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00:00:00Tonight, Adrian has his arm around Mia as he kisses her in front of everyone.

00:00:06Someone even jeers, asking when he is finally going to make an honest woman of her.

00:00:11Adrian pulls Mia closer.

00:00:13Whenever she wants.

00:00:14The private room erupts in whistles and laughter.

00:00:17I 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

00:00:25a half of them.

00:00:26I'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

00:00:42lemon-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.

00:01:10So I simply reach into my purse, take out a piece of strawberry gum, and hold it out

00:01:14to him with both hands.

00:01:16Have some gum before you kiss someone.

00:01:18Makes it taste better.

00:01:22Damn, Adrian.

00:01:23Not bad.

00:01:24You really did tame Claire.

00:01:26She's nothing like the girl she used to be.

00:01:31Nice act.

00:01:32But you?

00:01:34Disobedient?

00:01:35I don't buy it.

00:01:38So what are you up to this time?

00:01:39I want to go back to the Whitmore residence.

00:01:42He doesn't ask why I am suddenly going back to the one place I hate most.

00:01:46He 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.

00:01:56Five years of marriage.

00:01:57And 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.

00:02:09Three more days.

00:02:10That is all that is left before I walk out of Adrian's life for good.

00:02:16Tonight, Adrian has his arm around Mia as he kisses her in front of everyone.

00:02:20Someone even jeers, asking when he is finally going to make an honest woman of her.

00:02:25Adrian pulls Mia closer.

00:02:28Whenever she wants.

00:02:29The private room erupts in whistles and laughter.

00:02:31I stand off to the side without saying a word.

00:02:35Adrian and I have been married for five years.

00:02:37And he has been cheating on me for four and a half of them.

00:02:41I've lost count of how many women he has been with.

00:02:43At this point, he has probably gone through more condoms than most people see in a lifetime.

00:02:48But I haven't fought with him once for the past six months.

00:02:52Whenever he brings another woman home, I have hot water waiting.

00:02:56Along with his favorite lemon flavored condoms.

00:02:59When they're done, I send the staff in to clean up.

00:03:02Because rule number one in the Bennett family is simple.

00:03:05If your husband causes a scandal with another woman, you don't get angry.

00:03:09You don't make a scene.

00:03:10You don't confront him in public.

00:03:12His reputation and the family's always come first.

00:03:15And I've spent the last six months learning exactly what happens when I break that rule.

00:03:21Six months is more than enough to teach me how much jealousy can hurt.

00:03:25So I simply reach into my purse, take out a piece of strawberry gum, and hold it out to him

00:03:29with both hands.

00:03:31Have some gum before you kiss someone.

00:03:33Makes it taste better.

00:03:36Damn, Adrian.

00:03:38Not bad.

00:03:39You really did tame Claire.

00:03:40She's nothing like the girl she used to be.

00:03:46Nice act.

00:03:47But you?

00:03:49Disobedient?

00:03:50I don't buy it.

00:03:52So what are you up to this time?

00:03:54I want to go back to the Whitmore residence.

00:03:56He doesn't ask why I am suddenly going back to the one place I hate most.

00:04:00He doesn't ask if the injuries on my face have healed either.

00:04:04He just waves me off without a second thought.

00:04:07Go ahead.

00:04:08He can't even be bothered to look at me.

00:04:10Five years of marriage.

00:04:11And this is all we're left with.

00:04:13I turn and walk out of the club.

00:04:15What none of them know is that I am going back to the family estate tonight.

00:04:18For one reason, and one reason only.

00:04:20To end the marriage, I once would have done anything to have.

00:04:23Three more days.

00:04:24That is all that is left before I walk out of Adrian's life for good.

00:04:29The first time I catch Adrian cheating.

00:04:31I can't believe what I am seeing.

00:04:33Six months ago, this man was holding me in his arms.

00:04:36Swearing I'd be the only woman he'd ever love.

00:04:39Now he is in a hotel room with someone else.

00:04:41I lost it.

00:04:42And stormed into the room.

00:04:44Get down here!

00:04:45Before the woman even knew what was happening.

00:04:47I slapped her across the face.

00:04:49I grabbed her by the hair.

00:04:51And made such a scene.

00:04:52That soon the entire hotel knew about it.

00:04:54Word got back to the Bennetts almost immediately.

00:04:57To them, a cheating husband wasn't the scandal.

00:05:00A wife making a public spectacle over it was.

00:05:03That same night, the family sent people to take me back and punish me for what I'd done.

00:05:08But before any of them could lay a hand on me, Adrian stepped between us.

00:05:13Do you think you can treat my wife like this?

00:05:16And get away with it?

00:05:17It was the first time he'd cheated since we got married.

00:05:20It was also the lowest I'd ever felt.

00:05:22But even then, he chose my side.

00:05:24After that, I stopped holding back.

00:05:27Every time another woman came along, I made sure she didn't stay for long.

00:05:31And no matter how many scenes I caused, Adrian always defended me.

00:05:35Everyone called me crazy.

00:05:37I didn't care.

00:05:39Because I kept telling myself he was just having fun.

00:05:41At the end of the day, I was still his wife.

00:05:43I was the one he'd always come back to.

00:05:45Then Mia came along.

00:05:46Like I'd done with all the others.

00:05:48I confronted her and told her to stay away from my husband.

00:05:52Adrian's had plenty of women.

00:05:54You won't be the last.

00:05:57Don't fool yourself into thinking you're special.

00:05:59But Mia wasn't scared.

00:06:00She just looked at me and smiled.

00:06:02Claire, do you really think he'll always take your side?

00:06:04I didn't think much of it at the time.

00:06:07Why would I?

00:06:08No matter how many women came before her, Adrian had always taken my side.

00:06:12But I didn't know Mia was different.

00:06:16The first time I catch Adrian cheating, I can't believe what I am seeing.

00:06:20Six months ago, this man was holding me in his arms,

00:06:23swearing I'd be the only woman he'd ever love.

00:06:26Now he is in a hotel room with someone else.

00:06:28I lost it and stormed into the room.

00:06:31Get down here!

00:06:32Before the woman even knew what was happening,

00:06:34I slapped her across the face.

00:06:36I grabbed her by the hair and made such a scene

00:06:39that soon the entire hotel knew about it.

00:06:41Word got back to the Bennetts almost immediately.

00:06:44To them, a cheating husband wasn't the scandal.

00:06:47A wife making a public spectacle over it was.

00:06:50That same night, the family sent people to take me back

00:06:53and punish me for what I'd done.

00:06:55But before any of them could lay a hand on me,

00:06:58Adrian stepped between us.

00:07:00Do you think you can treat my wife like this and get away with it?

00:07:04It was the first time he'd cheated since we got married.

00:07:07It was also the lowest I'd ever felt.

00:07:09But even then, he chose my side.

00:07:11After that, I stopped holding back.

00:07:14Every time another woman came along,

00:07:16I made sure she didn't stay for long.

00:07:18And no matter how many scenes I caused,

00:07:21Adrian always defended me.

00:07:22Everyone called me crazy.

00:07:24I didn't care.

00:07:26Because I kept telling myself he was just having fun.

00:07:28At the end of the day, I was still his wife.

00:07:30I was the one he'd always come back to.

00:07:32Then Mia came along.

00:07:33Like I'd done with all the others.

00:07:35I confronted her and told her to stay away from my husband.

00:07:39Adrian's had plenty of women.

00:07:41You won't be the last.

00:07:44Don't fool yourself into thinking you're special.

00:07:46But Mia wasn't scared.

00:07:47She just looked at me and smiled.

00:07:49Claire, do you really think he'll always take your side?

00:07:51I didn't think much of it at the time.

00:07:54Why would I?

00:07:55No matter how many women came before her,

00:07:57Adrian had always taken my side.

00:07:59But I didn't know Mia was different.

00:08:03Before Mia, Adrian always had my back,

00:08:06no matter how far I took things.

00:08:08But everything changed once she came along.

00:08:10The first time, all I did was warn her to stay away from my husband,

00:08:14just like I'd done before.

00:08:16That same night, my family came for me.

00:08:18They took me back and punished me 38 times.

00:08:21I kept telling them Adrian would come for me.

00:08:24Adrian!

00:08:24But that time, no one stopped.

00:08:27Later, Mia said something cruel to my face,

00:08:30and I lost my temper and shoved her.

00:08:32That night, my family took me away again,

00:08:35this time to a private correctional facility.

00:08:37Once, twice, three times.

00:08:39Every time Mia and I had a confrontation,

00:08:42somehow my family knew almost immediately.

00:08:44At first, I still fought back.

00:08:46I argued.

00:08:47I kept telling them Adrian would come.

00:08:49Eventually, I was too scared to fight at all.

00:08:52Then came the 99th time.

00:08:55Mia showed up at our home again,

00:08:57and had the dog Adrian gave me killed right in front of me.

00:09:01I'd had that dog for four years.

00:09:03I held him in my arms,

00:09:05and for the first time,

00:09:07I didn't go after Mia.

00:09:09Still hurting from everything I'd already been through,

00:09:11I went looking for Adrian at a bar.

00:09:13He was slumped on a couch with a drink in his hand,

00:09:16reeking of alcohol.

00:09:17I crouched down in front of him,

00:09:19took his hand,

00:09:20and started to cry.

00:09:21Adrian, please help me.

00:09:23Mia killed my dog.

00:09:24I won't fight with her anymore.

00:09:25I won't do anything.

00:09:29Just help me this once, please.

00:09:31All right.

00:09:31I'll deal with her.

00:09:33For one second,

00:09:34I really thought the old Adrian was back.

00:09:36He was once again,

00:09:37the man who used to stand between me,

00:09:39and anyone who tried to hurt me.

00:09:42Less than half an hour later,

00:09:44I realized how wrong I was.

00:09:47Mia never came to apologize.

00:09:49The Bennetts came instead.

00:09:51They forced me into a car,

00:09:52and took me back to the correctional facility

00:09:54I'd grown terrified of.

00:09:56I looked back at Adrian one last time.

00:09:58Why?

00:09:59Adrian flicked the ash from his cigarette.

00:10:01You can come out when you've learned how to behave.

00:10:04The doors closed behind me,

00:10:05and suddenly, everything made sense.

00:10:08My family never used to interfere in things like this.

00:10:10So how did they always know the second something happened between Mia and me?

00:10:14Why did they use to back off the moment I mentioned Adrian?

00:10:17But now his name means nothing.

00:10:19Because Adrian was the one telling them.

00:10:21He wanted to defend Mia,

00:10:22but he didn't want to get his own hands dirty.

00:10:24So he let my own family break me for him.

00:10:27They kept me in the correctional facility for six whole months.

00:10:30I head home alone after leaving the Whitmore residence.

00:10:33The moment I open the door,

00:10:34I see the living room is a mess.

00:10:36Adrian and Mia are curled up together,

00:10:39making no effort to hide what they're doing.

00:10:41My breath catches.

00:10:42I instinctively lower my eyes and turn to leave.

00:10:45Stop.

00:10:46Come here.

00:10:47Watch.

00:10:47Six months ago,

00:10:48I would have stormed over and torn the whole room apart.

00:10:51Now, I just clench my fists,

00:10:53walk over,

00:10:54and kneel where he tells me to.

00:10:55I keep my eyes down.

00:10:57I don't dare let even a hint of anger show.

00:10:59After a while,

00:11:00the cold gets to be too much,

00:11:01and I start to get up.

00:11:03The heat isn't on.

00:11:04I'll go turn it on.

00:11:06Did I say you could get up?

00:11:08Stay on your knees.

00:11:09I sink back down onto my knees.

00:11:12Adrian looks at me and sneers.

00:11:14What, jealous again?

00:11:16His words make my whole body tense.

00:11:18The past six months come rushing back all at once.

00:11:21How could I possibly be jealous?

00:11:23I've already paid too high a price for that.

00:11:26No.

00:11:27I just thought you might be cold.

00:11:29Adrian lets out a cold laugh.

00:11:31Good.

00:11:31I'd hate to have to call the Bennetts again.

00:11:33Such a hassle.

00:11:34So he does know.

00:11:35He knows what I've been through these past six months.

00:11:38He knows exactly why I've suddenly become so obedient.

00:11:41He just doesn't care.

00:11:42All right, get out.

00:11:44You're killing the mood.

00:11:45I steady myself against the couch

00:11:47and slowly get to my feet,

00:11:48then limp toward the stairs.

00:11:50But Adrian has no idea.

00:11:52He won't have to deal with me anymore in three days

00:11:54because I am leaving.

00:11:56And this time, I am never coming back.

00:12:00I start packing once I get back upstairs.

00:12:03After five years of marriage,

00:12:05it is almost funny how little in this house actually belongs to me.

00:12:08Most of what I've bought over the years is for Adrian.

00:12:12The suits he likes.

00:12:13The watches he likes.

00:12:16The expensive artwork filling his collection room.

00:12:19I used to think I could make him love me more

00:12:21if I just tried a little harder.

00:12:22I used to think that if I tried hard enough to make him happy,

00:12:25maybe he'd stop looking for other women.

00:12:27God, I was stupid.

00:12:29I gather everything up, piece by piece,

00:12:32and toss it all into trash bags.

00:12:35I am almost finished

00:12:36when the sounds from downstairs suddenly stop.

00:12:39Then I hear Mia crying,

00:12:41followed by footsteps rushing through the house.

00:12:44A second later,

00:12:45my bedroom door flies open.

00:12:47My family's people are standing there.

00:12:49My stomach drops.

00:12:51Before I can even ask what they're doing here,

00:12:53someone strikes me across the face.

