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00:00My husband's late brother's widow posted a photo of a pregnancy report on Instagram.
00:05The caption read,
00:05Thank you for your sperm.
00:07For giving me the most precious gift.
00:09Under the father column on the report.
00:11Printed in black and white.
00:12Dominic Valenti.
00:13My husband.
00:14I left a single question mark in the comments.
00:17Less than 40 seconds later, Dominic's call came through.
00:20Serena, what do you think you're doing?
00:22What exactly are you being snide about?
00:24Vivian has been a widow for three years.
00:26She wants a child for company.
00:28What's wrong with that?
00:29Lucian died for me.
00:30He took that bullet in my place.
00:32Taking care of the woman he left behind is the least I can do.
00:36It's a blood debt I owe and you have no right to question it.
00:39The line went dead.
00:40I didn't even get a single word in.
00:4220 minutes later, Vivian's account updated again.
00:45This time, it was a series of photos of an apartment.
00:48Floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city skyline.
00:51And in the open plan kitchen, the back of a man busy at the counter.
00:54I recognized the property.
00:56It was registered under the Valenti name.
00:58I recognized the man too.
00:59I pressed the phone screen dark and sat in blackness for a long time.
01:04On the desk in front of me lay a pregnancy test report.
01:06Two days ago, I found out I was two months pregnant.
01:10I'd planned to tell him on our wedding anniversary.
01:12A surprise.
01:13Five years of marriage and we'd never been able to conceive.
01:15I thought this child would be a new hope for us.
01:18Now, it seemed he no longer needed that kind of surprise.
01:21When dawn broke, I dialed the hospital.
01:24Hello.
01:25I'd like to schedule an abortion for today.
01:27That was when Dominic walked through the door.
01:30Serena, who are you on the phone with?
01:35He came in carrying a paper bag.
01:38I brought you clam chowder from that place you like.
01:40Drink it while it's hot.
01:41I opened the container inside the bag.
01:43The soup had already congealed.
01:45Lumpy grains and broth that looked like something regurgitated.
01:49He reached out to put his arm around my shoulder.
01:51I shifted away.
01:52Not hungry.
01:53Dominic frowned but poured the soup into a bowl and set it in front of me anyway.
01:58The smell of it hit me, briny and sharp, and my stomach lurched.
02:02I bolted to the bathroom and hunched over the toilet, dry heaving.
02:07He followed and tried to rub my back and knocked his hand away.
02:11Don't touch me!
02:12Dominic's expression darkened.
02:14A flash of impatience crossed those deep brown eyes.
02:18What do you want from me?
02:20I'm already trying my best to manage your feelings, Serena.
02:24What more do you want?
02:25For me to get on my knees and apologize?
02:27Then what do you think I should do?
02:29Send her my congratulations?
02:31Tell her how happy I am she's carrying my husband's child?
02:34Lucien died for me.
02:36Taking care of Vivian is my responsibility, my obligation.
02:40Nothing happened between us.
02:41It was just a sperm donation.
02:43Can you stop making everything so soldered?
02:46Honestly, Serena, right now you look like nothing
02:48but a jealous, irrational shrew.
02:50I went still.
02:52In those early days after Lucien died,
02:54I was the one who took the initiative,
02:56bringing Dominic along to visit her.
02:57Whenever something broke in her apartment,
02:59the two of us went together to fix it.
03:01It was only later that things began to shift.
03:04At some point, I couldn't pinpoint exactly when
03:06Dominic started going alone to buy her groceries.
03:09Alone to assemble her new furniture.
03:11He'd get a call from her in the middle of the night,
03:13throw on his coat, and walk out the door.
03:15Every time I confronted him, he'd say the same thing.
03:18She's Lucien's widow.
03:19Then he'd shake me off and leave,
03:21but I never imagined he'd go so far as to give her a child.
03:24Take a good look at yourself.
03:25He flung the words at me and slammed the door behind him again.
