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00:02asher burst into my office in a frantic rush right as i stared at the vile comments flooding
00:07my phone screen who'd have thought a high society socialite sounds so raunchy in bed
00:12just like a cheap hooker she's so shameless between the sheets i'd kill to be the man in
00:17that audio is the guy in the recording ceo harrington did he get cuckolded he snatched
00:22my phone out of my hand don't read that i've already ordered legal to handle everything
00:28the trending searches are pulled and nearly all copies of the audio have been deleted
00:32this will never happen again i swear i lifted my gaze to meet his my eyes stung dry not a
00:38single
00:38tear would fall a swear asher harrington what do you have to back up your promises how many empty
00:45vows have you given me over these six years he shifted his gaze awkwardly avoiding my stare
00:50she's still young she doesn't grasp how serious this is i stared at him 20 years old and you call
00:57her a child who doesn't understand she intentionally labeled the file ceo blair weston's bedside audio
01:04she did this on purpose she wanted to ruin me asher reached out to touch my shoulder but i stepped
01:10sharply backward dodging him he sighed exasperated enough blair my pr team will clean up this mess
01:16it won't damage your reputation long term don't let your anger make you paint such cruel pictures of a
01:21kid cruel accusations i let out a bitter laugh staring straight through him do you even believe
01:27that line yourself when she first moved into our house three years ago she tossed our wedding rings
01:32down the toilet you said she was too young to know better swore it would never repeat that was ages
01:36ago
01:37she was only 10 back then 12 on my birthday she dumped full paint over my head humiliating me in
01:44front
01:44of every guest again you said she was just a clueless kid and promised it wouldn't happen again
01:50blair those are all distant memories
01:5414. she slipped laxatives into my coffee leaving me utterly humiliated in front of our business partners
02:02you called it an over-the-top prank excused her youth and swore no more mistakes
02:08i locked my eyes on his enunciating every word cold and clear 15. she edited fake photos of me and
02:17spread them all across her school once more you hid behind she's just young and gave me another
02:22worthless promise i put up with all of it before but this time she tried to nail me to a
02:27cross-labeled
02:28immoral woman for the whole world to mock and you're still set on shielding her
02:35regret flickered across his face his voice softened into pleading blair i know you're hurting
02:40but mia's still a child just forgive her this last time i swear i'm off with a sharp slap across
02:46his
02:46cheek all his pleas died on his tongue he froze a bright red handprint blooming slowly across his
02:52skin i don't want your promises or your compensation not anymore with that i grabbed my handbag and stormed
02:59out of the office today mia lowell would finally get the lesson she deserved asher and i arrived home
03:04one right after the other mia lowell curled up on the living room sofa glued to the tv with a
03:09giant
03:10tub of ice cream in her lap cream smudged all over her lips her face lit up the second she
03:16spotted us
03:16before she forced a look of wounded innocence uncle her voice dripped saccharine softness i didn't let
03:23her put on her performance any longer i strode over snatched the ice cream tub out of her hands and
03:28hurled it into the floor blair mia lowell shrieked what are you doing me a bitter ugly smile tugged at
03:35my lips i'm teaching you basic decency before she could react i struck her once across each cheek
03:42two crisp unmerciful cracks echoed through the room mia froze clutching her burning cheeks eyes blown wide
03:49with shock before she could react i struck her once across each cheek two crisp unmerciful cracks echoed
03:56through the room mia froze clutching her burning cheeks eyes blown wide with shock two seconds later
04:01she erupted into deafening wailing sighs
04:04oh god she hit me asher sprinted forward and shoved me hard away from her i lost my balance
04:10stumbling straight into the sharp edge of the coffee table a searing pain shot through my waist
04:15blair what is wrong with you he planted himself firmly in front of mia shielding her like a mother
04:20hen guarding her chicks why must you pick fights with a child he didn't spare me another glance only
04:26stroked mia's tear streaked face with tender concern it's all right mia uncle's here mia threw herself
04:32into asher's chest crying hysterically uncle i i was just curious curious rage made my whole body shake
04:41leaking private bedroom recordings of me online tagging my full name you call that curiosity asher harrington took a deep
04:49breath
04:49turned around and pulled mia lowell into his arms there now don't cry i'll make your aunt apologize to you
04:55he lifted his gaze to me blair regardless of what happened you had no right to lay hands on mia
05:01apologize to her at once the sight stung my eyes fiercely six years it had always been like this
05:07every single time when mia lowell made a mistake asher harrington would soothe her when i demanded justice asher harrington
05:13would say i lacked magnanimity
05:15when i grew furious asher harrington would call me overreacting now she'd gone even further trying to ruin my reputation
05:21completely yet here he stood ordering me to apologize asher my voice steadied calm to a degree that startled
05:27even myself you have to choose today either she leaves or i do asher harrington spun around to stare
05:34at me in shock blair what nonsense are you talking it's not nonsense i'm giving you one hour to decide
05:41if you haven't packed her things and sent her away by then i'll be the one walking out i walked
05:45toward
