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00:00My husband left our 5-year-old twins to die, all because they dared upset his precious first love.
00:07The men from the Behavior Correction Camp burst into our home.
00:11Kathleen and I found them the next day.
00:13My girls, lifeless and bruised.
00:17Their breaths stilled forever.
00:19Meanwhile, my husband was on Instagram, celebrating the pregnancy of his beloved.
00:25By the time we reached the hospital, there were no signs of life.
00:29They didn't even take the girls to the ER, they went straight to the morgue.
00:33My eyes were vacant as I looked at Kathleen.
00:36My babies are gone. I have nothing left.
00:41Please let me go. I don't want anything.
00:46Kathleen's eyes were filled with pity, but she still spoke softly, trying to comfort me.
00:52It's going to be okay. Don't worry, Grandfather and I are on your side.
00:57But James was wrong this time.
00:59I'll make sure he comes to apologize.
01:03In the future...
01:05You too.
01:07Before Kathleen could finish, I held my phone in front of her.
01:12It showed a post James Coleman had made on Instagram just two hours ago.
01:17The attached picture was a sonogram, clearly showing Emily Green, six weeks pregnant.
01:24Emily was James Coleman's beloved.
01:27Kathleen's voice cut off abruptly.
01:29After a moment, her face flushed with anger.
01:34I'm calling my brother right now.
01:38Don't worry. Our family will make this right.
01:42I gave a bitter laugh and directly dialed James' number.
01:46He answered, irritation dripping from his voice.
01:49Are you calling to complain about the camp again?
01:53No one would dare lay a finger on a Coleman child.
01:57I just sent them there to learn some disiscipline.
02:00Do you have to keep calling me?
02:03You disgust me.
02:05I didn't say a word.
02:06James hung up on the other end.
02:09The phone was on speaker.
02:11Every word landed clearly in Kathleen's ears.
02:14Her face turned ashen.
02:16Her lips trembled for a long moment, as if she no longer knew how to console me.
02:22I tried to force a smile, but tears fell in heavy drops.
02:29Please.
02:30I have nothing.
02:32Let me go.
02:35I can't take this anymore.
02:37Just as Kathleen was about to speak, two police officers approached us.
02:43Are you the family of the deceased?
02:46The individual responsible for the camp had been detained.
02:50We need your cooperation with the investigation.
02:54At the police station, I saw the men who had come to take my daughters.
02:59I lost all control.
03:01Screaming and sobbing, I lunged at them.
03:06You monsters!
03:08You're all monsters!
03:10They were only five!
03:12How could you?
03:14How dare you?
03:17The officers quickly pulled me back.
03:20Kathleen wrapped her arms around my shaking body.
03:24Sophie, don't.
03:26It's okay.
03:28The police will handle this fairly.
03:31With a Coleman name behind us, they won't get away with it.
03:34Perhaps frightened by my frenzy, the men shrank into a corner, one of them muttering.
03:40You should have taught your kids better yourself.
03:44That's just how we run the camp.
03:46No discipline.
03:48No results.
03:50Who knew your girls were so fragile?
03:53What bad luck.
03:55My hand trembled as I pointed at them.
03:57Rage threatened to tear me apart.
04:00I'll tear you all to pieces!
04:04A metallic taste rose in my throat.
04:07I coughed violently, vomiting a mouthful of blood before darkness swallowed me.
04:13I woke up in the Coleman family estate.
04:16Kathleen sat by my bed, her eyes red-rimmed.
04:19Sophie, you're awake.
04:22Don't worry, we've handled things with the police.
04:26We won't let those monsters get away this time.
04:30I stared emptily at the ceiling.
04:34Please, let me go.
04:37I have nothing.
04:39Deep down, I knew.
04:41Those monsters at the camp were guilty.
04:44But the root cause was James.
04:46He was the one who sent our daughters to that hell.
04:50The real culprit wasn't those men.
04:53It was their own father, James.
04:56Kathleen's shoulders shook.
04:58Then, as if making a decision, she spoke softly.
05:03Oh, right.
05:04I'll talk to Grandfather.
05:06Watching her leave, I finally broke down.
05:09Sobbing as if to cry out all the grievances of these years.
05:13I came to the Coleman household when I was eight, the same age as James.
05:19The Grandpa Coleman and my grandfather were comrades in arms.
05:23My grandfather had saved Grandpa Coleman's life on the battlefield.
05:27Theirs was truly a bond forged in life and death.
