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00:03I never thought my family would plan everything to get my sister married to my fiancé.
00:07The night before the wedding, I was tortured by two assholes for three hours.
00:12My father raged, swearing revenge.
00:15My doctor brother promised to help me recover.
00:17Yet, as I lay in the hospital bed, I heard the truth that shattered my heart completely.
00:23Dad, wasn't it too cruel to let those bastards do this to Grace?
00:30I never imagined things would spiral this far out of control.
00:33Even if we want Nicole to marry Antonio, harming Grace in such a savage way crosses every moral line I
00:39have.
00:41I didn't expect them to go that far.
00:44But this works perfectly for our plan.
00:46Antonio will never accept Grace after this.
00:49The path is wide open so Nicole can take her place without any trouble.
00:55I laid there pretending to be unconscious.
00:58Hearing every word they spoke.
01:03Travis, she's got multiple wounds all over her body.
01:06Her vital signs are unstable.
01:08Shall we operate right away to stop internal bleeding?
01:12Okay, let's start preparing for the operation at once.
01:15Hold on!
01:16Wait until Nicole and Antonio's wedding is completely over.
01:20Grace's injuries are not as serious as they look.
01:22You can treat her quickly once the wedding finishes.
01:25If you operate now, she might struggle out of bed and ruin their big day.
01:29They traded my life for Nicole's happy future.
01:31In that moment, every bit of family love I once held died inside me.
01:36Fine.
01:37If that's how they want to play it, I won't hold back.
01:46I never thought my family would plan everything to get my sister married to my fiancé.
01:51The night before the wedding, I was tortured by two assholes for three hours.
01:55My father raged, swearing revenge.
01:58My doctor brother promised to help me recover.
02:00Yet, as I lay in the hospital bed, I heard the truth that shattered my heart completely.
02:07Dad, wasn't it too cruel to let those bastards do this to Grace?
02:13I never imagined things would spiral this far out of control.
02:16Even if we want Nicole to marry Antonio,
02:19harming Grace in such a savage way crosses every moral line I have.
02:24I didn't expect them to go that far.
02:27But this works perfectly for our plan.
02:30Antonio will never accept Grace after this.
02:33The path is wide open so Nicole can take her place without any trouble.
02:39I laid there pretending to be unconscious,
02:42hearing every word they spoke.
02:46Travis, she's got multiple wounds all over her body.
02:50Her vital signs are unstable.
02:51Shall we operate right away to stop internal bleeding?
02:55Okay, let's start preparing for the operation at once.
02:58Hold on!
02:59Wait until Nicole and Antonio's wedding is completely over.
03:03Grace's injuries are not as serious as they look.
03:06You can treat her quickly once the wedding finishes.
03:08If you operate now, she might struggle out of bed and ruin their big day.
03:12They traded my life for Nicole's happy future.
03:15In that moment, every bit of family love I once held died inside me.
03:19Fine. If that's how they want to play it, I won't hold back.
03:26We can't delay the surgery under any circumstances.
03:29Hidden internal injuries may be present.
03:32Postponatement will bring fatal life-threatening risks to Grace.
03:35I fully agree with the assistant.
03:37We need to perform the surgery right now.
03:39I will never allow anything horrible to happen to Grace.
03:46You fool!
03:47We are too deep into this scheme to back out.
03:49Grace has to stay here.
03:51For everything to go is planned.
03:53Nicole must marry Antonio first.
03:55Obey my orders.
03:56Get the strongest painkiller available and push the surgery all the way to tomorrow night.
04:00Chills ran up my spine.
04:01When Reed divorced my mother, he refused to let her take me.
04:04I thought it was because he loved me and couldn't bear to lose me.
04:07I never thought he would hurt me for his so-called adopted daughter.
04:10And Travis?
04:11He used to fight for me when we were kids.
04:13Whenever he had something good, he always thought of me first.
04:16But now, he stood by as the tugs abused me and even delayed my surgery on purpose.
04:22How did it come to this?
04:23Before I could figure it out, they walked back in.
04:25I shut my eyes, pretending to be unconscious, but my fists clenched involuntarily.
04:29Grace, are you awake?
04:30How are you feeling?
04:33Travis, stop standing there uselessly.
04:35Check on her immediately.
