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00:00J'ai only flew into Boston
00:01on my husband's private jet
00:03to clear my head
00:04from a messy wave of
00:06pregnancy hormones
00:09But one wrong turn
00:10led me straight into the
00:12VIP room of my past
00:14and face to face
00:15with my ex-husband, Carter
00:21During our six year marriage
00:23he punished me
00:25with cold indifference
00:26just because our son
00:27was diagnosed with autism
00:30and when his mistress Chloe orchestrated
00:32the tragedy that cost my son
00:34his life
00:35Carter coddled her tears
00:37and left me to drown in the blame
00:40Now, standing before his circle
00:42of Ivy League snobs
00:43he looks at me
00:45like I'm a pathetic beggar
00:47desperate for a second chance
00:50Little do they know
00:51my husband, Lucas
00:53treasures me beyond measure
00:57and Carter
00:58and Carter
00:58he's just history
01:00The second I landed
01:02my best friend Blair
01:03texted me with the name
01:04of our usual spot
01:05but the moment I pushed open
01:07the VIP room door
01:08every single face snapped toward me
01:11and froze
01:11I instantly realized
01:13I had walked into the wrong room
01:16Seriously, Jessica?
01:18I literally posted in the group chat
01:23This high school reunion
01:25is strictly Ivy League
01:26You're nothing but a community college dropout
01:31She totally knew
01:33Carter would be here
01:34She definitely showed up
01:37on purpose
01:38hoping to engineer
01:40some pathetic reunion
01:43Too bad for her
01:44It's not happening
01:46Carter is the chief of surgery
01:49at a world-class medical center now
01:51and he's marrying a senator's daughter soon
01:54Exactly
01:56I mean
01:57remember how good
02:00Carter used to be to her?
02:02And what did she do?
02:03She bore him an autistic son
02:05who ended up dead
02:08A community college dropout
02:10shouldn't even be crashing
02:11this party
02:13I was about to explain the mix-up
02:15but my eyes locked onto the man
02:17sitting at the head of the table
02:19It was Carter
02:21My ex-husband of six years
02:23He sat there, cold and silent
02:26swirling a glass of whiskey
02:28He didn't even lift his eyes to look at me
02:31In high school, he loved me so passionately
02:34that everyone thought I was the luckiest girl alive
02:37He once cornered a teacher who made me cry
02:40forcing him into a humiliating public apology
02:43When street thugs trapped me in an alley
02:46he fought them off alone
02:47turning to me first to make sure I wasn't hurt
02:50When I was anxious about the sats
02:52he climbed over my fence
02:54and sat on my roof all night
02:56singing to me
02:57We loved each other for eight years
02:58going from high school sweethearts
03:00straight to the altar
03:01but everything shattered the second I gave birth
03:04to our autistic son, Aiden
03:06The day the diagnosis hit us
03:08Carter chain-smoked in the garage all night
03:10Then came the relentless fights over therapy
03:13and who had to miss work for the endless hospital visits
03:17He lost all patients
03:18burying himself in back-to-back surgeries
03:21just to escape coming home
03:22Finally, he looked at me and said
03:24If I had known our child wouldn't be normal
03:26I would have never married you
03:28After Aiden tragically passed away
03:30we quietly signed the divorce papers
03:37Oh my god Jess, I finally caught you
03:39Lucas couldn't reach you
03:40If you don't show up soon
03:41your husband is definitely going to dial 911
03:43for a missing person
03:44Oh please Jessica
03:45Staging a fake marriage just to get Carter's attention?
03:48This is so low
03:50The laughter grew louder
03:52Finally, the man at the head of the table
03:54set his glass down
03:55The room fell dead silent
03:56as his indifferent gaze landed on me
03:59Jessica, drop the act
04:00I don't give out second chances
04:02and I definitely don't waste my time
04:04fixing what's already broken
04:06I didn't let Blair flip out
04:07I dragged her straight out of the room and left
04:09Who the hell does he think he is?
04:11When he was chasing you back then
04:12he literally followed you around
04:14like a loyal little puppy dog
04:15Now he's turning around
04:16and pulling this heartless asshole act?
04:18He's nothing but a ghost to me now
04:19He doesn't deserve our anger
04:21But I never expected to run into Carter
04:23at the end of the hospital corridor the next morning
04:26I froze for a fraction of a second
04:28then averted my gaze
04:29walking straight toward the OBGY wing
04:32Jessica!
04:44First the high school reunion yesterday
04:46and now you're tracking me down at my own hospital?
04:49Playing sick just to see me?
04:51Are you really that desperate?
04:52The sheer audacity of him almost made me laugh
04:56Carter!
04:57It was Chloe
04:58the senator's daughter, his resident
05:00the permanent thorn in my past marriage
05:03the very girl whose lethal medical bolsters
05:05Carter had constantly covered up
05:07all while leaving me to cry alone in a dark parking lot over our son
05:10And who is this?
05:12Oh Jessica, wow
05:14You've aged quite a bit
05:16I almost didn't recognize you
05:18Are you here to see Dr. Vance?
05:21You know
05:21He's the head of surgery department now
05:25So you'll have to get in line like the rest of his fans, sweetie
05:34Wait, you're heading toward obstetrics?
05:37Don't tell me you're actually pregnant?
05:40Please don't tell me you're about to bring another autistic kid into this world
05:44I mean, we all know how that ended
05:47She spoke just loudly enough for every passing nurse and patient to hear
05:51I swallowed my irritation
05:52I wasn't planning on hiding my pregnancy anyway
06:00Chloe Kensington!
06:02Give me back my daughter's life!
06:10He's got a knife!
06:12Run!
06:12Oh my god, someone call 911!
06:15No, no, no
06:16I can't be here
06:17I have to protect my baby
06:19I need to get out
06:20I need to get out
06:26Die you son of a
06:31Dammit, out of my way bitch
06:50Carter!
06:50I didn't mean to!
06:52I swear I was just so scared
06:53I didn't know she'd get hit!
06:54It's okay, I've got you
06:55It's not your fault, Chloe
06:56You did nothing wrong
06:57But Jessica is bleeding so much
06:59She's not moving
07:00Ignore her, she's just faking it for attention
07:02She loves playing the martyr
07:03Let me check your injuries first
07:04Are you hurt anywhere?
07:10But a split second later
07:11A dull, empty ache in my lower abdomen makes my entire world freeze
07:17My baby
07:18You actually took a knife for me just to get my attention?
07:28Save your tragic little show, Jessica
07:30This tragic stunt isn't gonna buy your way back into my bed
07:34Who said I was saving you?
07:36He didn't know I was pregnant
07:39Look, if you want a second chance, I might consider it
07:42But first, you have to tell the world that Chloe wasn't to blame for our son's drowning
07:45Her career is being derailed right now because of those baseless rumors from back then
07:50My nails deep into my palms
07:52My vision blurring with rage
07:54I looked him dead in the eye
07:58Clear her name?
