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00:04you trash get on your knees and apologize to mia you want me to speak fine your pure
00:11innocent mia has syphilis my cursed tongue never misses welcome to hell my bad luck curse has never
00:24failed when i wish misfortune on someone nothing in this world can stop it when i was five my
00:32kidnapper brent cross grew sick of my crying and beat me half to death with blood dripping down
00:37my face i held his gaze an out of control semi-truck is going to crush you into paste
00:46the words had barely left my mouth when a massive semi-truck veered off the road plowed straight into
00:51the yard and tore him to pieces later at the county foster home the director mr caldwell cut our food
00:58rations and locked me in a pitch black storage room the only warmth i had was a skinny boy who
01:04shared
01:04his half piece of stale bread with me and got his leg broken to protect me i told caldwell he
01:10would
01:10choke to death that very afternoon he choked on a thick cut of steak and suffocated right at the dining
01:16table after that everyone looked at me like i was a monster so i learned to keep my mouth shut
01:24and play
01:24dumb for 20 years i lived in the shadows as an unwanted orphan claire hayes then the whitman family
01:31found me for six months they treated me well eventually putting me to work at the whitman group
01:36but on my very first day at the office i returned home and opened the front door of the manor
01:41only to
01:41find mia sobbing in the arms of my fiance julian pierce julian does claire hate me that much
01:49she's spreading terrible rumors about me at the office telling everyone i slept with some old man
01:55to secure the west harbor project and that i caught some disgusting disease diane whitman marched over and
02:02slapped me hard across the face your sister is completely innocent how could you make up such
02:07trashy lies to ruin her richard whitman pointed a trembling finger at me his face tight with rage
02:13you really are just a trashy small town brat full of bitter jealousy get to your room and stay there
02:18do not come out until i say so i touched my burning cheek caught the smug gleam in mia's eyes
02:23and let out a short cold laugh i spread rumors fine if you want me to take the blame you'd
02:30better pray
02:31you can survive the consequences when i actually speak
02:37dad mom look at her she's still laughing mia said clinging to julian's arm her shoulders trembled
02:44violently diane's chest heaved she snatched a cup of hot tea from the table and threw it directly into my
02:50face you absolute curse i should have left you where we found you we brought you back from that miserable
02:57small town gave you a life of luxury and this is how you repay us ruining your sister's reputation
03:03how can you be so vicious i clenched my teeth so hard that the metallic taste of blood filled my
03:09mouth
03:09julian rubbed mia's back glaring at me with pure disgust i told you claire a girl from the gutter like
03:16you doesn't belong in the witson family and you sure as hell don't deserve to be my fiance
03:22if mia hadn't begged me to give you a chance i would have called this off months ago get on
03:27your
03:28knees and apologize to her right now or we are done i lowered my head staring at the wet puddle
03:33on the floor i said nothing my cursed tongue has never made a mistake for the past six months this
03:39family had given me a warmth i had never known when i had a fever diane stayed by my side
03:44all night
03:45changing the cold compressions on my forehead richard awkwardly tried to learn how to cook
03:49serving me the best cuts of meat even lucus who had sworn he would never accept me started sneaking
03:55sweets into my bag diane used to touch my cheek with teary eyes telling me how sorry she was for
04:00the years i lost richard would take me in his private car personally driving me to the office
04:04to help me build connections he told me that one day this entire empire would be mine to protect this
04:09warmth to keep even a shred of it i kept my mouth locked i was terrified that if i spoke
04:14i would end
04:15their lives seeing my silence mia sobbed harder do you think staying quiet will make this go away
04:21you spread those disgusting lies and ruin my reputation everyone at the office looks at me
04:27like i'm trash how am i supposed to face anyone in high society again furious julian lunged forward
04:32he grabbed the thin gold cord around my neck and yanked it with brute force a sharp burning pain flared
04:38across my skin the family heirloom pendant i had worn since infancy ripped away six months ago diane
04:44had recognized me because of this very pendant she told me she had placed it on me the day i
04:50was born
04:50as a promise of a safe peaceful life give it back to me julian stepped aside in disgust i hit
04:58empty air
04:58and crashed hard onto the floor don't fucking touch me julian snapped try that again and i'll call the cops
05:04and have you arrested for harassment he locked the family heirloom pendant around mia's neck right in
05:09front of me a priceless piece like this belongs to someone pure and decent like mia a lying trashy
