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00:00:01Tonight, Adrian has his arm around Mia as he kisses her in front of everyone.
00:00:05Someone even jeers, asking when he is finally going to make an honest woman of her.
00:00:10Adrian pulls Mia closer.
00:00:13Whenever she wants.
00:00:14The private room erupts in whistles and laughter.
00:00:16I stand off to the side without saying a word.
00:00:20Adrian and I have been married for five years, and he has been cheating on me for four and a
00:00:25half of them.
00:00:25I've lost count of how many women he has been with.
00:00:28At this point, he has probably gone through more condoms than most people see in a lifetime.
00:00:34But I haven't fought with him once for the past six months.
00:00:37Whenever he brings another woman home, I have hot water waiting, along with his favorite lemon-flavored condoms.
00:00:44When they're done, I send the staff in to clean up.
00:00:47Because rule number one in the Bennett family is simple.
00:00:50If your husband causes a scandal with another woman, you don't get angry.
00:00:54You don't make a scene.
00:00:55You don't confront him in public.
00:00:57His reputation and the family's always come first.
00:01:01And I've spent the last six months learning exactly what happens when I break that rule.
00:01:06Six months is more than enough to teach me how much jealousy can hurt.
00:01:09So I simply reach into my purse, take out a piece of strawberry gum, and hold it out to him
00:01:14with both hands.
00:01:16Have some gum before you kiss someone.
00:01:18Makes it taste better.
00:01:21Damn, Adrian.
00:01:23Not bad.
00:01:24You really did tame Claire.
00:01:25She's nothing like the girl she used to be.
00:01:31Nice act.
00:01:32But you?
00:01:34Disobedient?
00:01:34I don't buy it.
00:01:37So what are you up to this time?
00:01:39I want to go back to the Whitmore residence.
00:01:41He doesn't ask why I am suddenly going back to the one place I hate most.
00:01:45He doesn't ask if the injuries on my face have healed, either.
00:01:49He just waves me off without a second thought.
00:01:52Go ahead.
00:01:53He can't even be bothered to look at me.
00:01:55Five years of marriage, and this is all we're left with.
00:01:58I turn and walk out of the club.
00:02:00What none of them know is that I am going back to the family estate tonight.
00:02:03For one reason, and one reason only.
00:02:05To end the marriage, I once would have done anything to have.
00:02:08Three more days.
00:02:09That is all that is left before I walk out of Adrian's life for good.
00:02:17Tonight.
00:02:19When I arrive at the Whitmore residence, I lower my head to Eleanor for the first time.
00:02:24Eleanor, I won't be withdrawing the divorce petition I filed six months ago.
00:02:27It'll be final in three days.
00:02:29Once it is, I'm leaving, and I won't be coming back.
00:02:32I hope you'll let me go.
00:02:33Five years ago, I nearly turned my back on my entire family just to marry Adrian.
00:02:38No one could talk me out of it.
00:02:40I was convinced he was the only man I'd ever want.
00:02:43You fought tooth and nail for this marriage.
00:02:46Adrian hasn't even asked for a divorce, and now you're the one walking away?
00:02:52Yes.
00:02:52After a moment of silence, Eleanor agrees to let me go.
00:02:56Very well.
00:02:57Five years of marriage and still no children.
00:02:59The family has already been considering someone more suitable for Adrian.
00:03:03Funny.
00:03:03I still have three days left as Adrian's wife, and the Whitmores already have my replacement lined up.
00:03:09Eleanor asks where I am going after the divorce, and offers to have Adrian take me.
00:03:13I turn her down. He is throwing me a wedding-themed party that day.
00:03:18I wouldn't want my departure to ruin their fun.
00:03:21You used to love him more than anything, and now you're ready to just walk away?
00:03:26I'm afraid to love him anymore.
00:03:28When Adrian and I first got married five years ago, we were the couple everyone envied.
00:03:32If I get a sudden craving for cake, he'll wait in line for an hour just to bring me my
00:03:37favorite.
00:03:37When my cramps get so bad, I am curled up in bed.
00:03:41He'll warm his hands, and gently hold them against my stomach, until I feel better.
00:03:46Once he finds out I am a sucker for romance, he comes up with a new surprise for me every
00:03:51day.
00:03:51Everyone tells me I married the right man.
00:03:54That Adrian must be crazy about me.
00:03:56Back then, I believed it too.
00:03:58Then, six months into our marriage, I walk into a hotel room and find Adrian with another woman.
00:04:04That is the day I learned the truth.
00:04:06When he promised he'd love me forever, apparently forever meant six months.
00:04:16The first time I catch Adrian cheating, I can't believe what I am seeing.
00:04:21Six months ago, this man was holding me in his arms, swearing I'd be the only woman he'd ever love.
00:04:26Now he is in a hotel room with someone else.
00:04:29I lost it, and stormed into the room.
00:04:32Get down here!
00:04:33Before the woman even knew what was happening, I slapped her across the face.
00:04:37I grabbed her by the hair, and made such a scene, that soon the entire hotel knew about it.
00:04:42Word got back to the Bennetts almost immediately.
00:04:45To them, a cheating husband wasn't the scandal.
00:04:48A wife making a public spectacle over it was...
00:04:50That same night, the family sent people to take me back and punish me for what I'd done.
00:04:56But before any of them could lay a hand on me, Adrian stepped between us.
00:05:00You think you can treat my wife like this, and get away with it?
00:05:05It was the first time he'd cheated since we got married.
00:05:08It was also the lowest I'd ever felt.
00:05:10But even then, he chose my side.
00:05:12After that, I stopped holding back.
00:05:14Every time another woman came along, I made sure she didn't stay for long.
00:05:19And no matter how many scenes I caused, Adrian always defended me.
00:05:23Everyone called me crazy.
00:05:25I didn't care.
00:05:26Because I kept telling myself he was just having fun.
00:05:29At the end of the day, I was still his wife.
00:05:31I was the one he'd always come back to.
00:05:33Then Mia came along.
00:05:34Like I'd done with all the others.
00:05:36I confronted her, and told her to stay away from my husband.
00:05:40Adrian's had plenty of women.
00:05:42You won't be the last.
00:05:44Don't fool yourself into thinking you're special.
00:05:47But Mia wasn't scared.
00:05:48She just looked at me and smiled.
00:05:50Claire, do you really think he'll always take your side?
00:05:52I didn't think much of it at the time.
00:05:54Why would I?
00:05:55No matter how many women came before her,
00:05:58Adrian had always taken my side.
00:06:00But I didn't know Mia was different.
00:06:07Before Mia, Adrian always had my back,
00:06:10no matter how far I took things.
00:06:12But everything changed once she came along.
00:06:15The first time, all I did was warn her to stay away from my husband.
00:06:19Just like I'd done before.
00:06:20That same night, my family came for me.
00:06:23They took me back and punished me 38 times.
00:06:26I kept telling them Adrian would come for me.
00:06:28Adrian!
00:06:29But that time, no one stopped.
00:06:31Later, Mia said something cruel to my face,
00:06:34and I lost my temper and shoved her.
00:06:37That night, my family took me away again.
00:06:39This time to a private correctional facility.
00:06:42Once, twice, three times.
00:06:44Adrian!
00:06:44Every time Mia and I had a confrontation,
00:06:46somehow my family knew almost immediately.
00:06:49At first, I still fought back.
00:06:51I argued.
00:06:52I kept telling them Adrian would come.
00:06:54Eventually, I was too scared to fight at all.
00:06:56Then came the 99th time.
00:06:59Mia showed up at our home again,
00:07:01and had the dog Adrian gave me killed right in front of me.
00:07:05I'd had that dog for four years.
00:07:08I held him in my arms.
00:07:10And for the first time,
00:07:11I didn't go after Mia.
00:07:14Still hurting from everything I'd already been through,
00:07:16I went looking for Adrian at a bar.
00:07:18He was slumped on a couch with a drink in his hand,
00:07:21reeking of alcohol.
00:07:22I crouched down in front of him,
00:07:24took his hand,
00:07:24and started to cry.
00:07:26Adrian, please help me.
00:07:28Mia killed my dog.
00:07:29I won't fight with her anymore.
00:07:30I won't do anything.
00:07:33Just help me this once, please.
00:07:35All right.
00:07:36I'll deal with her.
00:07:37For one second,
00:07:38I really thought the old Adrian was back.
00:07:41He was once again,
00:07:42the man who used to stand between me,
00:07:44and anyone who tried to hurt me.
00:07:46Less than half an hour later,
00:07:48I realized how wrong I was.
00:07:51Mia never came to apologize.
00:07:54The Bennetts came instead.
00:07:55They forced me into a car
00:07:57and took me back to the correctional facility
00:07:59I'd grown terrified of.
00:08:00I looked back at Adrian one last time.
00:08:03Why?
00:08:04Adrian flicked the ash from his cigarette.
00:08:06You can come out when you've learned how to behave.
00:08:08The doors closed behind me,
00:08:10and suddenly,
00:08:11everything made sense.
00:08:12My family never used to interfere in things like this.
00:08:15So how did they always know
00:08:16the second something happened between Mia and me?
00:08:19Why did they use to back off
00:08:20the moment I mentioned Adrian?
00:08:22But now his name means nothing.
00:08:23Because Adrian was the one telling them.
00:08:25He wanted to defend Mia,
00:08:27but he didn't want to get his own hands dirty.
00:08:29So he let my own family break me for him.
00:08:31They kept me in the correctional facility
00:08:33for six whole months.
00:08:38I head home alone
00:08:39after leaving the Whitmore residence.
00:08:40The moment I open the door,
00:08:42I see the living room is a mess.
00:08:44Adrian and Mia are curled up together.
00:08:46Making no effort to hide what they're doing.
00:08:49My breath catches.
00:08:50I instinctively lower my eyes
00:08:51and turn to leave.
00:08:52Stop.
00:08:53Come here.
00:08:54Watch.
00:08:55Six months ago,
00:08:56I would have stormed over
00:08:57and torn the whole room apart.
00:08:58Now,
00:08:59I just clench my fists,
00:09:01walk over,
00:09:01and kneel where he tells me to.
00:09:03I keep my eyes down.
00:09:04I don't dare let even a hint of anger show.
00:09:07After a while,
00:09:07the cold gets to be too much,
00:09:09and I start to get up.
00:09:10The heat isn't on.
00:09:12I'll go turn it on.
00:09:14Did I say you could get up?
00:09:15Stay on your knees.
00:09:17I sink back down onto my knees.
00:09:19Adrian looks at me and sneers.
00:09:22What, jealous again?
00:09:23His words make my whole body tense.
00:09:25The past six months come rushing back all at once.
00:09:29How could I possibly be jealous?
00:09:31I've already paid too high a price for that.
00:09:33No.
00:09:34I just thought you might be cold.
00:09:36Adrian lets out a cold laugh.
00:09:38Good.
00:09:39I'd hate to have to call the Bennetts again.
00:09:41Such a hassle.
00:09:41So he does know.
00:09:43He knows what I've been through these past six months.
00:09:45He knows exactly why I've suddenly become so obedient.
00:09:48He just doesn't care.
00:09:50Alright, get out.
00:09:51You're killing the mood.
00:09:52I steady myself against the couch and slowly get to my feet,
00:09:56then limp toward the stairs.
00:09:57But Adrian has no idea.
00:09:59He won't have to deal with me anymore in three days.
00:10:02Because I am leaving.
00:10:03And this time,
00:10:04I am never coming back.
00:10:10I start packing once I get back upstairs.
00:10:13After five years of marriage,
00:10:15it is almost funny how little in this house actually belongs to me.
00:10:18Most of what I've bought over the years is for Adrian.
00:10:22The suits, he likes.
00:10:23The watches, he likes.
00:10:25The expensive artwork, filling his collection room.
00:10:28I used to think I could make him love me more,
00:10:31if I just tried a little harder.
00:10:32I used to think that if I tried hard enough to make him happy,
00:10:35maybe he'd stop looking for other women.
00:10:37God, I was stupid.
00:10:39I gather everything up, piece by piece,
00:10:42and toss it all into trash bags.
00:10:44I am almost finished,
00:10:46when the sounds from downstairs suddenly stop.
00:10:49Then I hear Mia, crying,
00:10:51followed by footsteps rushing through the house.
00:10:53A second later,
00:10:54my bedroom door flies open.
00:10:56My family's people are standing there.
00:10:59My stomach drops.
