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00:05...heartbreak before, but that night, betrayal touched her skin before it reached her heart.
00:10Nathan, get me to the ER, now. I'm having a reaction.
00:15Strawberry? You use strawberry? You know I'm deathly allergic?
00:19Once, Nathan would have carried her through fire. Now, he raised his phone.
00:25Haley, Stella's breaking out bad.
00:27No way! I told you I was right. I'm a genius. Does it itch like crazy? Put her on speaker,
00:33I want to ask.
00:35Stella, does it...
00:36He stopped only because he saw her tears, not because he understood her pain.
00:41Enough. I'm taking her to the hospital.
00:43Okay, okay. Okay. Hurry up, Mrs. Foster. Maybe try my little trick later.
00:49Come on. I'll drive.
00:54You have nothing to say? Nothing to explain?
00:58Explain what? Haley's young. It was just a prank. Stop turning everything into drama.
01:03The first time she had an allergic reaction, Nathan ran across campus with her in his arms, terrified of losing
01:09her.
01:09For five years, he panicked before she did. He checked her pulse. He begged her to stay awake.
01:15But tonight, her pain had become his entertainment.
01:18So Stella stopped waiting for the man who used to save her.
01:21With shaking hands, she saved herself. And with a broken heart, she finally chose herself.
01:28Nathan, I want a divorce. And in his eyes, she saw no regret. Only calculation.
01:34Nathan didn't panic when she asked for a divorce.
01:37He looked annoyed.
01:40Oh, here we go again. How long this time? One day? A week? A whole month?
01:48Forever.
01:49Haley's young. She likes jokes. And yes, I play along. That's it. She's just young.
01:54He called her pain a joke, then called her reaction exhausting.
01:59Tomorrow. 9 a.m. D.C. Superior Court. Family Court Filing Office.
02:04Fine. Tomorrow at 9. If you don't show, you're the one who looks insane.
02:10That night, Stella went to the ER alone. By morning, she still showed up. Nathan didn't.
02:16No call. No text. No apology.
02:19When numbness replaced heartbreak, Stella went straight to his company.
02:25Then his post appeared. Not an apology to his wife, but a public tribute to Haley.
02:31The necklace on Haley's neck was Stella's anniversary gift. Build the case. Sue Haley Vance for unjust
02:37encryptment. I want every cent back.
02:41Once, Nathan had told everyone in this building that Stella had his full authority. Now, even entering
02:46his office made her look like an intruder. Stella opened the door and found the answer Nathan never
02:51gave her. You little troublemaker. What do you want to play now? Let's make a bet. See how long you
02:56can
02:56keep pretending you're serious. Mr. Foster, your wife is here. And this time, Stella didn't look away.
03:04For one frozen second, everyone saw the truth. Then Haley moved first.
03:11Are you serious right now? You followed us here like some creep?
03:15Stella, what the hell are you doing here? We were just fooling around.
03:18Haley wasn't embarrassed. She was enjoying this. That's what young people do. Mrs. Foster's basically
03:25ancient, so I guess this is hard for you to understand. And wow, your face looks terrible.
03:30Are you about to throw another fit? Enough, Haley. Knock it off.
03:33Let's go. We're filing today. You said it yourself yesterday. 9 a.m., or you're the one who looks
03:39unhinged. Stella, you're actually serious? She's bluffing. You really think she'd give up being Mrs.
03:47Foster? No way. Then Stella saw the necklace. Her anniversary gift was hanging around Haley's neck.
03:53You're apologizing for him? You've got nothing but nerve. I'll give you that. What do you mean by that?
04:03You told me last night that if it itched too much, I should smack it with a slipper.
04:10So let me help you try your own advice. Mr. Foster, help me! What the hell is wrong with you?
04:16Have you lost your mind? Mr. Foster, it hurts so bad. It's okay. I've got you. I'm taking you to
04:22the
04:22hospital. You crossed the line. I'll deal with you later. That was the moment Stella stopped expecting
04:27him to protect her. One hour. Courthouse. Don't make me come find you.
04:36Stella came back to the courthouse with bruises under her coat and no hope left in her eyes.
04:44You actually filed against Haley? After what you did to her? A few gifts? A stupid fight? And now you're
04:50turning this into a legal war? When did you become this bitter? I gave her things. That's all.
04:56Then let's call them what they are. Marital assets you handed to another woman. Bracelets, watches,
05:01jewelry, private purchases. Add them up, Nathan. It's not pocket change.
