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00:00On our wedding registration day, Ethan had me dragged out of City Hall.
00:05He brought his childhood sweetheart Madison in to sign the papers instead.
00:10Madison's baby needs a father on paper.
00:12Once we divorce, I'll marry you.
00:14Everyone thought I would swallow my pride and wait another month.
00:18After all, I had already waited seven years.
00:21But that same night, I fled overseas to go through with an arranged mafia marriage.
00:26I vanished from his world completely.
00:29Three years later, I returned with my husband for a clan memorial.
00:32Last minute, he was pulled away to sort out a conflict on one of his territories.
00:36So he ordered one of his men from the local crew to pick me up.
00:39I stepped out of the airport and froze.
00:42I caught sight of a sign printed with my name in the arrivals hall.
00:45I stepped forward, only to run into Ethan, my ex I hadn't seen in three years.
00:50He'd brought Madison and a handful of his trusted crew.
00:54Once, Ethan had been nothing but nobody.
00:57Judging by his suit, he'd clearly climbed the ranks in the local mafia crew.
01:02All of them craned their necks, eagerly staring toward the exit.
01:05Ethan, isn't that your obsessed ex?
01:08Isn't that Natalie?
01:09Everyone turned to look at me, snickering and joking around.
01:12See?
01:13I told you guys she would come crawling back.
01:17Natalie disappeared for three years.
01:20Not a call, not a text.
01:22And now Ethan finally has power, and look who suddenly found her way back.
01:26She probably spent every night stalking his socials and crying into a cheap pillow.
01:30Natalie, if you're trying to stage a dramatic reunion, sweatpants were a bold choice.
01:36Couldn't you at least brush your hair first?
01:38Or did life without Ethan get so bad you stopped trying altogether?
01:42You look like you came here to beg for protection, not make a comeback.
01:45It was true.
01:46I used to spend hours getting ready for Ethan.
01:49Full makeup, tight dresses.
01:51I always made sure I looked absolutely perfect for him.
01:53But I did not need to do that anymore.
01:56I was pregnant, so my husband would not let me wear makeup.
01:59He wanted me to wear whatever felt comfortable.
02:02He even had this plain looking lounge wear custom tailored for me in Paris.
02:06Listening to them mock me, it suddenly clicked.
02:08They knew they had been ordered to pick up Don Moretti's woman.
02:11But they had no idea that woman was me.
02:13An old acquaintance of mine quickly stepped in to diffuse the awkwardness.
02:17Anyway, it's nice having you back.
02:18Ethan actually spent years looking for you.
02:20He asked all over about you.
02:22Ethan's face stiffened for a second.
02:25Then he acted like nothing had happened.
02:27Madison's kid starts preschool next week.
02:30From now on, you're in charge of drop off and pick up.
02:32He was still incredibly arrogant.
02:33But I was not that naive little girl anymore.
02:36Seeing him only filled me with annoyance.
02:38I did not want to waste another second on them.
02:40I was just about to tell them exactly who I was.
02:43Natalie, don't blame Ethan for this.
02:45He's only trying to look out for you.
02:46You disappeared for three years.
02:48Who knows what kind of shady things you had to do to survive.
02:50Look at you.
02:51Life really chewed you up.
02:52Ethan even wanted to give you a job as my personal assistant.
02:55But clearly that would be too much for you.
02:56Three years later, Madison was still just as stuck up.
02:59Don't worry.
03:00Being my nurse is honest work.
03:03No one's going to look down on you for that.
03:05Her attitude alone made my stomach turn.
03:08Ethan misread my disgust as jealousy.
03:11All right, Natalie, drop the attitude.
03:13You clearly couldn't make it on your own.
03:15So stop making a scene.
03:17Take care of the kid and learn your place.
03:20Don't worry.
03:21We still have a spare room for the nanny downstairs.
03:24All you need to do is help Madison look after her kid.
03:28Isn't that far better than your miserable life right now?
03:30Come over and thank Ethan quickly.
03:35Don't worry, dear.
03:36If my son acts up, I'll make sure he behaves.
03:41I won't let anyone give you a hard time.
03:43Who's giving her a hard time?
03:45She disappeared over one tiny misunderstanding.
03:48If life got rough out there, maybe she needed the lesson.
03:52Hearing that, my heart actually skipped a beat.
03:55Even now, he still thought abandoning me at City Hall for Madison was only a tiny misunderstanding?
04:00The Ethan who used to love me was truly dead.
04:03He was no longer the boy who carried me across town while ignoring his own bleeding wounds.
04:09But whatever that love had been, it was all in the past.
04:13None of it mattered anymore.
