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