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00:00air mafia boss offered me $500,000 for my breast milk. I thought it was for a sick child. I
00:05was
00:06wrong. It was for him. I had no idea. The ruthless don everyone feared was hiding a deadly secret.
00:12The city's mafia dom wants my breast milk. Your divorce papers are signed.
00:17$50 million. From tonight on, you are under my protection.
00:23I've been burning for you since the day you walked in.
00:27Today is the biggest merger in the company's history. One mistake could cost millions.
00:32As I walk into the conference room and place the last file on the table,
00:36warmth spreads across my chest. A dark sting spreading across my white blouse.
00:40My breast milk. No, not now. Not here. The room fills with awkward glances.
00:47What is wrong with you? Do you have any idea who's sitting at this table?
00:52I'm so sorry.
00:54Get out. Clean yourself up. And don't come back until you look presentable.
01:00The conference room door slammed shut behind me. I lock myself inside the restroom. I scrub
01:05at my blouse with wet paper towels. The stain only gets worse. My knees give out.
01:11If I lose this job, I lose everything.
01:14Three months ago, I gave birth to my daughter Lily. My savings disappeared into hospital bills.
01:20My husband controlled every dollar I spent.
01:24Do you really need that? We can't afford it.
01:27I wipe away my tears. Someone knocks on the restroom door.
01:32Sophia? My heart stops. It's the chairman's assistant. The chairman wants to see you.
01:37This is it. I'm getting fired. The chairman's office takes up the entire top floor.
01:43Floor to ceiling windows overlook Manhattan. Two armed bodyguards close the doors behind me.
01:48My heartbeat stutters. He stands before the glass with one hand in his pocket,
01:52the city at his feet. He doesn't turn around.
01:55Sit. I obey before I even realize I've moved. Only then does he face me. Young. Impossibly handsome.
02:02The kind of man who looks like he was born to rule.
02:04How old is your baby?
02:07Three months.
02:08His eyes drop briefly to the damp fabric on my blouse.
02:12You're breastfeeding.
02:15I'm sorry about what happened in the meeting.
02:18I promise it won't happen again.
02:20I'm not firing you.
02:22Relief washes over me. Then he says something that makes my blood run cold.
02:25I have a proposal. I'd like to buy your breast milk.
02:29What?
02:30He slides a contract across the desk. The number at the bottom catches my eye.
02:34For the first month.
02:38I stare at the contract. Then back at him.
02:40Does your baby need donor milk?
02:43I don't have a child.
02:45Then your wife?
02:46I'm not married.
02:49Then who is it for?
02:51That's not your concern.
02:52If it's for a hungry baby, you don't have to pay me.
02:57I have more milk than my daughter can drink.
03:00Mothers help each other.
03:01For the first time, he looks almost surprised.
03:03I don't accept favors.
03:06This is a business arrangement.
03:07He slides the contract closer.
03:10Not charity.
03:12$500,000 for the first month.
03:15I stare at the number. My throat tightens.
03:17It's too much. I can't accept money I haven't earned.
03:20You think that's generous?
03:24You haven't heard my conditions.
03:28First, you'll operate this equipment only in my office. No exception.
03:33Second, every meal will be prepared by personal chef.
03:35You'll eat what you're given.
03:37Third, no alcohol.
03:39No smoking.
03:41No intimate relationships.
03:42No sexual life.
03:43Your health belongs to this contract.
03:45Those are unusual conditions.
03:47They're expensive conditions.
03:49That's why I'm paying half a million.
03:51My fingers tighten around the contract.
03:53My bank account had less than $100.
03:56I skipped lunch again just to save money for diapers.
03:59Hospital bills.
04:00Rent.
04:01Everything flashes through my mind.
04:03I take a slow breath.
04:05Then place the contract back on his desk.
04:08I need one night.
04:09I don't make decisions just because I'm desperate.
04:13Take your time.
04:14But don't take too long.
04:16I stand and quietly leave.
04:18The office door closes behind me.
04:20His assistant steps inside.