04:15After all, I was about to give birth to my second baby anyway.
04:18I pushed all those swirling thoughts down.
04:20I had no desire to bicker with them here.
04:22Aren't you here to pick me up?
04:24Let's go.
04:25The scene went quiet for a moment.
04:27Several people exchanged looks.
04:29Then they suddenly burst into laughter.
04:33Waiting for you?
04:34Do you even deserve that?
04:37Read the sign.
04:39We're waiting for Mrs. Moretti.
04:41Do you even know who that is?
04:43Of course.
04:44I knew that was me.
04:45Mrs. Moretti is the lady of the Moretti family.
04:48She is Damon Moretti's lawful wife.
04:50And Don Moretti is a ruthless mafia boss.
04:56But in private, he is deeply devoted.
05:01People say he refused to get married back then because he was waiting for her.
05:06Everyone in this city knows this.
05:07Don't bother sucking up to Damon.
05:09Suck up to Mrs. Moretti.
05:14She is his entire world.
05:16Listening to them gossip about my marriage, I could not help smiling.
05:19A genuine smile spread across my face.
05:22After three years of marriage, Damon's business had grown bigger and bigger.
05:26And his reputation as a fiercely devoted husband had spread everywhere.
05:31Madison had always wanted to stand above me.
05:33She would never miss a chance to show off in front of me.
05:35To spoil his wife, Damon Moretti once bought a diamond bracelet at Christie's.
05:42It's called Eternal Heart.
05:44It costs 20 million dollars.
05:47Mrs. Moretti is literally the most envied woman on earth.
05:50Madison pointed at my wrist.
05:53That's the exarcher of this artziscus.
05:57A hush fell over the crowd.
05:59Everyone's eyes locked onto the bracelet on my wrist.
06:05It's a pretty good fake.
06:07What broke delivery guy bought you this?
06:09A cheap knockoff as a gift?
06:12Pathetic.
06:12I yanked my hand free, smiling softly while brushing the bracelet.
06:17Ethan's eyes widened at my happy look.
06:19He grabbed my wrist and tore the bracelet off.
06:22I was caught off guard and couldn't stop him.
06:25Madison stepped up, took the bracelet from him, and twisted it in her hand.
06:29It really is a high quality fake.
06:32Way better than the replica I bought.
06:35But I'd never wear mine in public.
06:37That would be humiliating.
06:40Foreign knockoffs really are something.
06:42The wait almost feels real.
06:45Wait.
06:47Don't tell me you're saying you're the real Mrs. Morelli.
06:50Natalie, are you seriously claiming you're the legendary Dawn's wife?
06:56They burst into loud laughter the second she finished speaking.
07:00It all sounded absurd to them.
07:02Damon was a notorious mafia genius.
07:07Cold-blooded and merciless in the underworld.
07:11Three years ago, I'd still been hanging around them.
07:14The girl Ethan left at the altar.
07:17No one could believe it.
07:18Alice twirled the bracelet around her finger.
07:21Natalie, why don't you sell me this fake?
07:24I'll pay you double whatever that broke delivery guy paid.
07:28Give that back right now.
07:30Damon gave that to me.
07:33Shut your mouth.
07:34Natalie, are you trying to get us both killed?
07:37You think you can just casually drop Don Morelli's name?
07:40Are you trying to drag me down with you?
07:42Are you trying to cut me heartache?
07:44His friends immediately joined in.
07:46Do you have any idea how hard we fought for this airport pickup?
07:50Mon Moretti put Ethan's business under his protection last year.
07:53Now all of us survive under Moretti protection.
07:56The only way Ethan keeps his place in the Moretti circle is if we impress Mrs. Moretta.
08:00And you're out here spreading insane rumors about knowing him.
08:03Are you trying to ruin Ethan's career?
08:05I wiped the blood from my split lip.
08:07My stare must have been ice cold because Ethan frowned.
08:11A trace of panic flashed through his eyes.
08:14Madison pointed at me and snapped.
08:15Natalie, you ungrateful little
08:18Ethan was kind enough to keep you off the street.
08:22Don't push your luck.
08:23I know you're bitter about the past, but trying to wreck his career just to get back at him?
08:29That's sick.
08:30Hearing her say that felt exactly like three years ago.
08:34No matter what I did, Madison twisted it.
08:36She would feed Ethan her poisoned version of the truth.
08:39In the early days, he used to defend me.
08:41But by the end, he always took her side.
08:44Just like right now.
08:46You're such a bitter, jealous woman.
08:48But this time, Ethan did not keep yelling at me.
08:51After a short silence, Lucas pulled out a $200,000 check.
08:55For the sake of what we used to be, I'll let this slide.