00:12:55My vision goes dark for a second,

00:12:57and I fall to the floor.

00:12:58Six months,

00:12:59and you still haven't learned how to behave?

00:13:01Claire, do the Bennett family rules mean nothing to you?

00:13:03The second I see what he is holding,

00:13:05I instinctively shrink back.

00:13:07Everything that happened at the correctional facility

00:13:09comes rushing back.

00:13:11Before I even realize what I am doing,

00:13:13I am on my knees.

00:13:15No, I swear.

00:13:17Since I got out, I haven't done anything.

00:13:19I haven't broken a single rule.

00:13:22Adrian cuts me off

00:13:23before I can finish.

00:13:26See for yourself.

00:13:27A phone lands on the floor in front of me.

00:13:29All the color drains from my face.

00:13:31The pictures were taken just minutes ago in the living room.

00:13:35Adrian's face has been blurred out.

00:13:37Mia's hasn't.

00:13:38There were only three of us in this house.

00:13:40If you didn't post them, who did?

00:13:42Or are you seriously telling me

00:13:44Mia leaked at her own photos?

00:13:47Claire, I know you hate me,

00:13:48but how could you post something like that?

00:13:50How am I supposed to face anyone after this?

00:13:52I look at Mia.

00:13:54She is crying,

00:13:55but I can see the smug satisfaction in her eyes.

00:13:57The part she is making sure only I can see.

00:14:00And suddenly it all makes sense.

00:14:02It is her again,

00:14:03but I already know how this ends.

00:14:05Adrian isn't going to believe me this time either.

00:14:08I know there is nothing I can say

00:14:10that will make them believe me.

00:14:12Who would believe a woman would leak her own private photos

00:14:15just to frame her lover's wife?

00:14:17Especially when Adrian already sees me

00:14:19as the crazy, jealous wife

00:14:21who will do anything to get rid of another woman.

00:14:23But I still have to try.

00:14:25Just one last time.

00:14:27I know none of you are going to believe me.

00:14:29But I didn't do this.

00:14:30I didn't post those pictures.

00:14:32Adrian stares at me,

00:14:34growing more impatient by the second.

00:14:36Do you think I'm an idiot?

00:14:37If you're going to lie,

00:14:38at least make it believable.

00:14:39Why would I even do that?

00:14:41I don't care what the two of you do anymore,

00:14:43even right in front of me.

00:14:44Why would I bother leaking those pictures?

00:14:46Mia, eyes red from crying,

00:14:49moves closer to his side.

00:14:50So what are you saying?

00:14:51That I took those pictures myself

00:14:53and posted them online?

00:14:55I don't answer.

00:14:56Because that is exactly what happened.

00:14:58But if I say it out loud,

00:14:59I'll only sound even crazier.

00:15:01Adrian rubs his temples in frustration.

00:15:04I gave you a chance to explain yourself.

00:15:05You didn't take it.

00:15:07We're done here.

00:15:08He finishes speaking

00:15:09and taps his fingers twice against the table.

00:15:12My whole body goes rigid.

00:15:13I know that signal all too well.

00:15:15For the past six months,

00:15:17whenever Adrian decides

00:15:18he has heard enough of my explanations,

00:15:20that is how he tells my family to take me away.

00:15:23The Bennett family butler steps forward.

00:15:26Rule number one of the Bennett family code,

00:15:28a wife must never damage the family's reputation

00:15:30over her husband's private affairs.

00:15:33Claire, you broke the rules.

00:15:35I pull back.

00:15:36It wasn't me!

00:15:37No one cares.

00:15:38The whip lands on me.

00:15:39Pain shoots through me

00:15:40and my whole body jerks.

00:15:42Rule 38,

00:15:43no public displays of jealousy

00:15:44and no causing scandals

00:15:46over personal grievances.

00:15:48Then it lands on me again.

00:15:49I can't hold myself up anymore.

00:15:52My hands hit the floor

00:15:53as my vision starts to blur.

00:15:55Adrian never tells them to stop.

00:15:57He just sits there with Mia in his arms,

00:15:59even wiping the tears from her face.

00:16:01And suddenly,

00:16:01I am back five years ago.

00:16:03The first time my family came after me

00:16:05for confronting one of Adrian's other women.

00:16:07He was the one who stood in front of me.

00:16:09Now he is the reason they keep punishing me.

00:16:11And even as everything fades to black,

00:16:14I never hear him say the one thing

00:16:15I keep waiting for stop.

00:16:18They take me back to the place

00:16:19where I spent the last six months

00:16:21because I've broken the rules again.

00:16:23Every time I pass out,

00:16:24they wake me up

00:16:26and then it starts all over again,

00:16:28again and again.

00:16:29I lose track of how long it goes on.

00:16:31All I know is that the darkness outside the window

00:16:33slowly gives way to daylight.

00:16:35At dawn,

00:16:36the door finally opens.

00:16:38Adrian's here.

00:16:39The moment I see him,

00:16:40I don't even have the strength

00:16:41to tell him again

00:16:42that I didn't post those pictures.

00:16:44I just want to get

00:16:45out of here.

00:16:47Take me to the hospital.

00:16:49My voice is so hoarse,

00:16:50I can barely get the words out.

00:16:51My old injuries haven't even healed.

00:16:53And now there are new ones on top of them.

00:16:55I can barely stand.

00:16:57Adrian glances at me.

00:16:59Sure.

00:17:00For a second,

00:17:01I think it is finally over.

00:17:03Then he speaks

00:17:04and my whole body freezes.

00:17:05But first,

00:17:07you're going to face

00:17:08the consequences of what you did.

00:17:09What do you mean?

00:17:10Several bodyguards walk in.

00:17:12A terrible feeling

00:17:13settles into my stomach.

00:17:14Adrian lights a cigarette,

00:17:16speaking as casually

00:17:17as if none of this matters.

00:17:19Those pictures have been online long enough.

00:17:21Mia's too afraid

00:17:22to even leave the house.

00:17:23If we want this story to go away,

00:17:25we need something bigger

00:17:26to take everyone's attention off her.

00:17:28I just stare at him.

00:17:29Even now,

00:17:30he is convinced

00:17:31I am the one who leaked those pictures.

00:17:32You started this.

00:17:34You're going to fix it.

00:17:35Besides,

00:17:36you and Mia aren't the same.

00:17:37You have the Bennets.

00:17:38You have me.

00:17:39No matter what happens,

00:17:40you'll never have to worry about money.

00:17:42Mia has no one but herself.

00:17:44I almost laugh.

00:17:45So if Mia gets hurt,

00:17:47someone has to pay for it.

00:17:48And somehow,

00:17:49that someone is always me.

00:17:51I already told you

00:17:52I didn't post those pictures.

00:17:54Adrian frowns.

00:17:55He is clearly done listening.

00:17:57As the bodyguards move closer,

00:17:59I can't help backing away.

00:18:00Adrian, what do you want?

00:18:02He doesn't answer me.

00:18:04He just glances at them.

00:18:05And that is when it hits me.

00:18:07Last night wasn't the end of it.

00:18:08I don't bother

00:18:09defending myself again.

00:18:11But Adrian clearly

00:18:12isn't done with me yet.

00:18:14Claire, I know you better than anyone.

00:18:16You've already been punished.

00:18:18The pictures are already out there.

00:18:19I'm not going to do anything else to you.

00:18:22Is it really that hard

00:18:23to just admit it?

00:18:24I didn't leak those photos.

00:18:26Enough!

00:18:28You've always been too stubborn

00:18:29to admit when you're wrong.

00:18:31This time,

00:18:32I stopped talking altogether.

00:18:34Maybe he is right

00:18:35about one thing.

00:18:37After five years of marriage,

00:18:38he is convinced

00:18:39he knows me better than anyone.

00:18:40So what could I possibly say

00:18:42to change his mind?

00:18:44Just then,

00:18:45his phone rings.

00:18:46It is Mia.

00:18:47Adrian answers almost immediately.

00:18:49Funny.

00:18:49I used to call him ten times

00:18:51and still couldn't get him to pick up.

00:18:53What's wrong, baby?

00:18:55I wanted to make myself

00:18:56something to eat,

00:18:57but I don't really know how.

00:18:59The irritation in Adrian's voice

00:19:01disappears instantly.

00:19:03Don't worry about it.

00:19:04Just wait.

00:19:05I'll come make you something.

00:19:06I stare down at the bottle of water

00:19:08in my hands

00:19:08and say nothing.

00:19:10The moment he hangs up,

00:19:11Adrian doesn't even look at me again.

00:19:13I have to go.

00:19:14You'll be fine on your own.

00:19:15The door closes behind him

00:19:17and the room falls silent again.

00:19:19He is going to cook for her.

00:19:21We've been married for five years

00:19:22and even when things were good between us,

00:19:25Adrian never once cooked for me.

00:19:27I remember trying to get him to play

00:19:28one of those two-player cooking games

00:19:30with me.

00:19:31He lasted a few minutes

00:19:32before getting bored

00:19:33and tossing his phone aside.

00:19:35Turns out,

00:19:35it was never that he couldn't cook.

00:19:37It wasn't even that.

00:19:38He couldn't be bothered.

00:19:39He just couldn't be bothered for me.

00:19:41I check myself out of the hospital

00:19:43and take a cab home alone.

00:19:45When I open the door,

00:19:46I hear Mia laughing in the kitchen.

00:19:48Adrian is standing at the counter

00:19:50in an apron,

00:19:51completely focused on making dinner.

00:19:54Mia leans against him,

00:19:55reaching over every now and then

00:19:56just to mess with what he is doing.

00:19:58He complains that she is getting in the way,

00:20:00but every time she moves away,

00:20:02he pulls her right back.

00:20:04I suddenly realize

00:20:05they look more like newlyweds

00:20:07than we ever did.

00:20:08And somehow,

00:20:09after five years of being his wife,

00:20:11I am the one who feels like

00:20:13I don't belong here.

00:20:13I don't bother defending myself again.

00:20:16But Adrian clearly isn't done with me yet.

00:20:19Claire,

00:20:19I know you better than anyone.

00:20:21You've already been punished.

00:20:22The pictures are already out there.

00:20:24I'm not going to do anything else to you.

00:20:26Is it really that hard to just admit it?

00:20:29I didn't leak those photos.

00:20:31Enough!

00:20:32You've always been too stubborn

00:20:34to admit when you're wrong.

00:20:36This time,

00:20:37I stop talking altogether.

00:20:39Maybe he is right

00:20:40about one thing.

00:20:41After five years of marriage,

00:20:43he is convinced

00:20:44he knows me better than anyone.

00:20:45So what could I possibly say

00:20:47to change his mind?

00:20:49Just then,

00:20:49his phone rings.

00:20:50It is Mia.

00:20:52Adrian answers almost immediately.

00:20:53Funny.

00:20:54I used to call him ten times

00:20:56and still couldn't get him to pick up.

00:20:58What's wrong, baby?

00:20:59I wanted to make myself something to eat,

00:21:02but I don't really know how.

00:21:04The irritation in Adrian's voice

00:21:06disappears instantly.

00:21:08Don't worry about it.

00:21:09Just wait.

00:21:09I'll come make you something.

00:21:11I stare down at the bottle of water

00:21:13in my hands

00:21:13and say nothing.

00:21:15The moment he hangs up,

00:21:16Adrian doesn't even look at me again.

00:21:18I have to go.

00:21:18You'll be fine on your own.

00:21:20The door closes behind him

00:21:22and the room falls silent again.

00:21:24He is going to cook for her.

00:21:26We've been married for five years

00:21:27and even when things were good

00:21:29between us,

00:21:30Adrian never once cooked for me.

00:21:31I remember trying to get him

00:21:33to play one of those

00:21:34two-player cooking games with me.

00:21:36He lasted a few minutes

00:21:37before getting bored

00:21:38and tossing his phone aside.

00:21:39Turns out,

00:21:40it was never that he couldn't cook.

00:21:42It wasn't even that.

00:21:43He couldn't be bothered.

00:21:44He just couldn't be bothered for me.

00:21:46I check myself out of the hospital

00:21:48and take a cab home alone.

00:21:50When I open the door,

00:21:51I hear Mia laughing in the kitchen.

00:21:54Adrian is standing at the counter

00:21:55in an apron,

00:21:56completely focused on making dinner.

00:21:58Mia leans against him,

00:22:00reaching over every now and then

00:22:01just to mess with what he is doing.

00:22:03He complains that she is getting in the way,

00:22:05but every time she moves away,

00:22:07he pulls her right back.

00:22:09I suddenly realize

00:22:10they look more like newlyweds

00:22:11than we ever did.

00:22:13And somehow,

00:22:14after five years of being his wife,

00:22:16I am the one who feels like

00:22:17I don't belong here.

00:22:18Six months ago,

00:22:20this would have driven me crazy.

00:22:21I would have stormed into the kitchen

00:22:23and swept everything off the counter.

00:22:24I would have demanded to know

00:22:26why Adrian had never cooked

00:22:27a single meal for his own wife.

00:22:29Yet here,

00:22:30he was wearing an apron for Mia.

00:22:31But not anymore.

00:22:33Now I just stand in the doorway

00:22:34and watch them.

00:22:36Enjoy your dinner.

00:22:37I'm going upstairs.

00:22:38Adrian looks up at me.

00:22:40If you're jealous,

00:22:41go back to the Bennetts

00:22:42and take your punishment.

00:22:43Don't start pulling anything

00:22:44behind my back again.

00:22:46He pauses.

00:22:48Next time,

00:22:49I won't let you off this easy.

00:22:51I stop for just a second.

00:22:52There won't be a next time.

00:22:54Adrian sneers.