05:31My parents died in an accident shortly after I was born.
05:35I was raised by my grandfather until he passed away when I was eight.
05:39Then, Grandpa Coleman took me in.
05:42Over the years, he and Kathleen treated me exceptionally well.
05:47They truly saw me as family, as one of their own.
05:51That's why, for seven years of our marriage, no matter how awful James was, I stayed.
05:58I bore his children and took care of everything at home.
06:02I thought, even without love, having my two precious girls would give my life meaning.
06:08But now, I had nothing.
06:10I don't know how much time passed before Kathleen returned.
06:15Grandfather wants to see you.
06:17The Grandpa Coleman sat in the recliner by his bed.
06:21His eyes held deep sorrow when he looked at me.
06:24You're a good kid, Sophie.
06:27I've heard everything from Kathleen.
06:30I'm sorry you've suffered so much all these years.
06:34The girls will be cremated tomorrow.
06:37After that, you can leave if you wish.
06:39My idiot grandson doesn't deserve you.
06:42He shouldn't hold you back any longer.
06:44I didn't speak.
06:46I simply bowed deeply to him.
06:48Tears fell onto the hardwood floor as I bent over.
06:52I was grateful for over 20 years of care from the Coleman family.
06:56But I could never forgive James.
06:59He was the murderer who killed my children.
07:02When I returned to my room, James was already there.
07:06He looked at me with scorn.
07:08What?
07:10Couldn't wait to run to Grandfather and Tattle.
07:13Sophie.
07:16Do you really think licking my grandfather and sister's boots will make me settle down with you?
07:22The sight of him flooded me with hatred.
07:25I wanted to kill him right then.
07:27Send him to hell.
07:29But then, I heard my daughter's soft, sweet voices in my mind.
07:34Mommy, I love Daddy so much.
07:37Daddy is the handsomest Daddy in our kindergarten.
07:41Mommy, we miss Daddy.
07:43Will Daddy come play with us today?
07:45We love Mommy the most in the whole world and Daddy second.
07:49Even when I rushed into the camp to save them, their last words before losing consciousness were,
07:57Mommy, please don't fight with Daddy because of us.
08:01It's our fault.
08:03We weren't behaving.
08:06I took a deep breath, ignored James, and walked straight to the bed to sit down.
08:12My silence seemed to anger him.
08:14He grabbed me, flung me onto the bed, and pinned my wrists above my head.
08:20What game are you playing now?
08:22Didn't you have Kathleen call me back?
08:24He leaned down, trying to kiss me.
08:27Unable to break free, I bit his lip hard.
08:31James recoiled in pain, letting go and sitting up.
08:35Sophie, are you out of your mind?
08:37You make me sick with this innocent act.
08:40Is this how you've got Grandfather wrapped around your finger?
08:43You force me back, then play hard to get.
08:47Pathetic.
08:48It's because of your phony attitude that the girls turned out.
08:51I bit my lower lip until I tasted blood, then interrupted him softly.
08:56The girls are dead.
08:58James stiffened, then let out a scoff.
09:01Sophie, you'll really say anything.
09:03Just because you found out about Emily's pregnancy today?
09:07You go this far with your lies?
09:09With that, he got up and headed for the door.
09:11He paused before vanishing behind it.
09:15You're the one who pushed me away.
09:16Don't go crying to Grandfather about me neglecting you.
09:20It only makes me despise you more.
09:22After James left, the room fell silent.
09:25I rushed to the bathroom and brushed my teeth violently,
09:29trying to erase any trace of him from my lips.
09:32James and I were once in love.
09:34On my 18th birthday, James stood before me, his ears bright red.
09:40Sophie, I want to treat you right.
09:44I don't want to just be your adopted brother.
09:47His cheeks were flushed, but the determination in his eyes was captivating.
09:51My heart melted completely.
09:54For years after, James treated me like a treasure, and I gave him all my love in return.
10:01Then, when we were 22, Grandpa Coleman called us to him.
10:06You're both of marrying age now.
10:09Sophie, your grandfather saved my life.
10:12I wouldn't feel at ease seeing you marry into another family.
10:16What do you think of James here?
10:17From that day on, James' attitude toward me changed drastically.
10:24All that tender love seemed to vanish overnight.
10:27I didn't understand what happened.
10:30James never gave me a reason.
10:32A year into our marriage, I got pregnant.
10:36After that, James was almost never home,
10:39openly flaunting his relationship with his crush.
