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00:30He looked me over like I was damaged merchandise
00:31Mr. Carter, you're sure this is the woman you expect me to marry?
00:34I need a wife who can handle herself in public
00:36Not a small-town girl with no manners
00:38My biological brother, Ethan Carter, spoke coldly
00:41Adrian was harsh, but he's not wrong
00:43You need to learn how to carry yourself
00:45Ethan, Adrian, don't talk like that
00:47She didn't grow up like we did
00:48I'll help her settle in
00:51What the hell is this?
00:53What kind of attitude is that?
00:55Sienna brought you slippers because she was trying to be nice
00:57You could at least be grateful
00:59Nice?
01:02Sienna
01:03Those heels on your feet are from this season
01:05Did you dig them out of a storage closet?
01:06Several members of the staff lowered their heads
01:08You misunderstood me
01:10They used to be mine
01:11We look about the same size
01:12I thought they might feel comfortable
01:15Do you know how to speak without attacking someone?
01:17You've been here five minutes
01:18And you're already bullying Sienna
01:20I guess no one ever taught you basic decency
01:22I turned toward him
01:23Then looked him up and down
01:24And who the hell are you?
01:27His expression hardened
01:28I'm your fiance
01:28Oh, my fiance
01:31Then answer something for me
01:32You stood in front of a crowd
01:33And insulted the woman you're supposed to marry
01:35Before she even made it inside
01:36Is that what the Sterling family calls class?
01:39Ethan stepped forward
01:40He lowered his voice
01:42Could you stop making a scene?
01:43You're embarrassing yourself
01:44I looked him straight in the eyes
01:46You're really my brother?
01:47I spent three hours in the car getting here
01:49You didn't ask whether I was tired
01:51The first thing you did was lecture me about rules
01:53You left me somewhere else for 18 years
01:55So tell me
01:55Who was supposed to teach me all your precious Carter rules?
01:58Please don't be angry
01:59Ethan and Adrian are only worried
02:01You just came home
02:02Everything is new to you
02:04I can teach you slowly
02:05Sienna lowered her head
02:06Tears clung to her lashes
02:07She looked like I'd slapped her
02:08Everyone looked at me like I was the one hurting her
02:10My biological mother, Margaret Carter
02:12Finally hurried out of the house
02:13She grabbed my hand
02:14Claire, you must be exhausted
02:16Don't take what they said personally
02:18Before she could finish
02:19Adrian gave a cold laugh
02:21Mr. Carter
02:22I'm going to discuss this engagement with my father again
02:25Ethan's expression darkened completely
02:27He looked at me like I'd caused a disaster
02:28Margaret kept holding my hand
02:30She told me not to worry about it
02:31I pulled out my phone
02:32I opened the conversation pinned at the top
02:34Less than three seconds later
02:36He sent a message
02:38I slipped the phone into my pocket
02:40Then I picked up my duffel bag
02:41Alright, show's over
02:42Where's my room?
02:43Lead the way
02:45The housekeeper led me to a bedroom
02:47At the far end of the second floor
02:48She opened the door without a word
02:51The bed had been made neatly enough
02:53But the comforter didn't even match the pillowcases
02:56The room overlooked the service alley behind the house
02:58Where dumpsters sat behind a tall iron fence
03:00I dropped my duffel bag onto the floor
03:02And opened the closet
03:03Nothing
03:03The nightstand?
