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Daddy, I'm Done Waiting Full MOVIE ENGLISH SUB
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00:04Push! One more push!
00:08Congratulations Mrs. Blackwood, it's a boy.
00:11Atop Alpha of Manhattan, the day his son born, he didn't even look at him.
00:16Damien Blackwood didn't love me, and he certainly doesn't love Leo,
00:20the little wolf pup who carries his silver moon wolf blood.
00:23Five years later, his first love returned to New York.
00:27He usually called an indifferent Alpha for the first time got drunk at home,
00:31and even smiled as he took Leo into his arms.
00:34Mom, why is Uncle acting strange?
00:37Leo, because the person Uncle loves has come back, we shouldn't bother him anymore.
00:41It's time for us to leave.
00:43Putting Leo to sleep.
00:45I went back to the guest room, opened my laptop, and started drafting the mate Bond desolation.
00:52Five years ago, my heart went out of control unexpectedly,
00:55after one night with Damien and I became pregnant.
00:58No wolf council certification.
01:00No legal mate Bond formed.
01:03Five years of living together without status.
01:06Separate rooms.
01:07Separate floors.
01:09But under the same roof.
01:11Now, I've finally decided to give up on him.
01:17Mom, are we really leaving?
01:20Tonight Uncle hugged me.
01:21Does he start to like me?
01:23My heart suddenly ached with bitterness as long buried memories came flooding back.
01:27For five years, Damien had strictly forbidden Leo from calling him Dad.
01:32Duh, Uncle.
01:33Ever since Leo could remember, the child had been only allowed to call him Uncle or Mr. Blackwell.
01:38When Leo was two, Damien took him along on an errand to the Manhattan Shopping District.
01:43The innocent Leo blurted out the word Dad.
01:45Damien immediately abandoned the toddler who could barely walk and ordered him to make his
01:49way back to the estate alone on foot.
01:51By the time he got home, the child had already fallen countless times.
01:54He was covered in scratches and looked utterly pathetic.
01:57At age four, Leo begged for a long time before Damien finally agreed to take him to the amusement
02:03park.
02:03Just because Leo accidentally called him Dad, Damien let go of his hand, making the child
02:08get lost in a crowd.
02:09By the time I found him, Leo was curled up in the bushes on the outskirts of the city,
02:14crying until he was nearly limp.
02:16After that day, Leo learned to call him Uncle.
02:19Our family had officially become a joke.
02:21This luxurious estate in Manhattan was never really home for us.
02:25Leo, the person Uncle likes is coming back.
02:29We can't stay in this house anymore.
02:31But Mom, Uncle gave me a gift tonight.
02:33If he doesn't like me, why would he give me a gift?
02:36His expression was so desperate, desperate to prove that he was a child loved by his father.
02:42I opened my mouth, but not a single word came out.
02:46What could I say?
02:47What was there to say?
02:50Should I tell him that Damien was happy because his first love was coming back?
02:55Or that this gift was really only thanks to another woman?
02:58I kissed my son's forehead and quietly wiped away the tear at the corner of my eye.
03:04Leo, if Mommy wants to take you away from Uncle, would you be willing?
03:09Must we leave?
03:10I haven't called him Dad properly yet.
03:13Leo, Uncle, he doesn't like us staying in his home.
03:17Mommy takes you away, okay?
03:19Mom, can we give Uncle three moon chances?
03:22According to Lunar Tredgen, three missed chances mean our bond is broken forever.
03:28Okay.
03:30An ancient werewolf legend says the moon goddess gives lost souls three chances.
03:35If all three are missed, the bond is severed forever.
03:38Damien, Backwood, Leo, and me.
03:40Three chances.
03:41Gifts from the moon goddess.
03:43Three misses.
03:44And from then on, no more tie.
03:46Today is the day Isabella returns to Manhattan from Europe.
03:49Isabella and Damien were childhood betrothed partners, originally set to form a formal mate
03:54bond and be inducted into the Blackwood wolf clan.
03:57But one month before the wedding, she fell in love at first sight with a Frenchman.
04:01She abandoned the engagement and went to France without looking back to pursue her true love.
04:08From then on, the two went their separate ways.
04:11Back then, Damien was deep in the depths of a broken heart.
04:14That was when I became his personal assistant.
04:16Then, during an unexpected heat, we had Leo.
04:19That also made me a secret partner.
04:21No contract, no status, not recognized by the wolf clan.
04:25And Leo, who carries the rare silver moon wolf blood, has been treated coldly by his own father for years.
04:30I printed out the mate bond desolation documents I drafted last night, along with my resignation letter.
04:35Five years had already worn away all the romantic fantasies I'd had as an Omega girl about an alpha.
04:40Unlike Leo, who still held on to hope, I had long seen through Damien's cold cruelty.
04:45I wasn't going to be foolish enough to wait around for a jerk to come back.
04:51Are you really resigning?
04:52I'll move overseas with Leo to reunite with my partner.
04:55That's good.
04:56You've been raising a child on your own, and it's really hard.
04:58You know, among ourselves, we actually all thought you were a single mom.
05:02I'm not a single mother, and yet I get even less support than someone who's completely alone.
05:07After handing in my resignation, footsteps echoed from the lobby entrance.
