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00:00My husband's late brother's widow posted a photo of a pregnancy report on Instagram.
00:05The caption read,
00:06Thank you for your sperm, for giving me the most precious gift.
00:09Under the father column on the report, printed in black and white, Dominic Valenti, my husband.
00:14I left a single question mark in the comments.
00:17Less than 40 seconds later, Dominic's call came through.
00:20Serena, what do you think you're doing?
00:22What exactly are you being snide about?
00:24Vivian has been a widow for three years.
00:26She wants a child for company, what's wrong with that?
00:28If Lucian died for me, he took that bullet in my place.
00:33Taking care of the woman he left behind is the least I can do.
00:36It's a blood debt I owe, and you have no right to question it.
00:39The line went dead.
00:41I didn't even get a single word in.
00:4220 minutes later, Vivian's account updated again.
00:45This time, it was a series of photos of an apartment,
00:48floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city skyline,
00:51and in the open-plan kitchen, the back of a man busy at the counter.
00:55I recognized the property.
00:56It was registered under the Valenti name.
00:58I recognized the man, too.
00:59I pressed the phone screen dark, and sat in blackness for a long time.
01:04On the desk in front of me lay a pregnancy test report.
01:06Two days ago, I found out I was two months pregnant.
01:10I'd planned to tell him on our wedding anniversary.
01:12A surprise.
01:13Five years of marriage, and we'd never been able to conceive.
01:16I thought this child would be a new hope for us.
01:18Now, it seemed he no longer needed that kind of surprise.
01:21When dawn broke, I dialed the hospital.
01:25Hello, I'd like to schedule an abortion for today.
01:28That was when Dominic walked through the door.
01:30Serena, who are you on the phone with?
01:35He came in carrying a paper bag.
01:38Brought you clam chowder from that place you like.
01:40Drink it while it's hot.
01:41I opened the container inside the bag.
01:43The soup had already congealed.
01:45Lumpy grains and broth that looked like something regurgitated.
01:49He reached out to put his arm around my shoulder.
01:51I shifted away.
01:52Not hungry.
01:53Dominic frowned, but poured the soup into a bowl, and set it in front of me anyway.
01:58The smell of it hit me, briny and sharp, and my stomach lurched.
02:02I bolted to the bathroom and hunched over the toilet, dry heaving.
02:07He followed and tried to rub my back and knocked his hand away.
02:11Don't touch me!
02:13Dominic's expression darkened.
02:14A flash of impatience crossed those deep brown eyes.
02:18What do you want from me?
02:20I'm already trying my best to manage your feelings, Serena.
02:24What more do you want?
02:25For me to get on my knees and apologize?
02:28Then what do you think I should do?
02:29Send her my congratulations?
02:31Tell her how happy I am she's carrying my husband's child?
02:34Lucian died for me.
02:36Taking care of Vivian is my responsibility, my obligation.
02:40Nothing happened between us.
02:41It was just a sperm donation.
02:43Can you stop making everything so soldered?
02:46Honestly, Serena, right now you look like nothing but a jealous, irrational shrew.
02:51I went still.
02:52In those early days after Lucian died, I was the one who took the initiative,
02:56bringing Dominic along to visit her.
02:57Whenever something broke in her apartment, the two of us went together to fix it.
03:01It was only later that things began to shift.
03:04At some point, I couldn't pinpoint exactly when, Dominic started going alone to buy her groceries.
03:09Alone to assemble her new furniture.
03:11He'd get a call from her in the middle of the night, throw on his coat, and walk out the
03:15door.
03:15Every time I confronted him, he'd say the same thing.
03:18She's Lucian's widow.
03:19Then he'd shake me off and leave.
03:21But I never imagined he'd go so far as to give her a child.
03:24Take a good look at yourself.
03:25He flung the words at me and slammed the door behind him.
03:29Again.
03:32Soon enough, Vivian's social media updated once more.
03:35In the photo, Dominic's hand rested on her gently swelling belly.
03:39The light warm and intimate.
03:40The caption, Baby's daddy came to be with us.
03:43He said, this is where home really feels warm.
03:46I laughed, laughed until the tears came.
03:51At three in the afternoon, I arrived at the hospital.
03:54After paying for the procedure, I sat in the general waiting area for my number to be called.
03:59At the far end of the corridor, the VIP wing had been entirely cleared out.
