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00:00I was transported into a romance novel about a wealthy family as Meryn Ashford, the villainous real heiress.
00:07The male lead and the fake heiress had already worked together to kill me once.
00:10I came back to life, and just as I was about to flee with the child in my womb,
00:19a voice came from my belly.
00:21Mom, don't get on that plane! The fake heiress stole your luck! You're the real heroine of this book!
00:27There was no one in the room. Then the voice sounded again, right beside my ear, and I finally looked
00:32down at my stomach.
00:40Mom, I'm telling the truth! You were supposed to be the heroine!
00:44The original story painted me as jealous of the fake heiress, Elowen.
00:48It said I'd schemed to get Callan heir to the Everin Hall Holdings.
00:53Stay with me, then use the baby to force him to marry me.
00:57After getting a second chance at life, I took my best friend Daphne's advice, bought a plane ticket, and planned
01:03to get as far away from them as I could.
01:05Take me to Dad! Once you're near him, he'll slowly be drawn to you, and the luck Elowen stole will
01:12come back to you, little by little.
01:14I gripped my plane ticket and thought of Elowen. My parents had raised her as their daughter for 18 years.
01:21Even after I came back, she still lived with the Ashfords, and Mom and Dad cared more about her.
01:27Wait, had the baby in my belly just said I was the real heroine of this book? Then I was
01:32damn well going to get my revenge.
01:34I clenched the ticket in my hand and tore it in half. The door opened. Daphne stared at the torn
01:40half of the plane ticket I was holding.
01:42Maren, are you crazy? If you don't run, are you going to wait for Callan and Elowen to kill you?
01:49Elowen was transported into this book, too. She bought Daphne off, and they're waiting for you to leave.
01:55I looked at Daphne coldly. A chill spread through me. There were traps everywhere around me.
02:03I'm staying.
02:06Maren, did they scare you siltless? Callan only protects Elowen now. You just came back from a small town in
02:12Maine.
02:13You don't even know how things work here. How are you going to compete with her?
02:16Compete? You're the real heroine of this story, and you've got me, a baby who brings good luck.
02:22Why would you need to compete? Once we see Dad, everyone will find out what Elowen is really like.
02:27I took a deep breath and made a call.
02:35My birth mother, Vivian, answered. Even after finding me, she was still more of a mother to Elowen.
02:42Mom, I'll be at the Ashford's dinner party tonight.
02:46You tricked Callan into staying with you.
02:49What are you coming back for? To shame this family all over again?
02:53Maren, if you dare cause a scene at tonight's dinner and get between Elowen and Callan, I won't let you
03:00get away with it.
03:01Then she hung up without another word.
03:04Daphne gave me a gloating look.
03:06See? Even your own mother can't stand you. Why go back just to humiliate yourself?
03:12I ignored her and went straight to the walk-in closet. Inside were clothes Vivian had sent as compensation, none
03:19of them remotely right for me. But tonight, I was going to wear them anyway, and expose Elowen for who
03:24she really was in front of everyone.
03:29You can do it, Mom. We'll see Dad tonight and take back the luck she stole.
03:33Baby, I'm taking back everything that belongs to us. The Ashford estate was ablaze with light and crowded with prominent
03:40guests.
03:41I appeared at the entrance in a champagne-colored evening gown that didn't fit me at all.
03:46One strap kept slipping down, and I had to hold it in place with my fingers.
03:51Every eye turned toward me. Some people laughed. Some looked at me with contempt. Others watched, eager for a spectacle.
03:58So, Vivian hurried over and hissed.
04:02Maren, what on earth are you wearing? Did you come here to embarrass me on purpose?
04:10Elowen stood beside her in a perfectly tailored white gown, looking composed.
04:17Mom, don't blame Maren. She only just came back from a small town in Maine. Of course she doesn't know
04:23about things like this.
04:24Maren, come inside. It's cold out here.
04:31She puts on such a good act. In your last life, everyone believed that wounded look of hers and treated
04:40you like the one causing trouble.
04:47I ignored them. Beyond the crowd, I spotted the man surrounded by guests.
04:52Callan Wayne. He wore a handmade, perfectly tailored suit, his expressions stern.
04:59Everyone who spoke to him did so with care.
05:01As heir to the Wayne group, he drew a crowd wherever he went.
05:05He was the father of my child, the male lead of this book.
05:10Mom, go to him. Your luck will come back as soon as you're close to dad.
05:17I lifted my skirt and walked straight toward him. The bustling banquet hall fell silent the moment I appeared.
05:25Callan noticed me too. His brow furrowed, and he made no effort to hide the disgust in his eyes.