08:58Take the check.
09:00Go buy yourself something decent to wear.
09:03If you really don't want a nanny Madison's kid,
09:06I'll pull some strings and get you a proper job next week.
09:09Don't worry.
09:10Ever since the Moretti protection, this kind of money is pocket cheese in my world now.
09:14The way he handed me that check made me sick.
09:17No, thank you, sir.
09:18I don't take handouts from strangers.
09:20Grabbed me before I could take a few steps.
09:23Natalie, I gave you money and you still refused?
09:26What do you mean?
09:27He questioned me with a cold face.
09:32I'm a stranger to you?
09:34Since we using broke it up, it's better not to have an attack you bra for that.
09:37People might understand.
09:39I thought of my jealous husband.
09:42But Ethan glanced at Madison.
09:44Then he looked as if he had understood everything.
09:46The Moretti family is hosting a private gala for Don Moretti in three days.
09:51I plan to take you there to see the world, but you need to buy a proper outfit first.
09:56Don't embarrass me when the time comes.
09:58There really is no need.
10:00Hearing me refuse again, Ethan clenched his jaw so hard I could hear it.
10:05Natalie, you really have learned some attitude.
10:09Sure enough, poor people always have the worst temper.
10:12Since you don't want to go, forget it.
10:14I'll take Madison.
10:16Madison's eyes lit up.
10:18Ethan, I'll behave well.
10:20I absolutely won't embarrass you.
10:22I didn't want to keep getting tangled up with them.
10:24Before leaving, I left one sentence behind.
10:26I hope that in three days, you can still be this as confident.
10:34I practically sprinted out of the arrival terminal.
10:37The fresh air outside finally pushed down the nausea churning in my stomach.
10:42My mind flashed back to three years ago.
10:44My parents had been pressuring me into an arranged marriage overseas.
10:48I fought them on it.
10:49I could not marry that man, I thought.
10:52I begged Ethan, my boyfriend of seven years.
10:55Ethan, just elope with me.
10:57Ethan agreed.
11:00Let's leave here.
11:03But when I showed up, he brought his childhood sweetheart, Madison, to marry.
11:12Her child needs a legal father.
11:14I will divorce Madison in a month, then marry you.
11:20He told me not to overthink it.
11:22Don't overthink it.
11:23Watching him hold her hand and walk into that clerk's office, I was completely done.
11:29I flew overseas for a blind date that very night.
11:33A month later, I married Damon Moretti.
11:39A year later, we had our first baby.
11:42And now, I was pregnant with our second.
11:45Honestly, if it had not been for Damon's family memorial, I never would have set foot back in this
11:51country.
11:51And I definitely would not have run into Ethan.
11:54Three days later, I showed up to the Moretti charity gala alone.
11:57I wore light makeup and my custom loungewear.
12:00The second Ethan saw me, his eyes lit up.
12:02A smug smirk spread across his face.
12:05You said you wouldn't come, but your body is honest.
12:08If you want to chase me and make me turn back, you at least need to make me happy.
12:12For an occasion like today, you need to dress properly.
12:16Only then can you match my status.
12:18I ignored him and walked toward my own seat.
12:21Ethan grabbed my arm.
12:23Natalie, I'm talking to you.
12:25Did you hear me?
12:26Our seats are right here.
12:28Where do you think you're going?
12:30I pulled my arm free.
12:32Those are your seats.
12:37My seat is over there.
12:39Madison's eyes turned sharp.
12:41Natalie, how did you sneak in here?
12:44Are you here to cause trouble?
12:47How dare you wear that bracelet?
12:49The guests around us began whispering.
12:52Wait, is that the eternal heart bracelet?
12:54The one Dodd Morelli bought for his wife?
12:57Tonight is Mrs. Morella's first public appearance.
12:59Is this woman trying to insult Mrs. Marina?
13:02She snuck in?
13:02Is she trying to embarrass us in front of Doc Morelli?
13:05One of the guests turned to Ethan.
13:07Excuse me, Ethan.
13:08Is this young lady with you?
13:12No, I don't know her.
13:15Take that fake bracelet off and get out.
13:19Are you sure you want me to leave?
13:21What are you pretending for?
13:23Stop acting like you're important.
13:25Hurry up and take off the bracelet.
13:27She lunged forward to snatch it off my wrist.
13:30I swatted her hand away and stepped back.
13:32Someone tripped me out of nowhere.
13:34I crashed to the floor, dazed.
13:42You're really treating this cheap garbage like it's treasure?
13:47Madison pinned my hand under her heel.
13:50Pain shot through my hand.