05:11Damien and Isabella walked into Moonstone Group by side.
05:15Isabella Bella led the way, a gentle smile on her face.
05:18Damien followed behind her, his eyes unwilling to look away from her for even a second.
05:24I think our CEO finally has a love life.
05:26I looked at the gentleness in Damien's eyes, a look I had never been fortunate enough to see in all
05:31these five years.
05:33Damien.
05:35The distant words carried.
05:36Do you have business?
05:37Warning me to swallow what I was about to say.
05:40Warning me to remember my place.
05:43Sorry, Mr. Blackwood.
05:44Hmm.
05:45Turned his gaze away in an instant, then continued staring intensely at Isabella, as if she were his whole world.
05:50He is my husband, the father of my child.
05:53Yet at this very moment, right in front of me, he doesn't bother to hide his love for another woman.
05:57It's ironic and also clarifying.
05:59Originally I was going to tell him I was resigning, but now it seems there's no need to say it.
06:04Anyway, he never cared.
06:05Never cared about my feelings, never cared about our child, and certainly never cared about this marriage that exists only
06:12on paper.
06:13Mom, we got out of school early today, and the driver took me to your office.
06:17I hurriedly got up and walked outside, only to see Damien reach out and fix Isabella's hair.
06:22Not far away stood Leo, carrying his backpack, stood the little one by the elevator, daring blankly as his father
06:27was being affectionate with a strange woman.
06:30Such tenderness, such patience, neither I nor my son had ever seen it before.
06:34I was about to take him away when Damien spotted the boy.
06:37The man stiffened and instinctively pulled his hand back.
06:39But the next second, he was shielding the woman again, walking slowly yet steadily past his son, as if he'd
06:45never known him.
06:46My heart ached.
06:46I quickly stepped forward and took hold of Leo, whose body was stiff and cold.
06:51Mom, is that the alpha lady that uncle likes?
06:55At that moment, I lost all strength to speak.
06:57I could only nod, tears in my eyes.
06:59Leo didn't ask again.
07:01He quietly took out his homework, but tears still soaked the pages despite his best efforts.
07:06I held my son.
07:07He is my whole world, too.
07:09Three moonlight chances.
07:11Damien, you have two left.
07:13After packing up, my son and I were ready to go home.
07:17Mom, for Silvermoon Academy's family night, can uncle come?
07:21For five years, Damien had never shown up to a single school event for his child.
07:25Seeing the hope in his eyes, I couldn't bring myself to say no.
07:29I typed out a message and sent it to Damien.
07:31The message was sent, and like every other time, it disappeared into the void.
07:37He doesn't want to come, does he?
07:39It's fine, he must be busy.
07:42Hearing my son's understanding words felt like a heavy stone pressing down on my chest.
07:46It hurt so much I could barely breathe.
07:49Just as I was about to speak, my phone chimed.
07:52A message from Damien.
07:53I'm free, I'll come.
07:55Leo, do you see?
07:56Dad said he'll come.
07:57Five years.
07:59This was the first time Damien had ever agreed to come to his son's family night.
08:03With Damien's confirmation in hand, the little wolf pup chattered non-stop all the way home.
08:06Proudly listing all the academic awards he had earned, and how he had been selected as a candidate for the
08:12Silver Moon heir.
08:13Which would be announced publicly at family night.
08:15If dad knows how well I've done will he accept me?
08:18I was taken aback, then felt an even deeper ache in my heart.
08:21Silently, I prayed that Damien wouldn't break his promise.
08:24Before we leave, I wanted Leo's wish to come true even if it was just us fooling ourselves.
08:28The dusk deepened.
08:30The clock on the wall chammed again and again.
08:32The start of family night drew closer and closer.
08:34But Damien was nowhere to be seen.
08:36Yet Isabella's social media had been updated.
08:38In the photo, Damien was patiently helping Isabella's child build Legos piece by piece.
08:44The caption read,
08:45Future Alpha Daddy.
08:46I turned my head and looked toward the living room.
08:49Leo was building Legos by himself.
08:51Same Legos, same age, same need for a father's company.
08:54But Leo had never had Damien by his side as a dad.
08:56Mom, is dad busy again?
08:58I couldn't tell him.
09:00His father wasn't busy.
09:01He was spending time with another child.
09:02I couldn't say any of it.
09:04So, like so many times before.
09:08It's okay.
09:10You still have mommy.
09:11Mommy will always be with you.
09:13Leo understood and didn't ask again.
09:15But he couldn't stop his eyes from turning red.
09:17On the way to school, we both tomatantly avoided mentioning Damien.
09:21As if he had never promised anything.
09:23Damien Blackwood, you have one last chance left.
09:26After parking the car, I took my son's hand and walked into the school.
09:30The moment we stepped into the classroom, I froze.
09:34Damien was actually sitting there, by the window.
09:38Damien?
09:39Uncle?
09:40Damien sat by the window.
09:42He looked up at the sound.
09:44Seeing us walking toward him, his pupils contracted sharply.
09:48Why are you two here?
09:50The surprise in his words made me stop in my tracks.
09:53A bad feeling rose in my heart.
09:56Leo had been a student at Silver Moon Academy for a full year.
