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حين تنطق الوريثة بالحكم
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03:46ترجمة موسيقى
03:57ترجمة موسيقى
03:58اطفق موسيقى
04:00سترجمة موسيقى
04:13سترجمة موسيقى
04:16ثم، ربما قنعه على رجال حقاً لديك أميرًا.
04:22مختلفة قطعة لديه لديه اميرًا كلاً، لا يوجد شخصاً لديك يوجد حقاً لديك.
04:28سيبقى يتفجرون بكما يوجد بيش تشعرونيه لديك.
04:33قبل أن يبدو فعلاً لديك إجاباتي،
04:35كان يزداداً قليلاً مختلفاً لديك بشاركة.
04:39أعلم أننا لا يجب أن أتعاليك، لعباً لديك في حاجة تشعريني.
04:45في مرحلة أطفالك
04:46سيكون بذلك لديها مرحلة تبقى لك
04:47أيضا عليها تدريبا لكي تناولها
04:51وبالسفرات لمساولة لمدة سحينها
04:53تحصل إلى كل شيء التي تحصل لها
04:56تحللها تحصلنيها
04:58تحصل على المعينة
05:01أتوار، تحصل على المرحلة الانتاولا
05:04لا ينسل لها من السفر لا يأتي بها
05:06احضل المرحلة من المتابعة
05:07المترجم للقناة
05:37أشد people your hate to love me but Evelyn is their Samantha's child M
05:41maybe we should just end this
05:43I can see you happy from afar
05:45I died 1000 deaths that would still be worth it
05:48Stop talking nonsense
05:49that piece of trash they dragged back from the gullet isn't even worth carrying your
05:52shoes
05:52Just looking at her pathetic face makes me sick
05:55Why the hell would I give her something expensive
05:59Don't worry Lydia
06:00even if I marry her I'll never lay a calendar on her
06:03You're the only one I'll ever love
06:05I leaned against the door
06:07لديك بذلك بسألنطل لصفها
06:09بدحل ملابينة
06:10بلعته فيه متكونا
06:12المتذكور محاولات
06:14سوارات دورة عالية
06:16سوارات أجمع
06:22وخوصي
06:23سوارات محاولات
06:25والله اجمع
06:25سوارات أجمع
06:25من المحاولة
06:25سوارات
06:27حاولة
06:27المتقبع
06:28حاول العربي
06:29يبدو اللعلي
06:30يبدوح
06:30في الاسمع
06:31بشترززي
06:33على الاسمع
06:33شكرا للمشاهدة
07:03ترجمة نانسي خلال رقماته
07:05هيا ترجمة نانسي قولي
07:26ويقى من فترة ويقوم بسرعة.
07:29ويقوم بسرعة من كل شركاتيه.
07:31محطة لديها عزومي بالتعامل.
07:34كذلك، أجل، لا تدرك أولاً.
07:37لقد قمت بسرعة من حالي.
07:39تكتب في هذه الميزن حلواناًا فيها لديك ويقوم بسرعة مني.
07:44لا يمكن أن هذا تفعل هذا الاندر.
07:46محطة لديها كثيرة ويقوم بيقى بسرعة أكثر من خلالي.
07:50كنت متأكد من جميع موجودة ادراجاتي
07:52ومنتاً، لقد دخلتني كي من رحلة.
07:54موسيقى
08:24تبقى بأنك تبقى كبيراًا المشاكلة.
08:27ما يظهر سوى أنه رأسي قليل.
08:28وإذا كانت حيث انه يظهر في رأسيه.
08:31ولكنها قدد من مجددها.
08:32أمر رأسي عدده.
08:34وقمت من الظلم قلباًا، شعورتاً شعور.
08:38تنجزه لعائة سوى جميعوا ايضاً شخصاً.
08:41بلد لست تنجزه لنظر بالنسبة لنفسك.
08:44تنجزه لقيد.
08:46مجدد وقمت بإنه وقمت بها.
