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✨✨✨Twin surprise for my ex husband✨ English
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00:00:01Today is the second anniversary of my marriage to my husband, but he is so drunk in the bar.
00:00:07The VIP door is joined. Just as I'm about to open the door, my hand freezes on the handle.
00:00:13Corrine's flight lands tomorrow.
00:00:16I hear the voices of Sean Cooper, my husband, the president of Cooper Group. Corrine is his ex.
00:00:23Layla hasn't conceived in two years because I never wanted her to bear a Cooper child.
00:00:28I drop my champagne. I bought it for the anniversary, his favorite.
00:00:37I leave the bar in panic and suddenly my phone rings. It is the hospital's message.
00:00:43Mrs. Cooper, congratulations. You are pregnant.
00:00:48I'm crouched by the curb vomiting. My phone lights up, a breaking entertainment alert.
00:00:53The photo is from four years ago, with Sean down on one knee, proposing to Corrine in grand fashion.
00:00:59The next day, the doorbell rings.
00:01:02I open the door. It is Corrine.
00:01:06Sean left his watch at my apartment last night. I thought I'd drop it off.
00:01:09I take the watch engraved on the back as L.S., the wedding gift I gave him.
00:01:16I see her out calmly. The moment the door closes, my nails dig into my palms and silent tears fall.
00:01:24That night, Sean comes home and slides divorce papers across the table.
00:01:33I pick up the pen and sign without reading a single line.
00:01:47I don't respond. I book a flight, delete all my contacts.
00:01:51I leave Fladina with the baby he never wanted.
00:01:54Four years later, Fladina International Airport.
00:01:57I wear a khaki Trent coat, holding Amila's hand in one hand and Andres' in the other, walking out of
00:02:04arrivals.
00:02:05Corrine is back! Sean is picking her up! What a perfect match!
00:02:10Mommy! That man looks just like me!
00:02:13Amelia pulls free from my grip and points at the VIP corridor.
00:02:17I look up. Sean is walking out of the corridor, his arm around Corrine.
00:02:21His gaze sweeps the crowd and collides with mine.
00:02:24His steps falter. Corrine follows his gazes toward me.
00:02:28Mommy, who is that man?
00:02:30No one. Let's go.
00:02:32Four years. I think I'm over him.
00:02:33I drag the kids out of the airport, but my heart is clenched so hard I can barely breathe.
00:02:40Back at the apartment, I lock myself in the bathroom and turn the fossa on full blast to drown out
00:02:46my crying.
00:02:47When I come out, Andres is sitting on the living room floor.
00:02:51My old laptop is open in front of him.
00:02:53Mommy, this is Daddy, isn't he?
00:02:56On the screen are a photo of Sean and me on our wedding day and the divorce papers from four
00:03:00years ago.
00:03:02Andres.
00:03:04Amelia wants to meet him. I'll protect her.
00:03:07The next day, I think they've gone to kindergarten.
00:03:09Then, the teacher calls.
00:03:11They never showed up.
00:03:13At Cooper Group headquarters, Amelia is brought into the CEO's office by Sean's secretary.
00:03:22Daddy.
00:03:23She throws herself into Sean's arms.
00:03:26Sean freezes, looking down at the little girl whose eyes look so much like his.
00:03:31Who are you?
00:03:32Where's your mom?
00:03:34My name is Amelia Carter.
00:03:36My mommy is Layla Carter.
00:03:39Sean's eyes change instantly.
00:03:41Sean had his secretary contact me, but Amelia clung to him and said she was hungry.
00:03:48So he took the children to the downstairs restaurant.
00:03:51Hungry.
00:03:52Sean takes the kids to a revolving restaurant.
00:03:55Daddy, this strawberry cake is so yummy. Try it.
00:04:00Sean pauses, then eats the piece she offers.
00:04:03He reaches out and wipes the cream from her cheek, clumsy but gentle.
00:04:08Andres stays silent the whole time.
00:04:11But when Sean goes to the restroom, he secretly snaps a photo of his back and sends it to me.
00:04:16Mommy, he seems not as awful as he looks on TV.
00:04:21When I got the secretary's call, my hands were shaking.
00:04:27Josh happened to be nearby, so he drove me straight to the restaurant.
00:04:34He was my childhood friend, and he had helped me take care of the kids all these years.
00:04:39Sean looks at the two of us standing side by side.
00:04:42Something flickers in his eyes like he's been stung.
00:04:45Sean, thank you for taking care of them.
00:04:49So for the past four years, he's been by your side with the children?
00:04:52It's not what you think.
00:04:54I see.
00:04:56He turns and walks away without looking back.
00:04:59I want to run after him, to explain, but my feet are rooted to the ground.
00:05:03Sean returns to his office and hurls his suit jacket onto the sofa.
00:05:08He yanks off his tie and dials Theo.
00:05:12Look into someone for me.
00:05:14Layla Carter.
00:05:16Everything from the last four years.
00:05:19Especially the man she's with.
00:05:22Hanging up, he opens a drawer and takes out the wedding ring I left behind four years ago.
00:05:26His thumb traces the engraving inside.
00:05:28He doesn't put it down for a long time.
00:05:33Sean, what's so interesting?
00:05:36Nothing.
00:05:37Sean quickly puts the ring back in the drawer, but she's already seen it.
00:05:42After leaving Sean's office, Corrine's eyes are cold as ice.
00:05:46She dials a number.
00:05:48Layla Carter.
00:05:49I want to know everything about her from the last four years.
00:05:53The next day, Sean suddenly appears downstairs at my building.
00:05:57He leans against his car, the streetlight stretching his shadow long.
00:06:01Those two children, are they mine?
00:06:05I clench my fists.
00:06:07And say nothing.
00:06:08You were already pregnant when you left Flat Dana.
00:06:11Just then, Josh's car pulls up beside us.
00:06:14He's here to take me to see a real estate agent.
