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00:17I played along with his act of not having kids for a decade.
00:22He asked for a divorce.
00:23Little did he know I hid a secret that would ruin his reputation for good.
00:27I've been telling everyone we're child-free for ten years for you.
00:31My husband and I, who are child-free, were just planning to travel around the world together, but he suddenly
00:36came clean.
00:37Now it's time to bring my two children back!
00:42I had expected it long ago and smiled meaningfully.
00:46There is a text message I just received three minutes ago hidden in my phone.
00:52He thought I was crazy.
00:54Are you crazy?!
00:56I could barely breathe, but I still thought he was ridiculous.
01:01My head was jerked to the side, blood trickling from the corner of my mouth.
01:08You know what you did.
01:09You're completely infertile. Putting up with you by my side for decades has already been more than kind enough.
01:14Then he slammed me hard onto the yellow rosewood coffee table we bought.
01:18You know what the worst part is? You think I'm the one who's infertile? You're the one with the problem!
01:22I immediately kicked him in the groin and he winced in agony.
01:27Then I filed for divorce.
01:29The divorce was processed quickly, so fast I felt dazed.
01:33As if ten years of marriage were just a flimsy piece of paper. When signing, his hand didn't shake at
01:38all.
01:39Well, we're both old and our feelings died long ago. But luckily I still have a son and daughter with
01:44me.
01:45Fine. I don't want such a dirty man either.
01:48Just then, my phone buzzed softly in my pocket. A text from Joe Parker arrived quietly.
01:54Michael Harrison has contacted a moving company, planning to leave me with nothing.
01:58I saw Nina Davis leaning out of the luxury car's passenger window, flashing a victorious smile at me.
02:05I'm here.
02:05Then I grabbed her ear and slapped her.
02:08Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
02:10Isn't this...
02:13She's got it. She's got it.
02:16Truly, trash belongs in the trash can.
02:19I took a taxi back to the home I'd lived in for 13 years, but on the day Nina Davis
02:23moved to...
02:24I went back to pack the last of my things studying.
02:27What's the sewer smell? It's nauseating.
02:30Michael was sitting on the sofa, legs crossed, flipping through a newspaper.
02:34When they saw me walk in, the lively atmosphere instantly cooled.
02:38Oh, Sarah, did you forget something? Let me help you look.
02:42Oh, Sarah, did you forget something? Let me help you look.
02:47I sidestepped. My face showing undisguised disgust.
02:51Do I need to report to you what I take? This used to be my home too.
02:56Mom, this house looks a bit outdated, doesn't it?
02:58My boyfriend's place is so nicely decorated. His sofa is also really comfortable.
03:03The sofa should be replaced too.
03:07I really can't stand staying in this house anymore. It makes me feel sick.
03:11This was the home I'd shared with Michael Harrison for 10 years.
03:18Look how opinionary the kids are. This place really needs a makeover.
03:22We can't short charge ourselves or the kids or our feelings.
03:27Sarah Mitchell, pack your things and don't come to this house again anymore.
03:32This home is partly mine too. Afraid I'll open the door later and catch you two going at it?
03:37I picked up my canvas bag. Stood at the door.
03:41Nina Davis was leaning delicately on Michael Harrison.
03:44I sneered inwardly. Fine. Since you're kicking me out, I'll leave cleanly.
03:51After the divorce, I moved into an apartment not far from my old home. Just a 10 minute drive.
03:56Yet a completely different world. The place is free of Michael Harrison's snoring and incessant demands for sex.
04:02No more cigarette butts he tossed around. Instead.
04:05It's peaceful and comfortable. But my friends ridiculed me.
04:09You're just no good. Think you can do everything and yet you can't even keep a man. What's up? Not
04:13charming enough, huh?
04:15My good mood was completely destroyed.
04:19So you're stuck with housework all day long. What have you really accomplished?
04:23You'll never know that my insistence on being child-free was never my true intention.
04:28Ten years ago, Michael Harrison and I were newlyweds. Deeply in love. Dreaming of having our own child.
04:34But after more than a year of marriage, I still hadn't conceived. So we went to the hospital for tests.
04:40When the test results came out, he felt like the sky had fallen.
04:46Please, please don't tell anyone.