05:31Get lost.
05:32I stopped short. Elowen hurried after me.
05:35Callan, don't be angry. Maren didn't mean to. She just- I did mean to.
05:40I cut her off and looked Callan in the eye.
05:43I'm pregnant with your child.
05:44The banquet hall fell silent. The guests around us all turned to look at me.
05:49Callan's expression darkened completely.
05:52Elowen's eyes widened theatrically.
05:57Maren, you can't joke about something like that. You can't make such a terrible accusation against Callan.
06:04Callan reached out to steady her without thinking.
06:07Maren?
06:07The disgust in his eyes deepened when he looked at me.
06:10You must have a death wish.
06:12The baby shrieked inside me.
06:14Here we go again. Last time, this is how she made everyone think you'd lost control.
06:20Mom, don't let her do all the talking.
06:22My eyes stayed fixed on Elowen.
06:25You know better than anyone whether it's an accusation.
06:28Why don't you explain how I ended up at that hotel that night?
06:33The color drained from Elowen's face.
06:38She looked at Callan in a panic.
06:41Callan, I didn't. I didn't do anything.
06:45She went to the hotel on her own, and now she wants to blame me?
06:48Her shoulders shook as she cried.
06:50Around us, guests began pointing at me and whispering.
06:54How dare she make up a lie like that in front of everyone?
06:57Look at that dress. She thinks she can marry into the Wayne's dress like that?
07:00In her dreams.
07:01My birth mother, Vivienne, was trembling with anger.
07:05You've disgraced the Ashford family!
07:08Just as her hand was about to come down, I clutched my belly, doubled over, and groaned in pain.
07:14My stomach, it hurts so much.
07:18Yes! Use me to stop the slap. She can't hit a pregnant woman in front of everyone.
07:25The slap never landed. Vivienne's hand froze in midair, her expression changing several times.
07:32Callan's gaze dropped to my stomach, his expression complicated.
07:37Elowen saw this and gritted her teeth.
07:40I...
07:41I feel so dizzy.
07:44Elowen, what's wrong?
07:48A doctor! Get a doctor!
07:52Everyone crowded around Elowen, fussing over her.
07:55I was left kneeling alone on the cold floor.
07:58She's pretending to faint too?
08:01She even has to compete with you over this.
08:04Don't be afraid, Mom.
08:05Great-grandpa's arrived.
08:07Just when I thought the night was going to end in another crushing defeat...
08:11Enough!
08:12An elderly but commanding voice rang through the room.
08:15This is a dinner party. Everyone, quiet down.
08:19An older man with a silver-handled cane approached slowly, surrounded by people.
08:24It was Edmund Wayne, head of the Wayne family and Callan's grandfather.
08:29His sharp gaze swept the room and finally settled on me.
08:32I looked up to meet his eyes.
08:34Mine instantly reddened and tears ran down my cheeks.
08:40Edmund frowned deeply.
08:42He glanced at Elowen, unconscious, in Callan's arms, then at me.
08:47At last, he brought his cane down hard on the floor.
08:51Callan, take her to the hospital.
08:53Callan froze with Elowen in his arms.
08:56Vivienne grew anxious.
08:58Mr. Wayne, you can't believe her!
09:00She's been lying from the start!
09:01Edmund shot her a cold glance.
09:04I'm not senile yet.
09:05He fixed his eyes on Callan.
09:07His tone left no room for argument.
09:10Did you hear me?
09:11Callan's jaw tightened.
09:13With everyone watching, he finally put Elowen down and strode toward me.
09:18He grabbed me and hauled me roughly to my feet, irritation clear in his voice.
09:23Maren, he'd better not be playing games.
09:25He pulled me so hard, I stumbled straight into his arms.
09:29It's back! Mom's luck is really coming back!
09:32This is wonderful!
09:34I only want my child's father to acknowledge him.
09:37Then I let my head fall to one side and fainted in his arms.
09:42When I woke again, I was in a private room at a private hospital.
09:46Callan sat on a nearby sofa with his legs crossed, reading a document, his face expressionless.
09:52He didn't seem to have noticed I was awake.
09:54Mom, you're finally awake!
09:57Elowen pretended to faint too, but a doctor said in front of everyone that she'd never lost consciousness.
10:04Her blood sugar was just low.
10:06She gave herself away on the spot.
10:09Dad looked awful.
10:10He's finally starting to suspect Eleni.
10:12I laughed inwardly, but kept my expression neutral.
10:16I shifted slightly and let out a faint moan.
10:20Callan looked up at once, his sharp gaze snapping to me.
10:24Awake?
