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00:03Hi, this is Mrs. Hudson. I'm here to swipe my card for the $3,000 a table 10-year-old
00:08birthday
00:08party I reserved. I'm terribly sorry, Mrs. Hudson. This card has less than $500 available
00:14credit. I poured everything I had into helping my husband build his tech startup from nothing,
00:20turning it into one of Silicon Valley's red hot unicorns. After that, I stepped back from
00:25the spotlight without a second thought and became a full-time mother. On my daughter Ava's
00:3010th birthday, I wanted to throw her a grand party and booked a luxury banquet package at
00:35the Hotel Bel Air in Beverly Hills at $3,000 per table. But when I swiped the card, the
00:41front desk staff apologized. Mrs. Hudson, I'm very sorry, but the available balance on this
00:47card is less than $500. Embarrassed, I went home and confronted my husband. He put on an
00:53apologetic face and said, The company is bidding on the Silicon Valley Corley Tech Park, a competitor
00:58militially stirring up trouble. So I advanced a huge amount of money for components guarantees
01:01and I'm a cash flow temporarily tut. When the funds come through, I promise to throw Ava the
01:05most decent birthday party Los Angeles has ever seen. I considerately expressed my understanding
01:10then immediately turned around and started liquidating our assets. Because the new chair
01:15of the review panel leading this bidding project is none other than my father. And I had just spoken
01:20with him on the phone last night. He made it clear there have been no recent requests for
01:25any private financial transactions. The entire process is open and compliant. I'm going to find
01:32out exactly who he's been spending the money on. This black card was our family's joint account.
01:38Just last month, it still had over $2 million in it. The transaction history had been deliberately
01:44deleted. So I went to the bank specifically and requested the full statement. The single largest
01:49charge was, incredibly, at the very same Hotel Bel Air I had just been to. $140,000. And the details
01:58read, private birthday party all-inclusive package. Daddy must be planning a surprise for us, right?
02:08Mommy, let's hurry over and give Daddy a surprise too. Looking at my daughter Ava's innocent eyes,
02:14I couldn't bring myself to think badly of Liam. When we rushed to the hotel banquet, I spotted him
02:20immediately Liam. Sharply dressed in a suit, standing at the entrance, laughing and chatting with guests.
02:26A woman in a red evening gown was intimately holding his arm. Looking just like a perfect golden couple.
02:33She was Sophia, Liam's chief assistant, and practically a company veteran.
02:37Liam, your son looks exactly like you. So outstanding.
02:42Who wouldn't envy you? Still so in love with a child this old.
02:47Listening to the guests' flattering words, I then noticed a little boy standing between them,
02:52with a striking resemblance to Liam around the eyes and brows.
02:56My daughter suddenly wrenched her hand free from mine and ran toward Liam.
03:00Daddy, the name up there is wrong. My name is Ava, not Noah.
03:05That was when I realized she had seen the welcome sign nearby, which boldly read,
03:11Happy 7th birthday to our beloved son, Noah Hudson.
03:16Before I could even begin to process this, I heard a loud thud Sophia had reached out and
03:21shoved my daughter to the ground.
03:23Where did this child come from? No manners at all.
03:27I rushed forward and scooped up my daughter. The moment I saw the blood beating on her scraped
03:33knee, rage completely overpowered reason.
03:36Liam Hudson? You used our family money to keep a woman and an illegitimate child on the side.
03:42And now you're letting her hurt Ava?
03:44My voice trembled with fury as I held my sobbing daughter tightly.
03:48Sophia muttered under her breath,
03:50What joint property? Every single penny of this company was earned with me fighting by his side.
03:55Some people have been playing housewife for so long,
03:59they actually think they're the company's owner.
04:01The surrounding guests buzzed with discussion,
04:04their eyes swiveling back and forth between us.
04:06Is this the mistress coming to stir up trouble?
04:09How dare she crash the real partner's party?
04:12Absolutely outrageous.
04:14Had nothing but a daughter and still tries to make a scene truly pathetic.
04:19Those probing, contemptuous, mocking stares fell on my daughter and me,
04:23piercing like countless needles.
04:25I said angrily,
04:27Are you kidding me?
04:29Sophia is the mistress!
04:30This boy is the dirty little secret no one was supposed to know about!
04:34A few snickers rippled through the crowd.
04:36A man with a beer belly swirled his wine glass and said,
04:40Sophia and Liam have been together for ages.
04:44Everyone knows she's the one who holds everything together for him.
04:47Another woman chimed in,
04:48Liam and Sophia have such a great relationship.
04:51This woman clearly just wants to scam him because he's loaded.
04:55I turned my gaze to Liam and said icily,
04:58Liam, tell me, who am I?
05:01Liam finally spoke.
05:03Wearing a helpless smile, he turned to the guests.
05:06My apologies for this little scene, everyone.
05:09This is Claire, our household assistant.
05:12She spends all her time reading romance novels
05:14and has a hard time telling fantasy from reality.
05:16He then turned to look at me, his eyes filled with warning.
05:20Claire, take your daughter Ava back to rest.
05:24Stop embarrassing yourselves here.
05:26I felt as if I had been struck by lightning.
05:28I couldn't believe that the man who had shared my bed for 12 years
05:32would actually slap such an absurd identity onto me right to my face.
05:37Seeing that Liam had taken her side,
05:39Sophia immediately found her confidence, her voice rising.
05:43Claire, I know it's not easy raising a daughter on your own,
05:46but you can't try to extort money like this.
05:51Tell you what, why don't you go back for now
05:54and I'll have the butler pay you an extra three months' salary.
05:56Bursts of mocking laughter erupted from the guests.
05:59Oh, so the assistant is trying to move up?
06:01That's a joke!
06:03People do anything for money these days.
06:07That poor little girl, stuck with a mother like that.
06:10A mother who acts like that, the child is bound to pick it up.
06:14She's probably going anywhere in life.
06:17Sophia smiled smugly.
06:19She crouched down and said to Noah,
06:22You see?
06:23Study hard, so you won't become a laughing out.
06:27Noah jutted out his chin,
06:29his eyes full of a meanness far beyond his years.
06:32How dare you shout at mom like that?
06:36He reached out and shoved me hard.
06:38Caught completely off guard,
06:40I staggered back two steps,
06:42nearly falling down together with my daughter.
06:44Noah said arrogantly,
06:46My dad said the tech company will be mine to control someday.