04:48Okay.
04:49I watched his trembling back, wrapped my arms around him from behind.
04:54I knew what he was going through, that I felt for him, and I loved him.
04:58So I agreed to take on all the outside pressure. I took all the blame upon myself and publicly declared
05:04that I insisted on being child-free and didn't want children.
05:07Michael Harrison's parents pressured him to divorce me.
05:10You must get a divorce.
05:12Our family cannot go without an heir.
05:15I don't care about having children. No one is notch and zearied. I don't care having children. As long as
05:22I can have a good life with her, that's all that matters.
05:25Back then, I was moved by his devotion, willingly taking all the blame to protect his reputation, even his manly
05:32pride and dignity.
05:33For ten years, I swallowed my pride, cooked and cleaned for him, managed the household, and built a happy child
05:40-free family for him.
05:41But in the end, I found it was all a complete deception, the day I discovered the truth was our
05:47fifth wedding anniversary.
05:48In that moment, I understood gaining my parents' trust and support, and climbed the ladder using my family's influence.
05:57Why wouldn't he? I sat in the car with the evidence all afternoon, going from initial breakdown, anger, and brief
06:03to final calm and clarity that I couldn't let it go.
06:06I couldn't let my ten years of sacrifice become a joke.
06:10I was introduced to Joe Parker for a friend, a private investigator.
06:15I hired him to dig into Michael, Nina, and those so-called children.
06:23I gave him my all, and he just threw it away!
06:29Every piece of evidence, I wanted it all.
06:31For five years, Joe Parker never ceased his investigation.
06:36All the evidence was gathered into a thick folder, locked in a safe in my apartment.
06:41Now Michael Harrison can't pretend anymore.
06:44My counterattack begins.
06:47Thirty days after the divorce, a wedding invitation arrived.
06:50I let out a cold laugh and tossed it casually on the table.
06:54They just wanted a prop.
06:56A living, breathing symbol of their triumph.
07:00I picked up the phone and dialed Joe.
07:04Sarah.
07:04Hi, are you at home?
07:06The wedding.
07:07Grand Imperial Main Ballroom next Saturday at noon.
07:10Are we ready?
07:10Everything is in place.
07:11I have access to the ballroom's AV system.
07:13All the evidence is ready to play on the main screen.
07:15Oh, and speaking of her boyfriend, he's been demanding more money.
07:20My intel says he plans to crash the wedding to confront her.
07:22Perfect.
07:23Thank you, Joe.
07:25He had access to the ballroom's A-V system.
07:28All the evidence was ready to play on the main screen.
07:32You can't be serious.
07:33He's trying to humiliate you.
07:36He kicks you out and marries his mistress a month later?
07:39It's a slappin' in face.
07:41He's giving them satisfaction.
07:43Told me to just stay home.
07:45Don't you dare go, Sarah.
07:47Don't give them the satisfaction.
07:50Just stay home.
07:52Oh, I'm going.
07:54What?
07:55Why?
07:56To watch them kiss at the altar?
07:59Don't worry.
08:00I'm not going to be miserable.
08:02I'm going to watch a comedy.
08:06I spent the next week preparing.
08:08I bought a fitted deep white red dress.
08:11Elegant.
08:12I was going to walk into that wedding looking like a queen.
08:16The day of the wedding, Michael stood in the center of it all, soaking in the congratulations.
08:22Nina was on his arm, playing the part of the graceful, beloved bride.
08:28And then I walked in.
08:30The moment I walked in, the room went silent.
08:34I spotted Joe in a corner.
08:36Showtime.
08:37I picked up a glass of champagne and glided toward the happy couple.
08:49You bitch, I'll kill you!
08:51It's all in the past.
08:53What has happened to your gentle lovely bin Lingerger?
08:55Did you feed to the Gogs?
09:06Just hope you two can stay this happy forever.
09:10I have a surprise for you two.
09:12The wedding went on as planned.
09:14The host started spinning this fairy tale about Michael and Nina.
09:18Michael was a long suffering romantic who waited 30 years for his true love.
09:23Nina was a patient saint who gave everything and asked for.
09:27Nothing.
09:27I'm so happy for that.
09:28The guests ate it up.
09:29Only two people in the room knew it was all bullshit.
