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00:03it's Christmas Eve my husband Damien just kicked our three-year-old daughter out of the car
00:13the current outside temperature is minus five degrees Celsius all because his mistress's
00:19daughter didn't want to sit with a dirty kid when the car pulled over on the highway shoulder I
00:25thought Damien just needed a restroom break Aurora is asleep don't wake her Damien didn't even look
00:34back he just tapped the steering wheel Clara take Aurora and get out of the car what Damien it's fine
00:43we can just squeeze in but her daughter Briar started screaming no I won't sit with that dirty kid
00:50she's coughing did you hear that get out Mira is on her way she'll be here in 30 minutes just
00:58wait
00:58here I held my three-year-old daughter and watched him drive away the taillights faded into the snow
01:05until they were gone mommy where's daddy Aurora whispered her biometric wristband began to pulse
01:14with a yellow warning light daddy went to grandma's first auntie Mira is coming to get us I hit the
01:23dial for a video call to Tina Clara her background was a chaotic blur of noise and pulsing neon she
01:35was
01:35at a party Mira Damien told you to pick us up where are you just wait I'll come later Mira
01:43it's freezing
01:44Aurora can't stay out here my brother said Celeste and Briar can't be out in the cold they had to
01:50get
01:50home you're just waiting it's not like you'll die Aurora shivered in my arms mommy I want to go home
01:58soon baby we'll be home very soon my heart broke after four years of marriage I never knew Damien could
02:07be this cruel to dump his wife and child on a highway because another woman's kid called us dirty
02:15suddenly headlights appeared I waved like crazy a black SUV pulled over a black SUV pulled over
02:28need a hand please can you give us a ride to the next service station get in I reached for
02:35the door
02:35but then a voice stopped me Clara it was Felix Damien's father what are you doing here where's my
02:43brother I quickly told him everything Felix's face turned pale with rage is he insane he left you and
02:52Aurora here so Celeste's daughter matters but his own doesn't Owen let them in we'll squeeze but the
03:00car was full there's no room the driver said looking worried you guys go I'll wait here Felix pushed me
03:08toward the seat Aurora's face is turning purple she can't stay in the cold another second Felix it's
03:18freezing out there what about you I'm a grown man I can handle a little cold take care of the
03:24kid
03:24first just go the car started I look through the back window Felix stood there alone in the blizzard
03:33his figure grew smaller and smaller Aurora fell asleep in my arms but her face was a terrifying shade of
03:41red
03:43sir can you go any faster my daughter has a fever the driver nodded and stepped on the gas I
03:50tried to
03:50call Mira again no signal how much longer to the service station 20 kilometers in this weather at least 30
04:00minutes I held Aurora tighter she was getting hotter by the second she opened her eyes weakly suddenly she
04:10started coughing her face turned a deep sickly purple please please go faster I'm trying this is as fast as
04:19it goes the roads are pure ice I unzipped Aurora's coat her chest was heaving Aurora look at mommy
04:28don't close your eyes I'll tell you a story about the little rabbit I began pounding on the car window
04:37like a mad
04:38woman but on the highway there was nothing but wind and snow finally the car pulled into a service
04:59station is there a doctor my daughter is dying help us the clerk froze there there's no doctor here
05:07call one now the signal tower was destroyed by the blizzard we can't get a call out my legs gave
05:15out I
05:16almost collapsed the shop owner searched through the back and found some medicine try this Aurora lay
05:25on my lap her breath was so faint it felt like it could snap at any second I tried to
05:32feed her but
05:33she didn't even have the strength to swallow the owner couldn't watch anymore I'll drive you to the nearest
05:40clinic but the roads might be blocked go we have to go now the car crawled through the deep snow
05:50with
05:51every bump Aurora's body grew limp Aurora you said you wanted to see the northern lights remember mommy
05:58will take you we'll take the fastest train all the way to the Arctic Circle her eyelashes fluttered but
06:08she never opened her eyes suddenly my watch vibrated signal with trembling hands I dialed Damien's video
06:17call it rang for a long time finally he picked up hello the background was quiet Damien Aurora is sick
06:29it's bad really bad where are you on the way to a clinic please you have to come didn't Mira
06:37pick you
06:40up yet she didn't come she never showed up possible she just posted an update saying she's on her way
