On a freezing Christmas Eve, David abandons his wife Vivian and young daughter Lily without hesitation—choosing another family over his own. But after tragedy strikes and Lily is left permanently scarred, Vivian realizes the man she loved never deserved her sacrifice.
What David never knew is that Vivian is secretly a wealthy heiress. After faking their deaths, she disappears and begins a ruthless plan for revenge. As David’s world collapses piece by piece, he finally understands the true cost of betrayal—but by then, it may already be too late.
After I “Died”, He Lost Everything is an emotional revenge drama filled with heartbreaking family betrayal, hidden wealth, regret, redemption, powerful female comeback moments, and satisfying karma. Watch this addictive mini drama full movie as a betrayed mother rises from tragedy to reclaim her life and protect her daughter forever.
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What David never knew is that Vivian is secretly a wealthy heiress. After faking their deaths, she disappears and begins a ruthless plan for revenge. As David’s world collapses piece by piece, he finally understands the true cost of betrayal—but by then, it may already be too late.
After I “Died”, He Lost Everything is an emotional revenge drama filled with heartbreaking family betrayal, hidden wealth, regret, redemption, powerful female comeback moments, and satisfying karma. Watch this addictive mini drama full movie as a betrayed mother rises from tragedy to reclaim her life and protect her daughter forever.
#AfterIDiedHeLostEverything #RevengeDrama #HiddenHeiress #FamilyBetrayal #MiniDrama #FullMovie #EmotionalDrama
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Here you’ll find viral micro dramas, romantic love stories, revenge series, dramatic plot twists, and binge-worthy vertical dramas designed for mobile viewers.
From billionaire romance and toxic relationships to heartbreak, betrayal, and unexpected endings — every episode is crafted to keep you hooked.
New short drama episodes uploaded regularly.
Watch anytime, anywhere, and enjoy cinematic storytelling in minutes.
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00:21Today is Christmas Day, on a highway with the temperature at 5 degrees below zero.
00:25I held my three-year-old daughter in my arms and watched him start the car again.
00:28It's been 4 years since we got married, and this is the first time I've realized just
00:33how cruel my husband can be.
00:35He left his wife and daughter on the highway for the sake of someone else's daughter, all
00:39because Mason said,
00:41I don't want to, I don't want to sit with that dirty kid.
00:46Um, David, it's fine, we can all squeeze in.
00:51Did you hear that?
00:52Get out.
00:53Mia's on the way, she'll be here in half an hour.
00:56I stood by the guardrail of the emergency lane with Lily in my arms, trying to shield
01:00her from the wind and snow with my body.
01:02Mom, where's Daddy?
01:04Daddy went to Grandma's first.
01:07Aunt Mia will come pick us up soon.
01:09I called Mia.
01:10Vivian?
01:11What's wrong?
01:12Mia, your brother told you to come pick us up, where are you?
01:15You just wait a bit, I'll come over later.
01:18Brother said Chloe and Mason can't stand the wind, we had to get them back home quick.
01:21It's not like you'll die.
01:23Lily trembled in my arms.
01:25Mom, I want to go home.
01:28Soon, baby.
01:29We'll be home soon.
01:31A black SUV slowed down and stopped in front of us.
01:33A black SUV slowed down and stopped in front of us.
01:37Need help?
01:38Can you give us a lift?
01:39Just to the next service area.
01:42Get in.
01:44Thank you so much.
01:45I reached for the car door.
01:46It was Charles, David's cousin.
01:48Vivian, what are you doing here?
01:50Where's my brother?
01:51I told him the story in a few quick words.
01:53Is he insane?
01:55Leaving you and Lily here?
01:56Chloe's daughter is a human being, but his own daughter isn't?
02:00Leo, let them get in first, we'll squeeze.
02:02There's no space left.
02:03You guys go on, I'll wait here.
02:05Charles pushed me toward the car.
02:06Hurry up, Lily's face is turning verbal.
02:08She can't stay in the cold any longer.
02:11Charles, it's freezing out here.
02:13What about you?
02:14I'm a grown man.
02:15What's there to be afraid of?
02:16Take care of the kid first.
02:18Go the car, pull the way.
02:18His figure growing smaller and smaller.
02:20Lily fell asleep in my arms.
02:23Sir, can you go a little faster?
02:25My daughter has a fever.
02:26The driver nodded and stepped on the gas.
02:28I took out my phone, ready to call Mia again, only to find there was no signal.
02:33The highway cut through the mountains, with signal coming and going in fits and starts.
02:37How much longer to the service area?
02:3820 kilometers.
02:41But in this weather, at least half an hour.
02:43I held Lily tight, touching her forehead.
02:45It was getting hotter by the minute.
02:47Lily opened her eyes drowsily.
02:48She suddenly started coughing, so hard her little face turned purple.
02:52Sir, please, faster.
02:52The driver looked anxious too.
02:53This is as fast as I can go.
02:55The roads are slippery with snow.
02:56I unbuttoned her clothes and saw her chest heaving violently.
03:00Lily, look at mom.
03:01Don't close your eyes.
03:03Mom will tell you a story.
03:04The story of the little white rabbit.
03:06I banged on the car window like a mad woman.
03:08But on the highway, there was nothing but wind and snow.
03:12The car finally pulled into the service area.
03:15Is there a doctor here?
03:16The clerk was startled.
03:17I, I'm sorry, there's no doctor here.
03:20Call a doctor!
03:21Hurry!
03:23The signal tower's broken.
03:24My legs gave way, and I almost fell to my knees.
03:27The owner of the small hotel at the service area rummaged around for a long time and pulled
03:31out a box of fever medicine and antibiotics.
03:34Lily lay on my lap, her breathing so faint it seemed it might stop at any moment.
03:40I tried to feed her the medicine.
03:42What if I drive you to the county hospital, but with the snow this bad, the roads might
03:46be closed.
03:47Go!
03:48Let's go right now!
03:49The car inched forward on the snow-covered road.
03:52Every jolt made Lily's body go limp a little more.
03:56Lily, didn't you say you wanted to go to Disneyland?
03:58Mom will take you there.
04:00We'll ride the biggest carousel.
04:01You want to wear the Elsa dress, don't you?
04:04Mom will also take you to Universal Studios.
04:07Her eyelashes fluttered.
04:09Her eyelashes fluttered.
04:11But she never opened her eyes, my phone suddenly vibrated.
04:14Signal.
04:15I dialed David's number with trembling fingers.
04:18It rang for a long time before he finally answered, hello?
04:22The background was quiet.
04:24Lily is sick.
04:24Really sick.
04:25Where are you two?
04:26We're on the way to the hospital.
04:27Please come quickly.
04:28Vivian.
04:29He cut me off.
04:29Didn't Mia go to pick you up?
04:30She never came.
04:31She never even showed up.
04:32That's impossible.
04:33She just posted on her moments, said she was on the way.
04:35I froze.