06:51You don't deserve to take my dad from me.
06:54Hey, you'll end up just like your mom,
06:59a servant assistant.
07:01The guests knock on my feet,
07:03they're even more patient.
07:05The young master has such ambition!
07:08Just then, several hotel waitstaff in uniform
07:12passed by carrying trays,
07:13and one of them was the front desk manager
07:16who had assisted me last time.
07:18When he saw me,
07:19he deliberately raised his voice
07:21and said to the colleague beside him,
07:23Well, well, if it isn't Mrs. Hudson,
07:25the one who reserved a 3,000-a-table birthday party
07:27but couldn't even get $500 out of her card.
07:30Told you!
07:31Some people just love to put on airs
07:33pretending to be a rich wife,
07:34and they have to slink off with their tail between their legs.
07:37Sophia's a good person went out of scum.
07:40Broke is a joke.
07:41Can't even scrape up 500 bucks?
07:43No surprise she's throwing a fit.
07:45The beer-bellied man Richard from earlier
07:47also swayed forward,
07:48his greasy gaze sizing up Ava and me.
07:51His tone frivolous.
07:54You have to admit that Nancy at Liam's place
07:56is actually quite good-looking,
07:57and the little girl is kind of cute, too.
07:59You definitely don't stand a chance with Liam,
08:01so why not come with me?
08:03I'll give you $3,000 a month,
08:04plus room and bear for you and your daughter.
08:06What do you say?
08:07You won't have to worry about $500 anymore.
08:09I'm willing to be the one to take over.
08:11Pretty decent of me, don't you think?
08:12Hearing this,
08:13the other guests laughed even harder.
08:15Richard, you're so generous!
08:18But seriously,
08:19isn't $3,000 a bit too much
08:21for someone like her?
08:23Sophia wrestled up to Liam
08:24and joined the crowd in the jury.
08:26I demanded sharply,
08:28Liam, are you just going to stand there
08:30and watch them insult me and Ava like this?
08:33Liam looked at me expressionlessly,
08:34as if I truly were a complete stranger.
08:38After everyone had laughed their fill,
08:40he finally spoke again,
08:42his tone cold and impatient.
08:44Claire, stop embarrassing yourself here.
08:46This is my son's birthday party.
08:48Take your daughter and go back
08:50or I'll call security.
08:51Ava trembled even more violently in my arms.
08:54Her tiny hands clutched tightly
08:56at the hem of my clothes,
08:58and she buried her face against my chest,
09:00too afraid to look at those malicious faces.
09:03Mom, is it really like what they said?
09:06Hearing my daughter's terrified question,
09:09my heart ached so fiercely
09:10I could barely breathe.
09:1212 years of devotion and sacrifice,
09:15and what I got in return
09:16was being trampled and humiliated
09:18by my own husband in public like this.
09:22No, no, Ava.
09:24I covered Ava's ears.
09:25My heart filled with bitterness.
09:27How was I supposed to explain this to her?
09:30Back when Liam first started his business,
09:32we were crammed into a run-down garage
09:34of less than 100 square feet.
09:36The company couldn't afford to hire anyone,
09:39so I took on multiple roles,
09:41admin, bookkeeper, order tracking.
09:44To help him bring in clients,
09:46I cast aside every shred of dignity
09:48and begged every single person I knew.
09:51I remember the day he signed
09:52his first million-dollar contract.
09:54He excitedly spun me around in circles
09:57and then used that money
09:58to buy me a very expensive dress.
10:01I saw the sparkle in Liam's eyes,
10:03and in the end,
10:04I never told him that the big client
10:06was actually a long-time business partner
10:08of my uncle.
10:08Later, the company gradually got on track,
10:11and I became pregnant with Ava.
10:13Liam, out of concern for me,
10:16had me go home to rest
10:17and take care of the pregnancy in peace.
10:19From now on, I'll take care of you.
10:21You've suffered so much for me.
10:23Now it's turn to give you
10:24the life of a princess.
10:25But now...
10:26I looked down at the old dress I was wearing,
10:29the one I had worn for three years.
10:31Meanwhile,
10:32Liam was in a sharp suit,
10:34and Sophia was draped head-to-toe
10:36in designer brands.
10:37The two of them stood together,
10:39basking in everyone's flattery,
10:41looking perfectly matched.
10:43And I was called the assistant,
10:44and no one even doubted it.
10:46Ma'am,
10:47I know life hasn't been easy for you,
10:49but children at this age
10:51already understand things.
10:52If you don't care about your own dignity,
10:54at least don't embarrass the child.
10:56As Sophia spoke,
10:58she pulled a small stack of green bills
11:00out of her exquisite designer wallet.
11:02She held it out to me with utter arrogance.
11:05Durgar Zeon,
11:06the Didawa Mansan.
11:08I don't have much cash on me,
11:09and I don't know
11:10what kind of trouble you're in,
11:11but take these $2,000.
11:14Buy a one-way ticket to the Midwest,
11:16then go see a psychiatrist
11:17and get your head examined.
11:19As she leaned in close,
11:20Sophia said in a voice so low,
11:22only the two of us could hear.
11:24Claire,
11:24what does it matter
11:25that you met Liam first?
11:27The one not loved
11:28is the one who doesn't belong.
11:31Right in front of everyone's watching eyes,
11:33she suddenly let out an
11:35oh dear,
11:36and her fingers loosened.
11:38The bills smacked across my face
11:40and scattered all over the floor.
11:42Sophia smiled without a trace of apology,
11:45her gaze condescending.
11:46Sorry,
11:48my hand slipped.
11:49The pot-bellied vice president
11:51immediately chimed in.
11:52What a classy lady Sophia is!
11:56No wonder she's Liam's
11:57most trusted partner.
11:59Liam glanced at me indifferently
12:01and commanded,
12:02Pick it up and hurry along.
12:03I was so enraged
12:05that I actually laughed.
12:06$2,000 trying to get rid of me?
12:09Liam,
12:11do you think back then
12:12your crappy garage company,
12:14what made you think
12:14you could get those
12:15multi-million dollar defense contracts?
12:18Every penny you've spent on Sophia
12:20and this illegitimate child
12:21over the years
12:22is our marital property.
12:23If I want,
12:24I can take it all back.
12:27That's quite a story, Claire.
12:28With that imagination,
12:30you should try writing
12:31some rich family romance for fun.