00:22:57There better not be.

00:22:59Of course,

00:22:59there won't be a next time.

00:23:01In two days,

00:23:02I'll be gone for good.

00:23:03And soon enough,

00:23:04this house will have

00:23:05a new woman calling it home.

00:23:07If anything,

00:23:08I am the one

00:23:08who doesn't belong here anymore.

00:23:10I head upstairs,

00:23:11grab the suitcase

00:23:12I've already packed,

00:23:13and come back down.

00:23:14By then,

00:23:15Adrian and Mia

00:23:16are sitting at the table

00:23:17eating dinner.

00:23:18Adrian spots my suitcase.

00:23:20He doesn't even seem surprised.

00:23:21Instead,

00:23:22he laughs.

00:23:23What,

00:23:23running away from home now?

00:23:25I smile too.

00:23:26Yeah.

00:23:27Thought I'd try something new.

00:23:29Fine.

00:23:30My birthday's tomorrow.

00:23:31Come to the party first.

00:23:32Then you can go back

00:23:33to your little disappearing act.

00:23:36Alright.

00:23:36What he doesn't know

00:23:37is that tomorrow

00:23:38isn't just the last birthday party

00:23:39I attend before,

00:23:41running away.

00:23:42It is the last birthday

00:23:43I ever spend with him

00:23:44as his wife.

00:23:45I wheel my suitcase

00:23:46out of the house

00:23:46we've shared for five years.

00:23:48Adrian doesn't come after me.

00:23:49He doesn't even ask

00:23:51where I am going.

00:23:51After dropping my suitcase

00:23:53off at the hotel,

00:23:54I head out to pick up

00:23:55a few things I need

00:23:56before I leave.

00:23:57I don't get far.

00:23:58Someone grabs me

00:23:59from behind,

00:24:00and before I can call

00:24:01for help,

00:24:02everything goes black.

00:24:03When I come to,

00:24:05all I can hear

00:24:06is the roar

00:24:06of the waves below me.

00:24:07I look down and freeze.

00:24:09I am suspended

00:24:10over the sea,

00:24:11and Mia is standing nearby,

00:24:13smiling at me.

00:24:14The wind sends the rope

00:24:15swaying back and forth.

00:24:16I am hanging off

00:24:17the side of the yacht

00:24:18with nothing but dark water

00:24:19beneath me.

00:24:20Mia stands safely on deck,

00:24:22surrounded by supposed kidnappers.

00:24:24Not one of them

00:24:25lays a hand on her.

00:24:26I don't need anyone

00:24:27to explain

00:24:28what is really going on.

00:24:29Mia, what do you want?

00:24:31She stares at me

00:24:32for a moment,

00:24:33no longer bothering

00:24:34to hide the jealousy

00:24:35in her eyes.

00:24:36Then she walks over

00:24:37and slaps me

00:24:38across the face.

00:24:40Adrian can't stand you anymore,

00:24:41so why are you still

00:24:42clinging to the title

00:24:43of Mrs. Whitmore?

00:24:45Don't you get it?

00:24:46As long as you're

00:24:47still his wife,

00:24:48it doesn't matter

00:24:48how long I'm by his side,

00:24:50I'll always be nothing

00:24:51more than his mistress.

00:24:53So that is what this

00:24:54has all been about.

00:24:55Mia never wanted

00:24:56Adrian alone.

00:24:57She wanted my place.

00:24:59If you won't step aside,

00:25:01then I'll just have

00:25:02to get rid of you myself.

00:25:07Adrian and I

00:25:08have been married

00:25:08for five years.

00:25:09If I suddenly disappear,

00:25:11he'll come looking for me.

00:25:12And once he starts digging,

00:25:14it won't take long

00:25:15before he finds you.

00:25:17Everything you've done,

00:25:18including this whole kidnapping,

00:25:20will come out.

00:25:21Mia suddenly smiles,

00:25:22not the soft,

00:25:23helpless little smile

00:25:24she puts on for Adrian.

00:25:26This time,

00:25:27she doesn't bother hiding

00:25:27how pleased she is

00:25:28with herself.

00:25:29Claire, you still

00:25:30don't get it, do you?

00:25:31The truth doesn't matter.

00:25:32The only thing that matters

00:25:34is who Adrian chooses

00:25:35to believe.

00:25:38String me up, too.

00:25:39I stare at her

00:25:40in disbelief.

00:25:42The men immediately

00:25:43tie Mia up

00:25:43and suspend her

00:25:44just a short distance

00:25:45away from me.

00:25:46A second ago,

00:25:47she was gloating.

00:25:48Now she messes up her hair

00:25:50and forces tears

00:25:50into her eyes,

00:25:51making herself look

00:25:52every bit as terrified

00:25:53as I do.

00:25:54And suddenly,

00:25:55I understand.

00:25:56She is going to frame me

00:25:58for the kidnapping, too.

00:25:59Mia turns toward me

00:26:00and lowers her voice.

00:26:02He believed me

00:26:03about the photos.

00:26:04Who do you think

00:26:05he'll believe this time?

00:26:06I don't answer,

00:26:07because I already know.

00:26:08Just then,

00:26:09a light appears

00:26:10across the dark water.

00:26:12Seconds later,

00:26:13the sound of a speedboat

00:26:14grows louder

00:26:15as it approaches.

00:26:16One of the kidnappers

00:26:17looks out toward the water.

00:26:19He's here.

00:26:20Mia's smile

00:26:21vanishes instantly,

00:26:22and tears begin

00:26:23streaming down her face.

00:26:25I watch the boat

00:26:26draw closer,

00:26:26and against all reason,

00:26:28a tiny flicker of hope

00:26:29rises inside me,

00:26:30because it is Adrian.

00:26:32The speedboat pulls up

00:26:34alongside the yacht.

00:26:35Adrian steps onto the deck,

00:26:36carrying a black case.

00:26:38His usual careless attitude

00:26:39is gone,

00:26:40replaced by a cold,

00:26:42deadly expression.

00:26:43The second Mia sees him,

00:26:45she starts crying

00:26:46and struggling

00:26:46against the ropes.

00:26:47Adrian, help!

00:26:49Claire's lost her mind!

00:26:50She set this whole thing up!

00:26:52She's trying to kill me!

00:26:54My heart sinks,

00:26:55of course.

00:26:55She already has

00:26:56her story ready.

00:26:57That's not true!

00:26:59Mia kidnapped me!

00:27:00She's working

00:27:01with these men!

00:27:03Please,

00:27:04just believe me this once.

00:27:05Look into it,

00:27:06and you'll see

00:27:07I'm telling the truth.

00:27:08But when Adrian looks at me,

00:27:09all I see in his eyes

00:27:11is coldness and disgust.

00:27:12Claire,

00:27:13didn't I warn you

00:27:14not to pull anything

00:27:14like this again?

00:27:15First the photos,

00:27:17and now you've moved

00:27:18on to kidnapping?

00:27:19I shake my head,

00:27:20desperately.

00:27:21It wasn't me!

00:27:22She admitted it herself!

00:27:24She planned

00:27:25this whole thing!

00:27:26Mia only cries harder.

00:27:28I did it!

00:27:29Adrian,

00:27:30I'm scared!

00:27:30Please,

00:27:31get me out of here!

00:27:33Adrian's eyes

00:27:33immediately snapped

00:27:34back to her.

00:27:35In that moment,

00:27:36everything I've said

00:27:37suddenly feels ridiculous.

00:27:39I could explain myself

00:27:40a hundred different ways,

00:27:41and none of it

00:27:42would matter as much

00:27:43as a single tear

00:27:44from Mia.

00:27:45The kidnapper

00:27:45finally decides

00:27:46he has had enough

00:27:47of the show.

00:27:48Mr. Whitmore,

00:27:49now that you're here,

00:27:50let's talk terms.

00:27:52One is your wife,

00:27:53and the other is...

00:27:55Don't bother!

00:27:55The kidnapper freezes.

00:27:57So do I,

00:27:58staring at Adrian

00:27:59in shock.

00:28:00Adrian tosses

00:28:01the case onto the deck.

00:28:02It falls open,

00:28:04revealing neat stacks

00:28:05of cash.

00:28:06Thirty million.

00:28:07It's all there.

00:28:08He doesn't even

00:28:09look at me.

00:28:10Let Mia go.

00:28:12Even the kidnapper

00:28:13seems caught off guard

00:28:14by how quickly

00:28:15he makes his choice.

00:28:16Mr. Whitmore,

00:28:17you sure you don't

00:28:17want to think this through?

00:28:18It can russi lungku

00:28:19to Gizep Houtsufasi.

00:28:20What's there to think about?

00:28:22The kidnapper laughs.

00:28:24All right.

00:28:25Thirty million for one life.

00:28:27Untie Mia.

00:28:28They lower her down.

00:28:30The second Mia's feet

00:28:31hit the deck,

00:28:32she runs straight

00:28:33into Adrian's arms,

00:28:34sobbing.

00:28:34He catches her,

00:28:36and they cling to each other

00:28:37in the sea breeze

00:28:38like two people

00:28:38who've just survived hell

00:28:39and finally found

00:28:41their way back

00:28:41to each other.

00:28:42And I am still

00:28:43hanging over the ocean.

00:28:44I look at the man

00:28:45I've loved for five years.

00:28:47Deep down,

00:28:48I think I've always known

00:28:49who he'd choose.

00:28:50But seeing him make that choice

00:28:52without even a second's hesitation

00:28:53still leaves a gaping hole

00:28:55in my chest.

00:28:56Mia curls up

00:28:57against Adrian's chest

00:28:58and looks back at me.

00:29:00From where he can't see her face,

00:29:01the smug satisfaction

00:29:03in her eyes

00:29:03is impossible to miss.

00:29:05Then,

00:29:06just like that,

00:29:07she puts on

00:29:07a worried expression again.

00:29:09What about Claire, Adrian?

00:29:11Adrian keeps his arms around her

00:29:13without even looking back.

00:29:14Didn't she stage

00:29:15this whole kidnapping herself?

00:29:16I already gave him

00:29:1730 million.

00:29:19What more does she want?

00:29:20I stare at him stunned.

00:29:22Even now,

00:29:23he still believes

00:29:23I am behind all of this.

00:29:25Mia hesitates,

00:29:26then speaks softly.

00:29:27But we don't actually know

00:29:28if Claire set this up.

00:29:30Maybe

00:29:30we should still get her down.

00:29:33And somehow,

00:29:33I find myself hoping again.

00:29:36It is pathetic,

00:29:36but I do.

00:29:38If Adrian would just

00:29:39look back at me,

00:29:40if he'd just say,

00:29:41get her down first,

00:29:42we'll figure out

00:29:43the truth later.

00:29:44Anything that would let me believe

00:29:45he hasn't completely

00:29:46stopped caring whether

00:29:47I live or die.

00:29:48But he doesn't.

00:29:50Leave her.

00:29:51Are you sure?

00:29:52She's your wife.

00:29:53Adrian doesn't even

00:29:53break stride.

00:29:55Let her die.

00:29:56Just three words,

00:29:57and the last bit of hope

00:29:58I have disappears.

00:29:59Adrian walks away with Mia

00:30:01in her arms,

00:30:01never once looking back.

00:30:03And suddenly,

00:30:04I realize Mia isn't the only

00:30:05reason I've ended up here.

00:30:07It is Adrian too.

00:30:08Time and time again,

00:30:10he chooses not to believe me.

00:30:11The kidnapper behind me

00:30:12laughs.

00:30:14Well, you heard Mr. Whitmore.

00:30:16Guess there's no reason

00:30:17to keep you around anymore.

00:30:19Before I can even

00:30:20process his words,

00:30:21I hear the rope

00:30:22snap above me.

00:30:23I plunge into

00:30:24the freezing water.

00:30:25I try to fight

00:30:26my way back up,

00:30:27but I am too weak

00:30:27to keep myself afloat.

00:30:29As everything starts

00:30:30to fade,

00:30:30my mind drifts back

00:30:31to something Adrian

00:30:32said to me five years ago.

00:30:34Claire, don't be afraid.

00:30:35I'll never let anyone hurt you.

00:30:37In the end,

00:30:38the person who hurts me most

00:30:40is him.

00:30:41I thought I was going to die,

00:30:42but when I open my eyes again,

00:30:44I am staring up

00:30:45at the same stark white ceiling

00:30:47of a hospital room.

00:30:48The doctor later tells me

00:30:49a rescue boat

00:30:50passing nearby spotted me.

00:30:52If they'd found me any later,

00:30:53I might not have made it.

00:30:55My throat is painfully dry.

00:30:56I struggle to sit up

00:30:57and reach for the glass of water

00:30:59beside my bed,

00:30:59but someone knocks it

00:31:01out of my hand.

00:31:02It hits the floor

00:31:03with a sharp crack,

00:31:04spilling water everywhere.

00:31:06I look up to see Adrian

00:31:07beside my bed.

00:31:09Thirsty?

00:31:09He tosses his phone

00:31:11in front of me.

00:31:12Take a look at this first.

00:31:14I stare at the photo,

00:31:15not quite understanding

00:31:17what I am looking at.

00:31:18Adrian lets out

00:31:19a cold laugh.

00:31:20Your partner sure

00:31:21took good care of you.

00:31:22They knew you'd be freezing

00:31:23after falling into the ocean,

00:31:25so they even covered you up.

00:31:26How are you planning

00:31:27to split the 30 million?

00:31:29You getting the biggest cut?

00:31:30I've barely made it

00:31:31out of that ocean alive,

00:31:32and he still thinks

00:31:33I've staged

00:31:34the whole kidnapping.

