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Double Betrayal
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00:00Actually, I am his legal wife of seven years.
00:05And this little girl, she is his daughter, born while we were still married.
00:13A year into my long-distance marriage with Ryan, I met his co-worker.
00:17Hey, Claire! Congratulations!
00:21I heard Ryan and Wendy had a lovely baby girl.
00:24My blood ran.
00:26I'm definitely going to their baby shower this weekend.
00:30She held up an invitation with silver edges and tiny angels.
00:34Isn't the design thoughtful? It's gorgeous!
00:38I forced a stiff smile and took the invitation calmly.
00:43It clearly read parents, Ryan and Wendy, that weekend.
00:46I arrived at the hotel on the invitation.
00:48A beautiful woman stood holding a six-week-old baby girl.
00:53You must be Ryan's new co-worker. Come in!
00:56He was nowhere to be seen, but I spotted his relatives.
00:59I recognized them from our wedding seven years ago.
01:04Shock and rage crashed through me.
01:07I stared at the baby eyebrows exactly like Ryan's.
01:12Where's Ryan?
01:13Ryan has gone to pick up his parents.
01:16There's a little traffic. They'll be here soon.
01:21My heart felt ripped open. I could barely breathe.
01:25Two days earlier, they said they booked an Alaska senior cruise.
01:30Worried their pension was low, I transferred $8,000.
01:34They'd never traveled. I wholeheartedly supported them.
01:37All these years, I treated them like my own parents.
01:41She's the most reliable daughter-in-law.
01:44They always said I was the most reliable daughter-in-law.
01:47I had no idea his entire family was playing me for a fool.
01:52Wendy led me to the section for Ryan's co-workers.
01:55Lucky Ryan. Beautiful wife. Even more beautiful daughter.
02:01Six years and you two are still so happy.
02:05I dug my nails into my palms.
02:08Married seven years, he'd been with Wendy over six.
02:12The most ridiculous part?
02:15I had no idea for seven years.
02:18That morning, he sent his usual good morning kiss emoji.
02:22Wife, I miss you so much.
02:25For seven years, we were everyone's perfect couple.
02:29Every month, he deposited $15,000 into our joint account.
02:34I only keep $5,000 for spending money.
02:37Every year, he bought me a Tiffany bracelet with his bonus.
02:41The jewelry box is full of Tiffany jewelry.
02:44The company is opening a branch in Seattle.
02:47I volunteered to be regional manager.
02:49It's a $30,000 raise.
02:50We need to save for Ethan.
02:51After much thought, I agreed to let him move thousands of miles away.
02:56Now I realized I had never truly known this man.
03:00Ryan is amazing.
03:02He's been sales champion every year.
03:04His base is $20,000.
03:06Commissions are through the roof.
03:08Only then did I realize he only told me his base salary.
03:13So they had a grand wedding.
03:15I only had a small ceremony in his hometown.
03:18Didn't invite any of his colleagues to our wedding.
03:21Wendy, how do you keep him so devoted?
03:25My husband works overtime and never comes home.
03:29I watched her.
03:30No emotion showing on my face.
03:35Ryan is just a great person.
03:38I'm so lucky.
03:40He gives me all his income.
03:44He told me he kept $5,000 for himself.
03:47Every year he buys me a Cartier bracelet,
03:49waistlet with his bonus.
03:51A man's ma money follows his heart.
03:56My already shattered heart split open all over again.
04:02Then what were the Tiffany bracelets he bought me?
04:06A tidal wave of emotion choked me.
04:09I bit my lip hard to stop myself from crying.
04:16It's Ryan.
04:21Can you hold her for a second?
04:23My hands are full.
04:26I was stunned for a moment.
04:31Wami, don't overwork yourself.
04:33I picked up my parents.
04:35Even in on the verge of breaking down,
04:37I forced down my emotions.
04:41This tiny, soft baby girl lay quietly in my arms,
04:45staring up at me with bright eyes.
