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00:04Luka Moretti, heir to one of New York's five families, had been drugged by a rival family.
00:14In the chaos that followed, I spent the night with him.
00:17I had barely made it home with a test report when Luka appeared at my door with his men.
00:21My best friend, Madison Clark, recognized him immediately.
00:28Elena, you can't have this child.
00:31The Moretti family will only see you as a broodmare.
00:34You can't sell your body to them for money.
00:37Just as I was about to take her advice, I suddenly heard the voice of the baby inside me.
00:42Not this again. Is Mommy really going to make the same stupid mistake twice?
00:46What?
00:48Last time, Mommy listened to her friend and turned down $50 million.
00:53After I was born, we barely had enough food or clothes.
00:56In the end, Daddy's first love had me killed.
00:59Wait.
01:01Luka was going to give me $50 million?
01:03Then I was having this baby. I was absolutely keeping her.
01:07If you take their money and have a baby for the Moretti's,
01:11then how are you any different from a brood hair they paid for?
01:14The moment Madison finished speaking, the baby's voice returned.
01:17Seriously? Only Mommy would listen to something that stupid.
01:20Last time, Mommy didn't even give Daddy a chance to pull out the check.
01:25You threw him out right away.
01:29I pushed Madison aside and caught Luka just as he was about to leave.
01:33Luka, what exactly were the terms you mentioned before?
01:36He studied me for several seconds.
01:38Then he took a cashier's check from the family lawyer and held it out to me.
01:44$50 million up front for this pregnancy.
01:46The Moretti family will cover all medical, living, and security expenses.
01:50If you safely deliver a healthy baby, you'll receive another $50 million.
01:55Madison stared at the cashier's check with open envy, her voice turning urgent.
02:00Elena, tell him to leave.
02:01Don't let him think he can humiliate you with money.
02:04I looked at the amount printed on the check and swallowed.
02:07My parents were orgy.
02:08If you safely deliver a healthy baby, you'll receive another $50 million.
02:12$50 million.
02:13Madison stared at the cashier's check with open envy, her voice turning urgent.
02:18Elena, tell him to leave.
02:19Don't let him think he can humiliate you with money.
02:25My parents were ordinary farmers in upstate New York.
02:28To put me through college, they had mortgaged the farm and taken out substantial bank loans.
02:33Even now, they were losing sleep over the monthly payments.
02:37If $50 million was what humiliation looked like, I would happily be humiliated every day of the week.
02:43I had no idea why the baby said I had turned down the check the last time around.
02:48This time, however, I reached out and took it without hesitation.
02:52Luca, you don't have to worry.
02:54I'll keep the pregnancy confidential and cooperate with any doctors the Moretti family arranges.
02:59Once the baby is born, I'll hand her over to the Moretti family, exactly as agreed.
03:04How did mommy suddenly start making the right decisions?
03:08The Moretti men all have hereditary fertility issues.
03:11Their viability is incredibly low.
03:13The fact that daddy managed to have a baby at all is basically a miracle.
03:17Besides, grandpa's always wanted a granddaughter.
03:20If mommy handles this right, the Morettis will definitely treat her well.
03:24Elena, you have no self-respect at all!
03:27You're actually selling yourself for money!
03:29Immediately ducked behind Luca.
03:31This is my child.
03:33Of course I'm keeping her.
03:36And I want her to have the best possible life from the moment she's born.
03:40Madison tried to rush at me again.
03:42The two soldiers, stationed outside the door, stepped into the room at once.
03:46They seized Madison by the arms and dragged her out.
03:49Luca watched them take her away, his eyes utterly cold.
03:52People like that aren't real friends.
03:54Stay away from her from now on.
03:56Way to go, daddy!
03:58Too bad mommy used to have fewer than two functioning brain cells.
04:01I silently answered her in my head.
04:03Baby, that's enough trash talk.
04:05I'll move out tomorrow.
04:07I won't contact Madison again, and I won't let anyone dangerous near the baby.
04:11Luca nodded in satisfaction.
04:12I looked up at him and cautiously pushed my luck.
04:15If you don't mind, could I rent a place closer to you?
04:18That way, the Moretti family can check on the baby whenever they want.
04:22Luca frowned.
04:23His gaze swept over my cramped, shabby rental before settling on my stomach.
04:28Pack your things.
04:30You'll move into the get house beside the Moretti estate.
04:33That will make it easier for my mother to visit you.
04:36Instead of leaving after he finished speaking, he lingered against the doorframe.
04:40He was tall, and his black shirt hugged his torso, hinting at the hard lines of muscle underneath.
04:46My heart skipped a beat.
04:48I lowered my gaze and rested a hand on my stomach.
04:50Don't worry, my baby.
04:52I won't just make sure you have enough to eat.
04:54I'll make sure you grow up safe.
04:55I'll make you the happiest little girl in the world.
04:58That same afternoon, I moved into the guest house beside the Moretti estate with two battered
05:02suitcases.
05:03Luca stood in the doorway and calmly laid out the ground rules.
05:07You'll go to the private medical center once a week.
05:09The obstetrist, nutritionist, and nursing team are already in place.
05:14You are not to leave the estate alone without clearance from the security team.
05:18I nodded in agreement.
05:20As soon as Luca left, I threw myself onto the $80,000 handmade mattress.
05:24My body sank into its softness.
05:27Then the baby's voice returned.
05:29And here I thought Mommy had finally gotten smarter.
05:32The moment she gets the money, all she can think about is eating and sleeping.
05:36She hasn't prepared for anything.
05:37She'll eat whatever she wants until her weight gets completely out of control.
05:42Then the Morelli family will decide she can't even take care of herself, much less a baby.
05:47She'll regret it then.
05:49By the time Daddy's first love, Sloan, shows up, Mommy will be laughed right out of the room.
05:54I bolted upright.
