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Tenured & Glued
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00:01I received a nude photo of my husband with his student who loves more Mrs. Brown the baby or me
00:10I marched straight into Alex's office he didn't even blink you're pregnant I just use her to
00:17take care of my needs you're the only one I actually love to prove it he deleted Lily
00:22Moore right in front of my face your husband is physically stuck to another patient we need you
00:27to come in but not long after the hospital called they needed me to come down and pay his medical
00:33bills your husband is physically stuck to another patient there lay Alex my husband of seven years
00:37the youngest tenage professor at Columbia he needs emergency separate surgery and we need Mrs. Brown's
00:42signature I gripped the counter to stay upright and took the consent form from the doctor right
00:47there in black and white I stared at the two of them literally inseparable on that hospital bed
00:52and signed my name then I turned around up to an abortion for three days later he wanted to chase
00:56thrills fine I'd let him ride this one to the bitter end Alex's head threw wildly against the
01:02thin hospital pillow his trembling fingers crawl frantically at the thick bandages I clutched his
01:07medical records the paper crushing into a rigid ball a clawmy feverish hand clamps down hard around
01:12the narrow wrist how is Lily is she okay I yanked my hand back I slammed the hospital bills onto
01:17his
01:17tray you're three months pregnant I can't even touch you is it a crime that I found someone to blow
01:21off
01:21some steam I told you she means nothing to me do you really have to throw a hysterical fit in
01:25a
01:25hospital you two were literally glued together down there why didn't you ask her then why ask me now
01:29that you're finally detached seven years really is enough time to turn someone into a complete
01:32monster I didn't even argue my world was already somewhere else I stared at the two of them literally
01:39inseparable on that hospital bed and signed my name then I turned around and booked an abortion for
01:44three days later he wanted to chase thrills fine I'd let him ride this one to the bitter end he
01:49intertwined his fingers with mine Lily was just for fun you know our circle everyone just messes
01:54around a man only gets one wife I know who really matters I stared down at our hands I didn't
02:01pull
02:02away before bed I pulled out the disinfectant spray like I always did his face instantly contorted the
02:08bottle and violently smashed it into the floor glass shattered against my cives and dark blood welled up
02:13instantly are you kidding me I literally just had surgery can you lay off for one single day I
02:20crouched down to pick up the glass but he grabbed my arm and hoisted me up listen to me Daphne
02:25stop trying
02:26to use this to control me you really think throwing a tantrum is gonna keep me on a leash he
02:32shoved me hard I
02:33lost my footing and went tumbling backward my lower back slammed slammed brutally against the bed frame
02:43and I crumpled to the floor I curled into a bob in the back seat the pain swallowing my vision
02:50in
02:50blinding waves jamming right into my spine from the seat crack was a cheap piece of lingerie right
02:57next to a used ribbed condom Alex caught my eye in the rearview mirror his voice dripping with guilty
03:03panic the guys gifted those to us after our last project I just I was just testing it out with
03:07Lily I
03:08closed my eyes I literally did not have the energy to care by the time we hit the hospital the
03:12agony
03:12had stolen my voice entirely Alex carried me crashing through the ER doors but his phone was
03:17trip gearing relentlessly against my hip he checked the screen and sweat instantly beaded on his
03:21forehead Lily texted she says she's hurting down there again I need to go check on her I'll be right
03:25back without a single second of hesitation he turned his back and walked away I laid there
03:29completely alone on the examination table letting a tear slip down my cheek right around dawn Alex
03:34finally waltzed back in reeking of cheap perfume he took one look at the progesterane supplements
03:40and the medical chart and let out a cold mocking laugh wow Daphne give it up for the Oscar winner
03:47the baby is perfectly fine I spent the whole night at Lily's worried sick about you and here you are
03:53absolutely nothing wrong just faking a medical emergency for attention I didn't even look at him
03:58I just picked up my phone and typed out a text Sarah send me the number for that undefeated divorce
04:05lawyer I sat down and calmly reviewed the draft from my lawyer Alex wanted a divorce fine but but I
