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00:00:00Dad! Daddy! Let's leave her on the highway! Make her walk back home by herself!
00:00:06I had only been joking with my son, but the next second, my husband actually threw me out onto a
00:00:12deserted roadside, just as I was about to apologize.
00:00:15I saw my husband smiling brightly as he sent a message to a woman saved in his phone as sweetheart,
00:00:21and my son was calling that woman mom.
00:00:24With no other choice, I dialed the number I hadn't contacted in years.
00:00:28Later, my once arrogant ex-husband and my son cried and begged me not to leave, but standing in front
00:00:34of a magnificent, golden estate, I pushed their hands away without the slightest hesitation.
00:00:39Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the interstate was completely jammed with traffic. I glanced at my son Noah in the backseat.
00:00:47He was poking at his iPad and kicking the back of my seat. I thought I needed to do something
00:00:52to cheer him up.
00:00:53Hey Noah, did you know something? Actually, I'm not your real mom.
00:00:58I'm your stepmom.
00:00:59Just kidding. Mommy was lying to you.
00:01:02Really?
00:01:03Dad! Daddy! Let's leave her on the highway! Make her walk back home by herself!
00:01:09I thought I must have misheard him. But the next second, Julian Ashford turned on the right signal and smoothly
00:01:15pulled the car onto the emergency shoulder.
00:01:17Get out.
00:01:18His voice was terrifyingly calm. I turned to look at him, unable to believe my ears.
00:01:23What did you say?
00:01:24I said, get out. You make jokes like that with a five-year-old child, and you think it's funny?
00:01:32I was just...
00:01:33Get out! Don't make me say it a third time!
00:01:43Daddy! Are we going to find Mommy Vivian now?
00:01:46The car merged back into the traffic, and its red tail lights disappeared into the endless sea of vehicles.
00:01:52Vivian? What Vivian Mommy?
00:02:04Hey, stepmom! I'm going to find my real Mommy now. You can walk back by yourself!
00:02:10I stared at the phone screen. My fingers trembling. What did he mean by going to find my real Mommy?
00:02:17Wasn't I his mother? Cars roared past me. The wind whipped my hair against my face, stinging like a slap.
00:02:24I dialed Julian's number. After three rings, he answered.
00:02:30Julian, what exactly are you doing? Let no one talk to me! I want to speak with him!
00:02:35You have no right to talk to him right now. He's only five years old, and you made that kind
00:02:39of joke with him?
00:02:40Did you ever think about his mental health?
00:02:43I was... I was only joking!
00:02:45Do you know Noah cried the entire way here? He thought you really weren't his biological mother.
00:02:50So you threw me onto the roadside?!
00:02:52He was the one who wanted you to get out. I was just respecting his feelings.
00:02:56If you don't want to be his mother, no one is forcing you. Think hurtfully. I'll wait for you at
00:03:01the next rest stop.
00:03:02I had raised him for five years. From the seven-pound three-ounce newborn I fed and changed diapers for,
00:03:08to teaching him how to ride a balance bike and recognize the alphabet. For five years,
00:03:13I wanted to laugh. But I couldn't. I took a deep breath and stood on the shoulder,
00:03:18raising my hand to flag down a car. One vehicle after another rushed past me, dragging wind behind them.
00:03:25No one slowed down. 15 minutes. 20 minutes. My legs went numb. My toes turned purple from the cold.
00:03:32Not a single car stopped. I took out my phone and dialed 9-1-1.
00:03:379-1-1, what is your emergency?
00:03:39My husband left me on the highway shoulder. I need help.
00:03:42Ma'am, are you saying you were intentionally abandoned?
00:03:44Yes. Interstate 62 eastbound near exit 81.
00:03:48Alright, please stay where you are. Do not attempt to cross the highway. We're sending someone to you now.
00:03:5120 minutes later, a black highway patrol SUV with flashing lights pulled over beside me.
00:03:57The officer stepped out and saw me standing barefoot in the wind. His expression clearly said,
00:04:02Are you serious? Your husband left you here? Why?
00:04:07I joked with my child that I was his stepmother. My son told his father to throw me out of
00:04:12the car.
00:04:15Get in. I'll take you to the rest area.
00:04:18When I arrived at the rest area, I cleaned myself up. Then I immediately called Julian. No answer.
00:04:25I called again. This time, it went straight to voicemail. I called Noah, but the call was rejected.
00:04:32I stood in the lobby of the rest area, ripping my phone tightly as I stared through the glass
00:04:36windows at the endless stream of people and headlights outside. Everyone had somewhere to go.
00:04:41Everyone except me. I didn't even know where I was supposed to go next. My phone vibrated.
00:04:48A message from the family group checked. My sister-in-law Cynthia had sent a series of live
00:04:53photos. Noble premium steakhouse. In the photo, my mother-in-law has a relaxed, beaming smile,
00:04:59while Julian sits next to an unfamiliar woman. Right now, she's using a damp towel to wipe Noah's
00:05:05fingers. I swear I've seen that woman's face somewhere before Julian had her picture saved on his phone.
00:05:10When I was eight months pregnant, I had gotten up in the middle of the night to drink some water
00:05:15and
00:05:15saw his phone screen light up. The name displayed was Vivian. He said they were university classmates,
00:05:22and I didn't think much of it at the time. The caption was written by Cynthia. The best
00:05:27Thanksgiving ever. Then what about me? Did I count as part of your family? I called Cynthia, sister-in-law.
00:05:35Sister-in-law?
00:05:35Why aren't you here yet? We're almost finished eating.