00:06:17Sean looks at Josh, then back on me.
00:06:20He unclenches his fist and steps back.
00:06:22Forget it.
00:06:23He gets in his car and roars away.
00:06:28That weekend, I take the kids to Central Plaza.
00:06:31The kids run off to play, their laughter echoing in the open space.
00:06:35I watch them from a distance.
00:06:37A contented smile on my face.
00:06:40Balloon!
00:06:40Mommy, it's Balloon!
00:06:42Amelia chases a balloon vendor out of my sight.
00:06:46Andres follows her.
00:06:47Amelia!
00:06:48When I catch up, for they're gone.
00:06:53I dial Sean's number like a madwoman, my fingers trembling so hard I can barely hit the buttons.
00:07:00The children are gone!
00:07:03Sean, please help me!
00:07:05On the other end, he bursts out of the meeting room.
00:07:10Theo, pull up the plaza surveillance footage.
00:07:13On screen, a large hand covers Amalia's mouth and drags her into a gray van.
00:07:18Andres lunges forward and bites that hand, but he's yanked in two.
00:07:27I kneel on the ground, clutching that little shoe.
00:07:34It's all my fault.
00:07:36At the same moment, Corinne's phone lights up.
00:07:38It's an encrypted message.
00:07:40It says, secured.
00:07:46Sean's men seal off the entire plaza.
00:07:54That's Amalia's favorite shoe.
00:07:56She wears it just the first time.
00:07:57I'm collapsed on the ground, clutching Amalia's pink shoe.
00:08:02She must be so scared.
00:08:04Andres is only four.
00:08:05What can he do?
00:08:07My hands keep shaking until Sean takes them.
00:08:16Layla, look at me.
00:08:19I will get them back.
00:08:21Do you hear me?
00:08:24Sean!
00:08:26Surveillance, track them!
00:08:27The van's heading into the abandoned industrial district.
00:08:31Get the car and take me there.
00:08:41I'm going with you!
00:08:44He doesn't refuse and takes my hands again.
00:08:47His hand is so warm.
00:08:49Headlights cut through the night like knives through my heart.
00:08:54Inside an abandoned factory, my son is holding his crying sister tight with his tiny hands.
00:08:59Andres, I'm scared.
00:09:02I want mommy.
00:09:05Don't cry.
00:09:06I'll get you out.
00:09:07His eyes scan everywhere calmly.
00:09:17Yeah.
00:09:19Both brats are here.
00:09:20More money, or I'll slit their throats.
00:09:30Now.
00:09:32Now.
00:09:34Now.
00:09:44Amelia squeezes through first.
00:09:47Then him.
00:09:52Two small figures vanish into the night.
00:10:01As the kidnapper returns, he sees nothing but an empty room.
00:10:07Damn it! The brats escaped!
00:10:10And at the same time, Corinne's phone lights up.
00:10:18Escaped? Useless idiots.
00:10:21When Sean and I reach the industrial district, the kidnappers are gone.
00:10:28The warehouse is empty.
00:10:32Amalia? Andrus? Mommy's too late.
00:10:37Wait. Look at the floor.
00:10:39He points at a trail of small footprints leading toward the wasteland behind the hair house.
00:10:44They escaped. Layla, they're alive. Come with me.
00:10:50I run after him like a madwoman.
00:10:56Andres! Amelia!
00:10:59I scream their names as I run, my voice so hoarse it barely makes a sound.
00:11:06Andres!
00:11:10I rush towards the sound.
00:11:13Amelia is huddled in Andres' arms.
00:11:15And my son has a long, bloody gash on his arm.
00:11:19His entire sleeve is soaked red.
00:11:28Mommy, I told you.
00:11:30I'd protect her.
00:11:40In the hospital corridor, I rush Andres into the ER.
00:11:45His arm was sliced open by wire during the escape.
00:11:49He needs seven stitches.
00:11:55He doesn't cry once.
00:12:00After the doctor finishes, Sean finally walks in and sits by Andres' bed.
00:12:08He wants to touch but pulls back his hand.
00:12:13You protected your sister.
00:12:16You're a hero.
00:12:18My son looks directly into his eyes with great seriousness.
00:12:23You're my father.
00:12:26You should have protected us.
00:12:28Andres calls him father for the very first time.
00:12:31The word father shatters something in Sean's eyes.
00:12:49The first night in the villa, the kids sleep deeply.
00:12:54I sit by the bed and watch them.
00:12:56My heart a tangled mess.
00:12:59Sean asks me to go to the study.
00:13:03He places a stack of documents in front of me.
00:13:06DNA test results, birth certificates, and our old marriage certificate.
00:13:12Andres and Amelia are my children.
00:13:14Josh is not the father.
00:13:21I close my eyes.
00:13:22Don't want to look at their documents.
00:13:25Layla.
00:13:27You hid them from me for four years.
00:13:32Yes.
00:13:34But you and Corrine...
00:13:38I won't come between you two.
00:13:41I turn and walk away.
00:13:43I hear him murmur to himself.
00:13:54Leela, was I wrong four years ago?
00:13:58Sean starts coming home on time.
00:14:01He builds blocks with Amelia.
00:14:04Plays chess with Andres.
00:14:06Even learns to braid his daughter's hair.
00:14:09Daddy!
00:14:11Bows!
00:14:11I want more bows!
00:14:12Amelia surrenders quickly.
00:14:15But Andres keeps his distance.
00:14:19He never initiates calling him dad.
00:14:21And whenever Sean touches him, he instinctively flinches.
00:14:25It doesn't matter.
00:14:27Sean seems unconcerned.
00:14:29But there is sadness in his eyes.
00:14:32I've enrolled the kids in the best kindergarten in Fladina.
00:14:36I know he's trying to be a good father.
00:14:38He wants to make up for those four empty years.
00:14:42I'll go check out the school tomorrow.
