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The Mafia's Lost Daughter
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00:00After my best friend Isabella became addicted to gambling, she said to me so excitedly that she wanted to take
00:05me to Las Vegas.
00:08I just hit the jackpot! Your big sis is treating you to a stay at the Golden Palm!
00:13But the moment our plane landed, she led me into a VIP lounge deep inside a casino.
00:18The truth is, I lost 50 million dollars. If I can't pay it back, they'll sell me to the cartel.
00:25But the boss is looking for a woman with a crescent-shaped birth back. If I find one, all my
00:30debts will be a clean.
00:33Don't you have one right here on your chest? I've seen it when we showered!
00:37I'm sorry, Sarah. I really don't want to die.
00:40For bodyguards dressed in black pinned me onto a leather sofa.
00:44Then my eyes suddenly landed on a yellow pencil sketch hanging on the wall.
00:49It was the drawing I had made for my father before I was kidnapped.
00:52He had treasured it like a priceless possession and said he would keep it for the rest of his life.
00:59Isabella, this time, you really did place the right bet.
01:02Too bad the winner won't be you.
01:05By the time I realized something was wrong and tried to leave, it was already too late.
01:10Sarah, that's 50 million dollars!
01:13I couldn't repay that in 10 lifetimes!
01:17But God hasn't abandoned me!
01:19He gave you that crescent birthmark on your chest so you could save me!
01:24I sucked in a breath.
01:26It felt as though fear had wrapped around my throat, leaving me unable to breathe.
01:31Isabella, you sold me?
01:34We've known each other for over 10 years.
01:37You're my best friend, and you sold me for 50 million dollars?
01:42Don't look at me like that.
01:43The owner of this casino is richer than anyone you can imagine.
01:48The only thing he likes is women with crescent-shaped birthmarks.
01:51For someone like that, he'd forgive any gambling debt!
01:57And you just happen to have the birthmark ink.
02:00Bringing you Claire is...
02:01It's for your own good, too.
02:04What if he takes a liking on you?
02:07Then you'll become the boss's wife!
02:09The image of a disgusting, middle-aged man flashed through my mind.
02:14If you want to be the boss's wife, then go do it yourself!
02:17I'm leaving!
02:18But before my hand could reach the doorknob,
02:21something heavy slammed into the back of my head.
02:26Sarah, you forced me to do this!
02:29She crouched beside me and snatched the silver locket engraved
02:32with my childhood nickname from around my neck.
02:35Don't think I don't know why you came with me.
02:39It wasn't for vacation.
02:40You came to find your biological parents.
02:45Since you're already here,
02:47help me pay off my JAT and I'll help you fife them.
02:50But if you dare run away,
02:52you'll never have a family bath thin in this life's.
02:54The back of my head throbbed with unbearable pain.
02:58I struggled to move my lips as despair swallowed me whole.
03:01I had been kidnapped at the age of five.
03:05Afraid of being identified,
03:07the traffickers immediately changed my clothes,
03:10shaved my head,
03:11and threw away everything I had.
03:13The only thing I managed to save
03:15was the silver locket engraved with my nickname,
03:18which I hid beneath my tongue.
03:21For sixteen years,
03:22I forgot the way home.
03:24Even my memories from before the age of five had faded.
03:27This locket was the only thing I had left
03:29that connected me to my parents.
03:33Now that it was gone,
03:34so was every last shred of hope.
03:38Good.
03:39At least you know what's good for you.
03:48You're Isabella?
03:50We heard you brought something to settle your debt.
03:59Vincent?
04:00Isn't the boss looking for a woman with a crescent birth prank?
04:03This is my best friend, Sarah.
04:04She has one right here on her chest.
04:06I brought her just like you asked.
04:08So about my fifty million?
04:11The man at the front didn't even lift his eyelids.
04:13He pulled out a chair and sat down.
04:18What's the rush?
04:20Verify the goods first.
04:23His subordinates immediately rushed forward.
04:26They dragged me onto the sofa
04:27and stripped off my jacket in seconds.
04:30Gathering every ounce of strength I had.
04:33Let go!
04:34Don't touch me!
04:35I kicked him hard in the shin.
04:36You bitch!
04:37You dare kick me?
04:39He spat on the floor
04:41and slapped me across the face twice.
04:43Before I could even speak,
04:45a definite gunshot echoed through the room.
04:48The man's leg was pierced by a blunt.
04:50He screamed and collapsed backward.
04:53You're already laying hands on her
04:55before we've verified anything?
04:56You got a death wish?
04:59Take him out.
05:00Don't stain the boss's carpet.
05:02The others answered nervously
05:04and quickly dragged the wounded man away.