09:33Me and Joe.
09:34I watched from my corner.
09:36Emma and Liam walked up the aisle and handed them flowers.
09:40Michael touched his son's shoulder.
09:42Smoothed back his daughter's hair.
09:45He's thinking, this is what a real family looks like.
09:48Halfway through the reception, Michael held up a hand, stopping the music.
09:53He took the microphone.
09:56Dear guests.
09:59Today, with Nina by my side and my beautiful children, Emma and Liam here with us, I am
10:08the happiest man in the world.
10:10Nina was in tears.
10:12Emma and Liam were crying too.
10:13I am so grateful to be standing here today.
10:17There was a time I thought I'd never be a father.
10:20That I was destined for a quiet, childless life.
10:23But fate, fate was kind to me.
10:27It's a great story.
10:29And it's a story that needs to be told.
10:31It's a beautiful story.
10:33It brought me Nina.
10:35She gave me the greatest gift of all.
10:37A son and a daughter.
10:40No, you gave me everything.
10:43And for that, I can never repay her.
10:52Today, in front of all of you, I am signing this house, our marital home, over to my children, Emma
11:00and Liam.
11:03What a great father!
11:05What lucky kids!
11:06Emma and Liam had their hands over their mouths, fake sobbing with joy.
11:09They looked at Nina, who gave them a triumphant nod.
11:12They thought they'd won.
11:14Just as Michael was about to sign, I stood up.
11:16I object!
11:18And Liam were crying too.
11:21I am so grateful to be standing here today.
11:25There was a time I thought I'd never be a father.
11:28That I was destined for a quiet, childless life.
11:32But fate...
11:34Fate was kind to me.
11:37It's a great story.
11:39And it's a story that needs to be told.
11:42It's a beautiful story.
11:44It brought me Nina.
11:46She gave me the greatest gift of all.
11:49A son and a daughter.
11:52No!
11:53You gave me everything.
11:56And for that, I can never repay her.
12:07Today, in front of all of you, I am signing this house, our marital home, over to my children, Emma
12:17and Liam.
12:21What a great father!
12:23What lucky kids!
12:24Emma and Liam had their hands over their mouths, fake sobbing with joy.
12:29They looked at Nina, who gave them a triumphant nod.
12:32They thought they'd won.
12:34Just as Michael was about to sign, I stood up.
12:37I object!
12:40What the hell do you think you're doing?
12:42You just leave with me!
12:44You was rough it!
12:45What the hell do you think you're doing?
12:47This is our day!
12:48Security!
12:49Get her out of here!
12:51Sarah, I know this is hard for you.
12:53Seeing me with my own kids, it must eat you up inside.
12:57But you have to accept reality.
13:00We're divorced now.
13:01We're old.
13:02What do we need a big house for?
13:03It's for the kids, it's the right thing to do.
13:04He was painting me as the bitter, jealous ex-wife.
13:07The crazy old hag couldn't stand to see him happy.
13:10Ruining someone's good life.
13:12Let's keep today positive.
13:13Any issues can be handled privately.
13:17I'm not the one who can't have children.
13:19What the hell is that supposed to mean?
13:22My eggs are perfectly healthy, frozen, and waiting for me at a Fertilda's clinic.
13:27If I want a baby, all I have to do...
13:33What the hell is going on?
13:38You bitch!
13:39I begged you for a baby!
13:42For years!
13:43And you said no!
13:44Now you're gonna go make some goddamn test pipe baby without me?
13:49After everything?
13:51He stumbled back, stunned into silence.
13:58I walked calmly toward the stage.
14:01It was never me who couldn't have children.
14:05It was you!
14:07Michael!
14:08You have severe male infertility!
14:10You can't have children!
14:12You never could!
14:14The truth, finally!
14:17Ballroom went dead silent.
14:19He did that!
14:20This is unbelievable!
14:21I knew it!
14:21He's such a fool!
14:22What?
14:23Michael can't have kids?
14:25No way!
14:30I think it's her.
14:32See for yourself.
14:35But who are they?
14:38Michael's face was a thundercloud!
14:49Look at Michael's face.
14:51He looks like he's seen a ghost.
14:57You're lying!
14:58I can have children!