03:32Soon enough, Vivian's social media updated once more.
03:35In the photo, Dominic's hand rested on her gently swelling belly.
03:39The light warm and intimate.
03:40The caption,
03:41Baby's daddy came to be with us.
03:43He said this is where home really feels warm.
03:45I laughed, laughed until the tears came.
03:51At three in the afternoon, I arrived at the hospital.
03:54After paying for the procedure, I sat in the general waiting area for my number to be called.
03:59At the far end of the corridor, the VIP wing had been entirely cleared out.
04:03Several bodyguards in black suits stood at attention on either side.
04:07I recognized the Valenti crest on their tie pins.
04:10The door to the VIP consultation room opened,
04:13and Dominic walked out with one hand firmly on Vivian's waist.
04:16She wore a cream-colored loose dress and leaned into his arms,
04:20her face a portrait of bliss and devotion.
04:22They sat down in the lounge area, heads close together as they talked.
04:26I turned, intending to slip away in the other direction,
04:28but Dominic had already looked up and spotted me.
04:31Serena?
04:32His brow furrowed, his gaze cold and heavy.
04:34Are you following me?
04:36I kept my voice as flat as I could.
04:38I'm just here to see a doctor.
04:40For what?
04:41Dominic, don't give Serena a hard time.
04:43Maybe it's just a routine checkup?
04:45Let me go talk to her.
04:46I don't want you two fighting because of me.
04:49You're pregnant. Sit still.
04:50The doctor said you need to rest during the first trimester.
04:53Don't move around. I'll handle this.
04:54I turned to leave again. Dominic stepped forward and grabbed my wrist.
04:58The yank sent me stumbling backward. I nearly fell.
05:01I'm still talking to you, Serena. What are you doing at the hospital?
05:05And I already answered. I'm here to see a doctor.
05:09I'm not so idle that I'd waste my time stalking the two of you.
05:12Dominic frowned, seeming about to snatch the receipt from my hand to check for himself.
05:16Serena, I know you're angry, but after Lushi was gone, I was all alone in that house, so lonely.
05:24I just wanted a little life of my own to keep me company. I never meant to hurt you and
05:28Dom.
05:28I calmly withdrew my hand.
05:30The next second, Vivian let out a cry, her body pitching sharply backward.
05:36Dominic shoved me aside and caught her in his arms.
05:38Are you okay? Does anything hurt?
05:41I'm fine. My legs just went weak. Dom, don't blame Serena. She didn't mean to.
05:47Are you really that vicious, Serena?
05:50I didn't touch her. I saw it with my own eyes.
05:54If anything happens to her or the baby, I will never forgive you.
05:58Dominic, he paused mid-motion as he was soothing Vivian.
06:02What if I told you I'm pregnant and I came here today for an abortion?
06:08At that moment, Vivian tilted her face up close to his, her lips grazing the shell of his ear.
06:14Serena, don't try to manipulate me with tricks like that. No matter what, I'm not leaving Vivianna.
06:22Serena Valente, are you here? Are you still going through with the procedure?
06:26I don't know how long I stood there. Not until the nurse called my name from the doorway.