13:52My wrist was scraped raw and bleeding, but I only sat there,
13:56staring blankly at the snapped bracelet and the diamonds scattered across the floor.
14:00Pick her up and throw her out.
14:02A few security guards immediately surrounded me.
14:05They reached down to grab my arms and legs.
14:08I panicked and struggled.
14:10Get your hands off me!
14:16I am Damon Moretti's...
14:18Are you going to make up rumors again?
14:20Are you going to say you are Dawn Moretti's mistress now?
14:24You're insane.
14:25When I came back to the States this time, I had not planned to bother with revenge.
14:30It felt beneath me.
14:32But right now, I was going to make sure she paid for this.
14:36Ethan crouched down in front of me.
14:40Natalie, are you done throwing your little fit?
14:42You showed up wearing a fake diamond bracelet and dressed like you rolled out of bed.
14:48Now that you see I'm doing well, you want to make me jealous?
14:51If you want me back, just beg.
14:53I'll say yes.
14:59Ethan, you are absolutely screwed.
15:01Suddenly, the entire ballroom went dead silent.
15:04The guests in the hall began fixing their clothes.
15:06They all moved toward the entrance.
15:08Ethan quickly pulled me up.
15:10Don Moretti is here.
15:12Behave yourself.
15:14And don't worry, Natalie.
15:16Madison and I are already divorced.
15:18I stared at him while rubbing my bruised hand.
15:21This man was absolutely repulsive.
15:24What did his divorce have to do with me?
15:26At that exact moment, Damon walked through the doors.
15:29Everyone surrounded him the moment he came in.
15:32He was holding our toddler in his arms.
15:34Once they entered the ballroom, my son squirmed to get down.
15:38Damon set him on the floor.
15:39The adorable little boy instantly captured the whole room's attention.
15:44His nanny hurried nervously behind him.
15:46If you stop being jealous and stop provoking Madison,
15:49I'll forgive you for disappearing for three years.
15:51I'll give you a chance to bear our baby.
15:53I did not speak.
15:54I only looked past him trying to catch Damon and my son's eyes through the crowd.
15:58Then it happened.
15:59Finally, Damon followed our son's steps.
16:02They walked to me.
16:03At that moment, panic appeared on his face.
16:05He ran straight into my arms.
16:08Mommy, who hurt you?
16:11Why is there so much blood?
16:13The word mommy echoed through the silent room.
16:17The guests who had coldly watched me get bullied just now,
16:20all widened their eyes in disbelief.
16:22My son's warm hug instantly washed away my disgust.
16:26Mommy's fine, baby.
16:34Mommy, who dared to do this to you?
16:36Before I could comfort him, the air in the room seemed to freeze.
16:39A heavy, suffocating pressure settled over the crowd.
16:44Damon was walking toward us.
16:46The terrified guests parted for him.
16:48Ever since I got pregnant with our second baby, he had been almost insanely overprotective.
16:54He was glued to my side 24-7.
16:56I instantly regretted flying back ahead of him.
17:00I picked up our son and turned around.
17:02The blood on my wrist looked even brighter against my son's white shirt.
17:06Daddy, someone bullied mommy.
17:07We have to get back at them.
17:20See this ruthless mafia boss become so fiercely protective made my heart melt.
17:26He was so protective.
17:27A mosquito bite.
17:28A tiny mark from sleep.
17:30If I ate half a spoonful less at dinner, he would worry instantly.
17:33But I loved how intensely he cared about me.
17:36The ballroom lights were dim, but our son felt something hard under his shoe.
17:40He bent down and picked up the largest sapphire from my broken bracelet.
17:44Daddy, isn't this the present you gave mommy?
17:46Damon took the sapphire and flipped it over.
17:49When he saw his own engraved initials, he looked at the scattered gems on the floor.
17:53Then he looked at my torn, bleeding wrist.
17:56His hand gripped the armrest of a nearby chair so hard the metal bent under his fingers.
18:00Frustrated by the shadows, he firmly guided me into the chair.
18:06Turn on every single light in this room.
18:15What happened to your face?
18:19They actually dare to do this to you?
18:22I'm fine, Damon.
18:23Natalie, I am your husband.
18:30No one touches my wife and walks away clean.
18:34No one bullies mommy.
18:35Honestly, I could have handled Ethan and Madison myself.
18:38But maybe it was the pregnancy hormones.
18:41Or maybe it was because I finally felt safe.
18:43All the exhaustion I had been holding in finally broke through.
18:46You weren't here.
18:48They all ganged up on me.
18:50The guys from the airport were literally shaking.
18:53They gripped the cocktail tables just to stay upright.