05:07Fine. I shouldn't have given her your gift. I'll replace it. I'll buy you something better.
05:12Drop the lawsuit. Stop the divorce. We can still fix this tonight.
05:19They called us. Move. At the filing window, the marriage they once celebrated became a stack of papers.
05:27Both parties are present. Are you confirming the filing today?
05:31Yes. There's nothing left here worth saving. Confirmed. Please process it.
05:37The filing is received. Finalization requires the mandatory waiting period.
05:45You've got time to calm down. Use it. When you regret this, don't expect me to make it easy.
05:53Mr. Foster, I'm scared. Can you come back to the hospital? I'm on my way. Stay there.
05:58Three years ago, outside these same doors, he had lifted her up and called her his whole world.
06:02Now he walked away without looking back, and she finally felt how cold freedom could be.
06:08After the filing, Stella drove with no destination, only memories chasing her through the city.
06:13Every street carried a version of Nathan who used to love her loudly, recklessly, completely.
06:18But that man was gone, and the stranger wearing his face had just chosen another woman again.
06:25She cried only when no one could see her. Then she made the first decision that was entirely hers.
06:33Understood. Take care of yourself first. We'll prepare your position here.
06:38When Stella opened the door to the home she had built with Nathan, another woman was already inside it.
06:44Mrs. Foster. Mr. Foster was worried I wouldn't recover properly alone, so he let me stay for a while.
06:49You don't mind, do you? You couldn't even wait until I was gone.
06:53You hurt her. Letting her stay here is the least we can do. Apologize properly, and I might still stop
06:59the divorce filing before it becomes final. Then I won't disturb your guest. He thought he was
07:05offering mercy. Stella heard only a door closing. She packed only what belonged to her. Anything touched
07:11by their marriage, she left behind. You're actually packing? You're leaving over this?
07:20I'll see you in 30 days. At court. Mrs. Foster, don't leave like this. I already said I'm sorry.
07:27Move. Mr. Foster, help me! Hayley!
07:33He caught Hayley without hesitation, and Stella became the one he pushed away. Blood touched Stella's
07:40fingers, and for half a second, Nathan looked like he remembered she was human. I only wanted to stop her
07:45from leaving. She tried to shove me first. If you hadn't caught me, I could have fallen instead.
07:52You brought this on yourself, Stella. She got herself to the hospital because
07:56the man who hurt her had already walked away. You have a concussion. Stay under observation,
08:01and don't move around tonight. Mrs. Foster, Mr. Foller wants you brought to him.
08:10No, I'm injured. Tell him I'm not going anywhere. We weren't told to ask.
08:16Her body could barely stand, but Nathan still wanted her dragged to him like a criminal.
08:27They brought her to a public stairway, as if humiliation needed witnesses.
08:33Nathan, what is this? Why did you drag me here?
08:36Because you still haven't learned where the line is. You couldn't push her at home,
08:41so you sent someone to finish it outside?
08:43I don't know what I did to make her hate me this much. I didn't send anyone. She fell because
08:49she staged everything herself. Still blaming her, even now. Nathan, don't do this. You know I'm hurt.
08:57Haley was hurt because of you. Now she gets to decide what's fair. I promised I'd protect her,
09:04even from my wife. Go on, push her. Nathan, look at me. Are you really going to do this? I
09:14can't.
09:14She's still your wife. I'm scared. Then watch carefully.
09:19This is how you make someone remember. He did not hesitate. Not once.
09:25The first fall stole the air from her lungs. Before she could breathe, they dragged her back up.
09:31Now you understand. Go ahead.
09:35I just want this to be fair.
09:42Are you ready to admit what you did? Once, he had sworn he would believe her before the world did.
09:46Now he was the one breaking her, and asking her to apologize for bleeding.
09:50The worst thing I ever trusted was your love. Still proud. Still refusing to learn.
09:57Mr. Foster, can we leave? I'm shaking. They left together. Stella stayed behind,
10:04with the wind, the stone, and the pain. 911, what is your emergency?
10:09You're stable, but the injuries are extensive. You'll need time and documentation.
10:14I need every scan, every diagnosis, every injury note. Nothing missing.
10:19While Stella collected evidence from a hospital bed, Haley was already posting proof that Nathan
10:24had chosen her. While Nathan traveled with Haley, Stella erased herself from the life he had ruined.