05:17small town bitch like you ruins it just by touching it i barely scrambled to my feet before my brother
05:24lucas whitman stormed downstairs with a dark face he grabbed my collar with brute force i told them we
05:31shouldn't have brought a trashy nobody like you back mia was the one begging me to be nice to you
05:35she even gave up her own bedroom for you she gave you everything first for the past six months
05:41and you're just a fucking viper biting her hand he threw me back with force turning to roar
05:48lock this trailer trash in her room no one gives her a single drop of water without permission from me
05:55two security guards rushed over pinned my arms behind my back and dragged me upstairs
06:01they kept me locked in my room for seven days for a week mrs ellis only slipped a bowl through
06:07the
06:07door at night it was filled with nothing but cold stale leftovers every single day loud happy laughter
06:13drifted through the door the four wiltmans were living in perfect harmony mia even dragged julian right
06:17outside my door she let her fake sweet voice leak through the cracks julian this watch is way too
06:23expensive you should give it to claire i know you love me but she's the biological daughter
06:28she is the true heiress the one who is supposed to be engaged to you maybe we should just end
06:33this
06:33as long as i can watch you be happy from afar she squeezed out a pathetic sob even if it
06:39breaks my heart
06:39it will be worth it julian pulled her close his heart breaking for her he kicked my door hard
06:46don't talk like that that trailer trash we dragged back from the sticks isn't fit to clean your shoes
06:52every time i see her she makes me sick what right does she have to wear something so expensive
06:59don't worry mia even if i'm forced to marry her i won't touch her
07:03you are the only one in my heart i leaned against the bedroom door listening to the two of them
07:09whispering outside i pulled my dry lips into a sharp cold smile wearing such an expensive watch
07:16you'd better watch your neck tonight the next morning mia's scream pierced through the door oh my god
07:22it hurts so much lucas i can't move my neck my brother's panicked voice followed alongside the rushed
07:29footsteps of the housemaid i listened to the chaos outside slowly closing my eyes my smile grew wider
07:35on the eighth day the door lock finally clicked mia stood at the entrance her head held high
07:42oh look at you claire you look half dead get up dad and mom want me to take you to
07:49the office
07:49just apologize in front of everyone clear my name and we can forget this ever happened i stood up and
07:55walked out as we reached the top of the staircase mia suddenly leaned in close to my ear trashy small
08:00town nobody you think you can steal my parents and my man you don't stand a chance i froze and
08:07turned my head locking my eyes on her before i could move a muscle mia let out a blood curling
08:13shriek
08:18julian yelled launching toward the stairs like a madman my parents and lucas ran after him mia curled up in
08:25pain at the bottom of the steps julian rushed to lift her she was pale cold sweat dripping from her
08:30forehead eyes swollen and red but she forced a weak smile julian don't blame claire i just lost
08:37my footing it was an accident lucas's eyes went bloodshot you've lived here for 20 years and never
08:42slipped how the hell is this an accident diane rushed up the stairs raised her hand and slapped
08:47me twice across the face starved for seven days the force of the blows knocked me to the floor
08:53my ears ringing richard stood at the bottom of the stairs pointing a finger and roaring how did the
08:59whitman family raise such a heartless monster i held my cheek and stared back at them calmly
09:05it felt like a piece of my chest had been carved out leaving only a cold void i pulled my
09:11lips into a
09:12smirk if i really wanted to hurt her i wouldn't need to lay a finger on her lucas shook with
09:18rage
09:18kicking a flower stand over dad mom listen to her mia is hurt and she's still making threats julian held
09:28mia close his eyes wide with fury you have no shame you're still playing these sick mind games richard
09:36turned his head in disgust enough get her out of my sight and lock her back in her room i
09:43struggled
09:43against the bodyguards and snotted if you're gonna put on a show you'd better pray you don't actually
09:49break a bone and pass out from the pain mia who had been crying in julian's alarms suddenly stiffened
09:55and her head fell back diane screamed in panic get her to the car we need to drive her to
10:00the hospital
10:01now a bodyguard lifted mia and rushed outside with my parents and lucas scrambling after him the roar of
10:07the car engine echoed in the yard as they sped away the two bodyguards threw me back into my room
10:13without mercy a few days later mia was discharged from the hospital my parents shoved me into the car
10:21and drove me to the office the spacious grand lobby was packed with people to clear mia's name
10:27once and for all my parents had called a mandatory company-wide meeting on the massive media wall screen in