00:11:00Before I can even ask what they're doing here,
00:11:03someone strikes me across the face.
00:11:05My vision goes dark for a second,
00:11:06and I fall to the floor.
00:11:08Six months,
00:11:09and you still haven't learned how to behave?
00:11:11Claire, do the Bennett family rules mean nothing to you?
00:11:13The second I see what he is holding,
00:11:15I instinctively shrink back.
00:11:17Everything that happened at the correctional facility
00:11:19comes rushing back.
00:11:21Before I even realize what I am doing,
00:11:23I am on my knees.
00:11:24No, I swear.
00:11:27Since I got out, I haven't done anything.
00:11:29I haven't broken a single rule.
00:11:32Adrian cuts me off.
00:11:33Before I can finish.
00:11:35See for yourself.
00:11:37A phone lands on the floor in front of me.
00:11:39All the color drains from my face.
00:11:41The pictures were taken just minutes ago in the living room.
00:11:44Adrian's face has been blurred out.
00:11:46Mia's hasn't.
00:11:47There were only three of us in this house.
00:11:50If you didn't post them, who did?
00:11:52Or are you seriously telling me Mia leaked at her own photos?
00:11:57Claire, I know you hate me,
00:11:58but how could you post something like that?
00:12:00How am I supposed to face anyone after this?
00:12:02I look at Mia.
00:12:03She is crying,
00:12:04but I can see the smug satisfaction in her eyes.
00:12:07The part she is making sure only I can see.
00:12:09And suddenly it all makes sense.
00:12:11It is her again,
00:12:12but I already know how this ends.
00:12:15Adrian isn't going to believe me this time either.
00:12:20I know there is nothing I can say
00:12:22that will make them believe me.
00:12:24Who would believe a woman would leak her own private photos
00:12:27just to frame her lover's wife?
00:12:29Especially when Adrian already sees me as the crazy, jealous wife
00:12:33who will do anything to get rid of another woman.
00:12:36But I still have to try.
00:12:37Just one last time.
00:12:39I know none of you are going to believe me,
00:12:41but I didn't do this.
00:12:42I didn't post those pictures.
00:12:44Adrian stares at me,
00:12:45growing more impatient by the second.
00:12:48Do you think I'm an idiot?
00:12:49If you're going to lie,
00:12:50at least make it believable.
00:12:52Why would I even do that?
00:12:53I don't care what the two of you do anymore,
00:12:55even right in front of me.
00:12:56Why would I bother leaking those pictures?
00:12:59Mia, eyes red from crying,
00:13:00moves closer to his side.
00:13:02So what are you saying?
00:13:03That I took those pictures myself and posted them online?
00:13:07I don't answer because that is exactly what happened.
00:13:10But if I say it out loud, I'll only sound even crazier.
00:13:13Adrian rubs his temples in frustration.
00:13:16I gave you a chance to explain yourself.
00:13:17You didn't take it.
00:13:19We're done here.
00:13:20He finishes speaking and taps his fingers twice against the table.
00:13:24My whole body goes rigid.
00:13:25I know that signal all too well.
00:13:27For the past six months,
00:13:29whenever Adrian decides he has heard enough of my explanations,
00:13:32that is how he tells my family to take me away.
00:13:35The Bennett family butler steps forward.
00:13:38Rule number one of the Bennett family code,
00:13:40a wife must never damage the family's reputation
00:13:42over her husband's private affairs.
00:13:45Claire, you broke the rules.
00:13:47I pull back.
00:13:48It wasn't me!
00:13:49No one cares.
00:13:50The whip lands on me.
00:13:51Pain shoots through me.
00:13:52And my whole body jerks.
00:13:54Rule 38, no public displays of jealousy
00:13:57and no causing scandals over personal grievances.
00:14:00Then it lands on me again.
00:14:01I can't hold myself up anymore.
00:14:04My hands hit the floor as my vision starts to blur.
00:14:07Adrian never tells them to stop.
00:14:09He just sits there with Mia in his arms,
00:14:11even wiping the tears from her face.
00:14:13And suddenly, I am back five years ago.
00:14:15The first time my family came after me
00:14:17for confronting one of Adrian's other women.
00:14:19He was the one who stood in front of me.
00:14:21Now he is the reason they keep punishing me.
00:14:23And even as everything fades to black,
00:14:26I never hear him say the one thing
00:14:27I keep waiting for stop.
00:14:32They take me back to the place
00:14:34where I spent the last six months
00:14:35because I've broken the rules again.
00:14:37Every time I pass out,
00:14:39they wake me up.
00:14:40And then it starts all over again.
00:14:42Again and again.
00:14:43I lose track of how long it goes on.
00:14:45All I know is that the darkness outside the window
00:14:48slowly gives way to daylight.
00:14:50At dawn, the door finally opens.
00:14:52Adrian's here.
00:14:53The moment I see him,
00:14:55I don't even have the strength to tell him again
00:14:57that I didn't post those pictures.
00:14:59I just want to get out of here.
00:15:01Take me to the hospital.
00:15:03My voice is so hoarse,
00:15:04I can barely get the words out.
00:15:06My old injuries haven't even healed.
00:15:08And now there are new ones on top of it.
00:15:10I can barely stand.
00:15:12Adrian glances at me.
00:15:14Sure.
00:15:15For a second,
00:15:16I think it is finally over.
00:15:17Then he speaks,
00:15:18and my whole body freezes.
00:15:20But first,
00:15:21you're going to face the consequences of what you did.
00:15:24What do you mean?
00:15:25Several bodyguards walk in.
00:15:26A terrible feeling settles into my stomach.
00:15:29Adrian lights a cigarette,
00:15:30speaking as casually as if none of this matters.
00:15:33Those pictures have been online long enough.
00:15:36Mia's too afraid to even leave the house.
00:15:38If we want this story to go away,
00:15:40we need something bigger to take everyone's attention off her.
00:15:42I just stare at him.
00:15:43Even now,
00:15:44he is convinced I am the one who leaked those pictures.
00:15:47You started this.
00:15:49You're going to fix it.
00:15:50Besides,
00:15:50you and Mia aren't the same.
00:15:51You have the Bennets.
00:15:53You have me.
00:15:54No matter what happens,
00:15:55you'll never have to worry about money.
00:15:57Mia has no one but herself.
00:15:59I almost laugh.
00:16:00So if Mia gets hurt,
00:16:01someone has to pay for it.
00:16:03And somehow,
00:16:04that someone is always me.
00:16:06I already told you,
00:16:07I didn't post those pictures.
00:16:09Adrian frowns.
00:16:10He is clearly done listening.
00:16:12As the bodyguards move closer,
00:16:13I can't help backing away.
00:16:15Adrian,
00:16:15what do you want?
00:16:17He doesn't answer me.
00:16:18He just glances at them.
00:16:20And that is when it hits me.
00:16:21Last night wasn't the end of it.
00:16:26As the bodyguards close in,
00:16:28I finally realize what Adrian is planning.
00:16:30He is going to use me to bury Mia's scandal.
00:16:33If he can make me the bigger story,
00:16:34everyone will forget about her pictures.
00:16:36I back away as fast as I can.
00:16:38It wasn't me.
00:16:39Adrian,
00:16:40how many times do I have to say it?
00:16:41I didn't post those pictures.
00:16:43But after everything I've been through all night,
00:16:46I can barely stay on my feet.
00:16:48There is no way I can fight off several bodyguards.
00:16:50They restrain me as the cameras turn my way.
00:16:53I am exhausted,
00:16:54disheveled,
00:16:55and completely exposed at my most vulnerable.
00:16:57That is when I finally break down.
00:16:59You can't do this to me!
00:17:01Adrian just stands there.
00:17:03He doesn't stop them.
00:17:04He doesn't even look my way.
00:17:05Within several minutes,
00:17:07several gossip outlets are running the same breaking story.
00:17:10Close-up news headline.
00:17:11Whitmore Ayers' wife suffers another breakdown.
00:17:14Returns to correctional facility.
00:17:15The photos of me spread fast.
00:17:17And just like that,
00:17:18Mia's scandal disappears from the headlines.
00:17:20She is safe now.
00:17:21And Adrian is the one who sacrificed my dignity to make it happen.
00:17:25Five years ago,
00:17:26I loved this man enough to give up everything for him.
00:17:28I went against my family to marry him.
00:17:31I forgave him every time he cheated,
00:17:33because I was desperate to keep him.
00:17:35And because of him,
00:17:36I spent the last six months being punished over and over again.
00:17:40After all that,
00:17:40he still doesn't hesitate to throw me to the wolves for another day.
00:17:44I don't even remember passing out.
00:17:46When I open my eyes again,
00:17:47I am in a hospital bed.
00:17:49Adrian is sitting beside me.
00:17:51My throat is painfully dry,
00:17:53so I reach for some water.
00:17:55He casually tosses a bottle onto the bed.
00:17:58You're awake.
00:17:59Have some water.
00:18:00I twist off the cap and force down a few sips.
00:18:03Adrian watches me for a moment,
00:18:05then suddenly laughs.
00:18:07Claire, you can't handle pain.
00:18:08And you fall apart so easily.
00:18:10So why do you keep pulling this kind of disgusting crap behind everyone's back?
00:18:14You know you're only going to pay for it in the end.
00:18:16I didn't post those pictures.
00:18:18He is clearly tired of hearing me defend myself.
00:18:21Enough.
00:18:23After everything that's happened,
00:18:24what's the point of still denying it?
00:18:28So that is really who I am to him.
00:18:30A jealous, vindictive woman who will do anything to hurt
00:18:33whoever gets too close to him.
00:18:35If that is what he believes,
00:18:37what is the point of explaining myself again?
00:18:42I don't bother defending myself again.
00:18:44But Adrian clearly isn't done with me yet.
00:18:47Claire, I know you better than anyone.
00:18:50You've already been punished.
00:18:51The pictures are already out there.
00:18:52I'm not going to do anything else to you.
00:18:55Is it really that hard to just admit it?
00:18:57I didn't leak those photos.
00:18:59Enough.
00:19:01You've always been too stubborn to admit when you're wrong.
00:19:04This time, I stopped talking altogether.
00:19:07Maybe he is right about one thing.
00:19:10After five years of marriage,
00:19:11he is convinced he knows me better than anyone.
00:19:14So what could I possibly say to change his mind?
00:19:17Just then, his phone rings.
00:19:19It is Mia.
00:19:20Adrian answers almost immediately.
00:19:22Funny.
00:19:22I used to call him ten times
00:19:24and still couldn't get him to pick up.
00:19:27What's wrong, baby?
00:19:28I wanted to make myself something to eat,
00:19:30but I don't really know how.
00:19:32The irritation in Adrian's voice
00:19:34disappears instantly.
00:19:36Don't worry about it.
00:19:37Just wait.
00:19:38I'll come make you something.
00:19:39I stare down at the bottle of water in my hands
00:19:42and say nothing.
00:19:43The moment he hangs up,
00:19:44Adrian doesn't even look at me again.
00:19:46I have to go.
00:19:47You'll be fine on your own.
00:19:48The door closes behind him
00:19:50and the room falls silent again.
00:19:52He is going to cook for her.
00:19:54We've been married for five years
00:19:56and even when things were good between us,
00:19:58Adrian never once cooked for me.
00:20:00I remember trying to get him to play
00:20:02one of those two-player cooking games with me.
00:20:04He lasted a few minutes before getting bored
00:20:06and tossing his phone aside.
00:20:08Turns out, it was never that he couldn't cook.
00:20:10It wasn't even that.
00:20:11He couldn't be bothered.
00:20:13He just couldn't be bothered for me.
00:20:15I check myself out of the hospital
00:20:16and take a cab home alone.
00:20:18When I open the door,
00:20:20I hear Mia laughing in the kitchen.
00:20:22Adrian is standing at the counter in an apron,
00:20:25completely focused on making dinner.
00:20:27Mia leans against him,
00:20:29reaching over every now and then
00:20:30just to mess with what he is doing.
00:20:32He complains that she is getting in the way,
00:20:34but every time she moves away,
00:20:35he pulls her right back.
00:20:37I suddenly realize they look more like newlyweds
00:20:40than we ever did.
00:20:41And somehow, after five years of being his wife,
00:20:44I am the one who feels like I don't belong here.
00:20:50Six months ago, this would have driven me crazy.
00:20:53I would have stormed into the kitchen
00:20:55and swept everything off the counter.