12:33Times have changed.
12:34No need to be so hung up
12:36on being the original wife.
12:37But Liam was clearly hit
12:39where it hurt.
12:39His face instantly turned ashen
12:41and he was just about to shout,
12:44Claire, stop it!
12:45A crisp sound of a slap
12:46cut him off.
12:47Liam,
12:48if you dare slander me
12:49one more word,
12:49if you dare call me
12:50an assistant again,
12:51I'll take you to court immediately.
12:53I'll make Hudson Technology
12:54vanish from Silicon Valley
12:56for good.
12:59Liam was stunned by the slap.
13:01The moment he registered
13:02what had happened,
13:03fury ignited in his eyes.
13:04He grabbed me by the throat,
13:06his knuckles turning white
13:07from the force,
13:08his tone vicious.
13:09You think I wouldn't hit a woman?
13:12Don't push your luck.
13:13In a corner where no one could see,
13:15he suddenly clamped down on my neck.
13:18His grip grew tighter and tighter
13:19and I felt the air
13:21being slowly squeezed out of me.
13:23My vision began to darken
13:24and I could only claw
13:26helplessly at his wrist.
13:27Just when I thought
13:28I was truly going to die
13:29right there,
13:30Sophia stepped forward
13:31with feigned concern
13:32to intervene.
13:34Liam,
13:34it's not worth getting angry
13:35over someone like that.
13:37What if you end up
13:38hurting yourself?
13:39Only then did Liam
13:40release his grip.
13:41I collapsed to the floor,
13:43gasping for breath.
13:45Tears streaming down
13:46my face uncontrollably.
13:47The ruthlessness in his eyes
13:49just moments ago
13:50made me understand
13:51in that instant,
13:51his gaze was filled
13:53with pure rage
13:54and he struck
13:55without the slightest regard
13:56for the bond
13:57we once shared.
13:58Sophia tenderly stroked
13:59the red mark
14:00on Liam's face
14:01and then,
14:02right in front of everyone,
14:03she stood on her tiptoes
14:04and kissed his cheek.
14:06Alright,
14:06don't be upset.
14:08Today is Noah's birthday.
14:11Don't let people like that
14:12ruin our good mood.
14:14Liam's expression
14:15softened slightly
14:16and he wrapped an arm
14:17around Sophia's waist.
14:18Just then,
14:19the banquet hall light
14:20suddenly dimmed.
14:23The timed projector
14:24flickered on
14:25and photos began
14:26to play across the screen.
14:27There,
14:28on the screen,
14:29in vivid detail,
14:30were the moments
14:31of Noah's life
14:32from birth to now.
14:33His birth,
14:34his first birthday,
14:35his first day of school.
14:37All were recorded
14:38and in every single one,
14:40Liam and Sophia
14:41were there by his side.
14:42Yet in my daughter
14:43Ava's life,
14:44Liam as a father
14:46was always absent.
14:47My daughter and Noah
14:48share the same birthday.
14:49So after Noah turned three,
14:51meaning from the very year
14:52Noah was born,
14:53my daughter never saw
14:54her father on her birthday again.
14:56Noah made
14:57a face at my daughter
14:59and taunted.
15:00So you say
15:01he's your father?
15:02Then take out the photo
15:03and let us see.
15:05Mom,
15:06does daddy not care
15:07about me at all?
15:08Am I just an unwanted child?
15:10I shook my head,
15:12but photos of them
15:12started playing on the screen.
15:14Seeing several
15:15familiar backgrounds,
15:16I couldn't help
15:17but freeze.
15:18The backgrounds
15:19were the deck
15:20and the ocean,
15:21the two of them
15:21cheek to cheek,
15:23intimately.
15:23I remembered that cruise ship.
15:25It was the luxury cruise
15:26I had booked
15:27for my fifth wedding anniversary
15:28with Liam.
15:29So Liam had booked
15:30a ticket for Sophia too.
15:32And that family photo
15:33at the amusement park.
15:35Liam and Sophia
15:36tightly embracing
15:37the date stamped
15:38on the photo
15:38was the very same day
15:40Liam had been at the park
15:41with me and our daughter.
15:43Finally,
15:43I understood why.
15:44Every time we went out,
15:46Liam always had some
15:47urgent,
15:48unavoidable meeting.
15:49The happy marriage
15:50I had cherished in my heart
15:51was already full of cracks,
15:53rotten on the inside.
15:54While I was still lost in shock,
15:56Noah suddenly rushed over,
16:00slapped Ava hard across the face
16:02and shouted,
16:03Because your mom
16:04isn't among the top
16:05where and dad it.
16:06Your mom just dared
16:07to hit my dad
16:08so I'm going to bully you.
16:10My daughter's head
16:11was struck to the side,
16:12her cheek instantly
16:14flushing bright red.
16:15She was a head
16:16taller than Noah
16:17and at an age
16:18where children
16:18are naturally competitive
16:19and eager to stand
16:21their ground.
16:21So her instinct
16:22was to hit back.
16:24But Sophia immediately
16:25grabbed hold
16:25of Ava's hands,
16:27squeezing her wrists
16:28forcefully
16:28and scolded her harshly.
16:30Acting so in silent
16:32at such a young age,
16:34you truly lack manners
16:35and upbringing.
16:36Seeing my daughter
16:37restrained,
16:38Noah rushed forward
16:39at once
16:39and began kicking
16:40and hitting her.
16:42Children strike
16:42without any sense
16:43of restraint
16:44and soon bruises
16:45and marks appeared
16:46all over my daughter's body.
16:48She was in so much pain
16:49that tears streamed
16:50down her face
16:51but she stubbornly
16:52bit her lip
16:53and refused to let
16:54herself cry out loud.
16:55Stop!
16:57Desperate,
16:58I tried to pull Noah away
16:59but Liam seized my arm
17:01in a death grip.
17:01They're just children playing.
17:02Why are you getting involved?
17:04Noah's very sensible.
17:05He knows his limits.
17:06Nothing will happen.
17:06I had reached my breaking point
17:08and screamed almost hoarsely.
17:10Liam Hudson,
17:11that is your own daughter!
17:13How can you just stand by
17:15and watch others bully her?
17:17How can you be so heartless?
17:19But Noah's my son.
17:22But Noah's my son.
17:24His voice was very soft
17:25yet every word
17:27pierced my heart
17:27like a blade.