07:59And who is gonna pay for the life of my son?
08:04Three years ago, I was drowning in work
08:07So I left three-year-old Aiden at the hospital with Carter
08:09I told him a thousand times to keep our son in his private office with some paper and crayons
08:15Aiden was terrified of strangers and loud spaces
08:17And Carter knew that better than anyone
08:24Jessica, I'm so sorry, I swear it was an accident
08:26I only turned my back for a second, he just, he slipped out
08:29We looked everywhere for him, but by the time they found him
08:33He had already drowned in the river
08:39You're a liar!
08:41My son hated water and he never wandered off!
08:43Why won't anybody listen to me?
08:45Kill me instead, Carter!
08:46Please!
08:47I wanna trade my life for his!
08:49I don't wanna live anymore!
08:51Just let me die!
08:52Carter gently pulling Chloe up from the floor
08:55Wrapping his arms around her, whispering
08:57Shhh!
08:58Chloe, look at me
08:59Stop!
09:00It's not your fault
09:01Carter!
09:03What did you just say?
09:04Jer, you heard me
09:07If you cared more about being a mother than chasing your career
09:09Aiden would still be alive
09:11You didn't watch him
09:12This is on you!
09:14We can't change the past, so why let it destroy the future of the living?
09:17Tell the board that Chloe wasn't responsible for the accident
09:20Her promotion will go through
09:21And in return, I'll actually consider starting over with you
09:24Stay the hell out of my life
09:27Since you won't clear Chloe's name, you're going to do her another favor to make up for it
09:31Before I could even process his words, the door clicked open
09:33A nurse walked in, reeling a tray with an IV bag and a syringe
09:37Time for your IV, Jessica
09:43Wait, why do I need an IV? Is something wrong?
09:47Don't worry, sweetie, you're fine
09:49It's just some glucose to get your energy back
10:02Carter leaned down, his shadow looming over me
10:04Don't make this harder, it's unnecessary
10:06Just play nice and do Chloe this favor
10:08Before my brain could even process his words
10:11A loud commotion erupted outside the door
10:13The door burst open
10:15Chloe walked in first, followed by a group of medical students and scrubs
10:18Come on in, guys, don't be shy
10:19We have a live demonstration today, Dr. Vance approved it, so take notes
10:23My blood ran cold
10:24Every instinct screamed at me to fight, to run
10:27But my paralyzed body wouldn't twitch
10:29I couldn't even blink
10:30I could only watch in horror as they swarmed my bed
10:33A blur of masks, gloves, and cold, clinical eyes
10:36He didn't lift a finger to stop them
10:38He just tilted his head, watching my humiliation play out
10:41They ripped off my blanket and tore open my gown
10:43I tried to scream, but a plastic tongue depressor was rammed into my mouth, pinning my tongue down
10:49The suffocating humiliation made me want to die right then and there
10:52My tears kept falling, but nobody cared
10:55Alright everyone, we're doing a live teaching session today
10:58A demonstration on a live female specimen
11:00It's been specially approved by Director Carter, so pay close attention and make sure you learn something
11:11Wow, she's completely limp
11:15Dr. Kensington, this patient is great
11:18She hasn't moved an inch
11:19Of course she is, she's a professional
11:25Don't cry, Jessica
11:27You used to be so tough
11:30You didn't even cry this much
11:32When Aiden died
11:36It felt like an eternity
11:38A living nightmare
11:40But eventually the students scattered, laughing and chatting at what they were going to grab for lunch
11:45The door clicked shut, punching the room back into a dead silence
11:49They had used my body as a prop
11:59This is Chloe's final practical assessment
12:02Before getting her full time license
12:05Once she gets these clinical credits
12:07Her promotion will officially go through
12:10His voice was pure irritation
12:12As if my trauma was an inconvenience to him
12:16Why the tears, Jessica?
12:18You act like a little demonstration
12:20Just ruined your life
12:21Look, you still have me, don't you?
12:23It's not like I've walked away from you
12:26I already told you I'd consider giving us another shot
12:29So stop acting like you're going to end up thrown out and alone
12:41But I wasn't just crying from the humiliation anymore
12:45A sickening dread paralyzed me
12:47As a violent, tearing pain
12:50Exploded in my womb
12:51The agony that followed was blinding
12:54Far worse than the impact with the fire cabinet
12:57Cold, absolute fear gripped my chest
13:00Someone help me
13:01Someone help me
13:02Please
13:08A nurse burst through the door
13:10And for a shit second
13:13Relief washed over me
13:14I thought someone was going to save me
13:16Get up
13:27Dr. Vance signed your discharge papers
13:31You're perfectly fine
13:36Chloe's mom is having a medical emergency
13:38And the VIP wing is completely full
13:41Dr. Vance ordered us to clear this room
13:44For patients who actually need it
14:09Carter, please, I'm pregnant
14:11It hurts so bad
14:14Please, save my baby
14:17Just this once, Carter
14:20I'm begging you
14:25Carter!
14:26My mom needs us, hurry!
14:38First a fake husband
14:40And now a fake pregnancy
14:43How many more lies
14:46Are you going to spin, Jessica?
14:48Stop wasting medical resources
14:51Do you have any idea
14:53That while you're lying here
14:56Putting on a show
14:58A real patient is losing
14:59Their chance at survival?
15:07The darkness closed in
15:09From the edges of my vision
15:10Swallowing the pain, the blood
15:12And the world entirely
15:14When awareness finally returned
15:16The devastating emptiness
15:18Inside my body
15:20Told me everything
15:22My baby
15:23Was gone
15:24Ignoring the throbbing pain in my body
15:27I threw myself off the bed
15:28My bare feet hitting the freezing tile floor
15:31I wanted to find Carter and Chloe
15:33The two monsters who had murdered my child
15:36Didn't deserve to draw another breath in this world
15:40I dragged myself down the corridor
15:42Carter, sweetheart
15:44We honestly owe you everything
15:46If you hadn't stuck by Chloe
15:48Through all this
15:48She never would have survived the backlash
15:52We still feel sorry about your son
15:54It was entirely Chloe's fault
15:56But you never said a single harsh word to us
15:59You just kept cleaning up her messes
16:02Don't worry about it, Mrs. Kensington
16:05Chloe is still young
16:07And she's got a brilliant career ahead of her
16:09She shouldn't let an old mistake ruin her entire future
16:12To be honest
16:13The boy was autistic anyway
16:15Even without the accident
16:16He was never going to have a real future
16:18Raising him would have been nothing but a lifelong burden
16:20Honestly, dying early was a mercy for him
16:23And frankly
16:25A massive relief for the rest of us
16:28He knew
16:29He had known the entire time
16:32Aiden hadn't just wandered off
16:34Chloe had dragged him to that river
16:37It wasn't some tragic accident
16:39It was murder
16:40And for years
16:42Carter had buried the truth
16:44Wiped the blood from her hands
16:45And protected her
16:46While letting me drown in my own guilt
17:10What the hell is wrong with you?