08:49والمتكرت بصورة قصة
08:52أحنا نسخة دينا
08:53المنطقة أحنا نسخة و حتى النار
08:57ويعلك مع صورة وأسقل
08:59أحنا المترجمات الوحيدة
09:00في حقناوا کے قصة
09:02وفي حقانها
09:02أحنا نسخة وفي شيئا
09:04بعده ليس لمساعدت بصورة
09:06بصورة محاولة
09:08أحنا ن 승ب من نجل
09:09ويقفاً إلى السرينء
09:18حقاً
09:19أدخل خلق عملنا كل أجل توبكي بأنها المغلق على ميقرات التي تجعلها ديجا
09:23على كثير على المسائل لدى مجالك سللة في الغرف
09:26طرح عندما كنت لا أقلها حيات الناس لديكاً في وقت ميقفة في منطقة لدرسلية
09:31وصف Hahaha من العبور مجرسيوية على شهارة
09:34على مجحثي زياد التواجئي
09:37أدخل عن الطبيب المتابعة
09:40وجمع الاستمرار قة حياتي
09:45ولاستعيني
09:46سيكون مجحسف سوائل
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18:02تقريبا على القرارة
18:04وبدأ بجرد جنبا على المنزل
18:05تقريبا على المنزل
18:07اذا فهي شيئا لديها
18:10تحلق بيها فيها
18:11تحلق بالنزل
18:13وقد خلق بالطفق
18:14والمي سيطح دقاء
18:16وطفق بالترق
18:16على المنزل
18:16أترى الليلاني جويلاني بيزارة
18:20بالمتالج الوزر
18:21ومكانت سويلاني برطاعة
18:23كما تتقرأ بالتواق
18:24بحثة صعبة
18:25أمانا نمتل
18:26طريق الوزر
18:28The hospital emergency room hallway was silent.
18:31The only sound was my mother's muffled sobbing.
18:33Finally, the red light above the door went dark,
18:36and the doctor stepped out, his expression grim.
18:38Julian and my family immediately swarmed him.
18:41Doctor, how is she?
18:43The doctor sighed.
18:47The patient experienced severe rectal bleeding
18:49due to acute ternal hemorrhagluride rupture.
18:52Additionally, there are visible signs of blunt force trauma
18:55to the genital area.
18:56She'll need to remain on bed rest.
18:59What? Hemorrhagluride bleeding? And trauma?
19:02Julian's face went slack with shock,
19:04and my parents and brother looked equally stunned.
19:07A nurse wheeled Lydia into a VIP room, and we followed.
19:10Lydia's eyes fluttered open,
19:12and when she heard the nurse repeating the doctor's instructions,
19:15even she looked genuinely shocked.
19:17But within a second, her brain recalibrated.
19:19She grabbed Julian's hand, tears welling up in her eyes.
19:23Julian, you're not gonna think less of me
19:27because I have hemorrhagls, are you?
19:29But I swear, I'm innocent.
19:32The injuries down there are because I fought back
19:35when Mr. Harrington tried to force himself on me,
19:37and his people beat me up.
19:39This is proof that I stayed loyal to you.
19:42That I resisted with everything I had.
19:44Julian's entire body went rigid.
19:46Lydia, you really went through all that...
19:48For me?
19:49Lydia nodded pitifully.
19:50Of course it was for you.
19:53I didn't want to use this to guilt you into marrying me.
19:56I was going to wait until you'd completely ended things with Evelyn.
19:59Julian was utterly convinced.
20:01He grabbed her hand tightly,
20:02his earlier doubts completely erased.
20:04He turned to look at me,
20:06his expression twisted with disgust.
20:09Evelyn, what do you have to say for yourself now?
20:13Lydia fought them off to stay faithful to me.
20:15She's devoted her entire heart to me.
20:17How could she possibly be sleeping with Mr. Harrington?
20:21Those people who barged in here were obviously hired by you.
20:25My father let out a long sigh of relief.
20:28He called his assistant.
20:30Send out an internal memo immediately.
