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00:03образة prueba
00:03They are Christmas Eve
00:04My husband Damian just kicked our three year old daughter out of the car
00:12The current outside temperature is minus 5 degree Celsius
00:17All because His mistress's daughter didn't want to sit with a dirty kid
00:22When the car pulled over on highway shoulder
00:25I thought Damian just needed a restroom break
00:31لا تصدرها
00:32لم يكن لا تظهر
00:34فقط تجربة
00:47لا
00:47لا
00:48أصبح تفتح
00:56تنمي
00:56تقابل
01:00والضوء
01:01مرة
01:01يوجد
01:01غير
01:02ان تحوال
01:04أجل
01:04إما فريق
01:29السكرار
01:30عائدة التغريب قدرة الإج jedem المشازين
01:33تنتقل في م
01:33أنت في يعجب
01:34المينو د indicator
01:38ن��حهمية هل بالعدد
01:39عليهم أن يحضن
01:40لاحق السكرار
01:42ميرا! يزالك!
01:44أرورا لا يمكنك تقوم باعدة هنا!
01:46أردت أن تقوم باعدة باعدة في الوصول.
01:49لقد كانت مجدداً.
01:50لقد كانت توقف.
01:50لقد كانت توقف.
01:51لا يزالك.
01:53أرورا شغلت في أمي.
01:55أمي.
01:57أريد أن تتعود باعدة.
01:59أريد أن تقوم باعدة باعدة باعدة.
02:03أمي باعدة باعدة.
02:04بعد أصبح أصدقائي،
02:06لم يكن أدعى أنه مجدداً قد يكون هذا قول.
02:08لكن يجب على
02:38أحiza بلد ، ممتع بعض بحث.
02:40لحياة المتاعدة هنا؟
02:42أحصى بخير على المساعدة.
02:43أحضر قسيح في رجاله العمل،
02:46فلديك زوجة رخولة في راجة.
02:49إلي أن يحضر؟
02:50أحضرك و تشبuhه هناك؟
02:53لسي سلسة مساعدت هناّáveis؟
02:55أحضرًا ممتع تنادي؟
02:57اووان لنزدهم، فلسوه.
02:59فلديك الف بل هكذا
03:01لا يوجد عمل،
03:02أقول بالخليج، فلديك وأنتOk.
03:06تجربائي، فلديك، سألنوا.
03:12المترجم للقناة
03:38but her face was a terrifying shade of red
03:43sir can you go any faster
03:45my daughter has a fever
03:46the driver nodded and stepped on the gas
03:49I tried to call Mira again
03:51no signal
03:53how much longer to the service station
03:5620 kilometers
03:57in this weather
03:59at least 30 minutes
04:01I held Aurora tighter
04:03she was getting hotter by the second
04:05she opened her eyes weakly
04:08suddenly she started coughing
04:10her face turned a deep sickly purple
04:13please
04:14please go faster
04:16I'm trying
04:18this is as fast as it goes
04:20the roads are pure ice
04:22I unzipped Aurora's coat
04:24her chest was heaving
04:26Aurora look at mommy
04:27don't close your eyes
04:31I'll tell you a story
04:32about the little rabbit
04:34I began pounding on the car window
04:37like a mad woman
04:39help
04:39my daughter is dying
04:41somebody help us
04:45but on the highway
04:47there was nothing but wind and snow
04:51finally the car pulled into a service station
05:00is there a doctor
05:01my daughter is dying
05:03help us
05:04the clerk froze
05:05there's no doctor here
05:07call one
05:08now
05:09the signal tower was destroyed by the blizzard
05:11we can't get a call out
05:13my legs gave out
05:15I almost collapsed
05:17the shop owner searched through the back
05:20and found some medicine
05:22try this
05:23Aurora lay on my lap
05:25her breath was so faint
05:28it felt like it could snap at any second
05:31I tried to feed her
05:33but she didn't even have the strength to swallow
05:36the owner couldn't watch anymore
05:39I'll drive you to the nearest clinic
05:42but the roads might be blocked
05:45go
05:45we have to go now
05:47the car crawled through the deep snow
05:50with every bump
05:52Aurora's body grew limp
05:54Aurora you said you wanted to see the northern lights
05:56remember
05:57mommy will take you
06:00we'll take the fastest train
06:02all the way to the arctic circle
06:04her eyelashes fluttered
06:06but she never opened her eyes
06:11suddenly my watch vibrated
06:13signal
06:14with trembling hands
06:16I dialed Damien's video call
06:17it rang for a long time
06:20finally he picked up
06:22hello
06:24the background was quiet
06:26Damien
06:27Aurora is sick
06:29it's bad
06:29really bad
06:30where are you
06:32on the way to a clinic
06:33please
06:34you have to come
06:36didn't Mira pick you up yet
06:41she didn't come
06:42she never showed up