03:04Nothing
03:04I whipped out my phone
03:05And snapped the whole room
03:06Dinner was served an hour later
03:08Mine was at the far end of the table
03:09The only seat that looked like an afterthought
03:11Sienna smiled sweetly throughout dinner
03:12The perfect daughter
03:13The perfect little princess
03:14When dessert arrived
03:15She stood and picked up a plate
03:16She walked all the way around the table
03:18Until she stopped beside me
03:19Claire, I saved you the chocolate tart
03:21It's my favorite
03:21I didn't reach for it
03:23Then Ethan spoke
03:24If you're going to be attending business events with us
03:26You should probably learn basic table etiquette
03:28You hold a stemmed glass by the stem
03:30Don't be so hard on Claire
03:32It takes time
03:34If table etiquette matters that much to you
03:37Maybe start by learning how to treat your own guests
03:39My father Richard's eyes carried a warning
03:41Though his voice remained calm
03:42That's enough
03:43Under the table, Evelyn lightly touched my hand
03:45Claire, please not
03:46I slipped my hand away without looking at her
03:50The next morning, Evelyn knocked softly on my bedroom door
03:52I asked Sienna to pick these out for you
03:54I thought you might want something new for today's family brunch
03:56I hope they fit
04:00After she left, I set the bags on the bed and opened them
04:03The first held a washed out linen dress
04:04The second was an oversized lounge set in a dull beige
04:07The tags had all been removed
04:08Instead, I pulled on a sleek black dress
04:10And pointed toe ankle boots from my duffel bag
04:13By the time I came downstairs, the sitting room was already full
04:15Everyone who suddenly wanted to look at the long lost daughter
04:18The room fell noticeably quieter when I walked in
04:20Well, I wasn't expecting casual
04:22Before anyone else could speak, Sienna stepped in
04:25It's my fault
04:25I picked out a few things for Claire this morning
04:28But she didn't want to wear them
04:29I guess she's still getting comfortable
04:33That's true
04:34I didn't wear them
04:35They were two sizes too big
04:36I just didn't want to buy anything that might feel too tight
04:39What a coincidence
04:40You wear a S
04:41So do I
04:42Were you worried I'd be uncomfortable
04:44Or were you worried I'd look better than you?
04:47A beat of silence
04:48The front door opened
04:49Adrian walked in
04:49His assistant carrying a large shopping bag
04:51His eyes went straight to Sienna
04:52I remembered you mentioning this collection
04:54I had my assistant pick it up
04:56Sienna accepted it with practiced hesitation
04:57Thank you
04:58But Adrian, you're engaged to Claire
05:01People might get the wrong idea
05:02Adrian finally looked directly at me
05:03The engagement was arranged by our parents
05:05That doesn't mean I agreed to it
05:07If you have any pride
05:08Tell your family to end it
05:10Dragging this out only embarrasses everyone
05:12I've always thought Sienna was the better match
05:14Nobody corrected her
05:16I stood
05:16Then looked Adrian dead in the eye
05:18You don't have to worry
05:18I have absolutely no interest in marrying you
05:22I'll happily walk away from this engagement
05:24Your family can call my father
05:25I'm not doing their work for them
05:27I brushed past him
05:28His shoulder hit mine
05:29The slam of my bedroom door
05:30Cut off whatever he shouted after me
05:32A week later
05:33The family is hosting a charity gala tonight
05:35It's the perfect opportunity
05:36To introduce you to everyone
05:38I had a gown made just for you
05:40I can't wait to see you in it
05:42For the first time since I'd arrived
05:44I believed she meant it
05:46I walked into the dressing room
05:47The garment bag was gone
05:49I stepped out onto the landing
05:50Sienna was descending the staircase
05:51She wore an ivory couture gown
05:53Every detail matched the dress
05:55Evelyn had described
05:56Interesting
05:58I didn't touch the old dress
05:59Instead, I unzipped the garment case I'd brought
06:01Inside, hung a silk evening gown
06:03Perfectly tailored
06:04Dad used to say the most expensive clothes
06:06Were the ones that never looked expensive
06:08He'd been right
06:09Sienna moved gracefully through the crowd with Ethan
06:11Greeting guests as though she'd been born
06:13To host evenings like this
06:14I don't think we've met
06:16Is she one of the Sterling family's guests?
06:17A moment later, Ethan walked over
06:19You couldn't wear the gown mom bought you?