10:42I confronted him, fought with him,
10:45but James would just look at me coldly,
10:48as if I were a madwoman.
10:50You got what you wanted.
10:51You're a Coleman wife,
10:53and you've born Coleman children.
10:56What more are you fussing about?
10:58Stop pretending to be the confront of me.
11:00It's disgusting.
11:01So I stopped asking for reasons.
11:04I focused on raising my two girls.
11:06I accepted it.
11:08James didn't love me,
11:10and he didn't love our children.
11:11But luckily, my daughters were sweet and well-behaved.
11:16I always thought watching them grow up would be enough happiness for me.
11:21Now, I'd lost them too.
11:24Early the next morning, after the cremation and burial,
11:28I stood outside the funeral home,
11:30holding two small urns.
11:32They were so tiny when they were born,
11:35lying quietly in my arms.
11:37How, after five years,
11:40could they be even smaller and lighter?
11:43My eyes stung,
11:45but I bit my lip,
11:46refusing to let the tears fall.
11:49Kathleen watched me with concern.
11:52If it hurts, just cry.
11:55Don't hold it in.
11:56I didn't answer her.
11:58Instead,
11:59I looked at Grandpa Coleman,
12:01who was about to get into the car for the cemetery.
12:03Grandpa,
12:05the girls won't be buried in the Coleman family plot.
12:08I'm changing their last names.
12:11They aren't Coleman children.
12:13They're my daughters.
12:15The old man looked at me deeply,
12:17then erupted in fury.
12:19Where is that ungrateful son of mine?
12:24On a day like today,
12:27where has he disappeared to?
12:30Kathleen glanced at me nervously and whispered,
12:33His phone is off.
12:35We can't reach him.
12:37Grandpa Coleman shut his eyes tightly.
12:39When he opened them,
12:41his gaze was clear.
12:43They are your children,
12:44born from your pain.
12:46Do as you see fit.
12:48I bowed to him,
12:49three times.
12:51I owed this man my everything,
12:54but that debt had nothing to do with my children.
12:57I couldn't let them suffer any more in dignity,
13:00even in death.
13:01After Grandpa left by car,
13:04Kathleen gently helped me up.
13:07Sophie.
13:08I gave her a faint smile,
13:10hailed a taxi,
13:11and headed straight home,
13:13the two urns in my arms.
13:15I needed to pack the girls' things, too.
13:18That house had never truly been their home.
13:21I wouldn't leave them in that cold, heartless place.
13:23But as soon as I opened the door,
13:26passionate moans filled my ears.
13:29Oh, stop.
13:31I'm pregnant.
13:33The doctor said we shouldn't.
13:34Then a man's voice,
13:36rough with desire.
13:37I'll be gentle.
13:39It's fine.
13:40I'd never hurt our baby.
13:43Soon,
13:44the sounds of their intimacy filled the house.
13:47They were in the bedroom.
13:49I couldn't go in to pack.
13:50I just stood frozen by the door,
13:53torturing myself by listening to the obscene noises.
13:55I didn't know how long it was before they finally emerged.
13:59The moment Emily saw me,
14:01triumph flashed in her eyes.
14:04Oh, Sophie, you're back?
14:06Why didn't he say anything?
14:07We had no idea.
14:09It's all James' fault.
14:11I told him not to, but he insisted.
14:13What could I do?
14:15James stood beside Emily,
14:17his arm around her waist.
14:19No need to explain to her.
14:22She's nobody.
14:23Come on.
14:24Let's go.
14:26We have a doctor's appointment for the checkup.
14:28Our baby needs to be healthy and safe.
14:31From start to finish,
14:33James didn't look at me once.
14:35His eyes were only for Emily.
14:38I stepped aside,
14:39calmly making way for them.
14:41As they passed,
14:43James finally noticed the urns in my arms.
14:46What's that garbage?
14:48It looks filthy.
14:49Throw it out!
14:51With that,
14:52he walked out with Emily,
14:53arm in arm.
14:55I looked down blankly at the urns.
14:58Daddy wasn't talking about you.
15:00Don't be sad.
15:02You're mommy's treasure.
15:05You're not garbage.
15:06After carefully setting down the urns,
15:10I began packing the girls' belongings.
15:13Clothes,
15:13toys,
15:14utensils,
15:15crayons.
15:17At the small desk in their room,
15:19I found a family photo,
15:21but it only showed me and the girls,
15:23not James.
15:24My hand shook as I took the picture out of its frame.