00:31:35I don't know

00:31:36what's with that photo,

00:31:38but I swear

00:31:39I had nothing to do

00:31:40with the kidnapping.

00:31:41Enough!

00:31:41His expression

00:31:42instantly darkens.

00:31:44The proof is right

00:31:45in front of you.

00:31:46How long are you

00:31:47going to keep pretending?

00:31:48I close my eyes

00:31:48and stop trying.

00:31:49I've explained myself

00:31:51over and over again,

00:31:52and he hasn't believed me once.

00:31:54Adrian walks over

00:31:55to the window

00:31:55and lights a cigarette.

00:31:57Once Mia's party is over,

00:31:58I'll find her

00:31:59somewhere else to live.

00:32:00You won't have to

00:32:00see each other again,

00:32:01and you can stop

00:32:02going after her.

00:32:04I stare out the window,

00:32:05too tired to argue anymore.

00:32:07If you love her that much,

00:32:08just divorce me,

00:32:10and you can be with her

00:32:11without having to hide it.

00:32:12Adrian turns to look at me

00:32:14like I've just said

00:32:15something ridiculous.

00:32:16Divorce you?

00:32:18If I did that,

00:32:19you'd completely lose it.

00:32:20You'd spend every day

00:32:20harassing Mia and me.

00:32:21I don't need that headache.

00:32:22I give a bitter little smile.

00:32:24Even now,

00:32:25he is convinced

00:32:26I'd never actually leave him.

00:32:28I won't bother either of you,

00:32:30because the day after tomorrow,

00:32:31I'm...

00:32:31Enough!

00:32:32He cuts me off,

00:32:34clearly annoyed.

00:32:35I can't believe a word

00:32:36you say anymore,

00:32:37and I'm done listening.

00:32:39I have to take Mia

00:32:40shopping for a dress

00:32:41for the party tomorrow.

00:32:41he turns and walks out.

00:32:43The door closes behind him,

00:32:44leaving me alone

00:32:45in the empty hospital room.

00:32:46I let out a quiet laugh.

00:32:48If he doesn't want

00:32:48to hear it, fine.

00:32:49He'll find out soon enough

00:32:51that this time,

00:32:51I am telling the truth.

00:32:53The next evening,

00:32:54I arrive at Adrian's birthday party

00:32:56right on time.

00:32:57Our divorce isn't official yet,

00:32:59which means this is my last night

00:33:00as his wife.

00:33:01All I want is to get through it quietly,

00:33:03without causing any more trouble.

00:33:05But there,

00:33:06in the middle of the party,

00:33:07Mia is standing beside Adrian,

00:33:09cutting the first slice

00:33:10of his birthday cake with him.

00:33:11Under the lights,

00:33:12they look so close,

00:33:14you'd think they were

00:33:14the married couple.

00:33:15I don't bother going over.

00:33:17I find myself a quiet corner,

00:33:19and have a drink instead.

00:33:20Before long,

00:33:22someone suggests a party game.

00:33:24At first,

00:33:25it is harmless enough.

00:33:26Then Mia loses the first round.

00:33:28She leans into Adrian

00:33:30and sweet talks him for a bit,

00:33:31and just like that,

00:33:32the rules change.

00:33:35Drinking's boring on its own.

00:33:37Why don't we add a punishment?

00:33:39Sure.

00:33:39What do you have in mind?

00:33:41Mia glances over at me.

00:33:43Whoever loses has to slap themselves

00:33:45and down three drinks.

00:33:46Every eye in the room

00:33:48immediately turns to me.

00:33:50I didn't say a word.

00:33:51The next round,

00:33:52I lose.

00:33:54I raise my hand

00:33:55and slap myself across the face.

00:33:57Then I pick up the drinks on the table

00:33:58and knock them back

00:34:00one after another.

00:34:01One, two, three.

00:34:03The room erupts in cheers.

00:34:04But the next round,

00:34:05I win.

00:34:06I am just about to put my glass down

00:34:08when Mia speaks up again.

00:34:09Wait.

00:34:11It's no fun

00:34:12if only the loser gets punished.

00:34:13Let's switch it up this round.

00:34:15The winner has to take off

00:34:17one thing they're wearing.

00:34:18If they don't want to,

00:34:19they can take the other punishment instead.

00:34:21One slap and three drinks.

00:34:23Someone pauses,

00:34:24caught off guard.

00:34:26Wait, seriously?

00:34:27We're changing the rules

00:34:29in the middle of the game now?

00:34:30Mia's eyes immediately well up.

00:34:33Am I ruining everyone's fun?

00:34:35Adrian pulls her into his arms.

00:34:37It's just a game.

00:34:39Let her play it however she wants.

00:34:41He doesn't even spare me a glance.

00:34:42I smile to myself.

00:34:44Of course,

00:34:45the second Mia gets upset,

00:34:47the rules can change for her.

00:34:49I don't argue.

00:34:50I just take the punishment again.

00:34:52Mia slides the next drink toward me

00:34:53with a smile.

00:34:54Don't worry.

00:34:55The night's just getting started.

00:34:57And sure enough,

00:34:58the game only gets worse from there.

00:35:00Whether I win or lose,

00:35:01Mia always finds some excuse

00:35:03to change the rules

00:35:04and make sure I am the one

00:35:05who gets punished.

00:35:06After a few rounds,

00:35:08even the people watching

00:35:09aren't laughing anymore.

00:35:10Mia,

00:35:11don't you think this is getting

00:35:12a little out of hand?

00:35:13Mia begins tearing up,

00:35:15but before she can say anything,

00:35:17Adrian frowns.

00:35:18It's just a game.

00:35:20Why are you all making

00:35:21such a big deal out of it?

00:35:22I've lost count of how many times

00:35:24I've been punished

00:35:25or how many drinks I've had.

00:35:27My face is numb

00:35:28and my stomach feels like

00:35:29it is on fire.

00:35:30And Mia is still curled up

00:35:32against Adrian,

00:35:33sulking with tears in her eyes

00:35:34just because someone

00:35:35dared to stick up for me.

00:35:37Adrian tries to soothe her.

00:35:38Come on,

00:35:39don't be upset.

00:35:40I changed the rules

00:35:41just like you wanted.

00:35:42What are you crying for?

00:35:43There, there.

00:35:44Don't cry.

00:35:44After the party,

00:35:45I rush to the bathroom

00:35:47and spend what feels like

00:35:48forever throwing up.

00:35:49When I finally come out,

00:35:51steadying myself

00:35:52against the wall,

00:35:53I am surprised to find

00:35:54Adrian still standing

00:35:55at the end of the hall.

00:35:56For a second,

00:35:57I think he has finally

00:35:58noticed my swollen face.

00:36:00But when he approaches me,

00:36:02the first thing out of his mouth

00:36:03is still about Mia.

00:36:04Mia only went after you tonight

00:36:06because of what happened

00:36:07with the kidnapping yesterday.

00:36:08I stare at him.

00:36:09If you're upset,

00:36:11say it now.

00:36:12Don't bottle it up

00:36:13and do something

00:36:13behind my back to hurt her.

00:36:15So that is why

00:36:15he waited for me.

00:36:17Not because he was worried

00:36:18about me,

00:36:18but because he thought

00:36:19I'd retaliate against Mia.

00:36:21I look at him,

00:36:22and somehow,

00:36:23I don't even feel

00:36:23disappointed anymore.

00:36:25Anything else?

00:36:26Adrian frowns,

00:36:27like there is something

00:36:28more he wants to say.

00:36:29And suddenly,

00:36:30I have a bad feeling.

00:36:32Tonight isn't over yet.

00:36:33Adrian studies me

00:36:34for a few seconds,

00:36:35as if he is trying

00:36:36to figure out

00:36:37whether I am really

00:36:38not upset.

00:36:38After a moment,

00:36:39he continues.

00:36:40One more thing.

00:36:42Mia's having that wedding-themed

00:36:43party tomorrow.

00:36:45I want you there.

00:36:47She wants you to come.

00:36:49Apparently,

00:36:49spending tonight

00:36:50celebrating my husband's birthday

00:36:52isn't enough.

00:36:53Tomorrow,

00:36:54I am supposed to watch him

00:36:55play bride and groom

00:36:56with another woman.

00:36:57I don't argue anymore.

00:36:59I just nod.

00:37:01All right.

00:37:02Adrian frowns.

00:37:03I don't think he expected

00:37:04me to agree so easily.

00:37:06What he doesn't know

00:37:06is that I won't be there tomorrow.

00:37:08He gives me another long look,

00:37:09but in the end,

00:37:10he says nothing

00:37:11and turns toward the elevator.

00:37:12The doors slowly slide shut.

00:37:14This time,

00:37:15I don't follow him.

00:37:16As the doors close,

00:37:17I whisper,

00:37:18Goodbye, Adrian.

00:37:20It is for our marriage.

00:37:21It is almost midnight

00:37:22by the time I get back

00:37:23to the hotel.

00:37:24I've barely put my phone down

00:37:26when a message

00:37:27from my lawyer comes through.

00:37:28Close up.

00:37:29Text message.

00:37:30Your divorce will be finalized

00:37:32tomorrow at 9 a.m.

00:37:34I stare at the message

00:37:35for a few seconds

00:37:36and for the first time

00:37:37in a long time,

00:37:38I feel completely at peace.

00:37:40Just a few more hours

00:37:41and Adrian and I

00:37:42will finally be over.

00:37:44On my last day in the city,

00:37:45I stand by the curb

00:37:47with my suitcase.

00:37:48Overnight,

00:37:49New York seems

00:37:49to have transformed.

00:37:51The streets are lined

00:37:52with flowers and balloons.

00:37:53Giant screens

00:37:54outside the shopping centers

00:37:55are plastered

00:37:56with wedding photos

00:37:57of Adrian and Mia.

00:37:58Even the drones

00:37:59flying overhead

00:38:00are promoting

00:38:01their wedding-themed party.

00:38:02When I married Adrian

00:38:03five years ago,

00:38:04we didn't get anything

00:38:05close to this.

00:38:07Even the cab driver

00:38:08can't help but comment.

00:38:09Whoever's getting married

00:38:10must be loaded.

00:38:11Look at all those billboards

00:38:12and the drones.

00:38:13I heard there's even

00:38:14a firework show tonight.

00:38:15You sure you don't

00:38:16want to stick around?

00:38:17Seems like all of New York

00:38:18is talking about this wedding.

00:38:19I glance out of the window.

00:38:21On one of the screens,

00:38:22Mia is nestled

00:38:23against Adrian,

00:38:24smiling like she

00:38:25couldn't be happier.

00:38:27No thanks,

00:38:27I've got a flight to catch.

00:38:28At the airport,

00:38:29I check in

00:38:30and find a quiet spot to sit.

00:38:31A friend sends me

00:38:32a video from the party.

00:38:34I play the video.

00:38:35The place looks incredible.

00:38:37Adrian clearly

00:38:38went all out for her.

00:38:39And the moment

00:38:39I see Mia's wedding dress,

00:38:41I recognize it.

00:38:42The white swan.

00:38:43A one-of-a-kind

00:38:44couture gown.

00:38:45Five years ago,

00:38:46when I was planning

00:38:47my own wedding,

00:38:48I'd fallen in love

00:38:49with that dress too.

00:38:50But the Whitmore's

00:38:51didn't approve,

00:38:52so I never even got

00:38:53the chance to try it on.

00:38:54And now,

00:38:55five years later,

00:38:56Adrian has given it

00:38:57to someone else.

00:38:58I am about to close the video

00:38:59when a message

00:39:00from my lawyer pops up.

00:39:01Close up.

00:39:02Text message.

00:39:049 AM.

00:39:05Your divorce is now

00:39:06officially finalized.

00:39:07I stare at the words

00:39:08for a few seconds.

00:39:09I am not sad.

00:39:10If anything,

00:39:11it feels like a weight

00:39:12I've been carrying

00:39:13for five years

00:39:14has finally been lifted.

00:39:16As of this moment,

00:39:17Adrian and I

00:39:18are no longer husband

00:39:19and wife.

00:39:20I have the official

00:39:21divorce papers.

00:39:22Where would you

00:39:23like me to send them?

00:39:24I glance at the address

00:39:25of the party in the video,

00:39:26then send it to him.

00:39:30Send them here

00:39:31and tell the courier

00:39:32it's my wedding gift

00:39:33to Adrian and Mia.

00:39:34I am sure they'll be thrilled

00:39:36when they see it.

00:39:37Starting today,

00:39:38there is nothing standing

00:39:39between them anymore.

00:39:42Not long after I finish

00:39:43texting my lawyer,

00:39:44my phone suddenly rings.

00:39:45I've seen the name

00:39:46on the screen

00:39:47countless times

00:39:48over the past five years.

00:39:49It is Adrian.

00:39:50I just watch it ring

00:39:51until the call

00:39:52eventually goes unanswered.

00:39:54I used to pick up

00:39:55right away

00:39:55whenever Adrian called now.

00:39:57There is no reason to.

00:39:58A moment later,

00:39:59a text pops up.

00:40:01Close up,

00:40:01text message.

00:40:03You have three minutes.

00:40:05Get out of the hotel.

00:40:06He still thinks

00:40:07I am at the hotel.

00:40:08Still thinks

00:40:09all it takes

00:40:10is one order from him

00:40:11and I'll come running.

00:40:12I don't reply.

00:40:13I open his contact,

00:40:15block the number

00:40:15I've had saved

00:40:16for five years,

00:40:17then turn off my phone

00:40:18and head for the gate.

00:40:19The boarding announcement

00:40:20for my flight to France

00:40:22comes over the speakers.