00:05:38I'm at the rest area. Where's your brother?
00:05:40My brother has been waiting for you at the rest area the whole time. What exactly are you trying to
00:05:44pull?
00:05:45I stood in the rest area, clutching my phone so tightly that my knuckles turned white.
00:05:50I decided to find him first and deal with everything else later. The rest area wasn't that big. I walked
00:05:57around once. The coffee shop, nothing. The snack area, nothing. The parking lot, nothing. I even went to the
00:06:04entrance of the men's restroom and called out twice, making a crowd of people turn and stare. No one.
00:06:11There was absolutely no one. I reopened the photos in the family group chat and enlarged them one by
00:06:16one. I finally saw the restaurant's logo in the background. It was no boo. It was at least a 20
00:06:23minute drive away from this rest area. I exited the photos and opened Julian's chat window. The last
00:06:29message he sent was 20 minutes ago. Have you figured it out yet? If you have, take a taxi here
00:06:36yourself.
00:06:36Don't waste time. I didn't reply. He sent another message. Noah is upset right now. When you get here,
00:06:44comfort him properly. Don't start arguing the moment you arrive. I stared at those words on the screen.
00:06:50I was the one who got abandoned on the highway. And I was still supposed to comfort him. My stomach
00:06:56suddenly growled. After all that chaos for three hours, I hadn't eaten a single thing. Never mind.
00:07:02I'll get a cup of coffee first. I walked up to the counter at Starbucks and pulled out my black
00:07:08card. Your card has been frozen. The current available balance is zero. Impossible. I spent $40,000 on this
00:07:16unlimited card last month. When I checked the banking app, I found the primary cardholder had cut my
00:07:21supplementary card's monthly limit to one cent. My chest tightened sharply. Right then, an unknown
00:07:27number called. Hello? Big sister, are you avoiding coming to see me? If you don't come,
00:07:32this steak won't taste as good. After all, Julian had someone fly it in especially for me. Who are you?
00:07:37My name is Vivian Laurent, Julian's college classmate. Oh, by the way, your son calls me mommy. Give the phone
00:07:44to Julian. Julian isn't convenient to talk right now. He's cutting steak for Noah. Sister, are you
00:07:51really not coming? This beef is really expensive. Julian said he prepared it especially for me and
00:07:57Noah. I was allergic to beef. Severely allergic. The kind of allergy that could cause my throat to
00:08:04swell shut. I had been married to Julian for six years. Had he forgotten? I'm allergic to beef.
00:08:10Huh? Really? That's such a shame. Standing outside Starbucks, I dialed Julian's number again.
00:08:17This time, he picked up. Where exactly are you? The rest area. Didn't I tell you? I've been waiting
00:08:22for you here. Where are you? I'm at the rest area, right in front of Starbucks. That's impossible.
00:08:27I've been in the parking lot the whole time. I never saw you. Julian, do you really think I'm stupid?
00:08:34You're clearly sitting in Nobi with that woman named Viviana, eating dinner with my son, and you're
00:08:39telling me you're waiting for me at the rest area? What are you talking about? I've been-
00:08:43Stop pretending. Julian Ashboard, it wasn't our son who wanted me out of the car. It was you!
00:08:49You were afraid my existence would ruin your date with Viviana. You wanted me to die on the highway,
00:08:55didn't you? Didn't you? Baby, how much longer are we waiting? I don't want our son to keep calling
00:09:00that bitch, Mommy. Julian, what did she just say? Nothing. You heard wrong. Come here first.
00:09:06We'll talk when you get here. The call ended. Five years ago, I gave birth to Noah. Three years ago,
00:09:13I resigned from my position as a partner at a law firm in San Francisco and came home to raise
00:09:18him.
00:09:19I thought I had a happy family, a husband who loved me, a sweet son. Now, everything I thought I
00:09:26had was
00:09:26cracking apart piece by piece, falling to the ground and shattering. Our son was Noah and not my son.
00:09:33Countless memories flashed through my mind. Noah's features, his eyes looked like Julian's,
00:09:40his hair looked like Julian's, but his face, his face really didn't resemble mine. I had never cared
00:09:47before. I thought it was normal for boys to take after their fathers, but that little face,
00:09:52eyes. The more I thought about it, the more it looked like a Vivian moron. I opened my contacts
00:09:58and scrolled down to a number I hadn't touched in five years. My finger hovered above the green call
00:10:03button. Hello? Dad. Elena, you finally called. Do you know your mother asks me every single day?
00:10:14Dad, I need your help. Where are you? Interstate 62, exit 81 rest area. Wait there. The call
00:10:22cut off. Twenty minutes later, dozens of black helicopters roared over the rest area, circling
00:10:28overhead like iron birds. Panic spread people screamed, filmed or hit under tables. I stepped
00:10:34outside as the crafts landed. Wind whipping my hair. White haired Sebastian Whitmore, my father,
00:10:40exited the first chopper with rows of black clad guards. He approached, scanning me from head to toe.
00:10:46You've lost weight. Enough. Who hurt my daughter?
00:10:52When the helicopter landed on the rooftop helipad of the Whitmore family estate,
00:10:57the sky was already completely dark. I followed my father into the study I had left five years ago.
00:11:03On the oak desk sat a cup of hot cocoa. Beside it were a female doctor in a white coat
00:11:09and three
00:11:09lawyers dressed in tailored suits. Sit. I told them everything from beginning to end. I didn't cry.
00:11:20After listening to everything, my father's expression didn't change at all. What do you want to do?
00:11:28Come back home with me and live here or make them pay. The second one. Are you sure?