04:03Several bodyguards in black suits stood at attention on either side.
04:07I recognized the Valenti crest on their tie pins.
04:10The door to the VIP consultation room opened,
04:13and Dominic walked out with one hand firmly on Vivian's waist.
04:16She wore a cream-colored loose dress and leaned into his arms,
04:20her face a portrait of bliss and devotion.
04:22They sat down in the lounge area, heads close together as they talked.
04:26I turned, intending to slip away in the other direction,
04:28but Dominic had already looked up and spotted me.
04:31Serena?
04:32His brow furrowed, his gaze cold and heavy.
04:34Are you following me?
04:36I kept my voice as flat as I could.
04:38I'm just here to see a doctor.
04:40For what?
04:41Dominic, don't give Serena a hard time.
04:44Maybe it's just a routine checkup?
04:45Let me go talk to her.
04:47I don't want you two fighting because of me.
04:49You're pregnant. Sit still.
04:50The doctor said you need to rest during the first trimester.
04:53Don't move around. I'll handle this.
04:55I turned to leave again.
04:56Dominic stepped forward and grabbed my wrist.
04:58The yank sent me stumbling backward.
05:00I nearly fell.
05:01I'm still talking to you, Serena.
05:02Serena, what are you doing at the hospital?
05:05And I already answered.
05:07I'm here to see a doctor.
05:09I'm not so idle that I'd waste my time stalking the two of you.
05:12Dominic frowned, seeming about to snatch the receipt from my hand to check for himself.
05:16Serena, I know you're angry,
05:19but after Lushi was gone, I was all alone in that house, so lonely.
05:24I just wanted a little life of my own to keep me company.
05:27I never meant to hurt you and...
05:29I calmly withdrew my hand.
05:30The next second, Vivian let out a cry,
05:32her body pitching sharply backward.
05:36Dominic shoved me aside and caught her in his arms.
05:39Are you okay? Does anything hurt?
05:41I... I'm fine.
05:42My legs just went weak.
05:44Dom, don't blame Serena. She didn't mean to.
05:47Are you really that vicious, Serena?
05:50I didn't touch her.
05:52I saw it with my own eyes.
05:54If anything happens to her or the baby, I will never forgive you.
05:58Dominic, he paused mid-motion as he was soothing Vivian.
06:02What if I told you I'm pregnant and I came here today for an abortion?
06:08At that moment, Vivian tilted her face up close to his,
06:11her lips grazing the shell of his ear.
06:14Serena, don't try to manipulate me with tricks like that.
06:17No matter what, I'm not leaving Viviana.
06:22Serena Valente, are you here?
06:24Are you still going through with the procedure?
06:27I don't know how long I stood there.
06:29Not until the nurse called my name from the doorway.
06:31Yes.
06:32I want this pregnancy terminated.
06:34Before long, I was wheeled into the operating room,
06:37the blinding surgical light directly overhead.
06:40Then, darkness.
06:41That evening, when I returned to the townhouse,
06:43the place was pitch black.
06:45No calls, no texts, nothing.
06:47But when I opened my phone,
06:49there he was again on Vivian's feed.
06:51A set of maternity photos.
06:52Dominic in a white dress shirt,
06:54wearing a pink cartoon headband for the shoot.
06:56Their hands layered together on her gently rounded belly,
06:59gazing tenderly at each other.
07:00I liked the post.
07:02For an entire week after that,
07:03Dominic didn't come home.
07:04I took the antibiotics alone,
07:06pressed a hot water bottle to my abdomen alone,
07:08and reviewed the terms of the divorce agreement alone.
07:11The day the faxed divorce papers arrived,
07:14Dominic called.
07:16Dinner at the family estate tonight.
07:19Fine.
07:20When I pushed open the dining room doors,
07:22I saw that the chair beside the head of the table,
07:24the one that had always been mine,
07:26was occupied by someone else.
07:27Vivian, Dominic's mother, Helena,
07:29was smiling warmly and holding her hand.
07:31Oh, Serena, you're here.
07:33Serena, after Helena found out I was pregnant,
07:36she insisted I move into the estate for my prenatal care.
07:38She said it would be easier to look after me here.
07:41Please don't overthink.
07:42That's enough, Viviana.
07:43Serena, you and Dominic have been married five years
07:45without producing a child.
07:46The baby in Vivian's stomach is the sole velouty heir.
