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00:02I gave up everything to move to Port Victoria for my husband.
00:06Three years later, I found out I wasn't his legal wife in Port Victoria.
00:10Right after our wedding, my husband, Sean Sterling, was recruited by Port Victoria University.
00:16I left my entire career behind to go with him.
00:18I thought I was sacrificing for love.
00:21Yet three years went by.
00:22I still didn't even have valid status, let alone a local ID card.
00:27Sean told me I was on a temporary dependent permit.
00:29But his assistant, Zoe?
00:31She already had her permanent residency.
00:34He got it for her through his connections.
00:36I was furious.
00:37I threatened to leave.
00:39For the first time ever, my calm husband actually cried.
00:43I'm already supporting you, those documents can wait.
00:46And Zoe came here to work for me.
00:49Helping her settle in is only fair.
00:51I believed him.
00:52Until last week, I went to the immigration bureau to check my status.
00:56I handed the clerk at the desk our marriage certificate.
00:59She stared at her screen.
01:02Ma'am?
01:03Our system shows you are not listed as Mr. Sterling's spouse.
01:07In that instant, everything became clear.
01:10All those delays.
01:11All those excuses.
01:13Sean had never listed me as his wife.
01:15I said nothing.
01:17I went straight home and started packing my bags.
01:19But when I reached my own front door,
01:21My fingerprint was rejected three times.
01:24Access denied.
01:26The lock had been changed.
01:27I called Sean immediately.
01:30Why did you change the lock?
01:32Oh.
01:33Zoe's lock was broken.
01:35She's familiar with this model,
01:36So, I had ours taken off and sent over to her.
01:39Just stay in a hotel tonight.
01:40I'll be working late anyway.
01:42My mind went blank.
01:44My husband had taken the lock off our door and given it to another woman.
01:47So, I went to a hotel.
01:49But when I swiped my card, it was declined.
01:52When we first moved in,
01:54Sean had given me an unlimited black card.
01:56But little by little,
01:57Zoe took over his personal shopping.
01:59Eventually, that card ended up in her wallet.
02:02And somehow, I believed him.
02:04Until our third anniversary.
02:06Just as the evening was turning intimate.
02:09It was Zoe.
02:10She casually handed Sean a box of ultra-thin condoms.
02:15Professor, it's a special night.
02:17You always say this brand feels the best.
02:20Thoughtful of me, right?
02:21I didn't even know what brand he preferred.
02:23For the past three years,
02:24We've been trying for a baby.
02:26We never used protection.
02:28The dinner was pure torture.
02:30He made some lame excuse about a work emergency and rushed out.
02:33When the door closed behind him,
02:35I finally understood.
02:36By then,
02:37it was obvious her role as his assistant extended all the way to his bed.
02:41The next morning,
02:42I was about to book a one-way ticket out of Port Victoria when my friend called.
02:46Claire,
02:47I pulled some strings.
02:50But all they would give me was the official marriage record.
02:53It's fine.
02:54Just tell me what you found.
02:57In Port Victoria,
02:58Sean was legally married to Zoe Zimmerman.
03:01Claire,
03:02are you okay?
03:03I'm fine.
03:04The woman by his side had never been me.
03:07It had always been Zoe.
03:09And in that moment,
03:10every detail I had forced myself to ignore came rushing back.
03:13All those weekends when he claimed he had work at the university and was gone all day.
03:18Whenever I asked what could possibly be so important,
03:20he always gave me the same answer.
03:22Even if I told you,
03:23you wouldn't understand.
03:24Then I remembered the time he forgot an important file.
03:27I took it to the apartment he kept near campus.
03:30On the bathroom counter were two toothbrushes.
03:33And stupidly,
03:34I didn't think anything of it.
03:36My mind drifted back to the day I first arrived in Port Victoria three years ago.
03:41Sean pulled me into his arms and spun me around like I was his whole world.
03:44Then Zoe waved at us from nearby.
03:46Sean smiled,
03:47took her suitcase.
03:49Oh, I forgot to tell you.
03:51Zoe came too.
03:55She's here all by herself.
03:56Things haven't been easy for her.
03:58The whole ride,
03:59his attention was already on another woman.
04:01And I had actually been happy for him.
04:03I really thought he had found the perfect assistant.
