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00:00There are some secrets you don't know about the woman you call mom.
00:05I hated your mother, and it disgusts me how much you remind me of her.
00:11But daddy...
00:12Enough. You will stay under my roof until the day you are married.
00:17And then you'll be some other...
00:30Don't open your eyes just yet, or you'll spoil my special surprise for you.
00:49Just one more second.
00:54Alright, open your eyes now.
00:58You made it for me?
01:00It's so beautiful.
01:02My beautiful girl deserves beautiful things.
01:06And the most unique ones.
01:10I love you, Nora.
01:21I'll never forget you, mom.
01:24Mom.
01:26Nora's young mind struggled to comprehend losing her mother.
01:30The only person who loved her unconditionally was now gone.
01:35Nora's father married Wendy the next morning,
01:37within an hour of lowering her mother's coffin into the ground in the same church.
01:42Nora was forced to stay in her room the entire day as if she were some kind of prisoner.
01:49Hi there. I'm here to meet my new stepsister.
01:52You must be Nora.
01:54I'm Angela.
01:56Nice to meet you.
01:59What is so funny?
02:01You are...
02:04Nora instantly saw how wickedly similar Angela was to her mother.
02:09I have a message for my mother.
02:11What message?
02:14I'm going to make your life a living hell, Nora.
02:17Nora.
02:22Nora?
02:24Berta!
02:26Where have you been?
02:29Oh dear, I'm not even supposed to be here right now.
02:33What?
02:35Your new stepmother fired me because I tried to defend you.
02:40But you can't leave.
02:43I just wanted to say goodbye.
02:46I don't want you to think that I abandoned you.
02:53Please, don't go.
02:57Your stepmother left me no choice.
03:00Listen to me, child.
03:02Promise me to stay strong.
03:05Never let your father and that nasty woman break you.
03:10Your mother is right here.
03:15Berta.
03:20Berta, don't go. I need you.
03:25I have to never forget what I said.
03:29Okay?
03:34I won't. I promise.
03:37Be strong, Nora.
03:39No matter what.
03:41This marked the end of Nora's childhood and the beginning of a new and daunting chapter in Nora's life.
03:48Nora's father focused on his new family, pretending Nora didn't exist.
03:54Guys, just give us some space for God's sake.
03:58Stories of Henry's hasty remarriage plastered across every major tabloid.
04:03Mr. Smith, any comments in your remarriage less than 24 hours after your wife's death?
04:08Miss Smith? Miss Smith?
04:11Why are you keeping your daughter out of the media's eyes?
04:14Why all the secrecy around her?
04:16We won't be answering any questions now. Please leave the premises immediately.
04:21Or we will call the police.
04:26With the arrival of Wendy and Angela in the Smith household, things around the house quickly changed.
04:33My stomach hurts. I can't eat anymore.
04:38Don't be wasteful. I want you to finish all the food on your plate. Every last bite.
04:45This food isn't good for me. My mom would never let me eat junk food. Especially not for breakfast.
04:51Enough.
04:56How dare you complain?
04:58How dare you complain?
05:00Any normal child would be delighted. Would be happy to have dessert for breakfast.
05:06Eat your food.
05:12Eat your food.
05:18See? You can eat more. After all...
05:28Blueberries.
05:30Yeah, your favorite. Dig in.
05:33Mmm, they're so sweet.
05:36Just like you, my precious girl.
05:42Your medicine, miss.
05:47Except for sweets for breakfast, every day, Nora was forced to take a handful of unidentified pills.
05:54I think I'm going to be sick.
05:56Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong? Hey, um...
06:07You're in such big trouble.
06:09Nora didn't understand why Angela was blaming her for being sick.
06:13Hey! Shut up!
06:15Daddy! Daddy!
06:16Your daddy hates you.
06:18My mommy said all your toys are mine now, and I can do as I wish.
06:23Please, not this one. My mom made it for me.
06:27You can take anything else you want. Just not this one.
06:31But you loved this one, and my mommy said the best way to hurt you is to destroy everything you love.
06:37One by one.
06:39How could you?
06:47Good girl.
06:52Mom...
06:54I...
06:56I...
06:58I...
07:00I...
07:02I...
07:04I...
07:06I...
07:08I miss you so much.
07:10Today was hard.
07:12I'm trying to be brave.
07:17I wish you were here.
07:22I love you, Mom.
07:24Nora desperately wished to be with her mother.
07:26Eventually, she drifted to sleep where her mother answered her prayers in a dream.
07:31Wake up, sweetheart.
07:33Mom? You're back?
07:34You're back?
07:37Just for a moment, my love.
07:40I missed you. Things are terrible here.
07:44I'm so sorry to hear that.
07:48Listen, sweetheart.
07:50Things will get worse before they ever get better.
07:54You need to let yourself feel these yucky feelings, so you grow up to be a strong woman someday.
08:02Do you understand?
08:04I guess so.
08:06Life's gonna be hard, so you have to keep being strong.
08:12No one can ever hurt you if you always remember who you really are.
08:22And remember, I'll always love you.
08:26I'll always love you, too.
08:28Nora knew Angela must be responsible for ripping her doll apart as she dreamt.
08:34Nora was shattered, but she knew it was only going to get worse.
08:38Everything hit rock bottom when ten years later...
08:41I need to know who the father of the child is!
08:44I don't know! He doesn't have a father!
08:46Then you don't have a father either!
08:48What?
08:50Nora was a virgin who got pregnant.