10:00And his father did not even know what class he was in.
10:04Leo hadn't heard clearly.
10:06He ran excitedly to the man.
10:08Dad, you...
10:09What did you call me?
10:10The little wolf pup's silver-gray ears, which had just plunked up, suddenly stiffened.
10:16Then, out of habit, he quickly corrected himself.
10:19Sorry, Mr. Blackwood.
10:21Uncle, you're sitting in the wrong place.
10:23My seat is in the front.
10:24He looked at Damien, his eyes full of happiness.
10:27This was the first time Damien had ever come to Leo's family night.
10:30The first time he had ever kept a promise.
10:31I'm not in the wrong seat.
10:33This is where I belong.
10:34Leo froze for a moment.
10:36About to say something when a figure pushed past him.
10:40He's my alpha guardian.
10:43Out of maternal instinct, I immediately pulled my son into my arms.
10:47Damien started to rise instinctively, but stopped when he met Isabella Fila's surprised gaze.
10:51Instead, he moved to shield the boy named Noah beside him.
10:54Noah didn't mean it.
10:55I apologize for him.
10:56Leo and I both froze.
10:58That kind of protection, that kind of care, my son had never had it.
11:02Who is he?
11:04Friends kid.
11:06Really?
11:06This was the child from Isabella's photo.
11:08The one Damien was willing to spend time with.
11:11Isabella walked over and looked at me with feigned politeness.
11:14Miss Wood, you also come for the family night?
11:17Where's your child's father?
11:18Hearing that, I instinctively looked at Damien, only to see his evasive eyes.
11:22It was clear to me.
11:23He was afraid I would expose him.
11:25In a daze, I felt as if I had gone back to the day Isabella returned.
11:29That day, it was also the first time he smiled when he heard his son call him dad.
11:33Leo and I both thought we were finally about to find happiness.
11:36But the next second, the name that came out of Damien's mouth was Isabella's.
11:40Only then did I realize, he had mistaken the child for someone else.
11:44My grip on Leo's hand unconsciously tightened.
11:47My dad's out of the continent for work, I don't want to trouble.
11:50I looked down in disbelief, only to see Leo's red-rimmed eyes.
11:53Mr. Blackwood?
11:54Mom, let's leave first.
11:56At that moment, all the sorrow was lodged in my chest.
11:58The moment I turned around, Damien suddenly grabbed me.
12:01What did Leo just say?
12:02He couldn't seem to accept that the little wolf pup who used to chase after him for affection
12:06was now deliberately drawing a line between them.
12:09I found it bitterly ironic.
12:11Nothing important, Mr. Blackwood.
12:12Family night is about to start.
12:14Even after sitting down, I could still feel those burning eyes on my back.
12:17But no matter how intense the stare, it couldn't warm my heart.
12:20From behind, the sounds of Isabella and Noah chatting and laughed intimately drifted over now and then,
12:25each one stabbing the hearts of Leo and I, leaving us restless and uneasy.
12:29The candidate for the silver moon heir is Leo.
12:32When the instructor announced that Leo had been selected a candidate as the silver moon heir
12:36and invited him to give a speech on stage, Leo simply shook his head and declined.
12:41He didn't want to go up, and he didn't want to speak.
12:43I knew.
12:44He couldn't bear to see the image of Damien sitting together with that other child.
12:48He didn't want to admit that his own father would rather go to someone else's kid's family night
12:52than let him openly call him dad.
12:54After family night ended, I took Leo's hand and went to the school office to withdraw him.
13:00Stepping out of the school gate, I ran straight into Damien who was waiting for someone.
13:04He looked like he had been waiting for a while, and he was holding a stick of cotton candy.
13:09Finished already?
13:10Let's head back to the manor.
13:11That serwince used to be the dream mother and son longed for.
13:15Now it only leaves a heart full of coldness.
13:17Leo took the cotton candy, and his gloomy face finally broke into a smile after an entire evening.
13:22Seeing the excipation in my son's eyes, my heart softened, and I about to agree.
13:26When I heard him said,
13:28Isabella's child is a transfer student and missed the air selection.
13:31Could you ask Leo to give up his candidate spot for Noah?
13:34With those light words, both my son and I went cold at the same time.
13:38Sure enough, every gesture of warmth came with a price tag attached.
13:42Even this stick of cotton candy had its cost.
13:45All right, Mr. Blackwood.
13:48Damien's expression softened slightly.
13:49He was about to reach out and take Leo's hand.
13:53Phone rang.
13:54It was Isabella.
13:56Damien, Noah isn't feeling well.
13:58Can you come to us right now?
13:59Damien's face changed instantly.
14:01He turned and strode toward the car.
14:03Just as the door was about to close, the closing door paused.
14:07Damien leaned out and looked at the tearful little wolf pup.
14:10Take care.
14:11But this was the last time Leo would ever call him dad.
14:15That night, Leo and I packed our bags and booked the plane tickets to leave the country.
14:19Neither of us mentioned Damien.
14:21From then on, in the vast Blackwood Manor, there would never again be a light kept burning through the long
14:26night, waiting for anyone.
14:28The next morning, Leo and I left with our luggage, checked in, and boarded the plane.
14:32Just before turning off my phone, I sent Damien one last message.