15:28The girls had drawn a man beside us in crayon.
15:31In their clumsy handwriting,
15:33they had written three words.
15:35Daddy loves mommy,
15:37followed by a tiny heart.
15:39I couldn't hold back any longer.
15:41Clutching the photo,
15:43I wept bitterly.
15:45In the five years I raised them alone,
15:47no matter what happened between James and me,
15:50I never spoke ill of him to our daughters.
15:53But children are perceptive.
15:56They could see clearly that daddy didn't love mommy.
15:59By nightfall,
16:01I had finally packed everything.
16:03I watched the movers load the boxes onto the truck.
16:07Anything else,
16:08Mrs. Coleman?
16:09I shook my head,
16:10then went back inside,
16:12and placed the half-signed divorce papers on the coffee table.
16:16Leaving the house,
16:17I held the two urns tightly.
16:20A strange sense of peace settled over me.
16:23After a moment of silence,
16:25I took out my phone's SIM card,
16:28snapped it in half,
16:29and tossed it out the car window.
16:31Meanwhile,
16:32at Street Mary's Hospital,
16:34Grandpa Coleman and Kathleen,
16:36having gotten word,
16:37arrived and intercepted James and Emily during their checkup.
16:41Seeing them,
16:42James' face instantly darkened.
16:45Can't Sophie be any more disgusting,
16:48playing the quiet,
16:50forgiving wife at home,
16:51than calling you to chase us down at the hospital.
16:54Before he could finish,
16:56the old man slapped him hard across the face.
16:59You heartless wretch.
17:02You killed your own children,
17:04and you have the nerve to bring your mistress here for a checkup.
17:08How did our family produce such a monster?
17:12James staggered,
17:13almost losing his balance.
17:15What are you talking about?
17:18Emily had shrunk behind James the moment she saw them.
17:21But Kathleen was faster.
17:23She grabbed a fistful of Emily's hair.
17:26You shameless bitch.
17:27How dare you hide?
17:29Do you know how old my nieces were?
17:31Five.
17:32What terrible crime did they commit that you couldn't tolerate them?
17:35How could you be so cruel?
17:37Are you even human?
17:38Emily cried out in pain as she fell.
17:41James helped her up,
17:43glaring at his sister.
17:45What are you doing?
17:46She's pregnant!
17:48What if something happens to the baby?
17:52Fine!
17:54You want to know what happened?
17:56I just took Emily home that day,
17:59and the girls started screaming for her to get out!
18:04Is that any way for children to treat a guest
18:09I'm their father.
18:12What's wrong with sending them somewhere more suitable?
18:18Can't I discipline my own children?
18:22Alright, fine.
18:24If you're so against it,
18:26I'll bring them back from the camp.
18:28You don't have to help Sophie lie to me.
18:30Saying the girls are dead?
18:32How can you even say that?
18:34The old man couldn't take it anymore.
18:36He began slapping James relentlessly.
18:40She's a mistress!
18:41What kind of guest is that?
18:43You fool!
18:44You brought your mistress home,
18:46and the girls were protecting their mother!
18:48What's wrong with that?
18:49That's true Coleman spirit!
18:51James,
18:52not daring to hit back against his elderly grandfather,
18:56could only duck and dodge.
18:59Stop it.
18:59People are watching.
19:01Have some respect!
19:03The old man shot James a painful look,
19:06as if he didn't recognize his own grandson.
19:09If I'd known you'd become this kind of cold-hearted beast,
19:13I never would have let Sophie marry you.
19:15Then she wouldn't have suffered all these years,
19:18and my granddaughters wouldn't be dead.
19:21Tears streamed down the old man's wrinkled face.
19:25How you've treated Sophie.
19:26How will I ever face her grandfather in the afterlife?
19:30She was his only treasure.
19:32His mind flashed to the image of Sophie earlier that day,
19:36bowing before him.
19:37She was cradling the two small urns,
19:40her frail body trembling,
19:42but her voice was steel.
19:44Maybe it's for the best.
19:46Leaving is for the best.
19:47Then she won't have to suffer this humiliation anymore.
19:50I'm the one who held her back.
19:52The old man couldn't bear to look at James any longer.
19:56He turned to leave.
19:57Don't bother coming home.
19:59The Coleman family has no room for an ungrateful bastard like you.
20:02Seeing his grandfather's serious expression,
20:05James began to shake uncontrollably.
20:08Clinging to a sliver of hope,
20:10he looked at Kathleen.