05:45the staircase blair asher harrington called after me i did not look back i climbed the stairs entered
05:51our bedroom and locked the door behind me sliding down to the floor against the doorframe i finally
05:55let myself break down and cry asher harrington and i had grown up side by side childhood sweethearts
06:01and we married the second we reached the legal age six years ago he'd traveled abroad on business and gotten
06:06caught up in civil unrest nearly losing his life it was mia lowell's mother who saved him shortly
06:11afterward she passed away entrusting her daughter to asher harrington's care i'd once been genuinely
06:16grateful to mia lowell's mother so i'd raised no objections when asher decided to take mia in but
06:21everything changed the moment mia lowell stepped foot into our home six years she'd grown fiercely
06:27possessive of asher harrington beyond what she called little pranks targeting me she could not stand to
06:32see asher and me share any affection she did everything in her power to tear our marriage
06:37apart time and again she'd pull asher away right when we were sharing an intimate moment time and
06:42again she'd sabotage every anniversary we planned back then asher would always say mia just lost her
06:48mother she's fragile and sensitive cut her some slack i'd never wanted to hold a grudge against a child
06:54but six years later the truth had finally sunk in all my patience and understanding had only
06:59emboldened her recklessness and enabled asher's increasingly blatant one-sided favoritism i was
07:04worn out i'd had enough my phone vibrated a message from my assistant popping up on the screen
07:09ms weston legal team reports most platforms have removed the audio clip though private circulation
07:14remains impossible to contain multiple journalists have reached out requesting interviews asking whether
07:19your relationship with mr harrington has collapsed and pressing for details about the man heard in
07:23recording i wiped away my tears and typed a reply no comment to all external inquiries release an
07:29official statement on the company website claiming the audio is maliciously fabricated we have filed a
07:34police report also harrington corporation issued an identical public statement just now reading my
07:39assistant's final line a bitter laugh bubbled up inside me asher harrington certainly moved fast
07:44protecting his company his reputation his precious mia and ostensibly protecting me too but what good was
07:50any of it a single press release could not erase the traces scattered across the internet my phone
07:55vibrated once more this time a text from asher harrington blair open the door stop throwing
08:00a tantrum i ignored it more messages rolled in from him i know you're upset but you can't
08:06corner me like this is still just a kid her mother's last words i didn't finish reading the message
08:12and powered off my phone entirely an hour later i unlocked the bedroom door asher harrington stood right
08:18outside a document clutched in his hand blair we need to talk talk about what i asked flatly
08:24asher harrington held out the document toward me a divorce agreement hitting her left mia with severe
08:29emotional trauma she's completely unhinged threatening to hurt himself if i don't divorce you
08:33she just tried to cut her wrists it took everything i had to restrain her her mother entrusted her to
08:38me on her deathbed i cannot betray that trust let's get a nominal divorce for now just to calm her
08:43down
08:43i took the agreement my fingers turning ice cold without skimming a single line i flipped straight
08:48to the signature page and scrawled my name asher harrington looked stunned by how readily i signed
08:54he stepped forward to pull me into an embrace but i gently pushed him away blair it's all fake
08:59just a ruse to pacify a child it's only temporary you can move into the villa in the western suburbs
09:04for
09:04the time being and once mia's mood stabilizes you'll come back i'll come to you every fine i'll pack and
09:09leave at once blair i know how wronged you feel i'll make this up to you i promise six years
09:14of
09:15empty promises to make it up to me i no longer cared for any of them i dragged my suitcases
09:20down
09:20the stairs where mia lowell sat on the living room sofa eating food the second she spotted me she
09:26flinched like a frightened little rabbit and hid behind asher harrington's back don't be scared mia
09:31i've sent the bad woman away after speaking asher harrington shot me a pleading look i walked out
09:38of the house where we'd spent 10 years of our lives leaving him staring after me waiting for
09:42remorse i would never give the villa in the western suburbs sat far from the city center i stood in
09:47the empty living room with only two suitcases beside me holding my most important documents
09:51a small selection of clothes and a positive pregnancy test stick that showed two distinct lines
09:56asher harrington and i had been married for a decade early on we both wanted to build our
10:01careers first to prove ourselves to our families and cherished our undisturbed life as a couple
10:05of years so we put off having children by the time we were ready to start a family mia had
10:10already
10:10come to live with us to spare mia's feelings we decided to wait a few more years that delay had
10:16stretched all the way to today i had not told asher harrington about the pregnancy i feared
10:20mia's all-consuming possessiveness would drive her to harm my child even if our divorce became
10:25official i would keep this baby after all the bye family needed an heir it was past nine at night
10:30when asher showed up he brought late night snacks his face a mix of immense relief and faint
10:36ingratiating eagerness he set the food containers down on the table blair have something to eat i
10:42sidestepped him and walked over to sink onto the sofa how's mia asher followed and sat beside me
