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I guess it is.

Look, it's not that complicated.

I'm Zoe's father and she's coming to live with me.

Have you told Zoe about this?

Nicky, please.

I'm sorry, Freddie, but what you're proposing is impossible.

I know that that's what you'd like to think, but I'm a father.

And I want my daughter.

Please.

No.

But please.

Feel free to take me to court because I will never, ever give Zoe to you.

Tell me a story.

Did I ever tell you about the time that our little counters went riding across the ice with her brother?

Did they fall in?

No, they didn't fall in.

The ice was too thick.

It was so thick, in fact, that it could hold a sleigh, two horses, a brother and a sister,

all wrapped up in heavy blankets.

I wish I had a brother.

Well, you had two uncles.

I wish mommy was here.

I wish mommy was here too.

Daddy was mean to her.

I know.

It was nice to meet you.

Sweetheart.

I want you to go to sleep and have sweet dreams, okay?

You dream about me, too.

Okay.

Good night, baby.

What do you want in exchange for giving up all rights to Zoe?

Haven't we played the same ones before?

Yes, we have, but not to my satisfaction, so let's try it again.

What do you want?

I want the same thing I wanted before.

I want my daughter.

You don't give it to me.

I'm going to have to play hardball.

As I am sure that you are aware, Sasha was emply provided for by her stepfather.

He left her money in trust that would in turn go to her children.

In trust, Mr. Fredericks controlled by me until she was 21.

The same applies for Zoe.

Now you can try to get custody of the child, but not the money.

At least not until she turns 21.

So, here is my offer.

Take this and agree to walk out of Zoe's life forever.

Or take the child and maybe you'll get the trust fund in 15 years.

Providing of course that by then I haven't made some terrible business mistakes and lost it all.

Faith was certainly not one of life's great surprises when Freddie chose the money.

Of course, I'd have given him whatever he wanted to be able to raise Zoe as my own.

Which, as it turned out, is exactly what I did.

On stage, Zoe Asipa.

Zoe took my name.

Her entire life was ballet.

My life was Zoe.

Now that we have an official ballerina in the family, I think we can move on to our next piece of business.

Matthew, this is not a business.

We have been made an offer to buy out the Countess Zoe of stores.

Would you do that?

Very good deal.

But just the stores, the plants and factories would stay in the family with Nikki and I running them.

Mom, you worked too hard. I think we can afford the rent.

How long have you been working on this?

About a year.

And when were you going to tell me when the sign out front came down and this became a discount store?

Your name could still be on it.

How thoughtful, Matthew.

This offer also includes the use of my name.

I too have been working on this for over a year.

Look this over.

It might be better than yours.

Zoe, hurry, so we don't have to make Nikki come up.

I'm up already.

What's wrong?

That's what I got in the divorce settlement.

I've been meaning to bring it back.

But I gave it to you?

I know, but I think Zoe should have it.

Seems like it belongs to her.

I'm ready.

Let's go.

Well, I guess this goes in the out file.

So, now that I am unemployed.

What am I going to do?

Nikki?

We, uh, well, we made an executive decision.

And?

And you're going on vacation.

I am.

To Russia.

With me.

And we have tickets for the cure for the money grad.

Accommodations are all first class.

I just hope we packed everything you need.

Everything I need is right here.

Matthew, Zoe and Nikki.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

If I may have your attention, please.

There has been a rumor circulating

that Count Azoya is to be sold.

That rumor is true.

I would like to thank all of my invaluable employees

and every customer who's ever walked through those doors

for helping to make a wonderful dream come true.

But dreams change.

And now mine is to be with my family.

To watch them grow and to help them in any way that I can.

And I hope that Count Azoya and all of you

will be here forever.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

I used to play hide and seek here.

Here, my God, it went so strange to you now.

Ooh, sometimes.

I never thought my life would be anything but this.

But you I dreamed of being a dancer.

You would have left home to do that.

We might have been given the choice, perhaps.

Yes.

That is what I would have done.

Come.

First, I will show you the heritage.

And then the place where I was born.

You was here?

It's a museum now.

You're not a fighter.

You're not a fighter.

You're not a fighter.

You're not a fighter.

You're not a fighter.

What did they say?

The student said she felt sad for the little girl who survived

the massacre of her family because she must have been very sad.

The teacher said.

Time has a mysterious kindness.

It always gives back to us what we have lost.

Through wisdom and memories.

Do you believe that's true?

I know it is.

So many nights, cousin Maria and I spent with Aunt Alexandra

watching the care of dance.

The

death of the royal pucks where Nicholas and Aunt Alexandra