20:11Tell me,
20:12what is grandfather talking about?
20:14Are you all lying to me?
20:15Is this some conspiracy?
20:18Kathleen took a deep breath,
20:20remembering the nearly broken woman at the police station.
20:24Tears fell from her eyes.
20:26Who sent them to that place?
20:28That camp only knows punishment.
20:29They tied the girls to chairs,
20:31we beat them with belts,
20:33electrocuted them with tasers,
20:34starved them,
20:35denied them water.
20:36By the time we got there,
20:38it was too late.
20:39James, the girls are gone.
20:41Sophie has left.
20:42The freedom and happiness you wanted to chase,
20:44no one is standing in your way now.
20:46Without another glance at James,
20:48she turned and followed their grandfather.
20:52James' mind buzzed.
20:54Instinctively,
20:55he moved to chase after them,
20:57but Emily grabbed his arm.
20:59James,
21:00where are you going?
21:01James turned.
21:03Extreme panic had stripped him of reason.
21:05I need to find my girls!
21:07I need to find Sophie!
21:09Didn't you hear?
21:11Gone!
21:11They're gone!
21:12Emily was startled by his outburst,
21:14but instinct told her not to let him leave.
21:18James, I'm pregnant.
21:20Remember,
21:21we're going to have our own baby soon.
21:23You didn't love Sophie or the twins.
21:27Isn't this perfect now?
21:30We can finally be together openly.
21:33Before she could finish,
21:35James violently shook off her hand.
21:38Who do you think you are?
21:40Leave my family out of your filthy mouth!
21:44Caught off guard,
21:45Emily was thrown to the ground.
21:46James didn't spare her a glance.
21:49He turned to leave.
21:50Emily clutched her stomach,
21:52crying out in pain.
21:54James!
21:55My stomach!
21:57It hurts so much!
21:59But through her blurry vision,
22:01she only saw James walking further and further away.
22:06The man who used to fret over her slightest frown
22:09now stormed away,
22:10ignoring her desperate calls.
22:13James drove straight home.
22:15Stepping inside,
22:16he froze.
22:18The house was empty,
22:19devoid of all traces of life.
22:22In that moment,
22:23it hit him.
22:24Sophie was really gone.
22:26Stumbling,
22:27James opened every door.
22:29Master bedroom,
22:31guest room,
22:32study,
22:33walk-in closet.
22:35Finally,
22:36the girls' room.
22:38There,
22:39his legs gave way,
22:41and he collapsed to the floor.
22:43Now he understood.
22:45That's why Sophie's eyes last night
22:47were filled with such disappointment and hatred.
22:50Suddenly,
22:52he remembered.
22:53When he left the house today,
22:55Sophie was holding two dull-colored containers.
22:58Those were...
22:59Those were the girls' ashes.
23:01And what had he said?
23:03What's that garbage?
23:05It looks filthy.
23:07Throw it out!
23:08An invisible hand
23:09seemed to tighten
23:10around James' throat.
23:12He couldn't breathe.
23:13A memory surfaced.
23:15The girls' fifth birthday.
23:17Under grandfather's pressure,
23:19he had,
23:20for once,
23:22taken them to the amusement park
23:23with Sophie.
23:25His younger daughter
23:26had stood shyly before him,
23:28looking up.
23:29Daddy,
23:30you're not busy with work today?
23:32I'm so happy.
23:34Thank you for spending
23:35my birthday with me.
23:37His older daughter
23:38had cautiously taken his hand.
23:40Daddy,
23:41thank you coming here with us.
23:43Mommy was right.
23:45Daddy is the best daddy
23:47in the whole world.
23:48James fell forward,
23:50clutching his chest,
23:51gasping for air.
23:53They,
23:54they were so sweet.
23:56Yet on that day,
23:57when he locked them in the car
23:58for the camp,
24:00what had he said?
24:01Disgusting brats!
24:03Is this how your mother
24:04taught you to treat guests?
24:06You're just as rude as her!
24:08Tears streamed down James' face,
24:11hitting the floor.
24:12Through his blurred vision,
24:14he saw a photograph on the floor.
24:16He scrambled over on hands and knees,
24:19picking it up with trembling fingers.
24:22It was...
24:23a photo of Sophie and the girls.
24:26Next to them,
24:27drawn in crayon,
24:29was a stick figure.
24:30Above it,
24:31in wobbly letters,
24:33Daddy.
24:34All his emotions
24:35finally found an outlet.
