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The Lost
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00:01I lost nine babies in six years. Each time, Benjamin held me as I scromed, cried, and broke apart.
00:13Don't worry, we'll have another one. He'd whisper.
00:19I thought he was the perfect husband, suffering alongside me, loving me through the darkness.
00:28Until I followed him one day, and discovered my missing children weren't missing at all.
00:38They were gifts, wrapped in lies and handed to his mismishes like party favors.
00:45I'd given birth to nine children for Benjamin Mitchell, but everyone vanished without exception before their first birthday.
00:54I endured the agony of losing a child again and again.
00:59I shattered, completely, even developing mental illness.
01:04Yet Benjamin stayed by my side, shielding me from all gossip.
01:09His eyes reddened with heartache as he soothed me.
01:13We'll have more children. I'll always love you.
01:22I believed him, willingly conceiving our tenth child.
01:30Then, when the baby turned one, I caught him giving the child to his new mistress.
01:36His buddies joked beside him.
01:40Having such a fertile wife is the best. She just keeps popping kids.
01:46Benjamin sure knows how to play.
01:49Every new mistress gets a baby as a gift.
01:51Cars, houses, babies.
01:53They can become a mom without trouble.
01:55What woman wouldn't love that?
01:59Benjamin chuckled, lighting a cigarette carelessly.
02:02They're all young girls.
02:03Childbirth wrecks their bodies.
02:05I can't bear that.
02:07Professional matters should be left to professionals, right?
02:09Raucous laughter filled the room.
02:11Only I stood frozen outside the door.
02:15My swollen belly protruding.
02:17Icy dread seizing me.
02:19Beside them, Kim Hill cradled the baby, frowning in complaint.
02:23Why is it a girl?
02:24Kim tugged Benjamin's sleeve, pouting.
02:27Benjamin, I want another child.
02:29I want a boy.
02:30I don't like girls.
02:31He pulled her close, smiling indulgently.
02:35Fine.
02:37Whatever gender you want, I'll make her bear it.
02:41The child squirved restlessly in Kim's arms.
02:47Kim impatiently pinched its thigh secretly.
02:51The baby wailed, only to have its mouth muffled by Kim.
02:55She hissed a warning.
02:56Quiet.
02:58My heart clenched like a fist.
03:02I dug my nails into my palm until it bled, but I didn't even feel it.
03:07I trembled when watching the scene unfold.
03:11Kim waned on.
03:13Ugh, handing it over at one year old?
03:15It'll never bond with me.
03:17I want a newborn.
03:19Benjamin lowered his gaze, brimming with doting.
03:21What do you know?
03:22Infants are exhausting.
03:24That's why she raises them first.
03:25It can spare you the trouble.
03:27He leaned close and whispered in Kim's ear.
03:32I'd be heartbroken if you got even a single wrinkle.
03:36Kim tapped him cognatedly.
03:39A buddy spoke up hesitantly.
03:42But what if something goes wrong with your wife?
03:45She keeps having babies and keeps losing them?
03:49Benjamin's expression flickered for a moment, but his voice remained flat.
03:54She's a breeding machine.
03:56What's a few kids given away?
03:58If needed, I'll settle down in a few years and let her bear some kids belong to us as compensation.
04:07Filthy remarks swirled through the room.
04:10Someone even suggested I bear more children to please their parents.
04:14Benjamin agreed to each request with a smile.
04:17My legs gave way and my mind went blank.
04:21Clutching my six-month pregnant belly, I fled in a panic.
04:30When I got home, I locked myself in my room.
04:33I clapped a hand over my mouth to muffle any sound that might escape.
04:38The soul-crushing grief I'd endured time and again, all orchestrated by the man sharing my bed, the father of
04:45my children.
04:46He'd handed our children to his mistresses.
04:49One after another, every time he had a new mistress, he took another child away from me.
04:55This time, the mistress's side became his childhood sweet-mart, Kim.
05:04I burst into tears and screamed rosserily.
05:08I beat my belly violently, desperate to abort the unborn baby inside.
05:13I had once looked forward to every child Benjamin and I would have.
05:17Now, everything about Benjamin just felt utterly disgusting.