06:31Yes, I want this pregnancy terminated. Before long, I was wheeled into the operating room,
06:37the blinding surgical light directly overhead. Then darkness. That evening, when I returned to
06:42the townhouse, the place was pitch black. No calls, no texts, nothing. But when I opened my phone,
06:48there he was again on Vivian's feed. A set of maternity photos. Dominic in a white dress shirt,
06:54wearing a pink cartoon headband for the shoot. Their hands layered together on her gently rounded belly,
06:59gazing tenderly at each other. I liked the post. For an entire week after that,
07:03Dominic didn't come home. I took the antibiotics alone, pressed a hot water bottle to my abdomen
07:08alone, and reviewed the terms of the divorce agreement alone. The day the faxed divorce papers
07:13arrived, Dominic called. Dinner at the family estate tonight. Fine. When I pushed open the dining room
07:21doors, I saw that the chair beside the head of the table, the one that had always been mine,
07:25was occupied by someone else. Vivian, Dominic's mother, Helena, was smiling warmly and holding
07:31her hand. Oh, Serena, you're here. Serena, after Helena found out I was pregnant,
07:35she insisted I move into the estate for my prenatal care. She said it would be easier to
07:40look after me here. Please don't overthink. That's enough, Viviana. Serena, you and Dominic
07:44have been married five years without producing a child. The baby in Vivian's stomach is the sole
07:48velalty heir. It's only natural she lives here. As for you, starting tomorrow, you'll move in and
07:52learn from the housekeeper how to take proper care of a pregnant woman. If Vivian is satisfied
07:56with you in any way, I'll have Dominic divorce you. Instantly, every servant in the dining room
08:01wore a smirk. They were all waiting for me to become the jealous shrew, waiting for me to lose my
08:05mind, to scream, to beg. Instead, I laughed. Well, that works out perfectly. Helena's brow furrowed.
08:12What's that supposed to mean? Helena, I came here tonight for one reason.
08:17to divorce Dominic. The dining room went silent for a few seconds. You, Serena, don't forget where
08:25you came from. The fact that you're even sitting at this table is a privilege the Velozzi family
08:30granted you. Then it's settled. I don't want your privilege anymore. I was about to pull the divorce
08:36agreement from my bag and Vivian dropped to her knees without warning. Serena, I'm begging you,
08:41don't do this to my baby. The child is innocent. This is all my fault. You can't just live a
08:49life.
08:51Stop. Serena, you're actually trying to force her to abort the baby? I'm not.
08:59Next instant, before I could finish, he charged across the room and drove his shoe into my lower
09:05abdomen. The force was savage. No restraint. You vicious bitch! Haven't I taught you enough
09:10of a lesson already? My vision was blurring, but I braced myself and dragged my body upright
09:15inch by inch. Then, with the last of my strength, I pulled the divorce agreement from my bag and
09:20hurled it in his face. My voice sounded far away and hollow. Dominic Valenstie, we're done.
09:26The rage on his face froze. Then I turned and walked toward the door. One step, two steps. My
09:33vision collapsed into blackness. My knees buckled and I went down. Something warm surged from inside me,
09:38soaking through my skirt. Her legs! There's blood everywhere! John kicked her in the stomach! Is she
09:45is she mismarrying? Call an ambulance! Hurry! She's passed out! Serena! Serena! Serena, look at me!
09:54Don't close your eyes! Look at me! I tried to open my mouth and say something, but nothing came out.
09:59The blood pooled beneath me, spreading, and the darkness swallowed me whole.
10:04The dining room went silent for a few seconds. You, Serena, don't forget where you came from.
10:10The fact that you're even sitting at this table is a privilege the Valenstie family granted you.
10:15Then it settled. I don't want your privilege anymore. I was about to pull the divorce agreement
10:21from my bag when Vivian dropped to her knees without warning. Serena, I'm begging you,
10:25don't do this to my baby. The child is innocent. This is all my fault. You can't just live a
10:33life.
10:34Stop. Serena, you're actually trying to force her to abort the baby? I'm not.
10:43The next instant, before I could finish, he charged across the room and drove his shoe into my lower
10:49abdomen. The force was savage. No restraint. You vicious bitch! Haven't I taught you enough of a
10:55lesson already? My vision was blurring, but I braced myself and dragged my body upright inch by inch.
11:01Then, with the last of my strength, I pulled the divorce agreement from my bag and hurled it in
11:05his face. My voice sounded far away and hollow. Dominic Valenstie, we're done. The rage on his face
11:12froze. Then I turned and walked toward the door. One step. Two steps. My vision collapsed into blackness.
11:18My knees buckled and I went down. Something warm surged from inside me, soaking through my skirt.
11:24Oh my god! Her legs! There's blood everywhere!