04:15was
04:15going to dictate exactly how this ended that night Lilla finally snapped hi everyone I'm Lily Moore from
04:23Columbia I'm so sorry for the drama but the rumors are lies I never wanted any of this I just
04:29wanted to be
04:30happy Professor Brown and I we're in love the live chat instantly exploded seeing the comments
04:36getting more savage she panicked if you don't believe me Alex's wife is going to go live tomorrow
04:41to explain everything you'll see I'm telling the truth and with that she abruptly ended the stream
04:48two minutes later my phone rang it was Alex she's just a kid Daphne she doesn't know how to handle
04:52the
04:53pressure I stayed silent do me a favor go live tomorrow tell the internet we were already filing
04:56for divorce I swear to God taking my silence for a typical tantrum his voice dropped into that loving
05:01tone I didn't give him an answer I just hung up the doorbell rang it was Alex's mother carrying bags
05:07of
05:07expensive gifts oh Daphne look at you I've missed you so much dear that idiot Alex clearly isn't looking
05:14after you listen I'm putting the penthouse in your name so for the sake of the family's reputation
05:19just smooth things over okay for seven years this woman treated me like dirt the second I pulled my
05:24hand away the mask slipped okay I'll do whatever you say good girl I knew you knew your place after
05:29I
05:30sent her away I went back to organizing my files to ensure absolute destruction I backed up everything
05:34and sent it to Sarah let's see which university would ever hire him again I logged into a brand new
05:38account and posted my first tweet but clearing the air wasn't my main priority tomorrow I had a much
05:43more permanent tie to cut that evening Alex came home early and for the first time in months
05:50he cooked dinner as he put the final dish on the table he called out dinner is ready honey come
05:56eat
05:57I walked over the table was full of my favorite dishes he pushed a plate of ribs towards me I
06:03took
06:04a bite seeing me eat a wave of relief washed over his face he grabbed his car keys ready to
06:10leave again
06:10take your time eating I gotta go don't forget the live stream tomorrow oh and after your stream ends
06:15tomorrow I'm gonna propose to Lily publicly the kid cares about her image she needs the validation
06:20be the bigger person and let her have this moment okay the door slammed silence followed I remembered
06:25being that girl who cried for three days over his first affair the girl who could not eat or sleep
06:29and the best part I no longer give a damn I am not heartbroken I am free the next morning
06:33Sarah went
06:34with me to the hospital when I signed the consent form my whole body was shaking Sarah held my shoulders
06:40her eyes completely red I knew what I was losing I knew what I was choosing then I picked up
06:46my phone
06:46and sent a message to my divorce lawyer look at this bitch it was a screenshot of Lily's latest Instagram
06:51story someone is proposing to me later it said I looked at the dozen missed calls from Alex I powered
06:58my
06:58phone off when Alex realized my phone was dead he finally panicked when Alex realized my phone was dead he
07:06finally panicked Alex what if she backs out what if she doesn't go live Alex hesitated wiping sweat
07:11from his palms no she won't she's not like that she knows how much this project means to me she
07:15loves
07:16me too much to destroy my career at exactly 9 a.m my face appeared on the screen the viewer
07:20count skyrocketed
07:21the comments blurred into a waterfall of text Alex finally let out a massive sigh of relief in the video
07:26I was wearing a pale blue hospital gown my face completely devoid of color my name is Daphne I'm
07:31the woman Alex Brown calls his wife today I have two things to set straight just then my backup phone
07:36lit up a text from Alex good job look a little more apologetic so the internet pities Lily I looked
07:41down and forced a couple of tears to fall first my husband Alex Brown cheated on me the first time
07:48I
07:48caught them was right on his office desk then my held a phone immediately started ringing it was Alex did
07:53heavily pixelated photos right to the camera the chat went nuclear I paused letting the comments
07:58roll in then I held up the second document with the official hospital seal but here is his real
08:02news due to surgical complications Alex Brown has suffered permanent reversible damage he is sterile
08:05he will never ever be a father my phone started vibrating like crazy Alex was losing it I finally
08:11hit accept and put him on speaker before he could let out a single scream I gave him my final
08:15gift
08:15Alex I'm at the clinic my abortion starts in 30 minutes you're officially the end of your bloodline