00:11:37I'm sure. Thomas, investigate two people, Julian Ashford and Vivian Laurent. I want every account under
00:11:46their names, their properties, call records and hotel records. Put everything on my desk before tomorrow
00:11:50morning. What are you planning to do? I need to confirm one thing first. What?
00:12:05Whether Noah is really my child.
00:12:11What if he isn't? Then find him.
00:12:16The child I gave birth to. Find out where he is.
00:12:27Add one more thing. Investigate everything from the hospital where Elena gave birth five years ago.
00:12:32Operating room surveillance footage, duty schedules, nurse lists, everything.
00:12:38Mrs. Whitfield, Noah Ashfield has no biological relationship with you.
00:12:43There's something else. When you gave birth five years ago, the records from Seedal-Seno show that
00:12:47you delivered a baby girl. She was born alive and weighed six pounds, two ounces. Where is that baby girl?
00:13:11I don't even know what she looked like. I didn't even have time to give her a name.
00:13:20He still smelled the same. Like pine wood and cigars. Exactly the same as five years ago.
00:13:27I didn't stop investigating the hospital records from that day and I found a problem.
00:13:32At three o'clock in the afternoon on the day you gave birth, the Cedars-Senech maternity
00:13:36ward duty records were altered manually. The nurse who delivered your baby resigned the very next day.
00:13:40We currently have no way to locate her. On the same day at the same hospital at 11 in the
00:13:45morning,
00:13:45Mrs. Vivian Lawrence gave birth to a baby boy. The same day?
00:13:49Yes. The two births happened less than four hours apart. Did she have anyone accompanying her during
00:13:54delivery? No. Her hospital expenses totaled $48,000. Paid using a credit card belonged to someone
00:14:01named Julian Ashford. So from beginning to end, this had all been planned. Five years ago,
00:14:07my daughter was registered as stillborn. Vivian's child was handed to me.
00:14:13Then what about Vivian? Where had she been these five years? Investigate Viviana Lawrence. Find out
00:14:21where she was these five years, who she was with, whether she had a permanent residence. I want everything.
00:14:28We're already looking into it. You'll have the results before sunrise. I sat on the sofa,
00:14:34staring at the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. My mind kept replaying the past five years.
00:14:39I had been a full-time mother for five years. When my child had his first fever, I stayed by
00:14:46his bedside
00:14:46all night without sleeping. On his first day of kindergarten, when he cried, I stood outside
00:14:52the classroom crying with him. As dawn approached, Thomas brought back all of Vivian's records from
00:14:59the past five years. Vivian Laurent, 28 years old, Julian's college classmate. She had dated
00:15:06Julian during college. After graduation, they broke up, and she went to Europe for three years. When
00:15:13she returned, she was pregnant. But she quickly rekindled her relationship with Julian. As her
00:15:19pregnancy became noticeable, she found Julian and told him the child was his. At that time,
00:15:25Julian had just become engaged to me. He didn't dare acknowledge the child, so he asked her to give birth
00:15:31and then give the baby to me. For the past five years, Vivian had been living in a house in
00:15:36Pasadena
00:15:37purchased by Julian. Every month, Julian transferred $3,000 from the company account to her as child
00:15:44support. Every other weekend, Noah would go to his godmother's house to play. For five years,
00:15:50I had been like a fool. Have you decided? No regrets? No regrets. You're even more ruthless than your mother.
00:16:06If mom were still alive, she would support me. She would. Then I figured out how I'm going to die.
00:16:14How? A car accident. It needs to be tragic. My face must be unrecognizable. It needs to make the news.
00:16:25Good. I'll arrange it. Thank you, Dad. Thank me for what? You're my daughter. If I don't help you, who
00:16:36will?
00:16:38I stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Upside, the eastern horizon was slowly changing from
00:16:45deep blue, to gray, to white, to pink. I took out my phone and opened Julian's chat window. He had
00:16:52sent
00:16:52more than 10 messages last night. I exited the chat window. No reply. I turned off my phone and threw
00:16:59it
00:17:00onto the sofa. Dad. Hmm? Let's begin. The next afternoon, on Interstate 62, eastbound, the black
00:17:10sedan was rear-ended by an out-of-control truck and burst into flames on the spot. The fire was
00:17:15so
00:17:15intense that by the time the fire trucks arrived, the vehicle had already been burned down into a
00:17:21twisted metal frame. The person inside had been burned beyond recognition. Through dental records and
00:17:26mitochondrial DNA comparison, the police confirmed that the deceased was Elena Whitmore, 29 years old.
00:17:35What?
00:17:41Who did you say?
00:17:43Your wife, Elena Whitmore. She was killed in a car accident on Highway 62. She died at the scene.
00:17:52She died at the scene. Julian, don't- Let go of me!
00:17:58When he drove to the medical examiner's office, I was sitting across the street inside a black GMC
00:18:04with privacy tinted windows. No, no, no.
00:18:16No, no. Oh god.
00:18:25I watched his back through the car window. For some reason, I suddenly wanted to laugh.