04:36I opened Instagram and found Mia's profile.
04:39Her latest post, 10 minutes ago.
04:41The location showed she was 100 kilometers away from us.
04:44She'd never moved an inch.
04:46She'd lied to you, and she'd lied to me.
04:49Mia will be there soon.
04:50We can't wait.
04:51Lily is dying.
04:52Our daughter is dying, David.
04:54Vivian, it's Christmas Day.
04:55Don't say such unlucky things, talking about death and dying.
04:57Chloe and Mason just arrived.
04:59Don't ruin the mood.
05:00Once Mia picks you up, just take Lily to a hospital.
05:02It'll be fine.
05:03Kids get fevers all the time.
05:04She won't die.
05:04Stop being unreasonable.
05:05Be good.
05:06He hung up the phone.
05:07I clutched my phone.
05:08My blood running cold.
05:10Your husband?
05:11Bastard.
05:12Hold on tight.
05:13I'll take a shortcut.
05:14I won't let this kid die.
05:15Snow fell even harder.
05:17Lily's breathing was almost inaudible.
05:19I pulled a metal device the size of a button out of my inner pocket.
05:23Father had said that as long as I pressed it, his men would be here within three hours.
05:27We finally reached the hospital.
05:29I rushed into the emergency room with Lily in my arms.
05:32Acute pneumonia.
05:34Heart rate dropping.
05:35Prepare for resuscitation.
05:38I was stopped outside the resuscitation room.
05:40I watched the doctors intubate Lily and hook her up to a monitor.
05:44Her tiny body lay on the hospital bed as if it might vanish at any moment.
05:47I squatted in the corner.
05:49My phone rang again.
05:51David.
05:52Vivian, where are you two?
05:54My mom's waiting for dinner.
05:56I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.
05:58Speak.
05:59Hospital.
06:00Lily is in ICU.
06:01What?
06:02Why are you at the hospital?
06:03Where's Mia?
06:03She never came.
06:04That's impossible.
06:05She just texted me, said she picked you up.
06:06I opened the family group chat.
06:0820 minutes ago, she sent a message.
06:10Brother picked up Vivian.
06:12She's lying.
06:12David.
06:13Come to the hospital.
06:14Now.
06:14Are you just doing this because Chloe is here and you're jealous?
06:16Our daughter can barely breathe and you think this is jealousy?
06:19What else?
06:20Lily gets colds all the time.
06:21You're overreacting.
06:22And honestly, I'm tired of you making every day about your feelings.
06:24David.
06:25If Lily dies today, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life.
06:29That's your choice, but I'm not leaving here tonight.
06:31He hung up.
06:32I listened to the dial tone and slid slowly to the floor.
06:36She suffered from oxygen deprivation for too long.
06:38There's brain damage.
06:39It may affect her intelligence in the future or even leave her paralyzed for life.
06:42How is that possible?
06:43I grabbed the wall to keep from falling.
06:45The world went black before my eyes.
06:47We did everything we could.
06:48First, go through the admission procedures.
06:49The follow-up treatment won't be cheap, okay?
06:51I stumbled to the payment counter in a daze.
06:54Insufficient funds.
06:55David only gave me $500 a month for living expenses, saying it was enough to raise a child.
07:01I called him.
07:02The background was lively, like he was eating dinner.
07:04What now?
07:05Lily needs surgery.
07:06Transfer $1,000 to me.
07:07$10,000?
07:09Vivian, do you think I'm an ATM or a printing pren?
07:12David, $10,000 to me.
07:14David, Lily is your daughter.
07:15Are you going to transfer the money or not?
07:17No.
07:17I'm not going to keep funding your drama every time you want my attention.
07:19As for Lily, if you're going to use her as a weapon every time we argue,
07:22then maybe you two are better off on your own.
07:23I hung up the phone weakly.
07:28Can you treat her first?
07:29I'll pay you back slowly.
07:30I'm sorry.
07:31Hospital rules.
07:32We need a deposit first.
07:33I walked out of the hospital and stood in the snow.
07:36My phone vibrated.
07:38It was Charles.
07:38Vivian, where are you?
07:40My brother said Mia picked you up.
07:41Charles, do me a favor.
07:44Anything.
07:45If I die, take care of Lily for me.
07:49What nonsense are you talking about?
07:50I have no money left.
07:52There's no hope for Lily.
07:54David doesn't want to help.
07:55I have nothing left.
07:57Send her to an orphan hadge.
07:59At least she'll live.
08:00Vivian, don't do anything stupid.
08:01Where are you?
08:02I'll be there right away.
08:03No need.
08:04I hung up and turned off my phone.
08:05I walked back to the ward.
08:07Baby, mom, I'm so sorry.
08:09In the next life, don't be my daughter.
08:12I bent down and kissed her forehead.
08:13Find a hood family.
08:15Be a beloved baby.
08:17The hospital rooftop was battered by wind and snow.
08:19I stood at the edge looking down.
08:21People walking by were so small.
08:23If I jumped, everything would be over.
08:26I closed my eyes and leaned forward.
08:28A hand suddenly grabbed my wrist.
08:30I fell to the ground and looked up.
08:32Several men in black suits stood in front of me.
08:34I was lifted onto a helicopter.
08:36Lily was carried on board too.
08:38And the doctors who'd come with us took over at once.
08:40Intracranial pressure is too high.
08:42She needs surgery immediately.
08:43Call the hospital.
08:44Tell them we're coming.
08:45Get everything ready.
08:46I'm sorry, baby.
08:48Dad came from me.
08:48Father held my hand, his hands shaking nonstop.
08:51I stared at him as if in a dream.
08:54That was a lie.
08:55I was afraid he'd marry only for money.
08:56I knew our family's wealthy, so I pretended to be poor well.
08:59But I never thought...
09:00He looked at the unconscious Lily, and tears fell.
09:02I never thought they'd be this cruel to mistreat my granddaughter like this.
09:05The helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital.
09:08Lily was wheeled straight into the operating room.
09:10Father stood outside the operating room and made a phone call.
09:13Carter Group, I want to see its stock drop to the limit before the market opens tomorrow.
09:17Terminate all collaboration deals.
09:18You know what to do with the banks.
09:20Vivian, Bad will give you two choices.
09:23First, get a divorce, take the money, take Lily abroad, and never come wait for the rest of your life.
09:27Second, stay and watch this man fall apart.
09:31Watch David get on his knees and beg for your forgiveness.
09:34I thought for a moment...
09:35Second.
09:36But I have one more condition.
09:38Say it.
09:39Prepare a corpse for me.
09:40One that looks exactly like me, frozen to death on the side of the highway with a child.
09:44You want to?
09:44I want them to think I'm dead.
09:46Then I want to watch with my own eyes how they celebrate.
09:49How can they celebrate Christmas happily while Lily and I are dead?
09:52Father was silent for a long time, then nodded.
09:54Alright.
09:55The corpse was incredibly lifelike.