00:14:45The next day, I run into Corrine at the school gate.
00:14:51She stands across the street, smiling at me.
00:15:00Layla, long time no see.
00:15:03Corrine doesn't answer.
00:15:05She stands up and grabs her purse.
00:15:08Stay away from Sean.
00:15:09For your children's sake.
00:15:12She leaves.
00:15:13I sit there, fingers frozen.
00:15:18When I get home, Sean looks up at me, frowning.
00:15:23What's wrong?
00:15:25Nothing.
00:15:27I can't tell him.
00:15:29Not yet.
00:15:30That night, after tucking the kids in, I open my laptop.
00:15:35With trembling fingers, I type, Cooper car crash.
00:15:39An old report pops up.
00:15:41Cooper couple killed in crash.
00:15:43Only son, Sean Cooper, ends entire estate.
00:15:46I read out the title, staring at the photo that shows a teenage Sean at the funeral.
00:15:51His eyes are hollow.
00:15:52I had no idea about this at all.
00:15:54I send the files to Josh.
00:15:56I need to know the truth.
00:15:58No matter how cruel it is.
00:16:07Three days later, he asks to meet.
00:16:10His expression is more serious than I've ever seen.
00:16:14Layla, I can only trace the crash to a transnational crime syndicate called Sigma.
00:16:20His expression is more serious than I've ever seen.
00:16:23It's too dangerous.
00:16:24For the kids' safety, you need to leave Sean as soon as possible.
00:16:30I return home in a daze.
00:16:38I push open the door, and see Sean is sitting on the living room floor, teaching Andres chess.
00:16:45Andres makes a move, then he looks up at Sean.
00:16:50Checkmate, Dad.
00:16:52Andres calls him Dad.
00:16:54For the first time, he initiates it.
00:16:57Layla, he called me Dad.
00:17:02Sean scoops Andres up and buries his face in the child's small shoulder.
00:17:12Watching this, my heart is torn in two.
00:17:17What on earth am I supposed to do?
00:17:22That night, Sean knocks on my door.
00:17:27Layla, tomorrow.
00:17:29Come with me to Cooper Manor.
00:17:31Grandpa wants to meet you and the children.
00:17:33Garrett Cooper.
00:17:34The old man who arranged our marriage and never once blamed me after the divorce.
00:17:39I'm terrified.
00:17:41After four years.
00:17:43How do I face him?
00:17:48But the moment Garrett sees Amelia and Andres, tears well up in his cloudy old eyes.
00:17:54Then he looks at me and asks me to follow him to the study alone.
00:18:00My palms are soaked.
00:18:04Layla, my child, please sit down.
00:18:08Is he going to talk about the kids?
00:18:10Or demand to know why I hid them for four years?
00:18:13He pulls a document from his drawer and slides it across the desk towards me.
00:18:17Sign it.
00:18:19Property transfer?
00:18:21And five percent of Cooper Group shares?
00:18:26I can't.
00:18:27This is too much.
00:18:28This is what I owe you.
00:18:29Take it.
00:18:31Garrett holds my hand, eyes reddening.
00:18:33It's not for you.
00:18:34It's so this old man can go in peace.
00:18:37That boy, Sean, owes you far too much.
00:18:40I leave the study.
00:18:44Amelia waits for me in the hallway.
00:18:48She pulls me into a room.
00:18:50Mommy, Daddy smiled so happily when he was little.
00:18:54Amelia points at a family portrait on the wall.
00:18:57A young Sean standing between a couple, smiling without a care in the world.
00:19:02Mommy, why doesn't he smile like that now?
00:19:05What I remember is another photo.
00:19:08The one from that old news article I found online.
00:19:11The teenage boy in black at the funeral.
00:19:16How did he survive all these years, all alone?
00:19:21A crazy thought takes hold of me.
00:19:29While Sean is out, I enter his study.
00:19:38In the bottom drawer, I find a locked iron box.
00:19:42I try the kids' birthdays.
00:19:44Amalina's.
00:19:45Andre's.
00:19:46None of them work.
00:19:52Andre stand at the door of the study, looking at me calmly.
00:19:55The password is Dad's birthday.
00:19:57I already tried it.
00:20:05I open the box, hands trembling.
00:20:12These are...
00:20:13Inside are thick investigation files, crime scene photos from the crash, and a yellowed note.
00:20:20It bears a name, Steph Griffiths.
00:20:23And next to it, two words, Sigma Group.
00:20:27I flip the note over.
00:20:29On the back is another name.
00:20:32A name I know all too well.
00:20:34Kareen Evans.
00:20:36I put the box back, my fingers ice cold, my whole body trembling.
00:20:43Corinne.
00:20:47Was she behind the kidnapping of Amelia and Andres?
00:20:54You've known all along that something was wrong with Corinne?
00:20:59Yes.
00:21:02I can't tell you these things, because the less you know, the safer it will be for you.
00:21:11All these years, you and she...
00:21:14That's why I had to stay involved with her.
00:21:18Stay involved.
00:21:21My heart clenches painfully.
00:21:23That night, Sean tells me everything.
00:21:29Twelve years ago, my parents didn't die in an ordinary crash.
00:21:33It was Sigma Group.
00:21:35He pauses for a moment, his voice carrying a deep sense of sadness.
00:21:40The Cooper family was in their way, so they silenced them.
00:21:43Corinne's adoptive father, Hawk, is the one who tampered with my parents' car.
00:21:48So you pretended to still have feelings for her, so you could find the mastermind, Steph Griffiths?
00:21:54Yes.
00:21:56Then when you divorced me, was it also because...
00:22:00I thought if I pushed you away, you'd be safe.
00:22:05I thought you didn't love me.
00:22:07But to protect me, he pushed me out of his world and carried it all alone for four years.
00:22:14Sean says nothing and holds me in his arms.
00:22:28Sean tells me Corinne is the venomous snake that Hawk planted by his side.