06:44possible
06:44she just posted an update
06:46saying she's on her way
06:47I opened the hologram projection on my watch
06:50Mira's latest post from 10 minutes ago
06:53the location tag was at exit 87
06:56on the interstate
06:58112 kilometers away from us
07:00she hadn't moved an inch
07:03she was lying to you
07:05and she was lying to me
07:06Mira will be there soon
07:08just wait a little longer
07:11wait
07:12we can't
07:13Aurora is dying
07:14our daughter is dying
07:16Damien
07:18Clara
07:18it's Christmas Eve
07:20don't say such unlucky things
07:21no one is dying
07:23Celesta and Briar just arrived
07:25and my mom is very happy
07:26don't ruin the mood
07:28just go to the hospital
07:29when Mira gets there
07:30kids get fevers all the time
07:32she's not gonna die
07:33he hung up
07:34as the projection faded
07:36my blood turned to ice
07:38the shop owner looked at me
07:40through the rear view mirror
07:41your husband
07:42I nodded
07:45scumbag
07:46scumbag
07:47hang on tight
07:48I'm taking a shortcut
07:53we're not letting this baby die
07:55the car turned onto a mountain road
07:58Aurora's breathing was almost gone
08:01I checked her heartbeat
08:02it was so weak
08:03it felt like an illusion
08:04I pulled a button sized communicator
08:08from my inner pocket
08:09my father had given it to me
08:11he said that once I pressed it
08:14his people would arrive within three hours
08:17finally
08:18we reached the nearest medical station
08:21I burst into the emergency room
08:23clutching Aurora
08:27acute pneumonia
08:32heart rate is dropping
08:33prepare for recitation
08:35I was stopped outside the emergency room
08:38through the glass
08:40I watched the doctors intubate Aurora
08:42and hook her up to the monitors
08:44she looked like she could vanish at any second
08:48I collapsed in the corner shaking
08:51my watch rang again
08:55Clara
08:55where are you?
08:57my mom is waiting for dinner
08:58I struggled to find my voice
09:00the clinic?
09:02Aurora is being resuscitated
09:04what?
09:06why are you at a clinic?
09:07where's Mira?
09:08she never came
09:10impossible
09:11she just messaged me saying she picked you up
09:13he sent me a screenshot
09:15it was a blurry photo from 20 minutes ago
09:18in the passenger seat was a woman's back
09:21wearing a jacket just like mine
09:23she's lying Damien
09:24come to the clinic
09:26now
09:27are you lying just because you're jealous of Celeste?
09:30daughter is still being resuscitated
09:32and you think this is jealous?
09:33what else?
09:35why would Mira need to lie to me?
09:37Damien
09:37if Aurora dies today
09:39I will never forgive you as long as I live
09:41whatever Clara
09:43that's your choice
09:45the call disconnected
09:47I listened to the dial tone
09:49and slowly slid down to the floor
09:51the ER doors swung open
09:53we saved her but
09:54she was deprived of oxygen for too long
09:56there's significant brain damage
09:58it could affect her cognitive development
10:00she might even face permanent paralysis
10:03I leaned against the wall
10:05to keep from collapsing
10:07how is that possible?
10:10she's so small
10:12she's just a baby
10:15we did our best
10:16you need to admit her now
10:18the follow-up treatments won't be cheap
10:20I walked to the payment kiosk
10:22moving like a ghost
10:23I tapped my wrist against the sensor
10:26insufficient funds
10:28Damien only gave me $3,000 a month
10:30claiming it was more than enough for a child
10:33I called him
10:35my hands trembling
10:37Aurora needs surgery
10:39I need $50,000
10:40$50,000?
10:43Clara do I look like an ATM to you?
10:46Damien she is your daughter
10:47are you going to transfer the money or not?
10:50no
10:50if you're so capable
10:52earn it yourself
10:53after Christmas we're filing for divorce
10:55the house is mine
10:57you didn't put a cent in
10:59so you get nothing
11:00I stood there
11:02staring at the clerk through the glass
11:04can you start the treatment first?