24:37James sobbed uncontrollably.
24:40Sophie had left nothing behind
24:42except for this one photo.
24:44She hated him.
24:45So she left him nothing
24:47to remember him by.
24:48James pulled out his phone,
24:50frantically dialing Sophie's number,
24:53over and over.
24:54But no matter how many times he called,
24:57all he heard was the automated message.
25:00The subscriber you have dialed
25:02is not in service.
25:03His heart felt like it was plummeting
25:05into a bottomless abyss,
25:07sinking deeper
25:08until all sound ceased.
25:10Only then did James realize.
25:13All these years,
25:15Sophie had always been within his sight.
25:18Whenever he looked up,
25:20she was there with their daughters.
25:21She had never,
25:23for a moment,
25:24been truly lost to him.
25:26But now,
25:27she was done waiting.
25:29So she left,
25:30and he would never find her again.
25:32From their first meeting at eight
25:34to now,
25:35twenty-one years,
25:37it was always Sophie
25:39who accommodated him.
25:41It was him.
25:42He was the one who kept failing her,
25:44who ultimately killed their children.
25:47James couldn't bear to think further.
25:49He wiped his tears clumsily,
25:51staggered to his feet,
25:53left the house,
25:54and drove straight to the family estate.
25:56At the estate,
25:58Kathleen and the old man
25:59sat silently in the vast living room,
26:01holding the girl's baby photos,
26:03tears in their eyes.
26:05Seeing James,
26:07Kathleen's voice was sharp.
26:09Weren't you told not to come back?
26:10What are you doing here?
26:13Get out!
26:14James ignored her.
26:15He knelt directly before his grandfather,
26:18his voice hoarse.
26:20Grandfather, please.
26:22Tell me where Sophie is.
26:24The old man acted as if he hadn't heard,
26:27continuing to gently wipe the photo frame,
26:30a tender smile on his face.
26:32Kathleen couldn't stand it.
26:34She slapped James hard.
26:36What right do you have to ask about Sophie?
26:39How many times have I tried to talk to you
26:42over the years?
26:44If I were Sophie,
26:45I'd want to kill you!
26:47James was her brother.
26:48Seeing him like this pained her.
26:51But for seven years,
26:53she had pleaded with James
26:54to treat Sophie better.
26:56He never listened,
26:57instead,
26:58blaming everything on Sophie.
27:00He had accused her of tattling,
27:03of using the family to pressure him.
27:05Kathleen had even confronted Emily,
27:08but Emily would just run to James.
27:10She still remembered the time James exploded,
27:14If you bother Emily again,
27:16I'll never come home.
27:18You all adore Sophie so much.
27:21Fine.
27:23I'll let her live like a widow forever.
27:25Kathleen's tears fell.
27:27She couldn't forgive James,
27:29and she couldn't forgive herself.
27:32Those girls were so sweet,
27:34always following her,
27:36calling,
27:37Ollie Kathleen,
27:38Auntie Kathleen!
27:38Always saving treats,
27:40or toys for her.
27:42James endured the slap,
27:44scrambling to explain.
27:46I didn't mean to.
27:48I really didn't.
27:49I just thought the girls were being bad.
27:52I wanted to teach them a lesson.
27:54Kathleen grabbed a cup from the side table
27:56and hurled it.
27:57It struck James' forehead,
27:59opening a gash.
28:01Blood dripped down.
28:02You didn't mean to.
28:04How dare you say that?
28:07Search your heart.
28:08Were those girls really bad?
28:11For five years,
28:12Sophie raised them alone.
28:13Can you honestly say
28:15she didn't raise them well?
28:16Were you punishing the girls,
28:17or were you punishing Sophie?
28:19What did Sophie ever do wrong?
28:21Blood trickled down his face,
28:23but James seemed not to feel it.
28:26I didn't mean to treat her badly.
28:29I just didn't want to live a life
28:31controlled by all of you.
28:33I'm the only son of the Coleman family.
28:36Since I was a child,
28:38you've managed everything.
28:41I need permission for every little thing.
28:44Even my marriage.
28:48Even my marriage
28:50was arranged.
28:53Sophie's grandfather
28:54saved grandpa.
28:56So I became the repayment.
28:59I had to marry Sophie.
29:02By the end,
29:03James was sobbing
29:04too hard to speak.
29:06The old man let out a cold laugh,
29:09looking at James
29:11as if at a stranger.
29:12We arranged it.