10:25I nodded and struggled to sit up.
10:31Don't move.
10:32He set the document down and came over.
10:35The doctor says our baby isn't stable yet.
10:37You need to stay in bed for observation.
10:40He'd acknowledged him.
10:41He'd acknowledged the child in my womb.
10:44Mom, did you hear that?
10:45Dad said I'm his child.
10:47The first step worked!
10:48The baby tumbled with excitement.
10:50I lowered my eyes, my voice trembling.
10:54You...
10:55You believe me?
10:56Callan was silent for a moment.
10:59Grandpa had his assistant check the hotel surveillance footage from that night.
11:03Elowen had pampered with it,
11:04deleting some crucial images.
11:06But the Wayne's technicians had recovered the missing footage.
11:09It clearly showed Elowen secretly adding high-proof liquor to my drink while I was away.
11:18Grandpa won't let Elowen into the Wayne family home again.
11:22Banned from the house?
11:23She drugged me and deceived Callan.
11:25That was her entire punishment?
11:27Callan was still more protective of Elowen.
11:29What kind of punishment is that?
11:31Once all your luck comes back, she won't be able to hide anymore.
11:35Mom, great-grandpa already had the doctor draw your blood and take a cheek swab from Dad.
11:40Both samples have been sent for a prenatal paternity test.
11:43Now we're just waiting for the results.
11:44My heart gave a jolt.
11:46A paternity test.
11:47There was no avoiding it.
11:48It was also Elowen's last chance to strike back.
11:51She would never sit back and accept defeat.
11:53I looked up at Callan, my eyes filling with tears.
11:57Are you going to do...
11:59a paternity test?
12:03You still don't believe me.
12:06You don't believe this is your baby.
12:08Callan looked into my eyes as though he wanted to say something.
12:12His throat bobbed.
12:13But just then, the door to the room was thrown open.
12:16Vivian and my dear father, Richard, stormed in.
12:20Maren!
12:21Didn't you embarrass yourself enough yesterday?
12:24Vivian jabbed a finger at me and shouted,
12:27How dare you try to scheme your way into the Wayne family?
12:32The Ashfords don't have a daughter like you.
12:36Richard followed her in, looking deeply disappointed.
12:39Mom, this is great!
12:41Your chance to turn things around is finally here!
12:50For a moment, I was confused.
12:52A chance to turn things around?
12:54Let Dad see how they berate you.
12:56You don't have to cover for them.
13:00Maren,
13:01how could you do something like this?
13:06Apologize to Mr. Wayne.
13:07Then come home with us.
13:10We'll pretend none of this ever happened.
13:12They had barely arrived before deciding I was guilty,
13:15without even asking what had happened.
13:17They're so biased!
13:19They won't even listen to you because they want to protect Elowen.
13:22They'll be crying when Elowen bankrupts their company.
13:30I ignored them and simply looked at Callan through tear-filled eyes.
13:35Callan?
13:38I didn't do it.
13:40Callan visibly stiffened.
13:43He turned and stood in front of me,
13:45shielding me from my parents' accusing stares.
13:49Mr. and Mrs. Ashford.
13:51His voice went cold.
13:52This is a hospital.
13:55Please keep your voices down.
13:58Vivian lowered her voice,
13:59but she kept protesting.
14:01Mr. Wayne!
14:03You mustn't let her fool you!
14:05She grew up in a small town in Maine.
14:07She can make up any story she likes!
14:10Who knows who the father of that baby really is?
14:13Enough!
14:15She's your biological daughter.
14:19Vivian and Richard both went still at that.
14:22They hadn't expected Callan to speak up for me.
14:24Neither had I.
14:26When Vivian insulted the child in my womb,
14:29I dug my fingertips into the edge of the covers.
14:32Only now, with Callan standing between us,
14:35did I slowly release my grip.
14:38See?
14:39Dad hasn't said he believes you,
14:42but he's already standing in front of you.
14:45Your luck is coming back!
14:51Mom, show him how scared you are.
14:54He'll keep protecting you.
14:56I understood at once.
14:57I reached out and carefully gripped a fold of Callan's clothing.
15:00My hand was cold and trembling slightly.
15:04Callan?
15:06I'm scared.
15:07Callan stiffened again.
15:09Just as the atmosphere between us shifted,
15:11a commotion broke out outside the room.
15:15Move.
15:16Edmund Wayne invited me here himself.
15:19It was Elowen's voice.
15:22The Wayne family had banned her from their home,
15:25so she'd come barging into the hospital instead.
15:28Elowen came in wearing a hospital gown,
15:30her face pale,
15:32followed by several bodyguards who had failed to stop her.