11:07I'll pay you back
11:08I promise
11:09I'm sorry
11:11facility policy
11:12no deposit
11:13no admission
11:15I walked out of the clinic
11:17and stood in the freezing snow
11:19my hologram flared to life
11:22it was Felix
11:23Clara!
11:25where are you?
11:26Damien said Mira picked you guys up
11:28Felix do me a favor
11:29if anything happens to me
11:32take care of Aurora
11:34what are you talking about?
11:35I have no money
11:36Aurora has no hope
11:38I can't keep her either
11:40just put her in the adoption system
11:42at least she'll live
11:43Clara don't do anything reckless
11:45where are you?
11:45I'm coming now
11:46don't bother
11:47I cut the connection
11:48and killed the hologram
11:49I walked back to the ward
11:51I'm sorry baby
11:53in the next life
11:54don't be mine
11:56the clinic roof
11:57was a blur of wind and snow
11:59from the edge
12:01the world below looked tiny
12:02one step
12:03and the pain would finally end
12:05I closed my eyes
12:07and let myself fall forward
12:10suddenly
12:10a hand gripped my wrist
12:12suddenly
12:13a hand gripped my wrist
12:15a violent tug pulled me back
12:17I collapsed onto the ground
12:18and looked up
12:19several men in black suits
12:21stood before me
12:21their leader
12:22a man in his 50s
12:23removed his sunglasses
12:24his eyes were bloodshot
12:27Clara
12:29dad
12:30I was rushed onto
12:32a medical transport pod
12:33Aurora was carried in
12:34right behind me
12:35immediately taken over
12:36by a team of flight medics
12:38intracranial pressure
12:39is spiking
12:40we need to operate
12:41now
12:41contact the main hospital
12:43open the neurosurgery
12:45green channel
12:45put the nano repair team
12:47on standby
12:48my father held my hand
12:49his own trembling
12:50uncontrollably
12:51I'm sorry Clara
12:52dad was too late
12:54I'm so sorry
12:56dad
12:56I thought you were just a
12:59farmer back in the village
13:01he faltered
13:02a bitter smile
13:03touching his lips
13:06a farmer
13:07that was a lie
13:08you were so determined
13:10to marry Damien
13:11I was afraid
13:12that if he knew
13:13we were wealthy
13:14he'd only marry you
13:15for the money
13:15so
13:18I played poor
13:18for four years
13:20I thought as long
13:21as he treated you well
13:22it didn't matter
13:23if we lived simply
13:24he looked at the
13:25unconscious Aurora
13:26tears finally falling
13:28but I never imagined
13:29I never imagined
13:31they could be this
13:32heartless to abuse
13:33my granddaughter
13:33like this
13:34medical transport pod
13:36landed on the roof
13:37of Whitfield Medical Center
13:38Aurora was rushed
13:39straight into surgery
13:40the best specialist
13:41the cutting edge equipment
13:43everything was ready
13:44my father stood
13:46outside the operating room
13:47and dialed
13:47an encrypted channel
13:48Vance Group
13:50I want to see their
13:51stock hit rock bottom
13:52before the market
13:52opens tomorrow
13:54terminate all partnerships
13:55everything
13:57and the banks
13:59you know what to do
14:01he hung up
14:02and sat beside me
14:02Clara
14:03I'm giving you two choices
14:04first
14:06divorce him
14:08take the money
14:09and take Aurora abroad
14:12never look back
14:15second
14:16stay
14:18watch the Vance family
14:20crumble
14:22watch Damien
14:23crawl to his knees
14:24and beg for your mercy
14:25I thought for a moment
14:27the second one
14:30but I have one condition
14:32name it
14:33prepare two bionic decoys
14:35one identical to me
14:37and one identical to Aurora
14:40make them look like
14:41they froze to death
14:41on the side of the highway
14:43dress them in the clothes
14:45we wore today
14:45and put her bio band
14:47on the decoy
14:48you wanna
14:51I want them to think
14:52I'm dead
14:55then I want to see
14:56exactly how they celebrate
14:57I want to watch them
14:59throw a party
15:00while Aurora and I
15:02are dead
15:03my father remained silent
15:05for a long time
15:05before nodding
15:06fine
15:08the bionic decoys
15:09were incredibly lifelike
15:11one large
15:12one small
15:13lying in the snow
15:14on the highway
15:14when found
15:15they were already
15:16frozen solid
15:17an automated road patrol
15:19drone discovered them
15:20and flagged the nearest
15:21highway patrol
15:22based on the ID
15:23found on the body
15:24the police
15:25contacted Damien
15:26the call came through
15:27while the Vance family
15:28was having Christmas dinner
15:29the table was overflowing
15:31with food
15:31filled with laughter
15:33Celeste sat next to Damien
15:35putting food on his plate
15:36Priscilla beamed
15:37stroking Briar's hair
15:38Celeste is so much better
15:39even the daughter
15:40she raised
15:41or well behaved
15:42unlike that brat
15:44Clara had
15:44always crying
15:46never obedient
15:47an absolute nuisance
15:48Damien's wrist vibrated
15:50he glanced at it
15:51frowning
15:51the police?