10:47seeing the divorce papers calmed her down a little is that so asher took my hand and this time i
10:53didn't
10:53pull away right away i know you took all the blame today but try to understand me just hold on
10:59another
10:59two years once she turns 18 i'll give her a lump sum of money and send her away he spoke
11:05with heartfelt
11:06sincerity even glistening tears shimmering in his eyes once upon a time i would have softened for him
11:11again i slipped my hand free i'm worn out i want to turn in early asher stared at me seemingly
11:16searching
11:16for more emotion on my face all right rest well everything you need is here tell me straight
11:22away if you're missing anything i still need to head back to mia's place after all the chaos today
11:26i'm worried about her i'll come see you tomorrow i stood up my voice calm and even laced with a
11:32hint
11:32of thoughtful consideration fine tomorrow when you come over we can head straight to the civil affairs
11:36bureau to file for divorce at my words a blend of gratitude and overwhelming relief washed over asher's
11:43face he took a step forward trying to embrace me once more yet an accidental shift of my foot left
11:48him grasping thin air blair thank you for thinking of me like this marrying you is the greatest fortune
11:53of my entire life asher's greatest luck drive safe i offered no response to his so-called gratitude
11:59merely turning to walk toward the staircase it was only after i heard the hum of a car engine start
12:05and
12:05fade into the distance downstairs that i slowly exhaled the breath i'd been holding captive all along
12:11fortune asher i won't grant you this kind of fortune any longer the next day asher arrived bright and
12:17early to pick me up he hurried to open the car door for me careful don't bump your head his
12:22hand
12:22naturally hovering over the roof to shield my head he'd done this for over a decade ever since we were
12:27dating and all through our marriage never once faltering yet some things had long since changed
12:32beyond recognition on the drive to the civil affairs bureau asher turned on soft music chopin's
12:37nocturne the piece we'd played at our wedding blair do you remember when we were little we'd play house
12:43every boy wanted to be your groom but you turned all of them down and chose only me
12:46i remember you said back then that you'd marry me when we grew up i did marrying you is the
12:52happiest
12:52thing that's ever happened to me you have no idea how many people envy me when our turn came the
12:57clerk
12:57glanced up at us she asked are you two filing for divorce of your own free will yes i answered
13:03without
13:04hesitation asher hesitated a beat before responding uh yes have you brought all your documents i unzipped my
13:11bag and handed over all the prepared paperwork one by one asher watched my movements his eyes clouded
13:17with tangled emotions all set here's your acceptance receipt there's a 30-day cooling off period either
13:23party may withdraw the application at any point during these 30 days once the period ends you must
13:28both come back together to complete the official divorce procedures the two thin slips of paper felt as
13:34heavy as lead weights asher took them and stuffed them straight into his briefcase i'll take these back to
13:39show mia she nearly slit her wrist again last night seeing this ought to lift her spirits and stop her
13:44from doing anything reckless i said nothing and headed straight for the parking lot inside the car asher
13:50opened his mouth several times as if wanting to speak yet held back each time we stopped at a red
13:56light
13:56and he finally worked up the courage his voice cautious and tentative blair why aren't you saying
14:01anything are you upset if you've changed your mind we can turn around right now and revoke the application
14:07i i'm not upset i just didn't sleep well last night right now mia's happiness matters more than
14:14anything once she's in a better headspace we can remarry i acted impulsively yesterday i shouldn't
14:20have hit her you go home and look after her it was true i hadn't slept a wink the night
14:26before i'd
14:27tossed and turned mapping out every step of my future one hand resting lightly on my lower belly
14:32silently promising the little one growing inside that they would grow up happy and fulfilled even
14:37without a father i didn't care whether mia was happy or not my only worry was that asher would
14:42catch wind of my true intentions making it far harder to finalize the divorce later on i had to
14:48indulge him with a few placating words to ease his worries this arrangement suited me fine oh that's good
14:54that's such a relief i'll come pick you up this evening let's have dinner at cloud peak i booked the
14:59window table you can see the entire city skyline from there you've had a rough day today let's
15:03unwind just the two of us i knew exactly what this candlelit dinner signified it was his way of
15:11compensating and comforting me after i'd played the compliant understanding wife in this fake divorce
15:16charade it was the same cycle we'd fallen into over the past six years every time conflict arose mia
15:23misbehaved and he soothed her i bore all the hurt and he made it up to me only this time
15:29the price of
15:29his compensation was the legal status of our marriage the official document that would sever
15:34our bond in the eyes of the law all right i agreed asher's eyes lit up instantly brimming with gratitude
15:41relief he lifted a hand to brush my cheek but i turned my gaze forward just in time the light's
15:46green
15:47i murmured oh right he pulled his hand back and restarted the car the vehicle rolled to a stop
15:51outside the weston group headquarters asher spoke firmly i'll pick you up after work don't drive
15:56yourself you're worn out all right i unbuffled my seat belt ready to step out dear he called out before
16:02i could leave i glanced back at him his lips parted as if he had more to say yet all