06:21I met his eyes
06:21I would have
06:22But she's wearing it
06:23Ethan looked across the ballroom
06:25He had no answer
06:28I hope you won't take this personally
06:30But a young woman representing the Carter family
06:33Should know how to present herself
06:37I'm afraid Claire simply isn't ready
06:41I don't believe this engagement should move forward
06:45Silence spread across the ballroom
06:47Evelyn's face drained of color
06:49Sienna hurried to her side
06:50Aunt Eleanor isn't trying to be cruel
06:52Claire, if you'd like, you can borrow one of my gowns
06:55The implication landed exactly as she'd intended
06:57Claire Carter, the biological daughter
06:59Needed charity from the adopted one
07:01I won't marry you
07:02If you have any dignity
07:03End the engagement yourself
07:05Stop wasting everyone's time
07:06The ballroom fell completely silent
07:08Not one person stood beside me
07:10Then I looked back at Adrian
07:11Fair enough
07:12If you're that desperate to get rid of me
07:14I'll make one call
07:17Honey, everything alright?
07:19Nothing serious
07:20I just found out I'm apparently not good enough to be a Carter
07:23And the Steerits don't want the engagement anymore
07:25Good
07:26I never liked that arrangement anyway
07:27I've been meaning to call Vincent
07:29Tell him I'm coming back to Albin
07:30I'll settle the last deal with him
07:32He already signed
07:33The permit's cleared yesterday
07:35All that's missing is your signature
07:36And quit wasting time with people who don't know your worth
07:38Come home
07:39Then I ended the call
07:40Sienna's smile disappeared
07:41She was stunned
07:43You just said...
07:44Vincent Moretti?
07:46The Moretti family?
07:48Wait, who's your father?
07:51Richard turned toward me so abruptly
07:52His chair scraped against the floor
07:55You were right about one thing
07:56I don't understand the rules of your little social circle
07:59But ending this engagement?
08:02Let's be perfectly clear
08:03I did not get rejected by the Sterling family
08:07I walked away
08:08And I wouldn't marry Adrian Sterling
08:10If he were the last man in Manhattan
08:12Sienna's expression cracked
08:14For the first time that evening
08:15Genuine panic flashed across her face
08:18Ethan gripped the back of a chair so tightly
08:20His knuckles turned white
08:21Eleanor straightened in her seat
08:22Her smile had vanished
08:23Your adoptive father may have influential friends
08:26But that has nothing to do with whether you're suitable for this family
08:29Before she finished
08:30My phone rang again
08:32Dad
08:34Yeah?
08:35Kid, I just got off the phone with Vincent
08:36He's sending his son Luca to check on you
08:38He just got back from London
08:40Take him out for dinner
08:41And if anybody gives you trouble
08:42He'll handle it
08:44Got it
08:44I'll see him
08:45I ended the call
08:46A silence so complete that nobody reached for another glass of champagne
08:51After the gala
08:52The atmosphere inside the Carter estate had noticeably changed
08:55The household staff no longer avoided me in the hallways
08:58Each morning someone stopped by to ask what I wanted for breakfast
09:00Evelyn knocked on my door two days in a row
09:02She was trying to make up for everything she hadn't done before
09:05I opened the photo album on my phone
09:07Carter family, day one
09:08The first picture was still there
09:10At breakfast, Sienna acted as though nothing had happened
09:13Claire, would you like some potatoes?
09:15Maria makes these the way you like them
09:17Every word was meant for Richard and Evelyn to hear
09:19I took one
09:20Then set down my fork
09:22You don't have to perform for me
09:26I'm still waiting for someone to explain why you were wearing my gown at the gala
09:31I
09:32Her voice trembled instantly
09:34I thought the garment bags had been switched
09:36I honestly didn't know it was yours
09:40Enough
09:44I simply picked up my coffee
09:46No argument
09:47No raised voice
09:49But Evelyn barely touched the rest of her breakfast
09:54The night after the bala
09:55Adrian's father summoned him into the study
09:57Do you have any idea whose daughter you humiliated?
10:00His father tossed a thick file onto the desk
10:02Read
10:02Adrian opened it
10:05The first page listed companies
10:07Shipping, logistics, construction, private security, real estate
10:11The second page hadn't even reached the end of the holdings
10:14He looked up
10:15His father's expression was grim
10:16Claire isn't someone you can afford to insult
10:18And that afternoon
10:19My phone buzzage
10:20A text message
10:21Your dad told me to check on you
10:22Dinner tonight
10:23I typed a single reply
10:24Send me the address
10:25Luca chose one of Manhattan's most exclusive private dining rooms
10:29Reservations normally required months of waiting
10:32You still eat enough for three people?