17:14What kind of pathetic scene are you trying to pull?
17:17What the hell is wrong with you?
17:28They're murderers!
17:30They killed my children!
17:34Don't let them get away with it!
17:37Chloe drowned my three-year-old son
17:39In cold blood
17:41And today, they ripped me from my hospital bed
17:45And murdered my unborn baby
17:48Stop filming!
17:49Put the phones away!
17:51She's a psych patient having a breakdown!
17:53Delete that footage!
17:59Jessica, look around you
18:01I'm a top executive at this hospital
18:04What exactly do you think you're going to threat me with?
18:11Can you stop being so hysterical?
18:13Aiden's death was a tragic accident
18:16It happened years ago
18:17Who's even going to remember?
18:19No cop is going to waste their breath reopening a cold case
18:22Just be a good girl, alright?
18:27Look, I'll even remarry you
18:29I'll give you another shot
18:31And we can have a normal baby this time
18:34Deal?
18:41I'm calling the police
18:43I'm going to make sure the monsters who murdered Aiden
18:47And you, his accessory
18:50Rot in jail
19:01My daughter made a mistake, that's it!
19:03What proof could a trashy dropout like you possibly have anyway?
19:07You've been dragging this out for years
19:08Just angling for a payout
19:10Well, let me tell you something, sweetheart
19:11Money is the one thing we're not running short on
19:23Look at this shameless whore
19:25A homewrecker trying to blackrail my son-in-law
19:28My daughter has been nothing but an angel to her
19:31And this crazy bitch turns around and accuses her of murder?
19:35Do you have any idea who my husband is?
19:37You seriously think you can touch my daughter?
19:39I'll make damn sure you never get a job in this city again
19:42Go ahead, call the cops
19:43They'll arrest you first for trespassing, assault, and felony defamation
19:46I'll personally make sure the judge locks you up in a sight ward for the rest of your miserable life
19:53What the hell do you think you're doing? Get off me!
19:55Let me go!
19:59Through the blinding morning glare stepped a tall, imposing figure in a tailored dark suit
20:03It's my husband, Lucas
20:15It's gone! Lucas, the baby is gone! Our baby!
20:25We'll have other chances
20:26As long as you're safe, that's all that matters
20:28Meanwhile, Mrs. Kensington was still pinned to the floor
20:32Her face flushed red as she thrashed against her
20:35Do you have any idea who I am?
20:39Get your hands off me!
20:42Let me go!
20:44An officer hauled her up, the cuffs clicking tightly around her wrists
20:48Mrs. Kensington, your husband, George Kensington, has just been taken into federal custody for corruption and fraud
20:53Your assets and properties have been frozen effective immediately
20:58You're coming with us
21:00Mrs. Kensington's lips trembled, the defiance completely draining from her face
21:05Another officer stepped toward Chloe, drawing a pair of heavy steel cuffs
21:09Chloe Kensington, you are under arrest for involuntary manslaughter and the subsequent illegal cover-up during your residency
21:15Let's go
21:17Carter, help me
21:22Officer, there's been a massive misunderstanding
21:25That malpractice case was settled years ago
21:29Taking her out like this in front of the entire hospital damages our reputation
21:33But we can have our legal team
21:35Who the hell do you think you are?
21:38Lucas's voice cut through the air like a guillotine
21:41A pathetic piece of shit
21:44Who covered up his own son's murder doesn't get to talk about the law
21:48Carter's eyes narrowed
21:50A dangerous chill settling over him as he stared at this stranger
21:54He looked at Lucas, then glared at me
21:56His mouth twisting into that familiar, arrogant sneer
22:00Are you seriously throwing a tantrum like this, Jessica?
22:04This helps absolutely no one
22:06What the hell is wrong with you?
22:09Oh!
22:26Carter Vance, you're coming with us too
22:29You're under arrest for forginary and conspiracy in connection with Chloe Kensington's Malfonctus cover-up
22:42I didn't give him a single glance.
22:54The lobby fell dead silent.
22:57The crisp hundred dollar bills littering the tile floor like worthless scrap paper.
23:04Let's go home.
23:08Lucas didn't set me down once, from the car to our penthouse.
23:12His grip never loosened.
23:13He carried me straight to the sofa, dropping to his knees on the rug and wrapping his arms tightly around
23:19my waist.
23:20His hands were shaking violently.
23:23Lucas.
23:24He didn't answer.
23:26I looked down and realized his shoulders were trembling.
23:29He was crying silently, his hot tears soaking through my clothes.
23:33I was too late.
23:35I shouldn't have let you face those monsters alone.
23:37We can always try again, Lucas.
23:39No.
23:41I don't want you to go through that again.
23:43I'm terrified, Jess.
23:44I don't care about having a kid anymore.
23:46From now on, I'm not leaving your side.
23:47A small laugh escaped my lips, and only then did he finally relent and allow me out of his arms
23:52to take a bath.
23:53He pulled up a chair right beside the tub, refusing to leave in case I fainted.
23:57Afterward, he cocooned me in a towel, drying me tenderly, and spent half an hour blow-drying my hair.
24:02Then, he went to the kitchen to cook.
24:04I had once mentioned a distaste for outside meals, and in response, Lucas spent five years mastering gourmet cooking just
24:12to please my palate.
24:13He watched me eat, then finished my leftovers.
24:17Finally, he tucked me into bed, checking every lock, before wrapping himself around me from behind.
24:23Holding his strong arm, I closed my eyes and drifted off.
24:28But miles away, inside a cold holding cell, Carter was in a living hell.
24:33It wasn't the impending indictment, or Chloe's weeping, that kept him pacing the floor.
24:40The only thing eating away at his sanity was the memory of Jessica.
24:44Looking so fragile, yet so utterly safe.
24:48Wrapped in the arms of that mysterious billionaire.
24:53Who the hell was he?
25:00His mind was a toxic loop.
25:02Who the hell was that man?
25:04He was haunted by the image.
25:08It was impossible.
25:10There was no way she had remarried.
25:12She used to love him with a desperate devotion.
25:14In the winter, she'd complain about how cold his hands were.
25:18When he mentioned the hospital cafeteria food was garbage,
25:20she showed up at his department the very next day, carrying an insulated container.
25:26She did it every single day for three years.
25:29How could a love like that just vanish in three years?
25:32How could she just belong to someone else?
25:35Carter!
25:39They let me go!
25:41I told them I had nothing to do with that old malpractice suit!
25:45I told them!
25:47Let's get you home.
25:48But what about my mom?
25:50She's still locked in there!
25:54I'll handle it.