05:56If the baby was working this hard to warn me, I couldn't let her down.
05:59I took out my phone and booked the most reputable prenatal yoga program in the city.
06:04Then I hired a maternity nutrition team to plan my daily meals according to the doctor's reports.
06:10Exercise had to remain part of my routine.
06:12My weight had to stay within the range recommended by the doctor.
06:16My clothes and appearance couldn't be neglected either.
06:19I hired a makeup artist who worked with film actresses, as well as a personal stylist.
06:24I even asked the family to arrange an etiquette instructor familiar with the customs of the old line families.
06:30The baby cooperated too.
06:32I experienced almost none of the usual discomforts of pregnancy.
06:36Every morning, I woke naturally and well rested, and my complexion improved by the day.
06:41Two weeks later, Luca returned to the guest house.
06:44I had just finished my etiquette lesson for the day.
06:46I was wearing a pale maternity dress selected by my stylist, and the makeup artist had done my hair and
06:52makeup.
06:53When Luca entered, I stood the way I had been taught and greeted him with quiet composure.
06:58His eyes visibly brightened when he saw me, but he quickly concealed his reaction.
07:03What happened between us was an accident.
07:06All you need to do is take care of yourself and deliver the baby safely.
07:10Don't read more into this than there is.
07:12Not with me, or with the Moretti family.
07:15Hmph. Daddy is such a liar.
07:18Mommy is the first woman Daddy has ever been with.
07:21His heart is already starting to often towards her.
07:23I smiled without moving any closer to him, keeping my voice calm.
07:28You're the one reading too much into it.
07:31I don't expect anything from you.
07:34I simply want to look presentable enough that no one will mock the baby because of me.
07:38Luca studied me for a long moment.
07:40The suspicion in his eyes hadn't disappeared completely.
07:44But there was now a hint of appreciation alongside it.
07:47Just as he was about to speak, laughter drifted in from behind him.
07:54Luca's mother, Aviana Moretti, entered the room.
07:57I just spoke to the medical center.
08:00The doctor says the baby is developing beautifully, and all of Elena's results are stable.
08:05Smiling warmly, Aviana approached me and took an antique emerald bracelet from the jewelry box carried by her maid.
08:12She slipped it onto my wrist herself.
08:14The Morelli men have always struggled with fertility.
08:17Both my husband and Luca were conceived only after years of treatment.
08:22If you can give the Moretti family, a healthy child concedes naturally, we will not treat you unfairly.
08:30Grandma is here.
08:31Daddy is always understanding Mommy, but Grandma has always treated her well.
08:37Mommy didn't understand that last time.
08:40She was so determined to prove she didn't care about money that she actually threw the bracelet at Grandma.
08:45Grandma never warmed up to her after that.
08:49I had no idea where to look, baby.
08:51I don't know why the other version of me would have done something like that.
08:54But I would never do it now.
08:56I gave Aviana a gentle smile and lightly took her hand.
09:01Mrs. Moretti, as a mother, I would take responsibility for my child even without any of these gifts.
09:07Luca has already arranged the best possible home, doctors, and security team for me.
09:12This bracelet is far too valuable.
09:15I can't accept it.
09:16She pressed her hand over mine, preventing me from removing the bracelet.
09:20I assumed that any woman willing to accept this arrangement would only be interested in the money.
09:25But you're far more sensible than I expected.
09:29Emotion tightened my throat.
09:30Gathering my courage, I pulled Aviana into a hug.
09:35This baby is fortunate to have a grandmother like you.
09:39After she's born, I'll hand her over to the Moretti family, just as we agreed.
09:44Even if I can't see her very often afterward, knowing that you'll protect her will be enough for me.
09:49By the time I finished, my head had fallen and tears were rolling down my cheeks.
09:53Then she raised her arms and gently hugged me back.
09:56You will always be her mother.
09:58No one in the Moretti family will prevent you from seeing her.
10:04I told you not to entertain any expectations that don't belong here.
10:08I never said you wouldn't be allowed to see the baby after she was born.
10:12You may come and go from the Moretti estate whenever you wish.
10:16The security team will not stop you.
10:17Apparently, the way I had handled things had won Mrs. Moretti over.
10:21It had also earned me unrestricted access to the Moretti estate.
10:25The baby sounded genuinely puzzled.
10:27How did mommy suddenly get so smart?
10:30After learning about all the foolish mistakes I had made in my previous life,
10:34I became determined not to repeat them.
10:37Over the next few months, I made every effort to show the Moretti family
10:41that I would take proper care of the baby and cause them no trouble.
10:45Aviana and I got along wonderfully and she accompanied me to the private medical center
10:49for my examination every week.
10:51With guidance from Aviana and my stylist,
10:54I gradually learned the family's dress codes and social customs.
10:58My private tailor prepared outfits for every kind of occasion.
11:02Before each dinner, my etiquette instructor told me who would be attending
11:05and which subjects I should avoid.
11:08When my parents came down from upstate New York to visit me,
11:11they barely recognized me.
11:12We had originally agreed to keep the pregnancy confidential.
11:17Aviana, however, was preparing for the baby so openly that word soon spread.
11:21Before long, the New York underworld and several of the old line families
11:25had heard that Luca was about to have a child.
11:27Some people were even whispering that he intended to marry the baby's mother.
11:31Everyone who had once mocked Luca for being unable to father a child fell silent.
11:36After that, Luca began visiting the guest house more often.
11:40The baby, while doing her best not to grow too quickly, began imagining our future.
11:45At this rate, as long as Sloane doesn't come back,
11:48Daddy will admit he has feelings for Mommy sooner or later.
11:52But that very afternoon, just as I was about to leave the guest house,
11:56a black sedan pulled up outside.
11:58A young woman in a custom-tailored suit stepped out.
12:01Diamond earrings glittered at her ears,
12:03and several soldiers from the Bellini family followed behind her.