11:28John kicked her in the stomach! Is she, is she mismarrying? Call an ambulance!
11:33Hurry, she's passed out!
11:35Serena! Serena! Serena, look at me! Don't close your eyes! Look at me!
11:40I tried to open my mouth and say something, but nothing came out. The blood pooled beneath me,
11:45spreading, and the darkness swallowed me whole. When I opened my eyes again, I saw a white ceiling,
11:52an IV line, and a tear-streaked face at my bedside. Mom was sitting there, gripping my hand tightly,
11:59tears falling harder, but forced a smile. Sweetheart, you're awake. How do you feel? Tell mama where it
12:07hurts. Mom. Mom is here. Mommy's right here. Cry it out, baby. Just let it all out.
12:19I cried for a long time, until my throat gave out, until my eyes were swollen and raw.
12:25Dad came in after I'd mostly calmed down. He looked at my pale face, and for just a flicker,
12:30his eyes went red. You've suffered, sweetheart.
12:34I should never have let you marry into that family.
12:40Back then, Dominic had dimples when he smiled. He liked eating hot dogs with way too much mustard
12:46at late night street stalls. He'd get misty-eyed over the ending of an old movie.
12:53The first time Dad met him, he said, I don't trust anyone in the mob.
13:00Dominic stood on our front porch, in the rain, for three days. On the morning of the third day,
13:06Dominic collapsed on the steps, and Dad finally opened the door. That evening in the living room,
13:11still running a fever. I will spend the rest of my life being good to her.
13:16Dad was silent for a long time.
13:24But three years later, Dominic knelt in a pool of blood, clutching his brother's body,
13:29and never smiled like that again.
13:34Mom touched my face and frowned slightly.
13:36Dominic is outside.
13:38Let me see her.
13:41Let me see her.
13:44Please. Just let me see her.
13:48I closed my eyes briefly.
13:50Let him in.
13:53Serena.
13:53Let him in, Mom.
13:55You two wait outside. I need to talk to him alone.
13:58My parents exchanged a look, then reluctantly rose and left the room.
14:06The door opened. Dominic stood there. His complexion was gray, his jaw locked,
14:10his eyes threaded with red. He walked to the bedside.
14:14Serena. I didn't know you were pregnant. I didn't know you'd miscarried it. That day,
14:18I just thought you were trying to force Vivian to-
14:20I've already signed the divorce papers. Sign them.
14:26No!
14:30Serena, I won't sign. I love you.
14:35You say you just didn't know I was pregnant. Fine.
14:39Then let me ask you something.
14:42You'd get a call from her in the dead of night and walk out the door,
14:45sometimes at two or three in the morning, and you called that taking care of her, right?
14:49You bought her an apartment, a Velati property titled in her name, and you called that making arrangements, right?
14:59You gave her a child, and you called that helping her fulfill a wish, right?
15:05Then let me tell you, if a man has no feelings for a woman, he doesn't leave his house at
15:123am because she called.
15:14He doesn't buy her a home and put her name on the deed, and she certainly doesn't let her carry
15:21his child.
15:22Dominic, you can lie to me. You can lie to yourself, but you can't lie to the facts.
15:28Everything you did for Vivian tells me and tells everyone that you love her.
15:35You're the Dawn. You control everything, but you don't get to control whether I stay or go.
15:41That's not Serena. I was just- I only-
15:48Sign the papers, Dominic. There's nothing left to say.
15:52His head snapped up, and in his eyes, I saw a kind of panic I had never seen before.
16:00Serena?
16:02Dad. Mom.
16:04You've said what you came to say. Now get out!
16:08No. Serena, give me one more chance.
16:12Get out!
16:14You're not welcome here.
16:16Dominic didn't move. He stared at me, unblinking.
16:19Dominic was finally pushed out of the room.
16:25I looked away, blocked him on every platform and phone number, and sent Helena a single message.
16:31Please, have your son sign the papers. It'll free up a spot for the woman he actually wants to protect.