04:06During those first few months in Port Victoria,
04:09I couldn't find a job.
04:10For the first time in my life,
04:12I learned what rejection felt like.
04:14Eventually,
04:15I swallowed my pride and asked Sean for help.
04:18Doesn't the university have some kind of placement program for spouses?
04:22Could you look into it for me?
04:24He didn't even look up.
04:26He just kept sorting through his papers and said,
04:29I'll ask around.
04:30I waited three months.
04:32When I asked again,
04:34I got the same answer.
04:35Meanwhile,
04:36Zoe had already landed a job at his university.
04:39The job.
04:40The benefits.
04:41The place at his side.
04:42And she wasn't nearly as qualified as I was.
04:45That was when it finally hit me.
04:47Nothing had gone wrong.
04:49That job was never meant for me.
04:51Sean had already reserved it all for the real Mrs. Sterling.
04:56I had already decided to leave.
04:58I went to book the earliest flight out of Port Victoria for good.
05:02Finally,
05:02it was my turn.
05:03I slid my passport across the counter.
05:06I just wanted to leave.
05:08But after a few taps on the keyboard,
05:10the agent frowned.
05:11I'm sorry,
05:12but there seems to be a problem with your immigration status.
05:15Why?
05:15She turned the screen toward me.
05:18Our system shows that you've overstayed.
05:20Your most recent extension application was denied.
05:24At the moment,
05:25you no longer have valid immigration status in Port Victoria.
05:28I had been living in Port Victoria for three years.
05:31Legally,
05:32I had no status there at all.
05:34Not as a wife.
05:35Not as anyone.
05:36I was just a stranger.
05:38I stepped aside and immediately called the immigration consultant.
05:44Ms. Parker,
05:45my extension was never approved.
05:47Now I can't even leave without running into legal trouble.
05:49What exactly is going on?
05:53Mrs. Sterling,
05:54let me ask you something.
05:55When your husband filed on your behalf,
05:57did he sponsor you as his spouse?
05:59Because the system shows that the approved spousal sponsor under your husband's file
06:04went to a woman named Zoe Widsemarken.
06:06He did file for you too,
06:07but not as his spouse.
06:08He filed you under a different category.
06:11That category stopped accepting applications last year.
06:15That's why your case has been stuck this whole time.
06:18Standing there on the sidewalk,
06:20I suddenly wanted to laugh.
06:22So that was the truth.
06:24Sean had already handed Zoe the spousal sponsorship that should have been mine.
06:27And me?
06:28I had spent three years in the city,
06:30only to find out I didn't even have legal status.
06:33I was only one step away from leaving for good.
06:36One step.
06:37But there was still one final document he had to sign before my case could be cleared.
06:41Without it,
06:42I still couldn't leave cleanly.
06:45I went to his university to get his signature.
06:48Before I even reached his office,
06:50I heard Zoe's voice inside.
06:52Sean,
06:52are you really giving me the Arts Foundation residency?
06:55But I'm not qualified.
06:57This should go to Claire.
06:58She actually trained for this.
07:00I stopped cold outside the door.
07:02The Arts Foundation residency.
07:04The opportunity one had needed most.
07:07And Sean had never mentioned it to me.
07:09Then I heard him answer.
07:11It's fine.
07:11I already made the calls.
07:13As for Claire,
07:15she has me.
07:16She doesn't need it.
07:17And even if you'd had the same chance,
07:19you wouldn't have done any worse than Claire.
07:21I stood outside his office and almost laughed.
07:24So everything I had sacrificed was just luck in his eyes.
07:27And the career I had once been proud of
07:29was something he thought anyone could replace.
07:31Then the door opened.
07:32Zoe saw me and smiled.
07:34Claire,
07:35visitors aren't allowed on this floor.
07:36Why don't you wait downstairs?
07:38Move.
07:41I barely touched her before she stumbled backward.
07:47Are you hurt?
07:52I'm fine.
07:53I just lost my balance.
07:55It's not Claire's fault.
07:56Zoe was just doing her job.
07:58Why would you shove her?
07:59I didn't explain.
08:01I held out the notice.
08:02This is from immigration.
08:04I need your signature.
08:06Claire,
08:07when did you become this unareasonable?
08:09Sign it now.