15:00Emma and Liam are my kids!
15:02You're a damn liar!
15:04Doctor!
15:04I laughed and sidestepped him.
15:07I caught Joe's eye and gave him the signal.
15:09A recording began to play.
15:16You're the husband, right?
15:18The test results show that the sperm motility is only 2%.
15:23It's very difficult to make a woman pregnant.
15:26I understand.
15:27Doctor, don't tell him.
15:30Don't tell anyone.
15:31That's why I did it.
15:32To protect him.
15:33I know that you're gonna listen to this,
15:35and I need you to know that I'm so sorry.
15:37I'm so sorry that I put you in this position.
15:39But I had to.
15:40Mrs. Mitchell,
15:41this isn't something you can hide forever.
15:44It's going to come out one way or another.
15:59The looks on people's faces had changed completely.
16:03Hidden camera footage.
16:08When the kids are grown.
16:13When the kids are grown,
16:15I'll get Michael to leave them everything.
16:18Then we take the money,
16:20and live how we want.
16:28It's a fake!
16:29She faked it!
16:31It's a deep fake!
16:32She's trying to frame me!
16:42Oh my god!
16:44Everyone stared at Nina.
16:46Oh my god!
16:47Michael stood frozen.
16:48His face a grotesque mix of rage and disbelief.
16:51Then,
16:52pure hatred.
16:53The shard sliced away.
16:55Nina lay there,
16:57a sobbing,
16:58pathetic.
16:58No!
17:01Nina!
17:03You whore!
17:10Michael,
17:11please.
17:13Let me explain.
17:15I just love you.
17:17Explain?
17:19You lied to me for 10 years!
17:23You had me raising another man's brats,
17:26thinking they were mine!
17:29You made a fool of me!
17:32I did this for us.
17:33I just wanted to give you a child.
17:36Someone to be there for you when you got old.
17:50It's a fake!
17:51She faked it!
17:52It's a deep fake!
17:53She's trying to frame me!
18:04Oh my god!
18:06Oh my god!
18:06Everyone stared at Nina.
18:08Oh my god!
18:09Michael stood frozen.
18:10His face a grotesque mix of rage and disbelief.
18:13Then,
18:13pure hatred.
18:15The shard sliced away.
18:17No!
18:17Nina lay there,
18:18a sobbing,
18:19pathetic.
18:20No!
18:21No!
18:23Nina!
18:24You whore!
18:25Quit!
18:26What?
18:31Michael!
18:33Please!
18:35Let me explain.
18:37I just love you.
18:40Explain?!
18:41You lied to me for ten years!
18:45You had me raising another man's brats,
18:48thinking they were mine!
18:50you made a fool of me I did this for us I just wanted to give you a child
18:57someone to be there for you when you got old
19:06the wedding is off get out you and those kids get the hell out of my life
19:31let's go forget him we'll take the money and run
19:42you said my being here would make the wedding special well was it special enough
19:49I stood on the stage looking down at the wreckage Michael stared at me his face
19:56ashen his chest heaving he opened his mouth but no words came out I turned my
20:02back on the circus I walked out of that ballroom head held high outside Joe was
20:09waiting Nina's offshore bank records and the official DNA tests for the kids just
20:16in case you need them
20:21I stepped out into the bright sunlight and took a deep breath for the first time in
20:2530 years I felt like I could finally breathe Michael Harrison's name became a
20:31punchline and he deserved every bit of it when I got home Joe texted me Michael
20:38kicked Nina and the kids out he's destroying the house
20:46get your bastard children and get out
20:49no I should have known a slut like you could never be a Harrison you're nothing but a gold
20:55digging lying whore Michael please I know I was wrong forgive me the children are innocent
21:01they've called you dad for 20 years how can you be so cruel cruel you lied to me you had
21:07me raising
21:08another man's kids making me the laughingstock of this entire city and you want to talk about cruel
21:13go find your lover boy the one you were gonna rob me blind with go on see if he'll take
21:18care of
21:18you now just get out of my sight
21:25you can't do this you need someone to take care of you hey
21:35silence he knelt picking up a piece of the broken glass the four of them smiling a perfect happy lie
21:45all of it a sham and then the memories came flooding back the ones he tried so hard to bury
21:54he remembered our wedding photo me curl up on that exact sofa reading a book asking whatever you
22:02wanted for dinner he remembered me taking care of him when he was sick he remembered me using my own