00:20:57I would have demanded to know why Adrian
00:20:59had never cooked a single meal for his own wife.
00:21:01Yet here he was wearing an apron for Mia.
00:21:03But not anymore.
00:21:05Now I just stand in the doorway and watch them.
00:21:08Enjoy your dinner.
00:21:09I'm going upstairs.
00:21:11Adrian looks up at me.
00:21:12If you're jealous,
00:21:13go back to the Bennets and take your punishment.
00:21:15Don't start pulling anything behind my back again.
00:21:18He pauses.
00:21:20Next time, I won't let you off this easy.
00:21:23I stop for just a second.
00:21:25There won't be a next time.
00:21:27Adrian sneers.
00:21:29There better not be.
00:21:31Of course, there won't be a next time.
00:21:33In two days, I'll be gone for good.
00:21:35And soon enough,
00:21:36this house will have a new woman calling it home.
00:21:39If anything,
00:21:40I am the one who doesn't belong here anymore.
00:21:42I head upstairs,
00:21:43grab the suitcase I've already packed,
00:21:45and come back down.
00:21:46By then,
00:21:47Adrian and Mia are sitting at the table eating dinner.
00:21:50Adrian spots my suitcase.
00:21:52He doesn't even seem surprised.
00:21:54Instead, he laughs.
00:21:55What, running away from home now?
00:21:57I smile too.
00:21:58Yeah.
00:21:59Thought I'd try something new.
00:22:01Fine.
00:22:02My birthday's tomorrow.
00:22:03Come to the party first.
00:22:05Then you can go back to your little disappearing act.
00:22:08All right.
00:22:09What he doesn't know is that tomorrow
00:22:10isn't just the last birthday party I attend before,
00:22:13running away.
00:22:14It is the last birthday I ever spend with him as his wife.
00:22:17I wheel my suitcase out of the house we've shared for five years.
00:22:20Adrian doesn't come after me.
00:22:22He doesn't even ask where I am going.
00:22:24After dropping my suitcase off at the hotel,
00:22:26I head out to pick up a few things I need before I leave.
00:22:29I don't get far.
00:22:31Someone grabs me from behind,
00:22:32and before I can call for help,
00:22:34everything goes black.
00:22:36When I come to,
00:22:37all I can hear is the roar of the waves below me.
00:22:40I look down and freeze.
00:22:41I am suspended over the sea,
00:22:43and Mia is standing nearby,
00:22:45smiling at me.
00:22:49The wind sends the rope swaying back and forth.
00:22:51I am hanging off the side of the yacht,
00:22:53with nothing but dark water beneath me.
00:22:55Mia stands safely on deck,
00:22:57surrounded by supposed kidnappers.
00:22:59Not one of them lays a hand on her.
00:23:01I don't need anyone to explain what is really going on.
00:23:05Mia, what do you want?
00:23:06She stares at me for a moment,
00:23:08no longer bothering to hide the jealousy in her eyes.
00:23:11Then she walks over and slaps me across the face.
00:23:15Adrian can't stand you anymore,
00:23:17so why are you still clinging to the title of Mrs. Whitmore?
00:23:20Don't you get it?
00:23:21As long as you're still his wife,
00:23:23it doesn't matter how long I'm by his side,
00:23:26I'll always be nothing more than his mistress.
00:23:28So that is what this has all been about.
00:23:31Mia never wanted Adrian alone.
00:23:33She wanted my place.
00:23:35If you won't step aside,
00:23:36then I'll just have to get rid of you myself.
00:23:42Adrian and I have been married for five years.
00:23:45If I suddenly disappear,
00:23:46he'll come looking for me.
00:23:47And once he starts digging,
00:23:49it won't take long before he finds you.
00:23:52Everything you've done,
00:23:54including this whole kidnapping,
00:23:55will come out.
00:23:56Mia suddenly smiles.
00:23:58Not the soft, helpless little smile she puts on for Adrian.
00:24:01This time, she doesn't bother hiding how pleased she is with herself.
00:24:05Claire, you still don't get it, do you?
00:24:06The truth doesn't matter.
00:24:08The only thing that matters is who Adrian chooses to believe.
00:24:13String me up, too.
00:24:15I stare at her in disbelief.
00:24:17The men immediately tie Mia up
00:24:19and suspend her just a short distance away from me.
00:24:22A second ago, she was gloating.
00:24:24Now she messes up her hair and forces tears into her eyes,
00:24:27making herself look every bit as terrified as I do.
00:24:30And suddenly, I understand.
00:24:32She is going to frame me for the kidnapping, too.
00:24:35Mia turns toward me and lowers her voice.
00:24:37He believed me about the photos.
00:24:39Who do you think he'll believe this time?
00:24:41I don't answer, because I already know.
00:24:44Just then, a light appears across the dark water.
00:24:47Seconds later, the sound of a speedboat grows louder as it approaches.
00:24:52One of the kidnappers looks out toward the water.
00:24:55He's here.
00:24:56Mia's smile vanishes instantly,
00:24:58and tears begin streaming down her face.
00:25:00I watch the boat draw closer,
00:25:02and against all reason,
00:25:03a tiny flicker of hope rises inside me.
00:25:06Because, it is Adrian.
00:25:11The speedboat pulls up alongside the yacht.
00:25:14Adrian steps onto the deck, carrying a black case.
00:25:17His usual careless attitude is gone,
00:25:19replaced by a cold, deadly expression.
00:25:22The second Mia sees him,
00:25:23she starts crying and struggling against the ropes.
00:25:26Adrian, help!
00:25:28Claire's lost her mind!
00:25:29She set this whole thing up!
00:25:31She's trying to kill me!
00:25:32My heart sinks, of course.
00:25:34She already has her story ready.
00:25:37That's not true!
00:25:38Mia kidnapped me!
00:25:39She's working with these men!
00:25:42Please, just believe me this once.
00:25:44Look into it, and you'll see I'm telling the truth.
00:25:47But when Adrian looks at me,
00:25:48all I see in his eyes is coldness and disgust.
00:25:52Claire, didn't I warn you not to pull anything like this again?
00:25:54First the photos,
00:25:56and now you've moved on to kidnapping?
00:25:58I shake my head, desperately.
00:26:00It wasn't me!
00:26:01She admitted it herself!
00:26:03She planned this whole thing!
00:26:05Mia only cries harder.
00:26:07I did it!
00:26:08Adrian, I'm scared!
00:26:10Please, get me out of here!
00:26:12Adrian's eyes immediately snapped back to her.
00:26:14In that moment,
00:26:15everything I've said suddenly feels ridiculous.
00:26:18I could explain myself a hundred different ways,
00:26:20and none of it would matter as much
00:26:22as a single tear from Mia.
00:26:24The kidnapper finally decides
00:26:25he has had enough of the show.
00:26:27Mr. Whitmore, now that you're here,
00:26:29let's talk terms.
00:26:31One is your wife,
00:26:32and the other is...
00:26:34Don't bother!
00:26:34The kidnapper freezes.
00:26:36So do I,
00:26:37staring at Adrian in shock.
00:26:39Adrian tosses the case onto the deck.
00:26:41It falls open,
00:26:42revealing neat stacks
00:26:44of cash.
00:26:45Thirty million.
00:26:46It's all there.
00:26:47He doesn't even look at me.
00:26:49Let Mia go.
00:26:51Even the kidnapper seems caught off guard
00:26:53by how quickly he makes his choice.
00:26:55Mr. Whitmore,
00:26:56you sure you don't want to think this through?
00:26:57I can russi lungku
00:26:58the jizep haltsifasi.
00:26:59What's there to think about?
00:27:01The kidnapper laughs.
00:27:03All right.
00:27:04Thirty million for one life.
00:27:06Untie Mia.
00:27:07They lower her down.
00:27:09The second Mia's feet hit the deck,
00:27:11she runs straight into Adrian's arms,
00:27:13sobbing.
00:27:14He catches her,
00:27:15and they cling to each other
00:27:16in the sea breeze
00:27:17like two people
00:27:17who've just survived hell
00:27:18and finally found their way
00:27:20back to each other.
00:27:21And I am still hanging over the ocean.
00:27:23I look at the man I've loved
00:27:25for five years.
00:27:26Deep down,
00:27:27I think I've always known
00:27:28who he'd choose.
00:27:29But seeing him make that choice
00:27:31without even a second's hesitation
00:27:32still leaves a gaping hole
00:27:34in my chest.
00:27:35Mia curls up against Adrian's chest
00:27:37and looks back at me.
00:27:39From where he can't see her face,
00:27:40the smug satisfaction in her eyes
00:27:42is impossible to miss.
00:27:44Then,
00:27:45just like that,
00:27:46she puts on a worried expression again.
00:27:48What about Claire, Adrian?
00:27:53Adrian keeps his arms around her
00:27:55without even looking back.
00:27:57Didn't she stage this whole kidnapping herself?
00:27:59I already gave him 30 million.
00:28:01What more does she want?
00:28:03I stare at him stunned.
00:28:05Even now,
00:28:05he still believes I am behind all of this.
00:28:07Mia hesitates,
00:28:09then speaks softly.
00:28:10But we don't actually know
00:28:11if Claire set this up.
00:28:13Maybe we should still get her down.
00:28:15And somehow,
00:28:16I find myself hoping again.
00:28:18It is pathetic,
00:28:19but I do.
00:28:20If Adrian would just look back at me,
00:28:22if he'd just say,
00:28:24get her down first,
00:28:25we'll figure out the truth later.
00:28:27Anything that would let me believe
00:28:28he hasn't completely stopped caring
00:28:30whether I live or die.
00:28:31But he doesn't.
00:28:32Leave her.
00:28:33Are you sure?
00:28:34She's your wife.
00:28:35Adrian doesn't even break stride.
00:28:37Let her die.
00:28:38Just three words,
00:28:39and the last bit of hope
00:28:40I have disappears.
00:28:42Adrian walks away with Mia
00:28:43in her arms,
00:28:44never once looking back.
00:28:45And suddenly,
00:28:46I realize Mia isn't the only reason
00:28:48I've ended up here.
00:28:49It is Adrian, too.
00:28:51Time and time again,
00:28:52he chooses not to believe me.
00:28:54The kidnapper behind me
00:28:55laughs.
00:28:57Well, you heard,
00:28:58Mr. Whitmore.
00:28:59Guess there's no reason
00:29:00to keep you around anymore.
00:29:02Before I can even process his words,
00:29:03I hear the rope snap above me.
00:29:06I plunge into the freezing water.
00:29:07I try to fight my way back up,
00:29:09but I am too weak
00:29:10to keep myself afloat.
00:29:11As everything starts to fade,
00:29:13my mind drifts back
00:29:14to something Adrian
00:29:15said to me five years ago.
00:29:16Claire, don't be afraid.
00:29:18I'll never let anyone hurt you.
00:29:20In the end,
00:29:21the person who hurts me most
00:29:22is him.
00:29:25I thought I was going to die,
00:29:27but when I open my eyes again,
00:29:29I am staring up
00:29:30at the same stark white ceiling
00:29:31of a hospital room.
00:29:33The doctor later tells me
00:29:34a rescue boat passing nearby
00:29:35spotted me.
00:29:36If they'd found me any later,
00:29:38I might not have made it.
00:29:39My throat is painfully dry.
00:29:41I struggle to sit up
00:29:42and reach for the glass of water
00:29:43beside my bed,
00:29:44but someone knocks it
00:29:45out of my hand.
00:29:46It hits the floor
00:29:47with a sharp crack,
00:29:49spilling water everywhere.
00:29:50I look up to see Adrian
00:29:52beside my bed.
00:29:53Thirsty?
00:29:54He tosses his phone
00:29:56in front of me.
00:29:57Take a look at this first.
00:29:58I stare at the photo,
00:30:00not quite understanding
00:30:01what I am looking at.
00:30:02Adrian lets out
00:30:03a cold laugh.
00:30:05Your partner sure
00:30:06took good care of you.
00:30:07They knew you'd be freezing
00:30:08after falling into the ocean,
00:30:09so they even covered you up.
00:30:11How are you planning
00:30:11to split the 30 million?
00:30:13You getting the biggest cut?
00:30:15I've barely made it
00:30:16out of that ocean alive,
00:30:17and he still thinks
00:30:18I've staged
00:30:18the whole kidnapping.