15:35Mom!
15:36Dad!
15:37I'm sorry.
15:40This is all my fault.
15:43I didn't take good enough care of Maren,
15:45and that's why she did something so foolish.
15:49Don't blame her.
15:51Blame me instead.
15:53The moment she took the blame,
15:55Vivian and Richard softened.
15:59You silly girl.
16:01How could this be your fault?
16:03Maren brought this on herself.
16:05Exactly.
16:07Elowen, stop crying.
16:09Take care of yourself.
16:11The three of them hugged each other.
16:13Not one of them asked how I was feeling.
16:15I sat on the hospital bed like an intruder.
16:18After crying for a while,
16:20Elowen finally lifted her tearful eyes to Callan.
16:26Callan,
16:26I know you're angry with me.
16:29What happened that night was wrong of me.
16:34I shouldn't have believed those rumors
16:36and thought Maren was trying to break us up.
16:38I shouldn't have believed those rumors
16:41I just care about you so much.
16:45I've already apologized to your grandfather
16:47and he's forgiven me.
16:48As she spoke,
16:50she took a document from her pocket
16:51and held it out to Callan.
16:53I had someone rush the results.
16:54This is the paternity report
16:56for you and the baby Maren's carrying.
16:59My heart sank.
17:01Here it was.
17:03She really had tampered with the paternity test.
17:06She got the report that fast?
17:08She must have tampered with it.
17:10Elowen is such a bad person.
17:13Callan didn't take it.
17:14He just looked at Elowen coldly.
17:16His stare made her uneasy,
17:18but she forced the report into his hand anyway.
17:21Callan, read it.
17:22Then you'll know I wasn't lying.
17:25It's Maren.
17:26She's the one who's been lying to us.
17:28I gripped the edge of the duvet cover
17:29and stared at the report in Callan's hand.
17:32If Elowen had really swapped the results,
17:34no one would believe me once he turned to that page,
17:36no matter what I said.
17:38Mom, don't be afraid.
17:40Dad's beginning to believe you.
17:42I can feel our luck coming back.
17:44Hmm.
17:45She thinks she can deny I'm his child with a fake report?
17:48The fate of this book has other plans.
17:51Her lies will fall apart soon.
17:53Maybe the baby had a point, I thought.
17:56While I was still thinking it over,
17:58Callan finally opened the report.
18:01Every eye focused on the paper.
18:05I watched Callan's face,
18:07hardly daring to breathe.
18:08He unfolded the pages,
18:10and the corners of Elowen's mouth
18:11were already creeping upward.
18:13But a second later, her smile froze.
18:15Instead of getting angry,
18:17he gave her an extremely odd look.
18:19Elowen.
18:21Are you sure this is a paternity report?
18:23She blinked.
18:25Yes.
18:27Why?
18:28Callan turned the report around for everyone to see.
18:31I'd expected to see
18:32no biological relationship first.
18:34But when my gaze dropped to the conclusion,
18:36I froze.
18:37There,
18:38in large,
18:38unmistakable letters,
18:40the report said,
18:41testing confirms no biological relationship between the sample and the person tested.
18:46However,
18:46unicorn ancestry was detected in the sample.
18:49We recommend notifying an animal rescue center for magical creatures.
18:53Unicorn ancestry?
18:54An animal rescue center for magical creatures?
18:57What the hell was this?
18:59All the color drained from Elowen's face.
19:04No.
19:05No.
19:06That's impossible.
19:08She rushed forward,
19:09snatched the report,
19:10and checked it over and over.
19:12It's fake.
19:13It has to be fake.
19:15Maren!
19:16You did this,
19:17didn't you?
19:18She lunged at me like a mad woman.
19:20Callan reacted instantly and shoved her away.
19:23Unicorn ancestry?
19:25Could this fake report get any more ridiculous?
19:30She tried to hurt you with a fake report,
19:33but the testing company she found only wanted her money.
19:37They made up the conclusion,
19:39and now everyone has seen it.
19:41Looking at Elowen throwing a fit on the floor,
19:44I felt both shaken and amused.
19:47Apparently,
19:48luck really wasn't something science could explain.
19:51Vivian and Richard were dumbfounded, too.
19:53They looked from the report to me,
19:55their expressions changing by the second.
19:58What?
19:59What is going on?
20:01Just then,
20:02Edmund arrived with his personal medical team in tow.
20:07He spotted Elowen on the floor
20:09and the absurd report at once.
20:11I clutched the edge of the duvet cover
20:13and stared at the sealed envelope in the doctor's hand.
20:17Elowen's report had become a joke,
20:19but no one had told me the real result yet.