05:24Benjamin didn't come home until midnight.
05:26As soon as he walked in, his eyes reddened and he knelt before me.
05:31Rachel Hill, I'm sorry.
05:33The child taken out by the nanny this morning actually went missing.
05:38Seeing I didn't react, he stepped forward, grabbed my hand, and his eyes burned with urgency.
05:44I've ordered a city-wide search.
05:46We'll definitely find the baby, believe me.
05:48This was the teth time he'd said this to me.
05:52The ridiculous part was, every time, he failed.
05:58Benjamin expected me to break down, to scream and cry, but this time, I just calmly replied,
06:04I know.
06:05Benjamin's eyes widened in shock.
06:08Before he could ask about my odd behavior, a phone call interrupted.
06:13When he answered, my sharp ears picked up Kim's voice, sweet and kenosie.
06:19Benjamin, little girls are such a hassle.
06:22I want the one in Rachel's belly now.
06:25I couldn't hear the rest clearly, nor did I want to.
06:31After Benjamin left, I picked up my phone without hesitation.
06:36And first scheduled the residency cancellation in five days.
06:42Then, I dialed that number.
06:47The moment the man's voice came through, I held back my tears and spoke firmly.
06:52I agree, but my condition is this.
06:55Our child must be your heir.
06:58Yeah.
07:00The man agreed without hesitation.
07:04As the call ended, Benjamin approached again, pulling me into his embrace and coatsing.
07:11Rachel is such a good girl.
07:13No crying.
07:14No fussing.
07:15That's my sweet Rachel.
07:17I was cradled in his arms, but my face remained utterly expressionless.
07:22True, I would be obedient.
07:25So obedient that I'd vanish from his life entirely.
07:29Remarrying the elite socialette heir to end his bloodline.
07:35The next morning, Benjamin got up early.
07:39He took my hand and said gently,
07:42Rachel, we're going for your prenatal checkup today.
07:45Hey, you've lost weight carrying this baby.
07:48In the past, such words from Benjamin would have filled me with joy at now.
07:52They only filled me with disgust.
07:54I let him lead me to the car.
07:57As the window rolled down, Kim's saccharine voice chirped.
08:02Benjamin, why did you take so long?
08:06She then deliberately turned to me.
08:07Sis, I'm not feeling well either.
08:10Father, do you mind if I go to the hospital with you two?
08:14He leaned in and whispered to me.
08:17Let her come, hmm?
08:19Don't be upset.
08:20I'll make it up to you later, sweetheart.
08:22In that instant, their scheme chromistenied.
08:27Today was about showing Kim my unborn child in advance.
08:33I let out a bitter laugh.
08:36Not at all.
08:39Benjamin exhaled in relief.
08:42Settling me into the back seat and fastening my seatbelt with exaggerated care.
08:46Kim, meanwhile, sprawled boldly in the passenger seat.
08:50Shooting me a triumphant glance before coquettishly batting her lashes at Benjamin.
08:54I remained silent throughout the hospital visit, even as the examination began.
08:59The doctor glided the device over my belly and asked routine question.
09:04How many pregnancies?
09:06I lowered my eyes, pressing my lips together.
09:10This is the tenth.
09:11The doctor offered no reaction, but whispers erupted among the pregnant women waiting outside the room.
09:17That man and the other woman look like the real couple.
09:19He hasn't stopped staring at her.
09:21The pregnant one's probably the mistress.
09:23Ten kids.
09:24She's likely popping them out for different sugar daddies.
09:27Shameless slut.
09:28Benjamin nearly frowned slightly, silent.
09:32Kim smirked at me before eagerly peering at the baby's image on the screen.
09:38Her eyes lit up as she hurried to ask.
09:43Well, doctor?
09:45Boy or girl?
09:47This hospital was invested in by the Mitchell family.
09:50Benjamin could obtain any information effortlessly.
09:54Soon, he and Kim followed the doctor into a private room, leaving me alone outside.
10:02When they emerged, Kim glared at me with sour disgust.
10:07Benjamin took my hand apologetically.
10:10His voice softened.
10:12Rachel, I'm sorry.
10:13The fetus is deformed.