12:07She walked straight toward me and blocked my path.
12:10Her gaze traveled over me from head to toe without a trace of warmth.
12:15So you're the gold-digging shit who slept with Luca while he was drugged
12:19and now thinks she can trap him with a baby?
12:22We're finished.
12:23Sloane came back after all.
12:25She's Daddy's childhood sweetheart and first love,
12:28as well as the Bellini family's only daughter.
12:31No one is better at playing the helpless victim than she is.
12:34How is Mommy supposed to compete with her now?
12:36After hearing the baby's warning, I smiled to myself.
12:39So Sloane liked playing the helpless victim?
12:43Fine. Two could play that game.
12:46I curled one hand protectively over my stomach and stumbled back several steps.
12:50Whatever problem you have with me, take it out on me.
12:53Please don't hurt Luca's baby.
12:55My words only made Sloane angrier.
12:57She stepped forward and struck me sharply across the face.
13:00Then she threw a stack of photographs at my feet.
13:04Stop pretending!
13:05I've uncovered every dirty scheme you've ever pulled.
13:08Wait, what?
13:10Sloane never did this to Mommy in front of witnesses last time.
13:14She only threatened and alliliated Mommy when they were alone.
13:17Is she afraid because Mommy is smarter this time?
13:21Listening to the baby, I understood what I needed to do.
13:25I don't know what I've done wrong.
13:27If hitting me will make you feel better, then go ahead.
13:30Just don't hurt the baby.
13:32Ah! Daddy is right behind her!
13:35Daddy, hurry and save Mommy!
13:36Seeing Sloane's face redden with rage, I decided to take the gamble.
13:40Sloane raised her hand again.
13:42I bit my lip and let my body tremble.
13:44The second slap never came.
13:45Sloane, what are you doing?
13:48He strode toward us.
13:49Shoving Sloane aside, he crouched beside me and gathered me protectively into his arms.
13:55Sloane stared at him in disbelief.
13:58You put your hands on me for this piece of trailer, Rudge?
14:02Luca didn't even look at her.
14:03He raised one hand and gently touched the red mark on my cheek.
14:07Where else did she hurt you?
14:08When Sloane realized that Luca was no longer going to take her side unconditionally, she
14:14completely lost her composure.
14:17Luca, I came back because I was worried someone had set you up.
14:21The circumstances surrounding your drug-aiding were far too suspicious.
14:24I spent a fortune hiring a private investigator to find out what happened that night.
14:29I believe Elena orchestrated the entire thing.
14:33She hired someone to drug you and then approached you while your judgment was compromised.
14:39Once she was pregnant, she could trap you with a baby and force her way into the Marotti family.
14:44Mommy did no such thing.
14:46Those are all lies.
14:48Sloane, you witch.
14:50Daddy will never believe you.
14:53Luca narrowed his eyes.
14:54He brought his foot down hard on the photographs lying on the ground.
14:59I've already investigated what happened.
15:01The person who drugged me was hired by a rival family.
15:04They wanted my judgment compromised before a negotiation.
15:06Everyone involved has already been thrown into the ocean as shark bait.
15:11Don't tell me you came all the way back just to smear Elena with this garbage.
15:15Sloane clearly hadn't expected Luca to have already uncovered the truth.
15:19I was just beginning to relax when she pulled another stack of photographs from her handbag.
15:26None of that proves she can be trusted.
15:29Look at the kind of woman she used to be.
15:31She was constantly going to nightclubs and behaving intimately with different men.
15:37That baby cannot possibly be yours.
15:40Luca lowered his gaze.
15:41The photograph showed me embracing and kissing several men I didn't recognize.
15:45His expression darkened instantly.
15:47That's impossible.
15:49I'm Daddy and Mommy's baby.
15:50Sloane is lying.
15:52Mommy, explain.
15:52Don't let Daddy believe that awful woman.
15:55I don't know any of those men.
15:57These photographs are fake.
15:58I've never even dated anyone.
16:00Sloane immediately slipped her arm through Luca's.
16:02She pressed herself close to him, as though deliberately reminding me that they had known each other for years.
16:09Getting pregnant after one night together is awfully convenient, don't you think?
16:13Sloane turned her gaze on me.
16:15If you insist the baby is Luca's, then take a prenatal paternity test.
16:20Inside me, the baby stirred angrily.
16:22Do it.
16:23Don't be afraid, Mommy.
16:24I'll be fine.
16:26We'll prove it to her.
16:28Fine.
16:32I'm six months pregnant.
16:34We can do an amnioceptius.
16:36I'll take the Pernity test and prove that the baby is Luca's.
16:39But once the results come back, no matter what they say, I'll move out of the Moretti estate.
16:44Even if the baby is Luca's, I still won't come between you and Sloane.
16:48You can relax.
16:50I have never wanted to take a place that didn't belong to me.
16:53My voice remained steady, but the tears continued rolling down my cheeks.
16:58Luca watched me.
16:59Unmistakable pain and concern filling his eyes, Sloane wanted nothing more than to erase me from existence.
17:05But she could no longer stop the test.
17:08All she could do was watch as Luca lifted me into his arms and personally carried me to the private
17:13medical center.
17:14News of the paternity test spread quickly through the Moretti family.
17:17Even Don Octavian Moretti immediately flew back from another city.
17:22He entered the medical center leaning on his cane.
17:24The moment he saw Luca, he struck the floor with it in fury.
17:28Luca, have you lost all judgment?
17:31You're making a woman who is six months pregnant undergo an amniotexmas because of a few obviously doctored photographs?
17:39I immediately stepped in front of Luca.
17:41Don Moretti, this isn't Luca's fault.
17:44Taking the test was my decision.
17:46Once the results are available, the rumors surrounding Luca and the baby will stop.
