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00:00My husband bet $1 million on my pregnancy, not on whether I was pregnant, on which man had made me
00:08pregnant.
00:09Three days earlier, Caleb Whitmark touched me like a desperate man.
00:13For years, he refused to have children.
00:16Then he suddenly wanted me every night.
00:19No protection, no distance, no cold shoulder.
00:23I thought he had finally accepted me.
00:25I held a home pregnancy test with two lines trembling in my hand.
00:30I went to Whitmore Group Headquarters to tell him the good news.
00:34Outside the executive lounge, I heard Chloe Lane laughing.
00:38You boys spoil me too much?
00:41I only asked one question.
00:43If three men had one woman, whose baby would she carry?
00:47My hand froze on the handle.
00:49Then Caleb laughed.
00:51She always wanted my baby. Just gave her a gift.
00:55Another man whistled.
00:56Caleb, your wife was very responsive.
00:58No wonder you kept her private.
01:01The third man laughed harder.
01:03Let us bet on the father.
01:05Loser buys Chloe jewelry at auction.
01:07Nothing under $1 million.
01:09Chloe clapped in delight.
01:13If Serena learns the father is random, will she completely lose her mind?
01:18Caleb's voice turned cold.
01:20Will she dare tell anyone?
01:21A pregnant wife with no known father looks like a cheating wife.
01:26Who will believe her?
01:27Then paper scattered across the table.
01:29Someone cursed under his breath.
01:31Her face is not even covered.
01:33A photo slid under the door.
01:35It stopped at my shoes.
01:38The woman in the photo was me.
01:40My eyes were empty.
01:42My wrists were held down.
01:44My body carried marks I could not remember.
01:48I dropped to the floor.
01:50My fingers shook around the paper.
01:52Inside, Chloe gave a small laugh.
01:55That one is ugly.
01:56Her face looks so stupid.
01:58I shoved the photo into my sleeve.
02:00Then I ran from the office.
02:01My clothes covered every inch of me.
02:03Still, every stranger's eyes felt like hands.
02:06At home, I fed the photo into the shredder again and again.
02:10Paper stroads filled the bin.
02:12But shame still stuck to my skin.
02:15The front door slammed open.
02:17I jumped back.
02:18Caleb stood there like nothing had happened.
02:20Did your period come this month?
02:23My throat closed.
02:24Why are you asking that?
02:27He smiled like he was flirting.
02:29Sweetheart, that was three full days.
02:32I trust my own ability.
02:34Come downstairs.
02:36I am taking you to a clinic.
02:39He grabbed my wrist.
02:40I sat frozen in the passenger seat.
02:43He sighed and buckled me in.
02:45I caught his hand to check if I am pregnant.
02:48Caleb, do you really want our child?
02:52He touched my hair.
02:53His tenderness almost looked real.
02:56Of course I do.
02:57A girl like you.
02:59A boy like me.
03:00Would that not be perfect?
03:03He acted so well.
03:05If I had not heard them, I would have believed him.
03:09At the private OBGGN clinic,
03:12Caleb's two friends were already waiting.
03:14Chloe stood between them in white,
03:16their eyes moved over me like stains.
03:19Caleb pulled me behind him.
03:21They heard you might be pregnant.
03:23They came to congratulate you.
03:25The blood test was quick.
03:27The result matched my home test.
03:29I was pregnant.
03:31Caleb held the report.
03:33I could not read his face,
03:34but Chloe looked visibly unhappy.
03:36Caleb turned to the doctor.
03:38Can we do prenatal paternity testing now?
03:41The doctor looked between us.
03:43This is very early.
03:45Non-invasive testing must be scheduled later.
03:49It needs the patient's clear consent.
03:52Invasive sampling is strongly discouraged.
03:55Caleb cut him off.
03:56Then rush it.
03:57Do it now.
03:58The doctor added carefully.
04:00It can risk the mother and pregnancy.
04:03It will also be painful.