17:28But Noah is my son.
17:30Just then,
17:31Noah kicked Ava
17:32viciously in the stomach.
17:33My daughter immediately
17:35doubled over in pain,
17:36her little face
17:37turning deathly pale.
17:40I shrieked,
17:41my heart nearly stopping.
17:43Ava tried to shield
17:44her stomach with her hands
17:45but Sophia was still
17:46clamping down on her tightly,
17:48leaving her utterly unable
17:50to protect herself.
17:51Seeing this,
17:52Noah grew even more smug
17:54and raised his foot again,
17:56aiming straight for Ava's
17:57already scraped
17:57and injured knee.
17:59I finally wrenched
18:01myself free from Liam,
18:02threw myself forward
18:03and shoved Noah aside,
18:05gathering my daughter
18:06protectively into my arms.
18:08Ava was trembling
18:09violently in my embrace.
18:11Her tiny hands
18:12clutched tightly
18:13at the hem of my clothes
18:14and her voice was feeble.
18:16Mommy,
18:17it hurts so much.
18:19Noah,
18:20having been pushed away,
18:21knocked into a nearby table
18:22and started wailing
18:24loudly in pain.
18:25Sophia was beside herself
18:27with distress.
18:37seeing Sophia and her son
18:39crying in each other's arms.
18:41Claire,
18:42how could you be so vicious?
18:43Liam couldn't hold back
18:45and raised his hand.
18:46Just as his slap
18:47was about to land on me,
18:48the sound of synchronized footsteps
18:50suddenly rang out
18:51from the entrance
18:52of the banquet hall.
18:53A middle-aged man
18:54in a dark,
18:55bespoke suit,
18:56exuding an aura
18:57of commanding authority,
18:59strode in.
19:00His eyes were razor sharp
19:01and his entire presence
19:03radiated a quiet,
19:04intimidating power.
19:06Flanking him
19:07were a bodyguard
19:08and a senior assistant.
19:09The pot-bellied Richard,
19:10who had made those
19:11insolent remarks
19:12to me earlier,
19:13instantly switched
19:14to a fawning expression.
19:16He trotted over
19:17to greet the newcomer,
19:18bowing and scraping
19:19obsequiously.
19:20Mr. Anderson,
19:22your presence here
19:23is a true honor
19:24for the entire banquet.
19:25Liam,
19:26come over here.
19:27Let me introduce you.
19:28This is Silicon Valley's
19:30top angel investor,
19:31the lead investor
19:32in the tech company's
19:33first round,
19:34Mr. Robert Anderson.
19:36Liam stared at the newcomer
19:37in utter disbelief,
19:39his face instantly
19:40turning deathly pale.
19:42Father-in-law?
19:44Holding my injured daughter
19:46in my arms
19:46and gazing at that
19:47familiar face,
19:48my tears finally
19:50burst forth uncontrollably.
19:52I called out
19:52through my sobs,
19:54Dad.
19:56Mr. Robert ignored Richard,
19:59who had rushed up
19:59to him first
20:00and didn't even glance
20:02at Liam,
20:02whose face was
20:03as pale as paper.
20:05He walked straight
20:06through the crowd
20:06and stopped in front of me.
20:08When his eyes fell
20:09on Ava in my arms,
20:11her face pallid,
20:12her arms and calves
20:13covered in purplish bruises
20:15and then swept
20:16over the clear,
20:17glaring strangulation
20:18marks on my neck,
20:20the temperature
20:20in the entire banquet hall
20:22seemed to plummet
20:23to freezing
20:23in an instant.
20:25What's going on here?
20:26His voice was not loud,
20:28but it carried
20:29an unquestionable authority
20:30that struck everyone's heart
20:31like a heavy hammer.
20:32Richard,
20:33who had been so unbearably
20:34arrogant moments ago,
20:36was now drenched in sweat,
20:38the back of his shirt
20:39soaked through
20:39with cold perspiration.
20:41He stammered,
20:43trying to explain.
20:44Mr. Anderson,
20:45this is all a misunderstanding.
20:46This mother and daughter
20:47are Liam's household elders.
20:48They came to Noah's birthday party
20:50trying to extort money
20:50and cause bus flights
20:51and I'm so embarrassed
20:52that you have to see this
20:53and next time you come,
20:54please your assistant
20:54notify me in advance
20:55and I'll suddenly pick you up
20:56at the airport.
20:57Are you saying
20:59that my daughter
21:00and grandbotter
21:01are extorting money
21:02and causing trouble?
21:05His gaze slowly swept over
21:07Liam and Sophia's arms
21:08still tightly intertwined
21:10and finally came to rest
21:12on Ava.
21:12His tone softened considerably.
21:15Ava,
21:15tell grandpa
21:17who hit you.
21:18Dad,
21:18let me explain.
21:19Things are not as you think.
21:21Ava,
21:22speak.
21:23Mr.
21:24Robert's tone was firm
21:25and brooked no argument,
21:27giving Liam no chance
21:28to defend himself whatsoever.
21:30Ava timidly peeked out
21:31from my arms.
21:32Her little finger
21:33pointed first at Noah,
21:35still sniffling
21:36in Sophia's arms.
21:37Then at Sophia,
21:39tears streaming
21:39uncontrollably down her face.
21:41It was him.
21:42He hit my face,
21:44kicked my stomach,
21:45and she held my hand
21:47so I couldn't die.
21:48Listening to Ava's
21:49tearful accusation,
21:50fine beads of cold sweat
21:52broke out on Liam's temples.
21:54He quietly pulled Richard aside,
21:56ducking away.
21:57Richard,
21:58is this really the newly
21:59director of the
22:00fine patroker department?
22:01Are you sure
22:02you've got the right person?
22:03Richard was now
22:04utterly terrified.
22:05He kept wiping the sweat
22:07from his forehead
22:08with a handkerchief,
22:09his voice trembling.
22:10Absolutely.
22:11He invested in Google,
22:13Tesla.
22:13He's a titan
22:13of Silicon Valley.
22:15How could I be mistaken?
22:19This is really
22:20your father-in-law?
22:21Liam, you never told me
22:22you had such a big shot
22:23as a father-in-law.
22:24Why didn't you tell me
22:25our father's top
22:26Silicon Valley investor?
22:30How was I supposed to know?
22:31I thought he was just
22:32some reclusive
22:33retired old man
22:34who only goes fishing
22:34and reads books every day.