17:50Luca looked at me, unable to conceal his reluctance.
17:54Since when does the Moretti family owe anyone an explanation for idle gossip?
17:58Undergoing an amnioprexstria at six months puts both you and the baby at risk.
18:02I'm not afraid.
18:03Just get on with it.
18:05Once the results are out, Sloan's innocent princess mask will finally come off.
18:09Under Sloan's smug gaze, I lay down on the examination table.
18:13When the needle pierced my abdomen, my entire body trembled with pain.
18:17After the procedure, the doctor instructed me to remain at the medical center for observation.
18:22Supporting my lower back with one hand, I walked slowly out of the examination room.
18:27But the moment I entered the hallway, I saw Sloan leading Luca away.
18:31Luca didn't look back.
18:32The baby cried out in outrage.
18:35How could daddy do that?
18:37Mommy is still bleeding, but he didn't even look at her.
18:40He just left with Sloan.
18:42When those results come back, he's going to regret this.
18:44He had better get down on his knees and beg mommy to forgive him.
18:48I managed a weak smile, but the unease inside me continued to grow.
18:52Could I really change Sloan's place and Luca's heart on my own?
18:55The following day, Aviana was so upset on my behalf that she personally brought me into the Moretti estate.
19:02She ordered her private chef to prepare an enormous meal and insisted that I recover in the main house.
19:07Elena, once the results come back, I'll make this right and...
19:11The results are in!
19:13The baby Elena is carrying isn't Luca's.
19:24I felt the blood in my veins turn to ice.
19:26The baby and I cried out at the same time.
19:30That's impossible!
19:31My body locked in place, every trace of color draining from my face.
19:35Sloan strode toward me.
19:39You really thought a cheap trick like this would get you into the Moretti family?
19:42Trash will always be trash.
19:44No matter how expensive your clothes are, you will never be one of us!
19:48I knew from the beginning that this was all some elaborate con.
19:51Thank God I came back in time to expose you for Luca.
19:56Otherwise, the Moretti family might actually have been deceived into accepting a child of unknown parentage.
20:02My knees suddenly gave way.
20:04Just as I was about to collapse, Aviana caught me.
20:07All her usual warmth had disappeared.
20:09She fixed Sloan with an icy stare.
20:11Where did this report come from?
20:14The DNA laboratory, obviously.
20:17Sloan opened the report.
20:18I paid a rush fee to have the test expedited.
20:22Take a good look.
20:23The baby Elena is carrying has no biological relation to Luca whatsoever.
20:28The test result was printed plainly on the report.
20:31A chill seemed to roll off Luca in an instant.
20:35Don Octavian Moretti frowned.
20:36His expression...
20:38The household staff gathered around the room began murmuring among themselves.
20:43She's nothing but a gold-digging slut.
20:45Who tried to use a pregnancy to force her way into the family.
20:48She doesn't even know who fathered her child.
20:50How could she possibly compare to Sloan?
20:53Luca hates being deceived more than anything.
20:56This woman is not going to meet a pleasant end.
20:59Elena, I'd love to hear how you plan to explain this.
21:02Then she turned to Luca.
21:03Throw her out of the Moretti estate!
21:05Right now!
21:06And make her repay every dollar Luca has spent on her.
21:10Every.
21:11Last.
21:12Cent.
21:12If she comes up even one dollar short, have the soldiers take her down to the basement.
21:18The Moretti family has plenty of ways to make her pay.
21:21But Luca didn't move.
21:22He continued, staring at the report.
21:25My scalp prickled with fear.
21:27Luca couldn't actually believe it.
21:28Then Avianna slammed her palm against the table.
21:31I commissioned this test.
21:33I paid for it in full.
21:34The DNA laboratory was authorized to release the result.
21:38Only to me and the family lawyer.
21:41Avianna's eyes bored into Sloan.
21:43So why haven't I heard a single word from them?
21:46While you're standing here waving the report around?
21:49I hadn't thought that far ahead.
21:50Her expression froze.
21:51I...
21:52Someone left the report at my front door.
21:54I assumed my private investigator had managed to obtain the result ahead of time.
21:58I didn't examine it closely.
22:00I brought it here as soon as I received it.
22:02Sloan quickly rearranged her expression into one of wounded innocence.
22:06I did all of this to protect you.
22:09Luca, you know I would never hurt you.
22:12Elena is the one who has been using you this entire time.
22:16Luca first looked at me, taking in the complete lack of color in my face.
22:20Then he lowered his gaze and carefully examined the report.
22:23Didn't take him long to find what he was looking for.
22:25The laboratory seal is in the wrong position.
22:26The report uses two different fonts.
22:29There's no case ID and no chain of custody code.
22:31This report is a fergery.
22:34The corner of Sloan's mouth twitched unnaturally.
22:36Luca exchanged a grave look with Avianna before handing the report to the family lawyer.
22:40The lawyer immediately called the DNA laboratory.
22:43A few minutes later, he returned to the living room.
22:45The DNA laboratory has confirmed that they are still processing the samples.
22:49The official result will not be ready until noon the day after tomorrow.
22:52To prevent anyone else from presenting another forged report,
22:56we will go to the DNA laboratory in person the day after tomorrow.
22:59Once the result is ready, we'll open the sealed envelope in front of everyone.
23:03That way, no one will be able to frame Alina again.
23:07Sloan's face rapidly turned red.
23:09She stood there, unable to say another word.
23:11The baby squirmed happily inside me.
23:14No wonder Grandpa and Daddy didn't say anything.
23:17They had already noticed something was wrong with the report.
23:21Sloan thought she was so clever, but she ended up exposing herself instead.
23:27The baby was thrilled.
23:29I, however, couldn't relax.
23:31Sloan wasn't going to let this go so easily.
23:34Even though the Moretti family had caught her presenting a forged report,
23:38she was still the only daughter of the Bellini family.