04:22Boss.
04:23Transfer the money.
04:25Sir.
04:26She hasn't accepted your offer.
04:28He picks up the untouched contract.
04:30His voice is calm.
04:31She will.
04:32After work, I hurry to Linda, my mother-in-law's apartment.
04:37You're 20 minutes late.
04:39I've been babysitting her since 7 this morning.
04:42I have my own life, Sophia.
04:44I'm sorry.
04:45My meeting ran late.
04:47That'll be $80.
04:49$80?
04:50Daycare would have charged you a lot more.
04:52If you don't like it, find someone else.
04:55I swallow my pride.
04:57Open my banking app.
04:58Balance $82.16.
05:00I send the payment.
05:02There.
05:03See?
05:03That wasn't so hard.
05:04Oh, and one more thing.
05:05If you ever divorce my son, don't expect me to babysit again.
05:11By the time I get home, my husband Kyle is exactly where I left him this morning.
05:16You're home.
05:17What's for dinner?
05:19I just picked up our daughter.
05:22So?
05:22You've been home all day.
05:24And?
05:25I look around the apartment.
05:27Dirty dishes.
05:29Overflowing trash.
05:30Laundry piled on the floor.
05:32I quietly carry Lily into the kitchen.
05:34One arm holding her.
05:35The other making dinner.
05:37By the time she's asleep, I'm too exhausted to stand.
05:40The bedroom door clicks shut.
05:42You've been avoiding me.
05:44I'm tired.
05:46Please, not tonight.
05:48Since when do I need permission from my own wife?
05:50Don't touch me.
05:51What did you just say?
05:52I said, don't touch me.
05:54The slap comes out of nowhere.
05:56Pain explodes across my face.
05:58Lily wakes up crying.
06:00I want to leave this room.
06:02He grabs my arm, then shoves me.
06:04I lose my balance.
06:06I hold her against my chest.
06:08It's okay, baby.
06:09Mom's here.
06:10Something inside me breaks.
06:12I've survived that before.
06:14But tonight he hurt my daughter.
06:16Slowly I stand.
06:17He thought I was afraid of him.
06:19He was wrong.
06:20An hour later.
06:22The emergency clinic.
06:23She's gonna be okay.
06:25Relief nearly gives out beneath me.
06:27I sink into the chair, holding her close.
06:29I'm sorry.
06:31Mommy should have protected you.
06:34The receptionist places a bill on the counter.
06:37I look down at the total.
06:39I reach into my purse.
06:40The black business card is still there.
06:42Not for myself.
06:44For her.
06:44I kiss my daughter's forehead.
06:46Then press call.
06:49Mr. Vaughn, I accept your proposal.
06:51The next morning, I sign the contract.
06:54Mr. Vaughn's assistant escorts me to a private medical suite connected to the executive office.
06:59Everything is spotless.
07:00Professional.
07:01Clinical.
07:02Nothing like what I'd imagined.
07:04When I finish, I place the sealed bottles inside the secured medical refrigerator.
07:08A nurse labels them before locking the door.
07:10As I'm about to leave.
07:11Mr. Vaughn would like you to stay for dinner.
07:14I should really get home.
07:16It's written into your contract.
07:19I forgot.
07:21The dining room beside his office looks more like a private restaurant.
07:24A chef finishes plating dinner as I walk in.
07:27This can't all be for me.
07:29It's part of the contract.
07:31I usually skip dinner.
07:33You skipped lunch too.
07:34How did you...
07:35You almost fainted at work.
07:37I've been trying to save money.
07:41Eat.
07:41Halfway through dinner, I realize I've finished everything.
07:44I can't remember the last time I felt full.
07:46From tomorrow on, you'll eat all three meals here.
07:49I couldn't possibly...
07:51That's not a request.
07:52It's now part of your contract.
07:53But...
07:54The quality of the milk depends on your health.
07:56I lower my eyes.
07:58He doesn't answer.
07:59I notice black ink disappears beneath his cuff.
08:02At the same time, something else catches my attention.