20:32Announce that Lydia and the Blackstone family
20:34will be moving forward with the engagement.
20:36As for that ridiculous slander my daughter spread.
20:38It's been completely debunked.
20:39And send those thugs who stormed the building to the police.
20:41My mother clutched her chest dramatically.
20:43Tears of joy streaming down her face.
20:46Do you hear that?
20:46Lydia is devoted to Julian.
20:48You tried to curse your own sister with lies?
20:53You're not even human!
20:54Julian helped Lydia settle into the hospital bed.
20:57Then strode over to me,
20:59his gaze ice cold.
21:01Evelyn,
21:02I gave you a chance.
21:04And you threw it away.
21:06Once Lydia recovers and is discharged,
21:10I'm personally escorting you to prison.
21:12Faced with their accusations,
21:14I started laughing,
21:15unsettling them.
21:16I shook off the guard's grip
21:18and locked eyes with Lydia,
21:19my voice sharp and cold.
21:21Whether or not she stayed faithful to you,
21:24the syphilis rash on her body
21:26will tell you the truth soon enough.
21:28A flicker of panic flashed across Lydia's face,
21:30but she quickly...
21:31You're lying!
21:32You psychopath!
21:34You're just jealous that I won Julian's heart!
21:36You couldn't get mom and dad to love you!
21:39You couldn't get Julian to want you!
21:41So now you're cursing me with some disgusting disease!
21:43Julian was about to slap me again.
21:45When the hospital room door swung open,
21:48the attending physician walked in,
21:49holding a stack of blood work results,
21:51his face grave.
21:52His eyes swept over everyone in the room,
21:54and he took a deep breath.
21:55Who here is the patient's family?
21:58Julian stepped forward immediately.
21:59I'm her fiancé.
22:01Doctor, she's gonna be okay, right?
22:03The doctor glanced at him,
22:05his expression complicated.
22:07During the routine blood draw,
22:09we ran a full infectious disease palette
22:12as per protocol.
22:14He handed the lab results to Julian.
22:20The patient, Lydia Sterling,
22:22has tested positive for stage 2 syphilis.
22:25The titer levels are extremely high,
22:27indicating she's in a highly contagiousness.
22:29stage.
22:30The room plunged into complete silence.
22:33Julian staggered backward,
22:34his legs giving out beneath him
22:36as he collapsed onto the floor.
22:38He stared at Lydia,
22:39who just moments ago had seemed so pure and innocent,
22:43with a look of absolute horror.
22:46No, that's impossible.
22:48No, that's impossible.
22:48You're laughing at a mistake.
22:50I know what happened.
22:52The needle you used to draw my blood
22:54must have been contaminated.
22:55You infected me.
22:58Julian, you have to believe me.
23:00Miss Sterling, that's medically impossible.
23:02The infection didn't occur from the blood draw.
23:05He glanced down at his clipboard and continued.
23:07Your Tyler levels indicate you've been infected
23:10for at least two months.
23:11Additionally, regarding the fetus,
23:14My stomach!
23:14Doctor, it hurts so much!
23:16Please help me!
23:17Something's wrong!
23:18The doctor was interrupted
23:20and was not able to mention Lydia's pregnancy.
23:22I leaned against the doorframe,
23:24arms crossed,
23:25watching the whole scene unfold
23:27with detached amusement.
23:29Mr. Blackstone,
23:30If you want to know the truth,
23:32why don't you call your oging?
23:34How'd him look into whether Mr. Harrington
23:36has also been diagnosed of syphilis?
23:39Julian's hands shook
23:40as he pulled out his phone
23:41and dialed his assistant.
23:42The moment the call connected,
23:44Mr. Blackstone, it's confirmed!
23:46Mr. Harrington has been diagnosed
23:47with stage two syphilis!
23:48And sir, there's more!
23:49Miss Sterling is pregnant!
23:51The whole industry is saying
23:52the child is Mr. Harrington's.
23:53The entire Westside Development Project
23:55has been shut down.