10:16We need to terminate.
10:22The doctor chimed in.
10:24Yes, a deformed child would only suffer.
10:27My scornful gaze swept over the trio.
10:31What do you want to say?
10:33Benjamin seemed to forget.
10:35I was once a medical student, too.
10:38It was that one-night love with him that derated my studies with an unplanned pregnancy.
10:46The baby is perfectly healthy.
10:51Yet Benjamin wants me to abort her, simply because she's a girl who doesn't suit Kim's preferences.
10:58I stared at Benjamin and blurted out.
11:02What if I say no?
11:04Benjamin's expression darkened, and his voice turned colder.
11:08Rachel, don't be unreasonable.
11:09I had no desire to argue further and turn to leave, only to be grabbed by Kim, who'd chased after
11:15me.
11:17Only to be grabbed by Kim, who'd chased after me.
11:20With feigned anxiety, she said,
11:24Rachel, are you upset because I came with you?
11:30I'm sorry.
11:32I apologize.
11:34Kim's nails dug viciously into my flesh.
11:37I winced in pain and tried to shake her off.
11:40Let go!
11:42At that moment, Kim suddenly stumbled backward, crashing onto the floor.
11:48Simultaneously, she clutched me tightly and shoved me down the stairs.
11:53My body tumbled down the stairs several times.
11:57Benjamin's pupils constricted as he sprinted toward us, but the name he shouted wasn't mine.
12:05Kim!
12:08Benjamin helped Kim up, his face frantic.
12:11Where are you hurt?
12:12Let me see.
12:15Kim wiped her tears, sobbing pitifully.
12:18My ankles twisted.
12:20It hurts so much.
12:22Benjamin's eyes reddened with distress.
12:24He scooped Kim into his arms and was already heading toward the emergency room.
12:29I clutched my stomach, trembling from the pain.
12:32Someone in the crowd shouted,
12:35She's bleeding!
12:37This pregnant woman is bleeding!
12:39A sharp cramp tore through my abdomen, something wet spread between my legs, and red stains soaked through my white
12:45dress.
12:46Benjamin froze, turning back to gaze down at me with conflicted eyes.
12:50Rachel, if you hadn't pushed Kim on purpose, this wouldn't have happened.
12:54Don't blame anyone.
12:55I shook my head desperately, tears streaming as my voice quivered.
12:59It wasn't me.
13:01It wasn't...
13:03Benjamin tightened his hold on Kim.
13:06His voice was gentle, but the words he spoke were cold.
13:10Just bear it.
13:11We were going to terminate this baby anyway.
13:13This just saves the trouble.
13:15But Kim needs to dance.
13:17Her feet can't be injured.
13:18Then he ignored me, curled on the floor.
13:20He stepped right over me and rushed into the emergency room with Kim in his arms.
13:26I begged the onlookers broken.
13:30Help me.
13:31Please help me.
13:33Help.
13:35The crowd murmured in pity, yet no one offered aid.
13:41Instead, cameras clicked, capturing my agony.
13:44The last thing I saw before passing out was a doctor rushing out.
13:51Lifting me onto a stretcher.
13:53I woke up three days later.
13:56The doctor regrettely told me the baby was gone.
14:00Urging me to rest and not grieve.
14:02But I just smiled calmly.
14:06Gone.
14:08That's a relief.
14:10My baby didn't deserve to be born into a family full of lies.
14:17More importantly, everything about Benjamin now filled me with utter revulsion.
14:23After discharge, I packed the residency cancellation documents into a storage pouch at home.
14:30Tomorrow, I'd vanished from Benjamin's sight forever.
14:36Suddenly, Benjamin embraced me from behind.
14:40I froze, then struggled violently.
14:44Let go!
14:45He murmured soothingly.
14:48Still upset?
14:48I told you the baby was deformed.
14:52Giving birth would have only hurt you.
14:57I couldn't bear that.
15:00I laughed coldly.
15:04Staring at him.
15:06Is losing one baby after another really that tribal to you?
15:13He pulled me tighter.
15:15Voice faltering.
15:17It's not like childbirth takes much effort.
15:20We can always have more children, can't we?
15:23Tremlers of rage shook my body.