14:37Wish you all the best.
14:39After the message was sent, the phone that had been silent for so long started vibrating wildly.
14:45My finger hovered over the power button, unable to press it.
14:49Leo noticed my hesitation.
14:50He glanced at the screen, and his eyes instantly turned red.
14:54He tugged my sleeve, his furry silver-a-moon wolf ears drooping.
15:00Mom, we have to go.
15:02I reached out and gently stroked my child's soft hair, my heart full of emotion.
15:08The little wolf pup who once clung to his father, refusing to let go, had quietly grown up through endless
15:14disappointments.
15:15Inside the Moonstone Group office, Damien stared at the power-off notification on his phone, his brow farrowing tighter and
15:22tighter.
15:22He recalled rushing to Isabella's place last night, only to find that Noah's not feeling well was just him being
15:30hungry and wanted Chick-fil-a.
15:32Noah ate happily.
15:33If I take Leo to Chick-fil-a today, he'd be happy too, right?
15:37Damien, Isabella's voice breaks his thoughts.
15:42Damien.
15:44Damien looked at Isabella and frowned slightly.
15:47Aria's figure was just as good.
15:49Isabella noticed his momentary dames and assumed she had captivated him with her charm.
15:56All the partners and board members are here.
15:59Let me accompany you to the meeting.
16:01Her strong rose perfume hit him.
16:03Damien was allergic to perfume and couldn't help sneezing several times.
16:07Aria knew his condition well.
16:09She had long given up all perfumes, using only light tea-savored products for her daily care.
16:14But Isabella, his former fiancé who had been with him for years, had completely forgotten this.
16:19Damien looked at Isabella before him and frowned.
16:22He had promised to help her return to the workplace, and this meeting was the perfect opportunity to introduce her
16:28to the entire company.
16:30He also wanted to take this chance to let everyone know that Isabella was under his protection.
16:36Damien silently moved away from her, then rose and walked toward the conference room.
16:41Seeing that Damien didn't re-gest, Isabella clicked her heels and followed.
16:46In the conference room, everyone had been enthusiastically discussing the hot secretary they'd seen in the CEO's office earlier today.
16:53But they all fell silent the moment Damien walked in.
16:56Damien acted as if he hadn't noticed.
16:59He opened the documents on the table and frowned after just one glance.
17:03The others, looking at their own copies, also wore mixed expressions.
17:07Every document had been scribbled over with children's crayon drawings.
17:11Next to the Partier signature line, a crude ugly turtle had been drawn, along with other inappropriate doodles and a
17:18crooked childish skrill of the word agree.
17:21Who prepared this document? Don't you have even basic work skills?
17:25The department heads present exchanged uneasy glances.
17:29All the documents had been seized to the CEO's office and printed out by the secretary.
17:34So even if something was wrong, it wasn't their fault.
17:39Get Aria in here.
17:41Damien, Ms. Woods.
17:42Mr. Blackwood, if this is your company's attitude, then there's no point in continuing our cooperation.
17:47Mr. Blackwood, if this is your company's attitude, then there's no point in continuing our cooperation.
17:54I'm sorry, I didn't-
17:55Who do you think you are? I'm talking to your CEO.
17:59I'm sorry, this was my oversight.
18:01I'll have someone prepare a new contract immediately.
18:03As an apology, we're willing to reduce the price by another 3%.
18:06The client didn't respond, silently calculating the value and profit of the deal.
18:10Isabella burst into tears, but her pitiful look only disgusted everyone around.
18:15In the workplace, appearance is just a bonus.
18:17What these savvy professionals value most is actual workability.
18:21Aria back then wasn't just easy on the eyes.
18:23Her workability was a hundred times better than hers.
18:27I really don't get what Mr. Blackwood is thinking.
18:29He'd rather keep that vase by his side than have have Aria.
18:32After everyone left, only the two of them remained in the conference room.
18:36Damien, I'm sorry.
18:38I didn't expect this to happen.
18:41What should I do?
18:42Damien, I'm sorry.
18:43I didn't expect this to happen.
18:45Damien instinctively wanted to comfort her, but when he met Isabella's pitiful, pleading eyes, he froze.
18:50Aria had never looked at him like that.
18:52She was proud.
18:53She always strived for perfection in everything she did.
18:56No matter how difficult the task, no matter how tricky the situation, she would always find a way to solve
19:00it.
19:01She wasn't like Isabella, who could only cry and leave all the mess for me to deal with.
19:05If it were Aria today, no, it wouldn't happen.
19:08She was so careful, and Leo was so well-behaved, they would never...
19:12You should leave now.
19:13Don't get involved in what happens next.
19:16Damien...
19:17Out.
19:18Isabella bit her lip and finally walked out reluctantly.
19:21The office fell silent again.
19:23Damien leaned back in his chair.
19:25His gaze fell on the silver-gray mug at the corner of the desk.
19:29It was Leo's birthday gift to him last year.
19:31On the mug was a crooked drawing of a little wolf pup, beside it written in a child's hand,
19:37Best Alpha Uncle.
19:38At the time, he had glanced at it and then casually tossed it into a corner.
19:42Hadn't even bothered to open the wrapping.