18:56The woman they had mocked at the airport was actually Dawn Moretti's wife.
18:59They were desperate to find a hole to crawl into.
19:01But then Madison's little minion, Brooke, strutted out of the crowd.
19:08Natalie, where did you hire these two actors?
19:12Their acting is pretty good.
19:15Do you want Madison to get them an agent?
19:18You're clearly too broke to afford your own clothes.
19:21I have an outfit I already wore once.
19:24If you don't mind.
19:25I can give it to you so you won't embarrass yourself.
19:31Brooke had arrived late.
19:32She had completely missed Damon's terrifying entrance.
19:35She was just Madison's lapdog, dressed up to snag a rich husband tonight.
19:40And she knew the easiest way to impress Madison was to bully me.
19:44Brooke laughed loudly at her own joke.
19:47Usually, the guys would have laughed along with her immediately.
19:50But this time, the entire ballroom stared at her like she had a death wish.
19:55Brooke noticed the dead silence, but she doubled down.
19:57She looked right at Damon and smirked.
19:59You're pretty handsome.
20:05If you leave Natalie, I might just keep you for myself.
20:08Her words made the corner of my mouth twitch.
20:11How embarrassing.
20:12She actually thought she could keep Damon Moretti?
20:15I honestly did not know if she was incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.
20:19Anyone with functioning eyes could tell Damon was not someone you messed with.
20:23Damon gave a low, humorless laugh.
20:25If I offered to keep him, he would probably be thrilled.
20:28But if any other woman said that, he would only think she was asking to die.
20:32Over the years, any woman who tried to throw herself at him was either never heard from again,
20:37or sent somewhere far away and never allowed near him again.
20:42Brooke finally realized the vibe was completely wrong.
20:45She nervously stepped toward Madison for backup.
20:48But Madison wanted absolutely nothing to do with her.
20:52Before Brooke could even speak, Madison spun around and slapped her viciously across the face.
20:58Brooke crashed hard onto the marble floor.
21:00Brooke, are you insane?
21:02How dare you offend Mr. and Mrs. Moretti?
21:04Do you have a death wish?
21:06Natalie is Mrs. Moretti.
21:08Brooke knew Damon's ruthless reputation.
21:11You offended Damon Moretti.
21:13She knew he destroyed anyone who even looked at his wife the wrong way.
21:17Brooke started shaking uncontrollably.
21:21Oh my god, look at her dress!
21:24Every eye in the room dropped.
21:26Brooke had wet herself in pure terror.
21:29Damon did not even blink.
21:31He only frowned slightly.
21:32Two massive bodyguards immediately stepped forward and dragged Brooke out of the ballroom.
21:38Ethan and Madison's faces burned bright red.
21:40Even though Brooke was the one being dragged out, everyone knew she had only said what they were thinking.
21:45The elite guests stared at Ethan and Madison with absolute disgust.
21:49They looked at them like clowns.
21:51Meanwhile, Damon's on-call doctor was frantically cleaning the torn skin on my wrist.
21:57I winced.
21:58It was just a tiny hiss of pain.
22:00Instantly, Damon and our son glared at the doctor like they were about to bury him alive.
22:06Do you even know how to apply ointment properly?
22:08I immediately shot my husband and son a stern warning look.
22:11The glare worked instantly.
22:13The terrifying dawn and the fierce little boy both softened.
22:18They both looked at me with identical pathetic puppy dog eyes.
22:22I let out a soft sigh.
22:24Guys, the doctor is trying to help me.
22:27Stop glaring at him.
22:29With my reassurance, the doctor let out a huge breath of relief.
22:33He finished the checkup and turned to Damon.
22:36Mrs. Moreri is perfectly fine.
22:37The baby is safe too.
22:40Her wrist is badly scraped though.
22:42I'll use our best ointment to keep it from scarring.
22:43Damon did not say a single word.
22:45I knew exactly what that meant.
22:47That was the silence right before he exploded.
22:51Standing in the crowd, Ethan looked terrified.
22:53But under the panic, jealousy burned in his eyes as he watched us together.
22:57His possessiveness was reaching its peak.
22:59But his business's survival was on the line, so he had to bite his tongue.
23:04Damon stood beside me, looking out over the terrified crowd of guests and made men.
23:09He looked lethal.
23:11But honestly, I found it kind of cute.
23:13Especially with our son standing right beside him, looking like a tiny, angry clone.
23:19I want names.
23:21Every person who touched my wife, every person who watched it happen.
23:25Speak now, and I might let you walk out of here.
23:29But if I have to find out myself, the Mariti family will collect from every single one of you.
23:35It was a naked, terrifying threat.