15:26How could anyone be so shameless?
15:29How could he say such things?
15:36Before I could resist, he swept me into his arms and threw me onto the bed.
15:42Rachel, let's make another open.
15:45My pupils shook in disbelief.
15:49Have you lost your mind?
15:51I just mere carried it!
15:53Benjamin kissed me, commanding.
15:57Have another baby.
15:59Be good.
16:01How about a son this time?
16:03I slapped him hard across the face.
16:06Stunned, he blinked before rage flashed in his eyes.
16:10You hit me?
16:11I curled defensively and then glared at him in silent hatred.
16:16He clenched his jaw and forced a stiff smile.
16:18You're grieving.
16:19I'll forgive you.
16:20I'll sleep in the guest room.
16:30Long after he left, I kept trembling, but I was still too naive, thinking Benjamin had
16:37obediently gone to the guest room.
16:41Late at night, when I got up for water and passed by the guest room,
16:46I saw through the door crack Benjamin kissing Kim fiercely.
16:51Kim hooked her arms around Benjamin's neck, cooing seductively.
16:56Get her pregnant soon.
16:58I can't wait to have a son.
17:05Or should I just carry the baby myself?
17:08Benjamin kissed Kim all over, his voice husky.
17:13Don't worry.
17:14She'll conceive quickly.
17:16It's too painful.
17:20I can't bear to see you suffer.
17:23Then came sounds that made one blush.
17:29So it wasn't that Benjamin didn't know childbirth was agonizing.
17:35It's just that he truly cares about has never been me.
17:38I stood outside the door.
17:40My grip on the glass so tight, it felt like it would shatter at any moment.
17:44My eyes reddened, and I clutched my chest as I vomited violently.
17:49This was all so utterly disgusting.
17:51I remained rooted there for as long as the sounds continued inside.
17:55Only when dawn began to break did the noises finally cease.
18:02While Benjamin embraced Kim with tender affection,
18:05he never noticed I'd taken the prepared residency cancellation documents and resolutely left home.
18:11Shortly after I stepped out, Benjamin sent me messages.
18:16Where are you?
18:17You're still unwell, don't wander off.
18:19Rachel, stop throwing a fit.
18:21Having another child will help us both move past the pain.
18:24Besides, Kim sprained her ankle because of you.
18:27She missed a whole day of dancing and didn't complain.
18:31Can't you be gracious?
18:32These words, masquerading as concern yet dripping with command,
18:36filled me with revulsion and rage.
18:38At the civil registry office while filing for divorce,
18:41every shred of love I'd believed existed shattered instantly.
18:44I stared at the clerk in disbelief.
18:47He repeated,
18:48Your marriage certificate is forged.
18:50Records show you've never been married.
18:52The gentleman you mention is married ten times.
18:56I scanned Benjamin's marriage records in shock.
18:59Sophia,
19:01Nina,
19:02until the tenth entry,
19:04Kim.
19:05In that moment,
19:07everything became clear.
19:11Why he always delayed registering our children's social security number until they turned one.
19:16Why the maids never addressed me as Mrs. Mitchell.
19:18From the beginning,
19:19I was just the mistress.
19:21A breeding tool for their ever-changing wives.
19:24Coldness seeped through my bones while fire raged inside.
19:28Blood gushed from my mouth.
19:31The clerk startled,
19:33steadying me.
19:35Madam,
19:35are you alright?
19:37I stumbled out and hailed a cab to process the residency cancelling.
19:44On the way,
19:45Benjamin's messages flood in,
19:47filled with feigned pleading and tenderness.
19:50Rachel,
19:51come home.
19:51I cooked your favorite meal.
19:55Still ignoring me?
19:57Sweetheart,
19:58you've gone too far this time.
20:00When you return,
20:01I'll punish you.
20:02Three days in bed while I have my way with you.
20:08Trembling,
20:09I replied,
20:10of course,
20:10darling.
20:11I have a special gift for you too.
20:15He instantly voice messaged.
20:18I'll wait.
20:19Kim's coquettish giggles echoed in the background.
20:22I stifled vomit with my palm.
20:26Then deleted every trace of Benjamin.