04:36Make certain she receives the best painkillers this hospital can provide.
04:39Travis leaned over, tending to my wounds.
04:41He stopped the bleeding and wrapped them with care.
04:44They acted concerned, but I knew the truth.
04:46Their pretense only made me sick and sad.
04:49The thugs had pulled out my teeth and my mouth was still bleeding.
04:52It hurt so bad down there.
04:54When can I finally have the surgery?
04:56Grace, we're waiting on a key special drug.
04:57Travis already placed the order, but it will not arrive until tomorrow night.
05:00Do not get anxious.
05:01He will stay in this ward and watch over every change in your condition.
05:04Is that true?
05:05I feel like I'm dying and you can't operate now?
05:08Why do you keep doubting us?
05:09Dad already told you everything.
05:11Don't be so frightened.
05:12I will take full responsibility and guarantee your safety.
05:16Travis cut open my pants with scissors to find the source of my abdominal pain.
05:20The full horror of my injuries laid bare before his eyes.
05:23Even he, an experienced surgeon, could not keep his composure when he saw the wound.
05:27What happened?
05:28How did it get this bad?
05:30I'm a woman and they're brutal, mindless brutes.
05:32Did you honestly expect I would escape this nightmare with nothing but a few tiny scratches?
05:37They treated me like a throwaway toy, as if they wanted to tear my whole body apart piece by piece.
05:43I will do everything humanly possible.
05:46I will make you as good as new, and I promise I will also repair every scar marming your face.
05:52Reed followed, promising to put a hefty bounty on the two thugs and make them pay.
05:57Even so, Travis held off on the surgery as instructed.
05:59He just stopped the bleeding and gave me painkillers.
06:01After that, they made up an excuse and left.
06:04In my haze, I caught Travis' voice.
06:07Dad, Grace is already suffering.
06:10Do we really have to post this incident and saying she lured those thugs?
06:13Please, people online are going to tear her apart.
06:18We don't have a choice.
06:20Antonio's obsessed with her, and just her injuries won't be enough.
06:24We need to ruin her reputation, so the Kauffman family will shut her out completely.
06:31And I've got a backup plan.
06:33Wipe it all after the wedding.
06:35And pay people to clear her name.
06:37I felt my heart sink further.
06:39They intended to destroy my good name just for Nicole.
06:41No matter how much pain I suffered, Nicole's future always came first for them.
06:48That night, I went out for a night run.
06:51Then those thugs dragged me into the woods.
06:55How could my family twist that and make me out to be some loose woman?
06:59My best friend texted me and sent a video link, warning me what people were saying online about me.
07:04My fingers shook as I tapped play, and cold dread washed all over my body.
07:08The video showed me flirting with the two thugs and willingly following them into the woods.
07:12This must be Reed and Travis who were behind this.
07:14As the victim, I knew it was fake, but the comment section was filled with insults.
07:18Isn't this Mrs. Grace Periton?
07:20I didn't know she was like that.
07:22She's marrying Mr. Kauffman tomorrow, right?
07:24Guess she's having fun while she still can.
07:26Fuck, she's gross.
07:27If she were my fiancé, I'd break her legs.
07:30Antonio's gonna dump her after this for sure.
07:32Her family must be losing it.
07:33LOL.
07:34The comments left me shaking with rage.
07:36The pain in my body flared up, overpowering even the strongest painkiller.
07:40Travis came over, took my phone away, and hugged me.
07:45Grace, I believe you.
07:47I know you're nothing like that.
07:52How can they spread such horrible lies about my daughter?
07:56I'm going to get this video taken down immediately.
07:59Grace, don't worry.
08:00Dad will handle it.
08:01The video will be gone in no time.
08:02I had nothing more to say and just looked at him coldly.
08:06Did they even feel ashamed?
08:07They were the ones who started this rumor.
08:09Yet here they were, acting like they cared.
08:12A few minutes later, Reed walked back in.
08:14Grace, the video's gone.
08:15I've got your back.
08:17I won't let anyone hurt you.
08:18And I'll always protect you no matter what happens.
08:21They deleted the original post, but the damage was done.
08:24The video had already been shared tens of thousands of times,
08:27and the Kauffman family had seen it.
08:28What would Antonio think of me now?
08:30I was worried, though I knew it was over between us.