23:37These people had fought tooth and nail just to get an invite to this gala.
23:42None of them were willing to burn for Ethan.
23:44Ethan panicked.
23:45Don Marati, this is all just a huge misunderstanding.
23:48As Natalie's fiancé, I was only catching up with her.
23:51It was just an accident.
23:54He actually used the word fiancé right to my husband's face.
23:57It was pure delusional arrogance.
23:59He really thought I had spent the last three years saving myself for him.
24:03Waiting for him to snap his fingers so I could run back.
24:06He completely ignored the murderous look crossing Damon's face.
24:10I heard glass shatter.
24:13Damon had crushed his crystal whiskey glass with his bare hand.
24:16Blood dripped down his fingers.
24:18Damon!
24:21Ethan, don't flatter yourself.
24:23Stop trying to come between me and Damon.
24:25I think I've been way too nice to you.
24:30Damon is the only man I love.
24:32I grabbed a clean napkin and frantically started wrapping Damon's bleeding hand.
24:37Natalie, I know you're bitter but Madison and I are already divorced.
24:40Her kid can start calling you mom.
24:41You only married this guy to make me mad, right?
24:44It's fine.
24:44I don't mind.
24:46Divorce him.
24:47Let's get married.
24:47Whatever Damon can give you, I can give you too if I work hard enough.
24:50Just come back and be my son's nanny.
24:52If you don't like Madison, I'll make her leave.
24:55I honestly could not believe what I was hearing.
24:57His shamelessness left me speechless.
25:00Damon's blood stained my clothes.
25:03But as I urgently pressed the napkin to his palm, he suddenly started laughing.
25:08A genuine, happy laugh.
25:10I glared at him, furious.
25:12Why are you laughing?
25:13Damon reached over with his clean, uninjured hand and gently rubbed the top of my head.
25:19Natalie.
25:21You just said I'm the one you love most.
25:24Our son literally rolled his eyes.
25:26His ruthless, terrifying dad was currently acting like a love-sick teenager just because
25:32I defended him.
25:33The entire ballroom was dead silent.
25:36Some guests were in absolute shock.
25:39Others were dying of envy.
25:41I could hear frantic whispers spreading through the crowd.
25:44The rumors are real.
25:47He really is completely obsessed with his wife.
25:51Ethan stood there, his fists clenched in humiliation.
25:53But my son was not done with him.
25:56Noah looked him up and down with absolute disgust.
25:59A Nancy?
26:01My mommy is the princess of our house.
26:04You think you deserve her?
26:06Mommy is only having two kids.
26:08Me and my little sister.
26:09You really think your secret little love child gets to call her mom?
26:13I know all about you.
26:14You're the jerk who broke my mom's heart.
26:18You're not as handsome as my dad.
26:20You're not as tall as my dad.
26:22You're not even built like my dad.
26:25And you smell cheap.
26:26It's making my eyes water.
26:28Is your kid gonna grow up to be a leech who lives off women just like you?
26:31The elite guests around us erupted into laughter.
26:34Ethan bit his lower lip hard.
26:36His chest heaved with shame.
26:38Everyone in that room knew the truth.
26:39He only had a place in the Moretti circle because he leeched off Madison's family connections.
26:44Hearing all this, Madison completely snapped.
26:47Ethan had literally just asked me to replace her as his son's real mother.
26:51Jealousy swallowed whatever sanity she had left.
26:54Madison grabbed a silver fork from the nearest table.
26:57She lunged straight at Noah.
26:59You little brat!
27:00Then I'll kill you!
27:02I did not even think.
27:03I let go of Damon's hand and threw myself over my son.
27:07A blinding, agonizing pain ripped through my back.
27:11The color drained completely from my face.
27:16Noah, are you?
27:17I did not even get to finish the sentence.
27:20Everything went black.
27:21I collapsed to the floor.
27:23I woke up to the sharp smell of hospital disinfectant.
27:27I glanced down at my hospital gown and felt a little daze.
27:30My best friend Claire threw her arms around me.
27:32Natalie!
27:33You're finally awake!
27:37If you had stayed unconscious any longer, your husband and son were going to turn this city upside down.
27:42I panicked and instantly touched my pregnant belly.
27:45Claire knew exactly what I was thinking.
27:47You're fine.
27:48The baby is perfectly fine.
27:51The doctor said the bandit you fainted from shock and pain after that psycho tried to stab your son.
27:57I started coughing violently.
27:58My throat was completely dry.
28:00Slow down.
28:01Claire grabbed a cup of water and rubbed my back.
28:05Drink.
28:08Honestly, Natalie, you were way too impulsive.
28:11Damon had ten bodyguards in that room.