05:07The restaurants were gone,
05:09but I sat frozen,
05:10unable to move.
05:12They had guns.
05:13If I resisted again,
05:15I'd be the next one shot.
05:18In the corner,
05:19Isabella was trembling in terror,
05:21yet her eyes carried an even firmer determination.
05:25Vincent,
05:27she really does have a crescent birthmark on her chest.
05:30It's exactly the kind the boss wants.
05:33Vincent shot her a cold glance.
05:35She immediately lowered her head.
05:40You guys go now.
05:42Hurry up and don't waste my time.
05:44Four more men lunged toward me.
05:46I desperately shrank backward.
05:48Then my eyes landed on another familiar sketch
05:51hanging on the wall.
05:52A family of three was flying a kite.
05:54Above the little girl with the ponytail in the middle
05:57was a name I could never forget,
05:58even if I died.
06:00Serafina.
06:01It was a drawing I had made before I was kidnapped.
06:04My mother had loved it so much she couldn't put it down.
06:08My father smiled and said he would treasure it forever.
06:13It's dad.
06:14All these years.
06:15He had been searching for me too.
06:18Overwhelmed with excitement,
06:19I pushed myself upright against the sofa.
06:22Is your boss?
06:25So many words.
06:28You're probably scheming something.
06:31You!
06:32Shut up!
06:34You lot.
06:36Strip her and verify it.
06:38My scalp instantly went numb.
06:40He could shoot his own men without hesitation.
06:42What chance did I have?
06:45Isabella trembled beside us and whispered,
06:48Serafina.
06:49Just cooperate.
06:50Once they're done checking, I can leave.
06:52If you keep this up, I'll die too.
06:55Even now, she was still thinking only of herself.
06:59I glanced once more at the sketch and decided to stay still.
07:02If dad came after the inspection, we'd recognize each other, and every crisis would disappear.
07:08Clenching my teeth, I endured the humiliation.
07:11Just below my collarbone, the crescent-shaped birthmark was clearly visible.
07:19Boss, this one actually looks real.
07:22Vincent strode over.
07:23The moment he saw the birthmark, surprise flashed across his face.
07:27It really is exactly the same as the boss's drawing as the one.
07:31Isabella knew everything was settled and immediately forced a flattering smile.
07:38Vincent, now that you've verified her about my $50 million.
07:43Debt cleared.
07:44Now get lost.
07:47Yes, yes, yes.
07:48I'll leave right away.
07:49Isabella nodded vigorously and turned to run.
07:52But my silver locket was still with her.
07:58Isabella, you can't leave!
08:04Don't let her get away!
08:05At Vincent's command, the subordinate closest to me drove a hard kick into my stomach.
08:10I couldn't dodge in time and fell backward, the back of my head slamming into the sharp edge of the
08:15table.
08:16Vincent's expression darkened.
08:18Are you looking for death?
08:19How many times have I told you not to lay a hand on her before confirmation?
08:23Leaning against the table, I reached up and touched it.
08:26My hand came away covered in blood.
08:28Dad, my vision slowly blurred.
08:31I could feel my consciousness slipping away, and my limbs were beginning to ignore my commands.
08:36I can't pass out.
08:37I haven't seen Dad yet.
08:43This is bad, boss!
08:44She's bleeding!
08:45You two find a doctor.
08:47You two go get the boss, tell him this birthmark looks very convincing, and have him come take a look.
08:53The rest of you, be careful.
08:54If she really is the woman the boss has been looking for, and we offend her now, she'll complain to
08:59him later, and none of us will get away with it.
09:02She froze.
09:03After a long moment, she asked in a trembling voice,
09:07Vincent, isn't the boss just looking for a mistress?
09:11Is one woman really that important?
09:14Of course it is.
09:15Otherwise, why would the boss offer such generous terms?
09:18Bring her here, and your debt disappears.
09:23But not everyone qualifies to pay off a debt this way.
09:29People have brought women with crescent birthmarks before, but they didn't know the boss's exact requirements.
09:35They simply tattooed one and brought them here.
09:39And every single one of them was dealt with by the boss.
09:42You're lucky.
09:44This woman's crescent is exact where the boss wants it, not even a millimeter off.
09:49Just wait.
09:50If she really is the one the boss wants, not only will your 50 million disappear,
09:55but your best friend will be living in luxury and dragging you along to enjoy it too.
10:00Isabella's eyes darted around.
10:02Her expression suddenly changed.
10:04A terrible feeling rose inside me.
10:07Using the last of my strength, I opened my mouth.
10:09I, I am, I am.
10:16Brother Vincent, I'm sorry.
