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00:00like champagne in the air the ballroom lights were warm and hazy like champagne in the air
00:06laughter camera flashes and cool little cheers fill the room careful matthew my dress is expensive
00:12don't ruin it too fast when i pushed the door open i saw my husband matthew standing behind
00:21another woman her name was serena hayes she was leaning over the piano looking back in
00:27the smile that felt like an invitation and a challenge and everyone around them was
00:32cheering like they were watching a show see i told them you're not boring
00:38show mrs hayes what mrs reed never gets to see that last line cut straight through me mrs reed that
00:44was
00:44supposed to be my name for nine years matthew was cold with me every time i reached for him he
00:49pulled
00:49away i thought he was just built that way but now he smiled at serena like i had never seen
00:54before
00:54and tonight he told me he was taking lily to a business meeting but this wasn't business it was
01:01his anniversary party with another woman so i walked through the crowd picked up the red wine and threw
01:06it on his face are you insane matthew instinctively pulled serena behind him but the moment he saw me
01:11he froze i looked at his hand on her waist and laughed so this is your business meeting the look
01:17on matthew's face slowly turned cold everyone don't make a scene i opened my mouth to speak then a scream
01:23tore through the crowd behind me lily rushed out of the crowd and protected serena don't touch my mommy
01:32lily
01:35i'm your mom no serena is my mom
01:44no serena is my mom wait the kid calls serena mom lily's voice hit me like a slap i stood
01:53frozen
01:53barely able to hold on that was lily the daughter i raised myself when she had her first fever i
01:59held her
02:00all night in a hospital hallway when she first performed on stage i clacked into my hands this
02:06morning i picked her pearl hairpin but now she looked at me like i was her enemy the way lily
02:11looked at me felt like a knife in my chest serena slowly knelt down holding lily close it's okay baby
02:17mom it's fine evelyn you shouldn't be here i shouldn't be here
02:25you told me you were taking lily to meet an important client that was none of your business
02:31my husband my daughter none of my business
02:36ever know it hurts to be replaced but breaking into our anniversary party and attacking me in front
02:41of a child that's too much your anniversary yes mine and serena's we ended a long time ago stop
02:48acting like my wife so she really is the ex-wife no wonder she was poor serena imagine being attacked
02:55at your own party matthew when did we end the divorce was finalized two years ago what divorce
03:07evelyn don't make me embarrass you more i never signed this get her out before she ruins my family
03:19two guards in black suit stepped in and blocked me from both sides i stared at the papers in matthew's
03:24hand black ink on white paper it said matthew and i were divorced it even had my signature but i
03:32had
03:32never seen it i never signed anything that signature is fake matthew was too calm like he'd rehearsed it
03:40evelyn you were emotionally unstable back then you don't remember a lot of things i froze
03:45he was trying to make me look insane serena held lily inside softly i'm sorry evelyn matthew told me
03:53you had a hard time accepting the divorce that's scary she doesn't even remember signing divorce
03:59papers maybe matthew was right to keep the child away from her my chest burned with anger i pulled
04:04out my phone to show our marriage records photos accounts and trips enough i looked up at him
04:11afraid they'll see the truth for one second his eyes cracked then the panic turned into anger
04:18give it back
04:20matthew smashed my phone onto the floor the screen cracked instantly the ballroom went silent again
04:25you planned this matthew said nothing but serena let out a soft laugh she held lily and looked at me
04:30like she had won no one planned anything you were just too broken to remember lily shrank into her arms
04:37and looked at me timidly daddy said you always make things worse my heart clenched
04:44take her out the guards grabbed my arms again this time i didn't fight i just looked at matthew and
04:51asked softly who forged my signature matthew's eyes darkened instantly serena's smile froze on her face
05:03evelyn accusing people without evidence only makes you look worse
05:09evidence you just destroyed my phone in front of everyone matthew only did that because you were
05:14frightening lily she scared the child matthew was protecting lily this has gone too far
05:19poor serena i don't want her near me i looked at her my throat blocked i didn't understand how
05:26would she become like this evelyn i don't want to use my family name to pressure you
05:32but harrington industries won't tolerate someone humiliating me in public
05:38harrington industries the harrington family that's old new york money and for your information
05:43aiden cole is my mentor if you keep making trouble he will handle it personally aiden cole