00:30:20I don't know
00:30:21what's with that photo,
00:30:22but I swear
00:30:23I had nothing to do
00:30:24with the kidnapping.
00:30:25Enough!
00:30:26His expression
00:30:27instantly darkens.
00:30:28The proof is right
00:30:29in front of you.
00:30:30How long are you
00:30:31going to keep pretending?
00:30:32I close my eyes
00:30:33and stop trying.
00:30:34I've explained myself
00:30:35over and over again,
00:30:36and he hasn't believed me once.
00:30:38Adrian walks over
00:30:39to the window
00:30:40and lights a cigarette.
00:30:41Once Mia's party is over,
00:30:43I'll find her
00:30:43somewhere else to live.
00:30:44You won't have to
00:30:45see each other again,
00:30:46and you can stop
00:30:46going after her.
00:30:48I stare out the window,
00:30:50too tired to argue anymore.
00:30:51If you love her that much,
00:30:53just divorce me.
00:30:54Then you can be with her
00:30:55without having to hide it.
00:30:57Adrian turns to look at me
00:30:58like I've just said
00:30:59something ridiculous.
00:31:01Divorce you?
00:31:03If I did that,
00:31:03you'd completely lose it.
00:31:04You'd spend every day
00:31:05harassing me and me.
00:31:06I don't need that headache.
00:31:07I give a bitter little smile.
00:31:09Even now,
00:31:09he is convinced
00:31:10I'd never actually leave him.
00:31:12I won't bother
00:31:13either of you,
00:31:14because the day
00:31:15after tomorrow,
00:31:16I'm...
00:31:16Enough!
00:31:17He cuts me off,
00:31:18clearly annoyed.
00:31:19I can't believe
00:31:20a word you say anymore.
00:31:21I'm done listening.
00:31:23I have to take Mia
00:31:24shopping for a dress
00:31:25for the party tomorrow.
00:31:26he turns and walks out.
00:31:27The door closes behind him,
00:31:29leaving me alone
00:31:29in the empty hospital room.
00:31:31I let out a quiet laugh.
00:31:32If he doesn't want
00:31:33to hear it, fine.
00:31:34He'll find out soon enough
00:31:35that this time,
00:31:36I am telling the truth.
00:31:40The next evening,
00:31:41I arrive at Adrian's
00:31:43birthday party
00:31:43right on time.
00:31:44Our divorce isn't official yet,
00:31:46which means this is
00:31:47my last night as his wife.
00:31:48All I want is to get
00:31:49through it quietly,
00:31:50without causing
00:31:51any more trouble.
00:31:52But there,
00:31:53in the middle of the party,
00:31:54Mia is standing
00:31:55beside Adrian,
00:31:56cutting the first slice
00:31:57of his birthday cake
00:31:58with him.
00:31:59Under the lights,
00:32:00they look so close,
00:32:01you'd think they were
00:32:02the married couple.
00:32:03I don't bother going over.
00:32:04I find myself
00:32:05a quiet corner
00:32:06and have a drink instead.
00:32:08Before long,
00:32:09someone suggests
00:32:10a party game.
00:32:11At first,
00:32:12it is harmless enough.
00:32:14Then Mia loses
00:32:15the first round.
00:32:16She leans into Adrian
00:32:17and sweet toxin
00:32:18for a bit.
00:32:19And just like that,
00:32:20the rules change.
00:32:23Drinking's boring
00:32:23on its own.
00:32:24Why don't we add
00:32:25a punishment?
00:32:26Sure.
00:32:27What do you have in mind?
00:32:28Mia glances over
00:32:29at me.
00:32:30Whoever loses
00:32:31has to slap themselves
00:32:32and down three drinks.
00:32:34Every eye in the room
00:32:35immediately turns to me.
00:32:37I didn't say a word.
00:32:39The next round,
00:32:40I lose.
00:32:41I raise my hand
00:32:42and slap myself
00:32:43across the face.
00:32:44Then I pick up
00:32:45the drinks on the table
00:32:46and knock them back
00:32:47one after another.
00:32:48One, two, three.
00:32:50The room erupts
00:32:51and cheers.
00:32:52But the next round,
00:32:53I win.
00:32:54I am just about
00:32:54to put my glass down
00:32:55when Mia speaks up again.
00:32:57Wait!
00:32:58It's no fun
00:32:59if only the loser
00:33:00gets punished.
00:33:01Let's switch it up
00:33:02this round.
00:33:03The winner has to take off
00:33:04one thing they're wearing.
00:33:05If they don't want to,
00:33:06they can take
00:33:07the other punishment instead.
00:33:08One slap
00:33:09and three drinks.
00:33:10Someone pauses,
00:33:12caught off guard.
00:33:13Wait, seriously?
00:33:15We're changing the rules
00:33:16in the middle of the game now?
00:33:18Mia's eyes
00:33:18immediately well up.
00:33:20Am I ruining everyone's fun?
00:33:23Adrian pulls her
00:33:24into his arms.
00:33:25It's just a game.
00:33:26Let her play it
00:33:27however she wants.
00:33:28He doesn't even
00:33:29spare me a glance.
00:33:30I smile to myself.
00:33:32Of course,
00:33:33the second Mia gets upset,
00:33:34the rules can change for her.
00:33:36I don't argue.
00:33:37I just take the punishment again.
00:33:39Mia slides the next
00:33:40string toward me
00:33:41with a smile.
00:33:42Don't worry.
00:33:43The night's just
00:33:43getting started.
00:33:47And sure enough,
00:33:48the game only gets
00:33:49worse from there.
00:33:50Whether I win or lose,
00:33:52Mia always finds
00:33:52some excuse
00:33:53to change the rules
00:33:54and make sure
00:33:55I am the one
00:33:55who gets punished.
00:33:57After a few rounds,
00:33:58even the people watching
00:33:59aren't laughing anymore.
00:34:00Mia, don't you think
00:34:01this is getting
00:34:02a little out of hand?
00:34:04Mia begins tearing up,
00:34:05but before she can
00:34:06say anything,
00:34:07Adrian frowns.
00:34:08It's just a game.
00:34:10Why are you all
00:34:11making such a big deal
00:34:12out of it?
00:34:12I've lost count
00:34:13of how many times
00:34:14I've been punished
00:34:15or how many drinks
00:34:16I've had.
00:34:17My face is numb
00:34:18and my stomach
00:34:19feels like it is on fire.
00:34:21And Mia is still
00:34:21curled up against Adrian,
00:34:23sulking with tears
00:34:24in her eyes
00:34:25just because someone
00:34:26dared to stick up for me.
00:34:27Adrian tries
00:34:28to soothe her.
00:34:29Come on,
00:34:30don't be upset.
00:34:30I changed the rules
00:34:31just like you wanted.
00:34:32What are you crying for?
00:34:33There, there, don't cry.
00:34:35After the party,
00:34:36I rush to the bathroom
00:34:37and spend what feels
00:34:38like forever throwing up.
00:34:40When I finally come out,
00:34:41steadying myself
00:34:42against the wall,
00:34:43I am surprised
00:34:44to find Adrian
00:34:45still standing
00:34:45at the end of the hall.
00:34:46For a second,
00:34:47I think he has finally
00:34:49noticed my swollen face.
00:34:50But when he approaches me,
00:34:52the first thing
00:34:52out of his mouth
00:34:53is still about Mia.
00:34:55Mia only went after you
00:34:56tonight because of
00:34:57what happened
00:34:57with the kidnapping yesterday.
00:34:58I stare at him.
00:35:00If you're upset,
00:35:01say it now.
00:35:02Don't bottle it up
00:35:03and do something
00:35:03behind my back
00:35:04to hurt her.
00:35:05So that is why
00:35:06he waited for me.
00:35:07Not because he was
00:35:08worried about me,
00:35:09but because he thought
00:35:09I'd retaliate against Mia.
00:35:11I look at him,
00:35:12and somehow,
00:35:13I don't even feel
00:35:14disappointed anymore.
00:35:15Anything else?
00:35:16Adrian frowns,
00:35:17like there is something
00:35:18more he wants to say.
00:35:19And suddenly,
00:35:20I have a bad feeling.
00:35:22Tonight isn't over yet.
00:35:26Adrian studies me
00:35:27for a few seconds,
00:35:28as if he is trying
00:35:29to figure out
00:35:29whether I am really
00:35:30not upset.
00:35:31After a moment,
00:35:32he continues.
00:35:33One more thing.
00:35:35Mia's having that
00:35:36wedding-themed party
00:35:37tomorrow.
00:35:37I want you there.
00:35:39She wants you to come.
00:35:41Apparently,
00:35:42spending tonight
00:35:43celebrating my husband's
00:35:44birthday isn't enough.
00:35:46Tomorrow,
00:35:47I am supposed to watch
00:35:48him play bride and groom
00:35:49with another woman.
00:35:50I don't argue anymore.
00:35:51I just nod.
00:35:54Alright.
00:35:55Adrian frowns.
00:35:56I don't think he expected
00:35:57me to agree so easily.
00:35:58What he doesn't know
00:35:59is that I won't be
00:36:00there tomorrow.
00:36:00He gives me another
00:36:01long look,
00:36:02but in the end,
00:36:03he says nothing
00:36:04and turns toward
00:36:04the elevator.
00:36:05The doors slowly
00:36:06slide shut.
00:36:07This time,
00:36:08I don't follow him.
00:36:09As the doors close,
00:36:10I whisper,
00:36:11Goodbye, Adrian.
00:36:12It is for our marriage.
00:36:14It is almost midnight
00:36:15by the time I get
00:36:16back to the hotel.
00:36:17I've barely put my phone
00:36:18down when a message
00:36:19from my lawyer
00:36:20comes through.
00:36:20Close up.
00:36:22Text message.
00:36:23Your divorce will be
00:36:24finalized tomorrow
00:36:25at 9 a.m.
00:36:26I stare at the message
00:36:27for a few seconds
00:36:28and for the first time
00:36:30in a long time,
00:36:31I feel completely at peace.
00:36:32Just a few more hours
00:36:34and Adrian and I
00:36:35will finally be over.
00:36:38On my last day
00:36:40in the city,
00:36:40I stand by the curb
00:36:42with my suitcase.
00:36:43Overnight,
00:36:44New York seems
00:36:44to have transformed.
00:36:46The streets are lined
00:36:46with flowers and balloons.
00:36:48Giant screens outside
00:36:49the shopping centers.
00:36:50are plastered
00:36:51with wedding photos
00:36:52of Adrian and Mia.
00:36:53Even the drones
00:36:54flying overhead
00:36:55are promoting
00:36:56their wedding-themed party.
00:36:57When I married Adrian
00:36:58five years ago,
00:36:59we didn't get anything
00:37:00close to this.
00:37:02Even the cab driver
00:37:03can't help but comment.
00:37:04Whoever's getting married
00:37:05must be loaded.
00:37:06Look at all those billboards
00:37:07and the drones.
00:37:08I heard there's even
00:37:09a firework show tonight.
00:37:10You sure you don't
00:37:11want to stick around?
00:37:12Seems like all of New York
00:37:13is talking about this wedding.
00:37:14I glance out of the window.
00:37:16On one of the screens,
00:37:17Mia is nestled
00:37:18against Adrian.
00:37:19Smiling like she
00:37:20couldn't be happier.
00:37:21No thanks,
00:37:22I've got a flight to catch.
00:37:23At the airport,
00:37:24I check in and find
00:37:25a quiet spot to sit.
00:37:26A friend sends me
00:37:27a video from the party.
00:37:29I play the video.
00:37:30The place looks incredible.
00:37:32Adrian clearly went
00:37:33all out for her.
00:37:34And the moment I see
00:37:35Mia's wedding dress,
00:37:36I recognize it.
00:37:37The white swan.
00:37:38A one-of-a-kind
00:37:39couture gown.
00:37:40Five years ago,
00:37:41when I was planning
00:37:42my own wedding,
00:37:43I'd fallen in love
00:37:44with that dress too.
00:37:45But the Whitmore's
00:37:46didn't approve,
00:37:47so I never even
00:37:48got the chance
00:37:48to try it on.
00:37:49And now,
00:37:50five years later,
00:37:51Adrian has given it
00:37:52to someone else.
00:37:53I am about to close
00:37:54the video when a message
00:37:55from my lawyer pops up.
00:37:56Close up.
00:37:57Text message.
00:37:589 AM.
00:37:59Your divorce is now
00:38:00officially finalized.