00:18:403 days later was the funeral
00:18:42The Whitmore family had always held funerals that were low-key yet luxurious
00:18:47At a private church in Santa Barbara
00:18:49My father's assistant delivered the eulogy
00:18:52My father himself sat in the front row and never stood up from beginning to end
00:18:56Julian sat in the family section
00:18:58She held Noah on her lap
00:19:00The 5-year-old boy was dressed in a black suit
00:19:03At my funeral, my husband was holding his mistress
00:19:07His mistress was holding my son
00:19:09My mother-in-law and my sister-in-law sat in the third row
00:19:12Whispering to each other with smiles on their faces
00:19:15My father never looked at them once
00:19:18The day after the funeral, Julian was overwhelmed with chaos
00:19:22First, the Whitmore family's holding fund announced
00:19:25Due to the unexpected death of the heir
00:19:28All external investment risks will be reassessed
00:19:31All funding agreements with Ashford Technologies were terminated immediately
00:19:35Then, his three largest corporate clients sent termination notices on the same day
00:19:42Overnight, Julian Ashford went from being a rising star in Silicon Valley to having nothing left but the clothes on
00:19:48his back
00:19:49He made countless phone calls, sent countless emails, and even flew to New York to meet with three investment firms
00:19:56Everyone either refused to answer his calls or simply told him
00:20:01Sorry, we can't help you
00:20:02Because every answer he received came from the exact same source
00:20:06Have all the clients been handled?
00:20:09All of them
00:20:10Three companies have signed non-compete agreements
00:20:12The compensation clauses have already been triggered
00:20:15Ashford won't receive a single penny
00:20:17What about the suppliers?
00:20:20They will collectively stop supplying this afternoon
00:20:24The banks?
00:20:26They've already been notified to recall his loans
00:20:28Good
00:20:29His personal accounts were frozen early this morning
00:20:33I put down my phone and leaned back against the chair
00:20:36Looking out at the ocean through the window
00:20:38Back when Julian wanted to start his own company
00:20:41I asked my father to invest his first round of funding through a shell company
00:20:45I also used the Whitmore family's supply chain resources to help him establish his first downstream distribution channels
00:20:52He thought his success came from his own talent and sharp business instincts
00:20:56Now that I was gone, of course, all of those things had to be taken back
00:21:01Things were no better for Vivian
00:21:03Noah was expelled from the private preschool in Pasadena
00:21:07The reason given was
00:21:09There are inconsistencies between the submitted birth certificate and guardian documentations
00:21:14Vivian went to Julian and asked him to fix it
00:21:17Julian didn't even answer her call
00:21:23Your son
00:21:24You deal with him
00:21:25He is your son too
00:21:30Vivian stood outside the Pasadena house that no longer belonged to her
00:21:34Holding Noah in her arms
00:21:36The landlord had already given her a final warning
00:21:39Julian's car could no longer cover the rent
00:21:42She went looking for Julian
00:21:43Julian stood at the entrance of his apartment
00:21:48Vivian, tell me the truth
00:21:50Is no one really mine?
00:21:55Of course he is
00:21:58Is he?
00:22:01Yesterday, I checked your travel records from five years ago when you were in Europe
00:22:05After we broke up, you slept with three different men one after another
00:22:09Don't you know that yourself?
00:22:15How did you find that out?
00:22:17Elena is dead
00:22:20Her father's lawyers sent it over
00:22:28Read it yourself
00:22:34Inside was an anonymous paternity test report
00:22:37Noah Ashford and Julian Ashford have no biological relationship
00:22:41I am going to sue you
00:22:43I will sue you for fraud
00:22:48The money I transferred to you over these five years
00:22:53You are going to pay it all back
00:22:56What about Noah?
00:22:58That is your problem
00:23:00He is the child you had with another man
00:23:02You raise him yourself
00:23:10Mrs. Vivian Lawrence
00:23:11I am the doctor who was responsible for examining Noah's biological father, Marco Reyes, last time
00:23:16There was an issue with his blood sample
00:23:17We need you to come in as soon as possible for blood testing
00:23:20What issue?
00:23:22Marco Reyes has been diagnosed with HIV
00:23:25At the moment, we do not have records of his other contacts
00:23:29As the child's biological mother
00:23:31We recommend that you come in immediately for screening
00:23:43Mommy, what is wrong with you?
00:23:47One month later
00:23:49Vivian Loran was confirmed to be HIV positive
00:23:52Thomas personally delivered the report to my desk
00:23:57What was her reaction?
00:24:00She cried
00:24:02She called Julian 47 times
00:24:04He rejected every single call
00:24:09She also contacted Noah's preschool
00:24:11Trying to get the child accepted back
00:24:13They refused, saying
00:24:15For health and safety reasons
00:24:18It was the information my father's legal team had spent three weeks digging up
00:24:23Noah's biological father was a Mexican man named Marco Reyes
00:24:28Five years ago, at a nightclub in Ibiza, he had a brief vacation romance with Vivian
00:24:33A few months later, Marco was arrested by the FBI for international drug trafficking
00:24:38Four months later, a routine prison medical examination revealed that he was HIV positive
00:24:44Which meant, Noah had been exposed to the risk of infection from the moment he was born
00:24:49For five years, Vivian had never taken him for a single medical checkup
00:24:54I closed the report and handed it to Thomas
00:24:58Send an anonymous copy to Julian
00:25:09While Julian begged for funds over the phone, the documents arrived
00:25:14He tore open the envelope and pulled out the paternity test report and the public health department's related report
00:25:20The moment he looked at them
00:25:22HIV?
00:25:27He remembered three months ago
00:25:29When Vivian had come to his apartment and they had slept together
00:25:33That same afternoon, he went to a clinic for a blood test
00:25:36The results would take 72 hours
00:25:39During those 72 hours, Julian Ashford lived like a fish thrown onto a chopping board
00:25:44He couldn't sleep
00:25:45Every time he closed his eyes, he dreamed that purple spots were beginning to appear all over his body
00:25:52During the day, sitting in the shared office, if someone nearby caught him once, his entire body would tense up
00:25:58He started researching post-exposure prophylaxis medication
00:26:02But the window period had already passed
00:26:04At 9 a.m. on the 72nd hour, the doctor called him
00:26:10Julian, your results are negative
00:26:13You are not infected
00:26:18Thank God
00:26:23Before he could even wipe his tears away, his phone rang again
00:26:28It was Vivian
00:26:30Julian, I'm pregnant
00:26:33Three months ago, the time they had been together in his apartment
00:26:39That child?