10:19Her birthmark is fake.
10:21I can't deceive the boss.
10:23I'll repay the 50 million myself.
10:25I don't want to settle the debt this way anymore.
10:28Isabella, are you asking to die?
10:30No, she forced me.
10:34She, I found out from somewhere where the birthmark should could be,
10:37went to a Tantu stop, and then had you need to stay.
10:41Now she forced me to bring her.
10:43She said she wanted to climb into the boss's bed and enjoy wealth and luxury.
10:47It's true.
10:48She threatened to kill my parents if I refused to bring her.
10:53The footsteps stopped abruptly.
10:55That gaze locked directly onto me.
10:59What did this girl just say?
11:01I didn't catch it.
11:02What, Fina?
11:03People around us started whispering, but the voices quickly died down.
11:07The steady footsteps turned hurried.
11:10By the time they reached me, I could no longer open my eyes.
11:14I couldn't see my father, and I didn't know if he could recognize me.
11:18But this was my last chance.
11:22I'm Sarafafina Rossi.
11:24He wanted to hear what I was saying.
11:26My father roared.
11:28Everyone shut up!
11:31Boss, why did this still end up disturbing you?
11:33This woman is a fake, just like all the others before her.
11:36She's just smarter.
11:37She deliberately tattooed a crescent moon exactly where you wanted it.
11:42But don't worry.
11:43I already taught her a lesson.
11:45If you're still not satisfied, I'll cut the mark off and stitch it onto her face.
11:51Some guests in the casino thought it was cruel, while others sighed.
11:56What a difference one thought can make, heaven or hell, if she had put this much effort into
12:00something honest.
12:01She looks barely in her twenties.
12:03So young, yet what a pity.
12:06Salvatore's expression turned cold as he raised his hand, intending to brush the hair sticking
12:10to my face aside.
12:13Boss, there's no need to look.
12:15She's not even as pretty as the last woman.
12:17She's ugly, and doesn't even have the right birthmark.
12:20She's definitely not your type.
12:22His fingers hovered in the air for a long moment before slowly withdrawing.
12:28Dad.
12:29I gathered the last of my strength.
12:32I'll never eat canola again.
12:35Salvatore Rossi's pupils contracted.
12:37He pushed my hair away, and the moment he saw my face, he let out a desperate roar.
12:42Santa!
12:46Santa!
12:46Vincent froze.
12:48Boss isn't her name Sarah?
12:50The woman who brought her here said her name was Serafina.
12:53Vincent!
12:55Salvatore exploded with rage, smashing his fist into Vincent's temple.
12:59What did you do to her?
13:01Vincent, how dare you?
13:03Drug her!
13:04After taking the punch, Vincent finally widened his eyes in realization.
13:07It's really her?
13:09Boss, she's really the person you've been looking for?
13:15But her best friend, she damn it, Isabella lied to me.
13:19Go bring her back!
13:21She can't have gotten far!
13:22The men immediately rushed out to search for her.
13:25Meeting Salvatore's crazed stare, Vincent hurriedly explained.
13:29I didn't drug her.
13:30I only stabbed her twice.
13:31I avoided her heart.
13:33I don't know why she passed out.
13:37Oh right, she hit the back of her head and was bleeding.
13:40Salvatore sucked in a sharp breath.
13:42He quickly turned me over, and when he saw the bloody wound on the back of my head, agony
13:47flashed across his eyes.
13:49To the hospital!
13:51Hurry!
13:52Hurry!
13:52Hurry!
13:53Get her to the hospital!
13:55The entire casino descended into chaos.
13:58But I knew none of it.
14:00It felt like I had fallen asleep.
14:02Only this sleep was restless.
14:04Someone kept shouting in my ear.
14:07One voice cried.
14:10Sarah, don't fall asleep.
14:12If you sleep, you'll never wake up.
14:15You ungrateful brat!
14:16Where did you run off to?
14:17Were you looking for your biological parents again?
14:19You little ingrate!
14:20We fed you and clothed you, and you still dare run away?
14:23Get home right now and wash your brother's clothes!
14:29I didn't want to hear those voices.
14:31So I ran and ran through the endless white dream until I crashed into a wall.
14:37Strangely, even though it was my forehead that hit it, the pain came from the back of my head.
14:43Then I heard voices again.
14:46Mr. Rusi, there are anesthetic compounds in her body.
14:50It looks like a low-quality product sold by an underground clinic.
14:54It won't kill her, but the concentration is too high.
14:57She was forced to swallow it all at once.
15:00She'll need another two days before she wakes up.
15:04Then a man asked,
15:05Have you found the woman who brought her here?
15:07We have.