22:09savings to help him start his business when he was struggling he thought I was Michael
22:15just be careful now he realized I was trying to warn him I thought that
22:22he stumbled to the bar grabbed a bottle of scotch and started chugging it straight from the bottle
22:28the burn in his throat was nothing compared to the bitterness in his heart
22:32he needed to talk to me his thumb hovered over the call button but he couldn't press it
22:39what what right did he have the phone slipped from his grasp and crashed to the floor the screen
22:45chattering just like his life he sank onto the sofa and started to laugh a hollow broken sound
22:54he said it again and again to the empty room but it was too late
23:00there are no second chances not for men like him he was alone in that empty house
23:23alone and started chugging it straight from the bottle the burn in his throat was nothing compared
23:29to the bitterness in his heart he needed to talk to me his thumb hovered over the call button
23:35but he couldn't press it what right did he have the phone slipped from his grasp and crashed to the
23:41floor the screen
23:42chattering just like his life he sank onto the sofa and started to laugh a hollow broken sound
23:50he said it again and again to the empty room but it was too late
23:56Sarah
24:07there are no second chances not for men like him he was alone in that empty house alone
24:17after the truth bomb dropped everything changed a 30 year wait was gone
24:23I could finally breathe the old widow next door who used to glare at me
24:29grabbed my hand she finally knew the truth
24:33Sarah honey I'm so so sorry
24:41you suffered too much
24:44the college girl and 3B brought me flowers
24:47you're a total badass Sarah watching you take them down was epic
24:51if anyone ever says a bad word about you I'll set them straight
24:54even my parents called
24:59we had no idea
25:01no idea what you were going through
25:08my friends all wanted to take me out for freedom dinners
25:12I turned them all down that trip to Bali Michael and I were supposed to take
25:19I never cancelled my ticket
25:22so I upgraded to first class
25:25as for my eggs
25:27I wasn't going to use them
25:30I'd already arranged to have them donated
25:34my legacy would live on
25:37somewhere out there in the world
25:39and Michael
25:41he would have nothing
25:43this was always my end game
25:46I knew the truth for years
25:49warning for flight 302
25:51the moment I stepped off the plane in Den Bazaar
26:01I could smell the frangipani
26:03the noise of the city
26:04the drama
26:05the gossip
26:06it all just melted away
26:09my phone buzzed
26:10it was a final report from Joe
26:13I read the messages
26:15I felt nothing
26:17not a flicker of pity
26:19not a hint of satisfaction
26:22just
26:23nothing
26:24I rented a scooter
26:26Ubud's rice paddies
26:28Oluwada's cliffs
26:29Seminyak's sunsets
26:31I listened to the sound of the ocean
26:34I hiked up a volcano before dawn
26:37I did whatever I wanted
26:39whenever I wanted
26:41no one to please
26:43no one to answer to
26:51I rented a small villa
26:53overlooking the ocean
26:54every morning
26:56I woke up to the sound of the waves
26:58I'd sit on the porch
27:00with a cup of coffee
27:01and just watch the water
27:03and I felt a sense of peace
27:05I hadn't felt in 10 years
27:07for so long
27:08I had lived my life for him
27:11for our marriage
27:13for his reputation
27:15I played the part everyone expected me to play
27:19and I completely forgot who I was
27:22now, sitting there
27:24with the sun on my face
27:26and the whole world in front of me
27:27I was finally finding myself
27:31I was finally living for me
27:3310 years now
27:44I rented a small villa overlooking the ocean
27:48every morning
27:49I woke up to the sound of the waves
27:52I'd sit on the porch with a cup of coffee
27:55and just watch the water
27:56and I felt a sense of peace
27:58I hadn't felt in 10 years
28:01for so long
28:02I had lived my life for him
28:05for our marriage
28:06for his reputation
28:08I played the part everyone expected me to play
28:12and I completely forgot who I was
28:15now, sitting there
28:17with the sun on my face
28:19and the whole world in front of me
28:21I was finally finding myself
28:24I was finally living for me
28:2610 years now
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