09:57Someone passing by found them and called the police.
09:59The police contacted David using the phone they found on me.
10:02When the phone rang, David's family was having their Christmas dinner.
10:05A table full of food, laughter, and chatter filling the room.
10:09Chole sat next to David putting food on his plate.
10:11Mason called Grandma sweetly.
10:13Grandma.
10:13Chloe is such a good girl.
10:15Even her daughter is so sensible.
10:16Unlike Vivian, who had that little crybaby.
10:18So fussy, such a nuisance.
10:19David's phone rang.
10:20He glanced at it and frowned.
10:22Police.
10:23Hello?
10:24Is this Mr. David?
10:25Is your wife Vivian with your daughter on the highway?
10:27Yes.
10:28What's wrong?
10:29We found two bodies by the highway.
10:30Initial judgment is death by hypothermia.
10:32The female victim has an ID card with the name Vivian.
10:35There's also a little girl around three years old.
10:38Please come and identify them.
10:40What did you say?
10:41Your wife and daughter may have had an accident.
10:43The entire table fell silent.
10:45How unlucky to be like this on Christmas.
10:47David stood up.
10:48His face as white as a sheet.
10:50Vivian and Lily froze to death?
10:51A police officer led him into the mortuary.
10:55The cold storage drawer was pulled open, revealing the two bodies one big one small.
10:59The older one wore my down jacket.
11:01Is this them?
11:08Impossible.
11:11Mia clearly went to pick them up.
11:13We reviewed the surveillance footage.
11:14Her sister's car never even got on the highway.
11:15She drove around the city for a while then went home.
11:17Besides, the last call on the deceased phone was to you.
11:19It was at seven last night.
11:20She said the child was sick and begged you for help.
11:21And you said...
11:22You said she was overreacting.
11:23That you weren't going to fund her drama.
11:25I thought...
11:26I thought she was exaggerating.
11:28I...
11:29I didn't know it was real.
11:32Would you have gone if you'd known?
11:33The mortuary door opened.
11:35David's mother rushed in, saw the bodice.
11:37Oh my granddaughter, my sweet baby.
11:40Why did you have to leave like this?
11:41Grandma didn't get to love you enough.
11:43She cried for two seconds, then suddenly stopped and grabbed David.
11:47Now that Vivian is dead, you can marry Chloe.
11:51She's young, she's kind, and she loves you.
11:54David turned to look at her, his eyes blank and strange.
11:57Mom, that's my daughter.
11:59Your granddaughter.
12:00I know, I know.
12:01It's heartbreaking.
12:02But dwelling on it won't bring them back.
12:03Life moves forward.
12:05Call the lawyer.
12:06We'll handle the paperwork quietly.
12:08Don't drag this out.
12:09Hurry up.
12:10Chloe is waiting at home.
12:11These are two human lives.
12:13So what about human lives?
12:14This is our family's business.
12:15It's none of your business.
12:17David's mother pulled him toward the door.
12:18Let's go.
12:18Chloe is waiting for us to go back to dinner.
12:20David let her drag him away.
12:22Then he looked back at the cold storage drawer.
12:24Wait.
12:25He wrenched his arm free and walked back.
12:27Wait.
12:28Vivian, I'm sorry.
12:31I was wrong.
12:33I really didn't know it would be like this.
12:35Why are you apologizing to her?
12:37She's just unlucky to hear.
12:39Serves her right.
12:40Shut up!
12:45I want to take the bodies back.
12:47Hold a funeral.
12:49A grand one.
12:50A black wreath hung on the front door of the Carter family house.
12:53Chole and Mason moved into the master bedroom.
12:58David's mother kept trying to take down the black wreath.
13:02David didn't listen.
13:03He sat in the morning hall keeping vigil beside the coffins.
13:06Brother, I didn't mean to.
13:07I just forgot about it because I was having fun with friends.
13:10I never thought they'd actually die.
13:12Forgot about it?
13:13Two human lives and you just say you forgot about it?
13:15What do you want me to do then?
13:17It's not my fault she had no one to rely on.
13:20David raised his hand and slapped her heart across the face.
13:23Get out.
13:24If I see you again, I'll disown you.
13:30Mia ran away crying.
13:33Chole came over with Mason, her voice soft and comforting.
13:36Vivian would not want to see you like this wherever she is.
13:39David looked up at her.
13:40Did you know what you were doing when they were dying?
13:42I was eating dinner at your house.
13:44They were dying in the snow.
13:46Waiting for someone who would never come.
13:48That's your sister's fault.
13:50What does it have to do with me?
13:51It was your mom who insisted that I come back with you for Christmas.
13:53Otherwise, I wouldn't have to suffer like this.
13:55Besides, it was you who threw them out of the car.
13:57Right, you endured so much trouble.
13:58But they froze to death.
14:00To death in the snow.
14:01Two lives lost.
14:02And Lily was only three years old.
14:03Chole said nothing.
14:04David stood up and walked to the coffins, running his hand gently over them.
14:09I've been thinking these past few days.
14:12What if I'd answered the phone?
14:13What if I'd gone to pick them up?
14:15What if I hadn't said those things?
14:17Before she walked out the door, she threw a sentence over her shoulder.
14:20I'm still here.
14:21Talk to me when you feel better.
14:23The door to the morning hall closed.
14:25David slid down to the floor, leaning against the coffin.
14:28In the surveillance room, I watched his shoulders shake.
14:30How ridiculous.
14:31He didn't cherish Lily when she was alive, only cried for her when she was dead.
14:36I texted father.
14:37Can we start?
14:38Father replied, anytime.
14:40David's business began to collapse.
14:41First, their biggest client suddenly terminated the contract, and signed a 10-year long-term
14:46deal with a competitor the next day.
14:49Then the banks called in their loans, and the cash flow dried up.
14:52Suppliers swarmed the company to demand payment.
14:55His mother called to yell at him.
14:57You're never home.
14:58What if Chloe gets angry?
14:59The company is falling apart.
15:02Do you understand that?
15:03So what if it falls apart?
15:05We still have money.
15:06Money?
15:07Mom, we're going bankrupt.
15:09The house, the cars, the savings, all of it will be sold to pay the debts.
15:14You might not even have enough to eat in the future.
15:16He sat in his office staring out the window.
15:18He'd worked hard in the city for 10 years.
15:21No, it was all gone in one night.
15:22His phone rang an unknown number.
15:27And a man's voice came through.
15:28Mr. David, have you received the gift?
15:30You just need to know this is only the beginning.
15:32The debt you owe must be repaid with the entire family's phone.
15:35The phone hung up.
15:36David called back, but the number was already disconnected.
15:39He clutched the phone, his hands shaking.
15:41Carter Group was officially declared bankrupt and put into liquidation.
15:46David's mother moved out of the villa and into a rented apartment.
15:49Chole left with Mason, taking the last of the cash with her before she went.