29:15We forced you to repay a debt.
29:18In my eyes,
29:20you were never good enough for Sophie.
29:23It was you who confessed to her.
29:26You who pursued her first.
29:29I merely agreed to the marriage.
29:32It was your own choice.
29:35How did it become our arrangement?
29:39James,
29:40you are no true Coleman.
29:42You have no backbone.
29:44even now,
29:46you're still trying to shift blame.
29:49James froze.
29:51Then,
29:52slowly,
29:53he crumpled to the floor,
29:55weeping bitterly.
29:57He was right.
29:58He had fallen for Sophie first.
30:01He had pursued her.
30:02So why did everything change
30:04once Grandfather and Kathleen
30:07got involved?
30:08It was true.
30:09He resented it.
30:10He hated his controlled life.
30:13He hated that even his marriage
30:14felt like a transaction
30:16to repay his grandfather's debt.
30:18But there were so many ways
30:19he could have rebelled.
30:21Why did he choose
30:22to wreck his marriage?
30:23James crawled on hands and knees
30:25to his grandfather's feet,
30:27clutching his pant legs
30:29between sobs.
30:30I made a serious mistake.
30:33I know that now.
30:36Please, Grandpa.
30:38I'm begging you.
30:41Tell me where Sophie is.
30:44The old man didn't look at him.
30:47He stood,
30:48swaying slightly,
30:49and headed upstairs.
30:51Sophie doesn't want to see you.
30:53James stopped mid-kowtow.
30:56No one knew what he was thinking.
30:58After a long while,
31:00James stumbled to his feet,
31:02mumbling.
31:04I'll find her myself.
31:07I will.
31:08I knew nothing of the chaos
31:10in the Coleman family.
31:11After leaving,
31:12I took my girls to Florida.
31:14They hated the cold.
31:16So I chose Florida,
31:18a place where it never snows.
31:20The months since leaving
31:22had brought me
31:22an unprecedented peace.
31:24today,
31:25as I was cleaning
31:26the girls' photos,
31:28a frantic knocking
31:29came at the door.
31:30I opened it
31:31to find a familiar figure
31:33kneeling.
31:34Sophie,
31:37I've come to take you
31:38and our babies home.
31:39I didn't want to engage.
31:42I tried to shut the door,
31:44but James shoved his hand
31:45against the frame,
31:46stopping it.
31:48Please, Sophie.
31:51Just let me talk to you.
31:54I paused.
31:56James, go away.
31:58I have nothing to say to you.
32:01Seeing me respond,
32:03James straightened up
32:04on his knees.
32:05I'm not leaving.
32:07Not unless you come with me.
32:09I haven't signed
32:10the divorce papers.
32:12You're still my wife.
32:14Let's go home together.
32:15I looked down
32:17at the man kneeling
32:18before me.
32:19Go home for what?
32:20To watch you
32:21and Emily in our bed?
32:23To see you sweat over her?
32:24Or should I go back
32:25as Emily's maid?
32:26Help her through her pregnancy?
32:28Isn't she pregnant?
32:29James flinched,
32:30rushing to deny it.
32:32No, it's not like that.
32:34I made Emily
32:35terminate the pregnancy.
32:37I ended things with her.
32:39I'll be good to you
32:40from now on.
32:41I let out
32:42a scornful laugh.
32:44So what?
32:46She got rid of a fetus
32:47and suddenly
32:48your betrayal
32:49never happened.
32:51The harm you did
32:52to our girls
32:52never happened.
32:54She destroyed
32:55an unborn embryo
32:57and that brings
32:59my children back?
33:01If you felt
33:02even a shred
33:03of guilt
33:03for me and the girls,
33:05you wouldn't be here
33:06bothering me today.
33:07James' face
33:09went deathly pale.
33:10His lips moved
33:11but no sound
33:13came out.
33:14My tears
33:15fell heavily.
33:16James,
33:17you killed
33:18my children.
33:20What makes you think
33:21I'd ever go back
33:23with you?
33:23My tears
33:24landed on his hand.
33:26He jerked back
33:27as if they burned him.
33:29No, Sophie.
33:30Listen to me.
33:31I really didn't mean it.
33:32They were my daughters
33:34too.
33:35How could I ever
33:36want to hurt them?
33:37What happened
33:38was an accident.
33:39I swear,
33:40I didn't mean-
33:41I'd heard enough.
33:42Enough!
33:43They were not
33:44your children!