10:35I've never seen a reason to stop
10:39Someone photographed us leaving the restaurant
10:41By the following morning
10:42The picture had reached Ethan
10:44He dropped his phone onto the breakfast table
10:46Luca
10:48What's your relationship with him?
10:50I glanced at the photo
10:51We had dinner
10:52You're still engaged
10:54I looked up
10:55No
10:56I ended that engagement myself
10:58In front of half the city's social scrape
11:00I assumed you'd remember
11:05Footsteps echoed from the staircase
11:07Sienna froze halfway down
11:09Ethan
11:10The Morettas are worth several times what the Sterlings are
11:12Ethan looked at her
11:14Then back at me
11:15He seemed to realize just how little he knew about the family that had raised me
11:18I stood
11:19Straight in my jacket
11:20If you want to investigate
11:21Go ahead
11:22I've never hidden where I came from
11:24You abandoned me there without bothering to find out who was raising me
11:27I turned toward the staircase
11:28Then stopped
11:30Looked back
11:31Ethan
11:32Sienna
11:33I didn't come back to this house because I wanted your approval
11:36I didn't come back to take anything from either of you
11:39But if you insist on treating me like an outsider
11:42I'll show you exactly what an outsider is capable of
11:47The next morning
11:48My phone rang
11:50Adrian
11:51I let it ring six times before answering
11:54Claire
11:55His voice was noticeably different
11:57The gala
11:58I handled that badly
12:00I stood by the bedroom window
12:02Watching the gardener's work below
12:05And?
12:06I'd like to take you to dinner
12:07We should talk
12:10Is that your idea?
12:11Or your father's?
12:14Silence
12:15Three seconds
12:17I thought so
12:19You told me I wasn't good enough
12:21I remember every word
12:24And now your father wants you to apologize
12:27So ask yourself something
12:29What exactly do you think you have that could make this right?
12:32I ended the call
12:34Then I blocked his number
12:36Sienna noticed Adrian had called me
12:39That evening she sat alone in her room
12:42Refreshing his profile over and over again
12:45The newest post showed a corner of his father's study
12:48Some mistakes have to be owned
12:51Her thumb phosed over the screen
12:54She finally understood
12:56Adrian hadn't changed his mind
12:57Someone had made him change it
12:59And whoever that someone was
13:01Had more power than the Sterling family
13:05The following afternoon
13:06Sienna asked Adrian to meet her
13:08At a quiet cafe on the Upper East Side
13:10She wore a soft floral dress
13:12Minimal makeup
13:13Just enough to look everlessly vulnerable
13:15I'm not trying to say anything bad about Claire
13:17But have you ever looked into where the Morelli family's money comes from?
13:20They've built an empire that size
13:21Families like that don't exactly become powerful
13:23By following ordinary rules
13:24She looked at him with worried eyes
13:26I'm only saying this because I'm concerned about you
13:28Adrian sat quietly, his coffee untouched
13:31A week ago, he would have believed every word
13:33But after two hours in his father's study
13:35Something had changed
13:37Sienna, what exactly did Claire ever do to you?
13:40You've criticized her from the moment she walked into that house
13:42Panic flickered across her face
13:44I was wrong about Claire
13:47I'll admit that
13:48But the slippers, the gown
13:50You think nobody noticed?
13:52The color drained from her face
13:55You switched the garment bags
13:57Sienna's fingers began to shake
13:59Adrian stood
14:00I won't be meeting with you again
14:02My business with Claire is between Claire and me
14:05I'm not interested in listening to you tear her down
14:07Without another word, he walked out
14:11Sienna remained in the cafe long after Adrian had gone
14:14She called Ethan
14:17Every call went to voicemail
14:19He was still in a board meeting
14:20His phone was on silent
14:22Her hands trembled as she called Evelyn instead
14:25The call connected almost immediately
14:27Before she could say anything else
14:29Evelyn spoke first
14:30Sienna
14:31I know about the gown
14:33Come home
14:35We need to talk
14:36Sienna returned to the Carter estate
14:38Just before sunset
14:39Evelyn was already waiting in the living room
14:42A pale ivory evening gown lay neatly across the coffee table
14:45Fresh from the cleaners
14:46The original designer tags were still attached
14:48Evelyn looked at Sienna
14:50This gown, I ordered it for Claire
14:52Her voice was quiet, calm
14:54Why were you wearing it?