08:05A dark stain near his shoulder.
08:07Not wine.
08:08Blood.
08:09Fresh.
08:10My breath catches.
08:11Did he get hurt?
08:12Or...
08:13Was it someone else's?
08:14Is...
08:15Is your job dangerous?
08:16The office doors open.
08:18A broad-shouldered man walks in.
08:19A scar cuts across his jaw.
08:21We'll wait outside.
08:22He stops the moment he sees me.
08:24His expression changes.
08:25Damien doesn't even look at him.
08:27Five minutes.
08:28Yes, boss.
08:30I wonder if Damien Vaughn is more than just the billionaire everyone thinks he is.
08:34I thought the money would buy me a way out.
08:37Instead, it almost got me killed.
08:39Kyle found the bank transfer.
08:40Five hundred thousand dollars.
08:42What the hell is this?
08:44Give it back!
08:45I told you, it's part of my job.
08:47My boss...
08:47Linda rushed in.
08:49I knew it.
08:50No woman like you makes that kind of money, honestly.
08:53You've been selling yourself.
08:54No!
08:55It's a medical contract.
08:56You really expect me to believe that?
09:00You're pumping milk for another man?
09:02What kind of filthy job is this?
09:04It's not like that.
09:05It doesn't matter.
09:07He ripped the contract in half.
09:08Then again, tiny white pieces drifted onto the floor.
09:12Like snow, there went my future.
09:14My little girl reached both arms toward me.
09:16She wanted her mommy.
09:18I stepped forward.
09:19Give her back!
09:20If you want your daughter, transfer every cent.
09:23Please, don't scare her.
09:25You'll get her back when you give me the money.
09:27And remember who owns this family.
09:29He shoved me into the bedroom.
09:31The door slammed shut.
09:32Open the door!
09:33I threw myself against the door.
09:35No answer.
09:36Only my daughter's cries.
09:38Growing fainter and fainter.
09:40Until silence.
09:41I didn't remember how long.
09:43I cried.
09:44Then I realized that no one was coming.
09:46Except me.
09:47I looked around the room.
09:48Walking toward the light.
09:50If no one's going to save us...
09:51I will!
09:52I climbed out barefoot.
09:54The broken glass sliced into my feet.
09:56I didn't stop.
09:58I crawled into the living room to look for Lily.
10:01I grabbed Lily and ran.
10:03I didn't know where I was going.
10:05But I couldn't let them find us.
10:08My phone vibrated.
10:10Damien Vaughn.
10:11Then I swiped.
10:13You weren't at the office today.
10:14You didn't answer my assistant.
10:17I...
10:18Are you alright?
10:19Mr. Vaughn.
10:20I'm sorry.
10:22I tried to come...
10:23Kyle found out.
10:24He took everything.
10:26He tried to take my daughter.
10:28I'm so scared.
10:30Where are you?
10:31I looked over my shoulder.
10:33Kyle was running into the street.
10:35I don't even know anymore.
10:36Listen to me carefully.
10:38Don't be afraid.
10:40I'm coming.
10:41Sophia!
10:44Linda is right behind him.
10:46There she is!
10:46Take the baby!
10:48Panic surges through me.
10:50I run again.
10:51But I'm exhausted.
10:53I'm sorry.
10:54I'm so sorry.
10:56Mommy is here.
10:58My baby.
10:59Kyle catches up within seconds.
11:01I told you.
11:02You can't leave me.
11:03Give her to me.
11:04No!
11:04She's staying with me.
11:06You're an unfit mother.
11:08You can't even provide for her.
11:10Let go!
11:10People stop to look.
11:12See?
11:13No one's coming to save you.
11:15The roar of engines.
11:16Three black SUVs screech to a stop.
11:19What the hell?
11:20A pair of polished black shoes stops in front of me.
11:24I look up.
11:25Damien.
11:26He slips off his suit jacket.
11:28Can you stand?
11:29I nod.
11:31He gently lifts me to my feet.
11:34Who the hell are you?
11:35She's my wife.