08:10Or I go straight to the dean
08:11and ask why the spouse-sponsored placement
08:13in your faculty relocation package
08:15ended up with your assistant.
08:17That's enough.
08:18Don't forget who's been supporting you.
08:20Without me,
08:21you wouldn't even be able to stay here legally.
08:23When he begged me to come,
08:24he had said,
08:25I'll take care of you.
08:26Now it had become,
08:28I've been supporting you.
08:30Sign it now.
08:31And you might still have a little dignity left.
08:36Escort my wife out.
08:37She's not feeling well.
08:38A second later,
08:39two guards grabbed me.
08:41I hadn't even spoken
08:42before someone covered my mouth.
08:43We'll talk tonight.
08:44Stop acting like a child.
08:45Talk tonight?
08:47There was nothing left to say.
08:49At nine that night,
08:50Sean came home.
08:51He pushed open
08:52the half-closed front door.
08:53The lights were on,
08:55so he assumed I was inside.
08:56Enough already.
08:57I told you from the beginning.
08:59Zoe needed that spot
09:00more than you did.
09:01Then he pushed the bedroom door open
09:03and froze.
09:04The room was empty.
09:06Everything of mine was gone.
09:09Ten minutes later,
09:11two police officers
09:11were standing in front of Sean,
09:13asking questions.
09:14Mr. Sterling,
09:15are you sure this was a burglary?
09:17Yes.
09:18My wife's things are all gone.
09:20When I got back,
09:21the door was unlocked.
09:23Someone must have come in.
09:25One of the officers examined the lock.
09:28The lock is brand new.
09:29There are no signs of forced entry.
09:31I changed the lock yesterday.
09:33I just hadn't gotten around
09:34to adding her fingerprint yet.
09:35You hadn't added her fingerprint?
09:37Then how was your wife
09:38supposed to get in?
09:40Sean opened his mouth,
09:41but no words came out.
09:42Then he remembered.
09:44Over the past three years,
09:46he had made Claire wait again and again.
09:48Maybe she couldn't get in
09:49so she found someone
09:50to change the lock herself.
09:53So your wife couldn't get into her own home.
09:55And instead of calling you
09:56or waiting for you to come back,
09:58she hired someone to replace the lock?
10:01Yes.
10:05What is your wife's phone number?
10:08It's been off the whole time.
10:10When was the last time you saw her?
10:12He thought about what he had done
10:13to Claire that afternoon.
10:15Then he lied.
10:19This afternoon.
10:20She was still home this afternoon.
10:22Besides your wife's belongings,
10:23was anything else valuable missing?
10:26No.
10:27Just her.
10:28Mr. Sterling,
10:28this probably wasn't a burglary.
10:30It looks like your wife
10:30changed the lock,
10:31packed her things,
10:32and left on her own.
10:33That's impossible.
10:34She wouldn't leave.
10:36The doors and windows were intact.
10:37Nothing valuable was missing.
10:39Everything in the house was still there,
10:41except Claire's things.
10:42And even then,
10:43he still insisted.
10:44My wife loves me.
10:46She gave up everything for me.
10:48There's no way she would leave on her own.
10:51Before leaving,
10:52the officer asked one last question.
10:55Mr. Sterling,
10:55did you and your wife
10:56have an argument this afternoon?
10:59No.
11:00We didn't argue.
11:02The police left.
11:03Before they went,
11:04they told him to contact
11:05Claire's family and friends.
11:07Standing alone in the empty house,
11:08he suddenly realized something.
11:10In the past three years,
11:12Claire had not made a single friend here,
11:14because he had always told her.
11:16You have me.
11:18That's enough.
11:22He pulled out his phone
11:23and called Claire's mother.
11:25Mom,
11:25has Claire contacted you today?
11:26No.
11:27No.
11:27Why?
11:28What happened?
11:29Nothing.
11:29She lost her phone.
11:31After he hung up,
11:32he went through his contacts again
11:33and realized he didn't have the number
11:35of any of Claire's friends.
11:37That was when he remembered.
11:39Over the past three years,
11:40Claire had brought up going back more than once.
11:42And every single time,
11:43he had said,
11:44Don't bother.
11:45It's too much trouble.
11:46So in the end,
11:47she really never went back.
11:49He used to think she was simply going along with him.
11:52Only now did he understand.