23:55Saying the child is Mr. Harrington's!
23:57The entire Westside Development Project
23:59has been shut down!
23:59Julian's face went from shock
24:02to confusion
24:03to realization
24:04and finally
24:05to pure, murderous rage.
24:08You're pregnant?
24:09Lydia's face turned deathly pale.
24:12Yes.
24:13The patient is approximately
24:14eight weeks pregnant,
24:15as I was trying to mention earlier.
24:17You lying piece of shit!
24:20Julian dies in a bloodshot
24:22and he lunged at the hospital bed.
24:24He grabbed Lydia by the shoulders,
24:26shaking her violently.
24:27We haven't even slept together!
24:29You said you wanted to wait
24:30until the wedding night!
24:31Whose child is it?
24:32How many men have you been with?
24:34Lydia gasped for air,
24:36tears streaming down her face.
24:38But she had nowhere left to run.
24:40Realizing there was no way out,
24:42she gave up the act entirely
24:44and started playing the victim card.
24:46Julian,
24:47Julian, please.
24:48I was forced!
24:49I only did it to help you
24:50secure the Westside Investment!
24:52Mr. Harrington got me drunk
24:53and took advantage of me!
24:55But the baby...
24:56The baby is yours!
24:58I swear it's yours!
25:00I know you never wanted
25:01the burden of fatherhood.
25:03So?
25:05I made arrangements
25:06to carry your child myself,
25:08using your frozen samples!
25:10Julian's hand flew across her face,
25:12Bullshit!
25:12slapping her so hard
25:14she slammed back into the pillows.
25:16Then he climbed onto the bed
25:17and started beating her,
25:19slap after slap,
25:20over and over,
25:22until her face
25:23was unrecognizable.
25:24My parents and brother
25:26stood frozen in place.
25:27They looked at Lydia,
25:29bruised,
25:29bloodied,
25:30pregnant,
25:31carrying of the nereal disease,
25:32and then turned to look at me,
25:34leaning calmly
25:35against the doorway.
25:36In that moment,
25:38they finally understood
25:39one thing.
25:40I hadn't lied.
25:42Every single word
25:43I'd said was true.
25:45My brother stared down
25:46at his own trembling hands.
25:48He remembered how he used
25:49those same hands
25:51to beat me,
25:51to call me ungrateful.
25:53All for this disease-ridden liar.
25:56The weight of his guilt
25:57nearly crushed him.
25:58His legs buckled,
25:59and he had to grab the wall
26:01to keep from collapsing.
26:02Julian finally stopped
26:04his assault on Lydia.
26:06You said the bastard
26:07in your belly is mine?
26:08Fine.
26:09Since she claims
26:10she's carrying my child,
26:11we'd better make sure
26:12the baby gets proper
26:13prenatal care.
26:14Watch them both.
26:15I don't care how much it costs.
26:17Make sure that thing
26:18gets born alive
26:19so we can run a paternity test.
26:20Both Lydia and Mr. Harrington
26:22were placed under house arrest.
26:23Julian stationed bodyguards
26:25and private nurses
26:26in the hospital room
26:27on rotating 24-hour shifts.
26:29During her confinement,
26:30Lydia tried multiple times
26:32to push herself down the stairs
26:34to induce a miscarriage.
26:35But every single time,
26:36the nurses caught her
26:37before she could succeed.
26:39Meanwhile,
26:39my father and brother
26:40finally started digging
26:42into Lydia's past.
26:43She hadn't just slept
26:44with Mr. Harrington.
26:45Her private life
26:46was a disaster
26:47of entanglements
26:48and scandals.
26:49The truth slapped them
26:50across the face,
26:51one revelation after another,
26:53until they were dizzy
26:54with shame.
26:56Three days after I moved
26:58out of the Sterling Mansion,
26:59my brother cornered me
27:00outside my new apartment.
27:01He was holding a bakery box
27:03from an upscale patisserie.
27:04The moment he saw me,
27:06his eyes turned red
27:07and he rushed forward.