00:38:02I stare at the words
00:38:03for a few seconds.
00:38:04I am not sad.
00:38:05If anything,
00:38:06it feels like a weight
00:38:07I've been carrying
00:38:08for five years
00:38:09has finally been lifted.
00:38:11As of this moment,
00:38:12Adrian and I
00:38:13are no longer husband
00:38:14and wife.
00:38:15I have the official
00:38:16divorce papers.
00:38:17Where would you
00:38:18like me to send them?
00:38:19I glance at the address
00:38:20of the party in the video,
00:38:21then send it to him.
00:38:25Send them here
00:38:26and tell the courier
00:38:27it's my wedding gift
00:38:28to Adrian and Mia.
00:38:29I am sure they'll be
00:38:30thrilled when they see it.
00:38:32Starting today,
00:38:33there is nothing
00:38:33standing between them anymore.
00:38:38Not long after I finish
00:38:39texting my lawyer,
00:38:40my phone suddenly rings.
00:38:42I've seen the name
00:38:43on the screen
00:38:43countless times
00:38:44over the past five years.
00:38:46It is Adrian.
00:38:47I just watch it ring
00:38:48until the call
00:38:48eventually goes unanswered.
00:38:50I used to pick up
00:38:51right away
00:38:51whenever Adrian called now.
00:38:53There is no reason to.
00:38:54A moment later,
00:38:55a text pops up.
00:38:57Close up,
00:38:58text message.
00:38:59You have three minutes.
00:39:01Get out of the hotel.
00:39:03He still thinks
00:39:03I am at the hotel.
00:39:05Still thinks
00:39:05all it takes
00:39:06is one order from him
00:39:07and I'll come running.
00:39:08I don't reply.
00:39:10I open his contact,
00:39:11block the number
00:39:12I've had saved
00:39:12for five years,
00:39:13then turn off my phone
00:39:15and head for the gate.
00:39:16The boarding announcement
00:39:17for my flight to France
00:39:18comes over the speakers.
00:39:20I pick up my suitcase
00:39:21and head for the gate.
00:39:22I don't look back.
00:39:23I don't even take
00:39:24one last look at New York.
00:39:26From now on,
00:39:27Adrian can live his life
00:39:28and I'll live mine.
00:39:29Meanwhile,
00:39:30Adrian's wedding-themed party
00:39:32is still in full swing.
00:39:33He sits in the back
00:39:34of a car
00:39:35outside the hotel,
00:39:36the window rolled down,
00:39:37his eyes fixed
00:39:38on the entrance.
00:39:39Three minutes pass.
00:39:40I don't come out.
00:39:42Five minutes.
00:39:43Still nothing.
00:39:44Adrian checks his phone,
00:39:46his expression
00:39:46growing colder
00:39:47by the second.
00:39:48She used to come running
00:39:49the second I so much
00:39:51as looked at her.
00:39:52Now,
00:39:53she thinks she can
00:39:54play hard to get.
00:39:55He waits a little longer
00:39:56before putting his phone away
00:39:57with a cold laugh.
00:39:59If she doesn't want
00:39:59to come out,
00:40:00then she can stay
00:40:01in there forever.
00:40:02He tells the driver
00:40:03to head back to the party.
00:40:04By then,
00:40:05my plane is already
00:40:06taxiing toward the runway.
00:40:07He doesn't know it yet,
00:40:08but this time,
00:40:10forever is exactly
00:40:11what he is getting.
00:40:12As my plane
00:40:12climbs into the clouds,
00:40:14a courier carrying
00:40:15a document envelope
00:40:16is escorted through
00:40:17the entrance of the wedding-themed party.
00:40:19Excuse me?
00:40:20Are Mr. Adrian Whitemore
00:40:21and Ms. Mia Collins here?
00:40:23Ms. Claire asked me
00:40:25to deliver a gift
00:40:25to the two of you.
00:40:29By the time
00:40:30Adrian gets back
00:40:31to the party,
00:40:32Mia is standing
00:40:33in the middle of the crowd
00:40:34in her wedding dress.
00:40:36As the music starts,
00:40:37they walk down
00:40:38the flower line aisle together.
00:40:40Mia closes her eyes,
00:40:41waiting for Adrian
00:40:42to kiss her.
00:40:43The sight of her dress
00:40:44briefly takes Adrian
00:40:45back to his own wedding
00:40:46five years ago,
00:40:47but he quickly pushes
00:40:48the memory aside.
00:40:50The party carries on
00:40:51as if nothing has happened
00:40:52until the courier
00:40:53is brought over.
00:40:56Excuse me,
00:40:57which one of you
00:40:57is Mr. Whitemore?
00:40:58Adrian looks over.
00:41:00Ms. Bennett asked me
00:41:02to deliver this gift
00:41:03to you and Ms. Collins.
00:41:04One of Adrian's friends
00:41:06laughs.
00:41:07So she couldn't
00:41:08bring herself to show up
00:41:09and send a present instead?
00:41:11Mia takes the envelope.
00:41:13Her smile falters
00:41:14for a split second,
00:41:15but she quickly
00:41:16plays it off.
00:41:17Claire sent this?
00:41:19What is it?
00:41:20Divorce papers.
00:41:21The entire place
00:41:22goes silent.
00:41:23Adrian freezes,
00:41:24his wine glass
00:41:25halfway to his lips.
00:41:27What did you just say?
00:41:28The court's final
00:41:29divorce judgment.
00:41:30Ms. Bennett said
00:41:31you two would probably
00:41:31appreciate as a wedding gift.
00:41:34Adrian snatches
00:41:35the envelope
00:41:36and tears it open,
00:41:37his eyes narrow
00:41:38as he reads
00:41:39the first few lines.
00:41:40Then, after a while,
00:41:41he actually laughs.
00:41:43How could she divorce me
00:41:44without me knowing?
00:41:46He tosses the papers
00:41:48onto the table.
00:41:49Fake divorce papers
00:41:51just to get a reaction
00:41:52out of me?
00:41:54That's a new low.
00:41:55Even for her.
00:41:57Mia glances
00:41:57at the papers.
00:41:59Do you think
00:42:00she's just trying
00:42:01to make you jealous?
00:42:02Maybe she wants
00:42:03you to go after her.
00:42:05Jealous?
00:42:06Adrian doesn't even
00:42:07love Claire.
00:42:07How about you?
00:42:09If he did,
00:42:09Mia wouldn't be
00:42:10standing here right now.
00:42:11The group bursts
00:42:12into laughter again.
00:42:14Adrian's phone
00:42:15suddenly buzzes.
00:42:16He reaches for it
00:42:17almost on instinct,
00:42:18but it is only
00:42:19a work message.
00:42:20He locks the screen,
00:42:21then looks back
00:42:22at the divorce papers
00:42:23on the table this time.
00:42:24He doesn't laugh
00:42:25them off quite so easily.
00:42:30Adrian, come help me.
00:42:32They're all
00:42:32ganging up on me.
00:42:34Mia has already
00:42:34lost several rounds
00:42:36at the card table.
00:42:37She has even
00:42:38gambled away
00:42:38several apartments.
00:42:40Adrian gave her.
00:42:41Adrian walks over
00:42:42and slips an arm
00:42:43around her.
00:42:44Alright,
00:42:45I've got this.
00:42:46He takes over her hand,
00:42:48but his mind
00:42:49is clearly somewhere else.
00:42:50Within a few rounds,
00:42:51he has lost
00:42:52almost all their chips.
00:42:53What's with you today?
00:42:55How did you even
00:42:56lose that one?
00:42:58Adrian doesn't answer.
00:43:00The ballroom
00:43:01suddenly feels
00:43:01unbearably stuffy.
00:43:03He pushes Mia
00:43:04away from him,
00:43:04and everything
00:43:05is getting on his nerves.
00:43:07It's too hot in here.
00:43:08He checks his phone again.
00:43:10The message he sent
00:43:11Claire this morning
00:43:11is still unanswered.
00:43:13The silence from her
00:43:14feels strangely
00:43:14out of character.
00:43:16What's up?
00:43:17Waiting for someone
00:43:18to text you back?
00:43:19Adrian immediately
00:43:20locks his phone.
00:43:21Mind your own business.
00:43:22His friend leans over
00:43:23with a grin.
00:43:25Don't tell me
00:43:25you're waiting
00:43:26to hear from Claire.
00:43:27Don't be ridiculous.
00:43:29He tosses his cards
00:43:30onto the table.
00:43:31I'm done.
00:43:32You're quitting
00:43:33just because you
00:43:34lost a few rounds?
00:43:35Since when are you
00:43:35such a sore loser?
00:43:37Adrian ignores him
00:43:38and sets his phone
00:43:39face down on the table.
00:43:41Fine.
00:43:41Don't answer.
00:43:43It's not like
00:43:43she can just disappear.
00:43:45Nearby,
00:43:45another friend
00:43:46picks up the divorce papers
00:43:48and looks them
00:43:48over more carefully.
00:43:49Seriously, though.
00:43:52This looks pretty legit.
00:43:54It's got a case number,
00:43:55the court seal,
00:43:56an effective date,
00:43:57everything.
00:43:58This doesn't look like
00:43:59something she just
00:44:00printed out
00:44:00to mess with you.
00:44:01Adrian snickers.
00:44:03Fake is fake.
00:44:05There's no way
00:44:05she could have
00:44:06actually divorced me
00:44:07without me knowing.
00:44:08His friend thinks
00:44:09for a second,
00:44:10then takes a picture
00:44:11of the papers.
00:44:12I know a divorce lawyer.
00:44:13Let me send this over
00:44:14and see what he says.
00:44:15Adrian doesn't stop him.
00:44:17As far as he is concerned,
00:44:18there is nothing to check.
00:44:20A few minutes later,
00:44:21his friend's phone buzzes.
00:44:23He reads the message
00:44:24and the smile
00:44:25slowly fades
00:44:26from his face.
00:44:28Adrian,
00:44:28what?
00:44:30His friend
00:44:31looks up at him.
00:44:32He says,
00:44:34these divorce papers
00:44:35are real.
00:44:42Adrian stares at his friend
00:44:44without saying a word.
00:44:46His friend starts
00:44:46to look uncomfortable
00:44:47and checks
00:44:48the message again.
00:44:49My friend says
00:44:50the case number
00:44:51and court seal
00:44:51both check out.
00:44:52It doesn't look fake.
00:44:55That's impossible.
00:44:56His voice turns cold.
00:44:58How could she divorce me
00:45:00without me even
00:45:01knowing about it?
00:45:02His friend
00:45:03scratches his head.
00:45:05Yeah,
00:45:06that's what I don't get either.
00:45:08Claire still hasn't replied
00:45:09to the message
00:45:09he sent hours ago.
00:45:11Her strange calm
00:45:12last night.
00:45:13Her not showing up today.
00:45:14And now the divorce paper
00:45:16is on the table.
00:45:17Suddenly it all
00:45:17starts to add up.
00:45:19Adrian can no longer
00:45:20stay calm.
00:45:21He shoots to his feet,
00:45:22grabs his coat,
00:45:23and heads for the door.
00:45:24Where are you going?
00:45:25We're not done yet.
00:45:26Something came up.
00:45:28Mia quickly runs
00:45:29after him.
00:45:30Adrian,
00:45:30where are you going?
00:45:31Adrian keeps walking.
00:45:33Are you going to see Claire?
00:45:35Adrian finally stops
00:45:36and turns
00:45:37to face me.
00:45:38With the key card in hand,
00:45:40Adrian heads
00:45:40straight up to Claire's room.
00:45:42The second he opens the door,
00:45:43he sees that it is
00:45:44completely empty.
00:45:45Her suitcase is gone.
00:45:47Her clothes are gone.
00:45:48Even her toiletries are gone.
00:45:50It is like she was never here.
00:45:52Adrian stands
00:45:52in the middle of the room,
00:45:54his expression growing
00:45:55darker by the second.
00:45:56He pulls out his phone
00:45:57and calls Claire again.
00:45:58No answer.
00:45:59He opens their messages
00:46:01and sends a single question mark.
00:46:02It doesn't go through.
00:46:04Adrian stares at the screen
00:46:05for a few seconds
00:46:06before it finally hits him.
00:46:07Claire blocked him.
00:46:09She blocked me?
00:46:10This is the first time
00:46:12in five years
00:46:12that Claire has ever been
00:46:14the one to cut him off.