08:22goodbye I put my phone on silent the recovery room was finally quiet
08:28Alex stood in the doorway panting heavily his chest heaving his voice was completely rumpy and broken
08:35Daphne tell me you're bluffing he rushed to my bedside gripping the mattress his upper body looming
08:42over me what you said on the stream tell me it's a lie did you really do it I stared
08:46right into his eyes
08:47my nose stung but my voice didn't waver yes the baby is gone he violently grabbed my wrist his voice
08:55cracking into a hysterical scream how could you that was my child before I could answer the door
09:02flew open again it was Alex's mother stormed in dripping in designer jewelry but looking frantic
09:07Daphne have you lost your mind how could you abort my grandson I cut her off my tone dead flat
09:15if your
09:15son wasn't permanently sterile would you even care if this baby lived or died Alex's mother froze
09:20then she glared at me with pure venom stop spouting nonsense you're just making up vicious lies to
09:25ruin him out of spite Alex's mother I picked up the official urology report from my bedside table
09:29and threw it directly at her face she caught it Alex let go of my wrist his knees buckled he
09:35looked up
09:36at me tears streaming down his face Daphne I was wrong he reached out desperately trying to hold my
09:41hand I'll cut Lily off completely we can leave New York we can move to another state and start over
09:44almost a whisper Alex weren't you going to propose to her this afternoon he froze you stopped loving
09:50me years ago Alex the only reason you're begging now is because you're broken I'm done playing the
09:55divorce is in motion and I'm taking my half every single penny have a nice life alone his mother's
10:02lips trembled she suddenly shrieked at the top of her lungs Daphne you are ending the Brown family
10:09bloodline I leaned back against my pillows and laughed out loud Sarah walked in and physically
10:16shoved them out the door from the hallway I could hear Alex's mother wailing like a ballish my grandson
10:22my baby I checked my phone text from my lawyer all evidence submitted we have a hearing tomorrow
10:26I closed my eyes a single tear slipped down my cheek the beautiful life I once thought I had was
10:31completely dead but it was time to move forward my mom arrived the next morning the second she saw me
10:37her eyes filled with tears this is my fault I shouldn't have let those rich snobs bully you
10:41if your dad were still here and saw this it would break his heart mom I just want to go
10:45home
10:46heard fiercely wiping her tears and immediately started packing my bags oh Mrs. Evans you're here
10:51we're all family let's talk this we are not your family not anymore we're just the middle class
10:55people you look down on Daphne just issue a public statement saying you were acting out of
10:58miscarriage grief can you really watch Alex lose his career your son is a degenerate scumbag my son is a
11:03national award-winning scholar I am getting justice for my child Alex's mother spun on her
11:07heel to leave he likely colliding with her son Mrs. Evans you can't take Daphne away my legs were
11:11weak but I forced myself forward I wouldn't give him another second Daphne please my mom put her
11:15arm firmly around my waist and walked me right past him Daphne are you really gonna be this heartless
11:19in the elevator my mom squeezed my hand tight cry if you need to baby you don't have to pretend
11:24anymore
11:25I leaned into her and let the tears fall freely we got to my childhood home by the afternoon it
11:29was the
11:30only place left where I could breathe the Browns thought they won they had no idea I was just
11:33getting my strength back subscribe for the final revenge we got to my childhood home by the
11:37afternoon mom made my bed and spent hours cooking in the kitchen then a text from Alex's mother she
11:42was still threatening me claiming I'd get nothing I blocked her then I blocked Alex I was done with
11:45their circus at the dinner table mom was hovering over me piling my plate high as if mixing with the
11:49soup couldn't even speak I just kept from peaceful because Alex was at our front door Mrs. Evans please
11:54just let me see her I'm never signing those divorce papers that night Alex showed up at our front
11:57door my mom blocked the doorway get the hell off my property marry you as my own through the door
12:01he sounded like a dying animal but I didn't feel anything I slept like baby the next morning I woke
12:05up to an absolute circus online Lily had posted a new tweet completely detached from reality she was
12:09getting cooked the next morning it was a gorgeous day Alex had been served and Twitter was doing the