08:52She was locked up inside her house for the last few months and nobody came in or out of her room.
08:55Then how did she get pregnant?
08:58Instead of helping and protecting her, Nora's father was more concerned about her engagement with the heir to the richest family in town.
09:05Try to come up with a better excuse before your fiancé gets here.
09:09You don't need any excuses, Mr. Smith.
09:12Mr. Gray, I'm begging you. There's been a mistake, but I'll take care of it.
09:17It's too late. I've already made up my mind.
09:20Anthony, listen!
09:23No, you listen to me!
09:25Everything reeked of a conspiracy, but Nora was innocently unaware.
09:29Did her stepsister Angela have something to do with it?
09:32After all, she always humiliated Nora for her looks, but could she be this evil?
09:37Nora had no one to help her find her answers.
09:40She was sure that Anthony would dump her now, but something conspired between him and Nora's father and Anthony made a complete U-turn.
09:47Okay, I'll marry your daughter.
09:50Anthony, that's beautiful.
09:52You have to go forward with one condition. You have to get rid of Nora.
09:56What? That's impossible!
09:58I know!
10:00Instead of supporting Nora, her father said something far crueler.
10:04You'll have a baby, but we'll give it to a special orphanage.
10:08No! That's horrible!
10:11Look what money has turned you into!
10:14Is your greed worth more than your grandchild's life? Is it?
10:18My stomach...
10:23After a painful labor, Nora delivered twins, a boy and a girl, but her father abducted her son.
10:30And in her condition, Nora could only save her daughter and run away.
10:34For nine years, Nora faced many hardships.
10:38But instead of breaking down, her struggles only transformed her into a powerful woman who doesn't fear anyone.
10:44She is no more a timid Nora, but can now fight the whole world to protect what's hers.
10:49Mom, you're so beautiful!
10:52Thanks, baby. Like you.
10:55Mom, are we flying to the States to find my daddy?
10:59I told you that you don't have a daddy.
11:02But everyone has a father, and I should have one.
11:06This conversation is over. Come on.
11:10Well, if not daddy, we should find my brother at least.
11:18Yes, honey, we will.
11:21We will.
11:23All those mysteries remained unsolved, but Nora worked on herself.
11:28Worked hard to become one of the most prestigious surgeons around the world, and changed her name to Athena.
11:40Hello?
11:42Athena, you have to be more careful.
11:44Can you hear me?
11:46Why, Spike? What's the matter?
11:48Nora is running a global search to find out who are you.
11:51Do you know how famous he and his family are?
11:54Listen, Spike, I...
11:56No, you listen.
11:58You've been overseas all this time.
12:00That is the only reason you've been able to avoid him.
12:03But now that you're going to return, you won't be able to run away anymore.
12:08Justin Hunt was a powerful businessman, and he wanted Dr. Athena to treat his grandmother.
12:13But Nora had been avoiding him as she was aware of the ongoing power struggle in the Hunt family,
12:18and had no part in their family politics.
12:21She just wanted to go find her son.
12:23But Nora had no idea that Justin Hunt was the answer to all her problems.
12:32God damn, where's that f***ing woman, huh?
12:35As your father told you, even if you are breaking a relationship, you should...
12:40Shut up. You should shut up.
12:43And don't tell me what to do.
12:45I hate the thought of seeing that ugly woman.
12:48She probably looks even worse now.
12:51Even after all that had happened, the Gray family didn't break off Anthony and Nora's engagement.
12:57But now suddenly they had agreed and Nora was called back to the States.
13:01Why now? Something was fishy, but Nora had to play along to get her son back.
13:06Hello, beautiful.
13:08What's your name?
13:11Are you waiting for Nora Smith?
13:14Oh, no. I have nothing to do with this horrible individual. I don't even want to see her.
13:21Then you're probably blind, sir.
13:23Blind? Why?
13:26Anthony was still the same greedy, lecherous man, but such men were easy to manipulate.
13:31Nora was going to get her revenge soon.
13:34We've got to go, baby. Come on.
13:36But what's your name?
13:38What's your name?
13:39What's your name?
13:43If Nora were even the slightest bit as beautiful as this woman, maybe I would put up with this marriage.
14:10Hello, Dad.
14:12Why aren't you picking up the phone? Where are you?
14:16Why do you have to rouse the whole family and then disappear again?
14:20I won't be long.
14:22Won't be long? You are the one that made all that fuss about breaking off the engagement.
14:27Come here and stop wasting our time.
14:29Nora wondered if she would be able to get her father to tell about her son's whereabouts.
14:34Will today be the day she reunites with her son?
14:37I'm sorry, baby. Let me help you.
14:40I'm not a baby.
14:42I'm an adult too, but even I need help sometimes.
14:47Do you like reading?
14:49Yes.
14:51Me too.
14:53Okay. Sorry.
14:57I didn't see.
14:59It's okay. Bye.
15:01Bye.
15:03There was something about this child.
15:06His eyes seemed familiar.
15:08Nora had no idea that this little boy was Justin Hunt's son.
15:12The very man she was running away from.
15:15And he had noticed her.
15:19Nora was coming home after almost a decade, but nothing had changed.
15:24Angela had picked someone else to torment instead of her.
15:27And it was the perfect opportunity for Nora to put her stepsister in her place.
15:36I'm gonna ruin you.
15:38Who the hell are you?
15:40Hey girls.
15:42What's going on here?
15:44Me?
15:46I'm Nora.
15:48Nora Smith.
15:55It can't be.
15:57It can.