25:56I'll get her out.
25:57But the moment your mother walks free, Chloe,
26:00we are dead to each other.
26:03The transaction is over.
26:10What do you mean?
26:11Years ago, when Jessica and I first got married,
26:14we had absolutely nothing.
26:17When she got pregnant with Aiden,
26:19we were living in a freezing basement apartment.
26:23Your parents approached me.
26:24They offered me everything.
26:26A fast track into Boston General,
26:30unlimited research grants,
26:32elite status.
26:33The only condition was that I had to babysit you,
26:38protect you through residency,
26:40and clear your path.
26:43I thought I was just paying a debt,
26:45but your messes never ended.
26:47Every time I tried to take Jessica and leave,
26:51your family threw more money and favors at me,
26:55binding me tighter.
26:57Even with Aiden's death,
26:58I covered up your fatal negligence.
27:01I never loved you, Chloe.
27:04You were an anchor dragging my entire life into the mud.
27:08Now your father is ruined.
27:10I'll bail your mother out
27:11to clear my sleep with your family once and for all.
27:14After today, you are a stranger to me.
27:17Leaving Chloe behind at the precinct,
27:19Carter drove blindly back to Boston General.
27:22A desperate urge was clawing at his chest.
27:25He needed to see Jessica.
27:28He needed to find out where she lived,
27:30what her number was, anything.
27:31The truth was, seeing her at the alumni dinner
27:34hadn't been a nuisance.
27:36The moment she had pushed open that door,
27:38his hand had shoken so violently
27:40he almost dropped his scotch.
27:42He had used every ounce of his willpower
27:44to pretend he didn't care.
27:45He had secretly been thrilled,
27:47assuming she had tracked him down
27:48because she was still pathetic
27:49and hopelessly in love with him.
27:51When she showed up at his hospital the next day,
27:53he was entirely convinced
27:54it was a calculated play to get his attention.
27:56Why else would she choose his clinic
27:58out of all the hospitals in Boston?
28:00He had even enjoyed the thought
28:02of her faking an illness
28:03just to steal a few minutes with him.
28:05He strode purposefully into the VIP archives
28:08of the OBGME department,
28:10his expression hardening
28:11as he approached the charge nurse.
28:13Pull the medical file, Jessica Sinclair, immediately.
28:16The nurse turned,
28:17pulling a thick Marron folder
28:19from the secure cabinet.
28:20But as her eyes landed on the name,
28:22she hesitated,
28:24holding the file tightly against her chest.
28:27Dr. Vance?
28:30Why do you need her chart?
28:35Carter, do you have any idea
28:37what you almost did to me?
28:41What you did to her?
28:43You ordered us to drag her out of the VIP room
28:45and dump her on a hallway chair.
28:47You told the entire staff
28:49she was a psychotic fraud
28:51who was wasting our resources.
28:54Because you're the chief of surgery,
28:55we trusted your call.
28:57But when I went back to check the corridor,
29:00blood had pooled heavily
29:02on that plastic chair.
29:06It was dripping right onto the floor.
29:10We rushed her into an emergency DNC,
29:13but it was too late.
29:14She was nearly two months pregnant, Carter.
29:17And because of your orders,
29:18the baby is dead.
29:21She was pregnant?
29:25Yes.
29:26And the fetus was perfectly healthy.
29:29Everything on her prenatal panel
29:30was textbook perfect.
29:32She actually initiated a clinic transfer weeks ago,
29:35but the red tape delayed her files.
29:38The paperwork finally cleared today,
29:40but the baby is already gone.
29:44Carter couldn't breathe.
29:46A suffocating numbness spread from his chest
29:49to his fingertips.
29:50He slowly gripped the edge of the folder,
29:53his knuckles turning white
29:54as the heavy cardboard bowled under his grip.
29:59It hit him like a freight train.
30:01The man Blair had mentioned that day
30:03wasn't some hired actor.
30:07He was her actual husband.
30:10The OB-GYG visit wasn't a desperate stunt
30:13to run into him.
30:14It was a routine checkup.
30:15She hadn't been playing hard to get,
30:18and she certainly wasn't trying to force a reunion.
30:21She was treating him like a biohazard.
30:23She desperately needed to escape.
30:53Carter drove blindly through the city.
30:56Realizing he had absolutely no destination.
30:59Without Jessica,
31:00he hadn't truly had a home in years.
31:03Back during their marriage,
31:05he used to sit in his car for hours after a shift.
31:07He wasn't just tired,
31:09he was terrified of Aiden's screams,
31:10the endless piles of physical therapy logs,
31:13and Jessica's weeping eyes.
31:14He would sit in the dark,
31:15smoking one cigarette after another,
31:17only moving when the pack was empty.
31:19Now, even the home he wanted to escape was gone.
31:23He bought a case of whiskey,
31:24and drove to the empty estate he had purchased
31:27the year Aiden was diagnosed.
31:28After Jessica walked out,
31:30the mansion became a tomb.
31:31Jessica didn't know that he hadn't touched
31:33a single thing she and Aiden left behind.
31:35He walked into Aiden's bedroom,
31:37and dropped the whiskey onto the floor.
31:39In the corner sat therapy journals,
31:41their edges frayed from Jessica,
31:42constantly flipping through them.
31:44The toy chest was overflowing
31:45with expensive blocks and trucks,
31:47most of them unopened.
31:48Aiden couldn't play like normal kids.
31:49He only loved a cheap,
31:51red plastic spoon.
31:52He carried it everywhere until the handle snapped,
31:54and he still refused to let it go.
31:56Crayons were scattered across the rug.
31:57Aiden couldn't draw.
31:58He would just stab the crayons into the paper,
32:00leaving a chaotic mess of dots.
32:02Jessica had collected every ruined sheet,
32:03placing them in a leather binder with a smile,
32:05calling them Aiden's first masterpieces.
32:07Carter cracked open a bottle of whiskey
32:09and took a massive swig.
32:10He remembered when she was pregnant with Aiden.
32:12Her morning sickness was brutal.
32:13She lost 15 pounds and couldn't keep anything down.
32:16He was a junior resident then,
32:18coming home at 2 a.m. completely dead to the world.
32:20He remembered pushing the bathroom door open
32:21to find her shivering on the tile.
32:23Seeing him, she had offered a weak smile.
32:25You're finally home.
32:26I thought you were sleeping at the hospital tonight.
32:28Just clocked out.
32:29She hadn't complained once.
32:30She just walked over,
32:31gently unbuttoning his stiff dress shirt,
32:33telling him she had already drawn a hot bath for him.
32:35Back then, he took it entirely for granted.
32:37He felt entitled to her blind devotion.
32:39He was the Ivy League golden boy
32:40performing life-saving surgeries.
32:42It was only natural that she took care of him.
32:44He was part of the top-tier medical elite.
32:46She was a community college dropout making pennies.