08:33By tomorrow, Nicole might get her wish, walking down the aisle with him.
08:40Travis grew increasingly worried about my physical condition
08:43and ordered a full, comprehensive medical checkup.
08:47I could feel sharp, stabbing pain inside my abdomen non-stop.
08:52Yet I still did not grasp how grave my internal injuries really were.
08:57Every page he read darkened his expression.
09:01Shock and dread slowly settled over his features.
09:05Travis, your sister's organs are damaged.
09:07She needs surgery right away.
09:09Without it, she risks infertility, and her overall health will suffer.
09:15He told the assistant to keep all this strictly confidential,
09:19then rushed out to confront my father.
09:22I laid in bed, listening to their voices drift through the thin hospital wall.
09:28How could it be this bad?
09:31How could those brutes do this to her?
09:34We need to get Grace into surgery right this instant.
09:37We cannot afford to waste another single minute.
09:42Through the wall, I felt their anxiety.
09:45For a moment, I let myself hope, but it didn't last.
09:50No way.
09:52We can't risk Nicole's wedding, can we?
09:55If Grace ends up sterile, that's not too bad.
09:58Antonio will give her up for good and focus entirely on Nicole.
10:03In the worst case, you're the best doctor in the city.
10:07Don't tell me you can't heal her.
10:11Damn!
10:13If it comes to that, I'll take care of her for the rest of her life.
10:17I won't let her suffer too much.
10:20His cold words snuffed out the last tiny spark of hope inside my chest.
10:26The pain clawed at me, but...
10:28I managed to pick my phone and dial a number.
10:32I knew by heart.
10:35Mom, I miss you.
10:36Can you come?
10:37I need you.
10:42I need you.
11:08The one where she took my place must have already ended.
11:12Grace, the drug will be here in ten minutes.
11:15I can operate on you right way.
11:16Just hold on a little bit longer.
11:19Reed looked pleased.
11:21I knew that was because his adopted daughter had finally married the man she wanted.
11:27I'm not having the surgery.
11:29What?
11:31After everything, you're just giving up?
11:34Do you want to end up a sterile cripple?
11:36Don't do this, Grace.
11:38Trust me.
11:39I can fix your internal damage and heal all the wounds on your face.
11:43Just let me make everything right, okay?
11:47Mr. Parrish, Nicole is here.
11:49Think it over, okay?
11:51Nicole's here to see you.
11:52Don't give her a hard time.
11:53Guilt flushed across Travis's face, and he fell silent.
11:57I already knew everything.
11:59Nicole had started as an intern at my father's company.
12:02Somehow, she had won him over.
12:05One weekend, he brought her home and announced she was his adopted daughter.
12:09From then on, Reed treated her like his own, spoiling her rotten.
12:14Then came the accident.
12:16Reed hired two men to drag me into the woods and assault me so that Nicole could marry Antonio.
12:22Antonio hadn't visited me once since I was taken to the hospital.
12:27I was sure he had left me for Nicole.
12:30So why was Nicole here?
12:32Shouldn't she be enjoying her wedding night?
12:35Then Nicole walked in.
12:37She was wearing my wedding dress.
12:44Nicole was wearing my wedding dress.
12:46In a defiant pose, yet neither father nor Travis showed the slightest sign of disapproval.
12:52She could barely conceal the glee burning in her eyes as she looked at my injured body on the bed.
12:59Grace, how did you end up like this?
13:01Are the rumors between you and those two tugs real?
13:05If it was out of mutual consent, why would they treat you in such a brutal way?
13:10I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Grace. I shouldn't have brought this subject up.
13:14I did not mean to upset you.
13:16I completely forgot I ought not to mention this painful topic.
13:20Nicole, why are you in my wedding dress?
13:24What do you think, Grace?
13:25You did not wait for marriage and fooled around with two men.
13:29The Parrish family no longer wants you.
13:31If it were not for Nicole, sacrificing herself and marrying Antonio,
13:36this whole terrible situation would have become far worse.
13:38Grace, just because you are a patient,
13:41that does not mean you can treat other people however you wish.
13:45Nicole helped.
13:45You clean up this mess this time, so you have no right to doubt her.
13:50Their righteous expressions made it seem like the video
13:53wasn't something they had fabigated.