16:06that escaped was a
16:06soft murmur i'll see you tonight tonight i shut the car door and walked straight into the office tower
16:12without a backward glance i cleared my schedule and headed straight for my parents house instead
16:17dear what brings you by at this hour you look dreadful mother set down her gardening magazine
16:23and hurried over to me father poked his head out of the study his brows creasing into their familiar
16:28frown something wrong at the company their faces lined with concern tightened my throat for years to
16:33spare them worry and cling to my foolish pride i'd never laid out every ugly detail about mia they only
16:39knew asher had taken in the daughter of the man who'd saved his life and that i'd been generous and
16:43understanding they had no idea how every single day beneath that veneer of grace had not a way at me
16:50mom dad forcing my voice to stay steady i need to talk to you about something mother settled beside me
16:56and wrapped her warm hands around my cold ones what's happened did you fight with asher i shook my
17:01head pulled the receipt for our filed divorce application from my bag and laid it gently on the
17:05coffee table silence crashed over the living room in an instant this what is this mother's voice trembled
17:12asher and i submitted our divorce registration today there's a 30-day cooling off period before
17:17the divorce is finalized why did asher do something or was it you dad i cut him off and told
17:23them
17:23everything that had unfolded since mia moved into our home he suggested a fake separation but i want a
17:28real divorce neither parent spoke for a long heavy moment father was the first to break the hush we
17:35understand and will respect whatever choice you fully thought through don't mention this to the
17:39harrington's for now we don't want complications i've grown tired of staying cooped up at home
17:43lately anyway it's high time i traveled a little i read between father's lines easily the harrington
17:49partnership was no burden i needed to shoulder even if our marriage collapsed he could secure other
17:53reliable business partners without hassle it's true i haven't caught up with my girlfriends in ages
17:59i've missed them terribly mother's words carried another unspoken promise no one would paint me as
18:05one who ruined this marriage when word got out more than that she made it clear she could line
18:09up far better suitors for me the second the divorce went through thank you both of you stepping out of
18:15my parents home a massive weight lifted from my chest arranged marriages tied two families together
18:19not just two people a divorce always demanded a carefully crafted public narrative if word spread
18:25that i'd ended the marriage over a gratitude child the westons would suffer irreparable
18:29reputational damage i couldn't let my parents be put in a vulnerable position which was why i'd come
18:33to prepare them in advance as for the harringtons this mess belonged to asher harrington alone
18:38dinner at the cloud top restaurant was flawless the skyline view was breathtaking the cuisine
18:43exquisitely plated and asher unfailingly attentive he'd splurged on an extravagant gift far pricier than
18:49any previous peace offering he'd given me i smiled and accepted it leaning into warmer softer affection
18:55toward him through the meal after dinner he drove me back to our west suburban villa and naturally
18:59followed me out of the car and inside the house if you stay here tonight won't mia throw a fit
19:04she
19:04won't mia saw our divorce filing paperwork at the civil affairs bureau today i just called the nancy
19:11mia's in a great mood she even practiced her piano voluntarily tonight i told her i'd be working
19:16overtime and she didn't fuss one bit pride glowed across his face as he spoke he stepped behind me
19:22looping his arms around my waist his warm breath fanning the shell of my ear dear let me stay with
19:29you tonight it's been days since we've been together pregnancy had left my body far more sensitive my
19:35cravings sharper than usual his touch sent a faint shiver racing down my spine i knew exactly what he
19:41wanted and i could feel my own body's quiet yearning legally we were still spouses bound by valid marriage
19:48papers i did not push him away clothes scattered across the floor as the air thickened with heat
19:53his lips crashed down on mine and i squeezed my eyes shut trying to lose myself in the physical sensation
19:59to block out all the suffocating truths hanging over us we were teetering on the edge of peak pleasure
20:05barely clinging to self-control when asher's phone blared shrilly from the nightstand it was a custom
20:12ringtone set exclusively for mia his entire body went rigid his movements halted and his hand
20:19instinctively shot out for the device i gasped tangling my arms tighter around his back asher
20:25don't answer i need you hold on dear it's mia calling this late she might be he pulled away and
20:31sat upright grabbing the phone and answering it instantly mia what's wrong his voice still carried
20:40a rough breathless edge yet overwhelming worry and fondness flooded every syllable mia's tearful
20:47garbled sobs crackled through the line something about being scared and having a nightmare don't
20:53be frightened sweet girl uncle's here i'll be right over i promise he didn't spare me a single glance
20:59after hanging up he swung his legs over the bed and scrambled to dress in a panic dear mia's having
21:04night
21:05terrors i have to go take good care of yourself he turned to leave asher my voice stopped him
21:10eerily calm he glanced over his shoulder a messy mix of guilt urgency and thinly veiled irritation
21:16etched into his features dear this isn't the time for a fight
21:22i slowly sat up and pulled the quilt over myself asher in your heart does it mean that whenever she