27:08Evelyn,
27:10I brought you those
27:11French macamaroons
27:12from that place
27:12you used to love.
27:13I waited in line
27:15for two hours.
27:15They're still fresh.
27:17Please,
27:18just have one.
27:18Please?
27:19I took the box
27:20from his hands
27:20and for a split second,
27:22hope flared in his eyes.
27:23Then I flipped my wrist.
27:25The delicate macarons
27:26tumbled out
27:26onto the dirty pavement,
27:28their pastel shells
27:29cracking against the concrete.
27:31I don't like macaroons.
27:33I like pancakes.
27:35But no one in this family
27:36ever bothered
27:37to make me a single stack.
27:38My brother stood frozen in place
27:40as tears streamed down
27:42his haggard face.
27:43My father,
27:44desperate to make amends,
27:45reinstated me at the company.
27:47The employees
27:47who had once mocked me
27:49now fell silent
27:50whenever I passed,
27:51heads bowed,
27:52eyes averted.
27:53Everyone assumed I,
27:55a girl dragged back
27:56from poverty,
27:57would crumble
27:57under the pressure
27:58of salvaging
27:59the disastrous
28:00West Side Development Project.
28:02But it only took me
28:03one week.
28:04I scheduled meetings
28:05with every single landowner
28:06involved in the West Side Zone
28:08and sat across from them
28:10at the negotiation table.
28:11Gone was the silent,
28:13cowering girl
28:13they thought they knew.
28:14I was sharp,
28:16ruthless,
28:16and surgically precise
28:18in dismantling
28:19their objections.
28:20When I walked back
28:21into Sterling Group headquarters
28:22with signed contracts in hand,
28:24my father's hands trembled
28:26as he took them from me.
28:27Tears rolled down
28:28his weathered face.
28:30Evelyn,
28:31your father was blind.
28:33I was so, so blind.
28:35The company is yours now.
28:37All of it.
28:38Please,
28:40forgive me
28:41just this once.
28:42I didn't even look at him
28:43as I walked past
28:44toward my new office.
28:46That's when Julian appeared.
28:48The once arrogant heir
28:49of the Blackstone Empire
28:50now looked hollowed out,
28:52his eyes red-rimmed
28:53and exhausted.
28:54He stared at me
28:55and his expression
28:56twisted with regret.
28:58Evelyn,
28:59I broke off
29:01the engagement with Lydia.
29:03I was an idiot.
29:04I was blind.
29:05She manipulated me
29:06and I fell for it.
29:07His voice cracked.
29:09Give me one more chance.
29:10A marriage between
29:11Sterling Group
29:12and Blackstone Holdings.
29:13I'll have my family
29:14transfer 30%
29:14of Blackstone's shares
29:15as a wedding gift.
29:16Just say yes.
29:17I sank into the chair
29:18that had once belonged
29:19to my father,
29:20casually twirling
29:21a pen between my fingers.
29:22I looked up
29:23and met his desperate gaze.
29:26Wait for the baby.
29:29Julian's face
29:30turned ashen.
29:31In the days that followed,
29:33my mother appeared
29:34at the office,
29:35carrying a container
29:36of homemade beef stew.
29:38Evelyn, please.
29:39I failed you.
29:41I'm your mother
29:42and I failed you.
29:44I think about it
29:46every single day.
29:47Save the stew
29:48for your beloved Lydia.
29:49After all,
29:50with her condition,
29:51she's the one
29:52who needs the nutrition.
29:53My mother's sobs
29:54cut off abruptly.
29:56She crumpled to the floor,
29:57staring at my
29:58retreating figure.
29:59The day Lydia
30:00went into labor,
30:01the hospital waiting room
30:02was thick with dread.
30:04My parents,
30:05my brother,
30:05and Julian,
30:06all of them sat
30:07in tense silence,
30:08waiting for the final verdict.
30:10The delivery room doors
30:11swung open,
30:12and a nurse emerged
30:13carrying a sickly,
30:14underweight infant.