07:49It's only natural she lives here.
07:50As for you,
07:51starting tomorrow you'll move in
07:52and learn from the housekeeper
07:53how to take proper care of a pregnant woman.
07:55If Vivian is satisfied with you in any way,
07:58I'll have Dominic divorce you.
07:59Instantly, every servant in the dining room wore a smirk.
08:02They were all waiting for me to become the jealous shrew,
08:04waiting for me to lose my mind,
08:06to scream, to beg.
08:07Instead, I laughed.
08:09Well, that works out perfectly.
08:11Helena's brow furrowed.
08:13What's that supposed to mean?
08:14Helena, I came here tonight for one reason.
08:17To divorce Dominic.
08:20The dining room went silent for a few seconds.
08:23You, Serena, don't forget where you came from.
08:26The fact that you're even sitting at this table
08:28is a privilege the Velocci family granted you.
08:31Then it's settled.
08:33I don't want your privilege anymore.
08:35And was about to pull the divorce agreement from my bag.
08:37And Vivian dropped to her knees without warning.
08:40Serena, I'm begging you, don't do this to my baby.
08:44The child is innocent.
08:46This is all my fault.
08:47You can't just live a life.
08:50Stop.
08:52Serena, you're actually trying to force her to abort the baby?
08:56I'm not.
08:59Next instant, before I could finish,
09:02he charged across the room
09:03and drove his shoe into my lower abdomen.
09:05The force was savage.
09:07No restraint.
09:07You vicious bitch!
09:09Haven't I taught you enough of a lesson already?
09:12My vision was blurring,
09:13but I braced myself
09:14and dragged my body upright to inch by inch.
09:17Then, with the last of my strength,
09:19I pulled the divorce agreement from my bag
09:20and hurled it in his face.
09:22My voice sounded far away and hollow.
09:24Dominic Valenstie, we're done.
09:26The rage on his face froze.
09:28Then I turned and walked toward the door.
09:30One step.
09:31Two steps.
09:33My vision collapsed into blackness.
09:35My knees buckled and I went down.
09:37Something warm surged from inside me,
09:39soaking through my skirt.
09:40Oh my god!
09:40Her legs!
09:42There's blood everywhere!
09:44Don kicked her in the stomach!
09:45Is she...
09:46Is she mismarrying?
09:47Call an ambulance!
09:49Hurry, she's passed out!
09:51Serena!
09:52Serena!
09:53Serena, look at me!
09:54Don't close your eyes!
09:55Look at me!
09:56I tried to open my mouth and say something,
09:58but nothing came out.
09:59The blood pooled beneath me,
10:00spreading,
10:01and the darkness swallowed me whole.
10:04The dining room went silent for a few seconds.
10:07You, Serena,
10:09don't forget where you came from.
10:11The fact that you're even sitting at this table
10:13is a privilege the Velocci family granted you.
10:15Then it's settled.
10:16I don't want your privilege anymore.
10:19I was about to pull the divorce agreement from my bag
10:22when Vivian dropped to her knees without warning.
10:24Serena, I'm begging you,
10:25don't do this to my baby!
10:28The child is innocent!
10:30This is all my fault!
10:32You can't just live a life!
10:34Stop!
10:36Serena,
10:37you're actually trying to force her to abort the baby?
10:40I'm not!
10:43The next instant,
10:45before I could finish,
10:46he charged across the room
10:47and drove his shoe into my lower abdomen.
10:50The force was savage.
10:51No restraint.
10:52You vicious bitch!
10:53Haven't I taught you enough of a lesson already?
10:56My vision was blurring,
10:57but I braced myself
10:58and dragged my body upright
11:00inch by inch.
11:01Then,
11:01with the last of my strength,
11:03I pulled the divorce agreement from my bag
11:05and hurled it in his face.
11:06My voice sounded far away and hollow.
11:08Dominic Valenstie,
11:09we're done.
11:11The rage on his face froze.
11:13Then I turned and walked toward the door.
11:15One step.
11:16Two steps.
11:17My vision collapsed into blackness.
11:19My knees buckled
11:20and I went down.
11:21Something warm surged from inside me,
11:23soaking through my skirt.
11:24Oh my god!
11:25Her legs!
11:26There's blood everywhere!
11:28Don kicked her in the stomach!
11:29Is she...
11:30Is she Miss Marion?