15:52Mason still has to go to school.
15:54David didn't stop her.
15:55He moved into the morning hall.
15:56He spread a quilt on the floor and slept there.
15:59You ruined the family fortune for a dead woman.
16:02How can you face mom?
16:03David looked at her.
16:04And who can face Vivian?
16:05Who can face Lily?
16:06Who can face Lily?
16:07Mia was lost for words and left crying.
16:09She never came back.
16:12David started looking for a job.
16:14But no one wanted to hire a bankrupt boss.
16:17He had to go work at a construction site, carrying bricks.
16:21At night, he went back to the morning hall and ate steamed buns with cold water.
16:26Then he sat beside the coffins and talked to himself.
16:29Vivian, the foreman yelled at me today, said I'm weak, not a real man.
16:33I remembered you used to tell me not to work so hard to take care of myself.
16:37I thought you were just nagging back then.
16:39Now I realize you really cared about me.
16:42He pulled out a crumpled cigarette and lit it.
16:44If Lily were alive, she'd be in kindergarten now.
16:46You said you wanted to send her to learn the piano.
16:48I said it was a waste of time.
16:51I'm such an idiot.
16:54The cigarette burned down to his fingers but he didn't notice.
16:57In the surveillance room, father asked me, still watching?
17:00I shook my head, no.
17:03Get everything ready.
17:04I'll go back to the company next week.
17:06You're going to take over?
17:08That's right, David's family has fallen and I've avenged my grudge.
17:13Now it's time to live my own life.
17:20Alright.
17:21But there's one thing you need to know.
17:23David is looking for you.
17:26It seems he's found out the bodies are fake.
17:28David had indeed found out.
17:29In the pocket of my down jacket, there was a shopping receipt.
17:33I waited three days after I died for a strawberry cake Lily's favorite.
17:37He rushed to the cake shop and asked to see the surveillance footage.
17:41On the screen, a woman wearing a mask held a little girl's hand.
17:44The little girl hopped and skipped, pointing at the cake display case.
17:48The woman bent down, listened to her then smiled and nodded.
17:51It was me.
17:52David ran out of the cake shop like a madman.
17:55He went to every place we'd ever been together.
17:58Parks, malls, amusement parks.
18:02Finally, he saw Lily at the gate of a private kindergarten.
18:05A man in a suit was holding her hand about to lead her to a car.
18:07Lily, David rushed over.
18:09Sir, what are you doing?
18:10Lily saw him, froze for a second, then hid behind the man.
18:14She's my daughter.
18:15Where's Vivian?
18:16Man frowned.
18:17I don't know anyone named Vivian.
18:19Please, step aside.
18:21Lily suddenly burst into tears.
18:23Bad guy, you're a bad guy, you made mom cry.
18:27David froze.
18:31Lily, I'm daddy.
18:32You're not.
18:33Lily shouted.
18:34Mighty is dead.
18:35Mom said so.
18:36He didn't want us anymore.
18:38He's dead.
18:38Just then, a black car pulled up and stopped by the road.
18:40The window rolled down.
18:42I sat in the back seat.
18:43David saw me and his pupils constricted.
18:45Vivian, you're really alive.
18:47You're really alive.
18:47Getting out of the car and walking over to pick Lily up.
18:50Mom, that bad guy tried to grab me.
18:53Don't be afraid, baby.
18:54Mom's here.
18:55David stared at me as if seeing me for the first time.
18:58You've been lying to me this whole time.
18:59Yes, I admitted.
19:00The bodies were fake.
19:01Otherwise, how else could I make you taste what it's like to lose everything?
19:03David's eyes turned red.
19:04How could you be so cruel?
19:07I laughed.
19:07Cruel?
19:07Were you not cruel when you left me and our daughter on the highway?
19:10Were you not cruel when you chose another family over your own daughter dying in the snow?
19:12David opened his mouth, but no words came out.
19:14I'll give you two choices now.
19:16First, get out.
19:17Never show your face again.
19:18Second, I'll call the police and charge you with abandonment.
19:21I have all of Lily's medical records, all the recordings of our calls,
19:24enough to put you in jail for years.
19:25David shook his head.
19:27Lily is my daughter.
19:28She's not your daughter.
19:29The moment you left her on that highway, you lost the right to be her father.
19:32Vivian.
19:33I'm sorry.
19:34I'm really sorry.
19:34Let me see her.
19:35Just one look.
19:36I don't deserve to be her father.
19:37I'll be your slave.
19:38I'll make it up to you both, please.
19:39I watched him on his knees in the dirt, sobbing uncontrollably.
19:42I'm sorry.
19:43I turned and got back in the car.
19:45My heart was completely calm.
19:46David scrambled to his feet and tried to chase after us.
19:49But the man in the suit stopped him.
19:50Assistant to the chairman of Sterling Group.
19:52Ms. Vivian is the chairman's only daughter and the sole heir to Sterling Group.
19:56The man smiled slightly.
19:57David froze in place.
19:58She said her family was a farming family.
20:00That was a lie.
20:00The assistant said.
20:01The chairman didn't want his daughter to marry someone who only wanted her money.
20:03Unfortunately, you still let her down.
20:04The car pulled away.
20:06I watched David from the rear window, on his knees.
20:08Lily snuggled in my arms and asked in a small voice.
20:11My baby.
20:12Going home.
20:13Our home.
20:14I officially took over Sterling Group.
20:16Father retired and spent his days growing flowers and fishing.
20:18Only occasionally would he ask me-
20:20Do you still hate him?
20:20No.
20:21Hating someone is too tiring.
20:22I don't have the energy for it.
20:23Do you still think about him?
20:24Dad, do you think that's possible?
20:25I have a career, a daughter, family.
20:27I don't need a man to mess things up.
20:28Then I'll go watch Lily practice the piano.
20:30I stood up and left the study.
20:32The corridor was long.
20:33At the end was Lily's piano room.
20:36She was playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
20:38It was simple but she didn't hit a single wrong note.
20:41Three years ago the doctor said she might be paralyzed for life with impaired intelligence.
20:45Three years later she could run and jump, play the piano, and speak fluent French.
20:49It was money that had bought her health.
20:50And the true nature of people's heart.
20:53My phone vibrated.
20:55My assistant sent a message saying-
20:56Boss, there's a man downstairs in the company.
20:57He says he has to see you.
20:59Tell him I'm not available.
21:00He's on his knees.
21:01Says he won't leave until he sees you.
21:02I walked to the window and pulled back the blinds.
21:06Outside the company building David was on his knees by the road, holding a sign dot.
21:10It read, I'm sorry.
21:11I watched for a moment.
21:13Tell security to drag him away.
21:14If he keeps pestering us call the police.
21:16I hung up the phone.
21:17Three months later David was found dead in his rented apartment.
21:20The news came while I was signing a cross-border merger and acquisition agreement.
21:24I didn't pause with my pen, I closed the document and nodded at my assistant.