15:55hello?
15:56is this Mr. Damien Vance?
15:58is your wife Clara
15:59currently on the highway
16:01with your daughter?
16:01yes
16:02why?
16:03we found two bodies
16:04by the roadside
16:05preliminary assessment
16:06suggests they froze
16:07to death
16:08the female victim
16:09has an ID card
16:10identifying her as Clara
16:12there is also a female child
16:14approximately three years old
16:16we need you to come
16:16and identify them
16:17what did you say?
16:19sir
16:20your wife and daughter
16:21they didn't make it
16:22the dinner table
16:23fell silent
16:24Priscilla asked
16:25who is it?
16:27calling during the holidays
16:28it's bad luck
16:29Damien stood up
16:30his face pale
16:31Claire and Aurora?
16:33froze to death?
16:35by the time Damien
16:36reached the morgue
16:36his legs were like jelly
16:38the police led him
16:39into the cold storage room
16:41the drawer pulled open
16:42revealing two bodies
16:44one large
16:45one small
16:45is it them?
16:47Damien opened his mouth
16:48but no sound came out
16:49he reached out
16:50wanting to touch my face
16:51his hand shaking violently
16:53it's impossible
16:56Mira said she went
16:57to pick them up
16:58the officer pulled up
16:59the records on his terminal
17:01we checked the automated
17:02highway patrol logs
17:04your sister's car
17:05never even entered
17:06the highway
17:06she drove in circles
17:07around the city
17:08before heading home
17:10furthermore
17:11the victim's final
17:12outgoing call
17:13was to you
17:15it was at 7pm
17:16last night
17:17she told you
17:18the child was sick
17:19and begged for help
17:20you said
17:21you said
17:22if you're so capable
17:24earn it yourself
17:25I thought
17:26I thought she was lying
17:29I didn't know
17:30she was actually
17:31and if you had known
17:33would you have gone?
17:35there was a heavy silence
17:36Damien had no answer
17:38the morgue doors
17:39swung open
17:40as Priscilla burst in
17:41she froze for a moment
17:43upon seeing the bodies
17:44then collapsed
17:44onto the floor
17:45wailing and slapping
17:46her thighs
17:47oh my granddaughter
17:49my poor baby
17:50how could you leave me
17:52like this?
17:52after a few cries
17:53she abruptly stopped
17:54and grabbed Damien
17:55son this is actually
17:57a good thing
17:57it's a blessing
17:58in disguise
17:59now that Clara's dead
18:00you can finally marry Celeste
18:02mom
18:03that was my daughter
18:04so what if she was
18:05your daughter?
18:06she's dead now
18:07this is perfect
18:08now we don't have to worry
18:09about splitting the assets
18:10in a divorce
18:11ma'am these are two
18:12human lives we're talking about
18:13what about them?
18:14this is family business
18:15it's none of your concern
18:16let's go
18:17Celeste is still waiting
18:18for us to finish dinner
18:20Damien allowed himself
18:21to be pulled away
18:21for a moment
18:22then
18:23he looked back
18:24at the cold storage unit
18:25wait
18:26he shook off
18:27his mother's hand
18:28and walked back
18:28he knelt beside
18:30the bodies
18:30for a long time
18:31then
18:31he reached out
18:33gently smoothing the hair
18:34and straightening the clothes
18:35on the decoy
18:36Clara
18:37I'm so sorry
18:39I was wrong
18:40I really
18:41I didn't know
18:43it would end like this
18:44why are you apologizing
18:45to her?