06:47I opened the hologram projection on my watch Mira's latest post from 10 minutes ago the location tag was
06:55at exit 87 on the interstate 112 kilometers away from us she hadn't moved an inch she was lying to
07:04you and
07:05she was lying to me Mira will be there soon just wait a little longer wait we can't Rora is
07:14dying our
07:15daughter is dying Damien Clara it's Christmas Eve don't say such unlucky things no one is dying Celesta and
07:24Briar just arrived and my mom is very happy don't ruin the mood just go to the hospital when Mira
07:30gets
07:30there kids there kids get fevers all the time she's not gonna die he hung up as the projection faded
07:36my
07:37blood turned to ice the shop owner looked at me through the rearview mirror your husband I nodded
07:46scumbag hang on tight I'm taking a shortcut
07:49scumbag hang on tight we're not letting this baby die the car turned onto a mountain road aurora's
07:59breathing was almost gone I checked her heartbeat it was so weak it felt like an illusion I pulled a
08:06button-sized communicator from my inner pocket my father had given it to me he said that once I pressed
08:14it his people would arrive within three hours finally we reached the nearest medical station
08:22I burst into the emergency room clutching Aurora
08:27acute pneumonia
08:32heart rate is dropping prepare for recitation
08:36I was stopped outside the emergency room through the glass
08:40I watched the doctors intubate Aurora and hook her up to the monitors she looked like she could vanish at
08:47any second I collapsed in the corner shaking my watch rang again
08:55Clara where are you my mom is waiting for dinner I struggled to find my voice the clinic
09:03Aurora is being resuscitated what
09:06why are you at a clinic where's Mira she never came impossible she just messaged me saying she
09:13picked you up he sent me a screenshot it was a blurry photo from 20 minutes ago in the passenger
09:19seat was a woman's back wearing a jacket just like mine she's lying Damien come to the clinic
09:27now are you lying just because you're jealous of Celeste daughter is still being resuscitated and you
09:32think this is jealous what else why would Mira need to lie to me Damien if Aurora dies today I
09:39will
09:40never forgive you as long as I live whatever Clara that's your choice the call disconnected
09:48I listened to the dial tone and slowly slid down to the floor the ER doors swung open we saved
09:54her but
09:55she was deprived of oxygen for too long there's significant brain damage it could affect her cognitive
10:00development she might even face permanent paralysis I leaned against the wall to keep from collapsing
10:07how is that possible she's so small she's just a baby
10:15we did our best you need to admit her now the follow-up treatments won't be cheap
10:20I walked to the payment kiosk moving like a ghost I tapped my wrist against the sensor
10:26insufficient funds Damien only gave me three thousand a month claiming it was more than enough
10:33for a child I called him my hands trembling Aurora needs surgery I need fifty thousand fifty thousand
10:43Clara do I look like an ATM to you Damien she is your daughter are you going to transfer the
10:49money or not
10:50no if you're so capable earn it yourself after Christmas we're filing for divorce the house is
10:57mine you didn't put a cent in so you get nothing I stood there staring at the clerk through the
11:04glass
11:05can you start the treatment first I'll pay you back I promise I'm sorry facility policy no deposit no
11:14admission I walked out of the clinic and stood in the freezing snow my hologram flared to life
11:22it was Felix Clara where are you Damien said Mira picked you guys up Felix do me a favor if
11:31anything
11:31happens to me take care of Aurora what are you talking about I have no money Aurora has no hope
11:39I can't keep her either just put her in the adoption system at least she'll live Clara don't do anything
11:45reckless where are you I'm coming now don't bother I cut the connection and killed the hologram
11:50I walked back to the ward I'm sorry baby in the next life don't be mine
11:56the clinic roof was a blur of wind and snow from the edge the world below looked tiny
12:03one step and the pain would finally end I closed my eyes and let myself fall forward suddenly a hand
12:11gripped my wrist suddenly a hand gripped my wrist a violent tug pulled me back I collapsed onto the
12:18ground and looked up several men in black suits stood before me their leader a man in his 50s removed
12:24his sunglasses his eyes were bloodshot Clara I was rushed onto a medical transport pod Aurora was
12:34carried in right behind me immediately taken over by a team of flight medics intracranial pressure is
12:40spiking we need to operate now contact the main hospital open the neurosurgery green channel put the
12:46nano repair team on standby my father held my hand his own trembling uncontrollably I'm sorry Clara