11:31Call an ambulance!
11:32Huh?
11:33Hurry!
11:34She's passed out!
11:35Serena!
11:36Serena!
11:37Serena, look at me!
11:38Don't close your eyes!
11:39Look at me!
11:40I tried to open my mouth
11:41and say something,
11:42but nothing came out.
11:43The blood pooled beneath me,
11:45spreading,
11:45and the darkness swallowed me whole.
11:49When I opened my eyes again,
11:50I saw a white ceiling,
11:52an IV line,
11:53and a tear-streaked face
11:55at my bedside.
11:56Mom was sitting there,
11:58gripping my hand tightly,
11:59tears falling harder,
12:00but forced to smile.
12:02Sweetheart,
12:04you're awake.
12:05How do you feel?
12:07Tell mama where it hurts.
12:10Mom.
12:11Mom is here.
12:13Mommy's right here.
12:15Cry it out, baby.
12:17Just let it all out.
12:19I cried for a long time,
12:21until my throat gave out,
12:23until my eyes were swollen and raw.
12:25Dad came in after I'd mostly calmed down.
12:27He looked at my pale face,
12:29and for just a flicker,
12:30his eyes went red.
12:31You've suffered, sweetheart.
12:34I should never have let you marry into that family.
12:40Back then,
12:42Dominic had dimples when he smiled.
12:44He liked eating hot dogs
12:45with way too much mustard
12:46at late-night street stalls.
12:48He'd get misty-eyed
12:49over the ending of an old movie.
12:53The first time Dad met him,
12:55he said,
12:55I don't trust anyone in the mob.
13:00Dominic stood on our front porch,
13:02in the rain,
13:03for three days,
13:04on the morning of the third day.
13:06Dominic collapsed on the steps,
13:07and Dad finally opened the door,
13:10that evening in the living room,
13:11still running a fever.
13:13I will spend the rest of my life
13:15being good to her.
13:16Dad was silent for a long time.
13:24But three years later,
13:26Dominic knelt in a pool of blood,
13:28clutching his brother's body,
13:29and never smiled like that again.
13:34Mom touched my face,
13:35and frowned slightly.
13:36Dominic is outside.
13:38Let me see her.
13:42Let me see her.
13:44Please.
13:46Just let me see her.
13:48I closed my eyes briefly.
13:50Let him in.
13:53Serena.
13:53Let him in, Mom.
13:55You two wait outside.
13:56I need to talk to him alone.
13:58My parents exchanged a look,
14:01then reluctantly rose and left the room.
14:06The door opened.
14:07Dominic stood there.
14:08His complexion was gray.
14:10His jaw locked.
14:11His eyes threaded with red.
14:12He walked to the bedside.
14:14Serena.
14:15I didn't know you were pregnant.
14:16I didn't know you'd miscarried it.
14:18That day,
14:18I just thought you were trying to force Vivian to-
14:20I've already signed the divorce papers.
14:22Sign them.
14:26No!
14:29Serena.
14:30I won't sign.
14:32I love you.
14:35You say you just didn't know I was pregnant.
14:38Fine.
14:39Then let me ask you something.
14:42You'd get a call from her in the dead of night and walk out the door sometimes at two or
14:46three in the morning and you called that taking care of her, right?
14:49You bought her an apartment, a velati property titled in her name, and you called that making arrangements, right?
14:59You gave her a child and you called that helping her fulfill a wish, right?
15:05Then let me tell you, if a man has no feelings for a woman, he doesn't leave his house at
15:123 a.m. because she called.
15:14He doesn't buy her a home and put her name on the deed.
15:18And she certainly doesn't let her carry his child.
15:22Dominic, you can lie to me.
15:24You can lie to yourself, but you can't lie to the facts.
15:28Everything you did for Vivian tells me and tells everyone that you love her.
15:35You're the dawn.
15:36You control everything.
15:38But you don't get to control whether I stay or go.
15:41That's not Serena.
15:44I was just, I only...
15:48Sign the papers, Dominic.
15:50There's nothing left to say.
15:53His head snapped up, and in his eyes, I saw a kind of panic I'd never seen before.
16:01Serena?
16:02Dad.
16:03Mom.
16:05You've said what you came to say.
16:07Now get out!
16:07No, Serena, give me one more chance.
16:12Get out!
16:14You're not welcome here.