18:46it's her own fault
18:48for having such a short life
18:49she deserved it
18:50shut up
18:52Damien stood up
18:53and addressed the officer
18:54I'm taking the bodies back
18:57I'm going to hold
18:58a grand funeral
18:59two flickering lamps
19:00stood by the Vance Estate entrance
19:02the viewing room
19:03was in the side hall
19:04right next to the room
19:05I lived in before
19:07Celeste and Briar
19:08had already moved
19:09into the master suite
19:10the whole house
19:11was busy catering to them
19:12but Damien
19:13he sat in the viewing room
19:15guarding the caskets
19:16two cryo caskets
19:17side by side
19:18cold and silent
19:19Mira showed up once
19:20he kicked her out
19:21get out
19:22Damien
19:23I didn't mean it
19:25I was just out
19:27with friends
19:27and lost track of time
19:29Damien looked at her
19:30his eyes bloodshot
19:32with rage
19:32how was I supposed
19:33to know
19:33they would actually die
19:35you lost track
19:36of time
19:37two lives are gone
19:38and you think
19:39losing track of time
19:40fixes it
19:40then what do you want
19:41from me
19:42you want me
19:43to die for her
19:44is she even worth it
19:46she was just
19:47a low-class woman
19:48she's gone
19:49so what
19:50Damien struck her hard
19:51Mira froze in shock
19:52get out
19:54if I ever see
19:55your face again
19:56you are no longer
19:57my sister
19:58then Celeste arrived
19:59Damien please
20:00let it go
20:02I'm sure she wouldn't
20:03want to see you
20:03like this from the other side
20:04Damien looked up
20:06at her
20:06cold as ice
20:07do you know
20:08what they were doing
20:08while you were celebrating
20:09I was at your house
20:11having dinner
20:15they were in the snow
20:16waiting to die
20:20waiting for someone
20:21who is never coming
20:22to save them
20:23Celeste turned pale
20:24that was your sister's fault
20:26what does that have to do
20:26with me
20:27with me
20:27your mother was the one
20:29who insisted I come back
20:30for Christmas
20:30I wouldn't have gone
20:31through the trouble
20:32of traveling for the holidays
20:33if it wasn't for her
20:34and besides you're the one
20:36who kicked them out of the car
20:37right
20:37you went through so much trouble
20:39but they froze to death
20:40they literally froze to death
20:42Celeste went silent
20:44Damien stood up
20:45and walked to the cryo casket
20:46gently brushing his hand
20:47against the cold glass
20:48I keep thinking
20:50what if I had just answered
20:51that video call
20:52what if I had gone
20:54to pick them up
20:54what if I hadn't said
20:56those things
20:57Celeste bit her lip
20:58and turned to leave
20:59Damien don't forget
20:59I'm the one carrying
21:01the family air now
21:02that dead woman
21:03she's useless now
21:05the heavy doors
21:06of the viewing room
21:07clicked shut
21:08Damien collapsed
21:09sliding down
21:10against the side
21:11of the casket
21:11until he hit the floor
21:12on the surveillance feed
21:14I watched his shoulders shake
21:15how pathetic
21:16he didn't care
21:18when we were breathing
21:18now that we're dead
21:20he acts like he has a heart
21:21I raised my wrist
21:22and sent an encrypted message
21:23to my father
21:24can we start
21:25my father's reply
21:26popped up instantly
21:27anytime
21:28the Vance group's empire
21:29began to collapse
21:30first
21:31their biggest client
21:32abruptly cancelled
21:33their contract
21:34jumping ship
21:35to sign a 10 year deal
21:36with their rival
21:37then
21:37the banks pulled
21:38their credit lines
21:39snapping the company's
21:40financial backbone
21:41suppliers swarmed
21:43the headquarters
21:44demanding payment
21:45all at once
21:46Damien was drowning
21:47he started sleeping
21:48at the office
21:49every night
21:50Priscilla screamed
21:51at him through the comms
21:52you're never home
21:53what if Celeste
21:55gets upset
21:55the company is dying
21:57do you even understand
21:59so what if it is
22:01we have plenty of money
22:03mom we're about
22:03to be bankrupt
22:04the house
22:05the cars
22:05the accounts
22:06it's all being liquidated
22:07to pay the debt
22:08soon you might not
22:09even be able to afford
22:09a meal
22:10that's impossible
22:11is it
22:12Damien cut the transmission
22:14he sat in his office
22:15staring out the window
22:16at the skyline
22:17everything he had built
22:19over the last 10 years
22:20gone overnight
22:21suddenly
22:22his wristband vibrated
22:24an encrypted string of numbers
22:25flashed on the display
22:26no hologram
22:27no ID
22:31a man's voice came through the calls
22:33Mr. Vance
22:34did you receive my gift?