12:53dad was too late I'm so sorry dad I thought you were just a farmer back in the village he
13:02faltered a
13:03bitter smile touching his lips
13:06a farmer that was a lie you were so determined to marry Damien I was afraid that if he knew
13:13we were
13:13wealthy he'd only marry you for the money so I played poor for four years I thought as long as
13:21he treated you
13:22well it didn't matter if we lived simply he looked at the unconscious Aurora tears finally falling but
13:28I never imagined I never imagined they could be this heartless to abuse my granddaughter like this
13:35medical transport pod landed on the roof of Whitfield Medical Center Aurora was rushed straight into
13:40surgery the best specialist the cutting edge equipment everything was ready my father stood outside the
13:46operating room and dialed an encrypted channel Vance group I want to see their stock hit rock bottom
13:52before the market opens tomorrow terminate all partnerships everything and the banks you know what
14:00to do he hung up and sat beside me Clara I'm giving you two choices first divorce him take the
14:09money and take
14:10Aurora broad never look back second stay watch the Vance family crumble watch Damien crawl to his knees
14:24and beg for your mercy I thought for a moment the second one but I have one condition name it
14:33prepare two
14:34bionic decoys one identical to me and one identical to Aurora make them look like they froze to death
14:42on the side of the highway dress them in the clothes we wore today and put her bio band on
14:47the decoy you
14:49wanna I want them to think I'm dead
14:55then I want to see exactly how they celebrate I want to watch them throw a party while Aurora and
15:01I are dead
15:03my father remained silent for a long time before nodding fine the bionic decoys were incredibly
15:10lifelike one large one small lying in the snow on the highway when found they were already frozen solid
15:17an automated road patrol drone discovered them and flagged the nearest highway patrol based on the id
15:23found on the body the police contacted Damien the call came through while the Vance family was having
15:29Christmas dinner the table was overflowing with food filled with laughter Celeste sat next to Damien
15:35putting food on his plate Priscilla beamed stroking Briar's hair Celeste is so much better even the
15:40daughter she raised or well behave unlike that brat Clara had always crying never obedient an absolute
15:48nuisance Damien's wrist vibrated he glanced at it frowning the police
15:56hello is this mr. Damien Vance is your wife Clara currently on the highway with your daughter
16:01yes why we found two bodies by the roadside preliminary assessment suggests they froze to death
16:09the female victim has an id card identifying her as Clara there is also a female child approximately
16:15three years old we need you to come and identify them what did you say sir your wife and daughter
16:21they didn't make it the dinner table fell silent Priscilla asked who is it calling during the holidays
16:28it's bad luck Damien stood up his face pale Claire and Aurora froze to death by the time Damien reached
16:36the morgue his legs were like jelly the police led him into the cold storage room the drawer pulled open
16:43revealing two bodies one large one small is it them Damien opened his mouth but no sound came out
16:49he reached out wanting to touch my face his hand shaking violently it's impossible
16:56Mira said she went to pick them up the officer pulled up the records on his terminal
17:01we checked the automated highway patrol logs your sister's car never even entered the highway she drove
17:07in circles around the city before heading home furthermore the victim's final outgoing call was to you
17:15it was at 7 pm last night she told you the child was sick and begged for help you said
17:21you said if
17:23you're so capable earn it yourself i thought i thought she was lying i i didn't know she was actually
17:31and if
17:32you had known would you have gone there was a heavy silence Damien had no answer the morgue doors swung
17:40open as Priscilla burst in she froze for a moment upon seeing the bodies then collapsed onto the floor
17:45wailing and slapping her thighs oh my granddaughter my poor baby how could you leave me like this after
17:53a few cries she abruptly stopped and grabbed Damien son this is actually a good thing it's a blessing in
17:59disguise
17:59now that Claire is dead you can finally marry Celesta mom that was my daughter so what if she was
18:05your
18:05daughter she's dead now this is perfect now we don't have to worry about splitting the assets in a
18:11divorce ma'am these are two human lives we're talking about what about them this is family business it's
18:16none of your concern let's go Celeste is still waiting for us to finish dinner Damien allowed himself to be