23:41She and Luca had grown up together.
23:43She had the Bellini name, wealth, and connections.
23:46I was nothing more than an ordinary woman from a small farm,
23:49with no standing among any of the families.
23:51Even when I was being falsely accused,
23:53all I could do was hold back my tears and stand quietly to one side.
23:57I lowered my head, not daring to look at anyone in the room.
24:01Aviana took my hand.
24:03A perfectly good dinner. Ruined.
24:06Elena, you're staying in my suite tonight.
24:09I'll have two of my private chefs prepare another dinner for you.
24:13She shot Sloan an impatient look.
24:15Afraid that I might turn Aviana against her in private,
24:18Sloan hurried after us.
24:19Aviana! I did this for Luca.
24:22When I saw the report, I didn't have time to think.
24:24I came straight here.
24:25I never meant to deceive any of you with a forged report.
24:28Who's to say Elena didn't arrange this entire thing?
24:32Maybe she was the one who had the forged report delivered to my door.
24:35She knew I would bring it here.
24:37Then, once all of you discovered it was fake,
24:40she could continue playing the victim and win everyone's sympathy.
24:44You can't let her fool you.
24:46Aviana's eyes turned glacial.
24:47It was the first time I had seen such sharp anger on her face.
24:51Before she could say a word, Luca stepped in front of me.
24:54Sloan, have you finished?
24:56His voice rang through the room.
24:58Startled, Sloan froze in place.
25:00Aviana regarded her with open disappointment.
25:02Sloan, I always believed you were a kind woman
25:05who knew how to respect other people.
25:10Now I can see that it was all an act.
25:14I was wrong about you.
25:16Aviana took my hand
25:18and turned toward the household staff gathered around the room.
25:21Elena is the mother of my future granddaughter.
25:24Everyone who helped Sloan humiliant her today
25:26is to leave the Miradia state immediately.
25:28If your loyalties lie with the Bologna family,
25:31then you may go and work for them.
25:32The staff members who had been sneering at me
25:35only moments before went pale,
25:36they began apologizing at once,
25:38begging Aviana not to dismiss them.
25:40Aviana refused to change her mind.
25:42She turned to Don Octavian.
25:44If Luca's father weren't occupied with matters overseas,
25:47he never would have allowed outsiders
25:49to humiliate Elena inside the Miradia state.
25:52Don Octavian nodded.
25:54From the moment Sloan produced the forged report,
25:56I hadn't argued or tried to attack anyone.
25:59When Don Octavian looked at me again,
26:01there was something new in his eyes.
26:02A trace of a-
26:03Don Octavian turned his attention to Sloan.
26:05I have tolerated you all these years
26:07because your grandfather and I have known each other
26:09for a very long time.
26:11But you would do well to remember one thing.
26:14An old friendship does not give you permission
26:16to harm my family.
26:18If you hurt Elena or the child again,
26:20the Bellini family will not be able to protect you.
26:23No one ignored a warning from a Don Sloan bit her lip,
26:26unwilling to accept the situation,
26:28but she had no choice except to remain silent.
26:31Having Aviana protect me so openly
26:33already meant more than I could express.
26:34The baby, however, was still fixated
26:36on making Luca get down on his knees
26:38and apologize to me.
26:40Suddenly, she kicked hard.
26:41Mommy, I'm sorry.
26:42I'm only trying to help.
26:44That single kick seemed to use up all her strength.
26:46A wave of sharp pain tore through my abdomen.
26:49I couldn't stop the cry that escaped me.
26:51My vision rapidly went black.
26:53All the strength left my body.
26:54And I felt myself falling.
26:55I normally wasn't this weak.
26:57But I had undergone the amniocentesis only the day before.
27:01I hadn't slept at all during the night.
27:02Then Sloan's forged report had subjected me
27:05to one emotional shock after another.
27:07When the baby suddenly began moving so violently,
27:10my body finally reached its limit.
27:12As my consciousness faded,
27:13I felt myself fall into a pair of warm arms.
27:16Through my darkening vision,
27:17I saw panic on Luca's face.
27:19He held me tightly,
27:20the veins standing out along his forearms.
27:22Get the medical team!
27:23Bring the car around!
27:25Now!
27:25Luca turned towards Sloan.
27:27If anything happens to Elena or the baby,
27:29there will be nowhere for you to hide.
27:33Aviana had lost her composure as well.
27:35She wept as she wiped helplessly at her tears.
27:39I said from the beginning
27:40that an amniocrasomy would put Elena and the baby at risk.
27:44This test never should have happened.
27:47Why didn't you stop her?
27:49Why didn't you tell her directly that you believed her?
27:52If you hadn't kept indulging Sloan,
27:54Elena never would have had to endure any of this.
27:57Every word Aviana spoke deepened the guilt on Luca's face.
28:00Just before I lost consciousness completely,
28:02I heard the baby give a secret little laugh.
28:05Now, if Daddy wants Mommy back,
28:07he'll have to get down on his knees
28:09and beg her to forgive him.
28:11My eyes again.
28:12The first thing I saw was Luca's guilt-stricken face.
28:15The moment he realized I was awake,
28:17he took my hand.
28:20How are you feeling?
28:22Are you in pain anywhere?
28:25I'll get the doctor right now.
28:26Still dazed, I shook my head.
28:28Then I immediately lowered my gaze to my stomach.
28:31Thank God.
28:31The baby was still there.
28:33Sensing that I was awake,
28:34she stirred gently.
28:36Mommy, I'm so sorry.
28:38That kick was too hard.
28:39You've been unconscious for two whole days.
28:41You didn't get to see it,
28:43but Daddy stayed beside your bed the entire time.
28:46Daddy even got down on his knees beside your bed.
28:48Oh, a lot of other things have happened
28:51over the past two days, too.
28:53Luca began explaining as well.