22:36He never talks about
22:37who he really is.
22:39And he rarely asked
22:40about Claire's affairs,
22:41so I assumed...
22:42I thought.
22:43While the two were
22:43still whispering,
22:45Noah, sheltered in
22:46Sophia's arms,
22:47had absolutely no inkling
22:48of how tense
22:49the atmosphere had become.
22:50He had just bumped his head
22:51and was already feeling
22:52full of grievance.
22:53Now,
22:54seeing this strange
22:55old man siding with
22:56Ava and even
22:57letting Ava tattle,
22:58his anger flared
22:59instantly.
23:01Hey, you old man!
23:03How dare you
23:04meddle in my business!
23:05Believe me,
23:06I'll have my dad
23:07call the security guards
23:08to throw you out!
23:10My dad is a billionaire!
23:14As he spoke,
23:15he even reached out
23:16his little hand
23:16to shove his father's leg,
23:18but the assistant
23:19swiftly stopped him
23:20with sharp reflexes.
23:21Sophia was scared
23:23out of her wits.
23:24She rushed forward
23:25in a panic,
23:26wrapped her arms
23:26around Noah,
23:27and clamped her hand
23:28tightly over his mouth,
23:29forcing a smile
23:30that was worse
23:31than a grimace
23:31onto her face.
23:33Please don't take it
23:34to heart, sir.
23:35The child is young
23:36and doesn't know
23:36what he's saying.
23:38Yes, Dad,
23:38he's just a little boy
23:40with no filter.
23:41Please don't hold it
23:41against him.
23:42It seems Mr. Hudson
23:43has a rather unique approach
23:45to disciplinating his child
23:47on a regular basis.
23:48But Noah was still struggling,
23:50making muffled sounds
23:51through the hand
23:52over his mouth,
23:53his eyes still glaring
23:55fiercely at Mr. Robert.
23:56Clearly,
23:57he didn't regard
23:58this old man
23:59as anyone important
24:00at all.
24:01Sophia, frantic,
24:03secretly pinched
24:04his arm several times
24:05before he finally
24:06settled down a little,
24:07yet he still kept
24:08his neck stiff,
24:09wearing a defiant,
24:10unyielding expression.
24:15Seeing his son's
24:16reckless arrogance
24:17and catching
24:18the increasingly cold look
24:19on Mr. Robert's face,
24:21a surge of fury
24:22ignited within Liam.
24:23It's all thanks
24:24to the way
24:25you've raised your son!
24:26Look at what
24:27you've spoiled him into!
24:29Sophia's head
24:29was knocked sideways
24:30by the blow,
24:31her hair falling loose
24:33in disarray,
24:34and clear finger marks
24:35surfaced on her face.
24:37She covered her face
24:38in disbelief,
24:39her eyes instantly reddening.
24:41Liam Hudson,
24:42you actually hit me?
24:43Ask yourself,
24:44don't you bear
24:44any responsibility
24:45for the way
24:45no one has turned out?
24:46Dad,
24:47it was this woman
24:47who seduced me.
24:48Noah only exists
24:49because of her
24:50careful scheme.
24:51You're a man too.
24:53What man doesn't
24:54make mistakes,
24:55but Claire has always
24:56been the one
24:56I truly love.
24:57From now on,
24:58I'll cut all ties
24:59completely with this
25:00mother and son.
25:01You promised me
25:02you'd divorce Claire!
25:03Now that your
25:03father-in-law is here,
25:04you want to kick us out?
25:06There's no way
25:07I'm letting this go!
25:09So what if her dad
25:10is a big shot?
25:11You're a wealthy boss too.
25:13Take this opportunity,
25:14they everything out
25:14on the table
25:15and divorced her!
25:16Crazy woman!
25:17How could I possibly
25:18divorce Claire for you?
25:19Don't even dream about it!
25:21You're so heartless.
25:23Liam,
25:23with you all these years,
25:25gave you a son
25:26and this is how
25:26you treat me?
25:27The two of them
25:28were completely heedless
25:29of the setting,
25:30tangled in an
25:31all-out brawl,
25:32the scene utterly unsightly.
25:34The surrounding guests
25:36watched in stunned disbelief.
25:41Some quietly took out
25:42their phones to record videos,
25:44while others stepped backward,
25:46afraid of getting
25:46caught in the fray.
25:48Noah's earlier arrogance
25:49had vanished entirely.
25:51He stood rooted to the spot,
25:53wailing loudly.
25:54Just as the two of them
25:55were locked in their ugly,
25:57inextricable fight,
25:58the doors of the banquet hall
25:59were pushed open once again.
26:01Several police officers
26:02in Los Angeles Police Department
26:04uniforms walked in.
26:05The lead officer scanned the room
26:07and asked in a deep voice,
26:09We received a report
26:10that someone here
26:11is suspected of
26:12intentional assault,
26:13child abuse,
26:14and disturbing public order.
26:16Who is Liam Hudson?
26:18Who is Sophia Miller?
26:19Liam and Sophia
26:20instantly froze in place.
26:22Liam frantically
26:23straightened his twisted tie.
26:25Officer,
26:26this is all a misunderstanding.
26:28Dad,
26:29please put in a good word for me.
26:30No amount of pleading
26:31will help.
26:32Misunderstanding or not,
26:34You're coming to the station
26:35with us
26:35for investigation.
26:37Mr.
26:37Robert's assistant
26:38stepped forward
26:39and said calmly,
26:41Officer,
26:42I'm the one who called the police.
26:43I'll cooperate
26:44and go back
26:44to give a full statement.
26:46Fully cooperate
26:46with the police investigation.
26:48Submit all collected evidence
26:49truthfully and completely,
26:50leaving nothing out.
26:54Under the shocked stares
26:56of the entire banquet of guests,
26:58Liam and Sophia
26:59were handcuffed
27:00and taken away.
27:01Noah stood there
27:02where he was,
27:03his face smeared
27:04with tears and snot.
27:05But he no longer
27:07dared to cry
27:07or throw a tantrum.
27:08He just stood there timidly,
27:10like an abandoned child.
27:12Off to the side,
27:13Richard remembered
27:14his own earlier behavior,
27:15how he had jeered
27:16and mocked me
27:17so brazenly,
27:18and his face instantly
27:19turned ashen as death.