18:21pulled away for a moment then he looked back at the cold storage unit wait he shook off his mother's
18:28hand
18:28and walked back he knelt beside the bodies for a long time then he reached out gently smoothing the
18:34hair and straightening the clothes on the decoy Clara i'm so sorry i was wrong i really i didn't know
18:43it would end like this why are you apologizing to her it's her own fault for having such a short
18:49life
18:49she deserved it shut up Damien stood up and addressed the officer i'm taking the bodies back
18:57i'm going to hold a grand funeral two flickering lamps stood by the vance estate entrance the viewing
19:03room was in the side hall right next to the room i lived in before Celeste and Breyer had already
19:09moved into the master suite the whole house was busy catering to them but Damien he sat in the viewing
19:15room guarding the caskets two cryo caskets side by side cold and silent Mira showed up once he kicked
19:21her out get out Damien i didn't mean it i was just out with friends and lost track of time
19:29Damien looked
19:30at her his eyes bloodshot with rage how was i supposed to know they would actually die you lost
19:36track of time two lives are gone and you think losing track of time fixes it then what do you
19:41want
19:42for me you want me to die for her is she even worth it she was just a low-class
19:48woman she's gone so
19:50what Damien struck her hard Mira froze in shock get out if i ever see your face again you are
19:57no longer
19:57my sister then Celeste arrived Damien please let it go i'm sure she wouldn't want to see you like this
20:04from the other side Damien looked up at her cold as ice do you know what they were doing while
20:09you were
20:09celebrating i i was at your house having dinner they were in the snow waiting to die
20:20waiting for someone who was never coming to save them Celeste turned pale that was your sister's fault
20:26what does that have to do with me with me your mother was the one who insisted i come back
20:30for
20:30christmas i wouldn't have gone through the trouble of traveling for the holidays if it wasn't for her
20:34and besides you're the one who kicked them out of the car right you went through so much trouble
20:39but they froze to death they literally froze to death Celeste went silent Damien stood up and walked
20:45to the cryo casket gently brushing his hand against the cold glass i keep thinking what if i had just
20:51answered that video call what if i had gone to pick them up what if i hadn't said those things
20:57Celeste bit her
20:58lip and turned to leave Damien don't forget i'm the one carrying the family heir now that dead woman
21:04she's useless now the heavy doors of the viewing room clicked shut Damien collapsed sliding down
21:10against the side of the casket until he hit the floor on the surveillance feed i watched his shoulders
21:15shake how pathetic he didn't care when we were breathing now that we're dead he acts like he has a
21:21heart i raised my wrist and sent an encrypted message to my father can we start my father's reply
21:26popped up instantly anytime the vance group's empire began to collapse first their biggest client
21:33abruptly canceled their contract jumping ship to sign a 10-year deal with their rival then the banks
21:38pulled their credit lines snapping the company's financial backbone suppliers swarmed the headquarters
21:44demanding payment all at once Damien was drowning he started sleeping at the office every night
21:50priscilla screamed at him through the comms you're never home what if Celeste gets upset
21:56the company is dying do you even understand so what if it is we have plenty of money mom we're
22:03about
22:03to be bankrupt the house the cars the accounts it's all being liquidated to pay the debt soon you might
22:09not even be able to afford a meal that's impossible is it Damien cut the transmission he sat in his
22:15office
22:16staring out the window at the skyline everything he had built over the last 10 years gone overnight
22:22suddenly his wristband vibrated an encrypted string of numbers flashed on the display no hologram no id
22:31a man's voice came through the calls mr vance did you receive my gift
22:38who is this you don't need to know who i am you just need to know that this is only
22:44the beginning the debt you
22:46owe will be paid with the entire vance group the connection cut to static Damien tried to dial back
22:53but a gray notification flashed on his terminal the id you are trying to reach does not exist
22:59his hand began to shake as he gripped the device advance group officially entered bankruptcy
23:05liquidation the estate the cars every single asset was auctioned off Priscilla was forced out of the
23:11mansion and into a cramped rental unit Celeste took briar and left clutching the last bit of credits she
23:17could scavenge i can't suffer with you Damien briar has her schooling to think about