10:33the center of the lobby a video played on a continuous loop it showed mia doing charity work
10:37in poverty towns handing out backpacks to neglected children other clips showed her working late at the
10:43office pouring over details for the west harbor project richard stood on the platform at the front
10:48of the lobby holding a microphone everyone it is a disgrace to the whitman family that we brought back
10:53such an ungrateful malicious daughter out of pure jealousy she has been spreading disgusting lies
10:58about mia within this company she has not only damaged our corporate image but she has also
11:02proven herself completely heartless diane stood beside him covering her face and sobbing playing
11:08the part of the grieving mother to perfection the employees clueless about the truth began whispering
11:13among themselves trailer trash trying to play princess of course i heard she came from some trashy backwater
11:20town people from those places have no morals if she can make up stories about her own sister she'll do
11:26anything the hateful murmurs washed over me like a wave mia supported by julian walked up to me holding a
11:35signed retraction statement claire i know why you did this just sign this clear my name and give me a
11:42public apology then i'll forgive you i stared at her fake sweet face my chest rose and fell rapidly
11:48i never said those things and if i actually wanted to say you slept with old men before i could
11:54finish
11:54julian's heavy leather shoe slammed into the back of my knee my knees crashed hard against the solid floor
12:00a blinding pain shot straight up my spine and cold sweat instantly drenched my back the crowd of
12:06employees burst into laughter some evened out their phones snapping photos and recording my humiliation
12:12serves her right humiliation burned hot in my chest right then a sharp voice cut through the crowd
12:19director hayes didn't make anything up i can prove it everyone froze heads snapping toward the voice
12:25it was nora bell the intern i had comforted in the break room on my first day after her supervisor
12:30tore
12:31her apart she pushed her way to the front she shielded me pointing a trembling but firm finger at mia
12:36i saw it with my own eyes the night we worked late mia got into the back of grant hell's
12:40luxury car the
12:41guy running the west harbor project they were in the back seat and i recorded it the lobby went dead
12:46silent the color drained from mia's face instantly but she recovered fast throwing herself into julian's
12:51arms and sobbing hysterically julian how much money did claire pay this intern to lie it wasn't enough
12:57for her to spread those rumors now she's paying people to ruin me why am i even alive brother's eye
13:01the shocked crowd immediately turned their disgust back on us julian's heart broke for her his eyes
13:06burning with fury as he glared at nora he took a giant step forward and backhanded her across the
13:11face nora stumbled backward lost her footing and crashed hard onto the floor blood trickling from
13:17the corner of her mouth my eyes narrowed in anger that's too fucking far throw this ungrateful
13:24bitch out of my building fire her immediately blacklist her from the entire industry four or five guards
13:31lunged forward kicking and punching nora's fragile body without mercy she curled into a bulb on the
13:36floor protecting her head her screams growing weaker and weaker i knelt on the floor watching the
13:40girl who was beaten half to death just for speaking the truth i bit my lower lip so hard that
13:45blood ran
13:45down my chin but i didn't feel a thing inside my chest the floodgates i had locked shut for so
13:50long
13:51cracked open my silence and submission had changed nothing my family would never open their eyes it only gave
13:55these rich monsters the power to crush innocent people without a second thought stop it i mia cut
14:02me off dropping to her knees in front of our parents sobbing loudly dad mom claire is only doing this
14:07because she's terrified i'll take her inheritance i know she hates me she hates me for living the life
14:13that should have been hers for the past 20 years she grabbed richard's pants leg tears streaming down her
14:17face i don't want the shares let claire have all the money from the west harbor project just give all
14:21your love to her i'm just an unwanted child anyway i only want to stay by your side dad mom
14:26that's all
14:27i need diane pulled mia into her arms pointing at me and screaming claire look at how selfless mia is
14:34you miserable curse do you want to tear this family apart before you're satisfied julian marched over
14:39grabbed my hair and yanked my head back forcing my face towards the camera screen of the corporate web
14:44past take a good look everyone as of today i julian pierce am officially calling off my engagement to this
14:49vicious trashy woman claire whitmanson next month me and i will have the biggest wedding the city has
14:54ever seen richard stood on the platform like a judge sentencing a criminal if you refuse to sign
15:00that statement i will kick you out of the whitman family right now in front of everyone you won't