21:28needs you you can leave immediately even right now a flicker of remorse crossed his face dear you know
21:35she was frightened because you hit her i promised her mother be good obey me i'll make it up to
21:40you
21:40later with that he did not wait to hear another word from me and hurried away the heat and emptiness
21:46his touch had stirred in me cut off all of a sudden mixed with a sharp stabbing pain in my
21:51chest nearly
21:52suffocating me i swung my legs over the bed and padded barefoot into the bathroom i skipped the hot water
21:58and twisted the cold tap wide open the cold water washed away the heat from my body and slowly cleared
22:04my muddled mind a faint protesting flutter stirred low in my abdomen and i turned the tap off immediately
22:10i couldn't hurt the baby to avoid seeing asher and give myself more time to get over him i told
22:15my
22:15assistant to arrange a month-long in-depth market research trip to the southwest my destination was
22:21the alps a place far enough away and breathtakingly beautiful when the plane touched down at the airport
22:26the highland sunlight was bright yet piercing i checked into a secluded mountain view hotel with
22:32the year-round snow-capped peaks of the alps stretching right outside my window no one here
22:36knew blair nor did anyone care about gossip surrounding mrs harrington i was merely a quiet
22:41traveler here to clear my head my days fell into a calm steady rhythm by day i handled work at
22:46the hotel
22:47corresponding with my lawyer and leah carter to steadily push forward my plans occasionally i wandered
22:52through ancient towns or hired a local guide to visit remote little frequented villages the little
22:58life inside me stayed peaceful i would often rest a hand on my stomach i can give you a better
23:03life
23:03all on my own asher video called me every single day on the screen dark tired shadows hung beneath his
23:09eyes blair i took mia to see a therapist today on a friend's advice the doctor said her possessiveness
23:17towards me is trauma from when her mother died saving me back then she lacks a sense of security
23:22and needs time to be guided when she grows older and more sent of her things will get better i
23:27smiled
23:27softly at him yes i understand how are things with you when will you come back i miss you the
23:34survey
23:34has just started probably by the end of the month i hung up the video call the next day asher
23:40called again
23:40the doctor says mia's condition is improving the treatment is working that's excellent all our
23:47efforts haven't been in vain we video chatted every day exchanging words of longing he repeated
23:52over and over that he missed me and begged me to return i always smiled and reminded him if we
23:58head
23:58back now and mia has an emotional relapse won't all our efforts go to waste if it weren't for your
24:04understanding i really wouldn't know what to do on the final day of our divorce cooling off period i booked
24:09my return flight at the same time my phone buzzed with an encrypted email from leah carter
24:14miss weston all investigation findings have been compiled the truth is far more shocking than we
24:20could have imagined the second i stepped out of the arrivals gate asher pulled me tightly into his arms
24:25he'd brought flowers and gifts thoughtful to a fault as if trying to make amends for something
24:31in the car his grip on the steering wheel tightened blair mia's state has worsened recently she somehow
24:37found out our divorce was fake i hope we wouldn't have to take this final step but it looks like
24:42we
24:42have to file the official paperwork as long as she gets better our sacrifices don't matter i'd had the
24:48maid accidentally leak the truth about the fake divorce to mia i'd guessed she'd throw a fit what i
24:53hadn't expected was how readily asher agreed to finalize the divorce for good without a single moment
24:59of hesitation she was causing trouble every day constantly questioning whether i was deceiving her
25:04and saying i was failing her mother's trust she even threatened to hang herself jump from buildings
25:10or cut her wrists i really understand children have strong possessiveness and cannot bear grievances
25:15she will be better when she grows older we headed straight to the civil affairs bureau afterward asher
25:20had clearly pulled strings ahead of time the process was rushed through in minutes the official
25:24steel stamp pressed down and two divorce certificates slid across the counter toward us
25:28i let out a quiet sigh of relief outside the civil affairs bureau asher stared down please stay away
25:34for a while these days mia is too emotionally agitated i'm afraid she might act again in an
25:38extreme way and hurt you i said nothing reaching into my bag and handing him a thick manila folder
25:43what is this during my time in the alps i couldn't understand it at all what kind of family
25:50could raise a child like mia so they had someone i never got to finish my sentence before mia came
25:56charging straight at us that wicked woman bullied me beat me and even swollen my face and you still
26:02met her secretly i can't live on anymore i'm gonna die right here for you to see mia stop it
26:11this is
26:12right outside the civil affairs bureau embarrassment and panic flashed across asher's face he tried to pry the
26:17girl clinging to him like an octopus off his body but she held on for dear life he quickly pulled
26:23the
26:23brand new divorce certificate from the inner pocket of his suit jacket look i came here to divorce blair
26:28legally we have nothing to do with each other anymore she won't be in our lives anymore and she
26:33definitely won't bully you again are you satisfied now mia's crying cut off abruptly she snatched the
26:39divorce certificate seconds later a brilliant blinding smile spread across her face and she threw herself
26:45back into asher's arms i knew it i knew uncle ash loved me the most that horrible woman's finally