28:54The official paternity test result came back this morning.
28:57Every immediate member of the Moretti family
28:59went to the DNA laboratory.
29:01The sealed report was open in front of all of us.
29:03My heart plummeted.
29:05I was so nervous that I didn't know what to ask first.
29:08At that moment,
29:08the door to the hospital room opened.
29:10Aviana walked in.
29:11I said from the begin
29:12that there was no reason to doubt Elaiza.
29:14She and the baby endured so much unnecessary pain
29:17because of a test that never should have happened.
29:20Aviana came to my bedside.
29:21She looked at me,
29:22a smile finally returning to her face.
29:24The paternity test has confirmed
29:26that the baby is a Moretti.
29:28The results also indicate
29:30that the baby is almost certainly a girl.
29:33Pleased, Aviana gently stroked my forehead.
29:36Luca was in the wrong this time.
29:38To welcome his great-granddaughter
29:40and to apologize to you,
29:42Don Octavian has already purchased
29:44an apartment building.
29:45Once the baby is born,
29:47that building will be her welcome gift.
29:49I blinked slowly.
29:50Had I heard her correctly?
29:52An entire apartment building?
29:53That meant the baby
29:54would never have to lift a finger.
29:56The rental income alone
29:58would allow her to live
29:59in extraordinary comfort.
30:00And as her mother,
30:01I would probably benefit from it too.
30:04The unexpected gift
30:05sent my blood pressure soaring.
30:06For a moment,
30:07I thought I might pass out all over again.
30:10At that critical moment,
30:11the baby remained calmer than I did.
30:13She stirred gently, reminding me,
30:16Mommy is far too easy to impress.
30:19It's only one apartment building
30:21and she's already about to faint.
30:24What is she going to do
30:25if Grandpa and Grandpa
30:26give me a satellite someday?
30:28Followed hard and forced out a smile.
30:30Mrs. Moretti,
30:31I don't know what to say.
30:34Thank you for wanting to give this baby
30:36such a wonderful life.
30:40I don't know how I could ever repay you.
30:42I tried to push myself upright
30:43so that I could thank Aviana properly.
30:46Watching me,
30:46Luca couldn't help smiling.
30:48When I awkwardly attempted
30:49to pull my hand out of his,
30:50his gaze darkened.
30:51The next moment,
30:53his fingers tightened around mine.
30:54This time,
30:55he didn't let go.
30:56Aviana looked at our joined hands
30:57and gave us a knowing smile.
30:59We're all family.
31:01There's no need to be so formal.
31:03I froze.
31:03Family?
31:04Was the Moretti family
31:06no longer planning to give me
31:07the agreed hundred million dollars
31:09and send me away
31:10after the baby was born?
31:11Aviana continued,
31:12The fact that you were able
31:13to conceive Luca's child at all
31:15proves that the connection
31:17between the two of you
31:18is deeper than anyone imagined.
31:20Perhaps you were always
31:21meant to be together.
31:22The atmosphere in the hospital room
31:24abruptly became charged with tension.
31:26My ears began to burn.
31:28Aviana glanced at Luca,
31:30clearly preparing to leave
31:31the two of us alone.
31:32Then the door to the room
31:33was kicked open.
31:34A gray-haired old man entered,
31:36flanked by several Bellini soldiers.
31:38Sloane followed beside him,
31:39Her face filled with anger.
31:41The man was none other
31:42than the head of the Bellini family.
31:44Don Matthew Bellini.
31:45Don Bellini pointed his cane at me.
31:47Avelia,
31:48have you lost your judgment?
31:53Did any of you investigate
31:55this woman's background?
31:57Do you have any idea
31:59how worthless she is?
32:00Her parents run a tiny dairy farm
32:02in the countryside.
32:03She has no family connections
32:04and no distinguished bloodline.
32:06A woman like her has no right
32:07to bear the Moretti name.
32:10Sloane is the only woman
32:11suited to become Luca's wife.
32:13If you agree to a marriage alliance
32:14between the Moretti and Bellini families,
32:16Sloane is willing to accept the child.
32:18She will raise the girl
32:19as her own daughter
32:20and our Sloane will give
32:21the Morettis a son,
32:22an heir.
32:24Don Bellini swept his gaze
32:25around the room.
32:26When his sharp eyes landed on me,
32:28they narrowed into a vicious glare.
32:30But if the Moretti family
32:31insists on choosing this woman,
32:33every business arrangement
32:35and territorial agreement
32:36between the Bellonis
32:37and the Morettis
32:38ends today.
32:39The baby gave a dismissive scoff.
32:41Sloane always kept Daddy
32:43at a distance.
32:44She never wanted to be with him.
32:46She simply enjoyed
32:47having him chase after her.
32:49Now that she realizes
32:50Daddy might be in love with Mommy,
32:52she first uses a forged report
32:54to frame Mommy,
32:54and then she brings
32:55her own grandfather here
32:56to force Daddy
32:57into marrying her.
32:58Does she really believe
32:59this will make Daddy surrender?
33:01The more stunts she pulls,
33:02the more clearly Daddy
33:03sees what she's really like.
33:05Besides, Grandma and Grandpa
33:07aren't going to be frightened
33:08by the Bellini family.
33:09The Moretti family
33:10isn't going to collapse
33:11just because the Bellomas walk away.
33:14Threatening the Morettis
33:15by cutting ties with them?
33:16Please.
33:17As I listened to the baby,
33:18the tension in my chest
33:19gradually eased.
33:21She was right.
33:22During my time with the Morettis,
33:24I had learned that Aviana
33:25was not a woman
33:26who could be easily threatened.
33:28Luca had managed the family
33:29alongside his father
33:30and grandfather for years.
33:32He would never allow someone else
33:34to make his decisions for him.