00:46:16Adrian kicks a chair
00:46:17out of his way
00:46:17and storms out of the hotel.
00:46:19Mia calls him
00:46:20several times
00:46:21on the drive home.
00:46:22He ignores every call.
00:46:23The moment he gets home,
00:46:25he heads straight
00:46:26for the master bedroom
00:46:27and throws open the door.
00:46:28Then he stops.
00:46:29Claire's side of the closet
00:46:30is empty.
00:46:31Her jewelry and skincare
00:46:32are gone from the vanity.
00:46:34Even the photo
00:46:35of the two of them
00:46:35by the bed is missing.
00:46:37He strides
00:46:38into the walk-in closet.
00:46:39Nothing.
00:46:40It is as if
00:46:41every trace of Claire
00:46:42has been cleared
00:46:42out of the house
00:46:43overnight.
00:46:44As Adrian turns to leave,
00:46:46something by the wall
00:46:47catches his eye.
00:46:48The trash can
00:46:50is overflowing
00:46:50with watches,
00:46:51suits,
00:46:52ties,
00:46:53even pieces
00:46:54from his art collection.
00:46:55Everything Claire
00:46:56has given him
00:46:56over the years.
00:46:57Sitting right on top
00:46:59is one of their
00:46:59old wedding photos.
00:47:01The empty closet,
00:47:02the bare vanity,
00:47:04the missing photos,
00:47:05every gift returned.
00:47:06Adrian can't tell
00:47:07himself anymore
00:47:08that Claire just stormed
00:47:09off and will come back.
00:47:10He pulls out his phone
00:47:12and calls his assistant.
00:47:13Find her.
00:47:14I want to know
00:47:15where Claire is.
00:47:18Now.
00:47:22Adrian has barely
00:47:24gotten into the car
00:47:24when his assistant calls.
00:47:26Mr. Whitmore,
00:47:27I found her.
00:47:28Talk.
00:47:29Mr. Bennett was on
00:47:31an 8 a.m. flight
00:47:31to France this morning.
00:47:33Adrian's grip
00:47:33tightens around his phone.
00:47:35Where is she now?
00:47:36The flight has already landed.
00:47:39Call the airline.
00:47:40Get her on a flight back.
00:47:42There is a brief pause
00:47:43on the other end.
00:47:44Sir,
00:47:46I don't think
00:47:46we can do that.
00:47:47Adrian's face darkens.
00:47:50What do you mean?
00:47:51Mr. Bennett
00:47:52is legally divorced
00:47:53from you now.
00:47:54She's an adult
00:47:55and she left the country
00:47:56of her own free will.
00:47:57Neither the airline
00:47:58nor the airport
00:47:58has any grounds
00:47:59to interfere with her travel.
00:48:01Then find another way.
00:48:02The lawyer sitting
00:48:03in the front
00:48:03finally speaks up.
00:48:05Mr. Whitmore,
00:48:06without a court order
00:48:07no one can force
00:48:08your ex-wife
00:48:09to return to the United States.
00:48:10The words ex-wife
00:48:11bring an instant silence
00:48:13over the car.
00:48:14Adrian's expression
00:48:15is stormy.
00:48:16The word ex-wife
00:48:17doesn't sit right with him.
00:48:18Yesterday she was his wife.
00:48:20Today she is
00:48:21in another country
00:48:22and he didn't even know
00:48:23where she'd gone
00:48:24until he had someone
00:48:25track her down.
00:48:27Book me a flight.
00:48:28Sir?
00:48:28To France.
00:48:29First flight out.
00:48:30Of course.
00:48:31But the assistant
00:48:32doesn't hang up.
00:48:33Adrian frowns.
00:48:35What else?
00:48:36There is a brief hesitation
00:48:37on the other end.
00:48:38Sir, while we were looking
00:48:39into Mrs. Bennett's
00:48:40recent movements
00:48:41we found something
00:48:42about Mrs. Collins.
00:48:43What about her?
00:48:44The leaked photos
00:48:45and the yacht kidnapping.
00:48:47We may have gotten
00:48:48both of them wrong.
00:48:49Adrian's expression
00:48:49turns cold.
00:48:51Explain.
00:48:51There's a lot.
00:48:52I've sent everything
00:48:53to your phone.
00:48:54Security footage
00:48:55from your house,
00:48:56the yacht's docking records,
00:48:57and a paper trail
00:48:58showing where
00:48:58the $30 million
00:48:59ended up.
00:49:00His phone buzzes
00:49:01a second later.
00:49:02Several files and videos
00:49:03come through at once.
00:49:04Adrian opens
00:49:05the first security video.
00:49:06The timestamp is from the day
00:49:08the private photos
00:49:09were leaked.
00:49:10The living room is empty.
00:49:11A few seconds later,
00:49:13Mia walks into frame.
00:49:14She looks around
00:49:15to make sure
00:49:15no one's there,
00:49:16then pulls several
00:49:17tiny hidden cameras
00:49:18from her bag
00:49:19and places them
00:49:20around the room
00:49:20where no one would notice.
00:49:22Adrian stares at the screen,
00:49:24his expression
00:49:25slowly going rigid.
00:49:26He recognizes those angles.
00:49:28They're the exact same angles
00:49:30the leaked photos
00:49:31were taken from.
00:49:33Adrian opens
00:49:34the next video.
00:49:36The footage shows
00:49:37Mia waiting
00:49:37until he leaves the room,
00:49:38then removing
00:49:39the hidden cameras.
00:49:40She uploads
00:49:41the footage online
00:49:42and deliberately
00:49:43plants evidence
00:49:44to make it look
00:49:45like Claire
00:49:45was responsible.
00:49:47Adrian's grip
00:49:47on his phone
00:49:48tightens.
00:49:49Suddenly,
00:49:50he remembers Claire
00:49:51kneeling in that same
00:49:52living room that day,
00:49:53telling him over and over again
00:49:55that it wasn't her.
00:49:56I know none of you
00:49:57are going to believe me,
00:49:59but I didn't do this.
00:50:01I didn't post those pictures.
00:50:03And what did he say to her?
00:50:04Do you think I'm an idiot?
00:50:07Adrian closes his eyes
00:50:08for a moment,
00:50:09then plays the next video.
00:50:11This time,
00:50:12it is the yacht.
00:50:13Mia was never a victim.
00:50:14Before Adrian arrived,
00:50:16she was standing there
00:50:17with the kidnappers.
00:50:18At one point,
00:50:19she even slaps Claire
00:50:20across the face.
00:50:21Everything Claire
00:50:22told him was true.
00:50:23The next video shows
00:50:24what really happened
00:50:25to the dog.
00:50:26Mia had someone kill it.
00:50:28And then there is
00:50:29the bank statement.
00:50:30The $30 million
00:50:31Adrian paid as ransom
00:50:32was split up
00:50:33and transferred
00:50:34into accounts
00:50:35linked to the kidnappers
00:50:36and to Mia.
00:50:37Claire hadn't done
00:50:38any of it.
00:50:39She'd been set up
00:50:40from the very beginning.
00:50:41And every single time
00:50:42she needed him
00:50:43to believe her,
00:50:44he'd chosen Mia instead.
00:50:45When Claire was sent back
00:50:46to the correctional facility,
00:50:48he didn't believe her.
00:50:49When her private photos
00:50:50were leaked,
00:50:51he didn't believe her.
00:50:52even when she was
00:50:53hanging over the ocean,
00:50:55begging him to believe
00:50:55her just once.
00:50:57He still didn't.
00:50:58He even said,
00:50:59Leave her.
00:51:00Let her die.
00:51:01The color slowly drains
00:51:02from Adrian's face.
00:51:03Mr. Whitmore,
00:51:04there's more.
00:51:05Would you like me
00:51:06to send the rest?
00:51:07Adrian doesn't answer.
00:51:08A long silence passes
00:51:09before he finally speaks.
00:51:11No.
00:51:12Claire had been telling
00:51:12the truth all along.
00:51:14Mia was the one
00:51:15who'd been lying to him,
00:51:16and he'd fallen
00:51:16for every word.
00:51:18Worse,
00:51:18he'd driven his own wife
00:51:19away with his own hands.
00:51:21Adrian grips his phone
00:51:22and calls Mia.
00:51:23She picks up
00:51:24after only a few rings.
00:51:26Adrian?
00:51:26Finally!
00:51:27Where did you go last night?
00:51:29I called you so many-
00:51:30Where are you?
00:51:31Mia pauses.
00:51:32What's wrong?
00:51:33Adrian doesn't answer.
00:51:35Mia, where are you?
00:51:36There is a brief silence
00:51:37on the other end.
00:51:38Mia can clearly tell
00:51:39something's wrong.
00:51:40Then Adrian suddenly smiles,
00:51:42his voice turning gentle again.
00:51:44I miss you.
00:51:45Mia lets her guard down.
00:51:48I'm still at the bar
00:51:49from last night.
00:51:51Good.
00:51:52Stay there.
00:51:53I'll come get you.
00:51:54He hangs up,
00:51:55and the smile instantly
00:51:56disappears from his face.
00:51:58Then he makes another call.
00:52:00Send the police
00:52:01and the lawyers to the bar.
00:52:02I want everyone involved
00:52:03dealt with.
00:52:07Adrian arrives at the bar
00:52:08to find Mia
00:52:09already waiting outside.
00:52:11The second she sees him,
00:52:12she hurries over,
00:52:13her eyes red.
00:52:14Finally!
00:52:15I called you so many times
00:52:17last night.
00:52:18Why didn't you pick up?
00:52:21I'm seriously mad at you.
00:52:23Like she always does,
00:52:24she reaches for Adrian's arm,
00:52:26but he pulls away
00:52:27before she can take it.
00:52:28Mia's smile falters.
00:52:29Adrian?
00:52:30Adrian doesn't answer.
00:52:32He just tosses his phone
00:52:33down in front of her.
00:52:34Security footage
00:52:35from the living room
00:52:36back home
00:52:36is playing on the screen.
00:52:38Mia watches herself
00:52:39planting the hidden camera
00:52:40and all the color drains
00:52:41from her face.
00:52:43Explain.
00:52:43Wait, just listen to me.
00:52:46It's not what it looks like.
00:52:50What about this?
00:52:51He swipes to the next screen.
00:52:53One piece of evidence
00:52:54after another appears.
00:52:55The video from the yacht,
00:52:57the investigation into the pet,
00:52:59and the money trail
00:53:00from the 30 million ransom.
00:53:01Mia starts to panic.
00:53:03She grabs Adrian's arm.
00:53:04Adrian, please.
00:53:06You have to believe me.
00:53:08I can explain.
00:53:10Adrian yanks his hand away.
00:53:11Her words,
00:53:12you have to believe me,
00:53:13make him pause for a moment.
00:53:14So you sent those photos.
00:53:17You were behind the kidnapping.
00:53:19Even the dog.
00:53:20You had someone kill it.
00:53:22Tears stream down Mia's face.
00:53:24I did it because I love you.
00:53:27I just wanted Claire
00:53:28out of your life.
00:53:29Enough!
00:53:30Stop using love as an excuse.
00:53:32Several police officers walk in.
00:53:34Adrian's lawyer hands over
00:53:35all the evidence they've gathered.
00:53:37The moment Mia sees the police,
00:53:39she completely loses it.
00:53:40You're really having me arrested
00:53:43after everything we've been through?
00:53:48Have you forgotten
00:53:49who was always there for you?
00:53:51Adrian says nothing.
00:53:53Mia suddenly laughs.
00:53:54And now you want to act like
00:53:56you care so much about Claire?
00:53:58You believed me every single time
00:54:00you always took my side.
00:54:02Every time Claire tried to tell you the truth,
00:54:03you called her a liar.
00:54:05You think I would have kept going
00:54:06if you hadn't let me?
00:54:07Adrian goes rigid.
00:54:08You taught me that I could get away with anything.
00:54:11All I had to do was cry
00:54:12and you'd find a way to blame her.
00:54:14And now that she's gone,
00:54:15you want to pin everything on me?
00:54:18The officers handcuff Mia
00:54:19and lead her away.
00:54:21But her words stay with Adrian
00:54:23because he can't deny any of it.
00:54:26Mia lied to him.
00:54:27Yes.
00:54:27But every time Claire got hurt,
00:54:29he was the one who chose not to believe her.
00:54:31And he was the one who chose to hurt her
00:54:33again and again.