11:54She had known all along
11:55that he never wanted to go back with her.
11:59He called her number again and again.
12:01Every time,
12:02all he heard was the same cold message.
12:05Her phone was off.
12:07He walked back into the bedroom
12:09and stood in front of the empty side of the closet.
12:11For him,
12:12she had given up everything.
12:13And not once had she ever said she regretted it.
12:16So he had taken it for granted
12:18that she had done it willingly.
12:21Just then,
12:23his phone rang.
12:24It was the police.
12:25Mr. Sterling,
12:26we reviewed the building's exterior surveillance footage.
12:29At around five this afternoon,
12:31your wife was seen leaving with a suitcase.
12:33There were no signs that she was being forced.
12:36Leaning against the closet,
12:38he looked at their wedding photo on the wall.
12:40His face stricken,
12:41he thought back to the promises
12:42they had made three years ago.
12:44Then he buried his face in his hands.
12:46In it,
12:46I was in white
12:47and he was in a suit.
12:48We were both smiling at the camera.
12:51Three years ago,
12:53I had asked him,
12:55We'll always stay together, right?
12:57Of course.
12:58And I had believed him.
13:00For three whole years,
13:01I had believed him.
13:02Then his phone rang again.
13:04It was a purchase alert.
13:06The card he had given Zoe
13:08had just been used in Central.
13:10A hundred and three thousand
13:11for a designer handbag.
13:15While Sean was still reeling
13:17from the fact that I was gone,
13:18he received a purchase alert
13:20from his assistant.
13:21It was over a hundred thousand.
13:23Suddenly,
13:24he remembered.
13:25Two days ago,
13:26Zoe had said she wanted a new bag.
13:28He had agreed without even thinking.
13:30The money he gave me every month
13:32was only $2,000.
13:34That had to cover everything.
13:36I had never asked him
13:37for anything more.
13:38The only time I had ever
13:39asked him for anything
13:40was when I needed his signature
13:42on that immigration form.
13:46Sean shot to his feet
13:47and called Ms. Parker.
13:49Has Claire contacted you?
13:51She came to me before.
13:53She asked about her status.
13:55Recently,
13:55she also asked me
13:57about her extension request.
13:58She wanted to know
13:59what documents she needed
14:00to fix everything
14:01so she could leave
14:02without any legal complications.
14:05Mr. Sterling,
14:06there is something else
14:07I think you should know.
14:08When Claire spoke to me,
14:10she mentioned
14:10the marriage certificate.
14:11I think she already knows
14:13what you did.
14:14She knows?
14:15Yes.
14:16That is why she never asked you again
14:18about filing for her
14:19as your spouse.
14:20Sean stood there,
14:21frozen.
14:22Just then,
14:23another message
14:23came in from Zoe.
14:25Sean,
14:25the bag needs a cute outfit
14:26to match, too.
14:28Right after that,
14:29another charge notification
14:30popped up.
14:30This one was over $20,000.
14:32He stared at the number,
14:33his mind completely blank.
14:35When had Zoe started
14:36spending his money
14:36as if she had every right to it?
14:38Then he remembered.
14:40It had started the moment
14:41the extra card
14:42that should have gone to me
14:42ended up in her hands.
14:44For three years,
14:45I had given up everything.
14:46And all that time,
14:47he had been busy
14:48giving all his care
14:49to his assistant.
14:52Sean soon found out
14:53that I had never
14:54left Port Victoria.
14:55He immediately arranged
14:56a meeting with Ms. Parker
14:57and asked urgently,
14:58What is the fastest way
15:00to fix Claire's status now?
15:03Mr. Sterling,
15:04you have always known
15:06what the fastest way is.
15:07A few years ago,
15:08someone told me
15:09that during onboarding,
15:10it was better to come in
15:11as single first.
15:13Then,
15:13once everything was stable,
15:15I could file
15:16the family paperwork later.
15:17At the time,
15:18I had no choice.
15:21I only did it
15:22to keep the older people
15:23in the family calm.
15:24Weiried up...
15:24That is nonsense.
15:26Who told you that?
15:28My assistant.
15:29She specifically
15:31asked around for me.
15:32Mr. Sterling,
15:34I have worked in immigration
15:35for 15 years.
15:36I have never heard
15:37of any rule like that.