33:35By having Don Bellini
33:37intervene and force the marriage,
33:39Sloane would only destroy
33:40whatever feelings
33:41Luca still had for her.
33:43Besides,
33:43I wasn't yet in a position
33:45to speak in a confrontation
33:46like this.
33:47I deliberately made myself
33:48look frightened
33:49and drew the blanket
33:50higher around me.
33:51With only my eyes visible,
33:53I silently watched them.
33:55Luca, however,
33:56believed I was genuinely afraid.
33:58His expression darkened
33:59immediately.
34:00Who allowed you into this room?
34:02You're frightening
34:03Elena and the baby.
34:05Where is the security team
34:06assigned to this floor?
34:07If you can't even stop
34:08unauthorized visitors,
34:09then you don't need to
34:10report for work tomorrow.
34:12Several of the soldiers
34:12stationed outside the room
34:14immediately entered.
34:15Don, forgive us.
34:17Slane said she was your fiancé.
34:19And Don Bellini
34:20is an important ally
34:21of the Moretti family.
34:23We didn't dare stop them.
34:25Luca regarded them coldly.
34:27I'll say this one last time.
34:28Elena is now the highest priority
34:31under Moretti's
34:31security protocol.
34:32Every decision must place
34:33her safety
34:34and the baby's safety first.
34:36Other than immediate members
34:37of the Moretti family,
34:38anyone who attempts
34:39to harass Elena
34:39is to be detained
34:40on the spot.
34:42Luca never directly responded
34:44to the terms
34:45Don Bellini had proposed,
34:46but his orders
34:47made his position
34:48perfectly clear.
34:49He intended to keep me
34:51under the protection
34:51of the Moretti family.
34:53Neither Sloan
34:54nor the Bellinis
34:55could threaten him
34:56into changing his decision.
34:57Aviana looked deeply satisfied
34:59with the way Luca
35:00had handled the situation.
35:01Don Bellini and Sloan,
35:03on the other hand,
35:04went white with rage.
35:05Sloan stared at Luca
35:06in disbelief.
35:07We've known each other
35:08for 15 years.
35:10Are you really going
35:11to throw away
35:11everything between us
35:12for a dairy harmer's daughter?
35:14Do you have any idea
35:15how filthy her family is?
35:17I frowned.
35:17This time,
35:18I refused to remain silent.
35:20My parents built that farm
35:21with their own hands.
35:23They care for their land
35:24and their animals
35:24and they repay
35:25every loan on time.
35:27They haven't stolen
35:27from anyone.
35:28They haven't deceived anyone.
35:30They haven't hurt anyone.
35:32There is no shame
35:33in running a farm.
35:34There is no shame
35:35in not having money.
35:36What is truly shameful
35:37is using a family name
35:38and family wealth
35:40to humiliate people
35:41who earn an honest living.
35:42It was the first time
35:43I had openly fought back
35:44against Sloan
35:45in front of everyone.
35:46Luca's expression
35:47had been ice cold,
35:48but when he heard me speak,
35:49the corners of his mouth
35:50lifted slightly.
35:52Sloan saw the way
35:53Luca was looking at me,
35:54and lost the last shred
35:55of her composure.
35:56Luca, you're a liar.
35:57You told me you would wait for me.
35:59You said you would.
36:01Slain in all these years,
36:03have you ever truly respected me?
36:04No.
36:05You liked being pursued.
36:06You liked watching me wait for you.
36:07I grew tired of that game
36:08a long time ago.
36:09And now I finally understand
36:10that you were never the kind woman
36:11I imagined you to be.
36:12There was no warmth
36:13in Luca's voice.
36:15All I feel for you now
36:16is exhaustion.
36:18You should leave quietly
36:19before that exhaustion
36:20turns into hatred.
36:21Apparently,
36:22an unattainable first love
36:24wasn't as special
36:24as I had once imagined.
36:26Aviana stepped forward
36:27and brought the argument
36:28to an end.
36:29Sloan,
36:29I have yet to hold you accountable
36:31for using a forged paternity report
36:33to frame Elena.
36:34Now you've brought your people
36:36barging into her hospital room
36:37to threaten her.
36:38Your actions have already proven
36:40that you are unfit
36:41to become Luca's wife.
36:43The Moretti family
36:44will not accept this marriage.
36:46Aviana turned to Don Bellini.
36:48If the Bellini family
36:49wants to cut ties with us,
36:51then do it.
36:52There are more families
36:53and companies waiting
36:54to take your place
36:55than I can count.
36:56She looked toward the soldiers
36:57standing at the door.
36:58Escort them out.
36:59I don't want anyone else
37:01disturbing Luca
37:01or my future daughter-in-law.
37:03I sat frozen in the hospital bed,
37:05my face burning.
37:06Future daughter-in-law?
37:07Had Aviana already accepted me?
37:09The baby was so happy
37:11she was almost in tears.
37:12Mommy didn't get to see
37:13Daddy kneel
37:14and beg her to forgive him.
37:15But Grandma has already
37:16accepted Mommy
37:17and she said it out loud.
37:19This is wonderful.
37:20Mommy and I are finally
37:21going to have a good life.
37:22That kick I gave earlier
37:23wasn't for nothing after all.
37:25At first I believed
37:25all I needed was the child.
37:27I didn't think I needed you too.
37:30But during all this time,
37:31taking you to your exercise sessions,
37:34accompanying you to your appointments,
37:36cooking with you,
37:37and eating with you,
37:38you showed me a kind of life
37:39I had never experienced before.
37:41That day when I saw the photographs
37:43and agreed to the paternity test.
37:45It wasn't because I truly believed
37:46the baby wasn't mine.
37:48It was because I was jealous.
37:51I thought you had been with other men.
37:55It was my fault that you were hurt.
37:58I want you to give me a chance.
38:00I want you to give me the right
38:02to protect you and the baby
38:03as your husband.