14:56Sienna stopped in the doorway
14:58Almost instantly, her eyes filled with tears
15:02Mom?
15:03Evelyn lifted one hand
15:04I asked you a question
15:05Were you wearing Claire's gown?
15:07Sienna nodded
15:09I... I only wanted to try it on
15:11It was beautiful
15:13I lost track of time
15:15And then everyone was already arriving
15:17Evelyn closed her eyes for a brief moment
15:19You lost track of time
15:22You wore it through an entire gala
15:25You posed for photographs
15:27You greeted our guests
15:29You let everyone believe it had been made for you
15:32Every sentence landed harder than the last
15:35The front door opened
15:36Ethan walked in from work
15:38Evelyn turned toward him
15:39Come in
15:41You knew about this
15:42His expression tightened
15:44Mom, it wasn't intentional
15:46Evelyn looked at him
15:48Be very careful with your next sentence
15:49Her voice never rose
15:50It was the first time Claire had ever seen Evelyn truly angry
15:53I came downstairs with a glass of water
15:55Then continued toward the kitchen
15:59Claire
16:00Evelyn gestured toward the sofa
16:03Would you sit with us?
16:04I leaned against the doorway instead
16:07I'm fine here
16:08I took another sip of water
16:10This is between the three of you
16:12I don't need anyone fighting my battles
16:14Something in Evelyn's expression shifted
16:17Regret
16:18Confusion
16:19Perhaps even guilt
16:21She wasn't sure which hurt more
16:23The daughter she'd raised
16:24Or the daughter who had learned she could only rely on herself
16:27Tears rolled down Sienna's cheeks
16:29Claire
16:31I'm sorry
16:32I never meant to hurt you
16:34I know you probably won't believe me
16:36But I really am sorry
16:37The room fell silent
16:39Everyone waited for my response
16:42I looked at her for several seconds
16:44Then set my glass on the counter
16:47I believe
16:49I believe you regret getting caught
16:50And those are two very different things
16:52I'm sorry
16:55Her voice broke
16:56I know I was wrong
16:58You can be angry
16:59You can punish me
17:01But please
17:02She looked at Evelyn through tears
17:04I've lived in this family for 18 years
17:07Her shoulders shook
17:09I've spent every day terrified that one day I'd lose all of you
17:13She sank onto the edge of the sofa
17:15Covering her face as she sobbed
17:18I was scared
17:20I've been scared ever since Claire came home
17:22Silence settled over the room
17:24Evelyn's hand remained suspended in the air
17:27Across the room Ethan looked at me
17:28There was accusation in his eyes
17:30As if somehow
17:31This had become my fault
17:32I said nothing
17:35Because I knew exactly what Sienna was doing
17:38She wasn't denying what she'd done
17:40She was changing the subject
17:42About the little girl afraid of losing her family
17:45If Evelyn accepted that version
17:47Sienna would become the one everyone comforted
17:50And I'd become the woman who had been too unforgiving
17:55Finally I spoke
17:56Sienna
17:57She looked up
17:58Tears streamed down her face
18:00If you're worried about your knees
18:01I glanced toward the hardwood floor
18:03Stand up
18:04You don't need to hurt yourself to make your point
18:06She stared at me
18:07Confused
18:07I continued
18:08You said you were afraid
18:10You were afraid I'd replace you
18:11Were you afraid when you took my gown?
18:13Were you afraid when someone handed me clothes that didn't even fit?
18:15Were you afraid when I walked into this house wearing someone else's old slippers?