15:03get a single share of this company julian sneered grinding the sole of his heavy leather shoe into
15:09the back of my hand my bones cracked a sharp white hot pain shooting straight to my head the crowd
15:13roared
15:14with laughter around me camera flashes stinging my eyes the disgusted shouts of my parents echoed in my
15:18ears i closed my eyes the last shred of love i had for the whitman family died right there i
15:22opened
15:23my eyes and spoke slowly i will ask you one last time are you absolutely sure you want me to
15:28admit
15:28to those rumors in front of everyone of course own up to what you did bitch my parents and julian
15:33snapped impatiently cut the bullshit apologize right now i stared at their eager self-destructive faces a
15:40slow smirk spreading across my lips fine i admit it i'm the one who said mia slept with grant
15:47hell to secure the west harbor project and yes she has already contracted syphilis
15:53not only that but she's currently carrying grant hell's baby in her womb
15:59the lobby fell into a sudden dead silence mia froze for a second then quickly turned to scream at the
16:03employee you all heard her i told you she made it all up she finally admitted it julian let out
16:09a cold
16:09mocking laugh mia turned back to me pointing a finger down at my face what are you waiting for get
16:14on your
16:15knees and apologize to me i looked at her a chilling smile on my lips my curse doesn't just create
16:19bad luck it forces ugly hidden sins to instantly bleed into the light but at the exact second she
16:24thought she had won it all she suddenly screamed in agony grabbing her lower body and crashing to
16:29the floor her face twisting in pain julian yelled losing his mind as he rushed over to scoop her into
16:35his arms they had no idea that during my seven days locked in the bedroom i used a backup phone
16:40to send
16:41nora's video anonymously to someone who would tear mia apart at that moment a loud crash echoed as the
16:45main doors of the building shattered caroline all grant hale's powerful wife marched in with a team
16:49of bodyguards looking for blood where is that home-wrecking bitch mia whitman floor immediately
16:54striding over she grabbed mia by the hair and ripped her straight out of julian's grip she slapped
16:58mia across the face repeatedly raining blows down on her fake face she pulled a stack of lab reports from
17:04her bag and slammed them into mia's bleeding face cheap shameless horn how dare you sleep with my
17:10husband look at this everyone my husband contracted syphilis because of this bitch the lab report
17:14scattered across the floor with stage two syphilis printed in bold the crowd gasped in horror julian
17:19stared at the report his face going pale he stumbled back two steps shock and doubt flashing in his eyes
17:23already screaming in pain the slaps left mia with a split lip and a bloody face but her mind was
17:29still spinning fast she crawled toward julian and glung to his leg julian no i'm not sick this is all
17:37my
17:37sister's doing she hired these actors to ruin my name she's so desperate to frame me she would even
17:42forge medical records her desperate wails struck julian's weakest spot perfectly julian glanced from the
17:49lab accords to the hyperventilating mia and his doubt turned back into hot rage get the hell away
17:57you touch my fiance again and i'll ruin you he turned on me his eyes bloodshot with hatred claire are
18:06you
18:06quite finished to back up your pathetic lies you actually hired actors for this sick joke mia is pure
18:14she would never have an std richard shook with anger pointing a finger at me this is sick how did
18:23the
18:23whitman family raise such a venomous snake you dream up something this vile just to destroy your
18:30sister diane reached down gently touching mia's bloody face my poor baby how did you end up with
18:35a sister like this i am so sorry sweetheart mom it hurts julian shouted ordering the bodyguards to
18:43lift her as he ran toward the exit the car ready now my parents stumbled out after them their faces
18:48pale
18:48with panic the lobby erupted into total chaos lucas stormed over grabbed me by the collar and dragged
18:54me toward the door he shoved me roughly into the back seat you're coming to the hospital right
18:59fucking now if anything happens to mia i'll make you pay with your life through the glass i watched
19:04julian's car speed ahead blowing through red lights in total panic i let out a cold smirk the hospital
19:10corridor outside the emergency room was dead silent save for diana's muffled sobbing the red light over
19:16the door finally went out the doctor stepped out his face grave julian and the wiltman swarmed him
19:21instantly doctor how is mia the bleeding from her lower body was primarily caused by a ruptured acute
19:26internal hemorrhoid additionally there is significant soft tissue trauma from external force she needs
19:31bed rest what hemorrhoids and trauma julian froze and my parents and lucas stared in absolute disbelief
19:39the nurse wheeled mia into a private hospital suite and we followed them in mia opened her eyes
19:44hearing the nurse's instructions her own eyes widened in shock but after a second of panic her