22:38who is this?
22:40you don't need to know
22:41who I am
22:41you just need to know
22:43that this is only the beginning
22:44the debt you owe
22:46will be paid
22:48with the entire Vance group
22:49the connection cut to static
22:51Damien tried to dial back
22:53but a gray notification
22:54flashed on his terminal
22:56the ID you are trying to reach
22:58does not exist
22:59his hand began to shake
23:01as he gripped the device
23:02Vance group officially entered
23:04bankruptcy liquidation
23:05the estate
23:06the cars
23:07every single asset
23:09was auctioned off
23:09Priscilla was forced out
23:11of the mansion
23:11and into a cramped rental unit
23:14Celeste took Briar and left
23:16clutching the last bit of credits
23:17she could scavenge
23:18I can't suffer with you
23:20Damien
23:20Briar has her schooling
23:21to think about
23:24Damien moved
23:25into the small side wing
23:26where the caskets were kept
23:27he had managed to keep
23:28the cryo units
23:29he spread a blanket
23:30on the floor
23:31and slept right there
23:32beside them
23:33Mira came to find him once
23:35you've thrown away
23:36the entire family empire
23:37for a dead woman
23:38how can you do this to mom
23:41then who is gonna make
23:42things right for Clara
23:44Damien looked at her
23:45his voice a ghost
23:46of its former self
23:48who is gonna make it
23:49right for Aurora
23:50Mira never came back
23:51Damien started looking
23:53for work
23:53but in this city
23:54the reputation
23:55of a bankrupt CEO
23:57spreads faster than a virus
23:58no one would hire him
23:59he ended up at a construction
24:01site in the old district
24:02two hundred dollars a day
24:04working until his back
24:05felt like it would snap
24:06at night
24:07he'd return to the viewing room
24:08and eat cheap bread
24:09from a convenience store
24:10then he'd sit by the caskets
24:11and talk to himself
24:12Clara
24:13the foreman yelled at me today
24:16said I was weak
24:17said I didn't work
24:18like a real man
24:21I remembered how you used
24:22to tell me to slow down
24:24but my health was more important
24:26I thought you were just
24:27nagging
24:29nagging
24:29back then
24:32now I realize
24:35you were the only one
24:36who actually cared about me
24:38he pulled out a crumpled
24:40cigarette and lit it
24:41if Aurora were still here
24:42she'd be starting
24:43preschool about now
24:44Clara
24:44you always said
24:46you wanted her
24:46to take piano lessons
24:49I told you
24:50it was a waste of money
24:51I'm such a scumbag
24:52the cigarette burned down
24:53to his fingers
24:54but he didn't even feel it
24:55in the surveillance room
24:57my father looked at me
24:59have you seen enough?
25:00I shook my head
25:01no
25:01I've seen enough
25:03get everything ready
25:04I'm going back to the company
25:06next week
25:07you're taking over?
25:08yes
25:09the Vance group has fallen
25:11my debt is settled
25:13it's time to start
25:14my own life now
25:14my father nodded
25:16fine
25:16but there's one thing
25:17you should know
25:18what is it?
25:20Damien is looking for you
25:21it looks like he figured out
25:22the android double was a fake
25:23and Damien had
25:25while going through my remains
25:26he found something
25:27that didn't add up
25:28tucked inside the pocket
25:30of my old winter coat
25:31was a crumpled store receipt
25:32the date on it
25:33was three days
25:34after I had supposedly died
25:36it was for a strawberry shortcake
25:38Aurora's favorite
25:39dead people don't buy cake
25:42Damien stared at the receipt
25:43his hands trembling violently
25:44I was the one
25:46who made sure he found it
25:47he went straight to that bakery
25:48to check the security footage
25:50on the screen
25:51a woman in a mask
25:52was holding a little girl's hand
25:53even with her face covered
25:55that silhouette
25:56that walk
25:57it was Clara and Aurora
25:59Damien sprinted out of the store
26:00like a madman
26:02he went everywhere we used to go
26:03the parks
26:04the malls
26:05the playground
26:06finally
26:07outside a private preschool
26:08he saw Aurora
26:09she was wearing a pink dress
26:11with her hair and pigtails
26:12a man in a suit
26:13was holding her hand
26:14leading her toward a car
26:16Aurora!
26:17Aurora froze
26:18and immediately hid behind
26:19the man in the suit
26:20Damien tried to grab her
26:21but the man blocked him
26:22sir
26:23what are you doing?