28:13They would have stopped her.
28:15Noah didn't need you to take that fork for him.
28:17He's a fierce little guy.
28:19He's my baby.
28:21Of course I protected him.
28:22I looked around the empty hospital room.
28:25Where are they?
28:26Getting revenge, obviously.
28:28I wanted to go watch, but your husband and your kid are seriously terrifying.
28:33So I stayed here.
28:35Is staying with me a chore?
28:36Natalie, you don't even know.
28:40When I got to the gala, you were already unconscious.
28:46Your sweet, soft little boy grabbed a fork and stabbed it right into Madison's hand.
28:51I didn't even know a little kid could have that much strength.
28:58And Damon?
29:01He looked like the devil himself.
29:03Damon found out what happened at the airport.
29:06He found out Ethan slapped you and broke your bracelet.
29:10He had his bodyguards pin Ethan to the floor.
29:13Then he ruined the hand Ethan used to hit you.
29:17Noah just stood there and watched.
29:18He didn't even blink.
29:20He's a terrifying little demon.
29:23Then they beat Ethan's face until he was barely recognizable.
29:27But that wasn't even the worst part.
29:31After Damon found out Madison wanted your diamonds, he said one thing.
29:35You love taking things that don't belong to you.
29:38I'll give you exactly what you want.
29:42The diamonds and the man you were so desperate to steal.
29:48Madison refused to swallow them.
29:51So Damon had her kid dragged into the room.
29:54She was so terrified that she started forcing the diamonds down.
29:57By the time it was over, she could barely stay conscious.
30:00Then Damon had someone ruin her face.
30:03And he made sure her son would never use that hand the same way again.
30:07Then he had her dumped in international waters.
30:10What about the guests?
30:12Oh, Damon handled them too.
30:14Every single person who stood there and watched you get bullied was left with a permanent scar on their wrist.
30:20Punishment for standing by and doing nothing.
30:25If I weren't your best friend, I probably would have gotten one too.
30:28She fake wiped a tear, trying to make me laugh.
30:31I just rolled my eyes at her.
30:33The media was there, but no one dared to report what really happened.
30:37The news only said Ethan's business collapsed overnight.
30:41Any guest who refused to help you is now watching their overseas channels get cut off by the Morehti family.
30:49Right now, Damon and Noah are hunting Ethan down.
30:52He was supposed to be thrown out with Madison, but apparently they made some sick deal.
30:59Madison threw herself at the bodyguards to buy him time and Ethan ran.
31:03Claire and I both knew how Ethan had escaped.
31:06It was obvious.
31:07He had used Madison's child as leverage.
31:10Madison had forced down a stomach full of diamonds.
31:13She could barely stay conscious.
31:14Her only remaining tie to the world was her son.
31:17So she threw herself at the bodyguards to let Ethan run.
31:20Damon's revenge had been absolutely brutal.
31:23But honestly, I was not scared of him at all.
31:25I was only worried that our sweet little boy had been led astray by him.
31:30Mommy, you're awake!
31:34I'm okay.
31:36Did Daddy yell at you while I was asleep?
31:39No, Daddy didn't yell at me.
31:43Mommy, I'll never let anyone hurt you again.
31:47It was all my fault.
31:49I'm sorry.
31:52Protecting you is Mommy's job.
31:54I don't blame you at all.
31:56Claire eventually took Noah down to the cafeteria, leaving only me and Damon in the room.
32:00Damon stared at the gauze on my back.
32:02Damon, the doctor already taped it up.
32:04There's nothing to see.
32:06He looked at me with red eyes.
32:09Natalie, I swear on the Moretti name, no one will ever get that close to you again.
32:14I believe you.
32:15You're the man I love most.
32:18I treasure my life because I plan to spend the rest of life with you.
32:22Hearing that, the darkness in Damon's eyes finally broke.
32:25He made me stay in the hospital for three extra days.
32:28He ran every test imaginable until the doctors practically begged us to leave.
32:33On the day of my discharge, I was zipping up my overnight bag.
32:36Damon and Noah went downstairs to bring the car around.
32:38The door opened behind me.
32:39The door creaked open.
32:40Noah, grab mommy's hairbrush off the counter.
32:44Natalie, it's me.
32:45I froze.
32:46I slowly turned around.
32:48Ethan was standing in the doorway.
32:49His face was swollen beyond recognition, covered in purple bruises.
32:53His arm was heavily bandaged where Damon had ruined the hand he used to hit me.
32:57He had somehow slipped past hospital security.
32:59I gripped the edge of the bed.
33:01After what Madison had done, I was not taking any chances.
33:05Don't be scared.