21:28The sun was shining brightly outside the window, on my ring finger where there had long been no ring.
21:33I went back to the piano room and sat down next to Lily.
21:38Lily turned to look at me.
21:40Mom, are you crying?
21:41I touched my face, sure enough there were tears.
21:44No baby, just some dust in my eyes.
21:47I'll blow away the dust in your eyes.
21:50Mom, there's a parent-child activity at kindergarten tomorrow, will you come?
21:55I kissed her forehead.
21:56Of course I will.
21:56I love you.
21:57She said suddenly.
21:58I hugged her tight.
21:59Mom loves you too.
22:01More than anything in the world.
22:04Today is Christmas Day, on a highway with the temperature at five degrees below zero.
22:08I held my three-year-old daughter in my arms and watched him start the car again.
22:12It's been four years since we got married.
22:14And this is the first time I've realized just how cruel my husband can be.
22:19He left his wife and daughter on the highway for the sake of someone else's daughter all because, Mason said,
22:24I don't want to.
22:27I don't want to sit with that dirty kid.
22:29Um, David, it's fine.
22:33We can all squeeze in.
22:34Did you hear that?
22:35Get out.
22:37Mia's on the way.
22:38She'll be here in half an hour.
22:40I stood by the guardrail of the emergency lane with Lily in my arms, trying to shield her from the
22:44wind and snow with my body.
22:46Mom, where's Daddy?
22:47Daddy went to Grandma's first.
22:50Aunt Mia will come pick us up soon.
22:52I called Mia.
22:53Vivian?
22:54What's wrong?
22:55Mia, your brother told you to come pick us up.
22:58Where are you?
22:59You just wait a bit.
23:00I'll come over later.
23:01Brother said Chloe and Mason can't stand the wind.
23:03We had to get them back home quick.
23:04It's not like you'll die.
23:06Lily trembled in my arms.
23:09Mom, I want to go home.
23:11Soon, baby.
23:12We'll be home soon.
23:14A black SUV slowed down and stopped in front of us.
23:17A black SUV slowed down and stopped in front of us.
23:21Need help?
23:22Can you give us a lift?
23:23Just to the next service area.
23:25Get in.
23:27Thank you so much.
23:28I reached for the car door.
23:30It was Charles, David's cousin.
23:32Vivian, what are you doing here?
23:33Where's my brother?
23:34I told him the story in a few quick words.
23:37Is he insane?
23:38Leaving you and Lily here?
23:40Chloe's daughter is a human being, but his own daughter isn't?
23:43Leo, let them get in first.
23:45We'll squeeze.
23:46There's no space left.
23:47You guys go on.
23:47I'll wait here.
23:48Charles pushed me toward the car.
23:50Hurry up.
23:50Lily's face is turning verbal.
23:52She can't stay in the cold any longer.
23:55Charles, it's freezing out here.
23:56What about you?
23:57I'm a grown man.
23:58What's there to be afraid of?
23:59Take care of the kid first.
24:01Go the car pulled away.
24:02You see you're growing smaller and smaller.
24:03Lily fell asleep in my arms.
24:07Sir, can you go a little faster?
24:08My daughter has a fever.
24:09The driver nodded and stepped on the gas.
24:11I took out my phone, ready to call Mia again, only to find there was no signal.
24:16The highway cut through the mountains, with signal coming and going in fits and starts.
24:20How much longer to the service area?
24:2220 kilometers.
24:24But in this weather, at least half an hour.
24:27I held Lily tight, touching her forehead.
24:29It was getting hotter by the minute.
24:30Lily opened her eyes drowsily.
24:32She suddenly started coughing.
24:33So hard her little face turned purple.
24:35Sir, please.
24:35Faster.
24:35The driver looked anxious too.
24:37This is as fast as I can go.
24:38The roads are slippery with snow.
24:40I unbuttoned her clothes and saw her chest heaving violently.
24:43Lily, look at mom.
24:44Don't close your eyes.
24:46Mom will tell you a story.
24:47The story of the little white rabbit.
24:49I banged on the car window like a mad woman.
24:51Help!
24:52But on the highway, there was nothing but wind and snow.
24:55The car finally pulled into the service area.
24:58Is there a doctor here?
24:59The clerk was startled.
25:01I...
25:01I'm sorry, there's no doctor here.
25:03Call a doctor!
25:05Hurry!
25:06The signal tower's broken.
25:08My legs gave way, and I almost fell to my knees.
25:11The owner of the small hotel at the service area rummaged around for a long time
25:14and pulled out a box of fever medicine and antibiotics.
25:18Lily lay on my lap, her breathing so faint it seemed it might stop at any moment.
25:23I tried to feed her the medicine.
25:26What if I drive you to the county hospital?
25:28But with the snow this bad, the roads might be closed.
25:30Go!
25:31Let's go right now!
25:33The car inched forward on the snow-covered road.
25:36Every jolt made Lily's body go limp a little more.
25:39Lily, didn't you say you wanted to go to Disneyland?
25:42Mom will take you there.
25:43We'll ride the biggest carousel.
25:45You want to wear the Elsa dress, don't you?
25:47Mom will also take you to Universal Studios.
25:51Her eyelashes fluttered.
25:52Her eyelashes fluttered.
25:54But she never opened her eyes, my phone suddenly vibrated.
25:57Signal.
25:59I dialed David's number with trembling fingers.
26:02It rang for a long time before he finally answered,
26:04Hello?
26:05The background was quiet.
26:07Lily is sick.
26:08Really sick.
26:08Where are you two?
26:09We're on the way to the hospital, please come quickly.
26:11Vivian, he cut me off.
26:13Didn't Mia go to pick you up?
26:14She never came.
26:15She never even showed up.
26:16That's impossible.
26:17She just posted on her moments, said she was on the way.
26:19I froze.
26:19I opened Instagram and found Mia's profile.
26:22Her latest post, ten minutes ago.
26:24The location showed she was a hundred kilometers away from us.
26:27She'd never moved an inch.
26:29She'd lied to you, and she'd lied to me.
26:32Mia will be there soon.
26:34We can't wait.
26:34Lily is dying.
26:35Our daughter is dying, David.
26:37Vivian, it's Christmas day.
26:38Don't say such unlucky things.
26:40Talking about death and dying.
26:41Chloe and Mason just arrived.
26:42Don't ruin the mood.
26:43Once Mia picks you up, just take Lily to a hospital.
26:45It'll be fine.
26:46Kids get fevers all the time.
26:47She won't die.
26:48Stop being unreasonable.
26:49Be good.
26:49He hung up the phone.
26:50I clutched my phone, my blood running cold.
26:53Your husband?
26:54Bastard.
26:55Hold on tight.
26:56I'll take a shortcut.
26:57I won't let this kid die.
26:59The snow fell even harder.
27:01Lily's breathing was almost inaudible.
27:02I pulled a metal device the size of a button out of my inner pocket.