11:37Let her go.
11:38Or what?
11:40That...
11:41was wasn't a request.
11:44Every man in a black suit stepped forward.
11:46Kyle's smile vanished.
11:49Kyle's face changes.
11:51This isn't over.
11:52We'll find you.
11:53They turn and disappear into the crowd.
11:55Only after they're gone, do I finally let myself breathe.
11:59The strength leaves my body all at once.
12:01Easy.
12:02You don't have to be afraid anymore.
12:04The words hit harder than I expect.
12:06A security guard carefully fastens Lily into a child's seat.
12:11I got in the car.
12:12The city disappears behind the tinted windows.
12:14I clutch Lily's tiny hand.
12:16She's already asleep.
12:21You won't be going back.
12:23What?
12:24My estate is secure.
12:25No one gets in without my permission.
12:28I can't impose like that.
12:29You won't.
12:31You'll continue the contract.
12:33You'll be paid.
12:34And until this is over, you're under my protection.
12:37The car turns through a pair of towering iron gates.
12:40I forget how to breathe.
12:41Where exactly?
12:43Had he brought us?
12:44The estate looked more like a palace than a home.
12:47I don't belong somewhere like this.
12:50For now.
12:51You belong where you're safe.
12:53Miss Carter, your room is ready.
12:55A real bedroom.
12:57With a nursery connected beside it.
13:01When did...
13:02Mr. Valden had everything prepared.
13:04That evening Damien handed me a new contract.
13:06You'll stay here.
13:07You'll continue supplying milk.
13:10I'll continue paying you.
13:11You'll also receive a monthly salary.
13:14For doing what?
13:16Looking after the house.
13:17Cooking.
13:18Cleaning.
13:19Then I'll pay you for it.
13:20Later I used the private nursing room beside his office.
13:23Even after everything, it still felt embarrassing.
13:26When I walked out carrying two bottles, I lowered my eyes.
13:29Should I put them in the refrigerator?
13:31Leave them on the desk.
13:32I'll take care of them.
13:33I nodded and quietly left.
13:35A few minutes later, I realized I'd forgotten Lily's blanket.
13:38I hurried back.
13:40I reached for the handle.
13:41Then stopped.
13:42Damien picked up one of the bottles.
13:44And drank.
13:45I stood frozen.
13:47I quietly backed away before he noticed me.
13:50That night, Lily fell asleep almost immediately.
13:53I lay awake beside her.
13:55Listening to the silence.
13:56It had been so long, I'd forgotten what safety felt like.
13:59Maybe this contract wasn't just saving my daughter.
14:02It was saving me too.
14:04Every morning, I wake up before Lily.
14:07The kitchen here is already stocked.
14:09Fresh fruit.
14:10Warm bread.
14:11No one complains about how much I eat.
14:13No one tells me I'm wasting money.
14:15Sometimes I have to remind myself.
14:17I'm allowed to have breakfast.
14:19I still clean the house.
14:21I still cook.
14:22I still do laundry.
14:24But everything feels different.
14:26When I lived with Kyle, housework was expected.
14:29Here it's my job.
14:30I'm paid for it.
14:32After finishing my work, I sit in the library.
14:35A language app plays softly from my phone.
14:37Bonjour.
14:38Sure, I repeat it quietly.
14:39I've never been to Paris.
14:41But one day, maybe Lily and I will.
14:44If I can speak another language, maybe I'll find a better job.
14:48I won't have to depend on anyone.
14:50A few days later, I return to the library after putting Lily down for her nap.
14:55There's a stack of books waiting on the table.
14:57French for beginners.
14:58Every one of them is brand new.
15:00I look around.
15:01The room is empty.
15:03Only one person could have put them there.
15:05When Damien walks past the doorway later that afternoon, I quickly stand.
15:09Mr. Vaughn.
15:10He glances at the books, then back at me.
15:14You've been studying hard.
15:16He starts to leave.
15:18The door closes behind him.
15:20No one had ever invested in my future before.
15:23For so long, I believed love meant sacrificing everything for someone else.