32:49In high school, that gap didn't matter.
32:51He had loved her fiercely.
32:52He loved her laugh,
32:54the way her eyelashes fluttered,
32:55and how she would cry into his shoulder
32:57when she failed app calculus whispering,
33:00Am I just stupid, Carter?
33:02But somewhere along the way,
33:04the prestige,
33:05the titles,
33:06and the elite hospital boardrooms
33:08corrupted him.
33:09He had changed.
33:10It probably started with his first major paycheck.
33:14His income became five times hers,
33:17then ten times,
33:18then twenty.
33:19No matter how hard she worked,
33:22the financial gap between them
33:23widened into a chasm
33:25until he convinced himself
33:27he was single-handedly
33:28carrying the entire family.
33:32He paid the property taxes.
33:34He bought the cars.
33:37He bank-throwed Aiden's grueling therapy sessions.
33:48Her peltly salary
33:49couldn't even cover
33:50the monthly nanny fees.
33:52So,
33:53he felt entitled
33:54to his arrogance.
33:56After Aiden's diagnosis,
33:57he had secretly fantasized
33:58about what his life would look like
33:59if he had chosen Chloe instead.
34:01Marrying a senator's daughter
34:02would have saved him
34:03twenty years of grinding.
34:05He would be the youngest
34:06chief of surgery in the state,
34:07the next in line
34:08for hospital CEO,
34:09a literal god among men.
34:11And what did Jessica give him?
34:13An autistic child,
34:14an endless string
34:15of domestic crises,
34:17and a home
34:17that made him feel
34:18utterly ashamed
34:19in front of his peers.
34:21He felt cheated.
34:23He thought he deserved better.
34:26But he had been
34:27completely blind.
34:30While he was hiding
34:31in his car
34:32to escape the domestic chaos,
34:34Jessica was taking on
34:35freelance design projects
34:37until 3 a.m.
34:38just to pay down
34:39Aiden's staggering medical bills,
34:41only to drag herself
34:42out of bed at 6
34:43to make breakfast.
34:47To keep Aiden
34:48from having meltdowns
34:49in public,
34:50she lived out of
34:51a massive backpack
34:52filled with snacks,
34:54toys,
34:55and spare clothes.
34:57It was so heavy
34:58he could barely lift it
34:59with one hand.
35:01But she wore it
35:02for three years,
35:03until it left
35:04permanent raw wents
35:06on her shoulders.
35:11Carter another messy
35:12swip of whiskey,
35:13the alcohol spilling
35:14down his chin.
35:18God,
35:19he used to worship her.
35:21He spent two years
35:22chasing her in high school,
35:24writing 99
35:25handwritten love letters.
35:30He stuffed them
35:31in her locker,
35:33slipped them
35:34into her textbooks,
35:35and even threw
35:36a paper airplane
35:37through her classroom window,
35:38with I love you,
35:40inked across the wings.
35:44The day she finally
35:45said yes,
35:47he ran 10 laps
35:48around the track,
35:53until his knees bled.
35:59He had forgotten
36:00it all.
36:01He forgot
36:02she was his world,
36:04choosing only
36:05to see her flaws,
36:07her cheap degree,
36:09and her endless
36:10weeping.
36:14When Carter
36:15finally woke up,
36:16his skull felt
36:17like it was
36:17splitting in two.
36:18He pushed himself
36:19up from the hardwood
36:20as the empty whiskey
36:21bottle rolled away.
36:22It wasn't a natural
36:23awakening.
36:24Someone was slamming
36:25against the front door,
36:26the pounding
36:27didn't stop.
36:28A muffled voice
36:28was screaming his name.
36:29Stumbling across the foyer,
36:31he wrenched the door open.
36:32The blinding morning sun
36:33hit his eyes,
36:34forcing him to squint
36:34for a few seconds
36:35before he recognized
36:36the man on the porch.
36:37It was Miller,
36:37the high-stakes defense attorney
36:38who had handled
36:39the legal aftermath
36:39of Aiden's drowning.
36:40Miller didn't even
36:41wait for a greeting.
36:42He shoved a thick stack
36:43of legal documents
36:43straight into Carter's chest.
36:47I knew you'd be hiding
36:48out here.
36:52Are you seriously
36:53drinking right now?
36:57Do you have any idea
36:58what the hell is happening?
37:05The police just officially
37:06reopened Aiden's case.
37:08It's no longer classified
37:09as an accidental drowning.
37:11Someone leaked new evidence
37:12proving Chloe deliberately
37:13took him out of the hospital
37:14facility against protocol.
37:16The DA is looking
37:17to indict her
37:17for second-degree murder
37:18or gross criminal negligence.
37:20Do you realize
37:21how much illegal shit
37:22you signed off on
37:23to protect her
37:23over the years?
37:24If your paper track
37:25gets unsealed,
37:26losing your medical license
37:27will be the least
37:28of your worries.
37:29You'll be looking
37:30at felony accessory charges.
37:33There's an emergency
37:34preliminary hearing
37:35this afternoon.
37:36You're going head-to-head
37:38with Aiden's mother.
37:40Jessica hasn't stopped
37:41digging for three years
37:42and she's out for blood.
37:44So clean yourself up,
37:45put on a suit,
37:46and let's move.
37:51Carter moved automatically.
37:53Not because he feared
37:54the indictment
37:55or the loss of his prestige,
37:56but because Miller
37:57had uttered those words.
37:59Aiden's mother,
38:00Jessica,
38:01would be there.
38:02As he stood in front
38:03of the mirror,
38:03his hands shook so violently
38:05he couldn't form
38:06the knot on his tie.
38:07A migraine was pulsing
38:08mormoniously behind his eyes
38:10and his stomach
38:11chermed with every breath,
38:12but none of it mattered.
38:13He was going to see her.
38:15He even began rehearsing
38:16the script in his head.
38:18He would look into her eyes
38:19and give her the apology
38:20she deserved.
38:21He knew she wouldn't
38:22forgive him instantly,
38:24but that was fine.
38:25He would play the long game.
38:26He would win her back.
38:27He had all the time
38:28in the world.
38:29But the second Carter
38:30pushed open the double doors
38:31of the courtroom,
38:32his delusion shattered.
38:33Jessica was already seated
38:34at the plaintiff's table.
38:35She wore a tailored black coat,
38:37her hair let down
38:38and cascading over her shoulders.
38:39She turned her head,
38:40her gaze meeting his.
38:41There was no anger,
38:43no resentment.
38:44Her eyes were pools
38:45of absolute indifference.
38:47Yet,
38:47Carter's eyes
38:48were instantly pinned to her.
38:50Unable to look away
38:51from the queen
38:52he had so callously discarded.
38:54When I looked up
38:55and saw Carter,
38:56I instinctively
38:57knit my brows
38:58in disgust.