20:23Outrageous!
20:24Maren,
20:25may I share the results with everyone here?
20:27I nodded.
20:28Only then did he open the envelope
20:30and hand it to Edmund.
20:32The hospital rushed this prenatal paternity test.
20:35I sealed Maren's blood sample
20:37and Callan's cheek swab myself.
20:39Without so much as looking at Elowen,
20:42Edmund opened the report.
20:43I didn't dare ask.
20:45I kept my eyes on the page he'd opened.
20:51Wonderful.
20:53Wonderful.
20:5799.99%.
20:58The baby's Callan's.
21:01And it's a boy!
21:04I was happy, of course.
21:06But, Edmund,
21:07did you have to shout boy
21:09loud enough for the whole floor to hear?
21:11Can't he keep his voice down?
21:14I'm not even born yet.
21:17I deserve a little privacy.
21:20After Edmund's announcement,
21:22Elowen had no way to argue.
21:24Vivian and Richard looked terrible, too.
21:26The precious adopted daughter
21:28they'd gone to such lengths to defend
21:30was a calculating liar.
21:32And the biological daughter
21:33they'd just scorned
21:35was carrying the Wayne family's heir.
21:37Edmund couldn't be bothered
21:38to look at them again.
21:39He came straight to my bedside,
21:41his manner warm.
21:43My dear,
21:44you've suffered.
21:47Starting today,
21:48you'll move into the Wayne family home.
21:51I'll have the best doctors
21:53and nutritionists
21:54look after you.
21:57If anyone dares
21:59to mistreat you again,
22:01they'll have the Wayne family
22:03to answer to.
22:05Then he turned to Callan,
22:07his voice turning stern.
22:09And you, Callan.
22:10What kind of man
22:11can't protect his own woman
22:13and child?
22:14From now until she's discharged,
22:17forget everything else.
22:18Stay here with Marin
22:20and take care of her.
22:22Edmund had defended me
22:23in front of everyone.
22:25Vivian and Richard stood there,
22:27so embarrassed
22:28they didn't know
22:28what to do with themselves.
22:30The security guards
22:31escorted Elowen out
22:33without a shred of sympathy.
22:35On her way out,
22:36she fixed me
22:37with a venomous stare.
22:38I met her stare
22:40without flinching.
22:41Elowen,
22:42this was only the beginning.
22:44I would take back
22:45everything you owed me,
22:46piece by piece.
22:48At last,
22:48the room was quiet.
22:50Edmund offered
22:51a few more gentle words
22:53of advice,
22:53then left with his people.
22:55Only Callan and I
22:56remained in the large room.
22:58He stood by the window,
23:00his tall shadow
23:00stretching out
23:01in the setting sun.
23:02The baby gave me a kick
23:04and gathered a little more luck
23:06from being near Callan.
23:07Mom,
23:08Dad's finally starting
23:09to take your side.
23:11He must regret
23:12how he treated you before.
23:14While he's willing to stay,
23:16talk to him.
23:17Turn on the charm
23:19a little
23:19and make him
23:20truly believe you.
23:21Turn on the charm?
23:23With his expression
23:24still so cold,
23:26I couldn't get
23:26a single sweet word out.
23:28I cleared my throat
23:29and decided
23:30to try something else.
23:33Um,
23:35Mr. Wayne.
23:35The moment I spoke,
23:37Callan turned,
23:38his brow slightly furrowed.
23:40Call me Callan.
23:41I was taken aback,
23:43then did as he asked.
23:45Callan,
23:45thank you.
23:47For what?
23:48For believing me.
23:50I lowered my head
23:51and spoke softly.
23:53And for acknowledging
23:54the baby.
23:55He went quiet.
23:56After a long pause,
23:58he spoke in a low voice.
24:00It's not you,
24:01I believe.
24:01I believe my grandfather's
24:03judgment
24:03and that report.
24:07The fact that he was
24:08staying in the room
24:09was already a change
24:10from the dinner party.
24:11I didn't expect him
24:12to trust me overnight.
24:14Over the next few days,
24:16Callan did exactly
24:17as his grandfather
24:18had ordered.
24:19He barely left my side.
24:21He didn't say much.
24:22He spent most
24:23of his time working.
24:24But he personally
24:25kept an eye on my meals,
24:27making sure I ate
24:28a balanced diet.
24:29If I got up to use
24:31the bathroom at night,
24:32he woke immediately
24:33and helped me there.
24:34His face rarely
24:35gave anything away,
24:37but I knew
24:37he was changing,
24:39little by little.
24:40My birth parents
24:41never came back.
