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00:02asher burst into my office in a frantic rush right as i stared at the vile comments flooding
00:08my 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
00:23my 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
00:39tear 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
01:17it 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
01:37ago
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
01:51blair those are all distant memories
01:5614. she slipped laxatives into my coffee leaving me utterly humiliated in front of our business partners
02:03you 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
02:15she edited fake photos of me and spread them all across her school
02:19once more you hid behind she's just young and gave me another worthless promise
02:24i put up with all of it before but this time she tried to nail me to a cross-labeled
02:28immoral woman
02:29for the whole world to mock and you're still set on shielding her
02:35regret flickered across his face his voice softened into pleading
02:39blair i know you're hurting but mia's still a child just forgive her this last time i swear
02:44i'm off with a sharp slap across his cheek all his pleas died on his tongue
02:48he froze a bright red handprint blooming slowly across his skin
02:53i don't want your promises or your compensation not anymore
02:56with that i grabbed my handbag and stormed out of the office
03:00today mia lowell would finally get the lesson she deserved asher and i arrived home one right
03:05after the other mia lowell curled up on the living room sofa glued to the tv with a giant
03:10tub of ice cream in her lap cream smudged all over her lips her face lit up the second she
03:16spotted us before she forced a look of wounded innocence uncle her voice dripped saccharine softness
03:22i didn't let her put on her performance any longer i strode over snatched the ice cream
03:27tub out of her hands and hurled it into the floor blair
03:30mia lowell shrieked what are you doing me a bitter ugly smile tugged at my lips i'm teaching
03:37you basic decency before she could react i struck her once across each cheek two crisp unmerciful
03:44cracks echoed through the room mia froze clutching her burning cheeks eyes blown wide with shock
03:50before she could react i struck her once across each cheek two crisp unmerciful cracks echoed through
03:56the room mia froze clutching her burning cheeks eyes blown wide with shock two seconds later she
04:02erupted into deafening wailing sobs oh god she hit me asher sprinted forward and shoved me hard away
04:08from her i lost my balance stumbling straight into the sharp edge of the coffee table a searing pain
04:14shot through my waist blair what is wrong with you he planted himself firmly in front of mia shielding
04:19her like a mother hen guarding her chicks why must you pick fights with a child he didn't spare me
04:25another glance only stroked mia's tear-streaked face with tender concern it's all right mia
04:30uncle's here mia threw herself into asher's chest crying hysterically uncle i i was just curious
04:37curious rage made my whole body shake leaking private bedroom recordings of me online tagging
04:45my full name you call that curiosity asher harrington took a deep breath turned around and pulled
04:51mia lowell into his arms there now don't cry i'll make your aunt apologize to you he lifted his gaze
04:56to me blair regardless of what happened you had no right to lay hands on mia apologize to her at
05:03once
05:03the sight stung my eyes fiercely six years it had always been like this every single time when mia lowell
05:09made a mistake asher harrington would soothe her when i demanded justice asher harrington would say
05:14i lacked magnanimity when i grew furious asher harrington would call me overreacting now she'd
05:19gone even further trying to ruin my reputation completely yet here he stood ordering me to
05:23apologize asher my voice steadied calm to a degree that startled even myself you have to choose today
05:30either she leaves or i do asher harrington spun around to stare at me in shock blair what nonsense are
05:38you talking it's not nonsense i'm giving you one hour to decide if you haven't packed her things
05:43and sent her away by then i'll be the one walking out i walked toward the staircase blair asher harrington
05:48called after me i did not look back i climbed the stairs entered our bedroom and locked the door
05:52behind me sliding down to the floor against the doorframe i finally let myself break down and cry asher
05:58harrington and i had grown up side by side childhood sweethearts and we married the second we reached the
06:03legal age six years ago he'd traveled abroad on business and gotten caught up in civil unrest
06:08nearly losing his life it was mia lowell's mother who saved him shortly afterward she passed away
06:13entrusting her daughter to asher harrington's care i'd once been genuinely grateful to mia lowell's
06:18mother so i'd raised no objections when asher decided to take mia in but everything changed the
06:23moment mia lowell stepped foot into our home six years she'd grown fiercely possessive of asher harrington
06:29beyond what she called little pranks targeting me she could not stand to see asher and me share