04:06Mr. Whitwale, please reconsider.
04:10Caleb's face tightened.
04:11Pain is pain.
04:13Did you not hear me?
04:16The doctor turned toward me.
04:19I gave a bitter smile.
04:21Do it.
04:23The paternity result would take a week,
04:25but they wanted their answer before Chloe's auction.
04:29They did not care whether I got hurt.
04:31In the VIP waiting area,
04:33people began whispering.
04:36After Caleb gave his sample,
04:37he dropped another bomb.
04:41Take samples from my two friends, too.
04:44The hallway exploded at once.
04:47Three men?
04:48And her husband brought them here?
04:50No wonder he doubts the baby.
04:53The nurse's pity vanished.
04:55Her hands became rougher.
05:00Pain tore through my lower belly.
05:03Black spots filled my eyes.
05:05Tears slipped down my temples.
05:08When I walked out,
05:10I had to hold the wall.
05:18Caleb stepped toward me.
05:19For one second,
05:21I thought he would catch me.
05:22Then Chloe ran away with red eyes.
05:25His two friends followed her.
05:30Caleb's arm stiffened.
05:32He let me go.
05:33Fell hard onto the floor.
05:36Go home by yourself,
05:38he said.
05:38I need to check on Chloe.
05:42Then he ran after her.
05:44Look at that.
05:45He ran to her.
05:47People around me laughed softly.
05:49A woman anyone can touch
05:51deserves a husband who leaves.
05:53One man lend closer.
05:55Drop your Instagram, beautiful.
05:57How much for one night?
05:59I lowered my head
06:00and stood.
06:02Every step outside
06:04felt like walking through glass.
06:08By the time my Uber reached home,
06:12the sky was already dark.
06:14I leaned against the door.
06:16When I opened it,
06:17the air inside felt humid and wrong.
06:21Caleb and Chloe's voices
06:23came from upstairs.
06:24Their laughter cut through the house.
06:27I shut the door with shaking hands.
06:29I slid down against the wall.
06:32Enough.
06:32I did not want to hear more.
06:34After a long time,
06:36the bedroom door opened.
06:38Chloe came out in Caleb's shirt.
06:40Red marks covered her neck.
06:42Water ran in the bathroom behind her.
06:44She leaned on the door fail.
06:46Back already, Mrs. Whitmores?
06:49Did the clinic hurt?
06:52I tried to pass her.
06:53Chloe stepped into my way.
06:56You begged Caleb for a baby.
06:58Now you got one.
06:59Why do you look dead?
07:02I gripped the stair rail.
07:03Move aside.
07:05She leaned closer.
07:06I said one sentence.
07:08They all used you.
07:10Next time,
07:11I can throw you outside.
07:12Do you think Caleb will stop me?
07:15Her eyes dropped to my stomach.
07:17The jealousy there almost burned.
07:20A child with no clear father?
07:22What are you so proud of?
07:24I forced my voice louder.
07:26Chloe, what are you saying?
07:27Caleb took me for a test.
07:29Because he cares about our baby.
07:31My child is his.
07:32Her face twisted.
07:34Who allowed you to carry his baby?
07:37I cannot have his child.
07:40So neither can you.
07:41Then she shoved me.
07:43The world flipped backward.
07:44I had only one instinct.
07:46Protect my stomach.
07:48Step after step hit my body.
07:50Pain burst through my belly.
07:52I landed at the bottom.
07:53Caleb rushed out after the sound.
07:55Chloe dropped to the floor first.
07:59I respected her as Mrs. Whitman.
08:01I only wanted to help clean up.
08:03She hit me!
08:04Then she rolled downstairs herself.
08:06Is she trying to frame me?
08:08I lay there shaking.
08:11She pushed me.
08:13Caleb did not come to me.
08:16He saw Chloe's exposed marks.
08:19Guilt flashed across his face.
08:22Then he covered her with his coat.
08:29Chloe, where are you hurt?