26:50gone it'll just be you and me from now on asher stiffened slightly yet he lifted a hand to pat
26:55her
26:55back all right you've seen the certificate for yourself so you have to believe me now stop throwing
27:01tantrums go back take your medicine and cooperate with your doctor's treatment i stood quietly off to
27:06the side the whole time a mere bystander watching this farce that revolved around me only after
27:11they'd finished clinging to each other did i step forward slowly mia instantly sprang out of asher's
27:16embrace like a wild beast whose territory had been invaded throwing her arms wide to shield him
27:21you shameless woman can't you take a hint uncle ash already divorced you why do you keep pestering him
27:26get lost he's mine and he'll only ever be mine asher's gaze landed on me filled with that familiar
27:33almost pleading look i knew all too well his eyes spoke a silent plea blair don't upset her please
27:38she only just calmed down i read him clearly even offering him an understanding knowing smile then i
27:43held out the manila envelope in my hands my voice calm and steady mia you've misunderstood your uncle
27:49and i are already divorced i have no intention of plesting him i only came to give him a parting
27:55gripped after all we were married once let's part on good times for some reason those words that
28:01mention of a parting gift enraged mia in an instant a gift i don't want your lousy present
28:08she shrieked shoving me hard i was caught off guard the envelope slipped from my grasp and fluttered to
28:13the ground and her brute force sent me crashing to the floor asher's face paled he rushed over to steady
28:19me his tone tight with alarm blair are you all right did you hurt yourself i winced my hand flying
28:25instinctively to my lower abdomen a dull throbbing pain shot through me my complexion drained of
28:30color in an instant fine beads of cold sweat breaking out across my forehead asher take me to
28:36the hospital hurry asher nodded frantically okay okay we'll go right now and bent down to lift me
28:43into his arms uncle mia let out another shrill scream she lunged forward and shoved me away again
28:48stay away from him i tumbled to the ground once more rolling nearly two meters away mia planted herself
28:54squarely in front of asher arms outstretched to block him tears streaming down her face her eyes wild
29:00and desperate i knew it i knew you were lying to me the second she acts hurt you feel sorry
29:07for her
29:07i don't want to live anymore i'll kill myself right here asher glanced between the hysterical mia and me
29:15pale and sweating through my pain his features twisted with raging conflict and agony in the end
29:20he shot me a begging look before pulling mia tight into his embrace mia darling i didn't lie to you
29:26blair and i really are divorced look you've got the certificate right there but his tone sharpened
29:31slightly it was wrong of you to push blair like that what if you seriously hurt her go apologize to
29:36her and then we'll head home okay mia stamped her feet i won't she attacked me first she deserves it
29:42she brought you some stupid parting gift just to cling to you and seduce you again i hate her still
29:47seething her gaze snapped to the manila envelope lying on the ground she darted over and stomped
29:52furiously repeatedly crushing the envelope beneath her feet parting gift i'll ruin your stupid parting
29:58gift trash uncle ash doesn't want any of it i'll stamp it to pieces she ranted and cursed as she
30:05trampled it without mercy the cramping in my abdomen grew worse by the second and i could feel warm
30:09liquid slowly seeping down my legs panic surged through me and i begged through gritted teeth take me to the
30:15hospital please this is the last thing i'll ever ask asher stared at my contorted agonized face clear
30:23worry and guilt flickering across his features panic flaring for a split second his lips parted as if he
30:29meant to agree but he turned away all the same blair we're divorced now it wouldn't be appropriate for
30:35me to drive you to the hospital he fumbled for his phone and started dialing emergency services
30:40don't panic i'll call an ambulance right away it'll be here soon the doctors will
30:44just then a sharp-eyed middle-aged woman in the crowd gasped pointing at the ground beneath me
30:50good heavens look at all the blood could she be losing the baby
30:55the words losing the baby crashed over asher like a thunderclap his finger froze mid-dial he stood rigid
31:01as a statue jerking his head up to stare at me then darted a horrified glance at the dark damp
31:06stain
31:06streaked with shocking scarlet at my feet mia clung tightly to asher's arm glowering at the woman who'd
31:12spoken that's a lie don't talk nonsense it's just her period everyone gets those stop overreacting
31:18she's just faking pain to win uncle ash's sympathy manipulative witch hearing that asher visibly
31:24relaxed he did remember my cycle fell around these days yeah that's enough let's go home his voice
31:28carried unyielding firmness yet beneath it rushed a desperate urge to escape he took two steps forward
31:34paused but never turned back blair the ambulance will arrive shortly you'll be fine as he left he
31:41snatched the manila envelope off the ground while mia wasn't looking i watched his retreating back a
31:46bitter twisted laugh tearing out of me asher everything between us is truly over from this
31:52moment on our paths diverge forever never to cross again i lost the baby do i regret it more than
31:59anything
31:59do i hate with every fiber of my being that little life had been bound to me by blood the
32:05doctor said
32:06if i'd received proper medical help just a few minutes sooner there might have been hope but there
32:10are no second chances in life perhaps the bond between me and my child was simply too fragile
32:15too fleeting to last i call the police they arrive quickly i lean back against the hospital bed and tell