13:55I couldn't help but sneer in anger,
13:58but even the smallest movement of my lips made me feel pain.
14:02Don't blame Grace.
14:03She's clearly in terrible pain right now.
14:06If anyone deserves blame, it should be me.
14:09You were once the proud young lady of the Parrish family,
14:12but now you have turned into an ugly monster.
14:15I heard you can never have children anymore.
14:18How tragic.
14:20And I, I married Antonio in your place.
14:23From now on, Antonio will love me wholeheartedly.
14:26Guess who stands behind all of this suffering?
14:28It was your father who found the thugs.
14:31And your brother Travis, who purposely delayed your surgery.
14:35In their hearts, I am their real family.
14:38And you, you are nothing but worthless trash.
14:42You!
14:46Out of the blue,
14:47Nicole suddenly threw herself backward and collapsed to the ground,
14:51while I had barely said a single word.
14:55Then she looked up at me with a pitiful expression,
14:58as if I were the one who had hurt her.
15:06Grace, I know you hate that I married Antonio.
15:10You think I took away the love your dad and Travis once gave you?
15:16If you truly want him,
15:19I will give Antonio back to you.
15:22I will return your dad and Travis to you.
15:27I would even die to atone for my sins.
15:32There is no need for you to push me.
15:35Grace!
15:36You are already covered in injuries,
15:38yet you still keep trying to make things hard for Nicole.
15:41How cruel-hearted can you be?
15:44Nicole only married Antonio to clean up your mess.
15:49If you hold any grievances,
15:51take all your anger out on me!
15:54Grace,
15:55if you dare touch even one single hair on Nicole's head,
15:58I will disown you as my sister forever.
16:02Despite the decision I'd already made to sever ties with them,
16:05I couldn't help but feel an icy emptiness in my heart.
16:10I watched as they walked away,
16:13embracing Nicole.
16:15Reed took Nicole for an examine,
16:17making sure she wasn't hurt in the slightest.
16:22He even had someone bring her the most delicious late-night snack.
16:26Nobody thought about me,
16:28but it didn't matter.
16:30I'd quietly left with my mother's people,
16:32fleeing this hellish hospital.
16:34Go ask Grace what she wants to eat.
16:38We were far too harsh on her just now.
16:41She must be burning with anger.
16:48Dad, Grace is gone!
16:52I was lying on a stretcher inside my mother's medical helicopter,
16:55flying far away from that hospital.
16:59After getting my call,
17:00Mom put together a top-level medical team to save me,
17:03and used every contact she had to wage business rebellion against Reed's company.
17:07In the hospital, Reed went very pale as he stared down at the paper.
17:11His phone buzzed all of a sudden,
17:13notifying him of a new message.
17:14It must be Grace.
17:15Reed thought it was me reaching out to him,
17:17and he quickly pulled out his phone.
17:19Only to find the sender was his secretary,
17:22informing him that all his company's partners had terminated their cooperation,
17:26and several partner firms were demanding immediate payment.
17:30What in the world is going on now?
17:31How could all our partners abandon us all at once?
17:34Dad, what's going on?
17:37Where is she? Is she safe?
17:47Where's my daughter?
17:51Where have you hidden her?
17:54She was badly injured.
17:57How could she leave the hospital all by herself?
18:02You know she was badly hurt.
18:04So why did you wait so long to get her to undergo surgery?
18:09Do you know that not only can she never have children,
18:12but she can never live a normal life like healthy people in the future?
18:16Are you even her family treating her like this?
18:19You two are seriously worse than animals!
18:22I don't know where she went.
18:25Maybe she's too disappointed in you both,
18:27and left on her own.
18:29They stood there silent, buried under shame.
18:32They never expected someone would point out all their evil deeds face to face.
18:36But they still refused to accept that I would choose to leave them of my own free will.
18:39How could that be?
18:41Grace loved being with us.
18:42She would have wanted nothing more than to spend every day with us.
18:45She wouldn't leave on her own!
18:48Her injuries are so severe.
18:52She couldn't have just walked off.
18:55On her own like that.
18:59Something bad is bound to happen.
19:02I watched their pathetic performance on the screen without a single stir of sympathy.
19:08All I wanted was for them to answer for their actions,
19:11and I shot Travis a message.