18:18You weren't afraid
18:18You saved all of that fear until today
18:20That's strategy
18:21No one spoke
18:22Even Sienna stopped crying
18:23Slowly
18:24Evelyn lowered her hand
18:26I finished the last sip of water
18:27Set the glass on the counter
18:29Then walked upstairs without another word
18:32As I reached my bedroom
18:33I heard Evelyn's voice below
18:35Sienna
18:36I need time to think
18:39Three days passed in unusual silence at the Carter estate
18:42Sienna stayed upstairs
18:43Claiming she had a cold
18:44Evelyn asked Maria to bring meals to her room
18:46She never went herself
18:47Ethan didn't come looking for me
18:48Word around the house was that Richard had kept him in his study for nearly an hour
18:51He'd come out looking considerably less confident than when he'd gone in
18:54As for me
18:55I video called dad every evening
18:56On the fourth day
18:57There was a knock at my bedroom door
18:59Richard stood in the hallway
19:00He looked more tired than I had ever seen him
19:02Can we talk?
19:02I stepped aside
19:03He walked in
19:04His eyes immediately landed on the closet
19:06Almost empty
19:07Then the mismatched bedding
19:08Finally
19:08The window overlooking the estate service entrance instead of the gardens
19:11He stood in the middle of the room without speaking
19:14Then sat down in the room's only chair
19:15Who assigned you this room?
19:17I leaned against the desk
19:18He had never once inspected his own daughter's bedroom
19:21He opened his mouth
19:22The apology never came
19:23Instead
19:23He said quietly
19:24This afternoon
19:24You're coming shopping with me
19:26His tone nuffed no room for argument
19:27Clothes
19:28Anything you need
19:29Will replace all of it
19:30After a moment
19:31He added
19:31And you're moving rooms
19:32The east suite gets the morning sun
19:34I'll have it prepared today
19:35I didn't cry
19:36I didn't thank him
19:37I simply nodded
19:37But I have one condition
19:39I don't want Syver choosing anything for me
19:41Richard didn't hesitate
19:42She won't
19:44Sienna heard about the room change
19:45While she was in the middle of her evening skincare routine
19:47The liquid dripped onto the front of her dress
19:49She didn't notice
19:5018 years
19:51She had lived in this house for 18 years
19:54The brightest bedroom
19:55The one overlooking the gardens
19:56Had always been hers
19:57That evening
19:58Ethan knocked on my door
19:59He stood in the hallway
20:00With both hands shoved into his pockets
20:02Dad asked me to apologize
20:04Interesting
20:04Not I wanted to apologize
20:07Dad asked me to
20:08I leaned against the doorframe
20:09Then don't
20:10I didn't come here to argue
20:11I'm only saying
20:13I cut him off
20:13I don't want an apology someone had to order
20:15I want the real thing
20:17I'm not here to fight
20:19But you have to understand
20:21Sienna has been part of this family for 18 years
20:23We can't just
20:25Can't just what?
20:26Treat me the same?
20:27A shrug
20:28I never expected you to
20:29So long as you're honest with yourselves
20:31I can live with that
20:32I closed the door before he found another answer
20:35The next morning
20:36I moved into the east suite
20:38South facing windows
20:39A wide window seat overlooking the gardens
20:41Morning sunlight spilled across the hardwood floors
20:43Inside the walk-in closet
20:45Six new outfits waited
20:46Every piece understated
20:47Every piece my size
20:48Evelyn stood awkwardly in the doorway
20:50Claire
20:51If there's anything else you need
20:53I'll get it
20:53I stood by the window
20:54Without turning around
20:55I answered
20:56This is enough
20:57Thank you
20:58She lingered for another moment
21:00Then quietly closed the door behind her
21:01I climbed onto the window seat
21:03White flowers swayed gently in the breeze
21:06Took a picture
21:07Sent it to dad
21:08His reply came less than a minute later
21:11Kid
21:11Now that's a good-looking tree
21:13His laugh filled the room
21:14But ours is still better
21:16I planted that one with my own hands
21:17I smiled
21:18I set my phone on my knee
21:20Watched the blossoms outside for a long time
21:22I asked for what was mine
21:24I said what needed saying
21:25When it's time to leave
21:26Don't look back
21:28For college applications
21:30I never listed a single university in Manhattan
21:32My guidance counselor studied my application
21:35Then looked up over the rim of his glasses
21:37With grades like yours
21:38Why not apply to Columbia?