00:40:23I pick up my suitcase

00:40:25and head for the gate.

00:40:26I don't look back.

00:40:27I don't even take

00:40:28one last look at New York.

00:40:29From now on,

00:40:30Adrian can live his life

00:40:31and I'll live mine.

00:40:33Meanwhile,

00:40:34Adrian's wedding-themed party

00:40:35is still in full swing.

00:40:37He sits in the back

00:40:38of a car outside the hotel,

00:40:39the window rolled down,

00:40:41his eyes fixed

00:40:42on the entrance.

00:40:43Three minutes pass.

00:40:44I don't come out.

00:40:45Five minutes.

00:40:47Still nothing.

00:40:48Adrian checks his phone,

00:40:49his expression

00:40:50growing colder

00:40:51by the second.

00:40:52She used to come running

00:40:53the second I so much

00:40:54as looked at her.

00:40:56Now,

00:40:56she thinks

00:40:57she can play hard to get?

00:40:58He waits a little longer

00:40:59before putting his phone away

00:41:01with a cold laugh.

00:41:02If she doesn't want

00:41:03to come out,

00:41:04then she can stay

00:41:05in there forever.

00:41:05He tells the driver

00:41:06to head back to the party.

00:41:08By then,

00:41:08my plane is already

00:41:09taxiing toward the runway.

00:41:11He doesn't know it yet,

00:41:12but this time,

00:41:13forever is exactly

00:41:14what he is getting.

00:41:15As my plane climbs

00:41:16into the clouds,

00:41:17a courier carrying

00:41:18a document envelope

00:41:19is escorted through

00:41:20the entrance of the wedding-themed party.

00:41:22Excuse me,

00:41:23are Mr. Adrian Whitemore

00:41:25and Ms. Mia Collins here?

00:41:27Ms. Claire asked me

00:41:28to deliver a gift

00:41:29to the two of you.

00:41:32By the time

00:41:32Adrian gets back

00:41:33to the party,

00:41:34Mia is standing

00:41:36in the middle of the crowd

00:41:36in her wedding dress.

00:41:38As the music starts,

00:41:40they walk down

00:41:40the flower line aisle together.

00:41:42Mia closes her eyes,

00:41:44waiting for Adrian

00:41:45to kiss her.

00:41:45The sight of her dress

00:41:46briefly takes Adrian

00:41:47back to his own wedding

00:41:49five years ago,

00:41:50but he quickly pushes

00:41:51the memory aside.

00:41:52The party carries on

00:41:53as if nothing has happened

00:41:54until the courier

00:41:56is brought over.

00:41:58Excuse me,

00:41:59which one of you

00:42:00is Mr. Whitemore?

00:42:01Adrian looks over.

00:42:03Ms. Bennett asked me

00:42:04to deliver this gift

00:42:05to you and Ms. Collins.

00:42:07One of Adrian's friends

00:42:08laughs.

00:42:09So she couldn't

00:42:10bring herself to show up

00:42:12and sent a present instead?

00:42:14Mia takes the envelope.

00:42:15Her smile falters

00:42:16for a split second,

00:42:18but she quickly

00:42:18plays it off.

00:42:20Claire sent this?

00:42:21What is it?

00:42:22Divorce papers.

00:42:23The entire place

00:42:24goes silent.

00:42:26Adrian freezes,

00:42:27his wine glass

00:42:28halfway to his lips.

00:42:29What did you just say?

00:42:31The court's final

00:42:31divorce judgment.

00:42:32Ms. Bennett said

00:42:33you two would probably

00:42:34appreciate as a wedding gift.

00:42:36Adrian snatches

00:42:37the envelope

00:42:38and tears it open.

00:42:40His eyes narrow

00:42:40as he reads

00:42:41the first few lines.

00:42:42Then, after a while,

00:42:44he actually laughs.

00:42:45How could she divorce me

00:42:47without me knowing?

00:42:48He tosses the papers

00:42:50onto the table.

00:42:52Fake divorce papers

00:42:53just to get a reaction

00:42:54out of me?

00:42:56That's a new low.

00:42:58Even for her.

00:42:59Mia glances

00:43:00at the papers.

00:43:02Do you think

00:43:02she's just trying

00:43:03to make you jealous?

00:43:04Maybe she wants you

00:43:05to go after her.

00:43:07Jealous?

00:43:08Adrian doesn't even

00:43:09love Claire.

00:43:10How will

00:43:10look at you?

00:43:11If he did,

00:43:12Mia wouldn't be

00:43:12standing here right now.

00:43:14The group bursts

00:43:15into laughter again.

00:43:16Adrian's phone

00:43:17suddenly buzzes.

00:43:18He reaches for it

00:43:19almost on instinct,

00:43:20but it is only

00:43:21a work message.

00:43:22He locks the screen,

00:43:23then looks back

00:43:24at the divorce papers

00:43:25on the table this time.

00:43:26He doesn't laugh

00:43:27them off quite so easily.

00:43:30Adrian stares

00:43:31at his friend

00:43:31without saying a word.

00:43:33His friend starts

00:43:34to look uncomfortable

00:43:35and checks the message again.

00:43:37My friend says

00:43:38the case number

00:43:38and court seal

00:43:39both check out.

00:43:40It doesn't look fake.

00:43:42That's impossible.

00:43:44His voice turns cold.

00:43:46How could she divorce me

00:43:47without me even

00:43:48knowing about it?

00:43:49His friend

00:43:50scratches his head.

00:43:52Yeah.

00:43:53That's what

00:43:54I don't get either.

00:43:55Claire still hasn't

00:43:56replied to the message

00:43:57he sent hours ago.

00:43:58Her strange calm

00:43:59last night.

00:44:00Her not showing up today.

00:44:02And now the divorce papers

00:44:03on the table.

00:44:04Suddenly it all

00:44:05starts to add up.

00:44:06Adrian can no longer

00:44:07stay calm.

00:44:08He shoots to his feet,

00:44:10grabs his coat,

00:44:10and heads for the door.

00:44:12Where are you going?

00:44:13We're not done yet.

00:44:14Something came up.

00:44:15Mia quickly runs

00:44:16after him.

00:44:17Adrian,

00:44:18where are you going?

00:44:19Adrian keeps walking.

00:44:21Are you going

00:44:21to see Claire?

00:44:22Adrian finally stops

00:44:24and turns

00:44:24to face Mia.

00:44:26Don't worry about it.

00:44:27Mia's smile

00:44:28falters.

00:44:29But this is our party.

00:44:31You're really

00:44:32just going to leave?

00:44:33Mia's eyes well up

00:44:34as she tries to stop him.

00:44:35But for the first time,

00:44:37Adrian pulls away

00:44:38from her.

00:44:38Stay and enjoy the party.

00:44:40I'll be back

00:44:41when I'm done.

00:44:42Mia grabs his arm again.

00:44:44What could possibly

00:44:45be so important?

00:44:47Adrian removes her hand.

00:44:50That's enough, Mia.

00:44:51With that,

00:44:52he walks away

00:44:53without looking back.

00:44:54Mia stays where she is,

00:44:56her expression darkening.

00:44:58Half an hour later,

00:44:59Adrian arrives

00:45:00at Claire's hotel.

00:45:01Claire Bennett,

00:45:02what room is she in?

00:45:04The receptionist

00:45:05checks the system.

00:45:07I'm sorry,

00:45:08Mr. Whitmore.

00:45:09Mr. Bennett

00:45:09already checked out.

00:45:11Adrian frowns.

00:45:13When?

00:45:15Seven this morning.

00:45:16He freezes.

00:45:17That was when he sat

00:45:18outside the hotel,

00:45:19ordering Claire to come out

00:45:21within three minutes.

00:45:22She was already gone by then.

00:45:24Where did she go?

00:45:27I'm sorry,

00:45:28we don't have that information.

00:45:29Adrian's expression darkens.

00:45:32He has no idea

00:45:33when Claire made plans to leave

00:45:34or where she has gone.

00:45:36He stares toward the elevators

00:45:37for a few seconds,

00:45:39then holds out his hand.

00:45:40Give me a key card.

00:45:42I'll check the room myself.

00:45:45With the key card in hand,

00:45:47Adrian heads straight up

00:45:48to Claire's room.

00:45:49The second he opens the door,

00:45:50he sees that it is completely empty.

00:45:52Her suitcase is gone,

00:45:54her clothes are gone,

00:45:55even her toiletries are gone.

00:45:57It is like she was never here.

00:45:58Adrian stands in the middle of the room,

00:46:00his expression growing darker

00:46:02by the second.

00:46:03He pulls out his phone

00:46:04and calls Claire again.

00:46:05No answer.

00:46:06He opens their messages

00:46:07and sends a single question mark.

00:46:09It doesn't go through.

00:46:10Adrian stares at the screen

00:46:12for a few seconds

00:46:13before it finally hits him.

00:46:14Claire blocked him.

00:46:16She blocked me?

00:46:17This is the first time in five years

00:46:19that Claire has ever been the one

00:46:21to cut him off.

00:46:23Adrian kicks a chair out of his way

00:46:24and storms out of the hotel.

00:46:26Mia calls him several times

00:46:28on the drive home.

00:46:29He ignores every call.

00:46:30The moment he gets home,

00:46:32he heads straight for the master bedroom

00:46:33and throws open the door.

00:46:35Then he stops.

00:46:36Claire's side of the closet is empty.

00:46:38Her jewelry and skincare

00:46:39are gone from the vanity.

00:46:40Even the photo of the two of them

00:46:42by the bed is missing.

00:46:43He strides into the walk-in closet.

00:46:46Nothing.

00:46:47It is as if every trace of Claire

00:46:48has been cleared out of the house overnight.

00:46:51As Adrian turns to leave,

00:46:53something by the wall catches his eye.

00:46:55The trash can is overflowing with watches,

00:46:58suits, ties,

00:47:00even pieces from his art collection.

00:47:02Everything Claire has given him over the years.

00:47:04Sitting right on top

00:47:05is one of their old wedding photos.

00:47:07The empty closet,

00:47:09the bare vanity,

00:47:10the missing photos,

00:47:12every gift returned.

00:47:13Adrian can't tell himself anymore

00:47:15that Claire just stormed off

00:47:16and will come back.

00:47:17He pulls out his phone

00:47:18and calls his assistant.

00:47:20Find her.

00:47:21I want to know where Claire is.

00:47:24Now.

00:47:27Adrian has barely hung up with his assistant

00:47:29when his phone rings again.

00:47:31It is Eleanor.

00:47:32What?

00:47:33Come back to the Whitmore residence.

00:47:35We found someone new for you.

00:47:38You should meet her.

00:47:39Adrian glances down

00:47:41at the wedding photo in the trash

00:47:42and his temper immediately flares.

00:47:45What do you mean someone new?

00:47:47Claire's not dead.

00:47:48Why the hell are you already

00:47:49trying to set me up with someone else?

00:47:50There is a brief silence

00:47:52on the other end.

00:47:53She's not dead.

00:47:55But you're already divorced.

00:47:58Adrian freezes.

00:47:59What do you mean?

00:48:00Eleanor hangs up.

00:48:02Half an hour later,

00:48:03Adrian storms into

00:48:04the Whitmore residence.

00:48:05Eleanor is in the living room

00:48:07with a young woman

00:48:07he doesn't recognize.

00:48:09You're back.

00:48:11This is your George's daughter.

00:48:13She just got back from Europe.

00:48:15I thought you two could...

00:48:16Not interested.

00:48:17He cuts her off.

00:48:19What did you mean on the phone

00:48:21when you said I'm divorced?

00:48:23Eleanor frowns.

00:48:24Didn't you get the final divorce papers?

00:48:27Then explain them to me.

00:48:28I never agreed to a divorce.

00:48:29How the hell did she get one without me?

00:48:31Eleanor looks at him.

00:48:32Her expression slowly changes.

00:48:35Claire never told you?

00:48:36Told me what?

00:48:38She filed for a no-fault divorce

00:48:40six months ago.

00:48:42Adrian's expression

00:48:43changes instantly.

00:48:46You were served at home

00:48:48and copies were sent

00:48:49to the company's legal department.

00:48:51But you never pay attention

00:48:52to paperwork like that.

00:48:54Your lawyers got the documents too.

00:48:56And no one challenged the filing

00:48:58before the deadline.

00:49:00Adrian stares at her.

00:49:02Claire had been planning

00:49:02to end their marriage

00:49:03for six months

00:49:04and all that time.

00:49:05He hadn't noticed a thing.

00:49:07You knew?

00:49:08Eleanor doesn't deny it.

00:49:10Adrian's expression

00:49:11turns ice cold.

00:49:13You knew she was divorcing me

00:49:15and you didn't tell me.

00:49:17I thought you didn't want her.

00:49:19How many women

00:49:19have you been with

00:49:20over the years?

00:49:21Now she's leaving on her own.

00:49:24Isn't that exactly

00:49:24what you wanted?

00:49:25For once,

00:49:26Adrian has no answer.

00:49:28Eleanor looks at him.

00:49:30Or did you just never think

00:49:32she'd actually leave you?

00:49:34The question hits a nerve.

00:49:35Adrian abruptly turns away.

00:49:37Where is she?

00:49:38I don't know.

00:49:40All she said was that

00:49:41once she left

00:49:42she wasn't coming back.

00:49:43Adrian immediately

00:49:44picks up his pace,

00:49:46calling his assistant

00:49:47as he heads for the door.

00:49:48Check every international flight

00:49:50Claire could have taken

00:49:50in the last few days.

00:49:52I want to know where she went.

00:49:57Adrian has barely hung up

00:49:58with his assistant

00:49:59when his phone rings again.