15:28Now, for the first time, I'm learning something different.
15:31Maybe real care looks like helping someone become strong enough to leave.
15:35Even if one day, they no longer need you.
15:38The penthouse was dead silent until the sound of shattering crystal cut through the night.
15:43I bolted out of the bathroom, steam still rising from my shower, a thin silk robe tied loosely around my
15:48waist.
15:49Mr. Vaughn was collapsed on the floor in the living room.
15:52His custom shirt was torn open.
15:53His chest heaving as sweat poured down his pale, rigid face.
15:56Mr. Vaughn!
15:57I rushed over, dropping to my knees beside him.
16:02Oh my god, what's wrong?
16:03His jaw clenched so hard a vein throbbed in his temple.
16:06My condition...
16:11It's back.
16:13I'm calling 911 right now!
16:15No!
16:17Hospitals can't fix this.
16:19Only a direct transfer of your milk can stabilize the neural attack.
16:24I need it.
16:25Now.
16:28I'll...
16:28I'll get the bottle from your refrigerator.
16:31No time.
16:33Direct contact.
16:35Skin to skin.
16:36I'll wire five million dollars to your account by morning, Sophia.
16:40Just let me hold you.
16:42Let me take what I need.
16:43Five million dollars.
16:45In one night, my daughter's education bills, our future burden, everything would vanish.
16:50I didn't hesitate for a single second.
16:53Okay.
16:54I helped him over to the sofa, and eased him down, then slowly moved closer to him.
17:00I parted the silk of my robe, exposing the bare skin of my neck.
17:04The air in the room turned thick, suffocatingly intimate.
17:08The only sound was his breathing, followed by the swallowing.
17:11When he finished one side, his hands gripped my waist, shifting his weight to press against
17:15the other side.
17:16Gradually, the violent tremors in his muscles stopped.
17:20The deadly gray tint left his face.
17:22His eyes, usually ice cold, I couldn't move.
17:25I was pinned to the sofa by the sheer gravity of him.
17:28His gaze dropped to my lips.
17:30My chest was heaving, my pulse hammering against my ribs.
17:33Suddenly, I heard Lily crying.
17:36I scrambled backward, pulling my robe tight and tying the knot with shaking hands.
17:39Damien sat up, adjusting his cuffs as if he hadn't just been worshipping me a second ago.
17:44His cold, untouchable mask was fully back in place.
17:47Thank you, Sophia.
17:49We will continue the therapy tomorrow.
17:52I'm going back to my room, sir.
17:55My heart was still hammering against my ribs.
17:57Then I ran back.
17:59I barely slept that night.
18:01Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Damien.
18:04The way he lie on my thigh.
18:06The way he looked at me.
18:08The way he touched me.
18:09And his final words.
18:11Tomorrow's therapy.
18:12I pressed a pillow over my face.
18:15What was wrong with me?
18:16The next morning, Damien was already waiting in the living room.
18:21His assistant placed a document in front of me.
18:24The contract has been updated.
18:26My monthly salary remained the same.
18:28But the compensation?
18:29Five million dollars.
18:31The arrangement has changed.
18:33So has the price.
18:35Money had once been the thing I feared most.
18:37Now it frightened me for a different reason.
18:40Mr. Vaughn.
18:42Do you know a good divorce lawyer?
18:44His expression shifted slightly.
18:46My husband.
18:47If he finds out about this money, he'll come after me.
18:50And he'll try to take it.
18:51A long silence filled the room.
18:53Then Damien quietly asked.
18:55Do you believe he'll ever let you leave?
19:00No.
19:02He won't.
19:04I finally realized that.
19:06He never wanted a wife.
19:08He wanted someone to cook.
19:11To clean.
19:12To raise his child.
19:14To make his life easier.
19:16And he'll never give that up willingly.
19:19Damien studied me for a moment.
19:21You're right.
19:23A normal divorce won't be simple.
19:25My heart sank.
19:27So, am I trapped forever?
19:29Not forever.
19:31There are other ways.