24:43I heard that after
24:44the Ashfords
24:44offended the Wayne family,
24:46several of their company's
24:47major projects
24:48were put on hold.
24:49Their stock price plunged
24:51and they were scrambling
24:52to deal with it.
24:53To save their partnership
24:55with the Waynes,
24:56my parents finally cut off
24:57Elowen's financial support
24:59and made her move back
25:00to the old apartment
25:01where her birth parents lived.
25:03She was out of the Ashford house
25:04with no allowance
25:06or protection from my parents
25:07and none of the luck
25:08she'd stolen.
25:09Her life suddenly
25:11got much harder.
25:12It all happened so fast
25:14it felt like a dream.
25:16On the day I was discharged,
25:18Callan came to pick me up himself.
25:20The car didn't go back
25:21to the Ashfords.
25:22It drove straight
25:23to the Wayne family home
25:24in Greenwich.
25:27I knew that
25:28from this day on
25:29my fate would be
25:31completely rewritten.
25:32The baby cheered inside me.
25:34We're going home!
25:36To our own home!
25:39Mom,
25:39we finally won!
25:41Yes,
25:42we'd won the first round.
25:44But the real fight
25:45was only beginning.
25:46I still had to face Callan,
25:49who had once always
25:50taken Elowen's side,
25:51as well as his vast
25:52and complicated family.
25:54And Elowen,
25:55who was never
25:56going to let this go.
25:58Life at the Wayne family home
25:59was quieter
26:00than I'd expected.
26:01Edmund took good care of me,
26:03having the cook
26:04prepare my meals
26:05according to the doctor's
26:06instructions each day.
26:08Callan still spent
26:09every day beside me too.
26:10He went on walks with me,
26:12read financial news to me,
26:14and even awkwardly
26:15patted my back
26:16to help me through
26:17bouts of morning sickness.
26:18I could feel him
26:19making an effort
26:20to learn how to take care
26:21of me and the baby.
26:22Late one night,
26:24pregnancy cravings
26:25had me tossing and turning.
26:27Half asleep,
26:28I mentioned that I wanted
26:29the hot and sour noodle soup
26:31from an old place
26:32in the south of town.
26:33I thought he was asleep,
26:35but the person beside me
26:36moved at once.
26:37Without a word,
26:38he got up and dressed.
26:40At two in the morning,
26:42he came back
26:42with the chill of the night
26:43still on him
26:44and fine beads of sweat
26:46at his temples.
26:47He was carefully holding
26:48a bowl of steaming
26:50hot and sour noodle soup.
26:51In the lamplight,
26:53I could see a trace
26:54of nervousness in his eyes.
26:56I took the paper bowl.
26:57Warmth spread
26:58through my chest.
27:01His study was no longer
27:03off-limits to me either.
27:05Beside the dry
27:06financial magazines,
27:07a stack of brightly colored
27:09baby care guides
27:09had appeared at some point.
27:11He would even hold one up
27:12and ask me,
27:13perfectly serious.
27:15Which is easier
27:16for diaper changes?
27:17A zip-up onesie
27:18or one with snaps?
27:20He looked so unlike
27:21his usual self
27:22that I almost laughed
27:23out loud.
27:24He'd always kept
27:25one hand in his trouser pocket
27:27when we walked together,
27:28but that began to change.
27:30Now,
27:30his palm closed
27:31around my entire hand
27:33without a moment's hesitation.
27:35As though he'd gathered
27:36enough luck,
27:37the baby spent each day
27:38sleeping comfortably
27:39inside me.
27:40Mom,
27:41Dad likes you
27:42more and more.
27:44Almost all the luck
27:46Ellian stole
27:47is back too.
27:48She can't use it
27:49to fool people anymore.
27:51Does that mean
27:52we can wait for me
27:53to be born
27:54without worrying now?
27:55I thought,
27:56perhaps we could.
27:57Perhaps I really could
27:59leave everything behind
28:00and wait peacefully
28:01for the baby to arrive.
28:03Then one day,
28:04I got a call
28:05I hadn't expected.
28:06Don't get too pleased
28:08with yourself,
28:08Maren.
28:09It was Elowen.
28:10Her voice was hoarse
28:11and full of malice.
28:12You think you've won?
28:14You think you can take
28:15everything from me
28:16and live without a care?
28:17I'm telling you,
28:19you can't!
28:21I know a secret
28:22about him too.
28:23Come alone
28:24to the abandoned factory
28:25on the west side of town
28:26at eight tonight.
28:28Otherwise,
28:29I'll tell the media
28:31Callan's secret.