10:29Photos, locks, shared promises. One by one, she let them die. Then she sent the divorce papers,
10:34the evidence, and the police report. Goodbye, Nathan. This time I'm not looking back.
10:40Nathan watched the call end, but something in the crowd pulled his eyes away from the screen.
10:45For one second, he thought he saw Stella walking toward a flight to San Francisco.
10:49Mr. Foster, what are you staring at? Nothing. I thought I saw someone. He opened their messages,
10:57expecting anger, threats, anything. What he found was silence. No calls, no pleading, no waiting.
11:03Stella had stopped reaching for him. She's still angry. That's all. She always cools down eventually.
11:09You're texting her again? She blocked me? Stella blocked me? Maybe she's just trying to make you chase her.
11:22Come home. Now. And bring Haley Vance with you. Nathan decided Stella must have run to his parents.
11:28It was the only explanation he could accept. Should I bring something? It feels rude to meet them empty-handed.
11:34This isn't a visit. Just stay quiet. Haley heard family and mistook it for an invitation.
11:40The moment they stepped inside, the room felt colder than the airport glass.
11:49It's nice to finally meet your parents. What is this about? Did Stella come here first?
11:54If she's twisting the story again, I'm not interested. Diane did not ask questions. She already had answers.
12:01Mrs. Foster, I think there may be a misunderstanding. Don't perform innocence in my house.
12:10The slap broke Haley's smile, but not her instinct to perform.
12:15Mrs. Foster, why would you hit me? I haven't done anything to you.
12:19No, you did worse. You taught my son to become cruel.
12:23Let her speak. I want to hear how far she can lie.
12:25Stella misunderstood everything. I tried to explain, but she kept attacking me. At the house,
12:30I only wanted to stop her from leaving. She made it look like I was the problem.
12:34Then someone hurt me at the plaza. Mr. Foster only wanted justice.
12:37Every sentence was polished. Every tear arrived exactly on time.
12:41You knew Stella wanted distance, yet you walked into her home and called it peacemaking.
12:46You provoked her, cornered her, then cried when she reacted.
12:49Mom, you're making it sound worse than it was. Stella wasn't seriously hurt.
12:52She was your wife, Nathan. You threw her away like an enemy.
12:56Haley was childish, not evil. Stella kept escalating everything until I had to stop her.
13:01If I kept giving in, she would have gone even further.
13:05You call that stopping her? You became the danger.
13:11Read before you defend her again.
13:15Screenshots, dates, receipts, messages, everything Stella had endured alone was finally in his hands.
13:22No, those are fake. She made them to ruin me.
13:25Don't touch it.
13:26Then he saw the words she had written when she thought he would never know.
13:30So I was a joke to you? A tool?
13:33And the camera stills showed the truth.
13:35Stella had screamed until no one listened.
13:37Nathan, please. I can explain.
13:42For one ridiculous second, Nathan thought Stella had come back.
13:46But Stella no longer came to him. She sent the law instead.
13:52Mr. Foster, Ms. Hayes has filed a report. We need you and Mrs. Vaunt to come with us for questioning.
13:57She called the police? She's your wife! How could she do this to you?
14:01Enough! You dragged our name into this because you couldn't tell poison from innocence!
14:06For her, you helped break the woman who trusted you.
14:10Please come with us. Both of you.
14:12Bail came quickly. Consequences did not. They sat between them like a third person.
14:17The release paperwork is being processed. Say nothing without me present.
14:20Then Nathan saw Stella's injury report. Not rumors. Not drama. Documentation.
14:25This... this was all from that night?
14:28Nathan, please believe me. She planned this. She wanted you to hate me.
14:33Those messages, those pictures, none of it is real.
14:36You still think this is about Stella being jealous?
14:40Who are you to even stand beside her name? Take her away. Remove her from the company,
14:45from my house, from every place Stella might ever see her again.
14:48No, Nathan, please! I only did it because I loved you!
14:51No, you loved winning. You loved watching someone else bleed for it.
14:55Don't leave me like this! Please!
14:57Nathan did the only thing Panic knew how to do.
15:01Mr. Falster, we have a cash on delivery envelope from Stella Hayes. Are you available to collect it?
15:05He called Stella. Maybe even a chance.
15:08Then he saw the final divorce decree and understood she had not reached out. She had returned him.