04:47Not a single cry or fuss.
04:49Faced with this innocent little life,
04:51I forced myself to push down every single emotion.
04:5820, you just had the baby.
05:01Don't overdo it.
05:02I picked up my parents on re-on-the-ru-it.
05:03Don't seen?
05:07I'm not tired.
05:09Drive slowly and be careful, okay?
05:13That's just him,
05:14always pressing over every little thing.
05:16You two are so perfect together.
05:18You've been married six years,
05:20and you're still glued to each other.
05:21I'm so jealous.
05:33One's for our little granddaughter.
05:35One's for our little grandson.
05:53If it's a girl, we'll name her Luna.
05:55May she be as bright and joyful as the moonlight.
05:58I'm sorry.
05:59We lost your baby girl.
06:03My daughter really took to you.
06:05She cries for everyone else,
06:06but she's been perfectly calm and quiet in your arms this whole time.
06:09Probably because...
06:11I used to have a baby.
06:13I know how to hold a baby.
06:15This bracelet was custom-made just for her by Ryan.
06:18It's one of a kind in the entire world.
06:20The name...
06:21Was that his idea, too?
06:23Yeah, Ryan picked Luna.
06:26Like Moonlight.
06:36That was my daughter's name.
06:41All those years, he bought me fakes,
06:44but for her, real Cartier.
06:46I was never his wife.
06:48Just a placeholder.
06:51Darling, it's a Tiffany limited edition.
06:53I only love you.
06:54He's so good to you.
06:56He gives you his entire paycheck
06:57and buys you Cartadec every single year.
06:59Where a man puts his money,
07:00that's where his heart is, you know?
07:03Those words drove a knife straight into my chest.
07:07Honey, this is my whole paycheck.
07:09I only kept a tiny bit for spending money.
07:11Ryan's top sales every year makes a ton.
07:14He gave me all his base salary
07:16and all his commissions.
07:19Went to his other home.
07:21He makes great money and is such a family man.
07:24Guys like this are one in a million.
07:25Could you hold her for me again?
07:27More guests just arrived.
07:29It's fine.
07:30I've got all the time in the world.
07:33Welcome everyone to Baby Luna's welcome party.
07:39It felt like I was swallowing shards of glass.
07:43Ethan never even had a proper welcome party.
07:50Don't throw a welcome party.
07:51Seeing other babies would make me think of our daughter we lost.
08:00So, it was just my daughter who wasn't welcome.
08:05Welcome.
08:31These are basic social nices.
08:34Don't be so unreasonable.
08:55Claire, did you see my text?
08:56It's so noisy on your end.
08:58Are you at the supermarket?
08:59Hurry up and take care of it.
09:00I have no money.
09:07What do you mean?
09:09My son makes so much money.
09:11Did he give it all to you?
09:12Stop pretending to be poor.
09:23Forget it.
09:23I won't argue with you.
09:25Ethan left the silver star bracelet with me.
09:27It's too valuable.
09:28I was afraid he'd lose it.
09:37This is your grandma's amulet.
09:39Wear it always.
09:40Take it off before you lose it.
09:42Grandma, please keep it safe for me.
09:58Mom, you're too sweet.
10:00What gift you got for the baby?
10:02It's the star bracelet.
10:03It was blessed at church.
10:05It's not an ordinary bracelet.
10:07It has meaning.
10:08Grandma insists on sending another bracelet for the baby.
10:11She says it has special meaning.
10:12Look how much she loves this granddaughter.
10:15They should be here soon.
10:18Yes, almost here.
10:19Come on, give her to me.
10:20Thank you so much for your help.
10:22No.
10:23I'll keep holding her.
10:39Honey, where's our baby?
10:57Actually, I am his legal wife of seven years, and this little girl, she is his daughter, born while we
11:08were still married.
11:30I watched as their perfect world crumbled around them.
11:53Ma'am, I don't know who you are.