27:21He hunched over
27:22and bowed his head
27:23in utter terror,
27:24apologizing profusely
27:25with deep regret.
27:27Mrs. Hurtson,
27:28my previous words
27:29and actions
27:29were rude and offensive.
27:31I sincerely ask
27:32for your forgiveness.
27:34All those disrespectful remarks
27:35were my fault.
27:36It was my lack of insight
27:38and failure
27:38to see the truth.
27:39Watching him grovel
27:40with the tide like this,
27:42I felt nothing
27:43but disgust.
27:44I turned my face away,
27:46unwilling to look
27:46any longer.
27:47My father merely
27:48cast him a cold glance,
27:50then carefully took
27:51Ava from my arms.
27:52His eyes were filled
27:53with heartache.
27:54Ava, be good.
27:57Grandpa is taking you
27:58to the hospital
27:59for a checkup
28:00and treatment.
28:04After a few days
28:05of quiet recuperation
28:06in the hospital,
28:07Ava's complexion
28:08improved considerably,
28:10but her spirit
28:11was still somewhat listless.
28:12She would often
28:13startle awake
28:14from nightmares,
28:15so I stayed at the hospital
28:16with her the whole time.
28:18In this sordid drama,
28:20all the blame
28:21had been pinned on Sophia.
28:22Liam did not bear
28:23the primary responsibility
28:24and was quickly
28:25bailed out of jail
28:26before long.
28:27Soon after,
28:29Liam appeared
28:29at the door
28:30of the hospital room,
28:31carrying an exquisite
28:32fruit basket
28:33and a bouquet
28:34of Ava's favorite
28:35pale pink daisies.
28:36He was wearing
28:37a simple shirt
28:38and trousers,
28:38with a shadow
28:39of bluish stubble
28:40on his chin
28:41and prominent dark circles
28:42under his eyes,
28:44his whole appearance
28:44considerably haggard.
28:46He stood at the doorway,
28:48his voice carrying
28:48a cautious,
28:49testing tone.
28:51Honey,
28:52Ava,
28:53I've come to see you.
28:54Ava,
28:54who had been leaning
28:55against me reading a book,
28:57saw Liam,
28:58and her eyes flickered faintly.
29:00She called out softly,
29:03I could see clearly
29:04that in her heart,
29:05my daughter still longed
29:07for fatherly love.
29:11Even after being hurt,
29:13she hadn't completely
29:14let it go.
29:15As if granted redemption,
29:17Liam immediately
29:18walked into the room
29:19and placed the flowers
29:20in Ava's hands.
29:21Do you like it,
29:22sweetie?
29:23Daddy has always remembered.
29:25Your favorite flowers
29:26are light pink daisies.
29:27Ava took the flowers
29:28and nodded lightly,
29:30but her eyes
29:30were full of evasiveness,
29:32tinged with
29:33unmistakable timidity.
29:34I didn't know
29:35what you'd like,
29:35so I also bought
29:38your favorite mango pudding,
29:39the signature dessert
29:41from that trendy sweet shop
29:42you always go to.
29:43Claire,
29:44it's your favorite flavor too.
29:45I sat quietly to the side,
29:48not uttering a single word.
29:49The damage from that day
29:51had nearly upended
29:52my daughter's entire worldview.
29:53I didn't want to provoke her further
29:55and could only remain silent
29:57for the time being.
29:58Over the following half month,
30:00Liam came to the hospital
30:01on time every single day to visit.
30:04Sometimes he brought
30:05carefully prepared meals,
30:06sometimes new toys,
30:08and sometimes he would
30:09just sit quietly
30:10by the bedside,
30:11chatting with Ava
30:12to cheer her up.
30:13He never once mentioned
30:15Sophia or Noah,
30:16as if that unbearable,
30:18ugly farce
30:19had never happened.
30:20Seeing that I showed
30:21no obvious resistance,
30:23Liam grew bolder.
30:24He probed gently.
30:25Claire,
30:26I know I've made
30:27unforgivable mistakes.
30:28Please,
30:29for Ava's sake,
30:30give me another chance
30:31to turn over a new sheaf,
30:32will you?
30:35With Ava right beside us,
30:37I gave no response,
30:39simply lowering my head
30:40and quietly peeling
30:41an apple in silence.
30:43My silence gave Liam
30:44a glimmer of hope.
30:46Starting the next day,
30:47rare and expensive flowers,
30:49haute couture clothing,
30:51and designer jewelry
30:52poured into the hospital room
30:53in an endless stream,
30:54piling up in every corner.
30:56I accepted every single item
30:58without the slightest hesitation.
30:59By the time Ava was discharged
31:01from the hospital,
31:03Liam showed up
31:03holding two exclusive invitations
31:05to a top-tier fashion show,
31:07his eyes earnest
31:09and tinged with excitement.
31:11Claire,
31:11do you remember
31:12when I landed
31:13my first business order?
31:15I bought you
31:16your first
31:17affordable luxury dress.
31:19Back then,
31:20I told you,
31:20once I made it big,
31:22I'd book the entire fashion show
31:23and give you
31:24every hauteur gown.
31:26Now,
31:26this show
31:27is specially prepared for you.
31:29It wasn't that he was incapable
31:30of being thoughtful
31:31and considerate,
31:32nor that he had forgotten
31:33his past promises.
31:35It was simply that,
31:36before,
31:37he had never been willing
31:38to put in the effort for me.
31:40I finally spoke,
31:41my tone flat
31:42and unruffled.
31:44Liam,
31:44do you really think
31:45doing all this
31:46can erase all the hurt
31:48and make up for everything?
31:49He immediately stepped forward
31:50and clutched my hand,
31:52urgent and earnest.
31:53Claire,
31:53I know this is far from enough,
31:55but I'm willing to spend
31:56the rest of my life
31:57making it up to you
31:58and Ava.
31:59I'll completely cut off
32:00all ties with Sophia
32:01and arrange for her
32:03and her son to go abroad.
32:04They will never come
32:05had to disturb
32:06our lives as anyone.
32:10Just as he was envisioning
32:11the future
32:12with a heart full of hope,
32:13I directly pulled out
32:15a divorce agreement
32:15I had long since drafted
32:17and placed it in front of him.
32:19The moment Liam saw
32:20the agreement,
32:21the invitations in his hand
32:22fell to the ground.
32:23He stared at me blankly.
32:25Nobody can go through life
32:26without making mistakes.