06:33any affection she did everything in her power to tear our marriage apart time and again she'd pull
06:39asher away right when we were sharing an intimate moment time and again she'd sabotage every anniversary
06:45we planned back then asher would always say mia just lost her mother she's fragile and sensitive
06:51cut her some slack i'd never wanted to hold a grudge against a child but six years later the truth
06:56had finally sunk in all my patience and understanding had only emboldened her recklessness
07:00and enabled asher's increasingly blatant one-sided favoritism i was worn out i'd had enough my phone
07:06vibrated a message from my assistant popping up on the screen ms weston legal team reports most
07:11platforms have removed the audio clip though private circulation remains impossible to contain
07:15multiple journalists have reached out requesting interviews asking whether your relationship with
07:20mr harrington has collapsed and pressing for details about the man heard in the recording
07:24i wiped away my tears and typed a reply no comment to all external inquiries release an official
07:29statement on the company website claiming the audio is maliciously fabricated we have filed a police
07:34report also harrington corporation issued an identical public statement just now reading my assistant's
07:40final line a bitter laugh bubbled up inside me asher harrington certainly moved fast protecting his
07:45company his reputation his precious mia and ostensibly protecting me too but what good was any of it a
07:51single press release could not erase the traces scattered across the internet my phone vibrated
07:55once more this time a text from asher harrington blair open the door stop throwing a tantrum
08:01i ignored it more messages rolled in from him i know you're upset but you can't corner me like this
08:07mom is still just a kid her mother's last words i didn't finish reading the message and powered off
08:13my phone entirely an hour later i unlocked the bedroom door asher harrington stood right outside
08:19a document clutched in his hand blair we need to talk talk about what i asked flatly asher harrington
08:26held out the document toward me a divorce agreement hitting her left mia with severe emotional trauma
08:30she's completely unhinged threatening to hurt himself if i don't divorce you she just tried to
08:35cut her wrists it took everything i had to restrain her her mother entrusted her to me on her deathbed
08:39i
08:39cannot betray that trust let's get a nominal divorce for now just to calm her down i took the
08:44agreement my fingers turning ice cold without skimming a single line i flipped straight to the
08:49signature page and scrawled my name asher harrington looked stunned by how readily i'd sighed he stepped
08:55forward to pull me into an embrace but i gently pushed him away blair it's all fake just a ruse
09:01to
09:01pacify a child it's only temporary you can move into the villa in the western suburbs for the time being
09:05and once mia's mood stabilizes you'll come back i'll come to you every night 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
09:15of
09:15empty promises to make it up to me i no longer cared for any of them i dragged my suitcases
09:20down the
09:21stairs where mia lowell sat on the living room sofa eating fruit 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
09:48the
09:48empty living room with only two suitcases beside me holding my most important documents a small
09:52selection of clothes and a positive pregnancy test stick that showed two distinct lines asher harrington
09:58and i had been married for a decade early on we both wanted to build our careers first to prove
10:02ourselves to our families and cherished our undisturbed life as a couple so we put off having
10:07children by the time we were ready to start a family mia had already come to live with us
10:11to spare mia's feelings we decided to wait a few more years that delay had stretched all the way to
10:17today i had not told asher harrington about the pregnancy i feared mia's all-consuming possessiveness
10:22would drive her to harm my child even if our divorce became official i would keep this baby
10:27after all the bye family needed an heir it was past nine at night when asher showed up he brought
10:33late night snacks his face a mix of immense relief and faint ingratiating eagerness he set the food
10:38containers down on the table blair have something to eat i sidestepped him and walked over to sink onto
10:44the sofa how's mia asher followed and sat beside me seeing the divorce papers calmed her down a little
10:50is that so asher took my hand and this time i didn't pull away right away i know you took
10:55all
10:56the blame today but try to understand me just hold on another two years once she turns 18 i'll give
11:03her
11:03a lump sum of money and send her away he spoke with heartfelt sincerity even glistening tears shimmering
11:09in his eyes once upon a time i would have softened for him again i slipped my hand free i'm
11:14worn out i
11:14want to turn in early asher stared at me seemingly searching for more emotion on my face all right rest
11:19well everything you need is here tell me straight away if you're missing anything i still need to
11:24head back to mia's place after all the chaos today i'm worried about her i'll come see you tomorrow i