26:24that's my daughter
26:25where's Clara
26:26where's her mother?
26:28I don't know anyone
26:29named Clara
26:30this is my employer's daughter
26:32move aside
26:33Damien didn't believe him
26:34he reached out
26:35to pull Aurora toward him
26:36suddenly Aurora burst into tears
26:39Batman you're a Batman
26:40you made mommy cry
26:43Damien went stiff
26:45Aurora
26:46I'm your daddy
26:47no you're not
26:49my daddy is dead
26:53mommy said so
26:54she said he didn't want us
26:56and now he's dead
26:59Damien looked like
27:00he'd been struck by lightning
27:02just then
27:03a sleek black sedan
27:04pulled up to the curb
27:05the window rolled down slowly
27:07I sat in the back seat
27:08watching them
27:09long time no see Damien
27:11Damien turned
27:12when he saw me
27:13his pupils blown wide
27:14with shock
27:15Clara
27:16you really
27:17you're not dead
27:18I stepped out of the car
27:20walked over to Aurora
27:21and swept her into my arms
27:22no thanks to you
27:23I'm still breathing
27:25mommy
27:26that scary man
27:27tried to grab me
27:28it's okay baby
27:29mommy's here
27:31you played me
27:33you lied to me
27:34this whole time
27:34I did
27:36the android double
27:37was a fake
27:38my death was a setup
27:39how else was I supposed
27:41to make you feel
27:42what it's like
27:43to lose everything
27:43how could you be so cruel
27:46cruel
27:46Damien
27:47were you cruel
27:48when you kicked your wife
27:49and daughter out onto the highway
27:50in a blizzard
27:50were you cruel
27:51when you refused
27:52to pay for her medical bills
27:54Damien opened his mouth
27:55but no sound came out
27:56the black sedan's engine
27:58hummed softly
27:59holding Aurora in my arms
28:01I turned to get into the car
28:03Damien suddenly
28:04lunged at us
28:05like a madman
28:06Clara
28:07don't go
28:08please
28:09I know I was wrong
28:10I really know I was wrong
28:11just give me one more chance
28:13I'll make it up to you
28:14I'll be a good father
28:16a good husband
28:18Bad man
28:20don't want bad man
28:22a chance?
28:23when you abandoned us
28:25on the highway
28:25in minus 5 degrees
28:26did you give us a chance?
28:29when your daughter
28:30was fighting for her life
28:31and you refused
28:32to pay a single cent
28:33did you give us a chance?
28:37I raised my hand
28:38and signaled the driver
28:39drive the car
28:41the driver stepped
28:42on the gas immediately
28:43Damien was dragged forward
28:44two steps
28:45Clara!
28:46I'll find you!
28:47I swear I'll find you both!
28:50through the rear view mirror
28:51I gave him one last glance
28:53like looking at a bug
28:55that had been
28:55completely crushed
28:58three days later
28:59in the top floor office
29:01of Whitfield Group
29:02the entire wall
29:04is covered
29:04in holographic screens
29:06blasting breaking news
29:08from all over the city
29:10my dad sits in his leather chair
29:12tapping his fingers
29:13on the desk
29:15he's still looking for you
29:16I set my glass down
29:18and slide a legal document
29:20across the desk to him
29:21custody lawsuit
29:23plaintiff
29:24Clara Whitfield
29:25defendant
29:26Damien Vance
29:27I'm going to make him
29:28admit every single one
29:29of his crimes
29:30in open court
29:31I'm going to make sure
29:32he legally loses the right
29:33to ever get close
29:34to Aurora again
29:35I want the whole world
29:36to see what a piece
29:37of trash
29:38he really is
29:40my girl
29:40you've finally grown up
29:42suddenly
29:44my smart band
29:45flashes
29:45a bright red
29:46emergency light
29:47it's Felix
29:48I answer it
29:50my heart dropping
29:51his voice is shaking
29:52completely panicked
29:54Clara
29:54grab Aurora
29:56and run right now
29:57Damien has lost
29:59his mind
29:59he found out
30:00where you live
30:03outside the villa gates
30:05Damien clutched
30:06a printed sheet
30:07with an address
30:08on it
30:08in his hand
30:09I want to see
30:09my daughter
30:10she's my daughter
30:13sir
30:13this is private property
30:15no one enters
30:16without permission
30:16get out of my way
30:18that's my child
30:19I have the right
30:20to see her
30:21he violently shoved
30:22the guard aside
30:23and charged
30:23toward the villa
30:25Clara
30:26open the door