33:07I'm not going to hurt you.
33:08Ethan saw me step back and immediately raised his good hand.
33:11I...
33:12I just...
33:13Just what?
33:14I still love you, Natalie.
33:15I can't stand the thought of you being married to another man.
33:18I know you still have feelings for me.
33:20We can start over.
33:21I looked at him closely.
33:22He was covered in injuries, but he had clearly cleaned himself up a little.
33:26He wore a cheap navy suit.
33:28It was the exact suit I had bought for him in college.
33:30The one he used to call cheap and embarrassing.
33:35Start over, Ethan.
33:37You had me thrown out of City Hall.
33:38You made me a laughing stock.
33:40And now you have the nerve to say you love me?
33:42Madison was pregnant.
33:43I had to take responsibility.
33:45You wouldn't want a kid to grow up without a father, right?
33:48You are so unbelievably shameless.
33:50Did that kid just appear out of nowhere?
33:52If you had kept it in your pants, you wouldn't have had a child with another woman.
33:55Even now, you're still making excuses for cheating on me.
33:58You're rotten to the core.
34:00Why would I ever look back?
34:01Before Ethan could open his mouth to argue,
34:04two massive men in black suits rushed in and pinned him down.
34:07They drove him face first into the hospital floor.
34:10Damon stepped into the room, his face completely dark.
34:13Ethan, you walked into my wife's hospital room without permission.
34:16That is a death wish.
34:17He looked me over, making sure I was not hurt.
34:20Take him downstairs.
34:21I'll decide what he deserves.
34:23Damon, do you really think she loves you?
34:25I was with her for seven years.
34:27You're just my replacement.
34:29You're just her rebound.
34:32Damon stepped into the hall and struck him once, hard enough to knock him out cold.
34:36Even after three years of marriage, Damon was deeply insecure.
34:40He always secretly believed I did not love him as much as he loved me.
34:44Watching my husband's rigid back, my heart ached.
34:47As for Ethan, I let Damon deal with him.
34:49I stood in the hallway, looking up at our massive framed wedding photo.
34:54In the picture, Damon was looking at me with pure devotion.
34:57But I was looking at the camera. Distant. Indifferent.
35:01Over the years, this man had completely stolen my heart.
35:04I reached up and took the heavy frame down.
35:07As I pulled it off the wall, dozens of loose photographs rained down onto the hardwood floor.
35:11I dropped to my knees, completely shocked.
35:14Me in college, handing out flyers.
35:16Me in the campus library.
35:18Me at my high school graduation.
35:20He had been watching me for years.
35:22Long before the arranged marriage.
35:24Long before I even knew his name.
35:26I heard footsteps.
35:27Damon walked into the hallway.
35:29He saw me sitting on the floor, surrounded by his hidden collection.
35:32Natalie, how did you-
35:33The color drained from his face.
35:35He looked like a criminal caught red-handed.
35:37He could not even look me in the eye.
35:39I looked up at him, and a teasing smile spread across my face.
35:43If you liked me this much back then, why didn't you just ask me out?
35:45You made me waste seven years with that cheating looser.
35:51The lighting in this one is actually really good.
35:54I love it.
35:55Natalie, you don't blame me?
35:57Blame you for what?
36:00For being a creep.
36:03For stalking you.
36:04Shut up.
36:06You're not a creep.
36:07Looking at these, all I feel is how much you loved me.
36:10The terrifying Damon Moretti actually started to cry.
36:13Natalie, I never dared to ask for your love.
36:16I only wanted you to let me stay by your side.
36:20Stop saying stupid things.
36:23I love you more than anyone.
36:28My whole heart is yours.
36:30I finally understood why he was so insecure.
36:33I secretly hired a private investigator to look into his past.
36:37Damon had been abandoned by his biological parents.
36:40He had been raised by a cold, distant, adoptive father who never showed him affection.
36:44He had been alone most of high school.
36:46People avoided him because he never spoke.
36:48During my senior year of high school, I saw a quiet boy sitting alone on the bleachers,
36:52eating plain white bread for lunch.
36:54I thought he was starving.
36:56I marched up to him, unzipped his backpack, and shoved a wad of cash inside.
37:01Listen up.
37:02You're one of mine now.
37:03That's your lunch money.
37:04I had only felt sorry for him.
37:06I did not even know his name.
37:07But I never realized that the lonely boy eating plain white bread was Damon.
37:11Because of his past, he always felt unworthy.
37:14There had always been this invisible wall between us.
37:18Even though we already had two kids, I made a silent promise.
37:21I was going to spend the rest of my life showing this insecure, sensitive man exactly how much I loved
37:27him.
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