11:29stood up my voice calm and even laced with a hint of thoughtful consideration fine tomorrow when you
11:35come over we can head straight to the civil affairs bureau to file for divorce at my words a blend
11:40of
11:40gratitude and overwhelming relief washed over asher's face he took a step forward trying to embrace me
11:46once more yet an accidental shift of my foot left him grasping thin air blair thank you for thinking
11:51of me like this marrying you is the greatest fortune of my entire life asher's greatest luck
11:57drive safe i offered no response to his so-called gratitude merely turning to walk toward the staircase
12:02it was only after i heard the hum of a car engine start and fade into the distance downstairs that
12:07i
12:07slowly exhaled the breath i'd been holding captive all along fortune asher i won't grant you this kind of
12:14fortune any longer the next day asher arrived bright and early to pick me up he hurried to
12:19open the car door for me careful don't bump your head his hand naturally hovering over the roof to
12:24shield my head he'd done this for over a decade ever since we were dating and all through our marriage
12:29never once faltering yet some things had long since changed beyond recognition on the drive to the civil
12:34affairs bureau asher turned on soft music chopin's nocturne the piece we'd played at our wedding
12:41blair do you remember when we were little we'd play house every boy wanted to be your groom but
12:45you turned all of them down and chose only me i remember you said back then that you'd marry me
12:49when we grew up i did marrying you is the happiest thing that's ever happened to me you have no
12:55idea
12:55how many people envy me when our turn came the clerk glanced up at us she asked are you two
13:01filing for
13:01divorce of your own free will yes i answered without hesitation asher hesitated a beat before
13:06responding yes have you brought all your documents i unzipped my bag and handed over all the prepared
13:13paperwork one by one asher watched my movements his eyes clouded with tangled emotions all set here's
13:20your acceptance receipt there's a 30-day cooling off period either party may withdraw the application
13:25at any point during these 30 days once the period ends you must both come back together to complete
13:30the official divorce procedures the two thin slips of paper felt as heavy as lead weights asher took
13:36them and stuffed them straight into his briefcase i'll take these back to show mia she nearly slit
13:41her wrist again last night seeing this ought to lift her spirits and stop her from doing anything
13:45reckless i said nothing and headed straight for the parking lot inside the car asher opened his mouth
13:51several times as if wanting to speak yet held back each time we stopped at a red light and he
13:57finally
13:57worked up the courage his voice cautious and tentative blair why aren't you saying anything
14:02are you upset if you've changed your mind we can turn around right now and revoke the application i
14:07i'm not upset i just didn't sleep well last night right now mia's happiness matters more than anything
14:14once she's in a better headspace we can remarry i acted impulsively yesterday i shouldn't have hit her
14:21you go home and look after her it was true i hadn't slept a wink the night before i'd tossed
14:27and
14:28turned mapping out every step of my future one hand resting lightly on my lower belly silently
14:33promising the little one growing inside that they would grow up happy and fulfilled even without a
14:38father i didn't care whether mia was happy or not my only worry was that asher would catch wind of
14:43my true intentions making it far harder to finalize the divorce later on i had to indulge him with a
14:49few
14:49placating words to ease his worries this arrangement suited me fine oh that's good that's such a relief
14:56i'll come pick you up this evening let's have dinner at cloud peak i booked the window table
14:59you can see the entire city skyline from there you've had a rough day today let's unwind just the two
15:05of us
15:08i knew exactly what this candle lit dinner signified it was his way of compensating and comforting me
15:13after i'd played the compliant understanding wife in this fake divorce charade it was the same cycle
15:19we'd fallen into over the past six years every time conflict arose mia misbehaved and he soothed her
15:25i bore all the hurt and he made it up to me only this time the price of his compensation
15:30was the
15:31legal status of our marriage the official document that would sever our bond in the eyes of the law
15:36all right i agreed asher's eyes lit up instantly brimming with gratitude relief he lifted a hand to
15:43brush my cheek but i turned my gaze forward just in time the light's green i murmured oh right he
15:49pulled his hand back and restarted the car the vehicle rolled to a stop outside the weston group
15:53headquarters asher spoke firmly i'll pick you up after work don't drive yourself you're worn out
15:57all right i unbuckled my seat belt ready to step out dear he called out before i could leave i
16:03glanced
16:03back at him his lips parted as if he had more to say yet all that escaped was a soft
16:07murmur i'll see you
16:08tonight tonight i shut the car door and walked straight into the office tower without a backward