11:54Talk about this privately.
11:57Please, just give me my baby first.
12:00I am his wife of seven years.
12:06We have a six-year-old son named Ethan.
12:12And this was only the beginning.
12:16this this can't be happening
12:21ryan tell me how long have we been married
12:31he had nowhere to hide
12:37ryan
12:44silence was his only confession
12:51tell me answer me
12:54arthur mary i get senra sydney
12:58you tell us who's your daughter-in-law
13:06i want you to tell me now you crashed our baby's party this has to be settled right here right
13:11now whoever the other woman is we're both vix here we both got played by you
13:23i'm sorry i'm such an asshole
13:30then what am i ryan how could you do this to me
13:36no we have a marriage license i'm your legal wife
13:41marriage license is fake
13:49it was never filed with the government
13:52i lied to you i i said we got married in las vegas and the certificate was with our lawyer
13:57but i never filed any paperwork
13:59never
14:01fake
14:01you paid the down payment on my apartment
14:03bought me a car flew across the country for my parents funerals and handled everything
14:07we have a baby together now
14:09and you're telling me the marriage was fake
14:14he treated you way better than he ever treated me
14:18he only deposited fifteen thousand dollars a month into our joint count
14:23claiming that was his entire salary
14:26but all his commissions went to you
14:33he bought you real cardatic bracelets every year
14:36the tiffany bracelets he gave me
14:39knockoffs
14:40he lied about moving to seattle to be regional manager
14:44he just wanted to live with you openly
14:55do you know where this bracelet came from
14:59what
15:02seven years ago i was pregnant with fraternal twins
15:06i never thought he'd steal my dead daughter's name and bracelet bracelet for your daughter
15:20and my wonderful mother-in-law here was going to give ethan's star bracelet to this baby too
15:26for seven years i did all the housework all the driving all the parenting alone
15:33i hosted every single one of your visits i took time off work to take you to every doctor appointment
15:39two days ago i sent you eight thousand dollars for your cruise
15:46i treated you like my own parents
15:48and this is how you repay me
15:54this is how you treat your only grandson
15:58this is insane
15:59the son cheats and the parents help him lie
16:02like father like son
16:03what a terrible family
16:05they had the perfect wife and they threw her away
16:07they're crazy
16:17claire
16:19claire i'm sorry
16:20i'm such an asshole
16:23i know i messed up
16:24i'll never do it again
16:25please forgive me
16:26just this once
16:43what about me
16:45what about the six years you stole from me you piece of shit
16:56i'm sorry i lied to you
16:58i wasted so many years of your life
17:03you deserve someone better than me
17:04someone who isn't a scumbag
17:07so he knew he was a scumbag
17:10scumbag
17:10you're a fucking monster
17:14baby let's go home
17:15please
17:21what about her
17:22what are you going to do about her
17:26i know you always wanted a daughter
17:27if you want to raise her we can keep her
17:30please sister
17:31i'm begging you
17:32give me my baby
17:34i don't want ryan you can have him
17:36i don't want anything
17:37i just want my baby
17:39i had no idea he was married
17:41i swear i didn't
17:43please
17:44please give her back to me
17:56relax
17:56i'm not gonna hurt her
18:08she's hungry
18:09i need to feed her please
18:10just give her to me
18:11i'm gonna ask you a few questions
18:13and you're gonna answer them honestly
18:16i don't want your baby
18:17i have my own son
18:21how much money has ryan given you total since you've been together
18:23he paid three hundred thousand dollars for my apartment down payment
18:26and fifty thousand dollars for my car
18:27after we moved in together
18:28he gave me thirty thousand dollars to fifty thousand a month
18:30plus jewelry every year with his bonus
18:31all together about two point three million dollars
18:33the jewelry is worth another three hundred thousand dollars
18:36i know you'll take me to court to get it back
18:38i'm not gonna lie to you
18:42are you willing to give all that money back to me
18:44yes
18:45give me your account number
18:46and i'll do it right now
18:59the money's yours
19:01you can have ryan too
19:02i just want my baby
19:04can i have her now
19:13she's your baby
19:14no one's gonna take her from you
19:19i'll take the money
19:20but i don't want ryan
19:36claire
19:37wait
19:40don't
19:53claire
19:53there will never be another time
19:55i swear
19:56this was the only mistake
19:57don't touch me
19:59you make me sick
20:03i'm sorry
20:09i used to feel warm seeing this
20:11now
20:13now it feels like a knife twisting in my chest
20:40now it feels like a knife twisting in my chest
20:59The deeper I loved him, the deeper I hated him now.