33:47James,
33:48every word
33:49out of your mouth
33:50makes me sick!
33:52You didn't know
33:54you didn't mean to.
33:55Will those words
33:56bring my babies back?
33:57How dare you come here
33:59asking for forgiveness!
34:00James' eyes
34:02were bloodshot.
34:03After a long silence,
34:05he whispered,
34:06I'm sorry.
34:07His apology
34:08made me laugh
34:09bitterly.
34:10And?
34:11James looked up.
34:13A flicker of hope
34:14in his eyes.
34:15Sophie,
34:15I was confused before.
34:17I was stubborn,
34:18felt like I was just
34:18a tool for repaying
34:19a debt.
34:20That's why I did
34:21those terrible things.
34:22I know I was wrong
34:23at once.
34:24If you ever give me
34:24one chance,
34:25we're still young.
34:26We can have more
34:26children.
34:27I couldn't take it
34:28anymore.
34:28I slapped him
34:30hard across the face.
34:31Even now,
34:32you're trampling
34:33on my feelings.
34:34You resented
34:35the family's control.
34:36There were so many things
34:38you could have
34:38rebelled against.
34:40Why choose our marriage?
34:42James,
34:43did you think
34:44I was just that
34:45easy to bully?
34:46tears streamed down
34:49James' face.
34:50He was speechless.
34:52I tried to smile,
34:53but tears fell anyway.
34:56James,
34:56if you're truly sorry,
34:58then let me go.
35:00Let our children go.
35:02Without another look
35:03at him,
35:03I slammed the door shut.
35:06I don't know
35:06when James left.
35:08The next morning,
35:09when I opened the door,
35:10no one was there.
35:12Only the divorce papers
35:13lay on the doorstep.
35:14In the end,
35:16James had signed them.
35:17Once the divorce
35:18was finalized,
35:20I returned to handle
35:21the formalities.
35:23After getting the certificate,
35:25Kathleen and I
35:25sat in a cafe,
35:27an awkward silence
35:28between us.
35:30From Kathleen,
35:31I learned what had
35:32happened since.
35:33The behavior correction camp
35:35had been shut down
35:36by authorities.
35:38Hundreds of children
35:39were rescued.
35:40Those responsible
35:41were convicted.
35:43After returning
35:43from Florida,
35:45James stopped
35:45going to work.
35:46He stayed home,
35:48drowning himself
35:48in alcohol.
35:49He was found
35:50passed out at home.
35:52Kathleen forced him
35:53to the hospital.
35:54The doctors said
35:55he had severe
35:55psychological issues
35:57requiring long-term
35:58treatment.
35:59Emily,
36:00after terminating
36:01the pregnancy,
36:02had caused a scene
36:03at the estate.
36:04But Grandpa Coleman,
36:05a decisive man
36:06all his life,
36:07wasn't one
36:08to be manipulated.
36:10Emily had benefited
36:11greatly from her
36:12connection to James
36:13over the years.
36:14The old man
36:15produced evidence
36:16of embezzlement
36:17from the company
36:18and had Emily
36:19sent to prison.
36:20After sharing this,
36:22Kathleen looked at me
36:23carefully.
36:24My brother,
36:27he's in a very bad place
36:29mentally.
36:31Would you consider...
36:32Before she could finish,
36:34I shook my head.
36:35no.
36:38He and I...
36:41we can't meet
36:41peacefully anymore.
36:44Kathleen sighed deeply.
36:45Grandpa actually told me
36:46not to come today.
36:47He said leaving you alone
36:48would be best for you now,
36:50but I didn't listen.
36:51No matter what,
36:52I want you to know
36:53that Grandpa
36:53and I still see you
36:54as family.
36:56You don't hate my brother
36:57for too long.
36:58I smiled,
36:59but didn't answer.
37:00My thoughts drifted back
37:02to the 18-year-old James
37:03in my memory.
37:05To the young man
37:06standing before me,
37:07cheeks flushed,
37:09saying,
37:10Sylvie,
37:10I want to treat you right.
37:13I don't want to just be
37:14your adopted brother.
37:16He said.
37:17I didn't know
37:18if James meant it that day.
37:20I only know
37:21that I did love him once.
37:23I didn't answer
37:23Kathleen's question.
37:25I lifted my coffee cup,
37:27drained it,
37:28picked up my bag,
37:29and left the cafe.
37:30I couldn't promise her
37:32not to hate James.
37:33because I would never
37:35forgive him.
37:36Ever.