15:38When you joined the university,
15:40you came in through
15:41an employment-based status route.
15:42That permit has never required
15:44an applicant to be single.
15:47He suddenly remembered
15:48what Zoe had told him.
15:50Sean,
15:52it is better
15:53not to list yourself
15:54as married
15:54during the hiring process.
15:56The background check
15:57gets messy.
15:59He had believed her.
16:00He had always buried himself
16:01in research
16:02and handed all those details
16:03over to the assistant
16:04he trusted most.
16:05Immigration rules,
16:06onboarding forms,
16:07relocation paperwork.
16:09He had barely read
16:10any of them himself.
16:12Later,
16:13with red eyes,
16:14Zoe had told him
16:14she wanted legal status here.
16:16He had thought about
16:17how she was a young woman,
16:18far from home,
16:19who had followed him
16:20all the way here.
16:21All it would take
16:22was one marriage certificate,
16:23so he agreed
16:24without thinking twice.
16:26Mr. Sterling,
16:27that assistant
16:28was Ms. Zimmerman,
16:29wasn't it?
16:30He said nothing.
16:32Just as he stood up
16:34in a daze,
16:34his phone rang.
16:37Sean,
16:37please come to the office
16:39of Academic Deferredis
16:40as soon as possible.
16:41There are some matters
16:42we need you to explain
16:43in person.
16:46At 3 o'clock
16:47that afternoon,
16:49Sean was sitting
16:49in a conference room
16:50at the Office
16:50of Academic Affairs.
16:52I was not there.
16:53I only learned
16:54the details later.
16:55There had been two documents
16:56on the table
16:57in front of him.
16:58The first was a copy
16:59of the certificate
16:59for the marriage
17:00he had registered
17:01in Port Victoria
17:02with Zoe.
17:02The second was a copy
17:04of the certificate
17:04for the marriage
17:05he had registered
17:06with me
17:06in another jurisdiction.
17:08The Director
17:09of Academic Affairs
17:10pushed the documents
17:11toward him.
17:12Professor Sterling,
17:13do you confirm
17:14that these materials
17:15are authentic?
17:16Sean said nothing.
17:17Under Port Victoria law,
17:19bigamy is a criminal offense.
17:21The university
17:22has already received
17:23a request
17:23for cooperation
17:24from immigration.
17:26In addition,
17:27you will need
17:28to explain
17:28the marital status
17:30declaration
17:30you submitted
17:31when you joined
17:31the university.
17:32How was he supposed
17:33to explain it?
17:35Soon after,
17:36the investigators arrived.
17:37Professor Sterling,
17:39are you saying
17:40you did not know
17:40that forging documents
17:41is illegal?
17:46Later,
17:46when I heard
17:47those words repeated,
17:48I almost laughed.
17:49Did he know?
17:50Maybe he didn't.
17:52That was the cruelest part.
17:54Sean had never
17:54carefully planned
17:55to ruin me.
17:56He just never
17:57thought about me enough.
17:59Zoe spent three years
18:00figuring out
18:01how to stay by his side.
18:02I spent those same
18:03three years waiting
18:04for him to come home.
18:05She fought for a place
18:06beside him.
18:07I waited for him
18:08to remember I was there.
18:09He never did.
18:11Sean was suspended
18:12from all teaching
18:13and research duties.
18:14During the investigation,
18:16his salary was stopped
18:17as well.
18:18When he walked out
18:19of academic affairs,
18:21Zoe was already
18:22standing in the corridor
18:22waiting for him.
18:24Sean,
18:25my work has been
18:26suspended too.
18:27The residency program
18:28with the Art Foundation
18:29called.
18:30They said my spot
18:31has been canceled.
18:32When I first heard
18:33that part,
18:34I felt nothing.
18:36No triumph.
18:37No relief.
18:38He looked at her.
18:39For the first time,
18:40he really looked.
18:41The coat,
18:42the bag,
18:43the lipstick.
18:45All of it had been
18:46paid for with my card.
18:47And me?
18:48I had never spent like that.
18:50Even buying something
18:51small for myself.
18:53I used to hesitate.
18:54Then Sean said,
18:55Give the card back.
18:57Sean?
18:59That card
19:00was for Claire.
19:03Not for you.
