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Skipped Seven Marriage Signings, I Chose My Bestie’s Brother Romantic Drama Short Series Secret Love, Wedding Twist & Second Chance Romance - ENGSUB
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00:05Do you vow to take Chloe as your legal partner, to stand together and honour one another?
00:13Ethan Carter and I were at the Suffolk County Court Marriage Registry.
00:17We were just one photo away from getting our marriage licence when he was called away by
00:21a phone call.
00:22He left me alone at the marriage registration counter, stuck between a rock and a hard place.
00:29I called him, but he didn't answer.
00:31I texted him, but he didn't reply.
00:33Finally, I found the number of his childhood friend, Lila Moore, and called only for Ethan
00:37to pick up.
00:39Chloe Bennett, please stop calling and disturbing.
00:41Leela sprained her ankle and I have to take care of her today.
00:43Could you stop calling to bother her rest?
00:46We'll reschedule our licence appointment.
00:48This is the seventh time we've rescheduled.
00:50So what?
00:51The court is right there!
00:52It's not going anywhere!
00:56My face was expressionless, but my heart felt like it was being torn apart.
01:00Are you sure you want to do this, dear?
01:04The clerk asked me sympathetically if I still wanted to proceed.
01:07I nodded gently.
01:11Yes, I do.
01:14I called my best friend, Zoe Parker's brother, and agreed to his request.
01:18After hanging up, I told the clerk to give me a moment.
01:24Just as I was still stunned, Zane arrived.
01:26As he rode a matte black Harley Davidson motorcycle and stepped inside wearing his helmet, he immediately
01:32caught the attention of many people.
01:46The clerk said that.
01:47He was guided by the judges who made his helmet.
01:48Are you sure it was a fan of the judge?
01:51He was the judge.
01:52I thought he would take care of his helmet.
01:53He was the judge at the judge, except he was a quiet one day.
01:53And I ran into his Helder's手.
01:53He was the judge, but he was the judge.
01:54He was the judge.
01:54The judge said he was the judge.
01:56The judge said he was the judge.
02:05Do you understand now?
02:07Are you willing to enter into a sham marriage with me just to deal with the family problems?
02:11I nodded faintly.
02:12Truth be told, it was not merely to evade family pressure to get married.
02:16The core reason for this marriage was to ease my grandfather's worries before he passed away.
02:20Grandpa Arthur's health had rapidly deteriorated half a year prior.
02:24He stayed in the general hospital every single day,
02:26and every time he saw me, he would keep asking when I planned to marry.
02:30When will you get married?
02:33I want to see you in a wedding dress and witness you walk down the aisle with my own eyes.
02:41That way, even if I'm gone, there will still be someone to love and cherish you.
02:48Yes, I'll get married as soon as possible.
02:53That was why I had been pressing Ethan to marry me starting half a year ago.
02:57We'd made intermittent trips to the courthouse seven times,
03:00yet every single attempt ended in failure for one reason or another.
03:05The last time, Lila got her period and suffered severe menstrual cramps,
03:08so he had to rush home to buy her hot cocoa.
03:11The time before that, Lila locked her car keys inside her vehicle and couldn't get back home,
03:16so he needed to deliver a spare set of keys.
03:18The occasion prior to that, Lila grew hungry and craved Quincy's lobster rolls,
03:23forcing him to rush over and queue up for the food.
03:25All seven cancellations were down to Lila, each time prompting Ethan to abandon me without a second thought.
03:31Ironically, I had given him seven separate chances.
03:34This time around, I was done compromising.
03:37Ethan, I gave you your chances. Seven in total.
03:40All preliminary formalities went smoothly when Zane and I applied for our marriage license.
03:46Just as we prepared to take our official wedding photo,
03:49my phone pinged with an incoming message.
03:51It was from Ethan.
03:59Zane shot a glance my way and asked lazily,
04:01Do you want to continue?
04:03I drew a deep breath and replied with an impassive expression.
04:06Yes.
04:08Once all paperwork was finalized, I said to Zane,
04:11How are you tomorrow? I have something I'd like you to come with me on.
04:16Please contact me by phone if you need anything.
04:18Who knows, in just a couple of days, my grandfather might need your help too.
04:25My seven-year romance with Ethan, four years in college plus three years after graduation,
04:30had ultimately fallen apart.
04:32Meanwhile, I'd gotten married to my best friend's brother after only meeting him once.
04:37On the ride home, Ethan messaged me again alongside an attached photo.
04:42The dining table was laden with an abundance of delicious dishes.
04:45Sure enough, upon arriving home, the table was in a messy state with every last scrap of food
04:51completely eaten up.
04:53Standing nearby, Lila put on an innocent, pitiful look and spoke to me.
04:57Sorry, sister.
04:58It was all because I was too hungry and couldn't resist eating first.
05:03Even slow-witted as I was, I could tell she was deliberately provoking me.
05:08Blood rushed to my head in an instant.