16:13glance i cleared my schedule and headed straight for my parents house instead dear what brings you
16:20by at this hour you look dreadful mother set down her gardening magazine and hurried over to me father
16:25poked his head out of the study his brows creasing into their familiar frown something wrong at the
16:29company their faces lined with concern tightened my throat for years to spare them worry and cling to my
16:35foolish pride i'd never laid out every ugly detail about mia they only knew asher had taken in the
16:40daughter of the man who'd saved his life and that i'd been generous and understanding they had no
16:45idea how every single day beneath that veneer of grace had gnawed away at me mom dad forcing my voice
16:52to stay steady i need to talk to you about something mother settled beside me and wrapped her warm hands
16:57around my cold ones what's happened did you fight with asher i shook my head pulled the receipt for our
17:03filed divorce application from my bag and laid it gently on the coffee table silence crashed over the
17:08living room in an instant this what is this mother's voice trembled asher and i submitted our divorce
17:14registration today there's a 30-day cooling off period before the divorce is finalized why did asher do
17:20something or was it you dad i cut him off and told them everything that had unfolded since mia moved
17:25into
17:26our home he suggested a fake separation but i want a real divorce neither parent spoke for a long
17:31heavy moment father was the first to break the hush we understand and will respect whatever choice
17:37you've fully thought through don't mention this to the harringtons for now we don't want complications
17:41i've grown tired of staying cooped up at home lately anyway it's high time i traveled a little i read
17:47between father's lines easily the harrington partnership was no burden i needed to shoulder
17:51even if our marriage collapsed he could secure other reliable business partners without hassle
17:56it's true i haven't caught up with my girlfriends in ages i've missed them terribly mother's words
18:02carried another unspoken promise no one would paint me as the one who ruined this marriage when word got
18:07out more than that she made it clear she could line up far better suitors for me the second the
18:12divorce went through thank you both of you stepping out of my parents home a massive weight lifted from my
18:17chest arranged marriages tied two families together not just two people a divorce always demanded a
18:22carefully crafted public narrative if word spread that i'd ended the marriage over a gratitude child
18:27the westons would suffer irreparable reputational damage i couldn't let my parents be put in a
18:32vulnerable position which was why i'd come to prepare them in advance as for the harringtons this
18:36mess belonged to asher harrington alone dinner at the cloud top restaurant was flawless the skyline view
18:42was breathtaking the cuisine exquisitely plated and asher unfailingly attentive he'd splurged on an
18:48extravagant gift far pricier than any previous peace offering he'd given me i smiled and accepted
18:53it leaning into warmer softer affection toward him through the meal after dinner he drove me back to
18:58our west suburban village and naturally followed me out of the car and inside the house if you stay
19:03here tonight won't mia throw a fit she won't mia saw our divorce filing paperwork at the civil affairs
19:08bureau today i just called the nancy mia is in a great mood she even practiced her piano voluntarily
19:15tonight i told her i'd be working overtime and she didn't fuss one bit pride glowed across his face
19:20as he spoke he stepped behind me looping his arms around my waist his warm breath fanning the shell
19:26of my ear dear let me stay with you tonight it's been days since we've been together pregnancy had left
19:33my body far more sensitive my cravings sharper than usual his touch sent a faint shiver racing down my
19:40spine i knew exactly what he wanted and i could feel my own body's quiet yearning legally we were
19:46still spouses bound by valid marriage papers i did not push him away clothes scattered across the floor
19:52as the air thickened with heat his lips crashed down on mine and i squeezed my eyes shut trying to
19:58lose
19:58myself in the physical sensation to block out all the suffocating truths hanging over us we were
20:04teetering on the edge of peak pleasure barely clinging to self-control when asher's phone blared
20:10shrilly from the nightstand it was a custom ringtone set exclusively for mia his entire body went rigid
20:17his movements halted and his hand instinctively shot out for the device i gasped tangling my arms tighter
20:24around his back asher don't answer i need you hold on dear it's mia calling this late she might be
20:31he pulled away and sat upright grabbing the phone and answering it instantly mia what's wrong
20:39his voice still carried a rough breathless edge yet overwhelming worry and fondness flooded every
20:46syllable mia's tearful garbled sobs crackled through the line something about being scared and having a
20:52nightmare don't be frightened sweet girl uncle's here i'll be right over i promise he didn't spare
20:58me a single glance after hanging up he swung his legs over the bed and scrambled to dress in a