19:06She pulled her handbag
19:07behind her back.
19:08Her eyes reddened
19:09even more.
19:10Sean,
19:11I've been with you
19:11for three years.
19:13You were with me
19:14for three years.
19:15She waited for me
19:16for three years.
19:17Zoe bit her lip
19:19and said nothing.
19:20Back then,
19:21you kept Claire and me
19:22from registering
19:22our marriage properly.
19:24This was what you wanted,
19:25wasn't it?
19:29Sean,
19:31I just wanted to stay.
19:33After that,
19:34the legal battle
19:34turned ugly.
19:36Zoe refused to dissolve
19:37the spousal relationship.
19:38She hired a lawyer
19:39and demanded compensation.
19:41Sean gave her nothing.
19:42During those three years
19:43in Port Victoria,
19:44she had already
19:45gotten plenty.
19:46A respectable job.
19:47Residency status.
19:49And the card he had
19:50handed over
19:50without a second thought.
19:51What had I gotten?
19:53Nothing.
19:55In court,
19:56the two of them
19:57tore at each other
19:58until there was
19:58almost nothing left.
20:00Zoe was ordered
20:00to repay what she owed.
20:02Her reputation
20:02was ruined
20:03and she left.
20:05Sean did not fare
20:06much better.
20:06He came back
20:07to my hometown
20:08several times
20:09to look for me.
20:10But the people
20:10all told him
20:11the same thing.
20:12I had never gone back.
20:14He kept traveling
20:15back and forth.
20:16Day after day passed.
20:18Then month after month.
20:20By the time
20:20I heard the rest,
20:22his life had already
20:23been stripped down
20:23to almost nothing.
20:25No job.
20:26No home.
20:28No one.
20:31A year later,
20:32I was at the
20:33Port Victoria Art Fair.
20:34Claire?
20:35I turned around.
20:36I saw Sean.
20:38The moment I saw him,
20:39the smile faded
20:40from my face.
20:41There was no surprise,
20:42no anger,
20:43no grievance.
20:44Nothing at all.
20:46It was just like
20:47the last time
20:47I had looked at him
20:48from the doorway
20:48of his office.
20:49There were only
20:50a few steps left
20:51between us.
20:52Then a hand came across
20:53in front of him
20:54and stopped him.
20:55Sir,
20:56what exactly
20:57do you want
20:58with my wife?
20:59Your wife?
21:03She's my wife.
21:05It's fine.
21:06I'll handle it.
21:08Mr. Sterling,
21:09do you need something?
21:12Claire,
21:14I've been looking
21:15for you for a year.
21:17As for the marriage
21:18certificate,
21:19I can explain.
21:20Mr. Sterling,
21:21it has been a year.
21:22My husband and I
21:23are doing very well.
21:26You made me wait
21:27for three years.
21:28He has never made me
21:29wait even three days.
21:31At the time,
21:32I had no money,
21:33no connections,
21:34and no way
21:34to leave Port Victoria.
21:36I worked part-time jobs,
21:38trying to save enough
21:38to pay the penalty first
21:40and buy a ticket out.
21:42Adrian could stand
21:43in a gallery
21:43for half an hour
21:44just to ask me
21:44how I read a painting.
21:46What you could never give me,
21:47he gave back to me
21:48one by one.
21:49Legal status,
21:50respect,
21:51and the chance
21:51to become myself again.
21:54Sean stood there
21:55and said nothing.
21:56I looked at him
21:56for a few seconds.
21:58I have things to do,
21:59I'll be going now.
22:02I turned away.
22:03Adrian followed beside me,
22:05his hand resting lightly
22:06at the small of my back.
22:07Behind me,
22:08Sean instinctively
22:08took a step forward.
22:10Adrian turned his head
22:11and looked at him.
22:11He did not say a word.
22:13The meaning in his eyes
22:13was obvious enough.
22:15Don't come any closer.
22:16Sean stopped.
22:18I did not look back again.
22:19By the time I disappeared
22:20into the crowd,
22:21he was still standing there.
22:23The exhibition hall
22:24was full of people
22:24moving back and forth.
22:26And in front of him
22:27was the painting
22:27I had been standing before.
22:29Its title was
22:30Leaving Port.
22:31Leaving Port.
22:32.
22:32.
22:33.
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