00:26:40It's yours
00:26:42This time, I haven't been with anyone else
00:26:45I swear, I know I was wrong
00:26:48Please come back, okay?
00:26:50We can bring Noah back together
00:26:51You know that child was at risk of exposure, and you still don't know?
00:26:56I checked, Noah's test results were negative
00:26:59He doesn't have
00:27:01I'm, I'm talking about you!
00:27:04You're fucking HIV positive, and you didn't even know it?!
00:27:08I didn't know
00:27:10I really didn't know
00:27:13You didn't know?
00:27:14You didn't know, and you couldn't even use protection?!
00:27:18I thought it was you!
00:27:21I thought it was you!
00:27:22We had been together for so many years!
00:27:24I just wanted our family back!
00:27:27Our family?
00:27:33You ruined my wife's life
00:27:35Made my son someone else's child
00:27:40And now you're talking to me about our family?
00:27:45Let me tell you, Vivienne
00:27:47Go get that child aborted
00:27:49And disappear from my life completely
00:27:54Otherwise, I'll have my lawyers
00:27:57Make sure you end up in prison
00:28:00I won't!
00:28:02I won't!
00:28:02This is your child!
00:28:04I'm going to have it!
00:28:05I want you to owe me!
00:28:08For the rest of your life!
00:28:17Two weeks later, Vivienne was admitted to the infectious disease ward of a medical center
00:28:22Noah was temporarily placed in a county government temporary guardianship center
00:28:27Julian never went to see her
00:28:29He didn't even ask about her
00:28:31But someone did go see her
00:28:33Me!
00:28:44Surprise!
00:28:46You're not dead!
00:28:48How could you not be dead?!
00:28:50My father has money
00:28:53Was it really that difficult to find a replacement?
00:28:57Vivienne, you don't have much time left
00:28:59The child in your womb probably won't survive either
00:29:03If you want to hear what I have to say, blink once
00:29:06If you don't, I'll leave
00:29:08And you can die here alone
00:29:13You received NOAA's paternity test results, didn't you?
00:29:17Marco Reyes
00:29:18Federal prison
00:29:1918 year sentence
00:29:21HIH positive
00:29:24You knew five years ago, didn't you?
00:29:28Vivienne
00:29:28Vivienne
00:29:29Vivienne
00:29:30You handed me a baby with exposure risks and let me raise him for five years
00:29:33But my daughter wasn't actually registered as stillborn
00:29:37Is she still alive?
00:29:40Your daughter?
00:29:42Yes, my daughter
00:29:46I'll ask you one last time
00:29:49Where is my daughter now?
00:29:54She didn't die
00:29:57She was born healthy
00:29:59Six pounds, two ounces
00:30:02When the nurse held her up to show her to us, she cried so loudly
00:30:05Julian was the one who told the nurse to alter the records
00:30:10He didn't want the child I gave birth to to stay with him
00:30:15But I also didn't want to raise a mixed race child because I thought NOAA was his
00:30:19So you threw my daughter away?
00:30:21We didn't throw her away
00:30:26She was taken away by a nurse
00:30:28That nurse said she would find someone to adopt her
00:30:32I truly don't know where she went
00:30:35I had just given birth
00:30:37I couldn't think clearly
00:30:41Vivienne, you will die here
00:30:44No one will come to see you in your final moments
00:30:48Remember this
00:30:50This was the choice you made
00:30:52Elena
00:30:54I'm sorry
00:30:59The nurse was found by Thomas' people the very next day
00:31:03She had retired and was living in the countryside
00:31:06The moment she saw the Wetmore family lawyer's business card
00:31:09She confessed everything
00:31:11Back then, Julian had paid her $20,000 in cash and asked her to take the baby girl out of
00:31:17the hospital and find any family willing to adopt her
00:31:20The nurse said she remembered handing the child over to a couple who couldn't have children
00:31:25Their last name was Garcia
00:31:27That very night, my father sent people to bring the child back
00:31:3124 hours later, Thomas called me on a video call
00:31:35On the screen appeared a 5-year-old little girl with brown hair, wearing a floral dress and sitting on
00:31:40a swing, laughing happily
00:31:41When she smiled, there was a tiny dimple on the left side of her cheek, just like mine
00:31:47Bring her back
00:31:48It's already being arranged
00:31:50Her adoptive parents
00:31:51They have no objections
00:31:53They always knew the child wasn't biologically theirs
00:31:55They completed the legal adoption process back then
00:31:58The Witwild family's lawyers have already negotiated the terms in compensation with them
00:32:03What if she doesn't want to come back?
00:32:05She will
00:32:06That child is like you
00:32:07I can tell
00:32:08I turned off the screen
00:32:10Then I walked outside and stood on the second floor balcony
00:32:14I lowered my head and glanced at my phone
00:32:16The top news notification read
00:32:19Former tech prodigy Julian Ashford dies suddenly in rental apartment
00:32:23On his bedside table, investigators found a silver hair clip
00:32:27The forensic examiner said it appeared that the object had been tightly held for a long time
00:32:32That hair clip was the one I lost 5 years ago
00:32:35Last week
00:32:36I had someone place it under his pillow
00:32:38Preliminary cause of death determined to be heart failure
00:32:42Noah's DNA test results also came back
00:32:45Negative
00:32:46He was not infected
00:32:49I had Thomas take him out of the county guardianship center and enroll him in a private boarding school
00:32:55He didn't recognize me
00:32:56To him, I was just the auntie from daddy's company
00:32:59He asked once
00:33:01Where is daddy?