15:15Stella landed in San Francisco with one suitcase, a healing body, and a life she had to rebuild from
15:20nothing. The company gave her an apartment. Work gave her structure. Exhaustion gave her sleep. For the
15:27first time in years, a day could pass without Nathan being the center of it. At a team dinner,
15:31Stella stepped outside for air, thinking the worst part of her life was behind her.
15:36New City must feel lonely, Stella. You shouldn't wander off by yourself.
15:39I'm fine. I'm going back inside.
15:42Don't be so stiff. I'm the person you need to stay close to. I can make things easy for you
15:47at HQ,
15:48where I can make every day miserable. And who would believe you over me? My wife owns part of this
15:56company. You're very confident for someone talking this loud. Then consider this my first rule in San
16:03San Francisco. Don't touch me. You're going to regret that. She told you not to touch her. Seems simple
16:15enough. She came on to me first, then attacked me when I rejected her. Good. Then let's hear what
16:20actually happened. New City must feel lonely, Stella. You shouldn't wander off by yourself.
16:26You used my name to threaten women? You pathetic idiot! Thank you for stepping in. I owe you dinner.
16:33Careful. I might actually collect. The Benmont Air is back. Apparently he's taking over the division himself.
16:43Morning, Stella. Small world, isn't it? Todd vanished from the office without a farewell email,
16:49without a meeting, without a second chance. And Stella was moved straight into the center
16:54of Carter Beaumont's orbit. Todd's badge stopped your game this morning. Nobody's saying why.
16:58Stella, bring the project files. We start now. Carter looked careless from a distance.
17:03Up close, he was fast, sharp, and impossible to fool. Stop circling the same problem. Show me
17:09numbers that can survive a client call. Page four. Revised margins, risk notes, and the foulback plan.
17:15Good. That's the version we use. The client meeting ended cleaner than expected,
17:18and Stella felt the rare relief of a win she had earned herself. Send us the revised terms by tonight.
17:24We're close. You'll have the summary within the hour.
17:28Within the hour? Remind me not to compete with you.
17:32Mr. Beaumont, your resort project guests arrived early. They're waiting inside.
17:35Stella, bring the resort file. You're with me.
17:38Stella had trained herself not to look backward. Then the past stood up in front of her.
17:46Stella. Stella gave Nathan nothing. No anger, no tears, not even the satisfaction of a trembling voice.
17:52The resort was competitive, but the margin remains our main concern.
17:55Foster gummings can improve the margin one percent lower, on one condition. Mrs. Haley's remains the
18:00point person for this project. So, old boyfriend? Old husband. That explains the staring. The man
18:07looks like he crossed the country to haunt you. Then put hazard pay in writing. I'll do the job.
18:14Stella. Please, wait. Nathan had rehearsed a hundred ways to speak to her. Stella gave him
18:22only a stranger's distance. Stella, please. Just give me a minute.
18:28Go ahead without me. I'll catch up later. Mr. Forster, is this about the project?
18:32Not business. I need to talk to you alone. Then there's nothing to discuss. Personal matters
18:36between us ended with the divorce. One lunch. After that, I won't let personal tension touch
18:40the project. Fine. One meal. Keep it short. Talk. What do you want? When I learned you were here,
18:53I wanted to come immediately. I should have. The company nearly collapsed into a mess,
18:58and I spent two weeks cleaning it up. He offered reasons. Stella heard delays.
19:06You keep explaining like I was here counting the days until you arrived.
19:10I wasn't. People move, Nathan. I move. Stella, I know I'm late.
19:14Late is still late. I know now Haley wasn't harmless. She hurt you and I kept calling it nothing.
19:20But worse than that, I helped her. I made your pain look like a problem you caused. I'm sorry,
19:25Stella. I should have protected you. The apology came so late, it no longer sounded like healing.
19:29It sounded like another injury. If you had loved me properly, you wouldn't need a speech now.
19:38I don't love you anymore. From now on, speak to me only about work. Stella, wait. Please, I...
19:47The water did what Nathan's regret could not. It stopped him. Don't grab me again. Not in public,
19:53not in private, not ever. Stella, I didn't mean to scare you, I just...
19:58You don't get to explain my fear anymore. Stella walked out before the room could turn her pain
20:04into a spectacle. Please, just let me take you back. I won't touch you, I swear.
20:10She looks like she already said no. Did you miss that part? Mr. Baymont, I'm ready to leave.