00:50:01It is Eleanor.

00:50:02What?

00:50:03Come back to the Whitmore residence.

00:50:05We found someone new for you.

00:50:07You should meet her.

00:50:09Adrian glances down

00:50:10at the wedding photo

00:50:11in the trash

00:50:12and his temper

00:50:13immediately flares.

00:50:14What do you mean someone new?

00:50:16Claire's not dead.

00:50:18Why the hell are you already

00:50:19trying to set me up

00:50:19with someone else?

00:50:20There is a brief silence

00:50:21on the other end.

00:50:23She's not dead.

00:50:24But you're already divorced.

00:50:27Adrian freezes.

00:50:29What do you mean?

00:50:30Eleanor hangs up.

00:50:32Half an hour later,

00:50:33Adrian storms into

00:50:34the Whitmore residence.

00:50:35Eleanor is in the living room

00:50:36with a young woman

00:50:37he doesn't recognize.

00:50:39You're back.

00:50:41This is your George's daughter.

00:50:43She just got back from Europe.

00:50:44I thought you two could...

00:50:46Not interested.

00:50:47He cuts her off.

00:50:49What did you mean on the phone

00:50:51when you said I'm divorced?

00:50:53Eleanor frowns.

00:50:54Didn't you get the final divorce papers?

00:50:56Then explain them to me.

00:50:58I never agreed to a divorce.

00:50:59How the hell did she get one

00:51:00without me?

00:51:01Eleanor looks at him.

00:51:02Her expression slowly changes.

00:51:04Claire never told you?

00:51:06Told me what?

00:51:07She filed for a no-fault divorce

00:51:10six months ago.

00:51:12Adrian's expression

00:51:13changes instantly.

00:51:16You were served at home

00:51:17and copies were sent

00:51:19to the company's legal department.

00:51:21But you never pay attention

00:51:22to paperwork like that.

00:51:23Your lawyers got the documents too

00:51:26and no one challenged

00:51:27the filing before the deadline.

00:51:30Adrian stares at her.

00:51:31Claire had been planning

00:51:32to end their marriage

00:51:33for six months

00:51:34and all that time.

00:51:35He hadn't noticed a thing.

00:51:37You knew?

00:51:38Eleanor doesn't deny it.

00:51:40Adrian's expression

00:51:41turns ice cold.

00:51:43You knew she was divorcing me

00:51:44and you didn't tell me.

00:51:47I thought you didn't want her.

00:51:48How many women

00:51:49have you been with

00:51:50over the years?

00:51:51Now she's leaving on her own.

00:51:53Isn't that exactly

00:51:54what you wanted?

00:51:55For once,

00:51:56Adrian has no answer.

00:51:58Eleanor looks at him.

00:52:00Or did you just never think

00:52:01she'd actually leave you?

00:52:03The question hits a nerve.

00:52:05Adrian abruptly turns away.

00:52:07Where is she?

00:52:08I don't know.

00:52:09All she said was that

00:52:11once she left

00:52:12she wasn't coming back.

00:52:13Adrian immediately

00:52:14picks up his pace,

00:52:15calling his assistant

00:52:16as he heads for the door.

00:52:18Check every international flight

00:52:19Claire could have taken

00:52:20in the last few days.

00:52:22I want to know

00:52:23where she went.

00:52:26Adrian has barely

00:52:28gotten into the car

00:52:29when his assistant calls.

00:52:30Mr. Whitmore,

00:52:31I found her.

00:52:32Talk.

00:52:33Mr. Bennett was on

00:52:35an 8 a.m. flight

00:52:36to France this morning.

00:52:37Adrian's grip

00:52:38tightens around his phone.

00:52:39Where is she now?

00:52:41The flight has already landed.

00:52:43Call the airline.

00:52:44Get her on a flight back.

00:52:46There is a brief pause

00:52:47on the other end.

00:52:48Sir,

00:52:50I don't think we can do that.

00:52:52Adrian's face darkens.

00:52:54What do you mean?

00:52:55Mr. Bennett is legally

00:52:57divorced from you now.

00:52:58She's an adult

00:52:59and she left the country

00:53:00of her own free will.

00:53:01Neither the airline

00:53:02nor the airport

00:53:03has any grounds

00:53:03to interfere with her travel.

00:53:05Then find another way.

00:53:06The lawyer sitting in the front

00:53:07finally speaks up.

00:53:09Mr. Whitmore,

00:53:10without a court order

00:53:11no one can force

00:53:12your ex-wife

00:53:13to return to the United States.

00:53:14The words ex-wife

00:53:15bring an instant silence

00:53:17over the car.

00:53:18Adrian's expression

00:53:19is stormy.

00:53:20The word ex-wife

00:53:21doesn't sit right with him.

00:53:22Yesterday she was his wife.

00:53:24Today she is in another country

00:53:26and he didn't even know

00:53:27where she'd gone

00:53:28until he had someone

00:53:29track her down.

00:53:30Book me a flight.

00:53:32Sir?

00:53:32To France.

00:53:33First flight out.

00:53:34Of course.

00:53:35But the assistant

00:53:36doesn't hang up.

00:53:38Adrian frowns.

00:53:39What else?

00:53:40There is a brief hesitation

00:53:41on the other end.

00:53:42Sir,

00:53:43while we were looking

00:53:43into Mrs. Bennet's

00:53:44recent movements,

00:53:45we found something

00:53:46about Mrs. Collins.

00:53:47What about her?

00:53:48The leaked photos

00:53:49and the yacht kidnapping.

00:53:51We may have gotten

00:53:52both of them wrong.

00:53:53Adrian's expression

00:53:53turns cold.

00:53:55Explain.

00:53:55There's a lot.

00:53:56I've sent everything

00:53:57to your phone.

00:53:58Security footage

00:53:59from your house,

00:54:00the yacht's docking records,

00:54:01and a paper trail

00:54:02showing where the

00:54:03$30 million ended up.

00:54:04His phone buzzes

00:54:05a second later.

00:54:06Several files and videos

00:54:07come through at once.

00:54:08Adrian opens

00:54:09the first security video.

00:54:10The timestamp

00:54:11is from the day

00:54:12the private photos

00:54:13were leaked.

00:54:14The living room

00:54:14is empty.

00:54:15A few seconds later,

00:54:17Mia walks into frame.

00:54:18She looks around

00:54:19to make sure

00:54:19no one's there,

00:54:20then pulls several

00:54:21tiny hidden cameras

00:54:22from her bag

00:54:23and places them

00:54:24around the room

00:54:25where no one

00:54:25would notice.

00:54:26Adrian stares

00:54:27at the screen,

00:54:28his expression

00:54:29slowly going rigid.

00:54:30He recognizes

00:54:31those angles.

00:54:32They're the exact

00:54:33same angles

00:54:34the leaked photos

00:54:35were taken from.

00:54:36Adrian opens

00:54:37the next video.

00:54:38The footage shows

00:54:39Mia waiting

00:54:39until he leaves

00:54:40the room,

00:54:40then removing

00:54:41the hidden cameras.

00:54:43She uploads

00:54:43the footage online

00:54:44and deliberately

00:54:45plants evidence

00:54:46to make it look

00:54:47like Claire

00:54:47was responsible.

00:54:49Adrian's grip

00:54:49on his phone

00:54:50tightens.

00:54:51Suddenly,

00:54:52he remembers Claire

00:54:53kneeling in that

00:54:54same living room

00:54:54that day,

00:54:55telling him over

00:54:56and over again

00:54:57that it wasn't her.

00:54:58I know none of you

00:54:59are gonna believe me,

00:55:01but I didn't do this.

00:55:03I didn't post

00:55:04those pictures.

00:55:05And what did

00:55:05he say to her?

00:55:06Do you think

00:55:07I'm an idiot?

00:55:09Adrian closes

00:55:10his eyes for a moment,

00:55:11then plays

00:55:12the next video.

00:55:13This time,

00:55:14it is the yacht.

00:55:15Mia was never

00:55:16a victim.

00:55:17Before Adrian arrived,

00:55:18she was standing

00:55:19there with the kidnappers.

00:55:20At one point,

00:55:21she even slaps Claire

00:55:22across the face.

00:55:23Everything Claire

00:55:24told him was true.

00:55:25The next video shows

00:55:26what really happened

00:55:27to the dog.

00:55:28Mia had someone

00:55:29kill it.

00:55:30And then there

00:55:31is the bank statement.

00:55:32The $30 million

00:55:33Adrian paid

00:55:34as ransom

00:55:35was split up

00:55:35and transferred

00:55:36into accounts

00:55:37linked to the kidnappers

00:55:38and to Mia.

00:55:39Claire hadn't

00:55:40done any of it.

00:55:41She'd been set up

00:55:42from the very beginning.

00:55:43And every single time

00:55:44she needed him

00:55:45to believe her,

00:55:46he'd chosen Mia instead.

00:55:47When Claire was sent

00:55:48back to the

00:55:49correctional facility,

00:55:50he didn't believe her.

00:55:51When her private photos

00:55:52were leaked,

00:55:53he didn't believe her.

00:55:55Even when she was

00:55:55hanging over the ocean,

00:55:57begging him to believe

00:55:58her just once,

00:55:59he still didn't.

00:56:00He even said,

00:56:01Leave her.

00:56:02Let her die.

00:56:03The color slowly drains

00:56:04from Adrian's face.

00:56:06Mr. Whitmore,

00:56:06there's more.

00:56:07Would you like me

00:56:08to send the rest?

00:56:09Adrian doesn't answer.

00:56:10A long silence passes

00:56:11before he finally speaks.

00:56:13No.

00:56:14Claire had been telling

00:56:15the truth all along.

00:56:16Mia was the one

00:56:17who'd been lying to him,

00:56:18and he'd fallen

00:56:19for every word.

00:56:20Worse,

00:56:20he'd driven his own wife

00:56:21away with his own hands.

00:56:23Adrian grips his phone

00:56:24and calls Mia.

00:56:25She picks up

00:56:26after only a few rings.

00:56:28Adrian?

00:56:29Finally!

00:56:29Where did you go last night?

00:56:31I called you so many-

00:56:32Where are you?

00:56:33Mia pauses.

00:56:34What's wrong?

00:56:35Adrian doesn't answer.

00:56:37Mia, where are you?

00:56:38There is a brief silence

00:56:39on the other end.

00:56:40Mia can clearly tell

00:56:41something's wrong.

00:56:42Then Adrian suddenly smiles,

00:56:44his voice turning gentle again.

00:56:46I miss you.

00:56:47Mia lets her guard down.

00:56:50I'm still at the bar

00:56:51from last night.

00:56:53Good.

00:56:54Stay there.

00:56:55I'll come get you.

00:56:56He hangs up,

00:56:57and the smile

00:56:58instantly disappears

00:56:59from his face.

00:57:00Then he makes another call.

00:57:03Send the police

00:57:03and the lawyers

00:57:04to the bar.

00:57:04I want everyone involved

00:57:05dealt with.

00:57:07Adrian arrives at the bar

00:57:08to find Mia

00:57:09already waiting outside.

00:57:11The second she sees him,

00:57:12she hurries over,

00:57:13her eyes red.

00:57:14Finally!

00:57:15I called you

00:57:16so many times last night.

00:57:18Why didn't you pick up?

00:57:21I'm seriously mad at you.

00:57:23Like she always does,

00:57:24she reaches for Adrian's arm,

00:57:26but he pulls away

00:57:27before she can take it.

00:57:28Mia's smile falters.

00:57:29Adrian?

00:57:30Adrian doesn't answer.

00:57:32He just tosses his phone

00:57:33down in front of her.

00:57:34Security footage

00:57:35from the living room

00:57:36back home

00:57:36is playing on the screen.

00:57:38Mia watches herself

00:57:39planting the hidden camera,

00:57:40and all the color drains

00:57:41from her face.

00:57:43Explain.

00:57:44Wait,

00:57:45just listen to me.

00:57:46It's not what it looks like.

00:57:50What about this?

00:57:51He swipes to the next screen.

00:57:53One piece of evidence

00:57:54after another appears.

00:57:55The video from the yacht,

00:57:57the investigation into the pet,

00:57:59and the money trail

00:58:00from the 30 million ransom.

00:58:02Mia starts to panic.

00:58:03She grabs Adrian's arm.

00:58:05Adrian, please.

00:58:06You have to believe me.

00:58:08I can explain.

00:58:10Adrian yanks his hand away.

00:58:11Her words,

00:58:12you have to believe me,

00:58:13make him pause for a moment.

00:58:15So you sent those photos.

00:58:17You were behind the kidnapping.

00:58:19Even the dog.

00:58:20You had someone kill it.

00:58:22Tears stream down Mia's face.

00:58:24I did it because I love you.

00:58:27I just wanted Claire

00:58:28out of your life.

00:58:29Enough!

00:58:30Stop using love as an excuse.

00:58:32Several police officers walk in.

00:58:34Adrian's lawyer hands over

00:58:35all the evidence they've gathered.

00:58:37The moment Mia sees the police,

00:58:39she completely loses it.

00:58:40You're really having me arrested?

00:58:43After everything we've been through?

00:58:48Have you forgotten

00:58:49who was always there for you?

00:58:51Adrian says nothing.

00:58:53Mia suddenly laughs.

00:58:54And now you want to act

00:58:56like you care so much about Claire?

00:58:58You believed me every single time.

00:59:00You always took my side.

00:59:02Every time Claire tried

00:59:02to tell you the truth,

00:59:03you called her a liar.

00:59:05You think I would have kept going

00:59:06if you hadn't let me?