00:33:02I told him daddy had gone somewhere very far away
00:33:05I stood in the hallway of the estate
00:33:07Sunlight streamed through the floor to ceiling windows
00:33:10Falling diagonally onto the carpet and breaking into pieces of golden light
00:33:17Is it over?
00:33:20Yes
00:33:22What are you gonna do next?
00:33:23Go to Dallas to bring her home
00:33:25Then figure out how to be a mother
00:33:27You have always been a good mother
00:33:29This time, I was the one who got to choose
00:33:33Two days later, my father and I boated a private jet bound for Dallas
00:33:42Nervous?
00:33:46A little
00:33:48I don't know how to talk to a three year old
00:33:52The last time I saw her was on a video call
00:33:56She doesn't even know my name
00:33:58You don't need to try too hard
00:34:01You're her mother
00:34:03That's enough
00:34:05Children are smarter than adults
00:34:10They can sense who genuinely cares about them
00:34:13She might not accept me
00:34:17As for three years
00:34:19The person she called mommy was Mrs. Garcia, not me
00:34:22She will
00:34:23Your blood runs in her veins
00:34:25No one can change that
00:34:27The Garcias have been very cooperative
00:34:30The child's things are packed
00:34:32They named her Lily
00:34:34We verified the birth certificate information
00:34:36It matches the swap records from back then perfectly
00:34:42Lily
00:34:48Does she like the name?
00:34:50Mrs. Garcia said she chose it herself
00:34:52At two years old, she pointed at a Lily in a picture book
00:34:56And said that's what she wanted to be called
00:35:02Does that sound like something she'd do?
00:35:06These are the Garcia's foster care records for the past few years
00:35:10Lily's health is good, no allergies, and her three year checkup was completely normal
00:35:14She's been attending a community preschool
00:35:17Her teacher says she's quiet, but very observant
00:35:29You're already being a mother
00:35:31By the time the plane landed at Dallas airport
00:35:34It was already three in the afternoon
00:35:36The Texas sky was high and blue
00:35:38The sun scorching hot
00:35:43Mrs. Wilford
00:35:44Do you need me to go in with you?
00:35:47No
00:35:48I'll go alone
00:35:50Go
00:35:51I'll be waiting here
00:36:03Mrs. Wilford
00:36:05Please come in
00:36:20Hi Lily
00:36:22I'm...I'm your mommy
00:36:28Lily, remember what mommy told you?
00:36:31You have a real mommy
00:36:33She lives far away
00:36:35She's the one who came to see you
00:36:43Are you really my mommy?
00:36:46Really?
00:36:48I'm sorry
00:36:50Mommy is late
00:36:54Then will you tell me stories from now on?
00:36:58Mama Maria tells me one every night
00:37:04Every single day
00:37:05Every single day
00:37:05As many as you want
00:37:13This is Mr. Rabbit
00:37:14He wants to hear stories too
00:37:23Hello Mr. Rabbit, how about we listen to stories together from now on?
00:37:33He said yes
00:37:34He said yes
00:37:35He said yes
00:37:36He said yes
00:37:49Mr. Garcia, thank you for taking care of her all these years
00:37:55Whatever you need, just ask
00:37:58Education, medical, living expenses, anything
00:38:04We don't want money, Mrs. Whitbridge
00:38:07We raised her for three years
00:38:10Not for money
00:38:11She's our daughter
00:38:18I know
00:38:18That's why I won't cut off your contact
00:38:22Lily can always call you mom and dad
00:38:25She can visit you anytime
00:38:27I promise you that
00:38:29Really?
00:38:33We thought...we thought once she's taken away we'd never see her again
00:38:38No
00:38:39She loves you
00:38:40I won't take away the people she loves
00:38:50Her favorite books are inside
00:38:51And Mr. Rabbit's spare clothes
00:38:54She can't sleep without that rabbit
00:38:58And this
00:39:03Her first steps
00:39:05First time saying mama
00:39:07First time putting on shoes by herself
00:39:10I wrote it all down
00:39:12You should have these
00:39:28Mommy, don't cry
00:39:33When Mr. Rabbit cries, I give him a hug
00:39:42Mommy, does anyone live above the clouds?
00:39:45Some people used to think so, angels and such
00:39:48Wouldn't they fall down?
00:39:50No, they can fly
00:39:51Can I fly too when I grow up?
00:39:54You can, on an airplane
00:40:00Can Mama Maria and Papa Carlos fly to see me?
00:40:04Anytime they want
00:40:37Is this my room?
00:40:42It's yours
00:40:43You can decorate it however you want
00:40:47Can I put my drawings on the wall?
00:40:50As many as you want
00:40:59Mommy, can you help me put them up?
00:41:02I can't reach
00:41:03I can't reach
00:41:11Who's this?
00:41:13This is Mama Maria
00:41:14This is Papa Carlos
00:41:16And this is Mr. Rabbit
00:41:24And Mommy, the new Mommy
00:41:29And so the little rabbit set off on his journey
00:41:33Into the big, wide world
00:41:38I didn't know how long it would take to make up for the five years I owed her
00:41:46But at least, starting today, I wasn't going anywhere
00:42:05Noah, sit down, I need to talk to you
00:42:16You probably know about your father by now
00:42:21He's dead
00:42:22Heart gave out
00:42:23The school teacher told me
00:42:30Are you sad?