19:15The message held every word I'd heard from Dad and Travis.
19:20They'd hired two brutes to drag me into the woods and attack me,
19:23just so Nicole could marry Antonio.
19:25And they'd intentionally put off my surgery until the wedding was over.
19:29Go find her!
19:30No matter what, we have to bring Grace back.
19:34She's my daughter.
19:36I can't let her hate us.
19:40Grace knows everything now.
19:43How could she ever forgive us?
19:45She'll never want me back as her brother.
19:48Even drowning in despair,
19:49Reed and Travis grabbed their phones and began a frantic manhunt for me.
19:53Nicole wandered over after supper,
19:55still wearing my wedding dress that she had stolen.
19:58Dad, Travis,
19:59I can't stay with you tonight.
20:01I'm going to find my wonderful husband.
20:05Do as you wish.
20:10Why are you two being so cold to me?
20:13Did Grace say something bad about me?
20:18Do you have any idea where Grace went?
20:21You're the last one who had a private word with her before she took off.
20:26I heard Grace on a call
20:29with some man I didn't recognize.
20:33Maybe she slipped away with him.
20:35That's impossible.
20:37Grace would never leave with anyone.
20:39Grace has always been a good-natured girl.
20:42Apart from Antonio, she barely knew any other men.
20:45You must have misheard.
20:49I know Grace is your real family.
20:51And you trust her more than me?
20:55But if she could seduce two thugs into the woods,
20:58it's not so strange that she's leaving with a stranger now.
21:02Is it?
21:05Fine.
21:06Since you two prefer Grace over me,
21:08I'll leave.
21:09I won't bother you anymore.
21:12Nicole turned to walk away,
21:14expecting Dad and Travis to rush over,
21:16apologize, and try to cheer her up.
21:17But Dad and Travis only stood there without moving a bit.
21:20She had no choice but to walk to the end of the hallway alone.
21:24I looked through the tablet as she pulled out her phone.
21:31Mitch, you did a great job with Grace earlier.
21:34Now I need you to help me stage another scene.
21:37The second I heard the name Mitch,
21:39burning hatred flared up inside my chest.
21:41He was one of the two thugs who assaulted me in the woods.
21:45So Nicole was never just an innocent bystander.
21:48Grace,
21:48why do you get to be the cherished daughter of the Parrish family
21:51while I'm always just an accessory to you rich people?
21:57Now, I'm not stopping at stealing your man.
22:00I'm stealing your dad and your brother, too.
22:03And in their eyes,
22:04you will become nothing but a villain,
22:06a scoundrel who's done nothing but wrong.
22:09By the time it's over,
22:10you won't be able to explain yourself.
22:12I truly had not expected Nicole to possess such vicious, heartless depths.
22:18She saw Dad and Travis pulling away from her,
22:20so she chose to add fuel to the fire.
22:22So she plotted for the thugs to stage the kidnapping of her and me,
22:25forcing Father and Travis to choose between the two of us.
22:28She also planned for the kidnappers to accidentally let it slip
22:31that I was behind the whole thing,
22:33but I would not let her succeed.
22:34Her carefully laid conspiracy was doomed to collapse entirely.
22:37I copied the full recording video
22:39and sent it straight to both Dad and Travis' email inboxes.
22:42But they were evidently far too busy to take time out to check their emails.
22:45Nicole acted incredibly fast.
22:47Within half an hour,
22:49a live-stream kidnapping case
22:50shot straight to the top of social media trending list.
22:56Mr. Parrish and that doctor named Travis,
22:59only one of these two women can survive.
23:01You better make a decision now.
23:05Dad, Travis, just let me die.
23:07Don't mind me.
23:09I'll do anything as long as Grace can stay alive.
23:12Hurry up and choose.
23:13I'm running out of patience.
23:14Go easy on her.
23:15Don't let Grace get genuinely hurt.
23:18She still has to pay the final installment.
23:21Dad and Travis quickly made contact with them
23:23and hopped onto the live-stream.
23:26Grace!
23:27How could you do such a thing?
23:29You've completely disgraced our family.
23:31Everything that happened before was our doing.
23:33If you want to take it out on someone,
23:35go after me and Travis,
23:37but leave Nicole out of it.
23:38She's innocent!