08:30I will take you to the hospital.
08:33I am fine.
08:35My leg just hurts a little.
08:38Serena looks worse.
08:40Caleb finally looked down at me.
08:42His eyes were cold with disgust.
08:44I heard enough.
08:45Chloe came here kindly.
08:47When did you become this ungrateful?
08:49I could barely keep my eyes open.
08:52Caleb, the baby cut me off.
08:54Stop acting pitiful.
08:56You still want to frame, Chloe?
08:57She is so thin, she can barely open a bottle.
09:01How could she push you?
09:02What reason would she have?
09:04Then he lifted Chloe in his arms.
09:06When he walked past me, his shoe struck my leg.
09:09Like I was a thing blocking the way.
09:11If you like lying there, then lie there longer.
09:14Just do not block me.
09:15Chloe turned her head.
09:16She smiled at me over his shoulders.
09:19The car engine roared away downstairs.
09:22My vision kept darkening, but I could not pass out.
09:25The pain in my belly was wrong.
09:28Caleb would not come back, so I had to save myself.
09:31After a long time, I grabbed a railing and stood.
09:34I feared bleeding inside an Uber.
09:36So I walked to the nearest ER.
09:39Step by step, bleeding through my clothes.
09:42Dragging my body through the night.
09:45The night nurse saw me and shouted,
09:47To rage now!
09:48She pushed me into a treatment room.
09:50The doctor read my clinic record.
09:52Her face tightened with anger.
09:53Who let them sample this early?
09:55The pregnancy was not stable.
09:56Then you fell downstairs.
09:58I am sorry.
09:59The baby likely cannot be saved.
10:01After the scan, she golded me for waiting.
10:04You were bleeding heavily.
10:05You could have died.
10:06I let out a long breath.
10:08Then I laughed.
10:09Doctor, schedule the termination.
10:11She dared at me.
10:12You understand what you are asking?
10:15Yes.
10:16From the moment I learned the truth,
10:19every second of that pregnancy felt like their hands inside me.
10:23If the nightmare ended here,
10:26then let it end.
10:28The child had arrived like a dream.
10:30I woke up.
10:31It was over.
10:33One day later, I returned to Caleb's house.
10:35Of course, he had not come back.
10:37The bedroom still held their traces.
10:39Sheets twisted.
10:41Carpet stained.
10:43The room smelled like betrayal.
10:46I walked around the mess.
10:48Then I locked myself in the bathroom.
10:50I scrubbed until my skin burned.
10:53Still, I felt dirty.
10:54The smell would not leave.
10:56Men.
10:56Blood.
10:57The dead child.
10:58I smashed bottles across the floor.
11:00Then I sank beside the tub and cried.
11:02Right before the darkness took me,
11:04I remembered my parents.
11:08On my wedding day,
11:10Mom had given me a sealed folder.
11:12Serena, she said,
11:15this marriage has a purpose.
11:18But your father and I still want you happy.
11:21If one day you are not,
11:23remember we are your way home.
11:27If possible,
11:28we hope you never open it.
11:31I ran to the study.
11:34The folder was still there.
11:36Inside was a separation and property agreement.
11:39My parents had protected me before marriage.
11:42Somehow, Caleb had signed it too.
11:44Every financial term protected me.
11:46I signed my name without hesitation.
11:48The moment my pen lifted,
11:50Caleb called.
11:51His voice was strangely careful.
11:54Are you okay?
11:54My tone stayed cold.
11:57Should something be wrong?
11:59That day was my fault.
12:00I should not have yelled.
12:02I saw Chloe hurt.
12:04And I got too emotional.
12:06I came back later.
12:08You were already gone.
12:09So I thought you were fine.
12:11The tiny inapology in his voice
12:13almost made me laugh.
12:15Anything else?
12:16He lost patience immediately.
12:18I already apologized.
12:20What else do you want?
12:21Did you do nothing wrong?