20:29Never would I lay eyes on that man again.
20:32Oh,
20:33I'd give him an unforgettable gift indeed.
20:36I swiftly completed the residency cancellation.
20:40Armed with a new identity prepared by elite socialite Air Willie Baker,
20:45I boarded a flight to Washington without hesitation.
20:48Meanwhile,
20:49Benjamin cradled Kim,
20:51doting on her and flirting with her.
20:53The doorbell rang.
20:55A courier stood outside,
20:57carrying a box.
20:58Benjamin frowned.
21:00Sorry,
21:00I didn't order anything.
21:01You've got the wrong address.
21:03The delivery guy double-checked the information.
21:07No mistake here.
21:08This is from Ms. Rachel Hill.
21:10A gift for you.
21:11Benjamin's eyes widened suddenly at the name.
21:14A sense of dread surged through him.
21:17Before he could react,
21:18Kim snatched the package triumphantly and tore open the wrapping.
21:21But the next second,
21:23ear-splitting screams exploded from Kim in the living room.
21:26As for Benjamin,
21:27only a hollow ringing filled his ears before his mind went completely blank.
21:31Inside the box,
21:32there was actually a fully formed embryo with all limbs intact,
21:35wrapped in a paper bag.
21:39Kim collapsed to the ground in terror,
21:41trembling and shrieking.
21:43She's crazy!
21:44She's a total lunatic!
21:46Benjamin staggered forward in disbelief,
21:51not even daring to glance again at the child in that paper bag.
21:56That was his child,
21:58his own flesh and blood.
22:00His eleventh child with me.
22:03Now aborted and laid bare before him.
22:08With shaking hands,
22:10Benjamin picked up the note I had left beside it.
22:12Perfect limbs.
22:14The child you wanted.
22:15I've given it to you.
22:17At that moment,
22:18Benjamin felt plunged into an icy abyss.
22:21So I knew everything.
22:23Immediately,
22:24Benjamin frantically messaged me,
22:25his words seizing.
22:26Rachel,
22:27I know you're angry.
22:28I was wrong to give our child away without your permission.
22:31But you shouldn't retaliate like this.
22:33You've birthed so many.
22:35We'll have more children.
22:37What's one or two given away?
22:39Stop this tantrum.
22:40Come back now.
22:42Yet every message he sent transformed into a red exclamation mark.
22:46I had blocked him.
22:48Benjamin exploded in rage,
22:50sweeping everything off the desk.
22:52Whirling towards the butler,
22:54he commanded icily.
22:56Search!
22:57Go to find her!
22:58Bring her back!
23:00Seeing Benjamin's fury,
23:01Kim instinctively sidled up to soothe him coquettishly.
23:05Benjamin,
23:06don't be upset.
23:07That Rachel's just an ungrateful.
23:09Benjamin clenched his fists,
23:11suppressing his irritation.
23:14Out!
23:15Kim froze for a second,
23:17mistaking it for a joke.
23:18She smiled and tried to cling to him again.
23:21But Benjamin shoved her away brutally.
23:25I said get out!
23:27Are you deaf?
23:28Kim sprawled on the floor.
23:30Gaping at him.
23:32Have you lost your mind?
23:34My ankle injury hasn't healed!
23:36But this time,
23:38Benjamin ignored her.
23:39He merely flicked a glance at the bodyguards.
23:42Instantly,
23:43Kim was respectfully escorted out limping,
23:45a pitifully comic sight.
23:48Benjamin truly believed he adored Kim.
23:50They were childhood sweethearts.
23:53They were childhood sweethearts.
23:53And she was his most cherished among dozens of lovers.
23:56Gentle,
23:57fragile,
23:58and pure-hearted.
23:59But the instant he realized I had known the truth all along,
24:03Benjamin panicked.
24:05That helplessness,
24:06watching me slip from his grasp,
24:08consumed him.
24:09He couldn't spare a thought for Kim.
24:11He didn't understand.
24:12Why would I leave?
24:13Rachel was so fertile,
24:14bearing brilliant children effortlessly.
24:16What harm in gifting a few away?
24:18Was this really worth abandoning him?