05:50isn't he the top litigation lawyer she's finished i shot my head up aiden cole my childhood friend
05:56and new york's top litigator you heard her serena isn't someone you can afford to offend serena dared to
06:03use his name i smiled and stopped looking at matthew my broken phone was still barely lit i broke free
06:08i picked it up and sent aiden my location just five words someone is using your name matthew saw
06:13what i was doing and his face changed he rushed over and crushed my phone under his shoe the screen
06:19went black gasps filled the ballroom i slowly stood up my knees aching my fingers shaking but i looked at
06:27matthew and smiled you just made your second mistake tonight second the first was letting her say aiden cole's
06:36name matthew's face went completely cold matt please i just want this to stop daddy make her go away
06:47he raised his hand signaling the guards remove her
06:54matthew you can fake papers you can lie to them but you can't erase nine years i already did
07:11you really thought being a wife made you important you raised my daughter lived in my place and still
07:18lost everything what did you say serena's face froze matthew shot her a warning look realizing she had
07:28slipped she stood up and played fragile again i said you're scaring my daughter what did she mean
07:34lily was my daughter how could she be serena's i struggled to stand and ask again but matthew suddenly
07:41raised his hand and slapped me enough my face snapped to the side and i tasted blood just then
07:49the ballroom doors were thrown away take your hands off her everyone turned around funny
07:57i don't remember having a student like you
08:08the air seemed to vanish the color slowly drained from serena's face but she quickly forced a smile
08:14who are you some actor she hired a few guests started whispering too after all aiden was a legal legend
08:22no one
08:23believed he would show up at matthew's private party let alone defend a crazy ex-wife like me this is
08:29a
08:29private event leave before i call security aiden didn't even look at him he walked straight to me
08:35knelt down and held my arm when he saw the mark on my face and the blood on my knee
08:40his eyes turned ice
08:41cold who did this don't touch my ex-wife ex-wife interesting because according to the state record i
08:49checked on my way there you and evelyn whitman her reed are still legally married that's impossible
08:55aiden took his bar card and business card from inside his suit then tossed them onto the nearby
09:00table someone picked them up looked at them and gasped but it is him that's aiden cole
09:08you use my name to threaten my friend serena opened her mouth but no words came out
09:13mr cole this is a family matter no matthew this is fraud assault identity theft and possibly medical
09:20conspiracy she attacked me first everyone saw it aiden looked around at everyone holding
09:28up their phones good then everyone recorded what happened before that too
09:39soon police sirens sounded outside the estate officers entered the ballroom and frowned at the
09:44chaos serena reacted first officer she broke into my anniversary party and attacked me in front of
09:51my child she scared me i don't want her near us it felt like another knife to the heart matthew
09:56straightened his suit and became the polished lawyer again i'm matthew reed this is my wife serena and that's
10:01my daughter lily the woman on the floor is my ex-wife she has been harassing us for years he
10:05said
10:06it so naturally i almost wondered if those nine years had only been a dream he's lying i never
10:12divorced him the divorce papers are right here so is my marriage license with serena the officer took
10:19the papers his expression uncertain those documents are forged that's a serious accusation pull the state
10:26court record now aiden ignored him and called his assistant directly a few minutes later aiden's phone
10:33rang he put it on speaker and his assistant's voice came through clearly mr cole the divorce case number
10:40matthew reed provided does not exist every face in the room changed the officers exchanged a look
10:45and serena clutched lily in panic gasps rippled through the guests aiden looked up at matthew matthew's
10:51smile vanished completely this case number is fake court systems make mistakes all the time
11:02then let's call the clerk's office matthew rushed to defend himself his words were hasty self-soothing
11:08and futile serena let go of his hand and stepped back i saw through their so-called love in an
11:14instant
11:17check this divorce case number the call got through exposing the truth mr cole there is no such case
11:26there is no divorce case no divorce judgment the crowd gasped and fell silent matthew tensed visibly
11:33flustered serena teared up and chose self-preservation matthew you told me everything was legal
11:41i trusted you i thought evelyn was really your ex-wife matthew glared at her speechless and helpless
11:49so which one is it i stepped forward my words sharp did you lie to me or did you lie