27:07Father had said that as long as I pressed it, his men would be here within three hours.
27:11We finally reached the hospital.
27:12I rushed into the emergency room with Lily in my arms.
27:16Acute pneumonia.
27:17Heart rate dropping.
27:18Prepare for recitation.
27:21I was stopped outside the resuscitation room.
27:23I watched the doctors intubate Lily and hook her up to a monitor.
27:27Her tiny body lay on the hospital bed as if it might vanish at any moment.
27:31I squatted in the corner.
27:32My phone rang again.
27:34David.
27:36Vivian, where are you two?
27:37My mom's waiting for dinner.
27:39I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.
27:41Speak.
27:42Hospital.
27:43Lily is in ICU.
27:44What?
27:45Why are you at the hospital?
27:46Where's Mia?
27:47She never came.
27:48That's impossible.
27:48She just texted me, said she picked you up.
27:50I opened the family group chat.
27:5120 minutes ago, she sent a message.
27:53Brother picked up Vivian.
27:55She's lying.
27:56David, come to the hospital.
27:57Now.
27:57Are you just doing this because Khloe is here and you're jealous?
28:00Our daughter can barely breathe and you think this is jealousy?
28:02What else?
28:03Lily gets colds all the time, you're overreacting.
28:05And honestly, I'm tired of you making every day about your feelings.
28:07David, if Lily dies today, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life.
28:12That's your choice, but I'm not leaving here tonight.
28:15He hung up.
28:16I listened to the dial tone and slid slowly to the floor.
28:19She suffered from oxygen deprivation for too long.
28:21There's brain damage.
28:22It may affect her intelligence in the future or even leave her paralyzed for life.
28:25How is that possible?
28:26I grabbed the wall to keep from falling.
28:28She's still so small.
28:28The world went black before my eyes.
28:30We did everything we could.
28:31First, go through the admission procedures.
28:33The follow-up treatment won't be cheap, okay?
28:35I stumbled to the payment counter in a daze.
28:37Insufficient funds.
28:39David only gave me $500 a month for living expenses, saying it was enough to raise a child.
28:44I called him.
28:45The background was lively, like he was eating dinner.
28:47What now?
28:48Lily needs surgery.
28:49Transfer $1,000 to me.
28:50$10,000?
28:52Vivian, do you think I'm an ATM?
28:54Or a printing pren?
28:55David, $10,000 to me.
28:57David, Lily is your daughter.
28:59Are you gonna transfer the money or not?
29:00No.
29:00I'm not gonna keep funding your drama every time you want my attention.
29:03As for Lily, if you're gonna use her as a weapon every time we argue,
29:06then maybe you two are better off on your own.
29:07I hung up the phone weakly.
29:11Can you treat her first?
29:12I'll pay you back slowly.
29:14I'm sorry.
29:15Hospital rules.
29:15We need a deposit first.
29:17I walked out of the hospital and stood in the snow.
29:19My phone vibrated.
29:21It was Charles.
29:22Vivian, where are you?
29:23My brother said Mia picked you up.
29:24Charles, do me a favor.
29:27Anything.
29:28If I die, take care of Lily for me.
29:32What nonsense are you talking about?
29:34I have no money left.
29:35There's no hope for Lily.
29:37David doesn't want to help.
29:39I have nothing left.
29:40Send her to an orphan hedge.
29:42At least she'll live.
29:43Vivian, don't do anything stupid.
29:44Where are you?
29:45I'll be there right away.
29:46No need.
29:47I hung up and turned off my phone.
29:49I walked back to the ward.
29:50Baby mom, I'm so sorry.
29:53In the next life, don't be my daughter.
29:55I bent down and kissed her forehead.
29:57Find a hood family.
29:58Be a be a beloved baby.
30:00The hospital rooftop was battered by wind and snow.
30:03I stood at the edge looking down.
30:04People walking by were so small.
30:07If I jumped, everything would be over.
30:09I closed my eyes and leaned forward.
30:11A hand suddenly grabbed my wrist.
30:13I fell to the ground and looked up.
30:15Several men in black suits stood in front of me.
30:17I was lifted onto a helicopter.
30:20Lily was carried on board too.
30:21And the doctors who'd come with us took over at once.
30:24Intracranial pressure is too high.
30:25She needs surgery immediately.
30:27Call the hospital.
30:28Tell them we're coming.
30:29Get everything ready.
30:30I'm sorry baby.
30:31Dad came too late.
30:32Father held my hand.
30:33His hands shaking non-stop.
30:34I stared at him as if in a dream.
30:37That was a lie.
30:38I was afraid he'd marry only for money.
30:40I knew our family's wealthy.
30:41So I pretended to be poor well.
30:42But I never thought.
30:43He looked at the unconscious Lily.
30:45And tears fell.
30:45I never thought they'd be this cruel.
30:46To mistreat my granddaughter like this.
30:49The helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital.
30:51Lily was wheeled straight into the operating room.
30:54Father stood outside the operating room and made a phone call.
30:56Carter Group.
30:57I want to see its stock drop to the limit before the market opens tomorrow.
31:00Terminate all collaboration deals.
31:01You know what to do with the banks.
31:03Vivian.
31:04Bad will give you two choices.
31:06First.
31:07Get a divorce.
31:07Take the money.
31:08Take Lily abroad.
31:09And never come wait for the rest of your life.
31:11Second.
31:12Stay and watch this man fall apart.
31:14Watch David get on his knees and beg for your forgiveness.
31:17I thought for a moment.
31:18Second.
31:19But I have one more condition.
31:22Say it.
31:22Prepare a corpse for me.
31:23One that looks exactly like me.
31:25Frozen to death on the side of the highway with a child.
31:27You want to?
31:28I want them to think I'm dead.
31:29Then I want to watch with my own eyes how they celebrate.
31:32How can they celebrate Christmas happily while Lily and I are dead?
31:35Father was silent for a long time.
31:37Then nodded.
31:38Alright.
31:39The corpse was incredibly lifelike.
31:41Someone passing by found them and called the police.
31:43The police contacted David using the phone they found on me.
31:46When the phone rang, David's family was having their Christmas dinner.
31:49A table full of food, laughter and chatter filling the room.
31:52Chole sat next to David putting food on his plate.
31:55Mason called grandma sweetly.
31:56Grandma.
31:57Chloe is such a good girl.
31:58Even her daughter is so sensible.
31:59Unlike Vivian who had that little crybaby.
32:01So fussy.
32:02Such a nuisance.
32:03David's phone rang.
32:04He glanced at it and frowned.
32:06Police.
32:07Hello?
32:07Is this Mr. David?
32:08Is your wife Vivian with your daughter on the highway?
32:10Yes.
32:11What's wrong?
32:12We found two bodies by the highway.
32:14Initial judgment is death by hypothermia.
32:16The female victim has an ID card with the name Vivian.
32:18There's also a little girl around three years old.
32:21Please come and identify them.