24:21Benjamin fisted his hands.
24:23She must never leave my side!
24:25Never!
24:26Soon,
24:27the butler returned,
24:28stammering.
24:29Mr. Benjamin,
24:31no trace of Miss Rachel.
24:34She's vanished.
24:36Erased from existence.
24:38Benjamin's gaze sharpened.
24:40What did you mean?
24:41The butler quaked.
24:43Miss Rachel,
24:44completed residency cancellation.
24:47Gone completely!
24:49For six months,
24:50Benjamin turned New York inside out.
24:54Yet I had evaporated like mist.
24:57I never reappeared.
25:02Benjamin's fury slowly dissolved
25:04into bewildered emptiness.
25:06Benjamin couldn't believe
25:07I had left so resolutely.
25:09Not even,
25:11leaving him a keepsake.
25:13All clues vanished at the hospital.
25:17Without hesitation,
25:19Benjamin personally reviewed
25:20the surveillance footage.
25:22His brows knitting tighter
25:23as he watched.
25:24The footage showed the day
25:25I was having a miscarriage.
25:27But the truth sent an instant chill
25:29down Benjamin's spine.
25:30The footage clearly showed
25:32Kim's actions.
25:33Deliberately tussling with me.
25:35Before I could shake her off,
25:37Kim grabbed my hand
25:38and threw herself to the ground.
25:39And me,
25:40with my six-month pregnant belly,
25:41tumbled down several meters of stairs.
25:45Benjamin's face darkened,
25:46radiating icy fury
25:47as he ordered his secretary.
25:49Get Kim here.
25:50The moment Kim stepped into the villa,
25:52her smile froze.
25:54Every screen in the house
25:56looped that surveillance footage.
25:58Kim paled instantly.
26:01Benjamin, what is this?
26:03Benjamin, eyes like a predator's,
26:05choked Kim's throat.
26:08Tell me what happens
26:09when I give this to the police.
26:12Kim,
26:13who gave you the right
26:15to push her down those stairs?
26:16I gave you status,
26:18love,
26:19a child!
26:22But I warned you,
26:23Rachel,
26:24is my bottom line!
26:26Kim thrashed wildly,
26:27her gentle facade shattering
26:29as she laughed hysterically.
26:32You think you're some kind of good guy?
26:36You gave away Rachel's babies
26:39one after another.
26:41You're no man at all!
26:44Benjamin snapped,
26:45tightening his grip.
26:46Shut up!
26:48Shut up!
26:49Finally,
26:51his hands dropped.
26:52Kim crumpled,
26:53coughing violently.
26:57Benjamin grimly summoned his secretary.
27:02File for divorce now.
27:05Give this footage to the police
27:07and the Hill family first.
27:10Let them see what kind of person
27:11their daughter really is.
27:13Kim's eyes bulged,
27:14screaming hysterically.
27:15Benjamin!
27:17You bastard!
27:18You can't do this!
27:20Her squeaks echoed
27:22as guards dragged her away.
27:24Tears of regret
27:24streamed down Benjamin's face.
27:27He truly repented now.
27:28If I returned,
27:30he'd pay any price
27:32to reclaim all ten children
27:33from his ex-wives.
27:35Kim wasn't idle either,
27:37exposing Benjamin's
27:38darkest secrets.
27:40Then the Mitchell family
27:41stocks plummeted.
27:42The secretary sighed,
27:44activating contingency plans.
27:46Only your godfather Willie
27:48in Washington
27:48can save us now.
27:50Willie had no heirs,
27:51hence adopting Benjamin.
27:52The Mitchells always assumed
27:54Willie's help was guaranteed.
27:55After all,
27:56he lacked an heir.
27:58Benjamin looked haggard,
28:00unshaden with stubble
28:01on his chin.
28:02He nodded in silent agreement.
28:04The Mitchells couldn't fall yet.
28:06I'd wait for Rachel's return.
28:09Rebuild our family.
28:11Make amends.
28:13When I next saw Benjamin,
28:15I was walking in the park
28:16with my pregnant belly.
28:17Then I bumped into someone's chest.
28:19As I began apologizing,
28:21a scalding tear hit my hand.