38:05Elena, will you marry me?
38:06So even the heir to a powerful family
38:08understood that a woman
38:09should be given a choice.
38:10I had thought I would be the one
38:12fighting for a place at Luca's side.
38:13But he hadn't made me ask.
38:15All the effort I had put in
38:16during these past months
38:17hadn't been wasted.
38:18My face burning,
38:19I nodded.
38:19The next instant,
38:20Luca slipped the ring onto my finger.
38:22He moved as though he were afraid
38:23I might change my mind.
38:24Before I had fully accepted
38:25that I was about to become Luca's wife,
38:27Aviana had already made
38:29the announcement publicly.
38:30Luca Moretti was going to have
38:31a grand wedding.
38:32The Moretti family would also soon
38:33welcome its first naturally conceived
38:35girl in generations.
38:36Luca's father put all his
38:37overseas business on hold.
38:38He planned to return and preside
38:40over the wedding himself,
38:41then remain in New York
38:42until the baby was born.
38:43As for Don Octavian,
38:45all his attention was now
38:45focused on the baby.
38:47Every day he and Luca discussed
38:48what gift they should prepare
38:49for the little girl on the way.
38:50Yet the piece lasted only two days.
38:52Several gossip sites suddenly
38:53published details
38:54about my family background.
38:55Countless media accounts
38:56reposted photographs
38:57of my parents working on their farm.
38:59Some reporters even traveled
39:00to the small town
39:01where my parents lived
39:02and secretly photographed them
39:03tending to the dairy cows
39:04and cleaning the property.
39:05The articles called me
39:06a trailer-trosh bride.
39:07Others claimed I had resorted
39:08to underhanded methods
39:09to make Luca agree to marry me.
39:11By then,
39:11I was eight months pregnant.
39:12When I saw the photographs,
39:14I was desperate to return home
39:15and see my parents.
39:16But Luca had already sent someone
39:18to bring them to New York.
39:19I burst into tears
39:20and threw myself into their arms.
39:21I'm so sorry
39:22those people harassed you
39:23because of me.
39:24But my parents didn't blame me.
39:26We run our farm honestly.
39:27There's nothing for us
39:28to be ashamed of.
39:29Don't cry.
39:30When you get married,
39:31we're going to prepare
39:32the greatest wedding gift for you.
39:34You're going to be
39:35the most beautiful bride.
39:36My parents' kindness
39:37and optimism earned them
39:38the respect of everyone
39:39in the Moretti household.
39:40Luca's father immediately instructed
39:42the family lawyer
39:43to take action.
39:44Every media account
39:45that had violated
39:46my parents' privacy
39:47received a legal notice.
39:48Several gossip sites
39:49that had led the smear campaign
39:50were forced to shut down.
39:51The family also traced
39:52the leaked information
39:53back to the person
39:54pulling the strings.
39:55Sure enough,
39:56Sloane was behind it again.
39:57This time,
39:58she had pushed the Moretti family
39:59beyond its limit.
40:00Luca formally terminated
40:01every partnership
40:02between the Moretti
40:03and Bellini families.
40:04He also delivered
40:05a personal warning
40:06to the Bellinis.
40:08If Sloane goes anywhere
40:09near Elena or the baby again,
40:10I will take every route,
40:12every contract,
40:12and every dollar
40:13the Bellucky family controls.
40:14By the time I'm finished,
40:16there will be no
40:17Bellucky family left in New York.
40:18After that public rupture,
40:20I became the subject
40:20of conversations
40:21throughout the city.
40:22A farmer's daughter
40:24is actually going to become
40:25the lady of the Moretti household?
40:27How did she manage
40:28to win over the entire
40:30Moretti family?
40:31She's eight months pregnant,
40:33but she still looks incredible.
40:35You rarely see anyone
40:36that far along
40:37in such remarkable condition.
40:39Well, of course.
40:40Even at eight months,
40:41I continued every exercise
40:43my doctor approved.
40:44I followed every meal plan
40:46prepared by the nutrition team.
40:47At the same time,
40:48I began studying finance
40:50and business management.
40:51I even registered
40:52for a professional finance
40:53certification exam.
40:54When the baby
40:55eventually became involved
40:56with the Moretti family's
40:57assets and legitimate businesses,
40:59I wanted to have
41:00the knowledge necessary
41:01to help her.
41:02When Aviana discovered
41:03that I had been studying,
41:04her approval of me
41:05only deepened.
41:06Once Elena has completed
41:07her postpartum recovery,
41:08she will join one of the
41:09Moretti family's
41:10legitimate companies.
41:11She'll begin at the
41:12general manager level
41:13and learn the business
41:14from there.
41:15The harder I worked,
41:16the more secure my position
41:17within the Moretti family became.
41:18After the baby was born,
41:20Luca and I obtained
41:21our marriage license.
41:22On the day I finally
41:23put on my wedding dress,
41:24I clutched Luca's hand
41:25nervously.
41:25What if someone catches us
41:26off guard and switches
41:27the baby at the medical center?
41:29What if someone carries
41:30our daughter away
41:31and leaves a different
41:31baby in her place?
41:32Luca was always amused
41:34by my worries.
41:35Then I'll station 50 soldiers
41:37outside the nursery.
41:40No one except the doctors
41:41and us will be allowed
41:42near her.
41:43I promise no one
41:44will have an opportunity
41:45to switch her.
41:45The baby and I
41:46breathed a sigh of relief
41:47at the same time.
41:48Later, those 50 soldiers
41:49really did catch a nanny
41:50attempting to switch the baby.
41:52Dealing with that threat
41:53would not be the last
41:54challenge we faced.
41:55Marrying into the Moretti
41:57family didn't mean I could
41:58ever let down my guard
41:59to protect the baby
42:00and everything I now had.
42:01I would have to keep
42:02moving forward.
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