12:14rest of the work I walked into the kitchen smelled the pancakes and hugged my mom from behind mom my
12:19lawyer just decked us the gentleman at race get me going right back I nodded tomorrow there was going to
12:22be a
12:22total massacre and for the first time in a long time like and subscribe to see the Browns fall
12:26the trial was a bloodbath my lawyer laid out the facts and Alex's team didn't even stand a chance
12:33one look at the financial audit and the cheating logs and the judge had seen enough the decree was
12:38signed then and there Alex was stripped of everything no penthouse no savings no reputation
12:46he walked out of that courtroom a broken man
12:51as I stepped out of the courthouse my hands were trembling slightly
12:56Alex's mother glared dangles at me while Alex looked destroyed
13:08but Lily
13:09Lily came strutting up behind me
13:12practically glowing with arrogance
13:14Daphne I'm pregnant with Alex's baby
13:18her voice dripping with
13:20venom I didn't even flinch
13:24I tried to walk past her
13:25but she grabbed my arm leaning close
13:28I am the ultimate winner
13:30here Daphne and you
13:32you're just the barren
13:34ex-wife getting kicked to the curb
13:40my mom was about to lunge at her but I held her back
13:43how many weeks
13:45I looked down at Lily's flat stomach
13:48my voice was eerily calm
13:50six weeks
13:51she smirked
13:52exactly when Alex was on his conference trip
13:55I nodded slowly
13:57turned around
13:58and walked my mom down the steps
14:02the wedding is next Saturday
14:06you should come
14:11the second they heard Lily was pregnant
14:13the Browns went into total overdrive
14:14it wasn't just joy
14:16it was a PR campaign
14:17Sarah sent me photos
14:18it was decked out with all kinds of wedding decorations
14:20she left a voice note
14:22they want to bury the scandal
14:23I replied coldly
14:24they need the world to believe
14:25as carrying a legitimate heir
14:26before she walks down that aisle
14:27I forwarded it to Sarah
14:30Daphne
14:30are you actually going?
14:32she texted back
14:33of course
14:34I replied
14:35if I don't go
14:36who's going to tell them the truth?
14:43the Brown family's historic estate
14:45was a display of ridiculous extravagance
14:47Alex's mother stood there
14:49grinning like a shark
14:50she wanted me to witness her victory
14:52from the best seat in the house
14:53fine by me
14:54I've always liked a good view of a train wreck
14:58the music started
14:59Lily walked down the aisle
15:00clinging to Alex's arm
15:02but Alex looked terrible
15:03emaciated
15:04hollow eyed
15:05when he saw me
15:06his jaw tritched
15:07Alex do you take Lily
15:09to be your lawfully wedded wife?
15:10Alex didn't speak
15:11the entire garden
15:12fell dead silent
15:13I have only ever loved
15:15one person
15:15in my entire life
15:17Lily's face
15:17went chalk white
15:18right on cue
15:19I gave the AV guy
15:21a tiny nod
15:21the screen glitched
15:23flash Lily
15:23with another man
15:24flash
15:25another scandal
15:26the truth was out
15:274k and devastating
15:28the entire venue erupted
15:30into shrieks and gasps
15:31I didn't stay to watch
15:33the rest of the circus
15:35I stood up
15:36turned my back on the chaos
15:37and walked out the side gate
15:40Sarah's car was idling
15:41by the curb
15:42I got in
15:45is it finally over?
15:48I didn't say a word
15:49I just nodded
15:51whatever happened to them next
15:53was none my business
15:54let the trash
15:55take itself out
15:59by Sunday morning
16:00the brown reputation
16:01was in ashes
16:01the videos went viral
16:02on every platform
16:03Columbia University
16:04issued their final term addict
16:05Lily was permanently expelled
16:07Sarah even told me
16:07the brown family name
16:08off the library
16:09they had donated decades ago
16:10to this she was caring
16:11nobody knows who the father is
16:12and honestly
16:12nobody cares
16:13weeks later
16:14while their world burned
16:15my mom sat by the window
16:16every morning
16:16happily trimming rose
16:17it wasn't until weeks later
16:18that I found out
16:19what happened
16:20after I walked out
16:20of the wedding
16:21Alex had completely snapped
16:23he ran out into the street
16:24the delivery truck
16:26couldn't break in time
16:27Lily didn't even visit him
16:28she cashed the checks
16:30and fled the country
16:31he survived
16:32but barely
16:33to me
16:34that world was already dead
16:36late October
16:36the chill in the air
16:37was just setting in
16:39the bell above the shop chimed
16:40I looked up
16:41and for a second
16:41I didn't recognize her
16:42she looked like she'd aged
16:4420 years
16:44Daphne
16:46Alex woke up
16:47congratulations
16:47he's paralyzed
16:49this is your fault
16:49he ran out looking for you
16:51you have to take care of him
16:52are you done?