00:22:33I make a decision.
00:22:35I'll get close to Corinne myself.
00:22:38The next day, I ask her out for coffee.
00:22:48Sean has been so distracted lately.
00:22:50Does he still have feelings for you?
00:22:53I do notice that Corinne's eyes light up for a second, then turn guardian.
00:23:00What do you mean?
00:23:02I pretend to be sad, with a few tears forming at the corners of my eyes.
00:23:08The one in his heart was never me.
00:23:11You should win him back.
00:23:12I'm only living with him because of the kids.
00:23:15She stares at me for a long time before finally smiling.
00:23:18There's a condescending satisfaction in that smile.
00:23:20Layla, you're more sensible than I expected.
00:23:27I lift my coffee cup.
00:23:31My hands are shaking, but my face is smiling.
00:23:35The fish has taken the bait.
00:23:38Andres becomes my agent.
00:23:39He doesn't know what's really happening,
00:23:41but he silently memorizes every stranger who comes to the house
00:23:45and sketches their faces with his astonishing drawing skills.
00:23:51Mom, this man has been here three times.
00:23:54He hands me a sketch.
00:23:57The man in the drawing has a fierce glares.
00:24:03He always comes here when Dad's not home with that lady named Corinne.
00:24:08It's the man from the photo Theo showed me.
00:24:10Steph's right-hand man, Hawk.
00:24:13Mom, is that man a bad guy?
00:24:18Yes.
00:24:23But don't be scared.
00:24:25Mom will protect you.
00:24:26I'm not scared.
00:24:28I'll protect you and Amelia.
00:24:31I hug Andreas tight, proud and terrified at once.
00:24:36My son is using his pencil to spy on my enemies for me.
00:24:42But I don't even know how to protect him.
00:24:45Corinne starts treating me like an ally.
00:24:47She invites me to a private party.
00:24:49Layla, you're so lucky.
00:24:52My father is coming today, too.
00:24:54He will definitely like you.
00:25:00I walk into the private room wearing the dress she gave me.
00:25:05A middle-aged man sits in the host's seat.
00:25:09The exact face from Andres' sketch.
00:25:12So you're Sean's ex-wife?
00:25:16He looks me up and down.
00:25:22Yes.
00:25:24Your son draws well.
00:25:26He's got talent.
00:25:32Next time he sketches me, tell him, make me look more handsome.
00:25:38In that instant, my blood freezes.
00:25:41They've seen Andres' drawings.
00:25:46Moreover, they never intended to let us go.
00:25:51I burst into the house and clutch Andres tightly in my arms, trembling uncontrollably.
00:25:57Mommy, what's wrong?
00:25:58Your hands are so cold.
00:26:00Nothing, baby.
00:26:02Mommy just missed you.
00:26:04Sean pushes the door open, takes one look at my face, and rushes over.
00:26:10What happened?
00:26:11You look like you've seen a ghost.
00:26:14Hawk knows Andres drew him.
00:26:17Sean's face turns ashen.
00:26:19He punches the wall.
00:26:21They've been watching this house since the first day you moved in.
00:26:25That night, he installs alarms on every window himself.
00:26:30Then presses a small pistol into my hand.
00:26:37If I'm not here, you use it.
00:26:39Aim for the chest, pull the trigger.
00:26:44Lila, promise me.
00:26:48I promise.
00:26:51I hold that gun all night.
00:26:55Unable to sleep.
00:26:59Theo sends word.
00:27:01Hawk will personally escort a shipment out of Fladyna Harbor in three days.
00:27:08I need you to stay at the hotel near the harbor.
00:27:10Tell me the moment you see them.
00:27:12I can do more.
00:27:13Let me help you.
00:27:16Lila, knowing you're there is the only way I can focus.
00:27:21Trust me.
00:27:25That night, I stand at the hotel window, staring through binoculars at the dock.
00:27:35The moment Corrine appears, arm in arm with Hawk, I press the shatter.
00:27:43Target's in sight.
00:27:53When the lights come back on, Hawk is pinned to the ground.
00:27:59But Corrine, she's vanished.
00:28:05Sean bursts into the hotel room, covered in blood.
00:28:08Are you okay?
00:28:10Did she come here?
00:28:12I'm fine.
00:28:13Where's Corrine?
00:28:19She ran.
00:28:23But she won't get far.
00:28:25Corrine has vanished.
00:28:26I've never seen Sean's face so grim.
00:28:29Sean.
00:28:30Corrine knows too much and hates you too much.
00:28:33Your whole family are in danger.
00:28:35That night, Sean makes a decision.
00:28:38We move to Cooper Manor.
00:28:40Garrett activates every security asset on the estate.
00:28:43The gates are guarded around the clock.
00:28:49Mommy, why can't we go back to Daddy's house?
00:28:54I crouch down and hold Amelia in my arms.
00:28:57I don't know how to answer.
00:28:59Three days later, the doorbell rings.
00:29:03Corrine storms into Cooper Manor in a loose white dress, her belly thrust forward.
00:29:09I'm pregnant with Sean's baby.
00:29:11Here's the prenatal report.
00:29:13Let everyone see it.
00:29:14Everyone freezes.
00:29:16Garrett sits in his wheelchair, face ashen.
00:29:20When Corrine sees Sean walking down from upstairs, she bursts into tears immediately.
00:29:26Sean, this is your child.
00:29:27You can't do this to me.
00:29:30She clutches her belly, tears streaming down her face.
00:29:33Sean walks up to her and takes the report from her hand.
00:29:37Your forgery skills haven't improved one bit in four years.
00:29:41What did you say?
00:29:43This hospital closed three months ago.
00:29:47Corrine stands still, her expression frozen.
00:29:50Police swarm in and pin her to the ground.
00:29:54She looks back at me as she's dragged away.
00:29:56Leela, you think you've won?
