elodie had heard it all.
19:20Julian had thought he was controlling the whole board.
19:22Now he finally understood how stupid that had been.
19:25Mr. Hartfield also helped us pull evidence regarding Theo's disappearance.
19:28His mother arranged it herself.
19:29The proof is there too.
19:30And one more thing, Ms. Hartfield has always hated only three things.
19:34Deceit, betrayal, and being made into a fool.
19:36So yes, take your time.
19:38Julian left the Hartley house carrying every piece of evidence like it weighed a hundred pounds.
19:43If he ever wanted to stand before Elaine again, he had to clean up what he had done.
19:47Not because it would fix anything.
19:48Nothing could.
19:49By the time he returned, the guests were gone.
19:52The decorations were still up.
19:54He went straight to Sabrina's room.
19:56He did not knock.
19:57I warned you.
19:58If you wanted Theo to stay in this family, you were to stay out of Elio's way.
20:02Julian, I don't know what you're talking about.
20:04What exactly did you keep her doing with those divorce papers?
20:07Look at the footage and try again.
20:08For once, there was no fast lie ready.
20:11Only terror.
20:12Julian, Elan made me do it.
20:14Prevident me.
20:15Stop lying!
20:20Daddy, no!
20:21Please let mommy go!
20:24Then Beatrice appeared, breathless and furious.
20:28Julian, let her go this instant.
20:30She's carrying your child.
20:32Pregnant again.
20:33For one second, Julian's mind went blank.
20:36Then he saw Elode's face in the chapel.
20:39Sabrina thought she understood him.
20:40She thought another child would make him forgive almost anything.
20:43In the pregnancy now, I'm not letting you have this baby.
20:47No!
20:48Julian, you can't mean that!
20:50Get a car ready.
20:50She's going to the hospital.
20:51Yes, sir.
20:54Julian, have you lost your mind?
20:55Whatever she's done, that baby is Ashberg blood!
20:57I already listened to you once, and Elie walked out of my life because of it.
21:00I'm not making another mistake for this family.
21:01Daddy, please don't take mommy away!
21:03You would do this for that woman!
21:06Elodie.
21:07This time I won't make the wrong choice.
21:10Sabrina lost the baby.
21:12Afterward, weak and half-drobed, she was transferred under watch to a locked psychiatric facility.
21:18Julian went to see her once.
21:23You really thought none of this would come back on you?
21:25You sent your own son away to frame Elodie.
21:28You used that boy like a prop.
21:30You will never see Theo again.
21:32If you're lucky, this is where the rest of your life ends.
21:34An ocean away, Elodie was in England, in William's family estate outside London.
21:41She was trying to spoon soup into Jamie Mercer while he sold under a blanket.
21:44Daphne and William totally abandoned me.
21:47You're the only one who loves me, auntie.
21:50After the medicine, Jamie finally drifted off.
21:53Elodie stayed beside him, and memory turned cool.
21:56Theo had looked just like this at the hospital.
21:58Small, feverish, breathing badly.
22:01But it had not rained that night in Boston.
22:03Which meant Theo had not simply caught a chill.
22:05She had been in England for more than a month, but the Ashbourne scandal still found its way to her.
22:10The birthday party had imploded.
22:12Theo's identity was public.
22:14Julian Ashbourne was no longer the man who loved his wife too much.
22:20Trying came after damage.
22:22After betrayal.
22:23After humiliation.
22:25There was nothing left to repair.
22:27She had come here to heal.
22:29That was all she wanted now.
22:32Then she saw him at the gate.
22:34Julian had found her.
22:37Across the garden, Julian looked up at her as if he were trying to memorize the shape of her all
22:42over again.
22:43Once, that tenderness would have undone her.
22:46Now it felt strangely empty.
22:49Miss Hartfield, there is a Mr. Ashfield at the gate.
22:51He says he needs to see you.
22:52I'm not seeing him.
22:53Tell him to leave.
22:54By evening, rain whispered steadily against the windows and Jamie had recovered enough to be dramatic again.
23:00Auntie Halloween!
23:01There's a man out there.
23:02He's kneeling.
23:03If he wants to kneel, let him.
23:04If he passes out, send him to the hospital.
23:06Just make sure he doesn't die out there.
23:08A guilt performance.
23:09Once, it would have broken her.
23:10Now, it only looked pathetic.
23:12That night, she slept badly.
23:14She dreamed of blood.
23:16Of the two of them choosing each other again and again.
23:19As if nothing could ever pull them apart.
23:21Then she dreamed of the choice that came later.
23:24Him or the family.
23:26In the end, he chose the family.
23:29By morning, Elodie woke with her chest aching and her mouth dry.
23:33Miss Hartfield, the man outside was taken to the hospital.
23:36I see.
23:40Malavi, has Julian found you?
23:42He did.
23:43I was about to ask the Ashbirds to come collect him.
23:45The Ashbirds can't get hold of him.
23:47Sabrina somehow got out and took Theo.
23:49She's demanding Julian come back to see her.
23:51Even now, Sabrina was still using that child to hold on to him.
23:56I understand, Dad.
23:57I'll tell him.