16:54when your son was cheating
16:55with a college kid
16:55did you think about
16:56what he owed me?
16:57now he's a cripple
16:58suddenly I'm family?
16:59your family's drama
17:00has absolutely nothing
17:01to do with me anymore
17:02if you want to buy flowers
17:03come back tomorrow
17:03otherwise get out
17:06the past was finally staying
17:08where it belonged
17:09November rolled around
17:10the flower shop was thriving
17:11hey did your ex-mother-in-law
17:12ever come back?
17:13I heard she had to sell her penthouse
17:14my mom sometimes asked me
17:15if I still hated them
17:16I told her I didn't
17:17it requires energy
17:17I don't have a single ounce
17:19of energy left
17:19to give Alex Brown
17:20that night I grabbed dinner
17:21with Sarah
17:21you know Alex's mother
17:22is completely bankrupt now
17:23doesn't it feel amazing?
17:24I used to think I needed
17:25to watch them suffer
17:25to feel closure
17:26but now that karma
17:27finally hit
17:28I just feel nothing
17:28feeling nothing
17:29is the ultimate closure
17:30you've won Daphne
17:31on my way home
17:32I stopped by the flower shop
17:33just to check the locks
17:34my phone lit up
17:35a text from my mom
17:36just I'll tell him
17:36the past
17:37and my future
17:38was looking incredibly bright
17:39the past was a lesson
17:40the future is my masterpiece
17:43follow for more
17:44heart healing stories
17:46on Thanksgiving day
17:47I brought Carter home
17:48for dinner
17:48he showed up
17:49in a tailored grey pea coat
17:50wearing the scarf
17:51I had knitted for him
17:52is it too early?
17:53if it's so ugly
17:54take it off
17:55nope
17:56mine
17:56Carter you're here
17:58come sit down
17:58the turkey is almost ready
18:00let me help you
18:00Mrs. Evans
18:01instead of sitting
18:02Carter rolled up his sleeves
18:03and walked right into the kitchen
18:04don't worry
18:04I used to help my mom
18:05prep Thanksgiving dinner
18:06every year
18:06my mom practically
18:07glowed with pride
18:08when the turkey was brought
18:09to the table
18:09the interrogation began
18:10so Carter
18:11where do you have
18:11any siblings?
18:12I'm a structural engineer
18:13downtown
18:13my dad passed away
18:14when I was young
18:15it's just me and my mom
18:15my mom nodded
18:16I saw something deeper
18:17in his eyes
18:18Carter had started
18:18coming to my flower shop
18:20about three months ago
18:21sometimes he bought flowers
18:22sometimes he bought
18:23nothing at all
18:24he would just sit
18:25in the chair by the window
18:26quietly watching me
18:27arrange bouquets
18:29Dav
18:29that guy is here again
18:31third time this week
18:32I like him
18:33take your time
18:34if he's the one
18:35I won't stand in your way
18:36after dinner
18:37Carter suggested
18:38we go for a walk
18:39a few stray cats
18:40ran out from the alley
18:41meowing at him
18:41he reached into his pocket
18:42pulled out a small bag
18:43of cat food
18:44Carter ever plan
18:45on getting married again?
18:46just let me stay by your side
18:47while you do a one
18:47if you don't want to get married
18:49we won't
18:49I needed to teach you
18:50how to actually water the plants
18:51like and follow
18:53for the new year's finale
18:53I love your style
18:55no necessary fluff
18:56I need long term deliveries
18:58by new year's day
18:59my flower shop
19:00landed a massive contract
19:01Daphne
19:02your shop is officially established
19:05these are beautiful
19:07ranagilis
19:08just arrived today
19:10are you free tonight?
19:12Chloe said this play is amazing
19:15the play was about a woman
19:16rebuilding her life
19:17after a devastating divorce
19:18what's the verdict?
19:20did you like it?
19:21it was okay
19:21but the truth was
19:23I had secretly cried
19:24three different times
19:25in the dark
19:26happy new year Daphne
19:27happy new year Carter
19:28the plant that he had been
19:29taking care of
19:30was thriving
19:31he replied in less than a second
19:33for him
19:34her shop is open 24-7
19:37love
19:37is the best fertilizer
19:39for life
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