12:24Chloe forgave you for pushing her.
12:26She invited you to the auction.
12:28They prepared gifts for your pregnancy.
12:31Your belly is not even showing.
12:33But your temper already is.
12:35Can you learn from Chloe?
12:40I stayed silent on the phone.
12:43Caleb's voice softened again.
12:45Enough.
12:46Stop making trouble.
12:47Chloe's leg is hurt.
12:49I am staying here to care for her.
12:51The driver will pick you up.
12:53The call ended.
12:55Then Chloe's text arrived.
12:57Mrs. Whitmore, do not skip tonight.
13:00I prepared a special gift.
13:01Your four-person party photos
13:03will be the final auction item.
13:05High resolution.
13:06Of course.
13:07Then she sent dozens of pictures.
13:09My phone rang again and again.
13:11The sound felt like a death alarm.
13:13The courage from signing the agreement
13:16was crushed in one second.
13:19I had been too naive.
13:20I thought losing the pregnancy
13:22would let me bury those days.
13:24It would not.
13:26Caleb, Chloe, and those two men
13:28would drag me back forever.
13:30My whole body shook.
13:32I knelt on the floor.
13:34Then I called my parents.
13:36Their warm voices came through.
13:38They asked whether I had eaten.
13:40Whether I was warm.
13:41Whether anyone had hurt me.
13:43I broke down at once.
13:45I told them everything.
13:46The drugged wine.
13:48The assault.
13:49The clinic.
13:51The miscarriage.
13:52The auction photos.
13:54At the end, I begged them.
13:56Dad?
13:56Mom?
13:57Can I divorce him?
13:58I do not want this marriage anymore.
14:00For a moment, only their breathing answered.
14:03Then my father spoke.
14:05Serena.
14:06You suffered enough.
14:07The driver is coming tonight.
14:10Come home and sleep.
14:11We will handle the rest.
14:14Caleb's driver arrived first.
14:16I handed him the agreement.
14:19Take this to the auction.
14:21Give it to Caleb first.
14:23Then I got into my family's car.
14:26Caleb kept calling.
14:27His name shook on my screen.
14:29I turned off the phone.
14:30I removed the SIM card.
14:33Then I threw it out the window.
14:34By the time the auction neared its end,
14:37Caleb's face had turned dark.
14:39I still had not arrived.
14:41An assistant finally delivered my folder.
14:44Mrs. Whitman sent this.
14:45She said it contains what she wants.
14:48She asked you to review it first.
14:50She will arrive later.
14:51Caleb gave a soft, indulgent laugh.
14:53Half a night late, and she sends one paper?
14:57He opened the folded.
14:59The word separation and property agreement froze his smile in place.
15:04At the same time, the auctionist struck the gavel twice.
15:08Now, our final item tonight.
15:11But before the display came out, police entered the hall.
15:15Local police.
15:16Everyone stays where they are.
15:18The venue fell into chaos.
15:20Officers sealed the stage.
15:22They cited suspected distribution of non-consensual intimate vimages and evidence of extortion.
15:30At home, my parents waited at the front gate.
15:33I stepped from the car.
15:35Suddenly, I did not dare look at them.
15:38I felt like a child who had broken herself outside.
15:41Mom pulled me into her arms.
15:42Dad snotted beside us.
15:44You knew to call home.
15:45You are not completely stupid.
15:47My parents told me everything later.
15:50The police arrived before the final item.
15:52Nothing was shown.
15:54Everything was seized.
15:55At the auction, Caleb saw only my agreement.
15:59Chloe had no time to celebrate his divorce.
16:02She only wanted to run.
16:04Caleb, why are there police?
16:06I am scared.
16:08Can we leave first?
16:10For the first time, Caleb did not obey her.
16:13He stared at his signature from three years before.
16:16My parents' old words echoed in his head.
16:19Your grandfather helped the Reeds.
16:22Now Whitmore needs help.
16:23We will return that debt.