00:29:58You don't know anything!
00:30:00What is she talking about?
00:30:02I stare at Sean's back, waiting for his answer.
00:30:06But he says nothing.
00:30:08Corrine requests to see me during interrogation.
00:30:11Only me.
00:30:14No.
00:30:15Too dangerous.
00:30:17You can't go.
00:30:21I hesitate all day.
00:30:25In the end, I go.
00:30:33She has answers I need.
00:30:40You finally came.
00:30:42I knew you would.
00:30:45Through the glass, she looks haggard, but her eyes are still sharp as knives.
00:30:53What do you want to say?
00:30:55Sean chased you for four years.
00:30:57Not for you.
00:30:58For Garrett Cooper's inheritance.
00:31:05You're lying.
00:31:08Those two children, you think they're precious to him?
00:31:11No.
00:31:12They're his bargaining cherubs.
00:31:17You are insane.
00:31:19Am I?
00:31:20Then ask him.
00:31:22Why he had to marry and have children before 35, why?
00:31:27Why he married you?
00:31:31I hang up and walk away.
00:31:42Behind me, her hysterical laughter echoes.
00:31:46From that day on, I can't sleep.
00:31:50Sean works in his study late every night.
00:31:57One night, I pass the study and hear him on the phone.
00:32:01Layla can't know about the will.
00:32:02Not a single word.
00:32:04I freeze in the hallway.
00:32:06I'll handle this.
00:32:08Grandpa's health is declining.
00:32:09He can't take any more stress.
00:32:18The next morning, Sean wipes jam from Amelia's cheek and plays chess with Andres as usual.
00:32:28Daddy, will you come home for dinner tonight?
00:32:33Of course, sweetheart.
00:32:35Of course, sweetheart.
00:32:35Watching this, I suddenly feel like I'm looking at a stranger.
00:32:39The cold voice on the phone and the gentle father in front of me.
00:32:46Which one is real?
00:32:50The Sigma group trail suddenly goes cold.
00:32:53Theo's investigation shows that after Hawk's arrest, the entire organization hit pause.
00:32:58All activities ceased, all communications cut.
00:33:03They're waiting.
00:33:06Waiting for what?
00:33:10Waiting for us to let our guard down.
00:33:13Then they'll strike.
00:33:15But he looks at me.
00:33:19I don't go any further.
00:33:21That night, Sean suddenly announces he's taking me and the kids abroad.
00:33:26There's...
00:33:27You arranged this awfully fast.
00:33:30It's been in the works.
00:33:32Flights, hotel, itinerary.
00:33:36Everything is ready.
00:33:46Sean.
00:33:48What are you hiding from me?
00:33:53The resort is beautiful.
00:33:56The kids chase waves on the beach.
00:33:58Sean relaxes under an umbrella.
00:34:00A rare sight.
00:34:11I look at Sean.
00:34:13He is just as handsome as he was four years ago.
00:34:18He suddenly opens his eyes and catches me staring.
00:34:26You're looking at me.
00:34:28No, I'm not.
00:34:38He reaches out and pulls me down beside him.
00:34:42Leela.
00:34:43When this is all over, can we start again?
00:34:47Start again?
00:34:49What do you mean?
00:34:52Like when we first got married.
00:34:54No secrets.
00:34:56No schemes.
00:34:57Just you and me.
00:34:58And the kids.
00:35:02My heart skips a beat.
00:35:05But Karain's words flood back.
00:35:33Karain's words flood back.
00:35:36They are plotting.
00:35:37On the third day of vacation, Sean gets a phone call.
00:35:41Oh
00:35:43Oh
00:35:43Oh
00:35:48He walks away and talks for a long time.
00:35:51When he comes back, he looks like his soul has been drained.
00:35:55Theo found Steph's trail. I have to go back to Fladina immediately.
00:36:02We're going back with you.
00:36:03No. You and the kids stay here. It's safe.
00:36:10Safe? No place is safe without you.
00:36:21He looks at me for a long time, then finally nods.
00:36:30That night, we board a flight back.
00:36:33A mania falls asleep in my arms.
00:36:36Andres leans against my shoulder.
00:36:44Sean stares out the window the entire way, his hands clenched into fists.
00:36:59I don't know what he's thinking, but I know the storm is coming.
00:37:06Third day back in Fladina, the kids and I walk out of the supermarket.
00:37:17The doors fly open.
00:37:19Two men charge out.
00:37:20Before I can scream, a hand clamps over my mouth and drags me into the car.
00:37:28Mommy!
00:37:35Don't be scared, Amelia.
00:37:37Don't be scared.
00:37:40The car speeds away.
00:37:41My phone is snatched and thrown out the window.
00:37:50Amelia sobs in terror.
00:37:53Andres holds her tight.
00:37:54But his eyes are locked on the kidnappers in front.
00:37:58There are two kidnappers.
00:38:00One of the person's eyes has a scar at the corner.
00:38:03Mrs. Cooper.
00:38:04Someone wants to see you.
00:38:06You've been waiting a long time.
00:38:11We're taken to an abandoned factory.
00:38:23The one-eyed man shoves me into an office alone.
00:38:27Someone is sitting inside.
00:38:30Steph Griffiths.
00:38:31I recognize him instantly.
00:38:37Layla Carter.
00:38:39Or should I call you Mrs. Cooper?
00:38:45What do you want?
00:38:47Relax.
00:38:48I just want to chat.
00:38:50About your husband.
00:38:53About the truth he's been chasing for 12 years.
00:38:57You killed his parents.
00:39:03Is that what he told you?
00:39:04He stands up and walks slowly to the window.
00:39:07His back to me.
00:39:08Sean thinks I killed his parents.
00:39:12He's chased me for 12 years.
00:39:14Hated me for 12 years.
00:39:16He turns to look at me.
00:39:17His eyes are still sharp as knives.
00:39:20But the truth is...