15:08She was trying to escape by boat back to Chicago.
15:10We caught her and locked her in a cage at the casino, waiting for your orders.
15:13Keep her locked up.
15:15Before Sarah wakes up, don't give her a single drop of water.
15:19Yes, boss.
15:20What about Vincent?
15:21Lock him up with that woman.
15:23Anyone who dared hurt my Sarah will pay.
15:25Not a single person involved that day gets away.
15:29As I listened, those voices gradually drifted farther
15:32and farther away until I could no longer hear anything.
15:35The whole world fell silent.
15:40I turned around and thought that as long as I followed this road back,
15:44I would be able to go home.
15:45Mom and Dad were still waiting for me there.
15:48They had bought me lots of cannoli,
15:50peeling them apart one by one and feeding them into my mouth.
15:53No, I couldn't eat cannoli.
15:55It was because of them that I lost my home.
16:00Suddenly, I opened my eyes.
16:02All the cannoli had disappeared.
16:04I stared at the snow-white ceiling.
16:07Someone beside me was holding my hand.
16:10Sarah, Daddy's here.
16:11I turned my head and saw the face from my memories.
16:15He had grown much older.
16:17His hair was completely white,
16:19making him look closer to 60 than a man in his 40s.
16:21But his face was still the same.
16:24He was my father.
16:27Dad, I'm not dead.
16:29You're not dead.
16:31You're still alive.
16:32The moment he spoke, tears rolled down his face.
16:35He gently wiped away mine and instructed someone to call the doctor.
16:39The doctors rushed in and gave me a thorough examination from head to toe
16:43before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
16:46Mr. Roussi,
16:47all the anesthetic components in Miss Rossi's body have been fully metabolized.
16:52The stab wound on her chest and the injury on the back of her head are both healing well.
16:57As long as she rests quietly for another half week and shows no signs of concussion,
17:01she'll be able to leave a hospital and go home.
17:05He gently pulled the blanket over me and spoke in a soft voice.
17:09Go to sleep.
17:11Daddy's here.
17:12But I couldn't sleep.
17:16I thought back over everything that had happened during the past 16 years.
17:21Finally, my mind returned to the day I was 5 years old,
17:24when I had asked for cannoli and dad had taken me out to buy some.
17:27But while he was paying,
17:29I was grabbed by traffickers who covered my mouth and carried me away.
17:32All these years, I had been searching for my biological parents.
17:36They must have been searching for me too.
17:39Dad, I'm sorry.
17:40I should have held onto your hand.
17:42It's not your fault.
17:43Daddy failed to protect you.
17:45You were only 5 years old, so little.
17:48How could I, how could I have focused only on paying?
17:50If I had just turned around while paying, you would never have been taken.
17:54My daughter,
17:55I've regretted it every single day all these years.
17:58I'm sorry.
17:59I'm so sorry.
18:01After a long while,
18:02we finally calmed down.
18:03Dad, where's mom?
18:05Why hasn't she come to see me?
18:07I miss her so much.
18:09Your mother,
18:10she's dealing with something.
18:12By the way, Sarah,
18:13we found the woman who brought you here.
18:14How do you want to deal with her?
18:16The image of Isabella's twisted face
18:18as she plunged the knife into my birthmark
18:20flashed through my mind,
18:21making me shiver instinctively.
18:23She stole the birthday gift you gave me,
18:25the silver locket engraved with my name.
18:28All right.
18:29I'll have my men retrieve it.
18:31Dad,
18:31I want to get it back myself.
18:34Dad froze for a moment.
18:36Then,
18:37I'll have them bring her here.
18:38Very soon,
18:39the barely conscious Isabella was dragged into the hospital room.
18:43Sarah.
18:45Isabella,
18:46it's me.
18:47Sarah,
18:48you're here to save me,
18:49aren't you?
18:49I heard them say you're Mr. Rossia's daughter.
18:52Sarah,
18:53please save me.
18:54We've been best friends for over ten years.
18:56We even promised we'd be each other's bridesmaids.
19:00Isabella,
19:00we did promise to be each other's bridesmaids
19:02because we were best friends.
19:04But what did you do?
19:06You tricked your best friend into coming to Las Vegas
19:08and tried to sell me to pay off your debt?
19:11I begged you to let me go.
19:14I even told you I would repay the 50 million dollars for you.
19:18You were afraid I'd treat you the way you treated me.
19:22So you sliced open my birthmark
19:24and forced anesthetic down my throat.
19:26You wanted me dead!
19:29Isabella,
19:30how do you still have the nerve to ask me to save you?
19:34After a long silence,
19:36give me back my locket.