00:42:36I don't know
00:42:37He never really cared about me
00:42:39He only cared about his own things
00:42:41And Vivian
00:42:45What about your mother?
00:42:47What about your mother?
00:42:49She doesn't want me either
00:42:51She never wanted me
00:42:53I was just her tool
00:42:55Money
00:42:58Noah, I can't undo what your father and mother failed to do
00:43:02Those things they should have done but didn't
00:43:05That's their fault, not yours
00:43:10But if you're willing, I'll come visit you once a month
00:43:13If you need anything, just tell me
00:43:21Why?
00:43:22I'm not your son
00:43:23Because you're a child
00:43:25A child shouldn't have no one visiting
00:43:38Then, can you bring snacks next time? The cafeteria food is awful
00:43:45What kind of snacks?
00:43:48The chocolate ones, anything, as long as it's chocolate
00:43:54Deal
00:43:54Deal
00:44:06Thomas
00:44:07Yes
00:44:09Look into the food supplier for Noah's school cafeteria
00:44:12If there's really a problem, replace it
00:44:18Understood
00:44:22Two months later, news of Vivian's death came from the prison
00:44:30The prison said she passed at 3 in the morning
00:44:33No one came to claim the body
00:44:45Mommy, does it look pretty?
00:44:48Very pretty
00:44:50I didn't tell anyone that Vivian had died
00:44:55Thomas handled the body arrangements and chose an unmarked grave
00:45:00Some things, once ended, are simply ended
00:45:04No extra morning needed
00:45:06On a weekend, half a year later, I took Lily to the beach
00:45:12Mommy, look, it's pink
00:45:16It's beautiful
00:45:17Let's put it on your desk when we get home
00:45:32Any regrets?
00:45:33Regrets about what?
00:45:35Taking such a long detour to get to today
00:45:37You suffered a lot along the way
00:45:46No regrets
00:45:47Every step was worth it
00:45:49No regrets
00:45:50Without those detours, I wouldn't be who I am now
00:45:53And Lily wouldn't be here with me
00:45:55You've changed a lot
00:45:58Your eyes used to be full of fire
00:45:59You had to win everything, fight for everything
00:46:02It's different now
00:46:03Has the fire gone out?
00:46:05No
00:46:05It just doesn't burn others anymore
00:46:07Burning for yourself is enough
00:46:14Mommy! Mommy-a!
00:46:17There are so many little fish in the sea
00:46:19They swim really fast
00:46:22How about I take you on a boat to see even bigger fish tomorrow?
00:46:27Okay! Mr. Rabbit is coming too
00:46:37I once faced this same sea
00:46:40And exhaled a breath I'd held for two months
00:46:43Back then, I thought the end was the finish line
00:46:47Now I finally understood
00:46:49The end was just another beginning
00:46:52Not for revenge, not to prove anything
00:46:55Just living for myself
00:46:57Mommy, what are you smiling at?
00:47:00Nothing
00:47:00Just thinking the weather is really nice today
00:47:08This time, I could finally choose for myself
00:47:12And I chose to live well
00:47:19This time, I could finally choose for myself
00:47:23And I chose to live well
00:47:30Mommy, is there a peanut butter sandwich?
00:47:33No, but I can have someone make one
00:47:34You like peanut butter sandwiches?
00:47:39Mama Maria makes one for me everyday
00:47:43She says peanut butter makes me smart
00:47:45Then we'll have one ready for you everyday
00:47:48Add a peanut butter sandwich to the daily menu from now on
00:47:52Unsweeted peanut butter, whole wheat bread
00:48:02This child is like you
00:48:07She knows what she wants
00:48:16What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?
00:48:20I miss Mama Maria
00:48:23I want to go home
00:48:26I know
00:48:26Mommy knows you miss them
00:48:30I want Mama Maria to come here too
00:48:34In a few days, Mommy will take you to see them, okay?
00:48:37We can eat together and play together
00:48:44Mommy, you won't send me away, will you?
00:48:47No, never
00:48:50You're Mommy's daughter
00:48:51This is your home
00:48:53You're not going anywhere
00:49:11Two weeks later, I flew back to Dallas with Lily
00:49:14Mrs. Garcia heard the doorbell and opened the door
00:49:17Lily threw herself at her
00:49:28Mama Maria
00:49:40My baby, you've grown taller
00:49:51My baby, you've grown taller
00:49:52Mama Maria, look!
00:49:55I drew this myself
00:49:58Mommy helped me put it on the wall
00:50:11Thank you
00:50:12Thank you
00:50:18This is so heartwarming
00:50:20Everything looks amazing
00:50:28There are so many rooms
00:50:32And a big dog
00:50:35There are butterflies in the garden
00:50:41Mommy tells me stories
00:50:43Every single day
00:50:53Mrs. Whitfield, thank you
00:50:55For bringing her back
00:51:00We thought
00:51:02We might never see her again in this lifetime
00:51:06I meant what I said
00:51:09She will always be your daughter
00:51:11And she's my daughter, too
00:51:15There's no conflict
00:51:33Thanks
00:51:36The shoes are for soccer
00:51:38Your laces were untied last time
00:51:40And those looked worn out
00:51:46Noah, how have things been?
00:51:48Keeping up with your schoolwork?