19:33What do you mean?
19:35I know someone.
19:37He specializes in cases where ordinary solutions no longer work.
19:43You think he can help me?
19:45I'll arrange it.
19:47A week later.
19:48My phone rang.
19:49Unknown number.
19:51I almost ignored it.
19:53Sophia.
19:54Please.
19:54I'll sign the divorce papers.
19:57Just tell them to stop.
19:58Before leaving the estate, Damien had warned me.
20:01If he ever calls, don't admit anything.
20:05Just tell the truth.
20:08I don't know what you're talking about.
20:10I left because you and your mother abused me.
20:13That's all.
20:15The crying stopped.
20:17Instantly.
20:18You think you're smart now?
20:20You think some rich guy can protect you forever?
20:23I should have locked you up the day we got married.
20:26You would have never had the chance to run.
20:28A chill spread through my body.
20:29So, the man I married never really existed?
20:35The sweet husband?
20:37Of course he existed for as long as it took to make you my wife.
20:40You were worth the effort.
20:43Now, you're just an ungrateful woman who forgot her place.
20:47You owe me.
20:48You owe my family.
20:52And when I find you, I'll make sure you never leave again.
20:59I sat there, unable to move.
21:01Somewhere deep inside me.
21:03The last illusion I had about my marriage finally shattered.
21:06That evening, Damien noticed immediately.
21:10You spoke to him.
21:11He said-
21:12He wanted you to panic.
21:13You didn't.
21:14You did exactly what you should have.
21:15What if he keeps looking for me?
21:17He will.
21:18But he won't find you.
21:19How can you be so sure?
21:21Because he's looking for Sophia Carter.
21:23But no one gets past my gates.
21:25Security guards.
21:26Patrol routes.
21:27Locked entrances.
21:28This wasn't just a mansion.
21:30It was a fortress.
21:31Why are you doing all this for me?
21:33Because I made you a promise.
21:35You and Lily are under my protection.
21:37Every night, after Lily fell asleep, I went to Damien's bedroom to feed him the medicine.
21:41It had quietly become part of our routine.
21:43Being close to him no longer made me embarrassed.
21:46It was just a special work.
21:48But tonight, something shifted.
21:50Is something wrong, Mr. Vaughn?
21:52May I kiss you, Sophia?
21:53My heart hammered against my ribs.
21:55I wanted to say yes.
21:57I wanted to disappear into his strength.
21:59But the cold reality of my life crashed back into my mind.
22:02I can't.
22:03I'm still married.
22:03Even though my husband was a monster who had abandoned us, the legal tie felt like a toxic
22:08chain.
22:09More than that, the thought of dragging Damien into my messy world felt entirely wrong.
22:13He was my protector.
22:14He didn't deserve to be a secret.
22:16Damien didn't push.
22:18If you are uncomfortable, I will never force you.
22:20Relief washed over me, reinforcing how safe I felt in his presence.
22:24But beneath that relief was disappointment.
22:26I had been running for so long, carrying the scars of my past, and Damien felt like the
22:31only solid ground I had ever stood on.
22:32Weeks bled into each other.
22:34My husband remained a ghost, sending no messages, leaving no paper trail.
22:38I poured all my love into my daughter, watching her grow safely.
22:41But every time I looked at her eyes, a shadow of her father flickered back at me, filling my
22:46chest with a bitter, exhausting regret.
22:48If only I had chosen differently years ago.
22:50But looking back was a luxury I couldn't afford.
22:52I had to build a future.
22:54The turning point came on a rainy Tuesday night.
22:56The air in the study was charged, thick with the silence that always followed his treatment.
23:00Caught in a sudden emotion, before my mind could stop me, I leaned forward and pressed
23:04my lips to his.
23:05Damien froze in sheer shock.
23:07Then, slowly, his hands came up to frame my face, and he returned the kiss with a deep,
23:11consuming tenderness.
23:12It was a promise, a quiet declaration of restraint.
23:15He held me until my breathing slowed, but he didn't take it any further.
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