19:44Now, looking at it again, those childish scribbles stung his eyes.
19:48His chest felt blocked by something heavy, pressing down until he could barely breathe.
19:53Mr. Blackwood.
19:55What is it?
19:56Has your dinner for tonight been cancelled?
19:59Dinner?
20:00Every day at 5pm, Mrs. Woods used to remind the kitchen to prepare dinner.
20:04And the estate said,
20:05No one has cooked for two days in a row.
20:08Mr. Blackwood.
20:09What is it?
20:10Has your dinner for tonight been cancelled?
20:12Dinner?
20:14Every day at 5pm, Mrs. Woods used to remind the kitchen to prepare dinner.
20:17And the estate said,
20:18No one has cooked for two days in a row.
20:20After the secretary left, Damien found himself opening the surveillance system for no good reason.
20:25He had never watched it before, because he'd never seen the need.
20:29But now, his hand hovered over the guest room area.
20:32One year ago, 11pm, Leo was burning with a high fever.
20:36His little face flushed red.
20:38I carried him in my arms and rushed out of the escrowing that night.
20:41Was tore down.
20:42I didn't have a car.
20:43I could only run into the rain with Leo in my arms.
20:45Damien froze.
20:46He thought back to that day.
20:48He had been at a gala with Isabella.
20:50He hadn't even known his son was sick.
20:52The footage kept playing.
20:53Last Christmas, Leo sat at the entrance, holding the Christmas card he had drawn himself.
20:57He waited until late at night, his little head nodding off as he struggled to stay a week.
21:02Go to sleep.
21:03Uncle isn't coming back tonight.
21:05What about next year?
21:07Maybe next year.
21:08Damien's breath stopped in his chest.
21:11He remembered that Christmas.
21:12He had been in France with Isabella, celebrating her birthday.
21:16And Leo.
21:17Leo had waited for him the whole night.
21:20Damien was silenced for a long time.
21:22Scene after scene from the past flooded into his mind.
21:25Five years ago, I stood out among a pool of exceptional candidates and was personally named
21:30by Damien to be his assistant.
21:32Back then, I had no connections.
21:34I couldn't even understand the most basic terminology and contract.
21:37The whole company gossiped, speculating that I had slept my way to the top.
21:41To truly deserve a place by his side, I worked myself to the bone.
21:44During work hours, I swallowed the disdainful looks from senior colleagues and asked for
21:49their advice.
21:50I always carried jotting down every task, every one of his habits and preferences.
21:54After work, I taught myself multiple languages.
21:57Even at business recept days, I could rattle off every partner's personal preferences in
22:02an instant.
22:02I navigated difficult clients smoothly, helping him through any sticky situation.
22:07No matter when, wherever he needed me, I appeared by his side.
22:11Little by little, I became indispensable to him.
22:13I became his permanent companion in work and in life.
22:16I became the company's gold standard assistant, recognized by the entire group.
22:20Everyone envied Damien for a secretary like me, and he himself was more than satisfied to
22:25have such a capable assistant by his side.
22:31Fortunately, everything was ruined that night, and unexpected, out-of-control heat changed everything.
22:37After that one night of entanglement, I became pregnant with him.
22:40From then eyes, I turned into a scheming Omega who had gone to great lengths to sleep her
22:44way up, deliberately plotting to rise through the wreckage.
22:47All my past hard work and dedication were twisted into calculated moves to get close to
22:52him.
22:53The more he had once admired my abilities, the more deliberately cold he became afterward.
22:57Even his own son, who carried the rare silver moon wolf bloodline, was neglected and treated
23:02coldly year after year.
23:04He thought if Isabella had been by his side instead, his life would surely be different.
23:09Now Isabella was finally by his side, but after what happened today, Damien found himself
23:14regretting it.
23:15The Isabella he saw today was so different from the unattainable dream girl he had once
23:19loved.
23:19Damien felt hollow.
23:21He suddenly felt that his feelings for her might have changed a long time ago.
23:31He tried to push away this absurd thought, but the image of Leo's lonely, dejected face
23:37kept appearing in his mind.
23:38Leo had never done anything wrong.
23:40He shouldn't have to bear the coldness because of adult entanglements.
23:45He picked up his phone, revised the wording over and over, and finally sent the message.
23:52Pack up, I'll pick you up tonight and we'll go out.
23:54Perhaps sensing the stiffness of his tone, he frowned and adjusted the wording.
23:58Let's take Leo out for Chick-fil-E tonight.
24:01He read it twice more, then took a deep breath and pressed send.
24:04The message disappeared into the void.
24:06No reply came all afternoon.
24:11Damien?
24:12Put it down and leave.
24:14Also from now on call me Mr. Blackhill at the office.
24:17Even though I arrange for you to be here, you need to be mindful of appearances.
24:20Damien looked up and picked up the intercop to call the HR director.
24:24Isabella is still adjusting to her first day.
24:26Arrange for her to rotate through departments first, and she can come back after her probation
24:30period ends.
24:31As Isabella was led away, she still wore that same pitiful expression, but it could no longer
24:35move Damien in the slightest.
24:36As the end of the workday approached, Damien still hadn't received any reply from me.
24:42But this time, he was surprisingly patient, perhaps remembering that every time he'd gone
24:47at us before, we'd been left behind halfway.