21:40I want to go home
21:41That was all I said
21:42The news reached the Carter family before dinner
21:45Evelyn panicked
21:46Richard fell silent
21:48If that's what she wants
21:49Let her go
21:50Across the table
21:51Sienna lowered her eyes
21:53The corner of her mouth lifted
21:55Later that evening
21:56Evelyn came to my room
21:57Her eyes were already red
21:59Claire
21:59I know these past few months haven't been easy
22:02She reached for my hand
22:03If you leave
22:04I'm afraid
22:05I'm afraid I'll lose you again
22:07I let her finish
22:08Only then did I answer
22:10Mom
22:10I've lived here for three months
22:12You've been kind to me
22:13You've tried
22:13I know that
22:14But this house
22:15It never became home
22:16I think you know that
22:17Neither of us said another word
22:21A few days before I left
22:22Adrian came to see me one last time
22:24He waited outside the front gates of the Carter estate
22:27When I walked outside
22:29He stepped forward
22:30Claire
22:31I owe you a real apology
22:33He looked directly at me
22:35For everything I said
22:36I stopped him
22:36You said those things pretty easily at the time
22:38He fell silent
22:40You don't owe me an apology
22:41My voice stayed even
22:43You only came because you realized I wasn't who you thought I was
22:46You want to make up for that
22:47I shook my head
22:48I don't need you to
22:49His grip tightened around the keys
22:51The truth is
22:52You never actually saw me
22:54You only saw the people standing behind me
22:56The moment you learned who my father really was
22:58You decided I deserved respect
23:00If dad had been an ordinary mechanic
23:02You never would have come here
23:03Adrian couldn't deny it
23:05Because we both knew it was true
23:06I walked past him
23:08Got into the waiting town car
23:09He was still standing exactly where I'd left him
23:11Alone
23:12The day I left
23:13I took the same suitcase I'd arrived with
23:15Evelyn slipped an envelope inside before I've zipped it closed
23:17A bank card
23:18And a handwritten letter
23:18Richard stood by the front door
23:20If you ever need anything
23:22Call home
23:23Home
23:23Neither of us commented on the word
23:25As I wheeled my suitcase across the front porch
23:26I caught movement from the second floor
23:28Sienna stood behind the curtains
23:29Watch in
23:29Our eyes met through the glass
23:31Just for a second
23:31She looked away first
23:32I cleared security and found a seat near my departure gate
23:35My phone buzzed
23:35A message from Luca
23:37I smiled
23:38Sent back a single reply
23:41Then I opened dad's chat
23:42It was always pinned to the top
23:44I held down the voice message button
23:45Dad
23:45Save me some dinner
23:47I'm coming home
23:48My phone lit up
23:49A message from Evelyn
23:49I looked at the notification
23:51Then locked my screen again
23:52The envelope stayed unopened
23:53Inside my bag
23:54Point four hours later
23:55The train rolled into the station
23:56I pulled my suitcase onto the platform
23:58And spotted dad immediately
23:59He stood right at the front of the waiting area
24:01Holding a piece of poster board
24:03In thick black marker
24:04It read
24:04Welcome home kid
24:07At the front of the crowd
24:08Stood uncle victor
24:09The second he spotted me
24:10He weighed both arms
24:11There she is
24:12I picked up my pace
24:13Dad was already walking toward me
24:14He took my suitcase before I could say a word
24:16Then he threw one arm around my shoulders
24:17And pulled me against his side
24:18So
24:19Let's get my girl home
24:20I've had sundae gravy simmering all damn afternoon
24:23And if those idiots touched it before you got here
24:25I'm feeding them to the dogs
24:27Victor barked out a laugh
24:28They already tried
24:29I couldn't stop smiling
24:30Dad kept one arm around my shoulders
24:31As he'd see it
24:32Toward the parking lot
24:33Behind us
24:34The train that had carried me away from Manhattan
24:35Slowly disappeared down the tracks
24:37I never looked back
24:38I never looked back
24:39I never looked back
24:40I never looked back
24:40I never looked back
24:41I never looked back
24:41I never looked back
24:41I never looked back
24:41I never looked back
24:41I never looked back