19:49mind quickly shifted she grabbed julian's hand tears pouring down her face julian you don't disgust
19:54you because of the hemorrhoids do you but i'm completely innocent the trauma down there is because
19:59i fought back grant hale had his men beat and kick me this is proof that i saved myself for
20:04you
20:04julian's body stiffened his initial suspicion over the trauma instantly replaced by pure relief
20:09mia did you really fight that hard for me mia sobbed playing the victim perfectly of course i
20:14did it was all for you i didn't want to use this to force you to marry me i wanted
20:18to wait until you
20:19sorted out your engagement with my sister julian was completely moved he squeezed mia's hand every
20:24shred of doubt vanishing from his eyes he turned his head to look at me pinned down by the bodyguards
20:28claire what do you have to say for yourself now mia would rather die than give in to another man
20:32her
20:32heart belongs to me how could she ever sleep with grant hale you hired those actors to put on that
20:36sick
20:36show richard let out a long breath a smug look returning to his face he pulled out his mobile
20:40phone and dialed his assistant send out an internal company memo immediately announce the upcoming
20:46marriage alliance between mia and the pierce family as for that ungradle trats disgusting lies
20:52they are completely ruined send security to hand those rioting actors over to the police diane wept with
20:58joy beside him then turned around to point a trembling finger at me did you hear that mia is so
21:03devoted
21:04to julian you actually cursed your own sister with those disgusting lies you are not even human
21:08julian comforted mia then took a long stride toward me his eyes freezing cold claire i gave you a chance
21:13you throw it away as soon as mia's stable and discharged from the hospital i will personally
21:17send you to prison i stood before the three of them untouched by their threats instead i couldn't help
21:22but laugh out loud my laughter echoed through the quiet private hospital suite making their skin crawl
21:26julian's brow furrowed deep i shook off the bodyguard's grip i stared straight at mia on the bed
21:31my voice freezing cold whether she saved herself for you or not the syphilis rash on her body will
21:37give you the answer soon enough hearing my words a brief flash of panic crossed mia's face but she
21:42masked it instantly pointing at me and screaming at the top of her lungs you're full of you crazy
21:47bitch you're just jealous because julian loves me you can't get our parents love luca's love or julian
21:52so you curse me with a disgusting disease julian raised his hand to slap me but the bedroom door
21:57was pushed open dr bennett walked in holding a stack of blood test results his face grave the
22:02doctor swept his gaze across the room and took a deep breath who's the patient's family i'm her fiance
22:06doctor is she gonna be okay the doctor looked at him his expression complicated the baby is stable for
22:12now however during the blood work we ran a standard infectious disease screening as required the doctor
22:20paused handing the blood test results to julian the patient mia whitman has tested positive for stage 2
22:26syphilis her antibody levels are extremely high she is highly contagious the room fell into a dead
22:33silence julian stumbled back several steps his legs giving out as he collapsed onto the floor
22:39he stared in absolute horror at the girl on the bed who had looked so sweet and innocent a second
22:45ago
22:45mia trembled violently shaking her head frantically no that's impossible the hospital messed up the lab report
22:52i know it was the needle your needles are dirty that's how you infected me julian you have to
22:58believe me i leaned against the door frame enjoying the show and delivered the final blow julian if you
23:06want the truth why don't you call your assistant ask him to check if grant hale was just diagnosed
23:10with syphilis too julian unlocked his phone with trembling hands and dialed simon reed the moment the call
23:18connected simon's panicked voice blasted through the speaker sir yes it's true grant hale was just
23:24diagnosed with stage two syphilis his wife made a massive scene at the board meeting the entire elite
23:30circle is talking about it the west harbor project has been completely shut down the mobile phone
23:35slipped from julian's hand clattering against the floor his entire world collapsed you fucking whore
23:42julian's eyes went wild with rage he scrambled up from the floor and lunged at the bed he wrapped
23:48his hands around mia's throat the veins on his forehead bulging you dirty lying bitch how many
23:54men have you been sleeping with mia's eyes rolled back as julian choked her her face turning purple
24:00seeing that the evidence was undeniable and she could no longer hide it she decided to play dirty and
24:06guilt trip him julian let go of me i was forced into it i only let grant hall get me
24:14drunk so i could
24:15secure the west harbor investment for you and the baby in my womb is actually yours i know you've always
24:23wanted a baby i secretly used the sperm sample you left at the clinic for ivf since he had already