32:23What did you say?
32:24Your wife and daughter may have had an accident.
32:26The entire table fell silent.
32:28How unlucky to be like this on Christmas.
32:30David stood up, his face as white as a sheet.
32:33Vivian and Lily froze to death?
32:35A police officer led him into the mortuary.
32:38The cold storage drawer was pulled open, revealing the two bodies one big one small.
32:43The older one wore my down jacket.
32:45Is this them?
32:51Impossible.
32:54Mia clearly went to pick them up.
32:56We reviewed the surveillance footage.
32:57Her sister's car never even got on the highway.
32:58She drove around the city for a while, then went home.
33:00Besides, the last call on the deceased phone was to you.
33:02It was at 7 last night.
33:03She said the child was sick and begged you for help.
33:05And you said...
33:05You said she was overreacting.
33:07That you weren't going to fund her drama.
33:08I thought...
33:10I thought she was exaggerating.
33:11I...
33:12I didn't know it was real.
33:15Would you have gone if you'd known?
33:17The mortuary door opened.
33:18David's mother rushed in, saw the bodies.
33:21Oh my granddaughter, my sweet baby.
33:23Why did you have to leave like this?
33:25Grandma didn't get to love you enough.
33:26She cried for two seconds, then suddenly stopped and grabbed David.
33:30Now that Vivian is dead, you can marry Chloe.
33:34She's young, she's kind, and she loves you.
33:38David turned to look at her, his eyes blank and strange.
33:40Mom, that's my daughter.
33:42Your granddaughter.
33:43I know, I know.
33:44It's heartbreaking.
33:45But dwelling on it won't bring them back.
33:47Life moves forward.
33:49Call the lawyer.
33:50We'll handle the paperwork quietly.
33:51Don't drag this out.
33:52Hurry up.
33:53Chloe is waiting at home.
33:54These are two human lives.
33:56So what about human lives?
33:57This is our family's business.
33:59It's none of your business.
34:00David's mother pulled him toward the door.
34:01Let's go.
34:01Chloe is waiting for us to go back to dinner.
34:04David let her drag him away.
34:05Then he looked back at the cold storage drawer.
34:07Wait.
34:08He wrenched his arm free and walked back.
34:10Wait.
34:11Vivian, I'm sorry.
34:15I was wrong.
34:16I really didn't know it would be like this.
34:19Why are you apologizing to her?
34:21She's just unlucky to hear.
34:22Serves her right.
34:24Shut up!
34:28I want to take the bodies back.
34:31Hold a funeral.
34:32A grand one.
34:33A black wreath hung on the front door of the Carter family house.
34:36Chole and Mason moved into the master bedroom.
34:41David's mother kept trying to take down the black wreath.
34:45David didn't listen.
34:46He sat in the morning hall keeping vigil beside the coffins.
34:49Brother, I didn't mean to.
34:51I just forgot about it because I was having fun with friends.
34:53I never thought they'd actually die.
34:55Forgot about it?
34:56Two human lives and you just say you forgot about it?
34:59What do you want me to do then?
35:00It's not my fault she had no one to rely on.
35:03David raised his hand and slapped her heart across the face.
35:06Get out.
35:07If I see you again, I'll disown you.
35:13Mia ran away crying.
35:16Chole came over with Mason, her voice soft and comforting.
35:19Vivian would not want to see you like this wherever she is.
35:22David looked up at her.
35:23Do you know what you were doing when they were dying?
35:25I was eating dinner at your house.
35:27They were dying in the snow.
35:29Waiting for someone who would never come.
35:32That's your sister's fault.
35:33What does it have to do with me?
35:34It was your mom who insisted that I come back with you for Christmas.
35:37Otherwise, I wouldn't have to suffer like this.
35:38Besides, it was you who threw them out of the car.
35:40Right, you endured so much trouble.
35:42But they froze to death.
35:43To death in the snow.
35:44Two lives lost.
35:45And Lily was only three years old.
35:47Chole said nothing.
35:48David stood up and walked to the coffins, running his hand gently over them.
35:53I've been thinking these past few days.
35:55What if I'd answered the phone?
35:56What if I'd gone to pick them up?
35:59What if I hadn't said those things?
36:00Before she walked out the door, she threw a sentence over her shoulder.
36:03David, I'm still here.
36:04Talk to me when you feel better.
36:06The door to the morning hall closed.
36:08David slid down to the floor, leaning against the coffin.
36:11In the surveillance room, I watched his shoulders shake.
36:14How ridiculous.
36:15He didn't cherish Lily when she was alive, only cried for her when she was dead.
36:19I texted father.
36:20Can we start?
36:21Father replied, anytime.
36:23David's business began to collapse.
36:25First, their biggest client suddenly terminated the contract and signed a 10-year long-term deal with a competitor the
36:31next day.
36:32Then the banks called in their loans, and the cash flow dried up.
36:36Suppliers swarmed the company to demand payment.
36:38His mother called to yell at him.
36:40You're never home.
36:41What if Chloe gets angry?
36:42The company is falling apart.
36:45Do you understand that?
36:47So what if it falls apart?
36:48We still have money.
36:49Money?
36:51Mom, we're going bankrupt.
36:52The house, the cars, the savings, all of it will be sold to pay the debts.
36:57You might not even have enough to eat in the future.
36:59He sat in his office staring out the window.
37:01He'd worked hard in the city for 10 years.
37:04Now, it was all gone in one night.
37:06His phone rang an unknown number.
37:10And a man's voice came through.
37:12Mr. David, have you received the gift?
37:14You just need to know this is only the beginning.
37:15The debt you owe must be repaid with the entire family's phone.
37:18The phone hung up.
37:20David called back, but the number was already disconnected.
37:23He clutched the phone, his hands shaking.
37:24Carter Group was officially declared bankrupt and put into liquidation.
37:29David's mother moved out of the villa and into a rented apartment.
37:32Toll left with Mason, taking the last of the cash with her before she went.
37:36My daughter Mason still has to go to school.
37:37David didn't stop her.
37:38He moved into the morning hall.
37:40He spread a quilt on the floor and slept there.
37:42You ruined the family fortune for a dead woman.
37:45How can you face mom?
37:46David looked at her.
37:47Then who can face Vivian?
37:49Who can face Lily?
37:50Mia was lost for words and left crying.
37:52She never came back.
37:56David started looking for a job.
37:58But no one wanted to hire a bankrupt boss.
38:00He had to go work at a construction site, carrying bricks.
38:05At night, he went back to the morning hall and ate steamed buns with cold water.
38:10Then he sat beside the coffins and talked to himself.
38:12Vivian, the foreman yelled at me today.
38:14Said I'm weak, not a real man.
38:16I remembered you used to tell me not to work so hard to take care of myself.
38:20I thought you were just nagging back then.
38:23Now I realize you really cared about me.
38:25He pulled out a crumpled cigarette and lit it.