23:39If you quit this now,
23:41I'll still consider you family.
23:43But if you continue down this path,
23:46you'll no longer be my sister
23:47for the rest of my life.
23:52The whole forest made me want to laugh.
23:54They swallowed Nicole's lies without a single doubt.
23:57How could they believe a gravely injured,
23:59escaped girl could organize
24:00a complicated kidnapping plot?
24:05I couldn't wait for Dad and Travis
24:07to check their emails.
24:08I fired up my own live-stream immediately.
24:10The title read,
24:11Here lies every truth you want to know.
24:16The moment I went live,
24:18it broke the internet
24:19and went viral across every social platform.
24:23The moment I went live,
24:25viewers flooded in by the tens of thousands.
24:27The comment section was a settle of insults.
24:31Every single message aimed at me.
24:33I took a deep breath
24:34and looked straight into the camera.
24:36Every movement sent pain
24:38shearing through my body,
24:39but I didn't flinch.
24:41I know you all hate me right now.
24:44You think I'm a monster
24:45who kidnapped her own sister
24:47and staged a fake hostage situation?
24:51But before you judge me,
24:54I want you to look at something first.
24:59This is what happened to me
25:00the night before my wedding.
25:03I was dragged into the woods by two men
25:06and tortured for three hours.
25:08My organs were damaged.
25:10I could never have children again.
25:13And you're calling me the villain?
25:23I expected that.
25:25They'd already decided I was guilty.
25:27No wound would change their minds.
25:28Then I stopped showing them my scars
25:30and started showing them the truth.
25:34You all think I was the one
25:36who organized the kidnapping, right?
25:38You think I hired those thugs?
25:41Then let me ask you one question.
25:45If I was the one who kidnapped Nicole,
25:48then who is the other girl
25:50tied up in that video?
26:04You're starting to think.
26:12Good.
26:13Now let me give you the answer.
26:15I played the security footage
26:16I'd saved from the hospital tablet.
26:18Every word Nicole said in that hallway,
26:20everyone in that live stream
26:22could hear it clearly.
26:23Mitch, I need you to help me
26:25stage another scene.
26:27Stage a live kidnapping.
26:30Grab a stand-in
26:31who looks just like Grace.
26:34Let Dad and Travis
26:35choose between me
26:37and the fake her.
26:38When they're desperate,
26:40leak the lie that Grace
26:41mastermind everything.
26:54The comments flipped in an instant.
26:56The people who cursed me moments ago
26:58were now cursing Nicole.
27:00But their words
27:01didn't bring me any satisfaction.
27:03The damage was already done.
27:05My body was broken.
27:07My reputation was destroyed.
27:10My family chose someone else over me.
27:12No amount of internet justice
27:14could undo that.
27:16Now you know the truth.
27:18Nicole hired those thugs
27:20to attack me.
27:21She fabricated the video
27:23to ruin my name.
27:24And she staged the fake kidnapping
27:26to frame me one more time.
27:28The full evidence
27:29has been uploaded to my account.
27:33You can watch it anytime.
27:37I don't need your pity.
27:39I don't need your apologies.
27:40I just needed you
27:41to know the truth.
27:42That's all.
27:52Nicole.
27:53She planned all of this.
27:54She used those thugs.
27:56She used us.
27:58We wronged Grace.
27:59God, what did we do?
28:00We slapped her.
28:01We delayed her surgery.
28:03Dad!
28:04Have you watched Grace's stream?
28:05She's lost her mind
28:06making up all this...
28:07I saw the hallway footage.
28:08I heard every single word
28:09you said to Mitch.
28:13Dad, you can't believe her, right?
28:16She fabricated that video.
28:17It's AI.
28:18She's trying to frame me.
28:20You're still trying to fool me
28:21after everything that's happened.
28:23Mom, I...
28:24I was scared.
28:25I didn't know what to do.
28:26Stop.
28:28Just stop.
28:32I don't want to hear
28:33another word from you.
28:37The sun was rising.
28:39I paid no attention
28:40to the flood
28:41of newly posted online comments.
28:43I simply shut my phone down
28:44to block out all the noise.
28:47Mom sat beside my bed,
28:49her eyes glistening with tears,
28:50full of heartache
28:51for everything I had endured.
28:52Grace,
28:53I've gotten the best doctors
28:54to treat you.