24:28forced himself on me i had to play along to protect our baby you are the only one i love
24:34julian
24:36backhanded mia sending her crashing onto the mattress go to hell my parents and lucas stood frozen as if
24:43struck by lightning they looked at mia beaten to a puff on the bed and then turned to look at
24:49me
24:50leaning cold and silent against the door wall at this moment they didn't think i had a cursed tongue
24:56but they finally knew i hadn't made up a single lie because every single word of it was the absolute
25:01truth
25:02lucas stared blankly at his own trembling hands he remembered using these exact hands to strike his
25:07biological sister down cursing her as ungrateful all for a lying diseased whore a wave of crushing
25:14regret washed over him his knees buckled and he could barely stand julian stopped his blows
25:20papping as he stood up and looked down at the blood-soaked mia
25:24you say the baby is mine he let out a dark cruel laugh and turned to his bodyguards keep a
25:31close
25:31eye on her since she's carrying my child make sure we take great care of this pregnancy i don't care
25:36how expensive the medicine is make sure she delivers this baby safely julian hired bodyguards
25:41and nurses to watch her room 24 hours a day in rotating shifts on paper it was to protect the
25:48pregnancy in reality her room had become an inescapable prison during this time mia tried
25:54to throw herself off the bed to force a miscarriage but every time she made a move the shifting nurses
26:00pinned her down instantly meanwhile richard and lucas finally uncovered the full truth about mia
26:07every single thing she had claimed was a rumor had a clear trail of evidence not only was she sleeping
26:13with grant hale but her personal life was also a total disaster the truth felt like successive slaps
26:20to the face leaving the whitman's dazed and reeling on the third day after i moved out of the whitman
26:26estate lucas blocked my path outside my apartment he was holding in an insulated food bag the moment he
26:31saw me his eyes welled with tears and he rushed forward claire these are those hot cinnamon roll from
26:38that bakery you used to love i waited in line for two hours to get them they're still warm please
26:43just
26:44take a bite okay i stopped and looked at him calmly i took the insulated food bag and a spark
26:50of hope
26:50flashed in his eyes but a second later i flipped my hand dumping the fresh cinnamon roll onto the dirt
26:56lucas
26:57i don't even like cinnamon roll i love homemade pasta yet no one in this house ever cooked it for
27:03me lucas
27:04folds tears streaming down his hollow face to make amends richard asked me to return to the company
27:10in the office the employees who used to whisper behind my back now held their breath in silence
27:17they were all waiting to watch me fail convinced a girl from a small town couldn't handle the massive
27:23losses of the west harbor project but it only took me a week i set up a direct meeting with
27:29all the
27:29landholders of the west harbor site at that critical negotiating table i broke my silence my words were
27:35sharp and i targeted their financial weaknesses with precision when i returned to the office with
27:40the signed agreement richard took it with trembling hands tears running down his face claire i was
27:46completely blind i'm giving you full control of the company please can you forgive me just this once
27:54in the days that followed diane came to the office carrying homemade chiopini sobbing as if her heart
28:01was breaking claire i'm so sorry i pray for your forgiveness every single day i turned my shoulder
28:11away avoiding her touch keep the chiopi for your beloved mia after all with her disease she really
28:18needs to build up her strength diane's sobbing stopped instantly she collapsed onto the floor
28:24staring at my cold back finally realized she had personally destroyed her biological daughter months
28:30dragged on on the day on the mia went into labor the atmosphere in the hospital hallway outside the
28:35operating room was suffocating my parents lucas and a dark-faced julia were all waiting for the final
28:41judgment the operating room door opened and a nurse walked out holding a tiny fragile baby julian
28:47didn't even look at the child he just waved his hand dismissively the director of the paternity
28:52testing lab who had been waiting on standby stepped forward mr pierce we're rushing this
28:59the results will be ready in three hours those three hours were mia's final desperate struggle
29:04and a source of endless humiliation for the whitman family only i stood calmly by the window
29:09playing with the family arum pendant that julian had ripped away and later returned to me when the
29:14director walked out with the paternity test report the hallway went so quiet you could hear a heartbeat
29:20mr pierce the paternity test is negative furthermore the infant has congenital deformities likely
29:25caused by maternal syphilis during pregnancy julian stormed straight into the room and ripped the
29:30blanket off mia you've got some nerve you lied to me for so long and made me the laughingstock of