00:54:35Adrian stands there in silence
00:54:36for a long moment
00:54:37before finally pulling out his phone.
00:54:41Take me to the airport.
00:54:43Your flight to France is already booked, sir.
00:54:46Adrian turns and walks out of the bar.
00:54:49The truth is finally out
00:54:50and Mia will answer for everything she has done.
00:54:52Now there is only one thing left for him to do.
00:54:55Go to France and bring Claire home.
00:55:00It isn't until I get to France
00:55:01that I realize how peaceful life can actually be.
00:55:04No one drags me out of bed
00:55:05in the middle of the night.
00:55:06No one lectures me about some family rule
00:55:09I've supposedly broken.
00:55:10And no one decides everything must be my fault.
00:55:13Just because another woman sheds a few tears.
00:55:15The first few days,
00:55:17I don't really know what to do
00:55:18with that kind of peace.
00:55:19Every time my phone goes off,
00:55:21I tense up without thinking.
00:55:22Whenever I get home at night,
00:55:24I still check the door first,
00:55:25half expecting someone from the Bennett family
00:55:28to be waiting for me.
00:55:29But little by little, it sinks in.
00:55:31No one's coming after me anymore.
00:55:33I am finally free.
00:55:34This is also where I meet Eric.
00:55:36He is two years younger than me
00:55:38and recently finished school.
00:55:40Now he is starting to take over
00:55:41some of the Laurent family's investments.
00:55:44We've known each other for a little over two weeks.
00:55:46We've had coffee, gone for walks,
00:55:49and had dinner together a few times.
00:55:51He knows I am divorced.
00:55:52He has seen all the stories about me online too.
00:55:54But he has never pushed me
00:55:56to talk about what happened.
00:55:57And he never looks at me
00:55:58like I am someone he should feel sorry for.
00:56:01Tonight, as we finish dinner,
00:56:02I set down my fork.
00:56:04Thanks for the dinner, Eric.
00:56:07You know,
00:56:08I don't like it when you thank me.
00:56:11Why?
00:56:12Because it sounds so formal.
00:56:13We've been seeing each other for a while now.
00:56:15Are you really going to keep pretending
00:56:17we're just friends?
00:56:18That catches me off guard.
00:56:20It is not that I haven't noticed
00:56:22the way he treats me.
00:56:23I have,
00:56:24but I just got out of a five-year marriage.
00:56:26And the last thing I want right now
00:56:28is to jump into another relationship.
00:56:30And Eric's younger than me, too.
00:56:32Eric, I'm divorced.
00:56:33And it only just happened.
00:56:35So?
00:56:36I like you for who you are
00:56:38and decision-kite, Claire.
00:56:39If you turn
00:56:42He says it so matter-of-factly
00:56:43that, for a moment,
00:56:45I don't know how to respond.
00:56:47It is not like I don't have feelings for Eric.
00:56:49If I didn't,
00:56:50I wouldn't keep saying yes
00:56:52every time he asks to see me.
00:56:53But after everything that happened
00:56:55in my marriage,
00:56:55I am not ready to put my trust in someone
00:56:58just because they say they like me.
00:57:00I stay quiet
00:57:01for a moment.
00:57:03Are you saying you have feelings for me?
00:57:05Eric smiles.
00:57:07Claire, I don't want to just be friends.
00:57:09The ocean breeze drifts in
00:57:10through the restaurant
00:57:11as I look at the man
00:57:12sitting across from me.
00:57:14For the first time,
00:57:15hearing that someone has feelings for me
00:57:16doesn't make me happy.
00:57:18My first instinct is to pull away.
00:57:20Because after five years with Adrian,
00:57:22I've learned that hearing someone say,
00:57:23I love you,
00:57:25doesn't always mean you are about
00:57:26to live happily ever after.
00:57:28Sometimes,
00:57:28it is where all the suffering begins.
00:57:33I stay quiet for a long time.
00:57:35But in the end,
00:57:36I can't give Eric the answer
00:57:37he is hoping for.
00:57:38I'm sorry.
00:57:39I just got out of a five-year marriage.
00:57:42I'm not ready to start something new yet.
00:57:44Expect him to be disappointed.
00:57:46Part of me is even prepared
00:57:47for the rest of dinner
00:57:48to turn painfully awkward.
00:57:50Okay.
00:57:51I stare at him.
00:57:53That's it?
00:57:55He smiles.
00:57:57What else am I supposed to say?
00:58:01If you're not ready,
00:58:02I don't feel bunking that.
00:58:03I'll respect that too.
00:58:03He doesn't push me
00:58:04to give him an answer right away.
00:58:06And that is when I realize
00:58:07how simple it can be
00:58:08to have someone respect your boundaries.
00:58:11After that night,
00:58:12he never brings it up again.
00:58:13We still get coffee
00:58:14and go for walks together.
00:58:16When he realizes I don't like crowds,
00:58:17he stops inviting me
00:58:19to big social gatherings.
00:58:20When I don't want to talk about my past,
00:58:22he doesn't pry.
00:58:23Even the first time he reaches for my hand,
00:58:26he stops and asks me first.
00:58:28Is this okay?
00:58:29At first,
00:58:30even the smallest things
00:58:31catch me off guard.
00:58:33But little by little,
00:58:34being treated with that kind of respect
00:58:35stops feeling so surprising.
00:58:37I start looking forward to his texts.
00:58:40Dinner with him
00:58:40becomes something I look forward to.
00:58:42And if I don't see him for a day,
00:58:44I catch myself wondering
00:58:46what he is up to.
00:58:47That is when I know
00:58:48I am really starting to fall for him.
00:58:50But I am still afraid of marriage.
00:58:51Afraid that someone who says
00:58:53they love me today
00:58:53could turn into another Adrian tomorrow.
00:58:56One night,
00:58:57Eric walks me home.
00:58:57But when we reach my door,
00:58:59instead of saying goodnight
00:59:00like he usually does,
00:59:02he hands me a folder.
00:59:03I know what you're afraid of.
00:59:04I look down
00:59:05at the papers in my hands.
00:59:07So I put something together for you.
00:59:09Read it first.
00:59:10Then you can decide
00:59:11if I'm someone you can trust.
00:59:15I assume Eric's handed me
00:59:17some ordinary paperwork.
00:59:18Then I turn to the first page
00:59:19and see the words
00:59:20prenuptial agreement.
00:59:22My hand freezes.
00:59:23I've seen a document like this before.
00:59:25Five years ago.
00:59:27Except that one was
00:59:28page after page of rules
00:59:29about what was expected
00:59:30of me as a wife.
00:59:32What I wasn't allowed to do.
00:59:33And what I stood to lose
00:59:35if the marriage ever fell apart.
00:59:37So the second I see
00:59:38those words again,
00:59:39my first instinct
00:59:40is to close the folder.
00:59:41But Eric stops me.
00:59:42Just read it first.
00:59:44I keep reading.
00:59:46There is nothing in the agreement
00:59:47that says I have to obey him.
00:59:49What we each own
00:59:50before marriage stays separate.
00:59:51And anything we build together
00:59:53will be divided fairly
00:59:54on terms we both agree to.
00:59:55If Eric is ever unfaithful,
00:59:57I can end the marriage immediately
00:59:59and receive the compensation
01:00:01we've agreed on in advance.
01:00:02And if one day
01:00:03I simply stop loving him,
01:00:05I don't need his permission to leave.
01:00:06I can walk away whenever I choose.
01:00:09I look up at him.
01:00:10Why would you put all of this in writing?
01:00:12Because I know marriage
01:00:13isn't what scares you.
01:00:14What scares you is being trapped in one
01:00:16and losing the right to leave.
01:00:18I freeze.
01:00:19Eric looks at me.
01:00:20His expression's serious.
01:00:22Claire, I can't just tell you
01:00:24I'll never change
01:00:24and expect you to believe me.
01:00:26All I can promise
01:00:27is that if I ever do let you down,
01:00:29you'll always be free to walk away.
01:00:31No one will punish you
01:00:32for ending the marriage.
01:00:33No one will force you to stay.
01:00:38I look back down at the agreement
01:00:39as my eyes begin to sting.
01:00:42It is strange.
01:00:43They're both prenuptial agreements.
01:00:45But one was used to tell me
01:00:46everything I'd have to endure
01:00:47once I became someone's wife.
01:00:49This one is telling me
01:00:50that even if I become someone's wife,
01:00:52my life will still be my own.
01:00:54Eric takes a ring from his pocket,
01:00:56but he doesn't reach for my hand
01:00:58or try to put it on me.
01:00:59So the choice is still yours.
01:01:00You can say no.
01:01:02I look at him
01:01:03and suddenly I smile.
01:01:05And what if I say yes?
01:01:07Eric smiles back.
01:01:09Then I'll probably be ridiculously happy.
01:01:11I hold out my hand.
01:01:13Then be happy.
01:01:14The second Eric slips the ring onto my finger,
01:01:17applause breaks out around us.
01:01:19For a moment,
01:01:20he looks like he can't believe
01:01:21I actually said yes.
01:01:22Then he pulls me into a tight hug.
01:01:24This time, I don't pull away.
01:01:26For the first time,
01:01:27I wrap my arms around him too.
01:01:29Then a voice I know all too well
01:01:31comes from behind me.
01:01:32Who the hell is that with his hands on my wife?
01:01:35My entire body goes rigid.
01:01:37I turn around.
01:01:39Adrian is standing just a short distance away.
01:01:42His eyes drop to the ring on my finger
01:01:43and the smile disappears from his face.
01:01:50Adrian walks toward me slowly,
01:01:52his eyes fixed on the ring on my finger
01:01:54the entire time.
01:01:55Come here, sweetheart.
01:01:56There was a time when I could have heard him
01:01:58call me that a thousand times
01:01:59and never gotten tired of it.
01:02:01Now it just sounds ridiculous.
01:02:03Adrian, we're divorced.
01:02:05I am your ex-wife.
01:02:06His expression darkens.
01:02:08It is just a piece of paper from a judge.
01:02:11You really think that means you are free of me?
01:02:13I frown.
01:02:14The divorce is final.
01:02:16Our marriage is over.
01:02:17Why are you even here?
01:02:18Eric steps forward,
01:02:20putting himself between Adrian and me.
01:02:22I think she made herself pretty clear.
01:02:25Adrian doesn't even look at him.
01:02:27I am talking to my wife.
01:02:29Stay out of it.
01:02:30Eric's expression hardens,
01:02:31but he doesn't try to speak for me.
01:02:33He simply glances back at me.
01:02:35I reach for his hand
01:02:36and lace my fingers through his.
01:02:38Adrian's eyes drop to our joined hands,
01:02:41his anger growing by the second.
01:02:43I know the truth now, Claire.
01:02:45I say nothing.
01:02:46You didn't send those photos.
01:02:48You had nothing to do with the kidnapping.
01:02:50And Mia was the one who had the dog killed.
01:02:52I know everything now.
01:02:53There is something almost matter of fact
01:02:55about the way he says it.
01:02:56As if finding out the truth
01:02:58somehow erases everything that came before.
01:03:00The police have Mia now.
01:03:02I am making sure she answers for everything she did.
01:03:04No one's ever going to come after you again.
01:03:06He holds out his hand to me.
01:03:08Come home with me.
01:03:09I look at his outstretched hand,
01:03:11but I don't move.
01:03:12Why should I go back?
01:03:14Come home.
01:03:15I'll take care of everything that happened.
01:03:17We can start over.
01:03:17He actually thinks that because Mia's been arrested,
01:03:20and the truth is finally out,
01:03:22there is still something left for us to start over from.
01:03:24I stare at him for a long moment.
01:03:27So you dealt with Mia?
01:03:28Yes.
01:03:29So?
01:03:33Adrian clearly isn't expecting that answer.
01:03:35What do you mean, so?
01:03:36I found proof of everything Mia did to you.
01:03:38The police have her now.
01:03:39The hidden camera.
01:03:40The kidnapping.
01:03:41Your dog went into Chanio a bye,
01:03:43and I'm going to make sure she pays for all of it.
01:03:45He pauses,
01:03:46like he genuinely believes he has done everything he needs to do.
01:03:50Claire, I got justice for you.
01:03:52I let out a bitter laugh.
01:03:54Justice?
01:03:55Adrian, she never would have been able to hurt me over and over again if you hadn't let her.
01:03:59His expression freezes.
01:04:02For so long, I waited for the day he'd finally realize I wasn't lying.