28:55Don't worry about those scum.
28:56I'll use every bit of my power
28:58to make every last one of them
28:59get what they deserve.
29:00Her warm words
29:01wrapped around my broken heart.
29:02I gave her my sincere thanks
29:03for never giving up on me.
29:04Before long,
29:05the doctors got all
29:06the pre-op work done
29:06and I was rolled
29:07into the operating room.
29:08When I came to again,
29:09it was early the next day.
29:10The lead doctor stepped forward
29:11and told me how the surgery went.
29:13The emergency surgery
29:14had been a complete success,
29:15yet there was one cruel truth
29:16I could not escape.
29:17The wounds on your face
29:18will heal rapidly.
29:19The teeth you lost
29:20have been fitted
29:21with dental implanions.
29:22We have repaired
29:23your damaged internal organs
29:24to the maximum limit
29:25modern medicine allows.
29:28However,
29:29due to severe damage,
29:30having children of your own
29:32will be completely impossible
29:33from now on.
29:39A dull, heavy ache
29:40settled inside my chest.
29:42I grieved the future
29:43I would never get to have.
29:45Even so,
29:46I was still grateful
29:47I was alive
29:48and safe beside my mother.
29:52Being a woman
29:53doesn't mean
29:53you have to have children.
29:56There are so many
29:57other things you can do.
29:58I'll support your every decision.
30:01I leaned my head
30:02against my mother's shoulder
30:03and let myself accept
30:04this irrevistible reality.
30:11Six long months
30:12slipped by
30:12day after day.
30:15I threw myself
30:16into every rehabilitation
30:17session without complaint.
30:21Thanks to high quality
30:23medical care
30:24and my mother's
30:25constant company
30:25I achieved
30:27a full physical recovery.
30:33My body was in
30:34even better shape
30:35than before
30:35that terrible nightmare
30:36took place.
30:39As for the two
30:39violent hooligans
30:40Mitch and his accomplice
30:41news reached me
30:42that they had died
30:43far away in Southeast Asia.
30:45I did not turn
30:46my cell phone on
30:46until this moment.
30:48Thousands of messages
30:49and countless
30:50missed colonifications
30:51flooded onto my screen.
30:56The vast majority
30:57of those messages
30:57came from Reed and Travis.
31:00Grace,
31:01I know I've done
31:02something terrible.
31:03Daddy is sorry.
31:04Please forgive me, will you?
31:05Grace, we're forever siblings.
31:07I can't live without you.
31:09I will always love you.
31:10I read every message
31:11they sent me
31:12yet my heart
31:12stayed completely cold.
31:14They have been frantically
31:15searching for you
31:16everywhere.
31:17They also contacted
31:19me many times
31:20but I told them
31:21I knew nothing
31:22of your whereabouts
31:23and scolded them harshly.
31:27Reed no longer focuses
31:29on managing his business
31:30and his company
31:31is now hanging
31:32on the brink
31:33of total collapse.
31:34As for Travis,
31:35he can no longer
31:36even hold a scalpel.
31:38He was fired
31:39from the hospital
31:40and blacklisted
31:41across the entire
31:42medical industry.
31:44I felt zero sympathy
31:45for their miserable fates.
31:47Every bit of suffering
31:49they endured
31:49was well deserved.
31:52At that very moment
31:52my smartphone lit up
31:54once more.
31:54Reed was calling me again.
31:58Reed kept calling
31:59over and over again
32:00after I ignored
32:01his first incoming call.
32:03Soon,
32:04more desperate text messages
32:05popped up on my screen.
32:10Mom went on
32:11to fill me in
32:11on everything
32:12that had taken place
32:13over the past six months.
32:14Once the Kaufman family
32:16learned the full truth,
32:17they immediately
32:18broke off all ties
32:19with Nicole
32:20and kicked her
32:21completely out
32:22of their household.
32:24I also received word
32:26that Nicole kept
32:27begging Antonio
32:28over and over
32:29for forgiveness.
32:30But Antonio
32:31refused to pardon her.
32:34Reed and Travis
32:35paid no nine
32:36to Nicole's
32:37miserable experience.
32:39By that point,
32:40their only obsession
32:41was getting you
32:42to come back
32:42to them.