21:03panic
21:04dear mia's having night terrors i have to go take good care of yourself he turned to leave asher my
21:10voice stopped him eerily calm he glanced over his shoulder a messy mix of guilt urgency and thinly veiled
21:16irritation etched into his features dear this isn't the time for a fight
21:23i slowly sat up and pulled the quilt over myself asher in your heart does it mean that whenever she
21:29needs you you can leave immediately even right now a flicker of remorse crossed his face dear you know
21:36she was frightened because you hit her i promised her mother be good obey me i'll make it up to
21:41you
21:41later 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
21:58water and twisted the cold tap wide open the cold water washed away the heat from my body and slowly
22:04cleared my muddled mind a faint protesting flutter stirred low in my abdomen and i turned the tap off
22:10immediately i couldn't hurt the baby to avoid seeing asher and give myself more time to get over
22:15him i told my assistant to arrange a month-long in-depth market research trip to the southwest
22:20my destination was the alps a place far enough away and breathtakingly beautiful when the plane
22:26touched down at the airport the highland sunlight was bright yet piercing i checked into a secluded
22:31mountain view hotel with the year-round snow-capped peaks of the alps stretching right outside my window
22:36no one here knew blair nor did anyone care about gossip surrounding mrs harrington i was merely a
22:41quiet traveler here to clear my head my days fell into a calm steady rhythm by day i handled work
22:47at
22:47the hotel corresponding with my lawyer and leah carter to steadily push forward my plans occasionally
22:52i wandered through ancient towns or hired a local guide to visit remote little frequented villages the
22:58little life inside me stayed peaceful i would often rest a hand on my stomach i can give you a
23:03better
23:03life all on my own asher video called me every single day on the screen dark tired shadows hung
23:09beneath his eyes blair i took mia to see a therapist today on a friend's advice the doctor said her
23:17possessiveness towards me is trauma from when her mother died saving me back then she lacks a sense
23:22of security and needs time to be guided when she grows older and more sent of her things will get
23:27better i smiled softly at him yes i understand how are things with you when will you come back i
23:33miss
23:34you the survey has just started probably by the end of the month i hung up the video call the
23:39next day
23:40asher called again the doctor says mia's condition is improving the treatment is working that's excellent
23:46all our efforts 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
23:59back 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
24:09i booked my return flight at the same time my phone buzzed with an encrypted email from leah carter
24:15miss weston all investigation findings have been compiled the truth is far more shocking than we could
24:21have imagined the second i stepped out of the arrivals gate asher pulled me tightly into his arms he'd
24:26brought flowers and gifts thoughtful to a fault as if trying to make amends for something in the car
24:32his grip on the steering wheel tightened blair mia's state has worsened recently she somehow found out our
24:38divorce was fake i hope we wouldn't have to take this final step but it looks like we have to
24:42file the
24:43official paperwork as long as she gets better our sacrifices don't matter i'd had the maid accidentally
24:49leak the truth about the fake divorce to mia i'd guessed she'd throw a fit what i hadn't expected
24:54was how readily asher agreed to finalize the divorce for good without a single moment of hesitation
25:00she was causing trouble every day constantly questioning whether i was deceiving her and
25:05saying 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 grieftes
25:16she 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 steel
25:25stamp pressed down and two divorce certificates slid across the counter toward us i let out a quiet
25:30sigh of relief outside the civil affairs bureau asher stared down please stay away for a while these
25:35days mia is too emotionally agitated i'm afraid she might act again in an extreme way and hurt you
25:40i said nothing reaching into my bag and handing him a thick manila folder what is this during my time
25:46in the alps i couldn't understand it at all what kind of family could raise a child like mia so
25:53they had
25:53someone i never got to finish my sentence before mia came charging straight at us that wicked woman bullied
25:59me beat me and even swollen my face and you still met her secretly i can't live on anymore i'm
26:08gonna die
26:08right here for you to see mia stop it this is right outside the civil affairs bureau embarrassment and
26:15panic flashed across asher's face he tried to pry the girl clinging to him like an octopus off his body
26:21but she held on for dear life he quickly pulled the brand new divorce certificate from the inner pocket of
26:26his suit jacket look i came here to divorce blair legally we have nothing to do with each other
26:31anymore she won't be in our lives anymore and she definitely won't bully you again are you satisfied