32:21them everything that happened the chain of evidence is complete the facts are clear by the time asher
32:27harrington gets there the officers have just finished taking my statement he freezes when he
32:31sees the police then rushes over tense and anxious blair you look so pale whenever you had period cramps
32:39before i was always the one taking care of you i brought you brown sugar ginger tea it's still warm
32:44have some he tries to handle today's mess the way he always handled things before i'm sorry blair
32:49i really didn't mean for today to happen i had no idea mia would charge at you like that
32:53i calmed her down and came straight over please don't be mad at me okay before he can say another
32:57word the young officer beside him speaks up sternly you are mia lellard's current legal guardian mr
33:02harrington correct asher harrington blinks turns and nods his voice already defensive yes that's right
33:08mrs weston has filed a complaint against mia lover for assault causing bodily harm as her guardian
33:13you are required to cooperate with the investigation and arrange for mia lover to come in for questioning
33:18the officer states asher harrington whips his head toward me as if i've just spoken nonsense blair
33:24do you even know what you're doing this is a family matter mia's just a kid she didn't know
33:29any better she shoved you playigly how could you call the police tell them it's a misunderstanding
33:34tell them this is a domestic issue that we can handle it ourselves he softens his voice blair i know
33:41you're angry i didn't bring you to the hospital it's all my fault i apologize we're a family let's settle
33:46this at home don't air our dirty lumber in public all right i pull out the divorce certificate and
33:50hand it to the officer officer we're divorced this is not a domestic issue please proceed according to
33:56the law blair you've lost your mind the divorce was fake it was just for mia's sake and you know
34:02it
34:02over something this small you're gonna ruin mia she's still a child why do you have to make things
34:07so hard for a little kid so you fell what's all this drama about he turns to the officer trying
34:12to
34:13explain officer don't listen to her we have a great relationship this is just a marital spit
34:17she's emotional mr harrington the divorce certificate is authentic legally you are no
34:23longer married the officer cuts him off handing him the medical report with a stern tone take a good
34:28look this is not a small matter ms weston was shoved with such force that she suffered abdominal
34:32trauma resulting in the arrest of embryo development at approximately eight weeks of
34:35pregnancy that is a miscarriage this is aggravated assault or playing around now i need you to
34:39cooperate immediately and arrange for mia lowston to come in if you refuse we will go to your home
34:44and take her into custody miscarriage no that can't be asher harrington doesn't believe it
34:50he takes the report blankly his eyes scanning it in a daze when the cold medical terms traumatic
34:56miscarriage arrested embryonic development hit him his whole body jerks his fingers go slack and
35:01the report flutters to the floor he turns to me voice trembling blair tell me this isn't true please
35:07i don't look away my eyes are red it's true the doctor said that if we had gotten here just
35:12a
35:13minute or two earlier maybe the baby could have been saved but he drops straight to his knees
35:17beside the bed it's my fault i killed our child if i had brought you to the hospital i'm a
35:22monster
35:23he slaps himself across the face hard enough that his cheek reddens instantly i'm so sorry blair
35:29i regret it listen to me i regret it so much slap after slap his cheeks swell his eyes turn
35:36blood
35:36sweat tears and snot stream down his face he's completely shattered i turn my head calmly and
35:41say to the officers thank you for your help and if you don't mind could you get him out of
35:46here he's
35:46very loud the officers exchange a glance then step forward and pull the still self-flagellating asher
35:51harrington to his feet mr harrington please come with us to the station for further investigation as
35:56they drag him out he struggles to look back at me his gaze broken blair i'm sorry i'm so sorry
36:02i'll make it up to you i promise i don't look at him i don't listen the ward door closes
36:06and all the
36:07noise is cut off the world falls silent again i lean back against the headboard listening to my own
36:12steady breathing and the distant hum of traffic outside the window my hand rests on my belly empty
36:17now still aching daily tears finally slip down silently not for the child he lost not for the farce of
36:23a
36:23marriage for the woman who endured six years waited six years and finally gave up completely and now that
36:29woman can finally be buried for good early the next morning asher harrington arrives he's carrying
36:34a thermos dark circles under his eyes stubble shadowing his jaw he looks like he hasn't slept all
36:38night martha says a miscarriage really drains your energy so you need proper nourishment
36:46i had martha buy the best old hen and i added angelica red dates and gochi berries
36:55i simmered it over low heat for over three hours skipped off every bit of oil try it right it
37:01shouldn't
37:01be greasy he places a small bowl of golden clear chicken soup in front of me his gaze eager even
37:06groveling i don't take it i don't even look at him my eyes stay fixed on the gray sky outside
37:11the
37:11window his hand freezes midair slowly he sets the bowl back on the cabinet and sits down by my bed
37:17he
37:17reaches out trying to take the hand that rests on the blanket i pull my hand away blair his voice
37:22is
37:22hoarse thick with tears his eyes reddening again i know i was wrong i really i know how terribly wrong