32:44Cornered
32:44and driven insane
32:45by despair,
32:46Nicole completely
32:47lost her mind.
32:52Mom also uncovered
32:54another filthy secret.
32:55Nicole had flirted
32:56and had intimate
32:57relationships
32:58with both Reed
32:59and Travis
33:00to win their favor.
33:05That disgusting truth
33:07made me feel sick
33:08to my stomach.
33:09I could not believe
33:10how twisted
33:10that whole household
33:11truly was.
33:20I never imagined
33:21I would run into Reed
33:22and Travis
33:23on the day my mother
33:24brought me to the hospital
33:25for my follow-up check-up.
33:28More than half a year
33:29had passed
33:29since we last
33:30saw each other.
33:31They looked worn out
33:32and aged beyond
33:33their real years.
33:39Grace,
33:40do you know how long
33:41we've been looking for you?
33:42Grace,
33:43I miss you so much.
33:47When they noticed
33:48I ignored them completely,
33:49they immediately began
33:50slapping their own faces,
33:52begging desperately
33:53for my forgiveness.
33:56their self-punishment
33:58did not stir
33:58any pity
33:59inside of my heart.
34:03Grace,
34:04it was all our fault
34:05from the very beginning.
34:06We shouldn't have
34:07condoned the two hooligans
34:08to do such a horrible
34:09thing to you.
34:10And we shouldn't have
34:11let Nicole marry
34:11Antonio in place of you.
34:13I'm an absolute jerk.
34:15I'm so sorry
34:16I put it off for a day
34:17oblivious to your safety.
34:22Grace,
34:24forgive us, will you?
34:26We are now fully aware
34:28that what we did
34:28was terribly wrong.
34:31Why should I forgive you?
34:33You never treated me
34:34like family.
34:36You hurt me so cruelly
34:38just to please
34:39an outsider.
34:41I don't have such
34:42disgusting dad
34:43and brother.
34:44You two are dead to me.
34:47I stood there,
34:48seeing all the color
34:49leave their faces
34:50after I spoke.
34:51They stiffened
34:52and remained speechless
34:53for a long time.
34:54Mom, let's go.
34:56I never want to see
34:56them again.
34:57I tightened my grip
34:58on my mother's hand,
34:59ready to walk away
35:00from them forever.
35:05As my mother
35:05tried to lead me away,
35:07Red and Travis
35:08snapped out of their shock
35:09and rushed forward,
35:10attempting to force me
35:11to stay with them.
35:12My mother's well-trained
35:13bodyguards instantly
35:14stepped out from beside us
35:15and moved to block
35:16their path.
35:17Do not come any closer.
35:19You are not allowed
35:19to harass this lady.
35:21Grace,
35:21don't leave!
35:24I did not spare them
35:25even a single glance
35:26over my shoulder.
35:27I climbed into the car
35:29without hesitation.
35:30Reed and Travis
35:31broke free from the bodyguards
35:32and began chasing
35:33the car down the road.
35:35They ran after our vehicle
35:36from behind.
35:38Though they fell heavily
35:39on the asphalt,
35:40they got back on their feet
35:41and pressed forward,
35:42straining to overtake us.
35:44I sat inside the car,
35:46watching them grow smaller
35:47in the rearview mirror,
35:48and I felt absolutely nothing.
35:51The chapter of my life
35:52connected to Reed and Travis
35:54was completely closed
35:55from this moment onward.
35:59But news of their final fate
36:01would reach me
36:01not long after this day.
36:03Reports accused Reed and Travis
36:05of abusing Nicole.
36:06They kept fighting with Nicole,
36:09blaming her for every disaster
36:10that had befallen their family.
36:15Everything is your fault!
36:17If you had never come
36:18into our family,
36:19none of this would ever
36:20have happened!
36:20It's Grace's fault!
36:22I did nothing wrong!
36:24Shut your mouth!
36:25You ruined everything!
36:26In the middle of this
36:28chaotic physical struggle,
36:29they accidentally cut off
36:31Nicole's heirs' fleece
36:32and she died of asphyxiation.
36:35Panicked by what they had done,
36:37they tried to dispose
36:38of Nicole's body
36:39and that was when the police
36:41caught them red-handed.
36:42We...
36:42We...
36:43...
36:43...