16:16Dominic didn't move.
16:18He stared at me, unblinking.
16:20Dominic was finally pushed out of the room.
16:25I looked away, blocked him on every platform and phone number,
16:29and sent Helena a single message.
16:31Please, have your son sign the papers.
16:34It'll free up a spot for the woman he actually wants to protect.
16:40A few days later, when I went downstairs for a walk,
16:43I found Dominic outside the building entrance.
16:45He was leaning against a black sedan.
16:47No bodyguards.
16:49No driver.
16:50The moment he saw me come out,
16:51he straightened and took a few steps in my direction.
17:00Serena.
17:03His head snapped up,
17:05and in his eyes,
17:06I saw a kind of panic I'd never seen before.
17:11Serena?
17:13Dad.
17:14Mom.
17:15You've said what you came to say.
17:17Now get out!
17:19No.
17:20Serena, give me one more chance.
17:23Get out!
17:25You're not welcome here.
17:27Dominic didn't move.
17:29He stared at me, unblinking.
17:31Dominic was finally pushed out of the room.
17:36I looked away,
17:37blocked him on every platform and phone number,
17:40and sent Helena a single message.
17:42Please, have your son sign the papers.
17:45It'll free up a spot for the woman he actually wants to protect.
17:51A few days later,
17:53when I went downstairs for a walk,
17:54I found Dominic outside the building entrance.
17:56He was leaning against a black sedan.
17:58No bodyguards.
17:59No driver.
18:00The moment he saw me come out,
18:02he straightened and took a few steps in my direction.
18:11Serena.
18:14His voice was wrecked.
18:40Viv gets upset when she sees my wedding ring.
18:43It reminds her of Lucien.
18:45Why can't you be more considerate of other people's feelings?
18:49I glanced instinctively at my own left ring finger.
18:52Pushed the box back toward him.
18:54The rings are new.
18:56But what's broken can't be fixed.
19:00After a few seconds of silence,
19:02he erupted.
19:04Serena, why can't you cut me off some slack just once?
19:07You're the one who didn't tell me about the pregnancy.
19:09If you had just said something,
19:10I never would have walked away at the hospital that day.
19:12I've explained the situation with Vivian.
19:14I don't love her.
19:15I was only looking after her for Lucien,
19:17helping her fulfill a wish.
19:19Why can't you understand that?
19:21At the hospital that day,
19:23your exact words were,
19:25no matter what,
19:27you would not leave her.
19:29And the anger froze on his face.
19:31If you won't sign the papers,
19:33then stop coming to find me.
19:36No.
19:37I don't want to see you again.
19:39I turned and walked straight back through the building entrance.
19:42Serena?
19:45But that night,
19:46I received a text from Vivian.
19:50Tomorrow,
19:50a cafe.
19:52I have something to say.
19:55There you are.
19:59Serena,
20:00since things have come this far,
20:02I'm not going to beat around the brush.
20:04Dominic loves me.
20:06Just sign the divorce papers
20:08and stop holding us up.
20:10I think you have it backwards.
20:12The one who won't agree to the divorce is Dominic.
20:14Not me.
20:16That's impossible.
20:17I'm carrying his child.
20:19Why would he not want me?
20:20You must be the one clinging to him,
20:23refusing to let go.
20:24I didn't respond.
20:25The silence seemed to infuriate her.
20:27I bet you don't know yet.
20:29This baby wasn't conceived the way Dominic told you.
20:32No providing a sample.
20:34No artificial insemination.
20:38Dominic and I slept together.
20:40More than once.
20:41The air went still for a beat.
20:43Is that so?
20:52Dominic and I slept together.
20:54More than once.
20:55The air went still for a beat.
20:57Is that so?
21:05I stood.
21:07I picked up the still,
21:09half-full Americano
21:10and threw it scarily in her face.
21:14You're insane!
21:15Viviana,
21:17you should be grateful you're pregnant right now.
21:21I grabbed my bag and walked out.
21:24After leaving the cafe,
21:27I went straight to the law office
21:29and handed the voice recorder I'd been carrying to my attorney.
21:36Three days later,
21:38at the hearing,
21:39the old men poured over the evidence.
21:42Finally,
21:43one of them struck the gavel.
21:44Some phoned,
21:45some gave in,
21:46knowing smiles.
21:48By ruling of the family joint council,
21:50the infidelity is substantiated.