28:33Once it gets out,
28:34his reputation
28:35will be ruined
28:36and the Wade group
28:38will be dragged
28:38into it too.
28:39She hung up.
28:40My palm went cold
28:42around the phone.
28:43The baby grew anxious.
28:45Mom, don't go!
28:46It's a trap!
28:47Elowen is capable
28:48of anything!
28:50Of course I knew
28:51it was a trap.
28:52But this secret
28:53about Callan...
28:54I couldn't take the risk.
28:56I needed to find out
28:57what she had on Callan,
28:58or at least buy him
28:59a little time.
29:01I looked out the window
29:03at Callan,
29:04who was on the lawn
29:05taking a call.
29:06He was so capable,
29:07so brilliant,
29:08I wouldn't let anyone
29:09hurt him.
29:10I drew a deep breath
29:12and made up my mind.
29:15That night,
29:16while no one was watching,
29:17I slipped out
29:18of the Wayne family home
29:21and took a cab
29:22to the abandoned factory
29:23on the west side of town.
29:24The place was dark
29:25and run down.
29:26The air smelled
29:27of rust and dust.
29:29Once the cab drove away,
29:30the voices outside
29:31disappeared too.
29:32I stepped over the gravel
29:33by the entrance,
29:34my shoe scraping
29:35against the ground.
29:37Elowen stood waiting
29:38deep inside the factory.
29:39She wore an old coat
29:40and her hair was disheveled.
29:42You really dared to come.
29:45What do you want, Elowen?
29:48What do I want?
29:49She laughed louder.
29:52If my life is miserable,
29:54yours will be too.
29:59Maren,
30:01do you know why Callan
30:02was so good to me?
30:06Because there's
30:07another personality
30:08inside him.
30:10My head buzzed.
30:13Another personality?
30:14There are two people
30:15inside him.
30:18One is the cold,
30:19ruthless Callan,
30:20you know.
30:22The other
30:23is Eli,
30:25who's gentle and kind.
30:29And I'm the one
30:31Eli has never been able
30:32to forget.
30:35It wasn't Callan
30:36who stayed with you
30:37that night.
30:39It was Eli.
30:41He thought you were me.
30:48The baby you're burying
30:51is Eli's.
30:52Elowen's words
30:53sent me stumbling
30:54back a step,
30:55my lower back
30:56striking a rusty workbench.
30:57The baby cried out
30:59inside me.
31:00Whether he's Callan
31:01or Eli,
31:03he's still my dad.
31:05Elowen isn't going
31:06to scare us with that.
31:08Elowen saw how pale
31:09I'd gone
31:09and smiled smugly.
31:11What do you think
31:12people will make
31:12of Callan
31:13when I tell them?
31:18If the board
31:20finds out
31:21about his other
31:22personality,
31:24will they still
31:25let him run
31:26the waned group?
31:28And you
31:29and your child,
31:30Maren?
31:31Everyone
31:32will be talking
31:33about you.
31:34I bit the tip
31:35of my tongue
31:36and forced myself
31:37to look at Elowen.
31:44Who would believe you
31:45if you told them?
31:47Taking her time,
31:49Elowen pulled out
31:49several sheets of paper
31:51and flung them at me.
31:52They were photocopies
31:53of Callan's diary.
31:54In his own handwriting,
31:56he'd written Eli's name.
31:58I bent down
31:59and picked up a page.
32:00It was Callan's handwriting.
32:02There was no faking it.
32:05These are just copies.
32:08The originals
32:09are even better.
32:12Imagine what would happen
32:13if I gave them
32:15to the media.
32:20You're despicable,
32:21Elowen.
32:23You say you love Eli,
32:25but all you've ever wanted
32:26is to use him
32:27and control him.
32:29Cut the crap.
32:31She pulled a dagger
32:32from behind her
32:33and threw it at my feet.
32:34The dagger spun
32:35on the concrete,
32:36its tip coming to rest
32:38beside my shoe.
32:39She pointed
32:40at a raised platform
32:41nearby
32:41that had no railing.
32:44Either you slash
32:45your own face
32:46and jump from there,
32:47putting an end to it,
32:50or I'll send Callan
32:51to hell with you.
32:54She was insane.
32:55I looked at the concrete floor
32:57below the platform,
32:58covered my belly,
32:59and edged half a step
33:00toward the door.
33:01The dagger was still
33:02beside my shoe.
33:03I didn't dare bend down
33:04to pick it up,
33:05and I didn't dare
33:06turn my back on her.
33:07Just as despair closed in,
33:08someone kicked open
33:09the factory doors.
33:10Callan rushed in alone,
33:11the headlights casting
33:13his long shadow
33:13across the floor.