26:36now mia's crying cut off abruptly she snatched the divorce certificate seconds later a brilliant
26:42blinding smile spread across her face and she threw herself back into asher's arms i knew it i knew
26:48uncle ash loved me the most that horrible woman's finally gone it'll just be you and me from now on
26:53asher stiffened slightly yet he lifted a hand to pat her back all right you've seen the certificate for
26:58yourself so you have to believe me now stop throwing tantrums go back take your medicine
27:03and cooperate with your doctor's treatment i stood quietly off to the side the whole time a mere
27:08bystander watching this farce that revolved around me only after they'd finished clinging to each other
27:13did i step forward slowly mia instantly sprang out of asher's embrace like a wild beast whose territory
27:19had been invaded throwing her arms wide to shield him you shameless woman can't you take a hint uncle
27:24ash already divorced you why do you keep pestering him get lost he's mine and he'll only ever be mine
27:31asher's gaze landed on me filled with that familiar almost pleading look i knew all too well his eyes
27:36spoke a silent plea blair don't upset her please she only just calmed down i read him clearly even
27:41offering him an understanding knowing smile then i held out the manila envelope in my hands my voice calm
27:47and steady mia you've misunderstood your uncle and i are already divorced i have no intention of
27:53plesting him i only came to give him a parting gripped after all we were married once let's part
27:58on good times for some reason those words that mention of a parting gift enraged mia in an instant
28:04a gift i don't want your lousy present she shrieked shoving me hard i was caught off guard the envelope
28:12slipped from my grasp and fluttered to the ground and her brute force sent me crashing to the floor
28:17asher's face paled he rushed over to steady me his tone tight with alarm blair are you all right did
28:23you hurt yourself i winced my hand flying instinctively to my lower abdomen a dull throbbing pain shot
28:29through me my complexion drained of color in an instant fine beads of cold sweat breaking out across
28:34my forehead asher take me to the hospital hurry asher nodded frantically okay okay we'll go right
28:42now and bent down to lift me into his arms uncle asher mia let out another shrill scream she lunged
28:47forward and shoved me away again stay away from him i tumbled to the ground once more rolling nearly
28:53two meters away mia planted herself squarely in front of asher arms outstretched to block him
28:58tears streaming down her face her eyes wild and desperate i knew it i knew you were lying to me
29:04the second she acts hurt you feel sorry for her i don't want to live anymore i'll kill myself right
29:11here asher glanced between the hysterical mia and me pale and sweating through my pain his features
29:18twisted with raging conflict and agony in the end he shot me a begging look before pulling mia tight into
29:24his embrace mia darling i didn't lie to you blair and i really are divorced look you've got the
29:29certificate right there but his tone sharpened slightly it was wrong of you to push blair like
29:33that what if you seriously hurt her go apologize to her and then we'll head home okay mia stamped her
29:39feet i won't she attacked me first she deserves it she brought you some stupid parting gift just to
29:45cling to you and seduce you again i hate her still seething her gaze snapped to the manila envelope
29:50lying on the ground she darted over and stomped furiously repeatedly crushing the envelope beneath
29:55her feet parting gift i'll ruin your stupid parting gift trash uncle ash doesn't want any of it i'll
30:02stamp it to pieces she ranted and cursed as she trampled it without mercy the cramping in my abdomen
30:08grew worse by the second and i could feel warm liquid slowly seeping down my legs panic surged
30:13through me and i begged through gritted teeth take me to the hospital please this is the last thing i'll
30:20ever ask asher stared at my contorted agonized face clear worry and guilt flickering across his
30:26features panic flaring for a split second his lips parted as if he meant to agree but he turned away
30:31all the same blair we're divorced now it wouldn't be appropriate for me to drive you to the hospital
30:37he fumbled for his phone and started dialing emergency services don't panic i'll call an ambulance
30:42right away it'll be here soon the doctors will just then a sharp-eyed middle-aged woman in the crowd
30:47gasped pointing at the ground beneath me good heavens look at all the blood could she be losing
30:54the baby the words losing the baby crashed over asher like a thunderclap his finger froze mid-dial
31:01he stood rigid as a statue jerking his head up to stare at me then darted a horrified glance at
31:06the
31:06dark damp stain streaked with shocking scarlet at my feet mia clung tightly to asher's arm glowering at
31:12the woman who'd spoken that's a lie don't talk nonsense it's just her period everyone gets those
31:17stop overreacting she's just faking pain to win uncle ash's sympathy manipulative witch hearing that
31:23asher visibly relaxed he did remember my cycle fell around these days yeah that's enough let's go home