32:28I was just confused
32:29for a moment.
32:30Claire,
32:31do you have to be so heartless?
32:32Let's part on good terms
32:34and not make things awkward
32:35for each other in the end.
32:37Liam quickly scanned
32:38the contents of the agreement
32:39and his face instantly
32:41turned ashen and contorted.
32:43Claire,
32:43you're so heartless.
32:44Why should I have to give up
32:44the vast majority
32:45of my property and assets?
32:46Then see you in court.
32:48Liam took a deep breath,
32:49suppressing the fury
32:50rising in his heart.
32:51I can give you
32:52all the family assets,
32:53but not the company.
32:54This is the enterprise
32:55I built with my own hand.
32:56My life's work,
32:57I can't give it to you.
32:58As for the shares you hold,
32:59I'm willing to buy them
33:00all back at full market price.
33:02I looked at him,
33:03my words deeply meaningful.
33:05Okay.
33:06Landry,
33:06you recover all the dzechents
33:08at the Wendidgin Sophia
33:09and her Erzen Express.
33:10I will never interfere
33:12with your company.
33:15Liam agreed on the spot
33:16and his execution was swift.
33:19The very next day,
33:20he retained a top-tier law firm
33:22and formally filed a lawsuit
33:24against Sophia,
33:25demanding the return
33:26of all property
33:27gifted to her
33:27during the marriage.
33:29In the courtroom,
33:30Sophia's face
33:31was streaked with tears.
33:33She sobbed emotionally,
33:35making every possible excuse.
33:37All the money
33:38was voluntarily paid by Liam
33:39as living expenses
33:40and child support,
33:41which constitute voluntary gifts
33:43and do not need to be returned.
33:44Over the years,
33:46the total value
33:47of the property
33:47Liam had lavished on
33:49and gifted to Sophia and Noah
33:50amounted to $3 million.
33:53In the end,
33:54the court ruled
33:55that Sophia must return $140,000.
33:59Although not all the money
34:00was recovered,
34:01this sum was enough
34:02to completely bankrupt her
34:04and leave her with nothing.
34:06The moment the verdict
34:07was handed down,
34:08Sophia completely lost control
34:10in the courtroom,
34:11screaming hysterically.
34:15Liam!
34:17You are cold and heartless
34:19with no trace of affection!
34:23I worked hard by your side
34:24for years,
34:25gave you a son,
34:27and this is how cruelly
34:28you treat me?
34:29These things were never yours
34:30to begin with.
34:31Walking out of the courthouse,
34:33Liam quickly caught up to me,
34:34a trace of hope
34:36and wishful thinking
34:37in his eyes.
34:38Claire,
34:39I've made up my mind.
34:40I can't lose you and Ava.
34:42I'll spend the rest of my life
34:44proving my sincerity.
34:45Just give me one more chance.
34:48Alright,
34:49we'll talk after you've got
34:50the company running smoothly.
34:51Not long after,
34:53Liam still showed up at my door.
34:55This time,
34:56his eyes were bloodshot,
34:57his hair a disheveled mess.
34:59The spirited air
35:00of a Silicon Valley
35:01young entrepreneur
35:02had been completely stripped away,
35:04leaving him looking
35:05utterly wretched and defeated.
35:07Claire!
35:08Was this your scheme all along?
35:10I've already returned
35:11all of Sophia's money
35:12and given you
35:13all the marital assets
35:14as you demanded.
35:15Why won't you just let me go?
35:17The company has recently lost
35:19three key clients in a row.
35:20All our partners
35:21have annually terminated
35:22cooperation without even
35:23giving a reason.
35:23No thanks to the Wall Street banks
35:24we worked have thrown
35:25like Titan all sedent lines
35:26and are completely squeezing
35:27our Subint Len.
35:28You've pushed me
35:29a boopy dead in Ted's end.
35:30You determined to drive
35:31a corner with no way out.
35:35Take a good look.
35:37Every major client
35:38and every core investment
35:39that has kept you standing
35:40in Silicon Valley
35:40all these years,
35:41who do you think
35:42has been paving the way
35:43behind the scenes?
35:44If I didn't win them
35:45on my own merit,
35:46what, you handed them
35:47to me as charity?
35:48Claire, don't go too far.
35:50Sure, you have a father
35:51in a high position,
35:52but Hudson Technology?
35:54I built it myself
35:55working countless nights.
35:57Do you remember
35:57that first Lifeline order
35:58in the early days
35:59of the company?
36:01You always thought
36:02it was because
36:02your business proposal
36:03brilliant enough,
36:04didn't you?
36:05That was my uncle's
36:06longtime business friend.
36:08Back then,
36:09to secure that opportunity,
36:11I went to their door
36:12every day for a month,
36:13curting favor with their family
36:15and swallowing all my pride
36:17just to buy you
36:18a Lifeline for your startup.
36:20And what about Mr. White,
36:21the company's
36:22biggest venture partner?
36:23In Silicon Valley circles,
36:25he's always been notoriously tough
36:26and rarely willing
36:27to collaborate.
36:28I went to his door
36:29three times
36:30and got rejected
36:31every time.
36:32I had to ask
36:33my father's
36:34former colleague
36:34from the defense department
36:35to make the introduction
36:36using that kind of
36:37top-line connection
36:38to get you that
36:39$10 million venture capital.
36:40Without me,
36:41who would have given
36:41your tiny startup
36:42which had nothing
36:43at the time
36:44the time of day?
36:45All these years,
36:46Liam had been
36:47completely immersed
36:48in his own myth
36:49of building a business
36:50from scratch,
36:51priding himself
36:52on his achievements.
36:53A faint bitterness
36:54rose in my heart.
36:56Do you know
36:57why my father
36:58has never meddled
36:59in our family affairs
37:00or interfere in your career
37:01all these years
37:02we got Heman?
37:03Throughout his life,
37:05he has always adhered
37:06to his principles
37:07and acted with integrity.
37:10He can't bear the most
37:12is watching his own daughter
37:14set aside
37:15all her pride
37:16and dignity,
37:17running around
37:17begging for favors
37:18and clinging to connections
37:20just to help
37:21her husband get ahead.
37:23Every night,
37:23he had stayed up
37:24battling through the grind.
37:26I had been there
37:26the whole time,
37:28silently supporting him.
37:30Back then,
37:30I always felt
37:31that as long as I could
37:32help him steady his career
37:33and hold together
37:34our little family,
37:36all the sacrifice
37:37was worth it.