33:14When he saw me
33:15and the dagger on the floor,
33:16his face went white.
33:18Maren!
33:18He ran to me
33:19and pulled me behind him,
33:21glaring fiercely at Elowen.
33:23I caught his sleeve.
33:24That familiar sense of safety
33:26had barely returned
33:27when I saw Elowen
33:29raise a remote control.
33:36Just try touching her.
33:37Elowen wasn't frightened
33:38by his arrival.
33:39her smile only grew wilder.
33:43Callan,
33:44perfect timing.
33:46You can watch your woman die
33:49for you.
33:51With that,
33:51she pressed a button
33:52on the remote.
33:53From a beam above my head,
33:54a huge iron cage
33:56came crashing down
33:57without warning.
33:58Yeah!
34:00Callan shoved me out of the way,
34:02and my iron cage
34:03trapped him beneath it instead.
34:05Callan!
34:19Maren,
34:21Callan,
34:21you can both die.
34:23She pressed another button.
34:25Explosives she had planted
34:27in the factory
34:27began to beep out a countdown.
34:29Ten,
34:30nine,
34:31eight.
34:32I wiped my tears away
34:33and picked up the dagger
34:34from the floor.
34:35I didn't rush at Elowen.
34:37I gripped the dagger
34:38and lunged toward the box.
34:40I brought the blade down
34:41with all my strength
34:42and severed it.
34:43The countdown stopped.
34:45The factory fell silent.
34:46You lost,
34:47Elowen.
34:48Elowen stared at me
34:49in disbelief.
34:50Elowen was taken away.
34:52She could never use the secret
34:53to threaten this again.
34:55Callan was freed too.
34:56He wasn't hurt,
34:58only shaken.
34:59He held me tightly,
35:00his body still trembling
35:02a little.
35:05I'm sorry, Maren.
35:07I got here too late.
35:09You weren't late.
35:10You came at exactly
35:11the right time.
35:15But that diary...
35:20You know everything?
35:24I nodded.
35:26He froze for a moment,
35:27then gave a bitter smile.
35:28I remembered him
35:29holding Elowen at the party
35:31and telling me to get lost.
35:32Slowly,
35:33I loosened my grip
35:34on his sleeve.
35:36Yes.
35:39When I was very young,
35:40I created him to cope
35:41with things I'd been through.
35:42He was braver
35:43and kinder than I was.
35:44He was everything
35:45I wanted to be
35:45but didn't dare become.
35:47When we were children,
35:48Elowen was the only person
35:49willing to talk to Eli.
35:50So he always thought
35:51Elowen was the one he loved.
35:53But that night,
35:54he met you.
35:57You're the one
35:57he truly loves.
35:59Maren,
35:59whoever I am,
36:00you're the only person I love.
36:02From the moment
36:02I first saw you,
36:03it's been you
36:04and no one else.
36:05I wanted to answer him
36:07but my tears came first.
36:09But Eli's diary
36:10will always be a problem.
36:12Don't worry.
36:13I still have
36:13the complete diary.
36:14I'll give an interview myself
36:16and explain what I went through.
36:18I'll tell everyone
36:19that you were the one
36:19who helped me through that time.
36:23The baby let out
36:23a satisfied sigh
36:24inside me too.
36:25Oh, come on.
36:26I'm not even born yet
36:27and I already have to watch
36:28you two being lovey-dovey.
36:29So dad's been fighting
36:30with himself all along.
36:31Mom,
36:32we can finally wait
36:33for me to be born in peace.
36:34The dust had finally settled.
36:36A few months later,
36:37I gave birth
36:38to a beautiful boy.
36:39When the nurse
36:40placed him in my arms,
36:42his tiny hand
36:43closed around my fingertip.
36:45Edmund carried
36:46his great-grandson
36:47around the hospital room,
36:48grinning from ear to ear.
36:50Callan became a father
36:51who spent all day
36:52fussing over his son.
36:54His favorite things
36:55were changing his diapers
36:56and feeding him.
36:57As the rightful lady
36:58of the Wayne household,
36:59I held a 10% stake
37:01in the Wayne group
37:02and became the envy
37:03of everyone.
37:04The sun shunned
37:05as I sat in the garden
37:06with Callan,
37:06our son in my arms.
37:08Callan wrapped his arms
37:09around me from behind
37:10and whispered in my ear,
37:11Thank you, Maren.
37:13Thank you for coming
37:14into my life
37:15and making it whole.
37:17I turned and kissed him.
37:19I knew my story
37:21was only just beginning
37:22and this time,
37:24I would be the only Harrow.