00:39:23It was his own father
00:39:24who put the whole family on the road to death.
00:39:30Steph tells me a completely different story.
00:39:3512 years ago, Sean's father wasn't just the head of Cooper Group.
00:39:40He was also a secret partner of Sigma Group.
00:39:44You think I'll believe you?
00:39:50Believe it or not, we worked together for 10 full years.
00:39:54You're lying.
00:39:55Why would he work with you?
00:39:57Why?
00:39:58Because the Cooper family's first fortune was built with Sigma money.
00:40:01From Garrett's generation,
00:40:03dirty Sigma blood has run through the Cooper veins.
00:40:06He lights a cigar.
00:40:07Smoke curling in the dim room.
00:40:1212 years ago, your husband's father wanted out.
00:40:15He threatened to expose everything.
00:40:17To drag all of Sigma down with him.
00:40:20So you killed him.
00:40:24He turns and looks at me.
00:40:27A cruel smile curling on his lips.
00:40:30I had to.
00:40:32Steph's words pour over me like ice water.
00:40:34My whole body goes cold.
00:40:37The crash wasn't my doing.
00:40:39Hawk acted on his own.
00:40:41I only wanted to warn him.
00:40:43He pretends to be sad,
00:40:45but can't hide the smile on his lips.
00:40:49Do you know why Sean married you?
00:40:52What are you trying to say?
00:40:54Garrett's will is crystal clear.
00:40:56Sean must marry and have children before 35.
00:41:00Or everything goes to charity.
00:41:02You're not his wife.
00:41:05You're his ticket.
00:41:07My nails dig into my palms.
00:41:09Blood trickling through my fingers.
00:41:13Corinne said the exact same thing.
00:41:17Layla, when this is all over,
00:41:19can we start again?
00:41:21Layla can't know about the will.
00:41:23I'll handle this.
00:41:24Grandpa's health is declining.
00:41:25He can't take any more stress.
00:41:27In all of this, what is real?
00:41:31I'm dragged back to the room where the kids are held.
00:41:41Andres rushes over and wraps his arms around my waist.
00:41:44Mommy, your hand is bleeding.
00:41:49Mommy's fine.
00:41:50Don't be scared.
00:41:51I hold both kids close.
00:41:54Steph's word and Corinne's overlap,
00:41:56my mind in chaos.
00:41:59Mom, what did that man tell you?
00:42:02Nothing.
00:42:05I kiss Andres on the forehead.
00:42:10Mommy's here.
00:42:12Daddy will come save us.
00:42:14Whatever Sean's reasons were for marrying me,
00:42:16his love for these kids is real.
00:42:18I believe in Daddy.
00:42:22I look at my son's determined eyes
00:42:24and my tears nearly fall.
00:42:28Sean and his men storm in late that night.
00:42:30I shield the kids beneath me,
00:42:33huddled in the corner.
00:42:34The door is kicked open,
00:42:36gunfire, shouting,
00:42:38and footsteps erupt all at once.
00:42:44Layla!
00:42:50We're here.
00:42:52Sean is covered in blood,
00:42:54his eyes frantically searching the room
00:42:56until they land on me.
00:42:57I'm sorry.
00:42:59I'm so late.
00:43:00He reaches out,
00:43:01his fingers trembling as they touch my face.
00:43:05I see his eyes turning red.
00:43:09I take his hand.
00:43:12You're here.
00:43:14That's all that matters.
00:43:15He lowers his head,
00:43:16pressing his forehead against Amalia's hand.
00:43:18I feel it.
00:43:20I feel it.
00:43:20His tears.
00:43:21It's the first time I've ever seen him cry.
00:43:26I thought I was gonna lose you.
00:43:29Steph escaped.
00:43:30Sean didn't chase him.
00:43:31He brought us home.
00:43:32He personally bathed Andres and Amalia,
00:43:35changed their clothes,
00:43:36and put them to bed.
00:43:37Daddy,
00:43:37don't go away again,
00:43:39okay?
00:43:40Okay.
00:43:40Daddy's not going anywhere ever again.
00:43:42This man just went through a gunfight,
00:43:44has entreated wounds,
00:43:45and he's crouching beside a child's bed,
00:43:47tucking in his daughter.
00:43:49Amalia,
00:43:50sweet dreams.
00:43:50Daddy's here.
00:43:52After the kids are asleep,
00:43:53he comes out.
00:43:55I kneel down and pull out the first kit
00:43:57to treat his wounds.
00:44:06Did Steph say something to you?
00:44:08I lower my eyes and don't answer.
00:44:12Leela, look at me.
00:44:14Whatever he said,
00:44:15let me explain.
00:44:17He said I'm nothing but your ticket.
00:44:22Garrett's will?
00:44:24Did you marry me because of it?
00:44:30Yes.
00:44:38Theo rushes to the manor overnight.
00:44:41His expression is graver than I've ever seen.
00:44:44Steph didn't go far.
00:44:46He's hiding in downtown Fladena,
00:44:47in a luxury apartment directly across from Cooper Group headquarters.
00:44:52The most dangerous place is the safest.
00:44:57It gets worse.
00:45:03Through shell companies and offshore accounts,
00:45:06he's secretly acquired 15% of Cooper Group shares
00:45:08over the past three years.
00:45:1115%?
00:45:12He's now the third largest shareholder,
00:45:15behind only Sean and Garrett.
00:45:18Theo's hand trembles
00:45:19as he hands over the intel.
00:45:29Sean gets a phone call,
00:45:31says nothing the entire time,
00:45:33his face turning pale.
00:45:40Who was that?
00:45:44Steph.
00:45:46What did he say?
00:45:52Tomorrow at 10 a.m.
00:45:55Emergency shareholder meeting.
00:45:58He's going to remove me.
00:46:01I watch as Sean turns on the TV.
00:46:05Steph's face appears on the screen,
00:46:07and his smiling face fills the screen.