05:10My hands clenched into tight fists with sharp fingernails digging deep into my palms.
05:15Lila and Ethan had been childhood sweethearts ever since they were little.
05:19That explained why Lila always occupied the top priority spot in Ethan's eyes.
05:23In the beginning, our relationship from meeting to falling in love had progressed seamlessly.
05:28We rarely argued.
05:30On the rare occasions we did, Ethan was always the first to back down and comfort me.
05:35He would take full responsibility instantly, even when the fault wasn't mine.
05:39My best friend Zoe had envied me repeatedly for landing a man who doted on me as much as Ethan
05:44did.
05:45But that envy came to an abrupt halt half a year ago.
05:48Ever since Lila entered the picture, his affectionate treatment toward me had shifted entirely.
05:53Chloe, why are you just coming back now?
05:56I remember I reminded you a long time ago.
05:59I was delayed by something on the way, so I'm back late.
06:03What could be so important that you missed me time?
06:08No problem.
06:09The company asked me to travel to New York on business and to pack my luggage upon return.
06:15I had no intention of telling him about my recent marriage.
06:18Now that I'd resolved to leave him, Ethan was nothing more than a stranger from that moment onward.
06:23But the second I pushed open the bedroom door, I was stunned by what met my eyes.
06:27The neatly made bed I'd tidied before leaving was all rumpled, and the closet had been ransacked in disarray.
06:33I could overlook all of that, but the handcrafted Cape Cod lighthouse ornament my grandfather gifted me,
06:38sitting on the nightstand, had snapped clean in half.
06:41Tiny shards scattered all across the floor.
06:43I could no longer hold back and called out Ethan's name sharply.
06:47Who has been in this bedroom?
06:48Who knocked over my things?
06:52It's just a handmade item.
06:53I'll ask someone to put it back together for you later.
06:56I froze for a split second.
06:58That indifferent tone sounded exactly as if I meant nothing to him at all.
07:02From that single sentence, I knew for certain Lila was the one who'd wrecked the ornament.
07:07Only she warranted such blind, unreserved protection from Ethan.
07:11Was broken by Lila, right?
07:14My calm single line was like tossing a lip match into Ethan's keg of gunpowder.
07:18Do you have evidence to prove that it was Lila who broke it?
07:21Maybe it just fell down on its own because it was not properly installed.
07:24Don't just open your mouth and falsely accuse others.
07:27Before you say it was Lila, you should at least present some evidence, or I'll sue you for slander.
07:31I nearly bit through the soft flesh inside my mouth, the thick metallic tang of blood flooding my tongue.
07:37He really would go to any lengths to shield her.
07:40One casual remark from me and I was already facing a defamation charge.
07:44But Ethan hadn't always been this way half a year prior.
07:47I fell head over heels for him on a rainy night.
07:50I was involved in a car crash, and he sprinted all the way to the accident site without so much
07:55as an umbrella.
07:56That refined, well-mannered man cast aside all restraint that night, shouting by the roadside and getting into a physical
08:02fight with the driver who'd hit my vehicle.
08:04What had happened to turn him into this person?
08:07I chose not to escalate the fight further.
08:09Just as Ethan claimed, I possessed zero evidence to prove Lila had broken the lighthouse.
08:15I crouched carefully on the floor to gather the broken fragments, and collected the two separated halves of the lighthouse
08:20figurine.
08:22Brother Ethan, please don't quarrel with your sister.
08:25It wasn't my doing, but if you want to blame me, sister, go ahead.
08:29No one has ever liked me since I was a dild, so it's only natural that you don't like me
08:33either.
08:35I did it. So what?
08:38Rage surged through my head, and I shoved Lila away.
08:42Yet before my hands made contact with her body, she tumbled onto the floor with effortless ease.
08:47Her gauze-wrapped, injured foot smacked precisely against the nightstand.
08:51The next second, Lila burst into tearful sobs.
08:55Sister, I just want to help you!
09:00Before I could process what was happening, Ethan grabbed fistfuls of my long hair, roughly.
09:05He glared at me with a ferocious expression and piercing eyes, as if he wanted to kill me.
09:10Even if you don't like Lila, there's no need to hurt her like this.
09:14Besides, she's still ill right now.
09:15With my hair painfully pulled, I was forced to crane my neck upward to stare at them.
09:20I didn't touch her at all.
09:22I didn't touch her at all.
09:28You're still lying even now?
09:30Chloe, do you think I'm blind?
09:32I was right behind you, and I saw it with my own eyes!
09:35First you framed Lila, and now you've pushed her down.
09:37How come I never knew before that you're such a heartless and cruel woman?
09:40You're simply vicious.
09:41My breath caught in my throat, leaving me unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.
09:46Nothing I said would convince Ethan at this point, regardless of my explanation.
09:50No excuses now, Chloe.
09:52You're truly a venomous woman.
09:54Ethan stared at me with evident disappointment.