24:50He went out of his way to go to Chick-fil-A, waited in line for half an hour, and
24:55ordered
24:55a little bit of everything on the menu.
24:57If Leo eats it, I'll remember what he left.
25:00Full of expectation, he hurried back to the estate.
25:04When he excitedly opened the front door, the vast living room stood empty.
25:08No Leo playing with blocks on the carpet, and no me in the kitchen making dinner.
25:13Damien went to the kitchen.
25:15He took a can of beer from the fridge.
25:16As he closed the door, he noticed that the fridge door was covered with Leo's crayon
25:20drawings, big and small, plastered all over.
25:23Most of them were family portraits.
25:25Damien felt a sting in his heart, because in every drawing, only the mother and child
25:29appeared together.
25:30The father was never there.
25:31His gaze suddenly stopped on a yellowed piece of paper in the corner.
25:34It was a drawing Leo had made when he was three.
25:37In the picture, Leo was holding my hand.
25:39By the window on the second floor stood a blurry figure.
25:42No facial crooked words above the head Damien Blackwood.
25:45He took the drawing down.
25:47On the back of the paper was the child's childish handwriting.
25:50Wait until Dad likes Leo.
25:52Then draw the face.
25:54Damien's breath caught sharply.
25:56His fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.
25:59It was as if the scene of Leo first asking to draw him appeared before his eyes again.
26:06Uncle, could you be my model?
26:09Uncle, could you be my model?
26:11And what did Damien say back then?
26:13I'm busy.
26:14No time.
26:15Thinking of this, Damien suddenly felt a wave of inexplicable irritation and regret.
26:19So all these years, Leo had been waiting.
26:22Waiting for him to become his father.
26:24It's okay.
26:25Next time Leo asks me, I won't say no.
26:27Damien arranged the food on the dining table one item at a time, then glanced at his phone.
26:33It had been ten minutes since Leo got out of school.
26:36By the usual route home, Leo and I would be arriving in about five minutes.
26:40He nervously laid out the fries, then carefully squeezed the ketchup into a heart shape on the pristine white plate.
26:47After finishing everything, he stared nervously at the front door.
26:50Five minutes passed.
26:52Ten minutes.
26:53Twenty minutes.
26:54From sunset until the night had deepened, the door remained silent, and so did his phone.
26:58Damien's heart felt as if an invisible hand were tearing at it, leaving him tense and anxious.
27:04Finally, half an hour later, a soft knock came from outside the door.
27:08Damien walked toward the entrance.
27:10Leo, guess what daddy got for you today?
27:14Leo, guess what daddy got for you today?
27:16Damien didn't even get the word surprise out before his voice abruptly caught in his throat.
27:21The expectation on his face on his vanished completely.
27:23He looked coldly at the two people at the door.
27:26What are you doing here?
27:27Noah knows he messed up the office documents, so he insisted on coming in person to apologize.
27:34Also, I have some work-related questions I wanted to ask Aria.
27:39After all, no one has ever handled the group's affairs the way she did.
27:43Damien looked at the mother and son, who had clearly been crying, unwilling to let outsiders
27:48pry into the Black Hood family's private affairs.
27:51He had no choice but to step aside and ushers the two into the living room.
27:57The dining table was covered with a full spread of fried chicken meals.
28:02Noah's eyes immediately locked onto the food.
28:05He was about to reach for it.
28:08The dining table was covered with a full spread of fried chicken meals.
28:13Noah's eyes immediately locked onto the food.
28:16He was about to reach for it.
28:19When a sharp glare from Isabella stopped him, the little guy lowered his head, looking pitiful.
28:25Mr. Blackwood, I'm sorry.
28:28I shouldn't have scribbled all over your contract.
28:32Seeing the pitiful expression on Noah's face, Damien's heart softened slightly.
28:37An image of Leo's usual cautious, hopeful gaze, if he gets flashed through his mind.
28:43Thinking of his son, he grew flustered again.
28:46Anxiety crept back into his heart.
28:48Aria and Leo had been gone for so long.
28:51Why weren't they home yet?
28:53Ignoring Isabella and her son, he simply picked up his phone and walked out of the dining room to dial
29:00my number.
29:05The only thing coming from the receiver was the same unchanging power-off notification.
29:11He pressed his lips together tightly, hesitated for a moment, then dialed the company phone to ask why I hadn't
29:18shown up for work today.
29:19Suddenly, a loud crash of something sh** shattering came from the living room.
29:24Damien quickly walked out.
29:25Noah was standing on a broken Lego base, with building blocks scattered all over the floor.
29:30The living room was a complete mess.
29:33Isabella put on a harsh, scolding voice, which scared Noah so much that the half-eated egg date fell from
29:39his hand.
29:39He burst into tears and ran to Damien.
29:42In the past, whenever Noah made a mistake and Isabella was about to punish him, Damien would step in and
29:48protect him like a father.
29:50Noah was certain this time would be no exception.
29:54Isabella watched Noah's move and didn't stop him, secretly calculating her own odds.
29:59But this time, they were both wrong.
30:03Damien took out his phone, snapped a photo, and forwarded it directly to his private attorney.