30:27I know you're in there
30:29Aurora
30:30daddy's here
30:31daddy's here
30:31to take you home
30:32the door slowly opened
30:34but it wasn't me
30:36let go of me
30:37what right do you
30:38have to touch me
30:39upstairs
30:39I stood by the
30:40floor to ceiling window
30:42with Aurora in my arms
30:43my father beside me
30:46sunlight spilled
30:47across my body
30:48warm
30:49bright
30:49untouchable
30:50still struggling
30:52Damien looked up
30:54the moment he saw me
30:55he froze
30:56Aurora
30:57remember this
30:58this man is not
31:00your father
31:00he's just a stranger
31:02who tried to hurt you
31:03and mommy
31:03stranger
31:04bad man
31:08one week later
31:09the supreme court
31:11the courtroom is packed
31:13for the public trial
31:14Damien stands in the
31:15defendant's box
31:16his hair has gone grey
31:18he looks like he aged
31:20ten years overnight
31:21at the plaintiff's table
31:23I sat calmly
31:24in a simple
31:25tailored suit
31:26composed and
31:27unshaken
31:28my lawyer presents
31:29all the evidence
31:30piece by piece
31:31highway security footage
31:34proof that he kicked
31:35his own wife and daughter
31:37out of the car
31:38phone records
31:39proof that he blocked
31:41my calls
31:41and refused to pay
31:43for emergency medical bills
31:44Damien she is your daughter
31:45are you going to transfer
31:47the money or not
31:48no
31:49the judge bangs the gavel
31:51defendant Damien Bounce
31:52how do you plead to these charges
31:53Damien looks up at me
31:55I plead guilty
32:00I ruined my own family
32:02I'm so sorry
32:03the judge bangs the gavel again
32:05to deliver the verdict
32:07Damien Bounce
32:08is permanently stripped
32:09of all custody
32:10and visitation rights
32:11for Aurora Witsfield
32:12a lifetime restraining order
32:14is issued
32:15Damien Bounce
32:16must pay full child support
32:17until Aurora
32:18is an adult
32:19along with massive
32:20emotional damages
32:21and medical bills
32:22for child abandonment
32:23and endangering a minor
32:24Damien Bounce
32:25is sentenced to community service
32:27and will be permanently
32:28blacklisted on all financial
32:29and social credits
32:30the final gavel falls
32:33I stand up
32:34take Aurora's hand
32:35and turn my back on him
32:37we walk out of the courtroom
32:39and the sunlight
32:40covers us both
32:44three months later
32:46the Aurora Express
32:47Arctic Circle
32:49I'm sitting by the window
32:51holding Aurora in my arms
32:52outside
32:54the green northern lights
32:56cover the entire night sky
32:58like a flowing river of stars
32:59she looks healthy
33:02bright
33:02and her eyes are sparkling
33:05Mommy look
33:06the lights are so pretty
33:08yeah baby
33:09Mommy brought you here
33:11to see them
33:11and we're gonna come back
33:13every single year
33:16Mommy
33:17will that bad man
33:19ever come back?
33:21Never again
33:23starting today
33:24nobody can ever hurt you
33:27Mommy will protect you forever
33:29My smart band
33:31lights up with a soft chime
33:33it's a text from my dad
33:35All remaining Vance Group assets
33:37have been merged
33:38into Whitfield
33:38Damien is stuck
33:40breaking his back
33:41on a construction site
33:42to his debts
33:43he's completely finished
33:44Celise, Mira and Priscilla
33:46are all broke
33:46and hate each other now
33:48Welcome home
33:49my little princess
33:50I shut off the screen
33:52The northern lights
33:53dance outside the window
33:55Aurora falls fast asleep
33:57in my arms
33:58safe and sound
34:00I look out into the night
34:02and speak softly
34:03under my breath
34:04Damien
34:05look at us now
34:06Everything you threw away
34:07I took it all back
34:08Everything you destroyed
34:10I rebuilt it all
34:12Everything you owed us
34:13you'll spend the rest of your life
34:15paying for it
34:15and me and Aurora
34:17we are going to be happy forever
34:19The train speeds through the northern lights
34:22heading straight into a future
34:24full of endless light
34:27the witnesses
34:27What do you want to do
34:29before you
34:29I willры you
34:29the leaves
34:30in the וא�ers
34:31and take a look
34:31to her
34:31and she's
34:31from the internet
34:31you
34:31to your
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