38:59He was standing
39:00by the side entrance,
39:01staring at me
39:02as if he'd seen a ghost,
39:04completely paralyzed.
39:05The person behind him
39:07had to shove him forward
39:08just to get him moving.
39:09He actually tripped
39:10over his own feet
39:11on the steps,
39:13nearly face-panting
39:14before Miller
39:15grabbed his arm
39:16to steady him.
39:17The second he caught
39:18his balance,
39:19his eyes locked
39:20right back upon me.
39:21Before I could look away,
39:22the world suddenly went dark.
39:24A large, warm palm
39:25slid over my face,
39:26long fingers gently
39:27but firmly blocking my view.
39:29The faint,
39:29clean scent of sandalwood
39:30and pine enveloped me,
39:32instantly shattering
39:32the suffocating connection
39:33to my past.
39:34How long are you
39:35going to stare, hmm?
39:36Lucas's voice
39:37drifted down from above,
39:38entirely unbothered.
39:40Mrs. Thorne,
39:40we have a case to win.
39:41Focus on the files.
39:43He didn't remove
39:43his hand immediately,
39:44his thumb lightly
39:45cocracing my temple
39:46in a slow stroke.
39:47Nearby,
39:48I heard Blair
39:48let out a soft,
39:49amused chuckle.
39:50I playfully bit my lip
39:52and looked up at Lucas
39:53as he seriously flipped
39:54through the legal briefs.
39:55He didn't look back,
39:57but the faint twitch
39:57at the corner of his lip
39:58gave him away.
39:59Preliminary hearing
40:00officially began.
40:02This indictment
40:02was a trap
40:03I had been setting
40:04for three excruciating years.
40:07I had never bought
40:08the accidental drowning lie.
40:10I knew in my soul
40:11Chloe had murdered Aiden.
40:13Even while living abroad,
40:14I flew back dozens of times
40:16hunting for the missing pieces.
40:17I tore Chloe's entire life apart,
40:21digging into her records
40:22from the day she was born.
40:23I discovered she had been
40:25using her father's
40:26political clout
40:26to brutally bully classmates
40:28since private high school,
40:30except it was always the victims
40:31who ended up expelled.
40:33Lucas never once complained
40:34about my obsession.
40:36Instead,
40:36he bought a private jet
40:38just to bypass
40:39the misery of commercial travel,
40:41flying with me
40:42to every lead,
40:43tracking down every whisper,
40:44and turning the state upside down.
40:47And finally,
40:48we found it.
40:49A blurry video
40:50shot by a bystander's phone.
40:52The footage was a living nightmare.
40:54When Aiden fell into the river,
40:55Chloe didn't just stand there.
40:57The video clearly showed
40:58her stomping her heel
40:59merciless onto his tiny fingers,
41:00crushing them against the stone bank
41:02to stop him from climbing out.
41:03When he screamed,
41:04she slapped his face
41:05over and over
41:06and slipped beneath
41:08the dark water.
41:09I was violently shaking
41:10in my seat
41:11as my attorney
41:12laid out the evidence
41:13from the high school expulsions
41:15to the horrific footage.
41:17A collective horrified gasp
41:19rippled through the gallery.
41:20Even the bailiffs looked sick.
41:22Carter sat frozen,
41:24his face completely drained of color.
41:26Does the defense wish
41:27to cross-examine or object?
41:29I braced myself,
41:31expecting a vicious fight.
41:32Carter had sacrificed
41:33everything for Chloe.
41:35He wouldn't let her fall easily.
41:36But to my absolute shock,
41:38he slowly shook his head.
41:40The judge hammered the gavel,
41:41adjourning the session
41:42for the next 48 hours.
41:44As I walked out with Lucas,
41:45muffled wailing echoed
41:46near the marble pillars.
41:48Chloe was collapsed
41:48against the wall,
41:49sobbing uncontrollably,
41:50while Mrs.
41:51Kensington stood over her,
41:52her face purple with rage.
41:53Carter stood before them,
41:54a hollow shell.
41:55Suddenly,
41:55Mrs. Kensington's hand flew out,
41:57slapping Carter hard
41:58across the face.
41:59He didn't even flinch.
42:00What the hell is wrong with you?
42:01My daughter is being crusailed
42:02and you don't say a damn word?
42:03Did our family fund
42:05your entire career
42:06just for you to
42:07tuck your tail
42:08and run?
42:09Mrs. Kensington didn't care
42:11about her high society
42:12reputation anymore.
42:13She grabbed Chloe
42:14and sank to her knees,
42:15weeping desperately
42:16at Carter's feet.
42:17You said it yourself.
42:17You said the kid
42:18was just autistic
42:18and it didn't matter
42:19if he died.
42:20Chloe was just scared.
42:21She didn't mean to kill him.
42:22You have to fix this
42:22for the next trial.
42:23Her father is locked up.
42:24You're the only one left
42:25who can save us.
42:26Carter looked down
42:27at the two pathetic women,
42:28a dangerous hesitation
42:29flickering in his eyes.
42:30I watched the disgusting display
42:31from the corner of the hallway,
42:33my chest tight.
42:34He suddenly felt my gaze,
42:35lifting his eyes past them
42:36to lock onto me.
42:37I immediately averted my eyes,
42:39completely sickened.
42:40I'm going to the restroom.
42:41I whispered to Lucas
42:43and walked away.
42:44Carter watched me walk away,
42:46then slowly turned his gaze
42:47back to the towering man
42:48standing a few feet away.
42:49His eyes narrowed
42:50as he studied Lucas' jawline.
42:52And then,
42:53a suppressed memory
42:54locked into place.
42:55He finally remembered
42:56where he had seen this face.
42:58High school,
42:59the quiet kid
43:00from the standard track class
43:01next door.
43:02The guy was a certified genius,
43:04but he had intentionally
43:06tanked his GPA
43:07and flunked quizzes
43:08just to get placed
43:09in the same standard-level
43:10English and history classes
43:12as Jessica.
43:13Yet,
43:14when the final STTs
43:15came around,
43:16he pulled a perfect 1600
43:17out of thin air,
43:18and MIT immediately
43:20came knocking.
43:21Lucas had once slipped
43:22a deeply personal love better
43:23into Jessica's locker.
43:25Carter had intercepted it,
43:27shredding it into pieces
43:28before she could ever see it.
43:30Carter had treated him
43:31like an irrelevant nobody.
43:33But now,
43:34Lucas caught the exact moment
43:36realization dawned
43:37on Carter's face.
43:38The silent war was over,
43:40and the victor
43:41had already been decided.
43:42A dark,
43:43devastatingly arrogant smirk
43:45played on Lucas' lips
43:46as he met Carter's eyes.
43:48When I stepped out
43:48of the restroom
43:49a few minutes later,
43:50a chaotic crowd
43:52had formed in the corridor.
43:53My heart dropped.