16:26Our daughter likes you.
16:28Marriage can bind our interests.
16:30But we are not selling our daughter.
16:32If she wants to leave one day, you will separate with dignity.
16:36Our promise to Whitmore will not depend on your marriage.
16:40Caleb's legs began to shake.
16:43He grabbed his assistant.
16:44Serena only said this?
16:49Impossible.
16:52She must have said something else!
16:55The assistant almost knelt.
16:58Mrs. Whitmore only said family matters.
17:02She asked the driver to deliver it.
17:06Nothing else.
17:08Police checked every guest.
17:10No one received special treatment.
17:12That meant someone stronger was moving behind the scene.
17:16Chloe's palms turned damp.
17:19She clutched Caleb's arm.
17:22Serena must feel dirty.
17:26Any woman would be ashamed.
17:29Maybe she divorced you to save face.
17:32Why think so much?
17:33Let us leave before this gets worse.
17:38Caleb pulled his arm away.
17:40His eyes cut into her.
17:44How would Serena know?
17:46He turned to his two friends.
17:49Did you tell her?
17:50Never, Caleb.
17:51Our mouths are sealed.
17:52They shook their heads fast.
17:53Caleb smiled without warmth.
17:56Then Chloe.
17:57Who else could tell Serena?
17:59Was it me?
18:00Chloe went pale.
18:01For the first time, Caleb saw something wrong in her.
18:05Since Chloe had returned, he had noticed her little schemes.
18:09He had ignored them.
18:12But he could not accept this.
18:14Not someone using his name to hurt Serena beyond his permission.
18:19His Serena.
18:20Only he had believed he could hurt her.
18:22Why are you so desperate to leave?
18:23We are law-abiding citizens.
18:25Why not cooperate with police?
18:26Or are you hiding something?
18:28Chloe could barely stand.
18:30No.
18:32It is not like that.
18:34Caleb gripped her chin.
18:36He studied the terror in her eyes.
18:39Remember this.
18:40Serena is my lawful wife.
18:43Anyone humiliating her, humiliates the Whitmore family.
18:47I spoil you and let you make trouble.
18:50Only inside the limits I allow.
18:53An officer reached them.
18:55Mr. Whitmore, please cooperate.
18:56Caleb nodded.
18:57Then, his eyes caught the evidence bag.
18:59A stack of photos.
19:00The top one showed only a woman's hand.
19:03He knew that hand at once.
19:05His pupils tightened.
19:07He turned towards Chloe.
19:10You have some nerve.
19:13Chloe tried to run.
19:15Caleb only lifted one hand.
19:17Security dragged her back.
19:20You said women should protect women.
19:23You said you wanted to destroy the photos.
19:26This is how you destroy them?
19:28When did you learn to lie to me?
19:30The officer opened his report.
19:32Are you Chloe Lane?
19:33The auction manager says you provided these illegal photos.
19:37Do you have anything to say?
19:39Chloe looked to Caleb for rescue.
19:41She used her softest expression.
19:43Caleb, believe me.
19:45I can explain.
19:46Before, Caleb would have agreed instantly.
19:49This time, he did not.
19:52Good.
19:52He said.
19:54If you can explain to me, you can explain to the officer.
19:58Chloe stared at him in disbelief.
20:00Then she screamed.
20:02Caleb Whitmore, stop acting holy.
20:05Do you think you are clean?
20:07I provided the photos, but I did not take them.
20:11She raised her voice.
20:12She wanted the entire hall to hear.
20:14The woman in those photos is Serena Reed.
20:18Caleb's wife?
20:19She was with three men.
20:21Shut up!
20:22Caleb shouted.
20:24Chloe laughed like she feared nothing.
20:26Now you act like a good husband?
20:28You and your friends drugged her.
20:30You assaulted your own wife.
20:32You took the pictures yourself.
20:35The hall went silent.
20:37Every eye turned to Caleb.
20:39No one dared speak against Whitmore.