28:23I looked up,
28:25stunned.
28:26It was Benjamin.
28:28Gone was the elite heir.
28:30Now with stubbled jaw
28:32and bloodshot eyes,
28:33he stared fixedly at my belly,
28:35voice trembling with hesitant hope.
28:38This is our child, right?
28:40I smirked coldly inwardly,
28:42not wanting to engage further.
28:43I turned to leave,
28:44but Benjamin yanked me fiercely
28:46into his embrace.
28:48Benjamin's voice trembled.
28:51How much longer
28:52will you keep hiding from me?
28:57Rachel, I was wrong.
28:58I truly know I was wrong.
29:00I found all our children,
29:02all ten of them,
29:03every single one.
29:04Won't you come home with me?
29:05I struggled desperately,
29:07whirled around,
29:07and slapped Benjamin hard
29:09across the face.
29:10My teeth clenched,
29:11and hatred burned in my heart.
29:14Benjamin!
29:15Have you no shame left?
29:18I stepped closer to him.
29:20Do you think
29:21finding the children
29:22means I'll willingly
29:23forget the past and return?
29:26When you snatched them
29:28from me time after time,
29:29when you made me endure
29:31losing a child again and again,
29:33did you ever think
29:34I'm their mother?
29:36Benjamin stood speechless,
29:37lips quivering.
29:39Tears streamed down my face
29:41as emotion overwhelmed me.
29:44Night after night,
29:46I clutched their tiny clothes,
29:48praying, begging God
29:50not to take my children,
29:52offering my own life
29:53in exchange.
29:55And you?
29:56What were you doing?
30:00You were cuddling
30:01my missing children
30:03while playing
30:04lovey-dovey
30:04with your new wife!
30:06Benjamin suddenly looked up,
30:08frantically shaking his head
30:10before dropping
30:11to his knees.
30:12I was wrong, Rachel.
30:14I've divorced Kim.
30:17We'll get married
30:18as soon as we go back,
30:19okay?
30:20Please!
30:21Don't leave!
30:23You're carrying our child!
30:25I stared at the man
30:26with icy contempt.
30:28Who said the child
30:29in my belly is?
30:30Before I could finish,
30:32a large hand
30:33gently pulled me
30:34into an embrace.
30:35My eyes lifted,
30:37tension melting instantly.
30:40Willie glanced down,
30:41eyebrow arched
30:42at the kneeling Benjamin.
30:44Who claimed
30:45my wife's child
30:46is yours?
30:47I watched
30:47Benjamin's expression fracture.
30:49His face turned
30:50ghostly pale,
30:51voice trembling
30:52uncontrollably
30:53as he stammered.
30:54God?
30:55Godfather?
30:56Willie didn't acknowledge
30:58him immediately.
30:59Instead,
31:00he handed me
31:00his ice cream,
31:01affection warming
31:02his gaze.
31:03Can't overindulge
31:04as my dear.
31:05Hmph.
31:06I huffed,
31:07naturally accepting
31:08the treat
31:08while chiding.
31:10It's not me
31:11craving it.
31:12The baby inside is.
31:15We bantered
31:16with effortless intimacy.
31:18Benjamin remained
31:19frozen on his knees,
31:20disbelief etching
31:21his features.
31:22Finally,
31:22Willie cast him
31:23in a different look,
31:24lips curving slightly.
31:25If you're here
31:26to congratulate
31:27your godfather
31:27on marriage
31:28and fatherhood,
31:29save it.
31:31First,
31:32co-ho to your godmother.
31:36Godmother.
31:37The words
31:37stabbed Benjamin's heart.
31:39Thoughts of the
31:40Mitchell legacy,
31:41even his godfather,
31:42evaporated.
31:43Replaced by
31:44white-hot fury,
31:45he'd take Rachel back,
31:46how dare she marry another.
31:48In a flash,
31:49he lunged at Willie.
31:49They crashed to the ground,
31:51fists flying.
31:52But Benjamin,
31:54softened by privilege,
31:55was no match
31:56for Willie's
31:56battle-hardened strength.
31:58Willie pinned his head,
31:59delivering brutal punches.
32:01First blow,
32:01voice glacial.