24:00I'm coming with you.
24:01In the end, she went to the hospital herself.
24:05Jamie insisted on coming, and she did not trust leaving him alone.
24:09When Julian opened his eyes and saw her, confusion turned into relief.
24:14Then joy but Elaine stood at the foot of his bed, with a face as calm and cold as winter.
24:20An entire month without her had hollowed Julian out dot now.
24:23She was right there, close enough to touch.
24:25You're awake.
24:29Elodie, it's really you.
24:31God, I missed you.
24:33Let go.
24:34Let go.
24:35Her body went rigid.
24:36Then she shoved him away hard enough to make his side scream.
24:40We're divorced, Julian.
24:42I don't accept the divorce.
24:43I was drunk that night.
24:44I had no idea what Sabrina put in front of me.
24:46You should have thought about that six years ago, when you first chose Sabrina.
24:50I had reasons.
24:51I was trapped.
24:52The Ashburts needed an heir.
24:54I needed control of the family if I was ever going to protect you.
24:57He dressed every retrial in the language of sacrifice.
25:00Enough!
25:01When exactly did I become some helpless woman who needed to be hidden under your wing?
25:05I once took a knife for you, Julian.
25:07I would have gone through hell beside you if that was what it took.
25:09You knew I could have stood beside you.
25:11So don't dress your cheating up as sacrifice.
25:14Don't insult me like that.
25:15Every defense in Julian split apart.
25:17She was right.
25:18She had always been strong enough to stand with him.
25:21Please give me one more chance.
25:22I can't do this without you.
25:24Sabrina is gone.
25:25I can cut ties with the entire family this time.
25:28I'll even accept another man's child if that's what it takes.
25:31The disgust on Elodie's face finally shut him up.
25:35It's too late.
25:36You're filthy.
25:37I don't want you anymore.
25:38There's something else you should know.
25:40Sabrina took Theo.
25:41She wants you back.
25:42He's your son.
25:43Go home, Julian.
25:44Whatever happens next has nothing to do with me.
25:45By the time she walked out, he no longer had the courage to stop her.
25:49He had lost her completely.
25:55Julian, thank God.
25:56She's lost her mind, but Theo hasn't done anything wrong.
25:59Get him out of there.
26:03Sabrina, you wanted to see me.
26:05I'm here.
26:06Let Theo go.
26:07So she said, did she throw you away too?
26:10Tell me, Julian.
26:11How did it feel running all the way to England just to get sent back like a stray dog?
26:15Or did she finally see what I've always known, that you ruin everything you touch?
26:21Mommy.
26:22Mommy, it's me.
26:23It's Theo.
26:24Please.
26:25Shut up.
26:26This is all your fault.
26:28If you had been more useful, I would have had everything by now.
26:31Theo is your son.
26:33Yeah.
26:33And if I'm done with this life, I'm taking him with me.
26:36Aleah is never going to forgive you.
26:38Never.
26:39This is your punishment.
26:40Don't come any closer.
26:43No, it wasn't me.
26:45He ran into it.
26:46He did it himself.
26:50Father!
26:51Ambulance!
26:52Get an ambulance here now!
26:56You've got to be kidding me.
26:58It took everything.
26:59Hours in surgery, blood loss, a night that stretched into a full day.
27:06Graham, my son.
27:07How is he?
27:09He survived.
27:11But when he wakes up, that's another question.
27:15It's my fault!
27:17All of it!
27:18I forced him into this!
27:20I pushed and pushed and now look at him!
27:25Julian's condition kept turning unstable, and Beatrice spent nearly all her time at the hospital.
27:30Sabrina was locked away in the attic rooms of the old estate, watched day and night, then slowly forgotten.
27:34One afternoon, a maid realized the meals outside her door had not moved in three days.
27:38When she opened the room, Sabrina Bellery was already dead.
27:40The body was cremated and buried without ceremony.
27:43On the day they put her in the ground, only Theo came.
27:46Whatever else Sabrina had been, she was still his mother.
27:50Fear did not change blood.
27:53Then he got up and walked away without looking back.
27:56Across the ocean, Ella Bede officially took over Hartwield's UK division.
28:00She had work of her own now.
28:02A life of her own.
28:04The Ashburys are falling apart.
28:06Julian is still unconscious, and with no one steady at the top, the whole family is starting to crack.
28:11When a lady heard Julian still had not woken up, all she felt was stillness.
28:15No triumph.
28:16No grief.
28:17No urge to run back.
28:19Do you want to go back?
28:21Just once.
28:22The UK office just landed in my lap.
28:24I'm not leaving now.
28:25Her gaze drifted toward the garden.
28:28Jamie was racing across the grass, bright with happiness and shouting about something only he understood.
28:34You two have some nerve.
28:35You disappear every chance you get.
28:37People are going to start thinking, Jamie is my child.
28:41Why can't I call Auntie Mom?
28:43Mommy, Daddy, you can go have fun.
28:44I have Auntie with me anyway.
28:47Standing there with sunlight over the lawn and a child in her arms,
28:50Ilona realized something simple and almost unbelievable.
28:53She was already incredibly happy.
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