20:41But their faces said everything.
20:44Caleb slapped Chloe hard.
20:48Yet, he could not deny one word.
20:52Chloe spit blood and laughed.
20:54Pictures are made to be seen.
20:56You printed them.
20:58You brought them to the office.
21:00I thought you wanted everyone to admire them.
21:03Did I misunderstand, Mr. Whitmore?
21:06Under every stare, Caleb's straight back slowly bent.
21:09He slapped himself once.
21:11Then, he stretched out both hands.
21:13Everything she said is true.
21:18Put cuffs on me.
21:20After Caleb was taken for questioning, the news spread through high society.
21:25His parents immediately hired the strongest defense team.
21:29They applied for bail.
21:33They tried to bury the story.
21:35Caleb did not want out.
21:38He believed he deserved a rest.
21:41He knew he deserved a rest.
21:44The Whitmorns forced him home anyway.
21:46He returned to the room that used to smell like me.
21:50The traces from him and Chloe still stained everything.
21:56He knelt beside my bed.
21:58For the first time, he felt like an animal.
22:02What had he done to me?
22:04Since our marriage, I had always bent around him.
22:08But his family had needed Reed help.
22:11At first, he favored Chloe because he had once promised to protect only her.
22:15Favor turned into habit.
22:17Habit turned into cruelty.
22:19He forgot who his wife was.
22:21He forgot who his family was.
22:23Then, his phone rang.
22:25His assistant had sent a message.
22:27Sir, the paternity report is ready.
22:32Caleb opened the report with shaking hands.
22:35He never believed in God.
22:38But in that moment, he prayed like a sinner.
22:42When the report showed a 99% DNA match, he almost cried with relief.
22:49The child had been his.
22:52If he had forced another man's child into my body,
22:56he would be worse than a beast.
22:59But the next file arrived.
23:01Emergency record.
23:02Serena Reed.
23:03Severe bleeding.
23:05Pregnancy terminated.
23:06Because of the risky clinic sample.
23:08Because of the fall near the stairs.
23:10Because he left me on the floor.
23:12Because of his one cold kick.
23:14Caleb grabbed his head and broke down.
23:17The slap at the auction was not enough.
23:19He slapped himself again and again.
23:22Until his face burned.
23:24Until he cried without sound.
23:26Guilt nearly drowned him.
23:30He searched his contacts for me.
23:33Only my dead number remained.
23:35So he called my father.
23:37When dad answered, we were eating dinner.
23:40Dad looked at me once.
23:42My heart skipped.
23:44He stepped onto the balcony and closed the glass door.
23:48But I heard him anyway.
23:50You do not deserve her name.
23:52Did you receive the separation agreement?
23:55Except for divorce.
23:56Do not dream of seeing Serena.
23:59If you appear before her again,
24:01I will break your legs.
24:03Get lost.
24:05I pretended I had heard nothing.
24:08Dad pretended he had taken no call.
24:11We kept eating dinner.
24:16After I came home,
24:17I followed dad through the company.
24:20He made me rotate through basic departments.
24:23When I lived around Caleb,
24:25my whole world was how to please him.
24:28Now I saw something wider.
24:31The world did not end at a man's shoulder.
24:34Caleb was past tense.
24:36I had no reason to waste more time.
24:39We wanted to treat his call as a small, ugly interruption.
24:43But the next morning,
24:45Caleb blocked our car.
24:47Serena,
24:48I was wrong.
24:50I was truly wrong.
24:52Please let me see you.
24:54I will not leave without seeing you.
24:58Dad clenched his fists.
25:00He reached for the door.
25:01I stopped him.
25:02Dad, no need.
25:04The more you answer him,
25:05the more hope he thinks he has.
25:07I looked at the driver.
25:09Ignore him.
25:10Drive forward.
25:11Just as I expected,
25:12Caleb jumped away at once.
25:14One second earlier,
25:16he swore he would die there.