31:28his voice carried unyielding firmness yet beneath it rushed a desperate urge to escape he took two
31:34steps forward paused but never turned back blair the ambulance will arrive shortly you'll be fine as
31:41he left he snatched the manila envelope off the ground while mia wasn't looking i watched his
31:46retreating back a bitter twisted laugh tearing out of me asher everything between us is truly over
31:52from this moment on our paths diverge forever never to cross again i lost the baby do i regret it
31:59more than
31:59anything do i hate with every fiber of my being that little life had been bound to me by blood
32:05the doctor said if i'd received proper medical help just a few minutes sooner there might have
32:10been hope but there are no second chances in life perhaps the bond between me and my child was simply
32:15too fragile too fleeting to last i call the police they arrive quickly i lean back against the hospital
32:21bed and tell them everything that happened the chain of evidence is complete the facts are clear
32:26by the time asher harrington gets there the officers have just finished taking my statement
32:31he freezes when he sees the police then rushes over tense and anxious blair you look so pale
32:38whenever you had period cramps before i was always the one taking care of you i brought you brown sugar
32:43ginger tea it's still warm have some he tries to handle today's mess the way he always handled things
32:48before i'm sorry blair i really didn't mean for today to happen i had no idea mia would charge at
32:53you
32:53like that i calmed her down and came straight over please don't be mad at me okay before he can
32:57say
32:58another word the young officer beside him speaks up sternly you are mia lellard's current legal guardian
33:02mr harrington 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
33:14you are required to cooperate with the investigation and arrange for mia lover to come in for questioning
33:18the officer states that matter asher harrington whips his head toward me as if i've just spoken
33:23nonsense blair do you even know what you're doing this is a family matter mia's just a kid she didn't
33:29know any better she shoved you playigly how could you call the police tell them it's a misunderstanding
33:35tell 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
33:47this at home don't air our dirty lumber in public all right i pull out the divorce certificate and
33:51hand 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
34:03it
34:03over something this small you're gonna ruin mia she's still a child why do you have to make things
34:08so hard for a little kid so you fell what's all this drama about he turns to the officer trying
34:13to
34:13explain officer don't listen to her we have a great relationship this is just a marital spit
34:18she'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
34:28good look this is not a small matter ms weston was shoved with such force that she suffered
34:32abdominal trauma resulting in the arrest of embryo development at approximately eight weeks of
34:36pregnancy that is a miscarriage this is aggravated assault or playing around now i need you to
34:40cooperate 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 he
34:51takes 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 the
35:02report flutters to the floor he turns to me voice trembling blair tell me this isn't true please i don't
35:08look away my eyes are red it's true the doctor said that if we had gotten here just a minute
35:13or two
35:13earlier maybe the baby could have been saved but he drops straight to his knees beside the ball it's
35:18my fault i killed our child if i had brought you to the hospital i'm a monster he slaps himself
35:24across the face hard enough that his cheek reddens instantly i'm so sorry blair i regret it i regret it
35:32so much slap after slap his cheeks swell his eyes turn blood black tears and snow stream down his face
35:39he's completely shattered i turn my head calmly and say to the officers thank you for your help and
35:44if you don't mind could you get him out of here he's very loud the officers exchange a glance then
35:49step forward and pull the still self-flagellating asher harrington to his feet mr harrington please come
35:54with us to the station for further investigation as they drag him out he struggles to look back at me
35:59his gaze broken blair i'm sorry i'm so sorry i'll make it up to you i promise i don't look
36:05at him
36:05i don't listen the ward door closes and all the noise is cut off the world falls silent again i
36:11lean
36:11back against the headboard listening to my own steady breathing and the distant hum of traffic outside
36:15the window my hand rests on my belly empty now still aching dully tears finally slip down silently not for
36:21the child he lost not for the farce of a marriage for the woman who endured six years waited six
36:26years
36:27and finally gave up completely and now that woman can finally be bound for good early the next morning
36:32asher harrington arrives he's carrying a thermos dark circles under his eyes stubble shadowing his jaw
36:37he looks like he hasn't slept all night martha says a miscarriage really drains your energy
36:43so 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 be greasy he places a small bowl of golden clear chicken soup in front of me