20:15Carter didn't ask for the story. He noticed the shaking and gave her room to breathe.
20:19Drink. Then tell me where you want to go.
20:24Not back to the company apartment. He knows that address.
20:27Then we change it today. I'll handle the place, you handle what you want to keep.
20:30By afternoon, Stella was already leaving another address behind.
20:34This time, she chose it before anyone could force her out.
20:37You pack like you're escaping a fire.
20:40I learned not to get attached to walls.
20:42Fair. Then let's make these walls safer.
20:46Nathan followed them anyway, carrying regret like it gave him permission.
20:50Let me help with that. I'm not here to fight. We've got it. Hands off her things too.
20:56Nathan, stop following me. This is not concern, it's pressure. If you're sorry, respect the one
21:01thing I'm asking for. Leave me alone.
21:03Okay, I'll go. I won't force you today.
21:05For the first time, Nathan stepped back. Not because he understood her pain, but because he
21:09finally feared losing the last shadow of her.
21:11I have to ask. What did he do to make you look at him like that?
21:17Was it just cheating? Or did he do something worse?
21:20For a moment, Stella almost gave him the easy answer. The answer people understood.
21:26If it had only been another woman, I could have walked away clean.
21:29That wasn't what broke me.
21:31They called it jokes. Little games. Harmless fun.
21:35But every joke left me smaller, lonelier, less safe in my own life.
21:39He didn't just choose her. He helped her turn me into something they could laugh at.
21:45Carter stopped smiling. The story took the light out of her face faster than Carter expected.
21:49No. We're not letting this apartment feel like a crime scene. You moved today. That deserves food.
21:55Then pick some more expensive. I'm emotionally damaged, not cheap.
21:58That's the spirit. Terrible for my wallet. Great for your recovery.
22:01Nathan had not left. He sat in his car, watching the life Stella was building without him.
22:06That smile used to be his. Now he could only see it through glass.
22:11I did this. I made her look at me like a stranger.
22:16Wine loosened what pride kept sealed, and Carter, for once, did not joke. He listened.
22:21The stares were the part I still feel in my sleep. Not the pain. The way he watched.
22:26He won't get close enough to do that again.
22:27Across the room, Nathan watched her trust another man with the truth he had refused to hear.
22:32Stella fell asleep with tears still drying on her face.
22:35Carter lifted her like something he had no right to damage.
22:38Give her to me. I'll take her home.
22:40You lost the right to call anywhere with her home.
22:44Get out, Nathan. Right now.
22:47Carter's fist had bruised Nathan's face. Stella's slap took away the last of his pride.
22:54He hit me first. You didn't even ask what happened.
22:57Why should I ask? You never did.
23:01Stella.
23:02You hurt my friend. So no, I don't care that you got hit.
23:06That was your rule, wasn't it? Protect the person you choose. Ignore the person bleeding.
23:10If you need someone to punish, hit me. You've done it before.
23:13The words opened a door Nathan had spent weeks trying not to see.
23:17Memory hit him harder than Carter's punch. The plaza, the stairs, the body he had sent falling.
23:23I'm sorry. I don't know how to undo that.
23:25You can't. Leave. He obeyed.
23:28And the glass showed him what he had lost. Her concern given to someone else.
23:32Carter refused the hospital, so Stella bought Halfohan Pharmacy instead.
23:36Hold still. You look worse when you try to act fine.
23:42I've had worst. Usually from people with better aim.
23:47Why fight him? The partnership matters.
23:50The partnership met Mr. Baymont. The punch came from Carter.
23:53Different departments.
23:54That is not how departments work.
23:57Relax. Make the company money. That's a safer thank you than running for the door.
24:02Nathan stopped appearing. The gifts did not. Stella returned every box unopened.
24:07Another delivery from Mr. Foster. Same return instruction?
24:09Same. Refuse it.
24:12Then construction began. And at the site, the past was waiting in a suit.
24:17Nathan looked thinner. Weaker. Like regret had been eating him from the inside.
24:23Stella. You came in person.
24:28I'm here for the site infection. Show me the west section.
24:31Of course. This way.
24:32She was all business. The danger above her was not.
24:37Watch out! Move!
24:43Stella! Down!
24:47Don't panic. You're safe. That's enough.
24:51Nathan! Nathan, stay with me!
24:54Why are you all standing there? Call an ambulance!