00:59:07Adrian goes rigid.

00:59:08You taught me that I could get away

00:59:10with anything.

00:59:11All I had to do was cry

00:59:12and you'd find a way to blame her.

00:59:14And now that she's gone,

00:59:16you want to pin everything on me?

00:59:18The officers handcuff Mia

00:59:20and lead her away.

00:59:21But her words stay with Adrian.

00:59:23Because he can't deny any of it.

00:59:26Mia lied to him.

00:59:27Yes.

00:59:27But every time Claire got hurt,

00:59:29he was the one who chose not to believe her.

00:59:31And he was the one who chose to hurt her

00:59:33again and again.

00:59:35Adrian stands there in silence

00:59:36for a long moment

00:59:37before finally pulling out his phone.

00:59:40Take me to the airport.

00:59:43Your flight to France

00:59:44is already booked, sir.

00:59:46Adrian turns

00:59:47and walks out of the bar.

00:59:48The truth is finally out

00:59:50and Mia will answer

00:59:51for everything she has done.

00:59:52Now there is only one thing

00:59:54left for him to do.

00:59:55Go to France

00:59:56and bring Claire home.

00:59:58It isn't until I get to France

00:59:59that I realize

01:00:00how peaceful life

01:00:01can actually be.

01:00:02No one drags me out of bed

01:00:03in the middle of the night.

01:00:05No one lectures me

01:00:06about some family rule.

01:00:07I've supposedly broken.

01:00:09And no one decides

01:00:10everything must be my fault.

01:00:11Just because another woman

01:00:12sheds a few tears.

01:00:14The first few days,

01:00:15I don't really know

01:00:16what to do with that kind of peace.

01:00:17Every time my phone goes off,

01:00:19I tense up without thinking.

01:00:20Whenever I get home at night,

01:00:22I still check the door first,

01:00:24half expecting someone

01:00:25from the Bennett family

01:00:26to be waiting for me.

01:00:27But little by little,

01:00:28it sinks in.

01:00:29No one's coming after me anymore.

01:00:31I am finally free.

01:00:33This is also where I meet Eric.

01:00:34He is two years younger than me

01:00:36and recently finished school.

01:00:38Now he is starting to take over

01:00:40some of the Laurent family's investments.

01:00:42We've known each other

01:00:43for a little over two weeks.

01:00:44We've had coffee,

01:00:46gone for walks,

01:00:47and had dinner together

01:00:48a few times.

01:00:49He knows I am divorced.

01:00:50He has seen all the stories

01:00:52about me online too.

01:00:53But he has never pushed me

01:00:54to talk about what happened.

01:00:56And he never looks at me

01:00:57like I am someone

01:00:57he should feel sorry for.

01:00:59Tonight,

01:00:59as we finish dinner,

01:01:01I set down my fork.

01:01:02Thanks for the dinner, Eric.

01:01:05You know,

01:01:06I don't like it when you thank me.

01:01:09Why?

01:01:10Because it sounds so formal.

01:01:11We've been seeing each other

01:01:12for a while now.

01:01:14Are you really going to keep pretending

01:01:15we're just friends?

01:01:16That catches me off guard.

01:01:18It is not that I haven't noticed

01:01:20the way he treats me.

01:01:21I have,

01:01:22but I just got out of a five-year marriage

01:01:24and the last thing I want right now

01:01:26is to jump into another relationship.

01:01:28And Eric's younger than me, too.

01:01:30Eric, I'm divorced.

01:01:32And it only just happened.

01:01:34So?

01:01:34I like you for who you are

01:01:36and decision-kite, Claire.

01:01:37He says it so matter-of-factly

01:01:42that, for a moment,

01:01:43I don't know how to respond.

01:01:45It is not like I don't have feelings for Eric.

01:01:47If I didn't,

01:01:48I wouldn't keep saying yes

01:01:50every time he asks to see me.

01:01:52But after everything that happened

01:01:53in my marriage,

01:01:54I am not ready to put my trust in someone

01:01:56just because they say they like me.

01:01:58I stay quiet for a moment.

01:02:01Are you saying you have feelings for me?

01:02:03Eric smiles.

01:02:05Claire, I don't want to just be friends.

01:02:07The ocean breeze drifts in through the restaurant

01:02:09as I look at the man sitting across from me.

01:02:12For the first time,

01:02:13hearing that someone has feelings for me

01:02:15doesn't make me happy.

01:02:16My first instinct is to pull away.

01:02:18Because after five years with Adrian,

01:02:20I've learned that hearing someone say,

01:02:22I love you,

01:02:23doesn't always mean you are about

01:02:24to live happily ever after.

01:02:26Sometimes,

01:02:27it is where all the suffering begins.

01:02:30I stay quiet for a long time.

01:02:32But in the end,

01:02:33I can't give Eric the answer he is hoping for.

01:02:36I'm sorry.

01:02:37I just got out of a five-year marriage.

01:02:39I'm not ready to start something new yet.

01:02:41Expect him to be disappointed.

01:02:43Part of me is even prepared for the rest of dinner

01:02:46to turn painfully awkward.

01:02:48Okay.

01:02:49I stare at him.

01:02:51That's it?

01:02:53He smiles.

01:02:54What else am I supposed to say?

01:02:58If you're not ready,

01:02:59I don't few bunking that.

01:03:00I'll respect that too.

01:03:01He doesn't push me to give him an answer right away.

01:03:04And that is when I realize how simple it can be

01:03:06to have someone respect your boundaries.

01:03:08After that night,

01:03:09he never brings it up again.

01:03:11We still get coffee and go for walks together.

01:03:13When he realizes I don't like crowds,

01:03:15he stops inviting me to big social gatherings.

01:03:17When I don't want to talk about my past,

01:03:19he doesn't pry.

01:03:21Even the first time he reaches for my hand,

01:03:23he stops and asks me first.

01:03:25Is this okay?

01:03:26At first,

01:03:28even the smallest things catch me off guard.

01:03:30But little by little,

01:03:31being treated with that kind of respect

01:03:33stops feeling so surprising.

01:03:35I start looking forward to his texts.

01:03:37Dinner with him becomes something I look forward to.

01:03:40And if I don't see him for a day,

01:03:42I catch myself wondering what he is up to.

01:03:44That is when I know I am really starting to fall for him.

01:03:47But I am still afraid of marriage.

01:03:49Afraid that someone who says they love me today

01:03:51could turn into another Adrian tomorrow.

01:03:53One night,

01:03:54Eric walks me home.

01:03:55But when we reach my door,

01:03:57instead of saying goodnight like he usually does,

01:03:59he hands me a folder.

01:04:01I know what you're afraid of.

01:04:02I look down at the papers in my hands.

01:04:04So I put something together for you.

01:04:06Read it first.

01:04:07Then you can decide if I'm someone you can trust.

01:04:11I assume Eric's handed me some ordinary paperwork.

01:04:14Then I turn to the first page

01:04:16and see the words

01:04:17prenuptial agreement.

01:04:18My hand freezes.

01:04:20I've seen a document like this before.

01:04:22Five years ago.

01:04:23Except that one was page after page of rules

01:04:26about what was expected of me as a wife.

01:04:28What I wasn't allowed to do.

01:04:30And what I stood to lose

01:04:31if the marriage ever fell apart.

01:04:33So the second I see those words again,

01:04:35my first instinct is to close the folder.

01:04:38But Eric stops me.

01:04:39Just read it first.

01:04:40I keep reading.

01:04:42There is nothing in the agreement

01:04:43that says I have to obey him.

01:04:45What we each own before marriage stays separate.

01:04:48And anything we build together

01:04:49will be divided fairly on terms we both agree to.

01:04:52If Eric is ever unfaithful,

01:04:54I can end the marriage immediately

01:04:55and receive the compensation

01:04:57we've agreed on in advance.

01:04:59And if one day I simply stop loving him,

01:05:01I don't need his permission to leave.

01:05:03I can walk away whenever I choose.

01:05:05I look up at him.

01:05:06Why would you put all of this in writing?

01:05:09Because I know marriage isn't what scares you.

01:05:11What scares you is being trapped in one

01:05:13and losing the right to leave.

01:05:14I freeze.

01:05:15Eric looks at me.

01:05:17His expression's serious.

01:05:18Claire, I can't just tell you

01:05:20I'll never change and expect you to believe me.

01:05:22All I can promise is that

01:05:24if I ever do let you down,

01:05:25you'll always be free to walk away.

01:05:27No one will punish you for ending the marriage.

01:05:29No one will force you to stay.

01:05:31I look back down at the agreement

01:05:33as my eyes begin to sting.

01:05:35It is strange.

01:05:36They're both prenuptial agreements.

01:05:38But one was used to tell me

01:05:40everything I'd have to endure

01:05:41once I became someone's wife.

01:05:43This one is telling me

01:05:44that even if I become someone's wife,

01:05:46my life will still be my own.

01:05:48Eric takes a ring from his pocket,

01:05:49but he doesn't reach for my hand

01:05:51or try to put it on me.

01:05:52So the choice is still yours.

01:05:54You can say no.

01:05:56I look at him and suddenly I smile.

01:05:59And what if I say yes?

01:06:01Eric smiles back.

01:06:02Then I'll probably be ridiculously happy.

01:06:05I hold out my hand.

01:06:07Then be happy.

01:06:08The second Eric slips the ring onto my finger,

01:06:11applause breaks out around us.

01:06:13For a moment,

01:06:14he looks like he can't believe I actually said yes.

01:06:16Then he pulls me into a tight hug.

01:06:18This time, I don't pull away.

01:06:20For the first time,

01:06:21I wrap my arms around him too.

01:06:23Then a voice I know all too well

01:06:25comes from behind me.

01:06:26Who the hell is that with his hands on my wife?

01:06:29My entire body goes rigid.

01:06:31I turn around.

01:06:33Adrian is standing just a short distance away.

01:06:35His eyes drop to the ring on my finger

01:06:37and the smile disappears from his face.

01:06:41Adrian clearly isn't expecting that answer.

01:06:44What do you mean so?

01:06:45I found proof of everything Mia did to you.

01:06:47The police have her now.

01:06:48The hidden camera,

01:06:49the kidnapping,

01:06:50your dog,

01:06:50your chan,

01:06:51you go by

01:06:51and I'm going to make sure she pays for all of it.

01:06:53He pauses,

01:06:54like he genuinely believes

01:06:56he has done everything he needs to do.

01:06:58Claire, I got justice for you.

01:07:00I let out a bitter laugh.

01:07:02Justice?

01:07:03Adrian,

01:07:04she never would have been able to hurt me

01:07:05over and over again

01:07:06if you hadn't let her.

01:07:08His expression freezes.

01:07:10For so long,

01:07:11I waited for the day

01:07:12he'd finally realize I wasn't lying.

01:07:14But now that it is here,

01:07:15I realize it doesn't matter anymore.

01:07:17The photos,

01:07:19your family,

01:07:20the kidnapping on the yacht.

01:07:21Every single time,

01:07:22I begged you to find out

01:07:23what really happened

01:07:24and every single time,

01:07:25you refused.

01:07:26When my life was actually in danger,

01:07:29you were the one who said,

01:07:30leave her.

01:07:32Let her die.

01:07:34I didn't know.

01:07:35Because you never bothered to find out.

01:07:37Mia lied to you, yes.

01:07:38Adrian clearly isn't expecting that answer.

01:07:41What do you mean so?

01:07:42I found proof of everything Mia did to you.

01:07:44The police have her now.

01:07:45The hidden camera,

01:07:46the kidnapping,

01:07:47your dog,

01:07:48when you're chan,

01:07:48you go by

01:07:49and I'm going to make sure she pays for all of it.

01:07:51He pauses,

01:07:52like he genuinely believes he has done everything he needs to do.

01:07:56Claire, I got justice for you.

01:07:58I let out a bitter laugh.

01:07:59Justice?

01:08:01Adrian,

01:08:01she never would have been able to hurt me over and over again if you hadn't let her.

01:08:05His expression freezes.

01:08:08For so long,

01:08:08I waited for the day he'd finally realize I wasn't lying.

01:08:11But now that it is here,

01:08:13I realize it doesn't matter anymore.

01:08:15The photos.

01:08:16Your family.

01:08:17The kidnapping on the yacht.

01:08:19Every single time I begged you to find out what really happened.

01:08:22And every single time you refused.

01:08:24When my life was actually in danger,

01:08:26you were the one who said,

01:08:28leave her.

01:08:29Let her die.

01:08:31I didn't know.

01:08:32Because you never bothered to find out.

01:08:34Mia lied to you, yes.

01:08:36But you were the one who chose not to believe me.

01:08:38Over and over again.

01:08:40You were the one who kept letting her get away with it.

01:08:42So putting her behind bars isn't you getting justice for me.

01:08:45You're part of the reason I ended up here in the first place.

01:08:48Everything around us goes quiet.

01:08:50It takes Adrian a long moment to respond.

01:08:53I know I was wrong.

01:08:54I know I made mistakes.

01:08:55But we know the truth now.

01:08:57We can start over.

01:08:58I shake my head.

01:08:59No, we can't.

01:09:00I'm not going back to America with you.

01:09:03And I'm not getting back together with you.

01:09:06Adrian stares at me,

01:09:07his eyes locked on mine.

01:09:09But for the first time,

01:09:10I can look back at him without feeling anything.

01:09:13I just want to move on with my life.

01:09:15I'm not going back.

01:09:16His eyes well up with tears.

01:09:18I see it,

01:09:19but it doesn't soften me the way it once would have.

01:09:22Adrian, I don't hate you.

01:09:24For a split second,

01:09:25hope flickers across his face.