30:09My lawyer will discuss the damages and compensation with you.
30:12Now please, leave my home.
30:14Damien, it's just a Lego toy. Can't we just have Noah apologize to Leo?
30:18This is Leo's championship piece from the Lego competition.
30:22A custom-made silver moon wolf edition, the only one in the world.
30:25Do you really think an apology alone can fix this?
30:27I won't apologize! Why should I apologize to the child of a mistress?
30:31I won't apologize. Why should I apologize to the child of a mistress?
30:38What did you say?
30:40Aria's a mega mistress who's supposed to be an alpha, Leo who can't stand the light of day.
30:44If his mother hadn't to do you, you would have been my dad!
30:48Who told you that?
30:50Noah flinched, stealing a glance at Isabella.
30:53After family night, that's what all the kids at the academy said.
30:57Only the children of mistress are the ones who aren't acknowledged.
31:00It should have been my mother who formed the mate bond with you and become the lady of Blackwood Manor.
31:05This estate and the alpha position should all be mine!
31:08A thunderous roar of it in Damien's mind, his face darkened obnewnously, as if it could drip with fury.
31:14He suddenly remembered that day at Silver Moon Academy's family night.
31:19Dad.
31:20Leo, overjoyed, had blessed it out, Dad.
31:23Only to be harshly ordered by him to change the way he addressed him.
31:27He finally realized how deeply those gossips had cut into Leo's heart over the years.
31:33He had never once considered how much harm his indifference would bring to his child.
31:37No wonder Aria's face had been so terrible back then.
31:39No wonder Leo's eyes were always filled with disappointment toward him.
31:43All the puzzles were solved in an instant.
31:45What have I done?
31:47Overwhelming regret and rage consumed the top-tier alpha.
31:52His eyes red, he grabbed Noah by the collar and threw him straight out the door.
31:58If you're angry, take it out on me!
32:00The child is innocent!
32:01The echoes of my countless humble pleas from the past rang in his ears.
32:07Damien, you can misunderstand me however you want, but the child is innocent.
32:12Can't you give him just a little bit of a father's love?
32:14He thought again of that proud woman.
32:19She never gave in when he misunderstood her.
32:22She never gave in when he neglected her.
32:24The only thing that ever made her yield was the child.
32:29Damien suppressed his surging anger and contacted security to have the two escorted away.
32:35Immediately afterward, he frantically dialed the HR director.
32:38His fury was barely contained.
32:40The background noise on the other end was chaotic.
32:42Through the receiver, he could hear the HR director gently soothing a child.
32:46Daddy has work to do.
32:48I'll come play blocks with you in a bit, okay?
32:50Daddy should hurry, or else your room will be taken over by the big monster.
32:55The HR director smiled and agreed, then walked to a quiet place.
33:02Mr. Blackwood?
33:03What's the reason for Area's unexplained absence today?
33:06Area Woods has already resigned.
33:09What?
33:11Mr. Blackwood?
33:13What's the reason for Area's unexplained absence today?
33:16Area Woods has already resigned.
33:18What?
33:19She submitted her resignation letter the morning before yesterday.
33:23She said her husband works overseas, and she wants to take her son to reunite with her family.
33:28She's not coming back.
33:29How could you not tell me about something this important?
33:32Previously, you clearly stipulated that Area is just a regular employee,
33:35and her resignation does not require your special approval.
33:38It called it the night's jewels and procedures.
33:41I saw that Area was quite determined, so I followed the process and completed her resignation.
33:46Their problem?
33:47Damien listened, his grip tightening.
33:49He could barely stop himself from letting out a bitter laugh.
33:53Since when did she have a husband overseas?
33:55Just as he was about to lash out, a child's voice suddenly came through the phone.
34:00Daddy, why aren't you here yet?
34:03Almost there, sweetie.
34:05Be good.
34:06Can you wait until Daddy finishes his phone call?
34:08It must be an innate ability that come with every-eyed adult.
34:12The moment you face a child, your foin stinky softens.
34:15The childish Sheehan stirred up his kunk for Leo again.
34:19The truth was, he had already had a perfect family.
34:23It just seemed that he had pushed it away with his own hands.
34:27He walked into the guest bedroom.
34:29The room where Leo and I had stayed.
34:33A place he had never set foot in for five years.
34:37Everything looked exactly as it had before I arrived.
34:41Except for the Mate Bond desolation document on the table.
34:44He flipped through the terms, which clearly laid out her requests.
34:48When he reached the last page, he suddenly stopped.
34:52It wasn't a standard clause drafted by a lawyer.
34:55It was a handwritten note.
34:56If Leo ever forgives you one day, please don't disappoint him a second time.
35:01Beside it, an even smaller handwriting.
35:04As for me, there won't be a second time.
35:06In that moment, his chest felt as if had been torn open by claws.
35:11The pain was so sharp he could barely breathe.
35:13So even when she left, she was still preserving my right to be a father.
35:18The usually cold, unyielding man's eyes instinctively turned wed.
35:22He had never imagined that the woman he thought of as greedy would take only Leo,
35:27leave this house, and also leave him.
35:30Damien put aside all his corporate affairs and spent his days waiting outside Silvermoon Academy,
35:35clinging to a faint hope that I might show up to drop Leo off for school.