29:37the
29:37entire city he backhanded mia across her pale bloodless face i will make the rest of your life
29:45a living hell my parents didn't even look at her they stared blankly at the report then at me their
29:51eyes filled with deep regret diane stumbled toward me her knees buckling as she fell directly to her knees
29:59at my feet she grabbed my pant leg sobbing controllably i'm so blind how could i treat you that way
30:08hit me slap me i'm the one who
30:11caused you all this pain as she cried she raised her hand and began repeatedly slapping her own face with
30:19force
30:19but i just looked down watching her with a cold steady gaze mrs whitman the floor is cold and you're
30:26not young anymore cut the act
30:27richard's face was ash pale as he tremblingly pulled a document from his briefcase claire i know i was wrong
30:35this is the share transfer agreement for the witten group i've already signed it giving all the shares to you
30:43can you please come home i'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you okay he stood
30:50there with his back hunched
30:51all of his former arrogance completely gone i took the agreement and signed my name at the bottom
30:59fine from now on the whitman group is the haze group diane wept reaching out to carry my bag claire
31:07please come home tonight i'll cook for you myself i completely ignored her efforts and walked straight
31:14past her from then on lucas resigned from his executive position and became the hardest working project
31:19manager in the company two weeks later he collapsed at his desk from pure exhaustion when the doctor
31:24woke him up the first thing he asked was is claire is she feeling any better today is she still
31:29mad at me
31:29meanwhile julian pierce risked everything during a crisis at purist group fighting his entire board
31:36to divert billions in resources to my company at the celebration party he walked up to me with a glass
31:42of wine
31:43claire i was a blind fool if it makes you feel any better i'll work like a dog for you
31:47for the rest of my life
31:48let's get engaged again please i swirled the red wine in my glass looking down at the man who used
31:54to think he was above me mr pierce i'll accept your business cooperation but an engagement you should
32:00probably go get tested for syphilis first julian froze unable to squeeze out a single word of defense
32:06year later under my management the hayes group didn't just recovered it took over several core projects
32:12from the pierce group now i was mrs hayes the most feared and respected woman in riverton i bought an
32:19entire street block right across from our headquarters and opened a florist shop called the sunflower
32:24i hired back nora bell the intern who had stood up for me and got blackstead by the whitmans starting
32:30today you're the manager of this shop your salary will be 10 times what you made before the girl burst
32:35into tears calling me her savior one afternoon looking out at the sunlit shop her eyes shined as
32:42she asked claire are you really never going back to the family estate mrs wetman she called again
32:47i just smiled and gave no answer to atone for his sins lucas volunteered for our harshest mining projects
32:54in the wild fields of wyoming letting the freezing winds and dust wear away his spoiled rich boy attitude
33:00every day he sent me a photo of the harsh landscape with the same relation claire i hope you found
33:06some
33:06happiness today i never replied to a single one one afternoon i sat by the window in the florist shop
33:13casually trimming the flower stems i didn't have to force myself to stay silent anymore and this freedom
33:20was sweeter than any power a few playful kids were running around outside and a little girl scraped her knee
33:27crying her eyes out i walked over and gently patted her head don't cry your good luck is coming right
33:34now the little girl stopped crying a second later she found her lost kitten behind the flower stad jumping
33:40with joy and smiling at me now that my heart was light my cursed tongue had finally transformed into a
33:46gift of speech that brought joy to others the shop bell chimed and a tall built man walked through the
33:52door
33:53he wore a sharp police uniform the badge on his shoulder gleaning in the light he walked up to me
33:59with a slight hesitation his tanned face flushing all the way to his ears claire do you remember me i
34:06froze he was the boy from the county foster home the only one who had shared his bread with me
34:11and got
34:12his leg broken by mr caldwell just to protect me i'd like to buy a rose bouquet for the girl
34:17i've loved
34:17from our for 20 years i picked out the most beautiful rose bouquet in the shop and hand it to
34:22him but he held it out to me with steady hands this is for you i want you to spend
34:27the rest of your life
34:28surrounded by tring and flower he took my hand and drove me to the highest peak on the edge of
34:33the city
34:33looking out over the sparkling lights of the city below i made a quiet wish from this day on may
34:39the
34:39ones i love find peace and happiness and may the ones i hate never get what they desire