11:57to her lily
11:58suddenly shouted through tears stop bullying daddy you're not my mom serena is my chest tightened serena
12:04held lily tightly using her against me don't worry baby she's not your real mother anyway i froze
12:12completely the last warmth in my heart shattering instantly what did you say
12:23serena's face paled in an instant she realized she had slipped up again but it was too late i had
12:28heard
12:28it i walked slowly towards serena my voice icy and unfamiliar explain that i meant emotionally
12:36you never acted like a real mother really then why are you so scared i'm not scared i'm tired of
12:43your
12:43drama then you won't mind a dna test we're leaving that's my daughter matthew tried to take lily away
12:53aiden's bodyguard blocked his path get out of my way
13:01then prove she's evelyn's daughter too just then an unknown number called aiden's phone
13:06aiden glanced at the screen and handed me the phone it's the private medical center
13:10my heart dropped sharply mrs reed there is a problem with lily's genetic report
13:16my fingers turned ice cold in an instant
13:22the doctor's voice came through the phone sharp and merciless logically speaking lily reed is not
13:29your daughter does she have a biological link to matthew reed yes the report indicates a paternal
13:36match with mr reed and the maternal line not mrs reed
13:43evelyn listen to me it's not what you think then what is it i'm sorry it's not what you think
13:51then what is it fine yes lily is mine she is my daughter mine and matthews shut up
14:04you raised my child for nine years you made me raise your mistress child
14:14serena put her arm around lily and struck the final blow with a cold smile and she loved me more
14:20than you
14:27at that moment my soul felt utterly empty nine long years i loved lily with everything i had yet i
14:34was
14:35merely a nanny in their elaborate lie matthew kept trying to explain evelyn i didn't plan for it to go
14:42this far you switched a child i only wanted to give lily a good life no you wanted me to
14:54pay for it
14:55just then a line of car engines roared outside the manor the banquet hall doors were pushed open once
15:00again my father richard whitmore and my mother victoria whitmore walked in matthew stared in shock
15:07i hid my wealthy roots and abandoned my family for him serena forced a defiant smile who are these
15:13people another group evelyn hired serena's family is richer than yours you can't scare us my father
15:25once had a shred of mercy for lily after her words his last warmth vanished
15:33my mother rushed straight to me who touched my daughter your daughter
15:46my mother ignored matthew my father walked to me draped his coat over my shoulders and turned his
15:52back on matthew mr reed i gave you my daughter's hand not permission to destroy her
15:59evelyn whitmore is my only daughter the sole heir of whitmore capital
16:05oh my god the crowd exploded in astonishment those who had mocked me as a hysterical woman
16:13turned pale one after another matthew stared at me in disbelief no that's impossible
16:20your firm your firm your clients your reputation all built on doors evelyn opened for you it was utterly
16:30ironic nine years of marriage yet he never knew me so what i'm a harrington heiress whithurston doesn't
16:38scare me miss hayes your father doesn't own harrington he works for us
16:51serena's face darkened instantly frank hayes regional operations manager annual salary 280 000
16:59dollars not chairman not owner not even on the board you're lying you said your father owned
17:07harrington before she could explain noise erupted at the door serena's parents frank and denise
17:12rushed in abruptly frank shouted arrogantly who touched my daughter do you know who i am our serena
17:19is harrington royalty you people are finished the director turned around slowly mr carter
17:33frank i didn't know you became the owner of harrington while still reporting to my office
17:36every monday even if my father's title was misunderstood aiden cole is still my mentor
17:42desperate serena clung to her last hope i don't mentor frauds
17:50prepare charges for identity fraud defamation and impersonation freeze every account connected
17:55to the hayes family no you can't do this to me you did worse to me
18:06matthew knew he was finished he hurried toward me red-eyed he begged tremblingly
18:10eve please let's talk now you remember my name i was wrong i was confused serena lied to me too
18:24matthew you said evelyn was just a tool you said once you got enough from whitmore you'd get rid of
18:29her they'll know you were never in love with either of us you set me up i set you up
18:34you are the one who
18:35stole those diamonds and now you're letting me take the fall they tore each other apart in public
18:40i watched on feeling utterly ridiculous are you okay no nine years was any of it real
18:53file everything officers stepped forward and cuffed matthew the second the cold handcuffs clicked
18:58shut he panicked completely evelyn please i walked away without looking back