37:05his gaze eager even groveling i don't take it i don't even look at him my eyes stay fixed on
37:11the
37:11gray sky outside the window his hand freezes midair slowly he sets the bowl back on the cabinet and sits
37:16down by my bed he reaches out trying to take the hand that rests on the blanket i pull my
37:21hand away
37:21blair his voice is hoarse thick with tears his eyes reddening again i know i was wrong i really
37:28i know how terribly wrong i was i didn't sleep all night every time i closed my eyes i saw
37:33you lying in
37:33that pool of blood and and our baby we never got to meet he lowered his head and rubbed his
37:38hands
37:39helplessly i gave mia a severe scolding she knows she was wrong she's been so scared she can't even eat
37:47she'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
38:08mind
38:09once you're discharged we'll remarry i'll send mia to the best professional facility
38:15from then on i'll stay by your side never leave you and never let you suffer again finally i turned
38:21my head and looked at him calmly asher how magnimalist of you for the person who killed your child
38:31you'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
38:56against the edge his shoulders shaking violently blair i know i've wronged you wronged our child
39:03but mia's mother she died saving me she entrusted her only daughter to me i have to take care of
39:08me i can't abandon her i really can't he kept repeating his guilt his helplessness his debt of
39:14gratitude each word dripping with blood as if he were the most pitiable most powerless person in the
39:19world 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
39:34but i as a mother must seek justice for her he suddenly raised his head a flash of resentment in
39:41his eyes blair isn't there some responsibility on your side too he looked at me with anger and
39:49grievance you were pregnant why didn't you tell me if you had told me earlier even if mia was raising
39:56hell at the time i would have rushed you to the hospital immediately maybe the baby could have been
40:01saved is it is it like mia said that you deliberately didn't tell me on purpose that you wanted to
40:10see
40:11me blame 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
40:40why didn't i tell you do you really not know i leaned forward staring into his stunned eyes i just
40:47wanted to protect my child i was afraid that if mia found out she would go crazy and harm my
40:53baby
40:53i took every precaution worried day and night but in the end i still couldn't prevent it and you
41:00who claimed 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
41:12ambulance like an afterthought my voice trembled not from sadness but from sheer fury and absurdity and
41:18now you have the nerve to turn the tables on me and stab me in the heart asher we grew
41:24up together
41:26over 20 years of bond what did i ever do wrong to deserve this from you the ward fell silent
41:33only my
41:33stifled breathing and his heavy ragged breaths could be heard the forced grievance and accusation
41:39on his face crumbled under my barrage of questions leaving nothing but pale embarrassment
41:44and shame with nowhere to hide he opened his mouth as if to defend himself but no sound came out
41:49i withdrew my gaze no longer looking at him and turned back to the window i can sign a settlement
41:56agreement his eyes lit up really i knew it i knew it my blair is the kindest as long as
42:06you sign i promise
42:07this is the last time i'll send mia far away and she'll never appear before you again i'll use
42:13everything i have to compensate you to make up for the pain of losing our child we we can still
42:19have
42:19children in the future then we'll have a boy and a girl a son like me a daughter like you
42:25and we'll
42:25asher don't get ahead of yourself i cut off his rosy fantasy listen to my terms first name them i'll
42:32agree to anything he said i looked him in the eye and word by word laid out the condition i
42:38had long
42:38prepared one that would cripple him first the 20 percent of harrington corporation shares in your
42:45name must be unconditionally transferred to me in full second all cash real estate and investment
42:52accounts in your personal name must also be unconditionally transferred to me every last
42:57cent the air in the ward froze all the color drained from asher harrington's face he opened
43:03his mouth but no sound came out 20 of harrington corporation shares plus the 10 i already owned
43:10as a bridal gift 30 that was already the largest private stake outside of his father's enough to
43:16stir waves on the board and balance even threaten the harrington's control and all his personal assets
43:23that meant if he signed he would go from a billionaire heir of harrington corporation to
43:28an empty shell overnight with nothing but his family trust no cash flow no properties no resources
43:34he could use freely watching asher harrington hesitate i smiled softly you can choose not to give
43:40it mia latwell's intentional injury causing miscarriage is solidly proven she's only 16 but she
43:47won't be spared one bit of the responsibility she must bear he closed his eyes and when he opened them
43:53again his gaze was ashen
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