32:03This fist teaches
32:04fatherhood.
32:06Gifting your own child
32:07as a flirtation prop?
32:09You're no father.
32:12Second blow.
32:14This fist teaches
32:15husbandry.
32:16Deceiving her love?
32:17Making Rachel endure
32:18child loss agony daily?
32:20You're no husband!
32:21Final blow,
32:22Willie channeled
32:22full force.
32:23Cold declaration.
32:25Last fist teaches
32:26knowing your place.
32:28Neil,
32:29call her godmother.
32:32Willie slammed
32:33Benjamin's forehead
32:34against concrete.
32:36Bloodied and dazed,
32:37Benjamin choked out.
32:39God.
32:42Godmother.
32:42I answered with
32:44sweet satisfaction,
32:45hand resting on my
32:46rounded belly
32:47as I eyed him
32:48disdainfully.
32:49Let's go home.
32:51This filth is
32:52scaring the baby.
32:53Willie instantly
32:54released him,
32:55wiping his hands
32:56before encircling
32:57me tenderly.
32:58Go home.
33:00Benjamin could only
33:00kneel in ruin,
33:02desperately reaching for me
33:03as he howled.
33:04I was wrong!
33:05Truly wrong!
33:08The breeze carried
33:09no reply.
33:10Someone captured
33:11Benjamin's disgraceful
33:12park scene in Washington,
33:14spreading it online.
33:15Paired with
33:16Kim's earlier exposes,
33:18public fury
33:18toward Benjamin
33:19ignited boycotts
33:20against Mitchell goods
33:21erupted nationwide.
33:22The Mitchell family's
33:24stock plummeted
33:24within days.
33:27Benjamin's mother,
33:28Carol Mitchell,
33:29was frantic with worry,
33:30tearfully urging him
33:31to beg Willie for help.
33:33Benjamin's eyes
33:34were hollow
33:34as he stubbornly
33:35shook his head.
33:37I'd rather die
33:38than ask him.
33:41Meanwhile,
33:42fresh after childbirth,
33:43Willie strode
33:44into the shareholders
33:44meeting holding
33:45our baby
33:46and declared
33:47without hesitation,
33:48This is the next heir.
33:50Mine and Rachel's child.
33:53The shareholders gasped.
33:55They'd believed
33:55Willie had no heir,
33:57never imagining
33:57he'd quietly
33:58fathered a child.
33:59My eyes curved
34:00into crescents
34:01as I watched Willie.
34:03He took my hand
34:04and asked,
34:05What about the Mitchells
34:07and those ten children
34:08you bore earlier?
34:09Willie heaved coldly.
34:12Bankrupt them.
34:13Agreed?
34:14I lowered my gaze,
34:16formulating a plan
34:17before shaking my head.
34:19That's too merciful.
34:21Let's make the Mitchells
34:22wholly dependent
34:23on us instead.
34:24I lifted my eyes,
34:26studying Willie
34:26uncertainly.
34:29Would you mind?
34:32Willie pulled me
34:33tightly against him,
34:34his voice gravity.
34:35Your children are mine.
34:37Bring them home.
34:39Everything else,
34:40we'll handle as you wish.
34:42I laughed and kissed Willie,
34:44our arms wrapped around
34:46each other in joyful chaos.
34:48When the ten children
34:50came home,
34:51Willie treated them equally.
34:52He'd gather all eleven kids
34:54upon returning,
34:55kissing each forehead in turn.
34:58As for Benjamin,
34:59I didn't bankrupt the Mitchells.
35:02Instead,
35:02I had Willie assign him
35:04the cheapest production projects,
35:06previously,
35:06the Mitchells maintained
35:07minor independence.
35:09Now they relied on us
35:10for everything.
35:11Every year,
35:12Carol would bring Benjamin
35:13from New York to Washington,
35:16where they bowed respectfully
35:17before me.
35:19Benjamin's eyes reddened
35:20as he watched
35:21my ten children
35:22play with Willie.
35:24Swallowing his pride,
35:25he forced out the words,
35:27Hello, Godmother.
35:28I'll see you later.
35:29I'll see you later.
35:30I'll see you later.
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