43:54I tore through the onlookers,
43:56my blood running
43:57completely cold.
43:58Carter had Lucas
43:59pinned to the marble floor,
44:01his fist smashing relentlessly
44:02into Lucas' jaw.
44:04Blood smeared across Lucas' jaw,
44:06but he wasn't fighting back.
44:07He wasn't even blocking the blows.
44:09He just lay there,
44:10perfectly still,
44:12letting Carter ruin him.
44:14As Carter raised his fist
44:16for another brutal strike,
44:18I lunged forward to stop him.
44:20But Lucas was faster.
44:21The moment he saw me
44:22lunging forward,
44:23his gaze shifted sharply.
44:25He finally raised his arm,
44:26his hand snapping shut
44:27around Carter's descending fist,
44:29like a steel trap.
44:30Carter froze,
44:32his jaw tightening
44:33as he tried to wrench
44:34his arm back,
44:35but he couldn't budge an inch.
44:37Lucas' grip was absolute iron.
44:39The pieces finally fell
44:41into place for Carter.
44:42The man he had just
44:42repeatedly struck
44:44possessed a terrifying,
44:46monstrous amount of strength.
44:47So why the hell
44:49hadn't he fought back?
44:50I didn't care what was running
44:51through Carter's twisted mind.
44:52All I knew
44:53was that he had laid his hands
44:55on my husband.
45:01What the hell
45:02is wrong with you?
45:03If you want to take
45:04Chloe's ruin out on someone,
45:05come at me!
45:06Why the hell
45:07are you attacking my husband?
45:09Have you two been
45:10sleeping together
45:10this entire time?
45:12Were you cheating on me
45:13before the ink
45:13on our divorce papers
45:14was even dry?
45:15I stared at him,
45:17utterly speechless.
45:18Stop playing
45:19the victim, Jessica!
45:21You've been living abroad
45:22with him this whole time,
45:23haven't you?
45:23Is that baby even his,
45:25or were you just
45:26running a scam?
45:27You couldn't wait
45:28to ditch me because
45:28you already had
45:29a billionaire sugar dad
45:30lined up, right?
45:31The sheer disgust
45:32tore through me.
45:33I raised my hand
45:34and slapped him again,
45:35harder this time
45:36until my entire plomb
45:37throbbed with a bumness.
45:39Carter finally fell silent.
45:40My eyes burned
45:41with unshed tears,
45:42but my voice
45:43was pure steel
45:44as I forced him
45:45to look at the reality
45:46he had erased.
45:47You know exactly
45:49what my life was like
45:50when I was married to you.
45:51Every single day
45:52was consumed
45:53by taking care of Aiden,
45:54cooking your meals,
45:55delivering your lunches,
45:56and running to therapy sessions.
45:59I didn't even have time
46:00to step outside for a coffee,
46:02let alone cheat.
46:03You dare ask
46:04if I was with someone else?
46:06Why don't you ask yourself
46:07if you ever once
46:08treated me like a human being,
46:09let alone your wife?
46:10I didn't waste
46:11another second on him.
46:13Turning on my heel,
46:14I grabbed Lucas' hand
46:16and pulled him down the hallway,
46:17the onlookers parting
46:18like the Red Sea.
46:20Once we turned the corner
46:22and ensured the coast was clear,
46:23I finally pulled him to a halt.
46:25throwing my arms
46:26around his neck,
46:27I buried my face
46:28in his chest,
46:29my voice thick with emotion.
46:31Why are you so stupid?
46:34Why didn't you fight back?
46:37Lucas caught me,
46:38the sheer momentum
46:39jolting him back half a step.
46:40He leaned down,
46:41his lips brushing
46:42against my ear
46:43as a dangerous chuckle
46:44vibrated in his chest.
46:46You'll see in a minute, sweetheart.
46:48I glared up at him,
46:50wiping a smear of blood
46:51from his swollen lip,
46:52but he just wore
46:53that maudeningly arrogant smirk.
46:55We climbed into Blair's SUV,
46:57and we hadn't even driven
46:58two Glocks before Blair
46:59thrust her phone
46:59right into my face.
47:00Look at this!
47:01Oh my God, Jess, look!
47:02And bleezed at the very top
47:03of X's nationwide trending page
47:04were our names,
47:05side by side.
47:06The courtroom corridor brawl
47:07had been captured
47:08from every single angle
47:09by the crowd,
47:10crystal clear audio and all.
47:12The internet was already
47:14losing its hate.
47:15The public was meticulously
47:17piecing the truth together,
47:19undercovering a gruesome
47:21jigsaw puzzle of horror.
47:30By the time the trial date arrived,
47:33the courthouse was a complete
47:35media circus.
47:36The gallery was packed to the gills
47:38with mainstream journalists,
47:40their heavy cameras and microphones
47:42crowding the rows.
47:43Outside, on the courthouse steps,
47:47hundreds of protesters
47:48stood shoulder to shoulder,
47:49holding massive banners
47:51reading,
47:52Justice for Aiden,
47:53and Autism Lives Matter.
47:55Mothers stood silently
47:57in the morning chill,
47:58holding bundles of hydrangeas,
48:00their eyes red,
48:01as they held their own
48:02special needs children close.
48:04Inside the courtroom,
48:06the atmosphere was suffocating.
48:08Chloe sat at the defense table,
48:10completely unrecognizable.
48:11The expensive designer's
48:13suits were gone.
48:15She looked emaciated,
48:18his face completely pale,
48:20and felt absolutely nothing.
48:22No pity,
48:23no mercy.
48:24The relentless public pressure
48:26had caused Mrs. Kensington
48:27to suffer a massive
48:29hemorrhagic stroke at home.
48:31She had been rushed to the ICU,
48:32and was currently in a
48:33vegetative coma.
48:35Chloe's legal team had begged
48:36the judge for emergency bail twice,
48:38just so she could visit
48:40her dying mother.
48:41Both requests were flatly denied.
48:45It was pure, unadulterated karma.
48:48The trial proceeded seamlessly,
48:50the state's evidence chain
48:52so ironclad,
48:53it left no room for doubt.
48:55When the final verdict was read,
48:57Chloe's legs completely gave out.
49:00Two burly bailiffs had to
49:01physically hoist her up by the arms
49:03just so she could face her sentence.
49:06Life in prison,
49:07with no possibility of parole
49:09for 25 years.
49:13Carter didn't even show up
49:15to watch her downfall.
49:16He was currently locked away
49:17in a federal holding cell,
49:19facing an indictment
49:20that was infinitely worse.
49:22Reopening Chloe's old
49:23malpractice case
49:24had opened a massive
49:25can of worms.
49:26To make matters worse,
49:27his psychological unraveling
49:29had finally caught up to him.
49:30A few days prior,
49:32while completely distracted
49:33and shivering from withdrawal,
49:35he had botched
49:35a routine thoracic procedure.