37:38Liam opened his mouth
37:39as if to argue,
37:40but his throat tightened
37:41and he had no words.
37:42Did I orchestrate
37:43this scheme
37:44to trap you?
37:45Liam,
37:47without me,
37:48you're nothing.
37:51He collapsed
37:52weakly onto the floor,
37:53every shred
37:54of his arrogance
37:55and confidence
37:56dissolving in an instant.
37:57A moment later,
37:59Liam,
37:59utterly shattered,
38:00got to his feet.
38:01He stumbled
38:02toward the door,
38:03his back hunched
38:04and bent,
38:05as if he had aged
38:06ten years overnight.
38:08Just as he raised
38:09his hand
38:09to push the door open,
38:11a figure burst out
38:12suddenly from around
38:13the corner of the villa block
38:14and blocked his path
38:15with deadly determination.
38:16It was Sophia.
38:17So you two
38:19really got back together?
38:20Sophia's hair
38:21was disheveled.
38:22Her eyes shot through
38:23with blood-red veins.
38:25Haggard and wretched,
38:26she had long since
38:27lost the polished,
38:28capable look
38:29she once wore.
38:30Seeing Liam
38:31walk out of my villa,
38:32she completely lost
38:33control of her emotions,
38:35screaming hysterically,
38:36Liam!
38:37Then what am I to you?
38:39What does our son
38:39Noah count for?
38:41Now I'm drowning
38:42in debt
38:43with nothing left.
38:45You turn around
38:46to cozy up
38:48to this woman?
38:49Haven't you caused
38:50enough trouble?
38:51What happens
38:52between me and her
38:52is none of your business.
38:55Where did you try?
38:57You're the one
38:58who insisted on
38:59clinging to this.
39:00Ending up like this,
39:01you deserve it.
39:02Deserve it?
39:04When I risked
39:05everything to give you
39:06a son,
39:06you didn't call me
39:07deserving back then.
39:09Now you want to go back
39:10and beg for her forgiveness
39:11and you're tossing
39:12us away like garbage?
39:13Liam, let me tell you,
39:15don't you dare
39:16think you'll get
39:16away with it!
39:20Her shouting
39:21grew louder and louder,
39:23drawing passersby
39:24in the villa community
39:25to stop and watch.
39:26Whispering among
39:27themselves,
39:28Liam's face
39:29cycled from ashen
39:30to pale.
39:31Wanting nothing more
39:32than to escape
39:33this farce,
39:34he gave Sophia
39:35a hard,
39:35impatient shove.
39:37Don't make
39:37unreasonable trouble
39:38here and disturb
39:39public order!
39:40That shove
39:41thoroughly ignited
39:42the despair
39:43and hatred
39:43that had been
39:44festering inside
39:45Sophia.
39:46She stared deathly
39:47at Liam's
39:47cold,
39:48merciless face
39:49and a crazed,
39:50ferocious ruthlessness
39:51suddenly surged
39:52in her eyes.
39:53Having completely
39:54lost all reason,
39:56she abruptly
39:56pulled a portable
39:57sharp knife
39:58from her handbag.
39:59If I can't
40:00have a good life,
40:01none of you
40:01will either!
40:05Sophia,
40:06don't do
40:06anything rash!
40:07But it was
40:08already too late.
40:09Sophia raised
40:10the knife high
40:11and stabbed it
40:12viciously into
40:13Liam's chest.
40:14Liam let out
40:15an agonized
40:15cry of pain.
40:16He collapsed
40:17to the ground,
40:18clutching the
40:19gushing wound
40:19tightly,
40:20the bright red
40:21blood instantly
40:21soaking through
40:22his light-colored
40:23shirt.
40:23In the very
40:24moment she struck,
40:26Sophia was also
40:27utterly stunned.
40:28She stood
40:29frozen in place,
40:30the knife clattering
40:31from her hand
40:31onto the ground.
40:32I calmly and
40:34immediately dialed
40:35emergency services
40:36and the police.
40:37Through the
40:38courtyard fence,
40:39I watched Liam's
40:40breathing grow
40:40weaker and weaker.
40:42He struggled
40:43to lift his eyes.
40:44All that was
40:45left in them
40:45was bone-deep
40:46remorse.
40:47His breath
40:47fading to a
40:48whisper,
40:49he murmured,
40:53Claire,
40:55I'm sorry.
40:56I truly,
40:58I truly,
41:00I'm so sorry
41:01for you.
41:01Those were
41:02the last words
41:03he ever spoke
41:04to me.
41:04Police cars
41:05and ambulances
41:06quickly arrived
41:07at the scene,
41:07but Liam had
41:08lost too much
41:09blood and succumbed
41:10to his injuries
41:11en route to the
41:11hospital.
41:12Sophia was
41:13arrested on the
41:14spot by police
41:14for intentional
41:15assault resulting
41:16in death.
41:17Years of tangled
41:18love and hatred
41:19ended at last
41:20in tragedy,
41:21one dead,
41:21the other behind
41:22bars.
41:23The bonds of love
41:24and entanglement
41:25that had bound us
41:26for 12 years,
41:27were thus completely
41:28and utterly severed.
41:29I turned and went
41:30back inside the
41:31house,
41:31tightly embracing
41:32my daughter,
41:33who had rushed
41:34out upon hearing
41:34the commotion.
41:36Ava had just
41:37been startled awake
41:38from her sleep.
41:39Rubbing her drowsy
41:40eyes,
41:40she said softly,
41:42Mom, I think I
41:43heard Dad's voice.
41:44I was silent for a
41:45moment,
41:45then spoke gently.
41:46Dad has gone to
41:47a place far,
41:48far away and he'll
41:49never come back.
41:51Ava,
41:52will you miss Daddy?
41:53My daughter
41:54hesitated for a
41:55few seconds,
41:56then reached out
41:57and wrapped her arms
41:58tightly around my waist.
41:59Her voice was soft
42:01and sweet,
42:01yet utterly resolute.
42:03I don't.
42:04Actually,
42:05Ava understands
42:06everything.
42:07Daddy is a bad
42:08Daddy.
42:08He loves his
42:09little brother more.
42:10I don't want Daddy.
42:12I only want
42:13Mommy and Grandpa.
42:14I know.
42:15We only want
42:16each other and Grandpa.
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