38:27If Lily were alive, she'd be in kindergarten now.
38:30You said you wanted to send her to learn the piano.
38:32I said it was a waste of time.
38:34I'm such an idiot.
38:37The cigarette burned down to his fingers, but he didn't notice.
38:40In the surveillance room, father asked me, still watching?
38:43I shook my head.
38:45No.
38:46Get everything ready.
38:47I'll go back to the company next week.
38:50You're going to take over?
38:52That's right.
38:53David's family has fallen, and I've avenged my grudge.
38:57Now it's time to live my own life.
39:03All right.
39:04But there's one thing you need to know.
39:06David is looking for you.
39:09It seems he's found out the bodies are fake.
39:11David had indeed found out.
39:13In the pocket of my down jacket, there was a shopping receipt.
39:16He waited three days after I died for a strawberry cake Lily's favorite.
39:20He rushed to the cake shop and asked to see the surveillance footage.
39:24On the screen, a woman wearing a mask held a little girl's hand.
39:28The little girl hopped and skipped, pointing at the cake display case.
39:31The woman bent down, listened to her, then smiled and nodded.
39:34It was me.
39:36David ran out of the cake shop like a madman.
39:39He went to every place we'd ever been together.
39:41Parks.
39:43Malls.
39:44Amusement parks.
39:45Finally, he saw Lily at the gate of a private kindergarten.
39:48A man in a suit was holding her hand about to lead her to a car.
39:51Lily.
39:51David rushed over.
39:53Sir, what did you do?
39:53Lily saw him, froze for a second, then hid behind the man.
39:57She's my daughter!
39:59Where's Vivian?
39:59The man frowned.
40:00I don't know anyone named Vivian.
40:02Please, step aside.
40:04Lily suddenly burst into tears.
40:06Bad guy!
40:07You're a bad guy!
40:08You made mom cry!
40:10David froze.
40:13Lily...
40:14I'm daddy.
40:16You're not!
40:16Lily shouted.
40:17Mighty is dead!
40:19Mom said so!
40:20He didn't want us anymore!
40:21He's dead!
40:21Just then, a black car pulled up and stopped by the road.
40:24The window rolled down.
40:25I sat in the back seat.
40:27David saw me and his pupils constricted.
40:29Vivian, you're really alive.
40:30You're really alive.
40:30Heading out of the car and walking over to pick Lily up.
40:33Mom, that bad guy tried to grab me.
40:36Don't be afraid, baby.
40:37Mom's here.
40:38David stared at me as if seeing me for the first time.
40:41You've been lying to me this whole time.
40:42Yes, I admitted.
40:43The bodies were fake.
40:44Otherwise, how else could I make you taste what it's like to lose everything?
40:46David's eyes turned red.
40:48How could you be so cruel?
40:50I laughed.
40:51Cruel?
40:51Were you not cruel when you left me and our daughter on the highway?
40:53Were you not cruel when you chose another family over your own daughter dying in the snow?
40:56David opened his mouth, but no words came out.
40:58I'll give you two choices now.
40:59First, get out.
41:00Never show your face again.
41:02Second, I'll call the police and charge you with abandonment.
41:04I have all of Lily's medical records, all the recordings of our calls, enough to put you in jail for
41:08years.
41:09David shook his head.
41:10Lily is my daughter.
41:11She's not your daughter.
41:12The moment you left her on that highway, you lost the right to be her father.
41:15David suddenly dropped to his knees.
41:17I'm really sorry.
41:18Let me see her.
41:18Just one look.
41:19I don't deserve to be her father.
41:20I'll be your slave.
41:21I'll make it up to you both, please.
41:22I watched him on his knees in the dirt, sobbing uncontrollably.
41:26I'm sorry.
41:26I turned and got back in the car.
41:28My heart was completely calm.
41:29David scrambled to his feet and tried to chase after us, but the man in the suit stopped him.
41:33Assistant to the chairman of Sterling Group.
41:35Ms. Vivian is the chairman's only daughter and the sole heir to Sterling Group.
41:39The man smiled slightly.
41:40David froze in place.
41:42She said her family was a farming family.
41:43That was a lie.
41:44The assistant said.
41:44The chairman didn't want his daughter to marry someone who only wanted her money.
41:47Unfortunately, you still let her down.
41:48The car pulled away.
41:49I watched David from the rear window, on his knees.
41:52Lily snuggled in my arms and asked in a small voice.
41:54My baby.
41:55Going home.
41:57Our home.
41:57I officially took over Sterling Group.
41:59Father retired and spent his days growing flowers and fishing.
42:02Only occasionally would he ask me-
42:03Do you still hate him?
42:04No.
42:04Hating someone is too tiring.
42:05I don't have the energy for it.
42:06Do you still think about him?
42:07Dad, do you think that's possible?
42:08I have a career, a daughter, family.
42:10I don't need a man to mess things up.
42:11Then I'll go watch Lily practice the piano.
42:13I stood up and left the study.
42:15The corridor was long.
42:16At the end was Lily's piano room.
42:19She was playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
42:22It was simple but she didn't hit a single wrong note.
42:24Three years ago the doctor said she might be paralyzed for life with impaired intelligence.
42:28Three years later she could run and jump, play the piano, and speak fluent French.
42:32It was money that had bought her health.
42:34And the true nature of people's heart.
42:37My phone vibrated.
42:38My assistant sent a message saying-
42:40Boss, there's a man downstairs in the company.
42:41He says he has to see you.
42:42Tell him I'm not available.
42:43He's on his knees.
42:44Says he won't leave until he sees you.
42:45I walked to the window and pulled back the blinds.
42:49Outside the company building David was on his knees by the road, holding a sign.it read,
42:53I'm sorry.
42:54I watched for a moment.
42:56Tell security to drag him away.
42:57If he keeps pestering us call the police.
42:59I hung up the phone.
43:01Three months later David was found dead in his rented apartment.
43:04The news came while I was signing a cross border merger and acquisition agreement.
43:08I didn't pause with my pen.
43:09I closed the document and nodded at my assistant.
43:12The sun was shining brightly outside the window.
43:14On my ring finger where there had long been no ring.
43:17I went back to the piano room and sat down next to Lily.
43:21Lily turned to look at me.
43:23Mom, are you crying?
43:24I touched my face.
43:26Sure enough, there were tears.
43:28No baby.
43:29Just some dust in my eyes.
43:31I'll blow away the dust in your eyes.
43:34Mom, there's a parent-child activity at kindergarten tomorrow.
43:37Will you come?
43:38I kissed her forehead.
43:39Of course I will.
43:40I love you.
43:40She said suddenly.
43:41I hugged her tight.
43:43Mom loves you too.
43:45More than anything in the world.
43:46Will you fall asleep?
43:46If you have a child?
43:46My husband was dead.
43:46My husband and I am dead.
43:47I'm dead.
43:47I was dead.
43:47You're dead.
43:47You're dead.
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