21:05Claire! Open the door! Please!
21:15I'm begging you, please! For Ethan!
21:40Claire, open the door!
21:43Claire, we need to talk!
21:48Here, Ethan's bracelet.
21:57I know I was wrong! Please, just one more chance! For Ethan! I'm begging you!
22:03I'm doing you a favor by letting you be with Wendy. You should be happy. Now you don't have to
22:08sneak around anymore.
22:10I don't want to lose this family. You're the most important thing to me!
22:13You make me sick! If you really cared about me, you never would have hurt me in the first place!
22:28I bought this place with my own money. It's mine. And Ethan's.
22:37Damn it.
22:38Claire's gone for good. Good riddice.
22:41Wendy's way nicer. No parents, ten mem dollars inheritance.
22:45Marry her, it's all yours!
22:53Claire makes decent money, but she's too stubborn.
22:55Marry Wendy and you'll be set for life.
22:57If Claire insists on the divorce, I guess that's what I'll have to do.
23:01I heard enough.
23:08Due to marital asset concealment and Big Mermy, our client demands 70% of assets and solo custody.
23:21Regarding division of marital assets, the wife is awarded 70%.
23:27Sole legal and physical custody of the minor child, Ethan, is granted to the mother.
23:31The father shall pay 30% of his monthly income as child support until the child turns 18.
23:37Additionally, the court finds the defendant guilty of bigamy,
23:39sentenced to one year of probation with a permanent criminal record.
24:23Ryan told me you two got divorced.
24:26Yeah, I got full custody of Ethan.
24:29Ryan, I'm sorry. For everything. It's not your fault.
24:36Ryan's the only one to blame here.
24:38I don't know if you're planning on staying with Ryan or not, but before you decide, I need you to
24:43listen to this.
24:49Claire's gone for good. Good riddice.
24:51Wendy's way nicer. No parents, ten mil dollars inheritance.
24:54Marry her, it's all yours.
24:55Claire makes decent money, but she's too stubborn.
24:58Marry Wendy and you'll be set for life.
24:59If Claire insists on the divorce, I guess that's what I'll have to do.
25:06So I was just a second choice.
25:12That whole family is fucking evil!
25:15We're both victims here.
25:16I got out of this mess. I don't want you to get stuck in it too.
25:19Take care of yourself, okay?
25:21Thank you. Really, thank you so much.
25:24You deserve so much better than him. Ryan doesn't deserve either us.
25:28Let's start over. I'm Wendy.
25:30I'm Claire.
25:37We didn't fight over a worthless man.
25:48Wendy, it's me.
25:50Can we talk?
26:05They're at my door again. Ignore them.
26:13You're such a good big brother.
26:15She's so tiny. I have to take care of her.
26:17Thank you. Both of you.
26:29He spent the rest of his inn's life alone, with nothing.
26:33We made it. Yeah, we did.
26:38For you.
26:39For you.
26:41You didn't have to.
26:42I wanted to.
26:45The deeper I loved him, the deeper I hated him.
26:47But now, I feel nothing at all, and that's the real victory.
26:50For everyone who was told they weren't enough, you are.
26:53For me.
26:53One- punkt to heaven
26:54We made it.
26:54Done, yeah.
26:54You
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