25:19One second later,
25:21he protected himself very well.
25:23I laughed softly.
25:25His love for me
25:26would never reach the point of death.
25:28Of course it would not.
25:29He came every day after that.
25:31When the car failed,
25:33he blocked Reed Group's entrance.
25:35Security pressed him to the ground.
25:37He still raised his head
25:39and shouted my name.
25:41For the first time,
25:42I found Caleb painfully annoying.
25:45When he saw me approach,
25:47hope lit in his eyes.
25:51Serena, will you hear me out?
25:53Dad warned me behind my back.
25:55If you take him back,
25:57you are not Richard Reed's daughter.
26:00I laughed.
26:00Do not worry, Dad.
26:02I was blind before.
26:04I was not brainless.
26:06He is too annoying.
26:09I just want him gone.
26:11I took Caleb to a friend's room.
26:14I did not want him screaming
26:16misleading words in public.
26:18What do you want to say?
26:20I do not think we have anything left.
26:23Caleb gave me a careful smile.
26:26Serena,
26:26I always wanted to explain.
26:29Chloe grew up with us.
26:30We promised to protect only her.
26:32Then I married you.
26:33I felt guilty.
26:35That is why I favored her.
26:37But I understand now.
26:39I love you.
26:41There is no Chloe in my heart.
26:44The paternity result came back.
26:47The baby was mine.
26:48You do not know how happy I was.
26:50I finally understood.
26:52I always wanted a child with you.
26:54When I thought someone else
26:56might be the father,
26:57I was so jealous I nearly lost my mind.
27:00Cut him off.
27:01That was your own doing.
27:03Do you beautify every memory?
27:05You sent me to those men.
27:08Should I thank you?
27:09For allowing me a child?
27:12Caleb Whitwear,
27:14I, Serena Red,
27:15owe you nothing.
27:16He lowered his head.
27:18I was wrong.
27:20All of it was my fault.
27:24Then light appeared in his eyes.
27:27Like he wanted credit.
27:28I sent Chloe to prison.
27:30She sent the photos to auction.
27:32She is being punished.
27:35I did not protect her.
27:37Does that not prove I love you?
27:39Does that not prove I truly regret it?
27:42I laughed coldly.
27:44I stared into Caleb's eyes.
27:46Then why are you sitting here?
27:48What?
27:49You drugged me.
27:51You arranged the assault.
27:54You took the photos.
27:56You are the real criminal.
27:57Why are you not reflecting in prison?
28:01The louder I spoke,
28:02the paler he became.
28:04I stepped closer.
28:06You are so sincere.
28:08You are so regretful.
28:11Then I should meet you during prison visits.
28:14Caleb fell back onto the floor.
28:16For a long time,
28:17he could not answer.
28:20You ruined my life so easily.
28:23But when the price is yours,
28:26you suddenly cannot pay it.
28:28His lips shook.
28:29No.
28:30My parents made me leave.
28:32I laughed and clapped.
28:34Wonderful.
28:35I never knew the Whitmore heir
28:37was such an obedient son.
28:40When your parents told you
28:41to treat me well,
28:43why did you ignore them?
28:45When they told you to stop chasing Chloe,
28:48why did you not listen?
28:50Such beautiful double standards.
28:54The things Caleb most feared
28:56were the things I placed before him.
28:58He held his head and cried.
29:00What must I do for you to forgive me?
29:04I brushed invisible dust from my clothes.
29:06Then I looked down at him.
29:08Drugging.
29:09Organizing an assault.
29:11Illegal filming.
29:13Sharing private images.
29:15Buying illegal substances.
29:17How many years are those worth?
29:19He stared blankly.
29:21More than ten.
29:22I crouched and patted his face.
29:24Then you already know
29:25how I can forgive you.
29:28Go.
29:29Caleb almost crawled out.
29:31Dad watched him leave.
29:33What happened to you?
29:34I winked at him.
29:36Your daughter scared him away.