00:51:52Not bad
00:51:53Math is a bit hard, but the teacher gives extra help
00:52:00You don't have to come every month
00:52:03You're busy
00:52:03You don't have to come every month
00:52:06I promised
00:52:07Whether I'm busy is my business
00:52:09Whether I come is also my business
00:52:13That... the little one at your house?
00:52:15What's her name?
00:52:20Lily
00:52:22How old is she?
00:52:23Three and a half
00:52:28At Christmas
00:52:29I brought Lily and Noah together
00:52:33Are you Noah, Gega?
00:52:35Mommy said you'd come
00:52:44This is for you
00:52:46I picked it myself
00:52:47I picked it myself
00:52:59Thanks, little one
00:52:59You're welcome
00:53:02Mommy says people who like chocolate
00:53:05Are all good people
00:53:10Noah, I told you about the snowman we built yesterday, right?
00:53:14It had a carrot nose
00:53:15And a scarf
00:53:16Just like yours
00:53:20It sounds fun
00:53:22Maybe we can build one together sometime
00:53:25You've done something remarkable
00:53:29I just did what I should have done
00:53:32On New Year's Day
00:53:34Lily received a package from the Garcias containing a hand knitted sweater and a new picture book
00:53:40To our little Lily
00:53:42Love you forever
00:53:44Mama Maria and Papa Carlos
00:53:46Mama Maria and Papa Carlos
00:53:57Mommy does it look pretty?
00:54:00Absolutely beautiful
00:54:09I want to call them
00:54:14Okay, we'll call after breakfast
00:54:20Is Lily asleep?
00:54:21Yeah, fell asleep after two stories
00:54:28I want to talk about the future
00:54:30Go ahead
00:54:32The Whitmore Family Fund
00:54:34I'm planning to gradually hand it over to you
00:54:39Not because you're mature enough now
00:54:42But because you already know what to fight for and what to let go
00:54:46I'm still learning
00:54:47Who isn't?
00:54:49But at being a mother, you're learning faster than I did
00:54:54When I raised you alone back then, it took me three months of chaos to figure out how to make
00:55:00formula
00:55:01Then Lily is luckier than I was
00:55:04She's had two mothers loving her since she was born
00:55:10If your mother were still here, she'd be so proud
00:55:29Mommy, can I not go?
00:55:33You don't want to go?
00:55:35What if they don't like me?
00:55:41If someone doesn't like you, that's not your problem
00:55:46But Mommy promises, there will be people who like you
00:55:54You just need to be yourself
00:56:05Then Mr. Rabbit can keep me company, right?
00:56:10Of course
00:56:16I'm here
00:56:17Hi, sweetie
00:56:21Mommy, I made a friend
00:56:24Her name is Sophie
00:56:25She said my drawings are the prettiest
00:56:31That's wonderful
00:56:33Do you want to bring some chocolate for her tomorrow?
00:56:37Yes!
00:56:46Mommy, Sophie asked if I have a stepmom
00:56:52I said no, I have two mommies
00:56:55One here and one in Dallas
00:57:03What did Sophie say?
00:57:07She said that's so cool
00:57:10She wants two mommies too
00:57:25What happened?
00:57:30Someone said I was a piece of trash nobody wanted
00:57:34So I hit him
00:57:41The other party started with verbal abuse
00:57:43The other party started with verbal abuse
00:57:47I understand the school has rules
00:57:49But verbal bullying should also be addressed
00:57:53Miss Whitmore is right
00:57:54We will handle it
00:58:00Does your hand hurt?
00:58:08No
00:58:09Next time someone says that
00:58:11You don't need to use your fists
00:58:14You tell me
00:58:15And I will handle it
00:58:18Fighting doesn't solve problems
00:58:21It only makes you the one in the wrong too
00:58:27And you are not unwanted
00:58:38I am here
00:58:39I am not going anywhere
00:58:42Then I thought I'd blow your face
00:58:45But at once
00:58:46Just leave
00:58:49The chocolate snacks are in the car
00:58:50Go get them yourself
00:59:11How is she adjusting?
00:59:16Very well
00:59:18She made friends
00:59:19Loves drawing
00:59:20And makes me tell her three stories
00:59:23Every night before she will sleep
00:59:25That's good
00:59:27I was so worried she wouldn't be happy
00:59:30She's very happy
00:59:32And she hasn't forgotten you
00:59:35She mentions Mama Maria and Papa Carlos
00:59:38Every night in her prayers
00:59:48This journey had taken such a long detour
00:59:51But everyone had ended up where they belonged
01:00:03The balloons need to go higher!
01:00:05Don't cut the cake yet!
01:00:07Wait for Sophie before we cut it!
01:00:19Wait for Sophie before we cut it!
01:00:20Noah, come cut the cake!
01:00:23You're the biggest!
01:00:24You cut it!
01:00:31The first piece goes to Mr. Rabbit!
01:00:44Dad, thank you
01:00:47For what?
01:00:48For answering that call back then
01:00:51If it weren't for you, I might still be trapped in that marriage
01:00:54You don't need to thank me
01:00:56You got to where you are today on your own
01:00:59I just answered the phone
01:01:03Answering the phone matters too
01:01:08Mommy! It's time to make a wish!
01:01:11You come too!
01:01:16Mommy, you have to make a wish too
01:01:25Mommy, what did you wish for?
01:01:27I can't say
01:01:29If I say it, it won't come true
01:01:34Actually, my wish was very simple
01:01:37I wish that everyone in the yard could keep laughing, laughing like this
01:01:41That would be enough
01:01:44We'll see you in the sunset
01:01:45Yes, it's time to try
01:01:47We'll see you in the next hour
01:01:47Give a fuck
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