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