00:46:11Stephen Griffiths,
00:46:13a shareholder of the Cooper Group,
00:46:14has proposed to remove the current CEO,
00:46:16It's already on the news.
00:46:17Sean Cooper.
00:46:18This proposal has received support
00:46:20from several shareholders.
00:46:21Sean's expression becomes serious.
00:46:27I'm going with you tomorrow.
00:46:29No.
00:46:30It's too dangerous.
00:46:31Sean, I'm not the kind of wife
00:46:33who hides in the back.
00:46:35I'm Leila Carter.
00:46:37Your woman.
00:46:38Mother of your children.
00:46:44He looks at me for a long time,
00:46:46then finally nods.
00:46:49Okay.
00:46:50Tomorrow you stand by my side.
00:46:53Sean holds my hand.
00:46:54His palm is warm.
00:46:56My heart is pounding.
00:46:58But I'm not afraid anymore.
00:47:00The day of the shareholder meeting,
00:47:02I drop the kids off at Garrett's first.
00:47:04Mommy, I'll take care of Amelia.
00:47:06You and Daddy come back safe.
00:47:08Mommy promises.
00:47:09We'll come back.
00:47:11Mommy, will Daddy beat the bad guy?
00:47:13Yes.
00:47:14Daddy will.
00:47:16I arrive at Cooper Group.
00:47:18The moment I step into the lobby,
00:47:20I see him.
00:47:22Steph.
00:47:24Mrs. Cooper.
00:47:25What a coincidence.
00:47:27You look beautiful today.
00:47:29I look calm on the surface,
00:47:30but I'm shaking with fear inside.
00:47:34I knew you'd be here.
00:47:35He leans close to my ear and lowers his voice.
00:47:39Are you really comfortable leaving your two children with Garrett?
00:47:43Shh.
00:47:45What are you trying to say?
00:47:48That old man is practically dead himself.
00:47:51Who can he protect?
00:47:53Steph walks away.
00:47:56I call Garrett with shaking hands.
00:48:05Garrett, are the kids okay?
00:48:08They're playing in the garden.
00:48:10Andres is teaching Amalia the names of flowers.
00:48:14What's wrong?
00:48:16Nothing.
00:48:17Tell security to watch the gates.
00:48:19No one in or out.
00:48:21Already done.
00:48:22Don't worry.
00:48:24I hang up.
00:48:26Sean comes to my side.
00:48:29I tell him what Steph said.
00:48:35I won't let him get away.
00:48:37His voice sounds like it's squeezed through gritted teeth.
00:48:40We walk into the conference room.
00:48:42Steph, if he's already seated.
00:48:44Palered suit.
00:48:45Hair perfectly styled like a true business mogul.
00:48:49Seeing us, he raises his coffee cup.
00:48:53Sean, long time no see.
00:48:56Steph.
00:48:58After today, this office won't be yours anymore.
00:49:02I've prepared cardboard boxes for you.
00:49:08Sean sits down across from him, expressionless.
00:49:12Try me.
00:49:17Steph smiles maliciously.
00:49:19Your father was not as excellent as you back then.
00:49:23But I have money.
00:49:29Over the past five years, Sean Cooper has turned Cooper Group into his private army.
00:49:36The screen explodes with photos, armed men, overseas safe houses, piles of cash.
00:49:43Mercenaries, breabery, illegal surveillance.
00:49:46Every charge is enough to put him behind bars.
00:49:48The rumor erupts.
00:49:50A shareholder stands up.
00:49:52Another slams their documents down.
00:49:55Steph leans back in his chair, taking a leisurely sip of coffee.
00:50:02The room falls dead silent.
00:50:05Sean, confess.
00:50:07I'll let you keep some dignity.
00:50:09Every shareholder stares at Sean.
00:50:16Sean stands up.
00:50:19He doesn't look at the shareholders.
00:50:21He looks straight at Steph.
00:50:27Fellow shareholders, every word Mr. Steph Griffiths has said is true.
00:50:32The room erupts.
00:50:35I did use group resources to hunt Sigma Group.
00:50:39Because it's a transnational criminal organization, has harmed many people.
00:50:43And one of its founders is sitting right here in front of you.
00:50:48Steph gives a cold laugh and remains silent.
00:50:51Twelve years ago, he orchestrated my parents' murder.
00:50:54Three years ago, he tried to infiltrate Cooper Group through Corrine Evans.
00:50:58Last week, he kidnapped my wife and children.
00:51:00Where's your proof?
00:51:01You have no proof!
00:51:03Some pull out phones to take pictures.
00:51:06Call security!
00:51:07The room is in complete chaos.
00:51:14Sean turns and walks toward the conference room door.
00:51:21Sean, did your father also teach you to slander people?
00:51:24I, Steph, have always been upstanding.
00:51:27Everyone here can attest to that.
00:51:28You say I'm a criminal?
00:51:30Where's the proof?
00:51:31If you have none, get out of this conference room.
00:51:36The room buzzes with murmurs.
00:51:38Look, he's running away because his lies failed.
00:51:46The men of the Cooper family are all cowards.
00:51:49Sean says nothing.
00:51:51He keeps walking toward the door.
00:51:55Sean's hand grips the door handle.
00:51:57He glances back at Steph.
00:52:00You want proof?
00:52:04The proof I have is more than enough for the police.
00:52:08He yanks the door open.
00:52:11Steph's face goes white instantly.
00:52:13Outside, the hallway is packed with police officers.
00:52:19Police swarm in and pins Steph down on the conference table.
00:52:23His face is pressed against the cold surface.
00:52:30Suddenly, he starts laughing.
00:52:32He strains to turn his head and stares daggers at me.
00:52:36Leela Carter, do you know why Sean has been chasing the truth for 12 years?
00:52:42What are you trying to say?
00:52:44It's not just for revenge.