16:40A few days later, when I went downstairs for a walk, I found Dominic outside the building entrance.
16:45He was leaning against a black sedan. No bodyguards. No driver. The moment he saw me come out,
16:51He straightened and took a few steps in my direction.
17:00Serena.
17:03His head snapped up, and in his eyes, I saw a kind of panic I had never seen before.
17:11Serena?
17:13Serena.
17:13Dad. Mom.
17:15You've said what you came to say. Now get out!
17:18No. Serena, give me one more chance.
17:22Get out!
17:25You're not welcome here.
17:27Dominic didn't move. He stared at me, unblinking. Dominic was finally pushed out of the room.
17:36I looked away, blocked him on every platform and phone number, and sent Helena a single message.
17:42Please, have your son sign the papers. It'll free up a spot for the woman he actually wants to protect.
17:51A few days later, when I went downstairs for a walk, I found Dominic outside the building entrance.
17:56He was leaning against a black sedan. No bodyguards. No driver. The moment he saw me come out,
18:02he straightened and took a few steps in my direction.
18:11Serena.
18:14His voice was wrecked.
18:16How are you feeling? Any better?
18:20I was carrying a bag of fruit. My tone was distant.
18:24Much better. If there's nothing else, I'm heading back up.
18:27He reached out to stop me. Carefully. Tentatively. Same design Dominic and I had created together for our wedding band.
18:35No matter what happens, I'll never take it off.
18:37But I also hadn't forgotten what he'd said to me later.
18:40Viv gets upset when she sees my wedding ring. It reminds her of Lucien. Why can't you be more considerate
18:47of other people's feelings?
18:49I glanced instinctively at my own left ring finger. Pushed the box back toward him.
18:54The rings are new. But what's broken can't be fixed.
19:00After a few seconds of silence, he erupted.
19:04Serena, why can't you cut me off some slack just once?
19:07You're the one who didn't tell me about the pregnancy. If you had just said something,
19:10I never would have walked away at the hospital that day. I've explained the situation with Vivian.
19:14I don't love her. I was only looking after her for Lucien, helping her fulfill a wish.
19:18Why can't you understand that?
19:21At the hospital that day, your exact words were, no matter what, you would not leave her.
19:29And the anger froze on his face.
19:31If you won't sign the papers, then stop coming to find me.
19:36No.
19:37I don't want to see you again.
19:39I turned and walked straight back through the building entrance.
19:42Serena?
19:45But that night, I received a text from Vivian.
19:50Tomorrow, a cafe, I have something to say.
19:55There you are.
19:59Serena, since things have come this far, I'm not going to beat around the brush.
20:04Dominic loves me.
20:06Just sign the divorce papers and stop holding us up.
20:10I think you have it backwards.
20:11The one who won't agree to the divorce is Dominic.
20:14Not me.
20:16That's impossible.
20:17I'm carrying his child.
20:19Why would he not want me?
20:20You must be the one clinging to him, refusing to let go.
20:24I didn't respond.
20:25The silence seemed to infuriate her.
20:27I bet you don't know yet.
20:28This baby wasn't conceived the way Dominic told you.
20:32No providing a sample.
20:34No artificial insermination.
20:38Dominic and I slept together.
20:40More than once, the air went still for a beat.
20:43Is that so?
20:52Dominic and I slept together.
20:54More than once, the air went still for a beat.
20:57Is that so?
21:02Is that so?
21:05I stood.
21:06I picked up the still, half-full Americano and threw it scarily in her face.
21:14You're insane!
21:15Viviana, you should be great for you're pregnant right now.
21:21I grabbed my bag and walked out.
21:23After leaving the cafe,
21:27I went straight to the law office and handed the voice recorder I'd been carrying to my attorney.
21:36Three days later, at the hearing, the old men poured over the evidence.
21:42Finally, one of them struck the gavel.
21:44Some phoned, some gave thin, knowing smiles.