29:38The next day,
29:39Whitmore News covered every screen.
29:41Caleb destroyed in one night
29:43what his parents had buried.
29:44After leaving Reed Group,
29:46he went straight to local police.
29:48He repeated every crime he committed.
29:50Arrest me.
29:51Please arrest me.
29:53I am guilty.
29:55He gave a full statement
29:56about everything he had done to me.
29:59Through his lawyer,
30:00he sent a confession to the media.
30:02He also cleared the Reed family publicly.
30:05He said we were victims.
30:07He said he had wronged us all.
30:09His parents ran after the scandal,
30:12but they could not catch it.
30:13He personally sent himself to jail.
30:15Reporters followed him
30:17after his county court bail hearing.
30:19In handcuffs,
30:20before police put him in the car,
30:22he turned toward the camera.
30:24One tear slid down his face.
30:26Serena,
30:27do you see my sincerity?
30:29I saw it.
30:31Thank you,
30:32Caleb.
30:33You made divorce easier.
30:35After he was detained,
30:36I filed in family court.
30:38The criminal case was clear.
30:41The prenup was clear.
30:42The court returned my freedom
30:44without needing his permission.
30:47Later,
30:48the Whitmore parents visited me
30:50more than once.
30:51They cried and said
30:52Caleb wanted me.
30:54They asked whether I could see him.
30:56I smiled politely.
30:58Then I refused.
30:59The Reed family would honor its promise.
31:01We would help Whitmore
31:02until their building fully collapsed.
31:04But I would never again
31:06have any bond with Caleb Whitmore.
31:08Unfortunately for them,
31:09Whitmore's reputation was destroyed.
31:11Their stores were bonnie-cotted.
31:13Their website was bonnie-cotted.
31:15Partners and suppliers ran away.
31:17Within one month,
31:18Whitmore filed for bankruptcy liquidation.
31:21And the Reed family helped until the end.
31:23Help meant a few statements.
31:24Help meant public sympathy.
31:27Help meant saying polite things online.
31:29It gave the Reeds a better name.
31:31Loyal.
31:32Honorable.
31:33Committed to promises.
31:35The partners who left Whitmore
31:36came to us for contracts.
31:38I followed Dad and learned everything.
31:40Slowly,
31:41I became a mid-level manager.
31:42The company was a huge machine.
31:45Busy.
31:46Sharp.
31:46Alive.
31:47After we swallowed Whitmore's market,
31:50Reed Group expanded again.
31:51That felt fair.
31:54I worked until my feet hurt every day.
31:56I was tired.
31:58But I felt useful.
31:59More and more.
32:01I thought the old Serena was foolish.
32:04The world was so big.
32:05There were so many chances.
32:07So much money to earn.
32:09So many handsome men to look at.
32:11Why hang myself on one man?
32:12Years later,
32:14I visited a suburban site
32:15for a new storage and processing center.
32:18That was when I saw a familiar family.
32:20Three people in worn clothes
32:22crowded inside a tiny breakfast shop.
32:24Less than 100 square feet.
32:26Coffee and breakfast sandwiches.
32:27That was their life now.
32:29Business seemed decent.
32:30Customers kept moving through the door.
32:32The man's eyes lit when he saw me.
32:34Then he quickly turned away in shame.
32:36Caleb.
32:37He could no longer afford an apartment
32:39below my company's tower.
32:40I looked away without caring.
32:42Stories always love men
32:44who regret and orbit the heroine forever.
32:46Reality is simple.
32:48We no longer belong to the same class.
32:50Honestly, I admired one thing.
32:52After falling from wealth,
32:54they accepted a smaller life.
32:56They worked within what they had.
32:58Reed Group had chosen that area
32:59for a new warehouse and processing center.
33:02More traffic would come.
33:04Small stores nearby would benefit.
33:06In some strange way,
33:07the Reeds were still helping the Whitmans.
33:09But that was all.
33:11Our connection ended there.
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