35:38But from morning to night, he waited day after day and never caught a single glance of Leo or me.
35:44The school bell rang.
35:46Noah came running excitedly toward Damien's my odd.
35:50Just as he was about to get in like before, under the envious gazes of his classmates,
35:55Damien grabbed him and pulled him down.
35:58Where is Leo?
35:59Have you seen him today?
36:01Noah looked at Damien with dissatisfaction, his face full of impatience and contempt.
36:06Who knows? Maybe he realized he's an unrecognized bastard and is too ashamed to come to school.
36:11Isabella hurried over just in time to saw the standoff between the two.
36:15A growing uneasy stirred in her heart.
36:17She got home yesterday.
36:18She had received two documents.
36:20One was a termination notice, and the other was an inclaim from a lawyer.
36:24She had thought she had successfully won back Damien's heart,
36:26but she hadn't expected that his heart had already been occupied by me and Leo.
36:29He just wasn't willing to admit it.
36:31The academy dean rushed over.
36:33When he learned that the visitor was the Blackwood Alpha, his expression shifted from surprise to disdain.
36:39In all my years of working, this is the first time I've seen a top-teep Alpha go out of
36:43his way to take care of someone else's child
36:45while letting his own pup, one with the rare silver moon wolf bloodline, suffer endless scorn and gossip.
36:50At the academy's family night in past years, the other little wolf packs used to mock Leo for not having
36:55a father.
36:56We genuinely thought for a while that his Alpha father had already passed away.
37:00Leo's mother had completed withdrawal procedures.
37:02These are Leo's award certificates from over the years.
37:04Other than that, there's no more information about him here.
37:06The thick stack of award certificates felt heavy in his hand.
37:09Standing at the school gate, hot tears rolled down Damien's face.
37:14He finally realized he had lost his most capable wife, and he had completely lost his own flesh and blood.
37:21Time flew by.
37:22The next time I saw Damien was at Leo's art exhibition.
37:26During those two years in Europe, I had deliberately nurtured Leo's interest in painting, according to his own inclinations.
37:33With his natural talent, Leo had already become a somewhat renowned emerging artist.
37:38This year, Leo was invited back to participate in the London Art Festival charity auction.
37:43All proceeds from the sale of his paintings were donated to the children's home, in keeping with the child's wishes.
37:49At the auction, every single one of Leo's works was bought in full by the same person, at a high
37:54price.
37:55The last painting was titled The Missing Alpha.
37:57It depicted a little wolf pup standing in a snowy night, gazing at the tall, retreating figure of an alpha
38:02in the distance.
38:03A figure he could never catch up to.
38:05This is Mr. Wood's work, from when he was six years old.
38:09He once said this was a gift for his father.
38:12The entire room fell silent.
38:14Damien stared intently at the painting.
38:16Then he suddenly noticed a tiny line of text in the corner.
38:19I chased after you for so long, but then I stopped.
38:22At that moment, the top alpha clan cheater who had once struck fear into the hearts of all Manhattan were
38:27wolves broke down, and wept in public for the first time.
38:31We met Damien in the backstage lounge, where the artist privately thanks the buyer.
38:35He looked much more haggard than before.
38:37The once impeccably dressed top alpha now had wrinkled clothes, stubble on his chin and eyes full of exhaustion.
38:44But even so, he was still very handsome.
38:46He stared at us, at a loss, as he took the bouquet of flowers Leo handed him.
38:50I'm sorry, my son. I lost you. Can you give me one more chance?
38:56Thank you for your generous donation, Mr. Blackwood.
38:59Hope you keep supporting charity and help more homeless wolf pups find their family.
39:03With those words, all barriers were drawn.
39:06Damien's eyes instantly turned red.
39:08Belated fatherly love could not undo the past.
39:11The wounds of yesterday had already left a permanent scar on Leo's heart.
39:15Even if Leo chose to forgive him, I would not easily forgive him either.
39:19After the art festival ended, Damien followed us all the way back to our home in Europe.
39:24The doorbell rang.
39:27After the art festival ended, Damien followed us all the way back to our home in Europe.
39:32The doorbell rang.
39:33When I opened the door, I wasn't surprised to see the man standing there, his eyes full of guilt and
39:38awkwardness.
39:38I never signed the mate-bond dissolution back then.
39:41I've spent all these years reflecting on my mistakes.
39:44Could you give me a chance to properly pursue you?
39:47I want to have my family back.
39:50I was silent for a moment, but finally let him in.
39:53I knew that late at night, Leo still sometimes murmured dad in his sleep.
39:59He just hid his longing deep in his heart, afraid of hurting me.
40:03He never mentioned him anymore.
40:05A month later, Damien came again.
40:07I've relocated all of Moonstone Group's core operations to the European Werewolf Territory.
40:14From now on, I will learn to be a good father.
40:19Leo and I exchanged a smile, a sense of relief shining in our eyes.
40:24We were willing to give this lost alpha the moonlight chance that had been delayed for so many years.
40:29We were willing to give this to you.
40:29We were willing to give this to you.
40:29We were willing to give this to you.
40:29We were willing to give this to you.
40:29We were willing to give this to you.
40:29We were willing to give this to you.