23:24Damien moved into the small side wing where the caskets were kept he had managed to keep the cryo
23:29units he spread a blanket on the floor and slept right there beside them Mira came to find him once
23:35you've thrown away the entire family empire for a dead woman how can you do this to mom then who
23:42is going to make things right for clara Damien looked at her his voice a ghost of its former self
23:48who is going to make it right for aurora Mira never came back Damien started looking for work
23:54but in this city the reputation of a bankrupt ceo spreads faster than a virus no one would hire him
24:00he ended up at a construction site in the old district 200 a day working until his back felt like
24:05it would snap at night he'd return to the viewing room and eat cheap bread from a convenience store then
24:10he'd sit by the caskets and talk to himself clara the foreman yelled at me today said i was weak
24:18said i didn't work like a real man i remembered how you used to tell me to slow down but
24:25my health
24:25was more important i thought you were just nagging nagging back then now i realize
24:35you were the only one who actually cared about me he pulled out a crumpled cigarette and lit it if
24:41aurora were still here she'd be starting preschool about now clara you always said you wanted her to
24:47take piano lessons i told you it was a waste of money i'm such a scumbag the cigarette burned down
24:54to
24:54his fingers but he didn't even feel it in the surveillance room my father looked at me have you seen
25:00enough i shook my head no i've seen enough get everything ready i'm going back to the company
25:06next week you're taking over yes the vance group has fallen my debt is settled it's time to start my
25:14own life now my father nodded fine but there's one thing you should know what is it damien is looking
25:21for you it looks like he figured out the android double was a fake and damien had while going through
25:26my remains he found something that didn't add up tucked inside the pocket of my old winter coat was
25:31a crumpled store receipt the date on it was three days after i had supposedly died it was for a
25:37strawberry shortcake aurora's favorite dead people don't buy cake damien stared at the receipt his hands
25:44trembling violently i was the one who made sure he found it he went straight to that bakery to check
25:49the
25:49security footage on the screen a woman in a mask was holding a little girl's hand even with her face
25:55covered that silhouette that walk it was clara and aurora damien sprinted out of the store like a
26:01madman he went everywhere we used to go the parks the malls the playground finally outside a private
26:08preschool he saw aurora she was wearing a pink dress with her hair and pigtails a man in a suit
26:13was
26:13holding her hand leading her toward a car aurora froze then immediately hid behind the man in the suit
26:20damien tried to grab her but the man blocked him sir what are you doing that's my daughter
26:26where's clara where's her mother i don't know anyone named clara this is my employer's daughter
26:32move aside damien didn't believe him he reached out to pull aurora toward him suddenly aurora burst into
26:39tears bad man you're a bad man you made mommy cry damien went stiff aurora i'm your daddy no you're
26:49not
26:49my daddy is dead mommy said so she said he didn't want us and now he's dead
27:00damien looked like he'd been struck by lightning just then a sleek black sedan pulled up to the curb
27:06the window rolled down slowly i sat in the back seat watching them long time no see damien
27:11damien turned when he saw me his pupils blown wide with shock clara you're really you're not dead i
27:19stepped out of the car walked over to aurora and swept her into my arms no thanks to you i'm
27:24still
27:24breathing mommy that scary man tried to grab me it's okay baby mommy's here you played me you lied to
27:34me
27:34this whole time i did the android double was a fake my death was a setup how else was i
27:41supposed
27:41to make you feel what it's like to lose everything how could you be so cruel cruel damien were you
27:48cruel
27:48when you kicked your wife and daughter out onto the highway in a blizzard were you cruel when you
27:52refused to pay for her medical bills damien opened his mouth but no sound came out the black sedan's
27:58engine hummed softly holding aurora in my arms i turned to get into the car damien suddenly lunged
28:05at us like a madman clara don't go please i know i was wrong i really know i was wrong
28:12just give me
28:13one more chance i'll make it up to you i'll be a good father a good husband bad man don't
28:20want bad man
28:22a chance when you abandoned us on the highway in minus five degrees did you give us a chance
28:29when your daughter was fighting for her life and you refused to pay a single cent did you give us
28:34a