19:08after matthew was cuffed lily finally panicked serena was detained unable to pretend anymore
19:14her two protectors had fallen completely alone in the crowd lily was terrified she glanced at them
19:20then ran to me in tears mommy i'm sorry daddy said you didn't love us i stared at her familiar
19:29face
19:30i was once her only shelter yet a huge gap now lies between us lily begged me with tearful eyes
19:37i want to go home with you i lifted my hand then slowly knelt down i was your mother tonight
19:45you chose yours
19:48she burst into heavier tears my voice was calm yet final child protective services walked in due to
19:56the fraud case she required temporary guardianship assessment
20:04the next day the scandal swept across new york every headline was blindingly harsh top new york lawyer
20:11accused of marriage fraud fake heiress scandal at hampton estate hidden banquet footage leaked online
20:18all the truth was compiled into viral clips their affair lily's wrong choice forged documents and fake
20:24identities were all exposed reporters swarmed matthew's law firm serena's socialite dreams shattered
20:30completely her family's so-called high society became a joke i turned down all interviews i stayed at
20:37whitmore's private hospital aiden visited me every day that afternoon he handed me a document the medical
20:44records were altered ivf signed by matthew your consent was forged my fingers trembled as i held it
20:52can we prove it yes i closed my eyes and made my final decision then bury him with it aiden
21:02looked at me firmly
21:06three months later the court trial began reporters gathered outside the court haggard matthew sat in the
21:13defendant's seat serena sat silently all arrogance gone they turned against each other no longer meeting eyes
21:20aiden represented me in court this is not a failed marriage this is a calculated erase of a woman's
21:26legal identity motherhood and life the defense would like to remind the court that evelyn is mr
21:33hammond's ex-wife her jealousy knows no bounds your honor the footage speaks for itself aiden skipped
21:40arguments and played the evidence the footage exposed their intimacy in public matthew hung his head too
21:47ashamed to watch aiden presented solid evidence all divorce proof was forged the child's medical
21:54records were tampered with at that moment serena burst out matthew told me evelyn was useful only because of
22:00her money matthew looked up in utter shock
22:08serena betrayed him to save herself she confessed lily was their daughter she exposed matthew's nine
22:14year scheme he said evelyn wanted a family more than anything he said once she became a mother she would
22:21never leave evelyn will raise the child she has the money the patience and the name serena you and i
22:28just
22:28need to wait she submitted crucial audio evidence his true scheme echoed through the court the court
22:33broke into shocked whispers matthew broke down completely you wanted this to want a urinus
22:39center after said do well because you promised me i'd be mrs reed
22:43the two tore each other apart in public matthew masterminded all the forgery he wanted my resources
22:49while keeping his mistress he used both women as his stepping stones one raised his child the other
22:55upheld his reputation matthew suddenly turned to me red-eyed he begged humbly please i loved you i looked
23:03at him feeling nothing but disgust i finally took the witness stand the courtroom fell dead silent
23:13everyone waited for my breakdown but i remained calm i looked straight at matthew and spoke softly
23:19he didn't just cheat on me he erased me i paused briefly matthew stared at me tearfully
23:25i don't ask the court to punish him because he broke my heart i asked the court to punish him
23:34i asked the court to punish him because he used the law as a weapon matthew reed is convicted of
23:40marriage fraud forgery and medical record tappering permanently disbarred serena hayes is convicted of
23:46conspiracy fraud denise and frank hayes face commercial fraud penalties minor child lily shall be placed
23:52under child protective services for guardianship before being taken away matthew called my name
23:56i removed my wedding ring i watched him resolute you erased me first now i erase you aiden's eyes
24:04flickered slightly the final verdict was delivered matthew was convicted of multiple felonies
24:13months later i returned to whitmore capital dressed in a sharp black suit i returned poised and steady
24:19ready ready ready i stared at the seat that had always been mine father looked at me with relief
24:26and pity after the meeting the media waited downstairs mrs whitfield do you regret marrying matthew reed
24:33i faced the camera calmly no i regret forgetting who i was i tried to time stare and wanted to
24:40be lost
24:43back at my office aiden waited for me with two cups of coffee black coffee no sugar
24:52you still remember
24:56i remember before you forgot yourself
24:59i sealed the ring burying nine years of delusions
25:03i stood by the window overlooking the vast city free from all shackles and worldly identities