00:52:46It's because Garrett Cooper made a will.
00:52:49My heart clenches violently.
00:52:51If Sean can't uncover the truth of his parents' deaths and restore the family's separation before 35,
00:52:56all Cooper group airfors will automatically transfer to a secret trust fund.
00:53:01And the sole beneficiary of that fund is Sigma group's legacy inheritance program.
00:53:07In other words, me.
00:53:14Everyone in the room freezes.
00:53:16Steph is pinned by the police but still struggling,
00:53:19words spilling from his mouth without stopping.
00:53:21The Cooper family fortune has been tainted with Sigma blood from the very beginning.
00:53:26Sean's father didn't want to leave the organization.
00:53:28He wanted to take it over completely.
00:53:31Garrett knew everything.
00:53:32That's why he forced Sean to marry you.
00:53:34His eyes are like two flames burning into me until there's nowhere to hide.
00:53:38To use your clean background to whitewash the Cooper bloodline.
00:53:42You think you're his wife?
00:53:44You're his cover-up!
00:53:45I'm nailed to the spot by his words.
00:53:47Sean's face is white as paper.
00:53:49He says nothing.
00:53:51The police drag Steph out.
00:53:54I stand up, walk out of the conference room.
00:53:59Into the elevator.
00:54:03Out of Cooper group headquarters.
00:54:06Sean watches my back.
00:54:12He doesn't follow.
00:54:14I sit on a bench in Central Park for the entire afternoon.
00:54:18When Sean finds me, it's already dark.
00:54:26Leela, I can explain.
00:54:29He doesn't sit beside me.
00:54:31He crouches in front of me like a man awaiting judgment.
00:54:38I look at him.
00:54:40This man I've loved for so many years.
00:54:42His face looks tired and fragile under the streetlight.
00:54:46How much of what Steph said is true?
00:54:52The will is real.
00:54:57His phone suddenly rings.
00:54:59He answers it.
00:55:01His face changes instantly.
00:55:04Grandpa is critically ill.
00:55:06We have to go back now.
00:55:08I stand up and run with him to the car.
00:55:15Garrett's the only person in that family who has ever been truly kind to me.
00:55:19I will stay by his side.
00:55:21We arrive at Garrett's bedside.
00:55:25The once vigorous old man is now shrunken in bed like a withered leaf.
00:55:34Sean, leave.
00:55:36I need to speak with Leela alone.
00:55:43Sean leaves the room.
00:55:47Leela.
00:55:49Sean marrying you.
00:55:50It was my idea.
00:55:52I forced him.
00:55:53Garrett pulls a letter from under his pillow and presses it into my hand.
00:55:57My heart clenches.
00:55:58After his parents died, he turned himself into an island.
00:56:02I thought if a kind, innocent girl came into his life, he might learn to love again.
00:56:06But I never expected him to truly fall for you.
00:56:09Not because of me, but because of you.
00:56:11My tears fall.
00:56:12I open the letter.
00:56:13It's his revised will.
00:56:15It says,
00:56:16Leela and Sean shall jointly decide all matters of the Cooper family.
00:56:22Watch over him for me.
00:56:24I promise.
00:56:25That winter, Garrett's heart reaches its limit.
00:56:29Sean drops everything and moves us back to the manor.
00:56:33The two kids orbit around Garrett's bed like little sons.
00:56:38Great-grandpa, you have to get better soon.
00:56:42I learned a new song.
00:56:44I want to sing it for you.
00:56:47Great-granddad will wait.
00:56:49One evening, Garrett takes Sean's hand.
00:56:51The two best things I did in my life.
00:56:54Letting your father marry your mother.
00:56:56And letting Leela marry you.
00:56:59Sean kneels by the bed, his shoulders shaking violently.
00:57:05Leela.
00:57:08I lean down and hear his faint voice.
00:57:13That night, he passes away peacefully in his sleep.
00:57:17Outside the window, the first snow of the season falls on the manor.
00:57:23After Garrett is gone, Andre stops playing chess.
00:57:27Amelia stops asking me for for bedtime stories.
00:57:30Their teacher calls to say they've been spacing out at kindergarten, not playing with the other
00:57:35kids.
00:57:35Until one day, I find a drawing in Amalia's backpack.
00:57:39Five people holding hands.
00:57:41Me, Sean, Andres, Amalia, and Garrett.
00:57:44Garrett's face was very blurry.
00:57:46Beside it, crooked letters spell out a sentence.
00:57:48Who's next?
00:57:50My daughter, only four years old, is afraid of death.
00:57:54Sean sees the drawing and is silent for a long time.
00:57:58Then he picks up both kids and sits on the sofa.
00:58:02Amelia.
00:58:04Andres.
00:58:05Listen to me.
00:58:07We will be together forever.
00:58:10No one will ever leave again.
00:58:13That night, he comes to me.
00:58:19Layla, let's have a wedding.
00:58:21Not for us, but to make them believe this family will never fall apart.
00:58:28I look at our sleeping children.
00:58:35And nod.
00:58:38It's May.
00:58:40The roses at the Manasar are in full bloom.
00:58:45The whole garden is fragrant.
00:58:50Andres wears a little suit.
00:58:53Amalia is in a white princess dress, carrying a small flower basket and scattering petals.
00:59:07Josh flies back from overseas.
00:59:10He takes my arm and walks me towards Sean, who waits under a rose-covered arch.
00:59:20This time, neither of you is allowed to look back.
00:59:31Sean takes my hand, sunlight falling into his eyes.
00:59:37Layla Cooper, Layla Cooper, I'll spend the rest of my life making up for everything I owe you from the
00:59:45first half.
00:59:47I stand on my tiptoes and kiss him.
00:59:54Petals fall around us.
00:59:56I close my eyes and remember that night four years ago.
01:00:00And his eyes looking at me when we met again at the airport.
01:00:06Fate arranged everything just right.
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