49:37He had accidentally
49:38severed a major artery,
49:40leaving a 20-year-old college student
49:42permanently brain dead.
49:44The boy's family
49:45fiercely rejected
49:46the hospital's
49:46multi-million dollar settlement
49:48and demanded criminal charges.
49:51Three days after Chloe's sentencing,
49:53the state medical board
49:55issued its final ruling.
49:56Carter's medical license
49:57was permanently revoked,
49:59barring him from ever
50:00touching a scalpel
50:01or entering a clinical facility
50:03for the rest of his life.
50:05Every single one
50:05of his luxury assets,
50:07his trust funds,
50:09the Boston mansion,
50:10his sports cars,
50:11was seized by federal marshals
50:13and auctioned off.
50:15His personal bank accounts
50:16were completely wiped to zero
50:18to pay for restitution.
50:19With all charges combined,
50:22he was sentenced to 30 years
50:24in maximum security.
50:26Word traveled fast
50:27inside the penitentiary walls.
50:29On his very first night,
50:31the inmates in his block
50:32recognized his face.
50:34They beat him half to death.
50:38They deliberately targeted his hands,
50:40stomping on his fingers,
50:42until the bones were crushed
50:45into splinters.
50:47Shouting that a corrupt doctor
50:51didn't deserve to keep his tools.
50:54Both of his wrists
50:55were broken twice.
50:57Over the next year,
50:59healing into mangled,
51:00us-less shapes.
51:02The brilliant surgeon
51:03was now just a crippled convict
51:05with hands that would
51:07never be able to hold a scalpel.
51:13A month later,
51:15the Boston sun
51:16was surprisingly warm,
51:17spilling a gentle light
51:18over the manicured lawns
51:20of the cemetery.
51:21Hey, Aiden,
51:22Mommy's here.
51:23We won, Aiden.
51:24The court case is over
51:25and the monsters
51:26are finally behind bars
51:27where they belong.
51:28You can rest easy now, sweetheart.
51:29Just safely up in heaven, okay?
51:34Wait for Mommy.
51:35And when I'm old and gray,
51:37I'll come find you.
51:40You have to remember
51:41what I look like.
51:42My voice immediately cracked,
51:44the heavy tears
51:45finally spilling over my lashes.
51:47A gentle breeze
51:48swept through the oak trees,
51:49making the vibrant hydrangea petals
51:51flutter softly,
51:52almost as if his tiny fingers
51:54were reaching out
51:55to brush against my cheek
51:56in response.
51:57I sat there on the grass
51:58with him for hours,
51:59talking until my throat
52:00felt parched.
52:02Finally,
52:02I looked up at the man
52:03who had been standing
52:04silently behind me
52:05the entire time,
52:06casting a protective shadow
52:08over me
52:08to shield me
52:09from the heat.
52:10Lucas.
52:14When I first lost Aiden,
52:15I was nothing
52:16but a walking corpse.
52:17I spent weeks
52:18locked in a room,
52:19refusing to eat,
52:20drink, or speak.
52:21The trauma
52:22completely fractured
52:23my mind,
52:24sending me
52:25spiraling into severe
52:26clinical depression
52:27and erratic manic episodes.
52:29I would suddenly scream,
52:30shatter everything,
52:32and slam my head
52:32against the wall.
52:33I woke up at 3 a.m.,
52:35weeping uncontrollably,
52:36completely oblivious
52:37to what was terrifying me.
52:39The world was a static,
52:41lifeless gray,
52:41and I wanted nothing more
52:43than to die.
52:44That was when Lucas
52:45stormed into my life.
52:47I had no idea
52:48how he tracked down a woman
52:49who had completely
52:50lost her mind.
52:51He dragged me out
52:52of that dark room.
52:53He forced me
52:54to see doctors,
52:55monitored my medication,
52:56and sat through
52:57endless, grueling
52:58therapy sessions.
52:59His private study
53:00bookshelves quickly filled
53:02with thick psychiatric
53:04textbooks,
53:05every single page
53:06dog-edged
53:07and covered
53:07in his precise handwriting.
53:09During my worst rages,
53:12I used to claw
53:13at his face,
53:15slam my fists
53:16against his chest,
53:18and scream
53:18the most toxic,
53:20venomous insults
53:22just to push him away,
53:24begging him to leave me
53:25and find a normal woman.
53:26He never flinched,
53:28not once.
53:28He bore the deep
53:29bite marks
53:30on his forearms,
53:31the angry scratch marks
53:32on his hands,
53:33and the dark bruises
53:34on his shoulders
53:35from the objects I threw.
53:37Yet,
53:38he never complained.
53:39Every time I snapped
53:40out of the hysteria
53:41and wept in absolute shame,
53:43he would just run
53:44his large hand
53:45through my hair,
53:46whispering,
53:47It's just a kitten scratch,
53:48Jessica.
53:49It doesn't hurt a bit.
53:49He spent 700 grueling days
53:52dragging me out of the abyss,
53:54never once asking
53:56when I'd finally be normal.
54:02It was only after
54:03I fully healed
54:04that I discovered
54:05he was the quiet genius
54:06who had slipped
54:07that shredded love letter
54:08into my high school locker.
54:11I remember cornering him
54:13in our penthouse kitchen,
54:15asking him directly,
54:16Why do you love me this much?
54:18Even after all this time?
54:20What is there to even like
54:21about a broken woman like me?
54:23The untouchable billionaire's ears
54:25had instantly flushed
54:26bright rims in.
54:27He looked away,
54:28clearing his throat
54:29with a rare shyness.
54:32I just do.
54:33There's no rhyme
54:34or reason to it.
54:35You just own me,
54:36Jessica.
54:37That was why
54:38when I finally
54:39got pregnant with his child,
54:42I was truly,
54:43completely happy.
54:45There was no anxiety,
54:46no fear.
54:47Memorized the OBGY's
54:49every word.
54:50Lucas noticed me
54:50staring up at him now
54:51from the grass.
54:52He narrowed the dark eyes,
54:53a lazy smile
54:54ticking at the corners
54:55of his lips.
54:56What are you looking at,
54:57hmm?
54:57The wind caught his hair,
54:58messy strands
54:59falling over his forehead.
55:00I smiled,
55:01reaching up to gently
55:02brush them out of his eyes.
55:03Just looking at my husband.
55:05The breeze danced between us,
55:06rustling the heavy silk
55:07of his suit jacket
55:08and swaying the blue hydranas
55:10at Aiden's feet.
55:11Lucas reached down,
55:12wrapping his armor
55:13on my shoulders
55:13and pulling me tightly
55:15into his chest.
55:16In the distance,
55:17a kite cut through the sky,
55:18soaring higher and higher
55:19between the clouds
55:20like a perfectly free bird.
55:23And I'll see you next time.
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