25:10through all hardships i found my true self
25:18a lara you've held the luna's seat long enough without your family's support securing caleb's rise
25:24you wouldn't have sat there at all lara i will be crowned as the new king tomorrow luna title belongs
25:29to sarah if you're still alive how could that be they poured poison down my throat i died the day
25:34caleb became king then i opened my eyes i was back my bonding day the hostess called across the bonding
25:40chamber i stared at the cup in front of me sarah was careless the powder she'd used hadn't even been
25:49wiped clean off the rim sarah slipped a sterility potion into my cup when it was discovered she only
25:57sawed she fell to her knees i didn't mean to hurt her who knew she would really drink it caleb
26:05pulled
26:06me aside alara as the true luna you should be generous sarah will pay for my mistake i'll enter
26:11the pack as a lesser mate any pups i bear will be raised by the luna from that moment on
26:15i became the
26:16luna who could not give birth sarah and caleb shared a life full of warmth two sons two daughters
26:23everyone in the city knew sarah no one remembered the true luna existed a cold calm settled over me
26:29i reached over and swapped my cup for caleb's i lowered my lashes let a soft flush color my cheeks
26:36i'd like us to swap cups my lord i heard it makes the bond last longer that's right the hostess
26:43clapped me me and you that's how love lasts caleb raised his cup we drank the guests cheered the cups
26:52hadn't even hit the table before the doors burst open oh my you already drank that is when she saw
27:00the empty cup in front of me her eyes immediately filled with tears she turned to caleb my lord i'm
27:06so sorry i only wanted to tease the luna i put something in her cup i gasped let my face
27:12who are
27:12you why would you drug my drink miss sarah tonight is the alpha's bonding night how could you think this
27:19was acceptable luna this is sarah we grew up together she's always been a little reckless
27:24don't make a scene the room went still caleb stood stepped in front of sarah what are you doing here
27:29i told you today was off limits miss sarah what exactly did you put in my cup my attention now
27:35my lord i wasn't trying to hurt anyone i saw someone selling a fertility blocking potion i just wanted to
27:41scare her a little make her more obedient to you i planned to rush in before you drank but i
27:46tripped
27:46outside i pressed a hand to my chest a fertility blocking potion that cup was a gift from the high
27:52council i looked at the guards take her sarah buried her face i swear i didn't mean it and besides
27:58who knows if the potion even works it could be fake are you gonna have me punished for something that
28:03might not even be real caleb held her gently alara sarah's young she didn't mean to go this far
28:08you're my luna bonded properly even if you drank it i won't abandon you your place is secure
28:15sarah's tear-reddened eyes all my fault she hit the floor with a thud i'm so sorry luna since the
28:20luna can no longer carry pups i'll enter the pack as a lesser mate every pup i carry will be
28:25raised under
28:26her name same line just like last time this time i wasn't going to be a fool i let my
28:33face you pampered
28:34with the high council's bonding cup to block the alpha's bloodline that's a crime against the pack
28:39that's a death sentence she admitted she wasn't trying to harm anyone are you really calling for
28:43execution over a potion that might not even work she poisoned your luna in front of the whole i turn
28:48to face sarah directly and you're defending her remember who i am don't act like what she did means
28:54nothing what's done is done what more do you want caleb's expression darkened she didn't do it on
28:59purpose the commotion spread luna alpha's mother says this cannot escalate sarah will be punished but
29:06tonight is the binding ceremony the pack's reputation is at stake of course it didn't matter it wasn't
29:10happening to them do you truly think what she did was a small thing caleb was still murmuring to sarah
29:16he barely glanced at me she'll copy the pack conduct codes ten times no more disruption i almost
29:22laughed good thing i wasn't the one who drank the drugged cup a female guest nearby when you should
29:27still have the healer check on you yes maybe there's still something that can be done sarah immediately
29:31cut in calling a healer on a binding night is bad luck sarah's right wait until tomorrow i looked at
29:36caleb one last time my lord are you truly not going to hold her accountable she was joking
29:41it got out of hand she's offered to carry pups in your name what else do you want you're clinging
29:46to
29:46one cup ruining your own bonding night if you don't want to be luna step aside i smiled i ran
29:52one finger
29:52along the rim of the cup then i looked petty everything i've done tonight has been for you
29:57my lord because the one who just drank from my cup was you caleb's face turned gray what are you
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