21:48By ruling of the family joint council, the infidelity is substantiated.
21:52The marriage of Dominic Veloto and Serena Veloto shall be automatically dissolved in one month.
21:57Dominic's shoulders collapsed.
22:00And walking out through the council hall doors, Dominic was standing at the bottom of the steps.
22:06Serena.
22:09Do you hate me that much?
22:11You really won't leave any room at all.
22:13I took out my phone, pulled up the recording, and pressed play.
22:17Vivian's voice poured from me.
22:19Dominic and I slept together. More than once.
22:22I can explain. That day, I helped her move some things back to her place,
22:25and she said she wanted to cook dinner to thank me.
22:26We had some wine, and then, and I don't know how it just...
22:29Dominic, Lucien took a bullet for you, and you turned around and took care of his wife
22:35all the way into her bed.
22:38If he could crawl out of that grave, the first person he'd put down is you.
22:45Serena, but I only love you. It was only that one time with her.
22:49I don't need love that cheap.
22:52Perhaps out of guilt, Dominic transferred a substantial sum into my account during the divorce proceedings.
22:59I accepted every cent.
23:02It was enough to live comfortably for a long time.
23:05So I bought a one-way ticket to Barcelona, and set off traveling alone.
23:17From Las Ramblas to the Charles Bridge in Prague.
23:24From the black sand beaches of Iceland, to a stargazing camp in New Zealand.
23:30At every stop, I mailed my parents a postcard and logged my experiences on a blog.
23:37When I came home after a long stretch of travel, Mom eagerly filled me in over dinner on the aftermath
23:42of Dominic and Vivienne.
23:44Do you know what happened to Dominic and Vivianian later?
23:49After our divorce, Vivienne, belly and all, staged a coup.
23:52Dominic refused to marry her.
23:54He said he'd only ever looked after her out of guilt toward Lucien.
23:57That there had never been any real feeling.
23:59Vivienne dropped every pretense and weaponized the baby.
24:02Marry her, or she'd get an abortion.
24:04Helena, desperate for an heir, couldn't stomach that kind of threat.
24:08She strong-armed Dominic into a wedding.
24:11But married life was nothing like what Vivienne had envisioned.
24:14Dominic was glacially cold to her.
24:16He never came back to the estate.
24:17Never ate dinner with her.
24:18Wouldn't even sit at the same table.
24:20He shut himself in his downtown apartment to work.
24:22The way he used to shut me out.
24:24No, worse than he'd ever been with me.
24:26Vivienne had no sense of security.
24:28She probably understood better than anyone how she'd clawed her way to the top.
24:32That made her all the more paranoid.
24:34When Dominic didn't come home, she'd hunt him down at the office.
24:37Making scenes in the lobby.
24:39Demanding he come back with her.
24:42She started crashing business functions.
24:45There was one occasion when Dominic was at a critical juncture in a joint deal with
24:49several other families.
24:50And Vivienne somehow got hold of the restaurant address.
24:54She burst into the private dining room.
24:57And demanded to know why he hadn't answered his phone.
25:04After our divorce, Vivienne, belly and all, staged a coup.
25:07Dominic refused to marry her.
25:09He said he'd only ever looked after her out of guilt toward Lucien.
25:12That there had never been any real feeling.
25:14Vivienne dropped every pretense and weaponized the baby.
25:17Marry her.
25:18Or she'd get an abortion.
25:20Helena, desperate for an heir, couldn't stomach that kind of threat.
25:23She strong-armed Dominic into a wedding.
25:26But married life was nothing like what Vivienne had envisioned.
25:29Dominic was glacially cold to her.
25:31He never came back to the estate.
25:32Never ate dinner with her.
25:34Wouldn't even sit at the same table.
25:35He shut himself in his downtown apartment to work.
25:38The way he used to shut me out.
25:39No, worse than he'd ever been with me.
25:41Vivienne had no sense of security.