21:52The marriage of Dominic Veloto and Serena Veloto
21:55shall be automatically dissolved in one month.
21:57Dominic's shoulders collapsed.
22:01And walking out through the council hall doors,
22:03Dominic was standing at the bottom of the steps.
22:06Serena,
22:09do you hate me that much?
22:11You really won't leave any room at all.
22:13I took out my phone,
22:14pulled up the recording,
22:16and pressed play.
22:17Vivian's voice poured.
22:19Dominic and I slept together,
22:20more than once.
22:22I can explain.
22:23That day,
22:23I helped her move some things back to her place,
22:25and she said she wanted to cook dinner to thank me.
22:26We had some wine,
22:28and then,
22:28and I don't know how it just...
22:29Dominic,
22:31Lucien took a bullet for you,
22:33and you turned around
22:34and took care of his wife
22:35all the way into her bed.
22:38If he could crawl out of that grave,
22:41the first person he'd put down is you.
22:45Serena,
22:45but I only love you.
22:47It was only that one time with her.
22:49I don't need love that cheap.
22:53Perhaps out of guilt,
22:55Dominic transferred a substantial sum
22:57into my account
22:57during the divorce proceedings.
22:59I accepted every cent.
23:02It was enough to live comfortably
23:04for a long time,
23:05so I bought a one-way ticket to Barcelona
23:08and set off traveling alone.
23:17From Las Ramblas
23:19to the Charles Bridge in Prague,
23:25from the black sand beaches of Iceland
23:27to a star-gazing camp in New Zealand.
23:30And at every stop,
23:32I mailed my parents a postcard
23:34and logged my experiences on a blog.
23:37When I came home
23:38after a long stretch of travel,
23:40Mom eagerly filled me in over dinner
23:42on the aftermath of Dominic and Vivienne.
23:44Do you know what happened
23:45to Dominic and Vivianian later?
23:49After our divorce,
23:50Vivienne,
23:51Belly and all,
23:52staged a coup.
23:52Dominic refused to marry her.
23:54He said he'd only ever looked after her
23:56out of guilt toward Lucien,
23:57that there had never been any real feeling.
23:59Vivienne dropped every pretense
24:01and weaponized the baby.
24:02Marry her,
24:03or she'd get an abortion.
24:05Helena,
24:05desperate for an heir,
24:07couldn't stomach that kind of threat.
24:08She strong-armed Dominic
24:10into a wedding,
24:11but married life
24:11was nothing like
24:12what Vivienne had envisioned.
24:14Dominic was glacially cold to her.
24:16He never came back to the estate,
24:17never ate dinner with her,
24:19wouldn't even sit at the same table.
24:20He shut himself
24:21in his downtown apartment to work,
24:23the way he used to shut me out.
24:24No,
24:25worse than he'd ever been with me.
24:26Vivienne had no sense of security.
24:28She probably understood better than anyone
24:30how she'd clawed her way to the top,
24:32and that made her all the more paranoid.
24:34When Dominic didn't come home,
24:36she'd hunt him down at the office,
24:38making scenes in the lobby,
24:39demanding he come back with her.
24:42She started crashing business functions.
24:45There was one occasion
24:46when Dominic was at a critical juncture
24:48in a joint deal
24:49with several other families,
24:50and Vivienne somehow got hold
24:52of the restaurant address.
24:54She burst into the private dining room
24:57and demanded to know
24:58why he hadn't answered his phone.
25:04After our divorce,
25:05Vivienne,
25:06belly and all,
25:07staged a coup.
25:08Dominic refused to marry her.
25:09He said he'd only ever looked after her
25:11out of guilt toward Lucien,
25:12that there had never been any real feeling.
25:14Vivienne dropped every pretense
25:16and weaponized the baby.
25:17Marry her,
25:18or she'd get an abortion.
25:19Helena,
25:20desperate for an heir,
25:22couldn't stomach that kind of threat.
25:24She strong-armed Dominic
25:25into a wedding,
25:26but married life
25:27was nothing like
25:27what Vivienne had envisioned.
25:29Dominic was glacially cold to her.
25:31He never came back to the estate,
25:33never ate dinner with her,
25:34wouldn't even sit at the same table.
25:35He shut himself
25:36in his downtown apartment to work,
25:38the way he used to shut me out.
25:39No, worse than he'd ever been with me.