24:58The man who had once hurt her was now bleeding because he had saved her. Outside the operating room,
25:04Stella sat with Nathan's blood on her hands and no room left inside her to think.
25:09Stella, look at me. Are you hurt? You're safe. Breathe. I've got you.
25:16Only then did she break. Carter washed the blood from her fingers as if gentleness could keep her from
25:21falling apart again. Tell me he has a chance. I can't carry another death on my body.
25:26He has a chance. I called the best trauma team I know. And this wasn't an accident. Someone aimed
25:32that rod at you. Bring her here. I want Stella to see who tried to kill her.
25:37Haley Vance, of course it was you. Why are you still alive? Everything was supposed to be mine!
25:45Then I'll finish it myself! If I can't have a life, neither can you!
25:51Carter moved before fear could reach Stella's body.
26:01Stella, look at me. Did she cut you? No, wait! I lost control! I didn't mean it!
26:08She brought a knife into a hospital and ran at Stella. That is not losing control.
26:14Call the police. Preserve the footage. Notify legal.
26:18Yes, Mr. Beaumont. Stella, please! I'll disappear! I swear you'll never see me again!
26:24You weren't sorry when you tried to kill me. Don't ask me to feel sorry now.
26:28You made your choice. Now live with the consequences. Take her in.
26:37The surgery is over. He survived the injury. Then why do you look like that?
26:42Because the wound is not our only concern. We found late-age stomach cancer.
26:48Nathan lived. The words should have been simple. They were not.
26:52Stella sat beside a man she no longer loved and still could not treat his dying like nothing.
27:01You're awake. Don't move. I called your parents. They're coming.
27:07Can you stay until they get here? Just a few days. Please.
27:11Stay? As what, Nathan? Your ex-wife?
27:19Do you understand what you're doing to me right now?
27:22This doesn't make me miss you. It makes everything hurt again.
27:26You chose someone else, destroyed me for reacting, and now you want me to sit here and watch you die?
27:32If Hayley was the life you wanted, then stay in that life. Stay away from mine.
27:37Don't make your ending another wound I have to carry.
27:40So you know about the cancer. Maybe this is what I earned. Maybe hurting you finally came back for me.
27:47She did not love him anymore. That was true. But once, she had loved him with her whole life.
27:53And ruined love still leaves fingerprints. So she let herself break where no one could ask her to forgive, stay,
28:01or understand.
28:05Nathan, how did it get this bad? Why didn't you tell us?
28:10We'll bring in every specialist. Whatever it costs.
28:13You're gonna fight this. Do you hear me? You're gonna fight.
28:17Money can buy doctors. It can't buy back the years I ignored every warning.
28:21Stella used to guard his health like it mattered more than her own comfort.
28:24Then he called her cure boring and mistook Hayley's recklessness for freedom.
28:28Maybe this is karma. I threw away the person who was trying to keep me a lot.
28:32Stella returned to work because grief had no right to take the life she rebuilt.
28:37But two weeks later, Nathan's illness moved faster than anyone wanted to admit.
28:43Diane? What are you doing here?
28:47Diane Foster had once entered rooms like a queen. Now she knelt in an office, begging.
28:52Diane, please get up. Don't do this here.
28:54He's dying, Stella. I know he hurt you, but please, see him once.
29:00Let him have one final wish. I'm begging you. You hate him. I won't defend him.
29:05But I'm his mother. I can't watch him wait for someone who never comes.
29:09Stop. Don't lower yourself any further. I'll go. Just stand up first.
29:15I'll drive. No one else needs to see this.
29:17On the ride to the hospital, Diane's grief filled every corner of the car.
29:21We wanted to take him home for treatment. He refused. He said there was no point.
29:26He keeps saying if he has to die, he wants to be close to you.
29:29Stella said nothing. Some truths were too cruel to answer.
29:33Stella had prepared for sickness. She had not prepared for how small Nathan looked inside the sheets.
29:38Nathan, look. She came. Stella came.
29:44Stella.
29:44The name left him like a breath he had been saving. For once, there was no shouting between them,
29:50only the sound of a machine keeping time. I look terrible, don't I? I didn't want this to be how
29:56you remembered me. Don't talk like that. Save your strength. Then let me spend it carefully. I don't
30:02have much left. Nathan spoke of old days until the words became too heavy for his body. Nathan,
30:08I release you. I release myself too. Two tears answered her. Nothing else could.
30:15Nathan! No! Please wake up!
30:18Baby!
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