01:09:27I hold his gaze and finish

01:09:29what I have to say.

01:09:30Because you're not even worth hating anymore.

01:09:39Adrian walks toward me slowly.

01:09:41His eyes fixed on the ring on my finger the entire time.

01:09:44Come here, sweetheart.

01:09:45There was a time when I could have heard him call me that a thousand times

01:09:48and never gotten tired of it.

01:09:50Now it just sounds ridiculous.

01:09:52Adrian, we're divorced.

01:09:53I am your ex-wife.

01:09:55His expression darkens.

01:09:57It is just a piece of paper from a judge.

01:09:59You really think that means you are free of me?

01:10:02I frown.

01:10:03The divorce is final.

01:10:04Our marriage is over.

01:10:06Why are you even here?

01:10:07Eric steps forward,

01:10:09putting himself between Adrian and me.

01:10:11I think she made herself pretty clear.

01:10:14Adrian doesn't even look at him.

01:10:15I am talking to my wife.

01:10:17Stay out of it.

01:10:18Eric's expression hardens,

01:10:20but he doesn't try to speak for me.

01:10:22He simply glances back at me.

01:10:24I reach for his hand

01:10:25and lace my fingers through his.

01:10:27Adrian's eyes drop to our joined hands,

01:10:30his anger growing by the second.

01:10:32I know the truth now,

01:10:33Claire.

01:10:34I say nothing.

01:10:35Adrian doesn't even look at him.

01:10:37I am talking to my wife.

01:10:39Stay out of it.

01:10:40Eric's expression hardens,

01:10:42but he doesn't try to speak for me.

01:10:43He simply glances back at me.

01:10:45I reach for his hand

01:10:46and lace my fingers through his.

01:10:49Adrian's eyes drop to our joined hands,

01:10:51his anger growing by the second.

01:10:53I know the truth now,

01:10:54Claire.

01:10:55I say nothing.

01:10:57You didn't send those photos.

01:10:58You had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

01:11:00And Mia was the one who had the dog killed.

01:11:02I know everything now.

01:11:04There is something almost matter of fact

01:11:05about the way he says it.

01:11:07As if finding out the truth

01:11:08somehow erases everything that came before.

01:11:11The police have Mia now.

01:11:12I am making sure she answers for everything she did.

01:11:15No one's ever going to come after you again.

01:11:16He holds out his hand to me.

01:11:18Come home with me.

01:11:19I look at his outstretched hand,

01:11:21but I don't move.

01:11:23Why should I go back?

01:11:24Come home.

01:11:25I'll take care of everything that happened.

01:11:27We can start over.

01:11:28He actually thinks that because Mia's been arrested,

01:11:30and the truth is finally out,

01:11:32there is still something left for us to start over from.

01:11:35I stare at him for a long moment.

01:11:37So you dealt with Mia?

01:11:38Yes.

01:11:39So?

01:11:42That night,

01:11:43Eric comes home while I am deleting another message from Adrian.

01:11:46He catches a glimpse of my screen,

01:11:48but he doesn't reach for my phone.

01:11:50Him again?

01:11:51Yeah.

01:11:52What do you want me to do?

01:11:54I look up at him.

01:11:55He doesn't tell me he'll take care of it.

01:11:57He doesn't tell me to stay out of it.

01:11:59Like always.

01:11:59He leaves the decision up to me.

01:12:02I don't want to hear from him anymore.

01:12:04And I don't want your employees getting dragged into this because of me.

01:12:08Eric nods.

01:12:10Okay.

01:12:10The next day,

01:12:12the Laurent family's lawyers begin documenting Adrian's repeated harassment

01:12:16and attempts to interfere with their businesses.

01:12:18They also start legal proceedings

01:12:20to stop him from contacting me again.

01:12:23For the next few days,

01:12:24my phone is finally quiet.

01:12:26No unknown numbers.

01:12:27No emails.

01:12:28No Adrian.

01:12:29I start to think he has finally accepted that we're over.

01:12:32Then,

01:12:33the day before the wedding preparations are set to begin,

01:12:36the security guard assigned to accompany me

01:12:38suddenly stops responding.

01:12:40With the wedding getting closer,

01:12:42Eric and I have been spending most of our time

01:12:44putting together the home we'll share.

01:12:46He asks what I want.

01:12:47Every step of the way.

01:12:49The color of the curtains.

01:12:50What flowers we should keep in the bedroom.

01:12:53Even which lamp goes on my side of the bed.

01:12:55He insists I choose it myself.

01:12:57When I married Adrian,

01:12:58I wasn't involved in any of that.

01:13:01The Whitmore family chose the house,

01:13:03planned the wedding,

01:13:03and then told me what was expected of me.

01:13:06Back then,

01:13:07I didn't care.

01:13:08I thought none of it mattered as long as I got to marry him.

01:13:10It isn't until now that I finally understand.

01:13:13Marriage isn't about moving into a life

01:13:15someone else has already planned for you.

01:13:17It is about two people deciding

01:13:18what they want that life to look like together.

01:13:20That afternoon,

01:13:22I am about to head out to check on the last few things for the wedding.

01:13:25But the security guard who is supposed to come with me never shows up.

01:13:29I call him twice.

01:13:30No answer.

01:13:31Just as I start to feel like something's wrong,

01:13:33a black car pulls up in front of me.

01:13:36The door opens,

01:13:37and Adrian steps out.

01:13:38I freeze.

01:13:39What are you doing here?

01:13:41He walks toward me slowly,

01:13:43a smile still on his face.

01:13:45Surprised to see me?

01:13:46With the wedding getting closer,

01:13:48Eric and I have been spending most of our time

01:13:50putting together the home we'll share.

01:13:52He asks what I want,

01:13:54every step of the way.

01:13:55The color of the curtains,

01:13:56what flowers we should keep in the bedroom,

01:13:59even which lamp goes on my side of the bed.

01:14:01He insists I choose it myself.

01:14:03When I married Adrian,

01:14:05I wasn't involved in any of that.

01:14:07The Whitmore family chose the house,

01:14:09planned the wedding,

01:14:10and then told me what was expected of me.

01:14:12Back then,

01:14:13I didn't care.

01:14:14I thought none of it mattered as long as I got to marry him.

01:14:16It isn't until now that I finally understand.

01:14:19Marriage isn't about moving into a life

01:14:21someone else has already planned for you.

01:14:23It is about two people deciding

01:14:24what they want that life to look like together.

01:14:27That afternoon,

01:14:28I am about to head out to check

01:14:29on the last few things for the wedding.

01:14:31But the security guard who was supposed to come with me

01:14:34never shows up.

01:14:35I call him twice.

01:14:36No answer.

01:14:37Just as I start to feel like something's wrong,

01:14:40a black car pulls up in front of me.

01:14:42The door opens,

01:14:43and Adrian steps out.

01:14:44I freeze.

01:14:45What are you doing here?

01:14:48He walks toward me slowly,

01:14:49a smile still on his face.

01:14:51Surprised to see me?

01:14:53There's a court order keeping you away from me,

01:14:55and you still came back to France?

01:14:57You really think a few pieces of paper

01:14:59are going to stop me?

01:15:00I turn to leave,

01:15:01but he grabs my arm.

01:15:03Let me go!

01:15:05Claire, I gave you time,

01:15:07and you're still going to marry him.

01:15:09I struggle to pull free,

01:15:10but he starts dragging me toward the car.

01:15:12That is when I realize the security contractor,

01:15:15assigned to this route

01:15:16has been paid off by Adrian.

01:15:18Have you lost your mind?

01:15:20Yeah, maybe I have.

01:15:22You used to love me more than anything.

01:15:24You don't just get to decide one day

01:15:26that you're done with me!

01:15:27The car door slams shut.

01:15:29I reach for the handle,

01:15:30but the doors are already locked.

01:15:32The car speeds away from the city.

01:15:34Adrian watches me

01:15:35through the rearview mirror.

01:15:37Eric can't even keep his own security team under control.

01:15:39How's he supposed to protect you?

01:15:42I don't need you to protect me!

01:15:45I just want you to stay away from me!

01:15:48His expression darkens instantly.

01:15:50The car keeps picking up speed.

01:15:52Before long,

01:15:53we're racing across the bridge over the water.

01:15:56Security vehicles appear behind us,

01:15:58and up ahead,

01:15:59the road is flooded with flashing police lights.

01:16:02Several police cars are blocking the way.

01:16:04My heart jumps into my throat.

01:16:06Stop!

01:16:07But Adrian keeps his eyes fixed on the road,

01:16:09making no attempt to slow down.

01:16:11We're still accelerating.

01:16:13Adrian!

01:16:14There are people up ahead!

01:16:16Stop!

01:16:17If you hit them at this speed,

01:16:19we're both going to die!

01:16:21He smiles.

01:16:22Then we die together.

01:16:24He floors it,

01:16:25sending the black car straight toward the police barricade.

01:16:28The car keeps gaining speed,

01:16:29and the police cars ahead

01:16:31are getting dangerously close.

01:16:32I grip the seat,

01:16:34barely able to breathe.

01:16:35Adrian, stop!

01:16:37He doesn't answer.

01:16:38The car keeps barreling forward

01:16:39until I can't take it anymore,

01:16:41and squeeze my eyes shut.

01:16:43If you want to get yourself killed, fine!

01:16:46But I'm not dying with you!

01:16:49Suddenly, the brakes screech.

01:16:51I am thrown forward,

01:16:52only for the seat belt to yank me back into my seat.

01:16:55The car stops less than three feet

01:16:56from the nearest police car.

01:16:58I am shaking so badly,

01:17:00I can barely move my fingers.

01:17:01Adrian sits behind the wheel,

01:17:03in silence.

01:17:04A few seconds pass,

01:17:06then I hear the doors unlock.

01:17:08My head snaps up.

01:17:09Adrian still doesn't turn around.

01:17:11Go!

01:17:12For a second,

01:17:13I am not even sure I heard him right.

01:17:15But I am not about to waste a second.

01:17:17I throw the door open

01:17:18and stumble out of the car.

01:17:20The wind is whipping across the bridge,

01:17:22and I immediately spot Eric

01:17:23on the other side of the barricade.

01:17:25He is already running toward me.

01:17:27Eric!

01:17:28I throw myself into his arms.

01:17:30It is only when he holds me tight

01:17:32that I finally feel like I can breathe again.

01:17:36You're safe.

01:17:37I've got you.

01:17:39I clutch his shirt,

01:17:40my whole body trembling.

01:17:42I hear a car door open behind me.

01:17:44Adrian gets out of the car.

01:17:45The police surround him.

01:17:47Sir!

01:17:48Put your hands up!

01:17:50I don't even look back.

01:17:51I can't even stand the thought

01:17:53of seeing his face right now.

01:17:55Adrian stands there,

01:17:56watching me cling to Eric.

01:17:58And suddenly,

01:17:59he remembers how it used to be.

01:18:01No matter what happened between us,

01:18:02I always came back to him in the end.

01:18:04But not this time.

01:18:06Claire.

01:18:07I hear him,

01:18:08but I don't turn around.

01:18:09Claire!

01:18:10He calls my name again,

01:18:12louder this time.

01:18:13I hold Eric tighter,

01:18:15and that is when it finally hits Adrian.

01:18:17I am not angry.

01:18:18I am not trying to punish him.

01:18:20And this isn't something he can fix

01:18:22by chasing after me until I give in.

01:18:24I am done with him.

01:18:25The officers move in to restrain him.

01:18:27Then, without warning,

01:18:28the engine roars to light behind me.

01:18:30I spin around.

01:18:32Adrian is back behind the wheel.

01:18:33Stop!

01:18:34But he ignores them and floors it,

01:18:36trying to break through the barricade from the side.

01:18:39The car suddenly loses control.

01:18:40The tires skid across the pavement

01:18:42before it slams into the guardrail.

01:18:44There is a deafening crash.

01:18:46The barrier gives way,

01:18:47and the black car goes over the edge of the bridge,

01:18:50disappearing toward the water below.

01:18:52And this time,

01:18:53I don't run after him.

01:18:54As the ocean breeze brushes past me,

01:18:57my mind drifts back to my first wedding five years ago.

01:19:00Back then,

01:19:01I thought loving someone enough

01:19:02was all it took to be happy.

01:19:04Now I know better.

01:19:05Love isn't about who gives more

01:19:07or who holds on tighter.

01:19:08It is about choosing each other,

01:19:10respecting each other,

01:19:11and knowing your heart is safe

01:19:13in someone else's hands.

01:19:14Eric stands in front of me,

01:19:16and takes my hands in his.

01:19:18Claire Bennett,

01:19:20will you marry me?

01:19:21It is such a simple question,

01:19:23but suddenly,

01:19:24I feel myself getting emotional.

01:19:26Maybe that is how marriage should begin,

01:19:28with a question,

01:19:29not with someone telling you

01:19:30what you'll have to put up with

01:19:32once you are a wife,

01:19:33what you'll be expected to forgive,

01:19:35how much of yourself you'll have to give up

01:19:37to keep everyone else happy.

01:19:38I look at Eric and smile.

01:19:40I will.

01:19:42Applause breaks out around us

01:19:44as Eric leans in and kisses me.

01:19:46And for once,

01:19:47I am not afraid of what comes next.

01:19:49Because getting married

01:19:50doesn't mean giving up control of my own life,

01:19:52I'll always have a choice.

01:19:53I squeeze Eric's hand

01:19:54and look ahead with a smile.

01:19:56This time,

01:19:56I am living my own life on my own terms.

01:19:58Bye.

When I Stopped Loving You - Full Short Drama - English Sub 2026

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