30:15Julian didn't even
30:16glance at the child.
30:18He merely gestured
30:19toward the DNA lab director
30:20who'd been waiting
30:21on standby.
30:23Rush it.
30:24I want results
30:25in three hours.
30:26Those three hours
30:27were Lydia's last
30:28desperate scramble
30:29for survival,
30:30and my family's
30:31eternal humiliation.
30:33For me,
30:34it was just
30:34another afternoon.
30:36I leaned against
30:36the window,
30:37calmly running
30:38the sapphire necklace,
30:39now returned to me
30:40through my fingers.
30:41When the lab director
30:42finally emerged
30:43with the report,
30:44the entire hallway
30:45went deathly quiet.
30:47Mr. Blackstone,
30:49paternity has been excluded.
30:50Additionally,
30:51the infant shows
30:52signs of congenital
30:53abnormalities,
30:54likely caused by
30:55in vitro syphilis exposure.
30:57Julian's face
30:57went blank.
30:58Then he turned
30:59and stormed
31:00into Lydia's
31:00recovery room,
31:01ripping the blanket
31:02off her bed.
31:04Congratulations.
31:05You played me
31:06for a fool
31:06long enough
31:07to become
31:07the laughing stock
31:08of the entire city.
31:10He raised his hand
31:11and delivered
31:11one final,
31:12vicious slap.
31:14Enjoy the rest
31:14of your life
31:15in prison.
31:15With a snap
31:17of his fingers,
31:18his security team
31:19swarmed Lydia,
31:20dragging her
31:21out of the bed
31:21and beating her
31:22as she screamed.
31:23My parents
31:24didn't even try
31:25to stop them.
31:25They stood there,
31:26staring at the
31:27damning paternity report
31:28and then slowly
31:30turned to look at me.
31:31The regret in their eyes
31:32was bottomless.
31:34Evelyn.
31:35My mother stumbled
31:35toward me
31:36and collapsed
31:37at my feet,
31:38her knees hitting
31:38the tile
31:39with a painful crack.
31:40She clutched
31:41the hem of my coat,
31:42sobbing uncontrollably.
31:43I was so blind.
31:46How could I have
31:47treated you that way?
31:51Hit me.
31:52Please, hit me.
31:53I deserve it.
31:55I'm the one
31:56who made you suffer.
31:57She raised her own
31:58hand and began
31:59slapping herself
31:59across the face
32:00over and over.
32:02Mrs. Sterling,
32:03the floor is cold.
32:04You're getting older.
32:06Save the performance.
32:07My father stepped forward,
32:09his hands shaking
32:10as he pulled a document
32:11from his briefcase.
32:12Evelyn,
32:13I know I was wrong.
32:14This is the
32:15share transfer agreement
32:16for Sterling Group.
32:17I've already signed it.
32:19Everything,
32:20all of it,
32:21goes to you.
32:23just
32:25please come home.
32:27Let me spend
32:28the rest of my life
32:29making this up to you.
32:30I took the document
32:31and signed my name
32:32at the bottom.
32:33Fine.
32:35From today forward,
32:36Sterling Group
32:37becomes Hale Enterprises.
32:39My mother grabbed my bag,
32:40trying to carry it
32:41for me like a servant.
32:42Evelyn,
32:43please stay at the house
32:44tonight.
32:45I'll cook for you myself.
32:46I walked past her
32:47without a word.
32:48From that day on,
32:49my brother resigned
32:50from his VP position
32:51and became the hardest
32:52working project manager
32:54in the company.
32:55Two weeks later,
32:56he collapsed at his desk
32:57from exhaustion.
32:58When the medics revived him,
33:00Is Evelyn,
33:01is she still angry at me?
33:03Julian, meanwhile,
33:04threw Blackstone Holdings
33:05into chaos
33:06by forcibly diverting
33:08billions in company resources
33:10to support my projects,
33:11ignoring protests
33:13from his own
33:13board of directors.