25:43She probably understood better than anyone how she'd clawed her way to the top.
25:47And that made her all the more paranoid.
25:49When Dominic didn't come home, she'd hunt him down at the office.
25:52Making scenes in the lobby.
25:54Demanding he come back with her.
25:57She started crashing business functions.
26:00There was one occasion when Dominic was at a critical juncture in a joint deal with
26:04several other families.
26:05And Vivienne somehow got hold of the restaurant address.
26:09She burst into the private dining room.
26:12And demanded to know why he hadn't answered his phone.
26:17Every person at that table was a power player.
26:20From one of the branch families.
26:21For the Don's wife to throw a tantrum in that setting.
26:24Loss of face doesn't begin to cover it.
26:26The deal nearly fell apart.
26:28Afterward, the straw that finally broke everything came a month later.
26:32Dominic was out at an evening function and hadn't come home.
26:36Vivienne tracked him to the venue.
26:37She spotted a young woman seated beside Dominic.
26:40Pouring his wine.
26:41Nothing more than a liaison from the other party's PR team.
26:44She stormed over and slapped the woman across the face.
26:47The kind of people who circulate in those rooms are not the kind you provoke.
26:51The woman hit back immediately.
26:53In the scuffle, Vivienne's belly struck the edge of a table.
26:57The child was rushed to the ICU.
26:59Put on a ventilator.
27:00A tiny life bristling with tubes.
27:02Fighting inside an incubator for nearly three weeks.
27:05In the end, the baby didn't make it.
27:08With the child gone, Dominic initiated the joint council's arbitration that very same day.
27:14On the grounds that Vivienne had gravely damaged the family's reputation and commercial interests.
27:20The marriage was forcibly dissolved.
27:22Vivienne must have known it was over.
27:24She took a severance payout and vanished from the city.
27:28Helena was now back to working every connection she had.
27:31Scouting for a new daughter-in-law.
27:33But the Valenti circus of the past two years had already made the rounds through every drawing room in their
27:39circle.
27:42Serves him right.
27:43If he'd treated you the way he should have, would any of this have happened?
27:47I smiled, but offered no comment.
27:49They had nothing to do with me anymore.
27:51I went back to packing my bags.
27:53The ticket for my next trip was already booked.
27:58Go on then.
27:59Send me lots of pretty photos.
28:03I zipped my backpack shut, stood up, and flashed her an OK sign.
28:08Don't worry.
28:10I thought my life was finally about to settle into real peace and quiet.
28:14What I didn't expect was to run into Dominic one more time before I left.
28:20When he appeared, I flinched.
28:22His face was ashen, his hair a mess.
28:25Nothing like the commanding dawn he'd once been.
28:29Serena, Vivienne, and I are divorced.
28:30The baby's gone too.
28:33And?
28:33It was the baby that bothered you, wasn't it?
28:35The baby's gone now.
28:37We can start over.
28:39Dominic, there is no starting over.
28:43We're done.
28:46No.
28:47Serena, you loved me so much once.
28:50I know it was all because of Viviana and the baby that you left me.
28:53There's nothing standing between us anymore.
28:56Give me one more chance.
28:58I'll love you right this time.
28:59Better than before.
29:01He grabbed my hand, practically begging.
29:04But Dominic, I don't love you anymore.
29:07It's over.
29:09Move forward.
29:12He shook his head, unable to believe what he was hearing.
29:15In the end, he walked away with red-rimmed eyes.
29:18Serena doesn't love me anymore.
29:20Doesn't love me anymore.
29:21So utterly wrecked, he almost looked pitiable.
29:24I watched his unsteady figure retreat into the distance.
29:27The once untouchable godfather, reduced to this.
29:31When I boarded the flight to Copenhagen, I slid open the window shade.
29:36Outside, the morning sky was on fire with dawn.
29:40Blazing.
29:41Breathtaking.
29:42I was moving forward, and I wouldn't look back.
29:45No shame.
29:462
29:47Half
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