19:38Isabella hurriedly took it from her pocket
19:40and one of Dad's men handed it to me.
19:42There was blood on it,
19:43but after wiping it clean,
19:45my childhood name,
19:46Serafina,
19:47appeared clearly once again.
19:49I had always believed that as I grew up,
19:51my face would change,
19:53my appearance would change,
19:54and even my personality would become different.
19:56I was afraid Mom and Dad might not recognize me anymore.
19:59So I had always carried this locket with me,
20:02thinking that if they forgot my birthmark,
20:04I could still use it to find my way home.
20:06But in the end,
20:07even without the locket,
20:09Dad recognized me,
20:10and I finally came home.
20:12Sarah,
20:13look at me.
20:14Dad,
20:14handle her however you see fit.
20:16You don't have to consider my feelings.
20:18Sarah!
20:19I took the apple that my father gave me.
20:21No!
20:22You can't do this to me!
20:23We're best friends!
20:25I'm your closest friend!
20:26Serafina,
20:27save me!
20:28I don't want to be sold to the cartel group!
20:30I can't go!
20:33I lowered my head and took small bites of the apple,
20:36remembering what she had whispered after forcing the anesthetic into my mouth.
20:40She had said that if only one of us could live,
20:42it had to be her.
20:43What she never knew was that I had been telling the truth.
20:46If she had simply let me go that day,
20:48after reuniting with Dad,
20:50I would have let her go too.
20:51She wouldn't have had to repay the $50 million either.
20:54Our friendship of more than 10 years ended there.
20:57We owed each other nothing anymore.
21:00But she failed to seize that chance.
21:03So the ending she received now was no one's fault but her own.
21:06Dad, I don't want to stay here anymore.
21:09This place feels too suffocating.
21:11Alright, then let's pack our things and I'll take you home to see the place we live in now.
21:16The car drove deep into a secluded mountain area
21:18and finally stopped in front of an unremarkable gate.
21:21But once the door opened...
21:23Ever since I started running the casino,
21:25I've made quite a few enemies.
21:26So over the years, I've kept a very low profile
21:29just in case, to avoid attracting unnecessary trouble.
21:33That's also why I never explicitly said I was looking for my biological daughter.
21:41If I said I was searching for a woman with a crescent-shaped birthmark on her chest,
21:45people would simply think I had some strange obsession and was looking for a lover.
21:50But if I said I was looking for my daughter,
21:52my enemies would immediately see you as my weakness and come after you.
21:56And because of that, you suffered so much.
21:59Even now I'm terrified when I think about it.
22:01If I hadn't heard you speak,
22:03if I hadn't heard the name Serafina,
22:05I would have missed you.
22:06And Vincent would have...
22:08The more he thought about it,
22:09the more frightened he became.
22:11Yet his eyes turned cold and vicious as he looked toward the staircase.
22:15Is that Vincent?
22:18Yeah.
22:18At first, I locked him up with Isabella and let them torment each other.
22:22In the end, Isabella lost, and he slashed her dozens of times.
22:26Now that Isabella's been dealt with,
22:28I had my men lock him up here and wait for you to decide what happens next.
22:34Vincent, Miss Rossi is back.
22:36Aren't you going to apologize?
22:37Miss, please spare me.
22:38I failed to recognize who you really were.
22:40I beg you, spare me, or just give me a quick death.
22:44Unconsciously clutching my lower abdomen.
22:48Dad, I'm sure you have your own rules.
22:50Just don't let him off lightly.
22:54After leaving the basement, the screams started again,
22:57but they soon fell silent.
22:59Dad led me into another room.
23:02It was fully furnished.
23:03Every sketch I had ever drawn hung on the walls.
23:06In the lower right corner of each one were the crooked words,
23:09Serafina.
23:10Before I was kidnapped, our family wasn't wealthy.
23:14The three of us squeezed into a single room, but we were happy.
23:19Dad, how did you end up opening a casino in Las Vegas?
23:22How did you make so much money?
23:24After you disappeared, I wanted to search for you myself,
23:26but there were too many limitations, and I had no money.
23:30After earning my first bit of money,
23:32most of the money I've earned over the years
23:35has gone into searching for you.
23:36I invested enormous resources in Chicago.
23:40Yet who would have thought I'd finally find you in my own casino?
23:44He had never once mentioned Mom.
23:47He always said I.
23:50Dad.
23:52Mom.
23:55Sarah, are you tired?
23:56If you're not, Daddy will take you to see Mom.
23:59She must have missed you very much.
24:01Oh my gosh.
24:02Oh yeah.
24:02Oh yeah.
24:03I didn't know either.
24:03But...
24:03...
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