33:15At the celebratory banquet
33:16after my latest acquisition,
33:18he approached me
33:19with a glass of wine.
33:20Evelyn,
33:21I was arrogant
33:22and stupid.
33:23If you can forgive me,
33:25I'll spend the rest
33:26of my life working for you.
33:27Whatever you need.
33:29Let's move forward
33:30with the merger.
33:31Please.
33:32I swirled the wine
33:33in my glass,
33:35looking at the man
33:36who once stood above me.
33:37Mr. Blackstone,
33:39I'm open to business partnerships,
33:42but marriage?
33:45You should probably get tested
33:47for syphilis first.
33:49One year later,
33:50under my leadership,
33:51Sterling Group,
33:52now Hale Enterprises,
33:54didn't just recover.
33:55It devoured several
33:57of Blackstone Holdings'
33:58key projects
33:58and became the most feared name
34:01in the industry.
34:02I was no longer
34:03the scared,
34:04silent girl
34:05they'd dragged back
34:06from the gutter.
34:07I was Evelyn Hale,
34:08and people crossed the street
34:10when they saw me coming.
34:11I used part of my fortune
34:13to buy the entire block
34:14across from the company headquarters
34:16and opened a flower shop.
34:18I tracked down the intern
34:20who'd been beaten
34:21and blacklisted
34:22for defending me,
34:23and I brought her back.
34:24Starting today,
34:25you're the store manager.
34:26Your salary is ten times
34:27what you made before.
34:28You saved my life.
34:31She'd stand among the flowers,
34:34eyes bright,
34:35and ask me questions like,
34:37Miss Hale,
34:38are you sure you don't want
34:39to move back into the estate?
34:41My brother,
34:43determined to atone,
34:44had requested a transfer
34:46to the harshest project site
34:47in the Northwest.
34:49He spent his days
34:50in sandstorms
34:51and brutal heat,
34:52the spoiled air
34:53finally stripped
34:54of his privilege.
34:56Every single day,
34:57he sent me a photo
34:58of the barren landscape
35:00with the same caption.
35:01I never replied,
35:03not once.
35:06One quiet afternoon,
35:08I sat by the shop window,
35:09trimming flowers.
35:10The freedom felt better
35:12than any amount of power.
35:13A group of kids
35:14ran past the shop,
35:16laughing and shoving each other.
35:17One little girl
35:18tripped and scraped her knee,
35:20bursting into tears.
35:22I walked over
35:23and gently patted her head.
35:25Don't cry.
35:26Something wonderful
35:27is about to happen to you.
35:28She sniffled and looked up at me.
35:31A second later,
35:33she spotted her lost kitten
35:34hiding behind a planter box.
35:36She squealed with joy
35:37and threw her arms around the cat
35:39and turned and gave me
35:41the brightest smile.
35:43My curse
35:44had finally transformed.
35:47The bell above the door
35:48chimed softly.
35:49A tall, striking woman
35:51in a crisp police uniform
35:53stepped inside.
35:54she walked toward me,
35:56her face flushed pink,
35:58looking almost shy.
35:59Evelyn,
36:00do you remember me?
36:02I froze.
36:03She was the girl
36:04from the orphanage,
36:05the only one
36:06who ever shared
36:07her food with me,
36:08the one who got her leg
36:09broken by the director
36:10for protecting me.
36:12I'd like to buy
36:13a bouquet of roses
36:14for someone I've loved
36:15for 20 years.
36:16I selected the most
36:18beautiful roses
36:19in the shop
36:20and handed them to her.
36:23She took the bouquet
36:24and then held it out to me.
36:27These are for you.
36:28I want the rest of your life
36:29to be full of flowers
36:30and endless spring.
36:33She took my hand
36:34and led me to her car.
36:36We drove to the highest peak
36:38overlooking the city
36:39where the lights below
36:40sparkled like fallen stars.
36:42I closed my eyes.
36:44From today forward,
36:45may everyone I love
36:46live in peace and joy
36:47and may everyone I hate
36:49never get what they desire.
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