25:41Vivienne had no sense of security.
25:43She probably understood better than anyone
25:45how she'd clawed her way to the top,
25:48and that made her all the more paranoid.
25:49When Dominic didn't come home,
25:51she'd hunt him down at the office,
25:53making scenes in the lobby,
25:54demanding he come back with her.
25:57She started crashing business functions.
26:00There was one occasion
26:01when Dominic was at a critical juncture
26:03in a joint deal
26:04with several other families,
26:05and Vivienne somehow got hold
26:07of the restaurant address.
26:09She burst into the private dining room
26:12and demanded to know why he hadn't answered his phone.
26:17Every person at that table was a power player
26:20from one of the branch families.
26:21For the Don's wife to throw a tantrum in that setting,
26:24loss of face doesn't begin to cover it.
26:26The deal nearly fell apart.
26:28Afterward,
26:28the straw that finally broke everything
26:31came a month later.
26:32Dominic was out at an evening function
26:34and hadn't come home.
26:35Vivienne tracked him to the venue.
26:37She spotted a young woman
26:39seated beside Dominic,
26:40pouring his wine.
26:41Nothing more than a liaison
26:43from the other party's PR team.
26:45She stormed over
26:46and slapped the woman across the face.
26:47The kind of people who circulate in those rooms
26:49are not the kind you provoke.
26:51The woman hit back immediately.
26:53In the scuffle,
26:54Vivienne's belly struck the edge of a table.
26:57The child was rushed to the ICU,
26:59put on a ventilator,
27:00a tiny life bristling with tubes,
27:02fighting inside an incubator
27:04for nearly three weeks.
27:05In the end,
27:06the baby didn't make it.
27:08With the child gone,
27:10Dominic initiated the joint counsel's arbitration
27:13that very same day,
27:14on the grounds that Vivienne
27:16had gravely damaged the family's reputation
27:18and commercial interests.
27:20The marriage was forcibly dissolved.
27:23Vivienne must have known it was over.
27:24She took a severance payout
27:26and vanished from the city.
27:28Helena was now back to working
27:30every connection she had,
27:32scouting for a new daughter-in-law.
27:33But the Valenti circus of the past two years
27:36had already made the rounds
27:38through every drawing room in their circle.
27:42Serves him right.
27:44If he treated you the way he should have,
27:46would any of this have happened?
27:47I smiled but offered no comment.
27:49They had nothing to do with me anymore.
27:51I went back to packing my bags.
27:53The ticket for my next trip was already booked.
27:58Go on then.
27:59Send me lots of pretty photos.
28:03I zipped my backpack shut,
28:05stood up,
28:06and flashed her an OK sign.
28:08Don't worry.
28:10I thought my life was finally about to settle
28:13into real peace and quiet.
28:15What I didn't expect
28:16was to run into Dominic one more time
28:19before I left.
28:20When he appeared,
28:21I flinched.
28:22His face was ashen,
28:24his hair a mess.
28:25Nothing like the commanding dawn he'd once been.
28:29Serena, Vivienne, and I are divorced.
28:31The baby's gone too.
28:33And?
28:33It was the baby that bothered you,
28:35wasn't it?
28:36The baby's gone now.
28:37We can start over.
28:39Dominic, there is no starting over.
28:43We're done.
28:46No.
28:47Serena, you loved me so much once.
28:50I know it was all because of Viviana
28:52and the baby that you left me.
28:54There's nothing standing between us anymore.
28:56Give me one more chance.
28:57I'll love you right this time.
29:00Better than before.
29:01He grabbed my hand,
29:02practically begging.
29:04But Dominic, I don't love you anymore.
29:07It's over.
29:09Move forward.
29:12He shook his head,
29:14unable to believe what he was hearing.
29:15In the end,
29:16he walked away with red-rimmed eyes.
29:18Serena doesn't love me anymore.
29:20Doesn't love me.
29:21So utterly wrecked,
29:23he almost looked pitiable.
29:24I watched his unsteady figure
29:26retreat into the distance.
29:27The once-untouchable godfather,
29:30reduced to this.
29:31When I boarded the flight to Copenhagen,
29:34I slid open the window shade.
29:36Outside,
29:37the morning sky was on fire with dawn.
29:40Blazing.
29:41Breathtaking.
29:42I was moving forward,
29:44and I wouldn't look back.
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