01:04:05But now that it is here, I realize it doesn't matter anymore.
01:04:09The photos.
01:04:10Your family.
01:04:11The kidnapping on the yacht.
01:04:13Every single time I begged you to find out what really happened,
01:04:16and every single time you refused.
01:04:18When my life was actually in danger,
01:04:20you were the one who said,
01:04:22Leave her.
01:04:23Let her die.
01:04:26I didn't know.
01:04:27Because you never bothered to find out.
01:04:29Mia lied to you, yes.
01:04:32But you were the one who chose not to believe me.
01:04:34Over and over again.
01:04:36You were the one who kept letting her get away with it.
01:04:38So putting her behind bars isn't you getting justice for me.
01:04:42You're part of the reason I ended up here in the first place.
01:04:44Everything around us goes quiet.
01:04:47It takes Adrian a long moment to respond.
01:04:49I know I was wrong.
01:04:51I know I made mistakes.
01:04:52But we know the truth now.
01:04:53We can start over.
01:04:54I shake my head.
01:04:56No, we can't.
01:04:56I'm not going back to America with you.
01:04:59And I'm not getting back together with you.
01:05:02Adrian stares at me, his eyes locked on mine.
01:05:05But for the first time, I can look back at him without feeling anything.
01:05:09I just want to move on with my life.
01:05:11I'm not going back.
01:05:12His eyes well up with tears.
01:05:14I see it, but it doesn't soften me the way it once would have.
01:05:18Adrian, I don't hate you.
01:05:20For a split second, hope flickers across his face.
01:05:23I hold his gaze and finish what I have to say.
01:05:26Because you're not even worth hating anymore.
01:05:37Adrian doesn't even look at him.
01:05:39I am talking to my wife.
01:05:41Stay out of it.
01:05:42Eric's expression hardens, but he doesn't try to see.
01:05:45After the warning from the police, Adrian finally leaves France.
01:05:49I think that is the end of it.
01:05:51Then the next morning, I get a text from a number I don't recognize.
01:05:55Have you had breakfast?
01:05:56I take one look at it and block the number.
01:06:00Not long after, another unknown number sends me a photo.
01:06:03You always said this place had great coffee.
01:06:06I tried it today.
01:06:07Still tastes awful.
01:06:09I block that one too.
01:06:10Then comes a third number.
01:06:12A fourth eventually.
01:06:13I don't even bother checking the messages.
01:06:16He starts constantly telling me what he is eating, where he is going.
01:06:19Every little detail of his day.
01:06:21It is like he has finally learned how to share his life with me.
01:06:24He's just five years too late.
01:06:26I never respond.
01:06:27Before long, the messages turn into something worse.
01:06:31He starts going after the Laurent family's businesses.
01:06:34Two of Eric's companies in the US lost major deals today.
01:06:37Claire, he can't protect you.
01:06:38The message doesn't scare me.
01:06:40It just annoys me.
01:06:41Adrian still thinks this is about proving he is more powerful than Eric.
01:06:45That if he can prove he is better than Eric, I'll come back to him.
01:06:48But that is not why I left.
01:06:50I left because I don't love him anymore.
01:06:54That night, Eric comes home while I am deleting another message from Adrian.
01:06:58He catches a glimpse of my screen, but he doesn't reach for my phone.
01:07:02Him again?
01:07:04Yeah.
01:07:05What do you want me to do?
01:07:06I look up at him.
01:07:07He doesn't tell me he'll take care of it.
01:07:09He doesn't tell me to stay out of it.
01:07:11Like always.
01:07:12He leaves the decision up to me.
01:07:14I don't want to hear from him anymore.
01:07:16And I don't want your employees getting dragged into this because of me.
01:07:20Eric nods.
01:07:22Okay.
01:07:23The next day, the Laurent family's lawyers begin documenting Adrian's repeated harassment
01:07:28and attempts to interfere with their businesses.
01:07:30They also start legal proceedings to stop him from contacting me again.
01:07:35For the next few days, my phone is finally quiet.
01:07:38No unknown numbers.
01:07:40No emails.
01:07:41No Adrian.
01:07:42I start to think he has finally accepted that we're over.
01:07:45Then, the day before the wedding preparations are set to begin, the security guard assigned
01:07:49to accompany me suddenly stops responding.
01:07:55With the wedding getting closer, Eric and I have been spending most of our time putting
01:07:59together the home we'll share.
01:08:00He asks what I want.
01:08:02Every step of the way.
01:08:04The color of the curtains.
01:08:05What flowers we should keep in the bedroom.
01:08:07Even which lamp goes on my side of the bed.
01:08:10He insists I choose it myself.
01:08:12When I married Adrian, I wasn't involved in any of that.
01:08:15The Whitmore family chose the house, planned the wedding, and then told me what was expected
01:08:20of me.
01:08:20Back then, I didn't care.
01:08:22I thought none of it mattered as long as I got to marry him.
01:08:25It isn't until now that I finally understand.
01:08:28Marriage isn't about moving into a life someone else has already planned for you.
01:08:31It is about two people deciding what they want that life to look like together.
01:08:35That afternoon, I am about to head out to check on the last few things for the wedding.
01:08:40But the security guard who is supposed to come with me never shows up.
01:08:43I call him twice.
01:08:45No answer.
01:08:46Just as I start to feel like something's wrong, a black car pulls up in front of me.
01:08:50The door opens, and Adrian steps out.
01:08:53I freeze.
01:08:54What are you doing here?
01:08:56He walks toward me slowly, a smile still on his face.
01:09:00Surprised to see me?
01:09:03There's a court order keeping you away from me, and you still came back to France?
01:09:07You really think a few pieces of paper are going to stop me?
01:09:10I turn to leave, but he grabs my arm.
01:09:13Let me go!
01:09:15Claire, I gave you time, and you're still going to marry him.
01:09:19I struggle to pull free, but he starts dragging me toward the car.
01:09:23That is when I realize the security contractor assigned to this route has been paid off by Adrian.
01:09:28Have you lost your mind?
01:09:30Yeah, maybe I have.
01:09:33You used to love me more than anything.
01:09:35You don't just get to decide one day that you're done with me!
01:09:38The car door slams shut.
01:09:39I reach for the handle, but the doors are already locked.
01:09:42The car speeds away from the city.
01:09:44Adrian watches me through the rearview mirror.
01:09:47Eric can't even keep his own security team under control.
01:09:50How's he supposed to protect you?
01:09:52I don't need you to protect me!
01:09:55I just want you to stay away from me!
01:09:59His expression darkens instantly.
01:10:01The car keeps picking up speed.
01:10:03Before long, we're racing across the bridge over the water.
01:10:08Security vehicles appear behind us, and up ahead, the road is flooded with flashing police lights.
01:10:14Several police cars are blocking the way.
01:10:16My heart jumps into my throat.
01:10:18Stop!
01:10:19But Adrian keeps his eyes fixed on the road, making no attempt to slow down.
01:10:24We're still accelerating.
01:10:25Adrian!
01:10:26There are people up ahead!
01:10:28Stop!
01:10:29If you hit them at this speed, we're both going to die!
01:10:33He smiles.
01:10:34Then we die together.
01:10:36He floors it, sending the black car straight toward the police barricade.
01:10:40The car keeps gaining speed, and the police cars ahead are getting dangerously close.
01:10:44I grip the seat, barely able to breathe.
01:10:47Adrian, stop!
01:10:49He doesn't answer.
01:10:50The car keeps barreling forward until I can't take it anymore, and squeeze my eyes shut.
01:10:55If you want to get yourself killed, fine!
01:10:58But I'm not dying with you!
01:11:01Suddenly, the brakes screech.
01:11:03I am thrown forward, only for the seatbelt to yank me back into my seat.
01:11:07The car stops less than three feet from the nearest police car.
01:11:10I am shaking so badly, I can barely move my fingers.
01:11:14Adrian sits behind the wheel, in silence.
01:11:16A few seconds pass, then I hear the doors unlock.
01:11:20My head snaps up.
01:11:21Adrian still doesn't turn around.
01:11:23Go.
01:11:24For a second, I am not even sure I heard him right.
01:11:27But I am not about to waste a second.
01:11:29I throw the door open and stumble out of the car.
01:11:32The wind is whipping across the bridge, and I immediately spot Eric on the other side of
01:11:36the barricade.
01:11:37He is already running toward me.
01:11:39Eric!
01:11:40I throw myself into his arms.
01:11:42It is only when he holds me tight, that I finally feel like I can breathe again.
01:11:48You're safe.
01:11:49I've got you.
01:11:52I clutch his shirt, my whole body trembling.
01:11:55I hear a car door open behind me.
01:11:58Adrian gets out of the car.
01:11:59The police surround him.
01:12:01Sir!
01:12:02Put your hands up!
01:12:03I don't even look back.
01:12:05I can't even stand the thought of seeing his face right now.
01:12:08Adrian stands there.
01:12:10Watching me cling to Eric.
01:12:12And suddenly, he remembers how it used to be.
01:12:14No matter what happened between us, I always came back to him in the end.
01:12:18But not this time.
01:12:20Claire.
01:12:20I hear him, but I don't turn around.
01:12:23Claire!
01:12:24He calls my name again.
01:12:25Louder this time.
01:12:27I hold Eric tighter.
01:12:28And that is when it finally hits Adrian.
01:12:30I am not angry.
01:12:32I am not trying to punish him.
01:12:34And this isn't something he can fix by chasing after me until I give in.
01:12:37I am done with him.
01:12:38The officers move in to restrain him.
01:12:41Then, without warning, the engine roars to light behind me.
01:12:44I spin around.
01:12:45Adrian is back behind the wheel.
01:12:47Stop!
01:12:48But he ignores them and floors it, trying to break through the barricade from the side.
01:12:52The car suddenly loses control.
01:12:54The tires skid across the pavement before it slams into the guardrail.
01:12:58There is a deafening crash.
01:13:00The barrier gives way.
01:13:01And the black car goes over the edge of the bridge, disappearing toward the water below.
01:13:05And this time, I don't run after him.
01:13:10The rescue team spend hours searching the water before they finally find Adrian's car,
01:13:15crushed beyond recognition.
01:13:16He doesn't survive.
01:13:18Later, someone asks if I want to go back to America and handle the arrangements.
01:13:23I don't.
01:13:24Not because I am angry.
01:13:25Not because I want to hurt him one last time.
01:13:27There is simply nothing left for me to go back for.
01:13:30Adrian and I were over long before that car went off the bridge.
01:13:34Our divorce made it official.
01:13:35And everything he did after that, the regret, the obsession, the desperate attempts to get
01:13:40me back, was his to carry, not mine.
01:13:43I don't even go to his funeral.
01:13:45I don't go back to see him one last time.
01:13:47A few months later, Eric and I finally get married on the coast of southern France.
01:13:52This time, there are no Whitmores, no Bennets, and no family rules telling me what my wedding
01:13:57is supposed to look like.
01:13:59I choose my own dress.
01:14:00The flowers are my favorites.
01:14:02Every last detail is something Eric, and I decide on together.
01:14:08As the ocean breeze brushes past me, my mind drifts back to my first wedding five years
01:14:13ago.
01:14:14Back then, I thought loving someone enough was all it took to be happy.
01:14:17Now I know better.
01:14:18Love isn't about who gives more, or who holds on tighter.
01:14:22It is about choosing each other, respecting each other, and knowing your heart is safe in
01:14:26someone else's hands.
01:14:28Eric stands in front of me, and takes my hands in his.
01:14:32Claire Bennett, will you marry me?
01:14:35It is such a simple question, but suddenly, I feel myself getting emotional.
01:14:39Maybe that is how marriage should begin.
01:14:41With a question.
01:14:43Not with someone telling you what you'll have to put up with once you are a wife.
01:14:46What you'll be expected to forgive.
01:14:48How much of yourself you'll have to give up to keep everyone else happy.
01:14:51I look at Eric, and smile.
01:14:54I will.
01:14:56Applause breaks out around us as Eric leans in, and kisses me.
01:14:59And for once, I am not afraid of what comes next.
01:15:02Because getting married doesn't mean giving up control of my own life.
01:15:05I'll always have a choice.
01:15:07I squeeze Eric's hand and look ahead with a smile.
01:15:09This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:12This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:13This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:13This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:15This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:16This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:16This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:16This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:16This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:16This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
01:15:17This time, I am living my own life on my own terms.
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