28:34chance i raised my hand and signaled the driver drive the car the driver stepped on the gas immediately
28:43damien was dragged forward two steps clara i'll find you i swear i'll find you both through the rearview
28:51mirror i gave him one last glance like looking at a bug that had been completely crushed
28:58three days later in the top floor office of whitfield group the entire wall is covered in
29:05holographic screens blasting breaking news from all over the city my dad sits in his leather chair
29:12tapping his fingers on the desk he's still looking for you i set my glass down and slide a legal
29:19document
29:20across the desk to him custody lawsuit plaintiff clara whitfield defendant damien vance i'm going
29:28to make him admit every single one of his crimes in open court i'm going to make sure he legally
29:33loses
29:33the right to ever get close to aurora again i want the whole world to see what a piece of
29:38trash he really
29:39is my girl you've finally grown up suddenly my smart band flashes a bright red emergency light
29:47it's felix i answer it my heart dropping his voice is shaking completely panicked clara grab aurora
29:56and run right now damien has lost his mind he found out where you live
30:03outside the villa gates samian clutched a printed sheet with an address on it in his hand i want to
30:09see my daughter she's my daughter sir this is private property no one enters without permission
30:17get out of my way that's my child i have the right to see her he violently shoved the guard
30:22aside and
30:23charged toward the villa clara open the door i know you're in there aurora daddy's here daddy's here to
30:32take you home the door slowly opened but it wasn't me let go of me what right do you have
30:38to touch me
30:39upstairs i stood by the floor to ceiling window with aurora in my arms my father beside me sunlight
30:46spilled across my body warm bright untouchable still struggling damien looked up the moment he saw me
30:56he froze aurora remember this this man is not your father he's just a stranger who tried to hurt you
31:03and
31:03mommy stranger bad man one week later the supreme court the courtroom is packed for the public trial
31:14damien stands in the defendant's box his hair has gone gray he looks like he aged 10 years overnight
31:21at the plaintiff's table i sat calmly in a simple tailored suit composed and unshaken
31:28my lawyer presents all the evidence piece by piece highway security footage proof that he kicked his
31:36own wife and daughter out of the car phone records prove that he blocked my car
31:42and refused to pay for emergency medical bills damien she is your daughter are you going to transfer
31:47the money or not no the judge bangs the gavel defendant damien vance how do you plead to these charges
31:54damien looks up at me i i plead guilty
32:00i ruined my own family i'm so sorry the judge bangs the gavel again to deliver the verdict
32:07damien vance is permanently stripped of all custody and visitation rights for aurora witzfield
32:13a lifetime restraining order is issued damien vance must pay full child support until aurora is an adult
32:19along with massive emotional damages and medical bills for child abandonment and endangering a minor
32:24damien vance is sentenced to community service and will be permanently blacklisted on all financial
32:30and social credits the final gavel falls i stand up take aurora's hand and
32:36turn my back on him we walk out of the courtroom and the sunlight covers us both
32:44three months later the aurora express arctic circle i'm sitting by the window holding aurora in
32:52my arms outside the green northern lights cover the entire night sky like a flowing river of stars
33:00she looks healthy bright and her eyes are sparkling mommy look the lights are so pretty
33:08yeah baby mommy brought you here to see them and we're gonna come back every single year
33:17mommy will that bad man ever come back never again starting today nobody can ever hurt you
33:27mommy will protect you forever
33:30my smart band lights up with a soft chime it's a text from my dad all remaining vance group assets
33:37have been merged into whitfield damien is stuck breaking his back on a construction site to his
33:42debts he's completely finished selice mira and priscilla are all broke and hate each other now welcome home my
33:49little princess i shut off the screen the northern lights dance outside the window aurora falls fast asleep
33:57in my arms safe and sound i look out into the night and speak softly under my breath damien look
34:05at us
34:06now everything you threw away i took it all back everything you destroyed i rebuilt it all everything you owed
34:13us
34:13you'll spend the rest of your life paying for it and me and aurora we are going to be happy
34:19forever
34:20the train speeds through the northern lights heading straight into a future full of endless light
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