37:29i was i didn't sleep all night every time i closed my eyes i saw you lying in that pool
37:33of blood and
37:34and our baby we never got to meet he lowered his head and rubbed his hands helplessly
37:39i gave me a severe scolding she knows she was wrong she's been so scared she can't even eat
37:46she's only 16 she lost her head for a moment blair please for her youth and ignorance give her one
37:54last chance okay if she really goes in if she got a criminal record her whole life will be ruined
38:01she's still so young i can't just stand by and watch he knelt before me again i've made up my
38:07mind
38:08once you're discharged we'll remarry i'll send mia to the best professional facility from then on
38:16i'll stay by your side never leave you and never let you suffer again finally i turned my head and
38:21looked at him calmly asher how magnimalist of you for the person who killed your child
38:30you're giving your all asher harrington shuddered and closed his eyes in pain
38:36it's my fault all my fault i shouldn't have left you i was stupid i was blind punish me if
38:44you want
38:45hit me curse me make me do anything please just spare mia this time i'll compensate you i'll
38:51compensate you for everything whatever you want i'll give it he collapsed by the bed his forehead
38:55against the edge his shoulders shaking violently blair i know i've wronged you wronged our child
39:02but mia's mother she died saving me she entrusted her only daughter to me i have to take care of
39:07me i can't abandon her i really can't he kept repeating his guilt his helplessness his debt of
39:13gratitude each word dripping with blood as if he were the most pitiable most powerless person in the
39:18world i was unmoved only staring at him coldly i understand and i sympathize with your having no choice
39:26but my child is not your sacrificial offering to repay a favor you as a father can remain indifferent
39:33but i as a mother must seek justice for her he suddenly raised his head a flash of resentment in
39:41his
39:41eyes blair isn't there some responsibility on your side too he looked at me with anger and grievance
39:50you were pregnant why didn't you tell me if you had told me earlier even if mia was raising hell
39:56at the
39:56time i would have rushed you to the hospital immediately maybe the baby could have been saved
40:02is it is it like mia said that you deliberately didn't tell me on purpose that you wanted to see
40:10me
40:11blame myself see me feel guilty and torture me this way
40:21the sharp sound of a slap cut him off harshly asher harrington's face was knocked to the side and a
40:26clear handprint quickly appeared on his cheek he held his face staring at me in shock as if he
40:32couldn't believe i would hit him asher harrington i must have been blind to fall for someone like you
40:39why didn't i tell you do you really not know i leaned forward staring into his stunned eyes i just
40:46wanted to protect my child i was afraid that if mia found out she would go crazy and harm my
40:52baby
40:53i took every precaution worried day and night but in the end i still couldn't prevent it and you who
41:00claimed to love me were right there beside me watching me in pain watching me bleed hearing my
41:07desperate pleas and then you turned around and hugged the person who pushed me leaving me to the ambulance
41:12like an afterthought my voice trembled not from sadness but from sheer fury and absurdity and now
41:18you have the nerve to turn the tables on me and stab me in the heart asher we grew up
41:24together over 20
41:26years of bond what did i ever do wrong to deserve this from you the ward fell silent only my
41:33stifled
41:33breathing and his heavy ragged breaths could be heard the forced grievance and accusation on his face
41:39crumbled under my barrage of questions leaving nothing but pale embarrassment and shame with nowhere
41:45to hide he opened his mouth as if to defend himself but no sound came out i withdrew my gaze
41:50no longer looking at him and turned back to the window i can sign a settlement agreement his eyes lit
41:58up
42:00really i knew it i knew it my blair is the kindest as long as you sign i promise this
42:07is the last time
42:08i'll send mia far away and she'll never appear before you again i'll use everything i have to
42:13compensate you to make up for the pain of losing our child we we can still have children in the
42:19future
42:20then we'll have a boy and a girl a son like me a daughter like you and we'll asher don't
42:26get ahead
42:26of yourself i cut off his rosy fantasy listen to my terms first name them i'll agree to anything he
42:33said eagerly i looked him in the eye and word by word laid out the condition i had long prepared
42:38one that would cripple him first the 20 of harrington corporation shares in your name must be
42:45unconditionally transferred to me in full second all cash real estate and investment accounts in your
42:52personal name must also be unconditionally transferred to me every last cent the air in
42:58the ward froze all the color drained from asher harrington's face he opened his mouth but no sound
43:05came out 20 of harrington corporation shares plus the 10 i already owned as a bridal gift 30 that was
43:12already the largest private stake outside of his father's enough to stir waves on the board and balance
43:18even threaten the harrington's control and all his personal assets that meant if he signed he would
43:24go from a billionaire heir of harrington corporation to an empty shell overnight with nothing but his
43:30family trust no cash flow no properties no resources he could use freely watching asher harrington hesitate
43:36i smiled softly you can choose not to give it mia latwell's intentional injury causing miscarriage is
43:43solidly proven she's only 16 but she won't be spared one bit of the responsibility she must bear
43:51he closed his eyes and when he opened them again his gaze was ashen
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