09:57Contrarily, I felt immense relief.
10:00Any last shred of hope I'd clung to for him was finally gone for good.
10:06How dare you compete against me.
10:08Lila, lifted into Ethan's arms, shot me a triumphant glance, and mouthed a silent phrase I read clearly.
10:16I staggered to my feet, catching sight of my burning red cheek marked by the slap reflected in the dressing
10:21table mirror.
10:22The handprint remained sharply defined.
10:25It was plain to see how furious Ethan had been, and how much force he'd used to strike me.
10:29I let out a bitter laugh, and wiped away blood trickling slowly from the corner of my mouth.
10:34That single slap shattered every last fantasy I'd once held onto.
10:38I took advantage of his absence to gather all my clothing, and pack them into a suitcase.
10:42I took every belonging I could carry, and tossed all leftover junk straight into the trash bin.
10:49Before leaving, I contacted a real estate agent, and listed the apartment online for sale.
10:54This property belonged solely to me.
10:56My grandfather had purchased the South Boston apartment using his pension fund.
11:00I'd originally planned to use it as my marital home.
11:04Now there was no reason to keep it.
11:05Anything tainted and spoiled disgusted me.
11:10I planned to spend all my remaining time by my grandfather's side for his final days.
11:15On our way to the hospital, Zane and I pre-planned lines to fool my grandfather.
11:19I'd brought Ethan to visit Grandpa previously, so Grandpa knew Ethan was supposed to be my fiancé.
11:24To spare Grandpa unnecessary worry, I'd asked Zane to pretend to be Ethan,
11:28and hide our real marital arrangement.
11:31I never anticipated he and Grandpa would hit it off so well.
11:34They chatted about life from Grandpa's younger years,
11:37all the way to modern artificial intelligence technology.
11:40Grandpa was visibly reluctant to see us leave when our visit wrapped up.
11:44He held my hand, and patted the back of my palm gently.
11:47It's much more reliable than Ethan's.
11:52Grandpa, did you get it wrong?
11:54He is Ethan.
11:57Your grandpa here isn't senile yet.
12:01I still know whether it's a person or not.
12:04Grandpa doesn't know if he can hold on until the day of your wedding banquet.
12:12Grandpa, don't worry.
12:14We'm easing married, and the wedding banquet is being prepared.
12:17You definitely make it.
12:23I knew it.
12:24It's not that kid Ethan, but Zane Parker, right?
12:28That's a great name.
12:30I shot Grandpa an annoyed, playful glare before stepping out of the hospital ward.
12:35Zane waited for me in the corridor,
12:37appearing to have just gotten into an argument with someone.
12:40Stepping closer, I saw his opponents were none other than Ethan and Lila.
12:44What did my girlfriend do wrong?
12:45I apologize to you on her behalf.
12:47But as a grown man, how can you bully a woman like this?
12:51Have you no shame?
12:52If you've done something wrong, you should admit it.
12:55If everyone were like you, what we need the law for.
12:57Just because you're a woman, does that mean you can do wrong?
13:00Ethan and Lila were left speechless by his retort.
13:03Ethan spotted me the moment I stepped into view.
13:07A flicker of panic flashed across his eyes,
13:09yet he quickly suppressed it,
13:10putting on a casual front and hurrying over to grab my arm to speak first.
13:16Chloe, you came just in time.
13:18Just and I, Lisa accidentally spilled coffee out here,
13:20and he'd you only claim that this suit was worth over a thousand.
13:22You think this is extortion?
13:23Don't you have a sister who's a lawyer?
13:25Let's sue him for extortion.
13:28Lila nodded matter-of-factly without an ounce of remorse.
13:31We will sue him for extortion
13:33and demand compensation for our mental damage.
13:36Zayn looked at me with an amused grin,
13:38and I couldn't help blushing.
13:41Your friend.
13:44I shook my head immediately.
13:46No.
13:48His clothes are worth over ten thousand,
13:50and the lawyer you mentioned is his sister.
13:53With that, I strode out of the hospital,
13:55wanting zero further interaction with Ethan.
13:58Whatever negotiations followed between them
14:00were none of my concern.
14:03In the weeks afterward,
14:05Zayn busied himself arranging our wedding reception.
14:09Meanwhile, Ethan texted daily
14:11asking when I'd return from my supposed business trip.
14:14I've picked a time
14:15and want to invite you to go get our marriage certificate.
14:21I'm busy on a business trip.
14:24It was too late.
14:25I no longer needed that commitment.
14:28The wedding day arrived quickly.
14:30I stood inside the church venue
14:32dressed in my wedding gown.
14:33A familiar voice sounded from behind me,
14:35tinged with surprise and unease.
14:39Chloe, aren't you on a business trip in New York?
14:42Why are you here wearing a wedding dress?
14:44Zayn walked over to my side.
14:46I glanced at him indifferently.
14:48I had no doubt he'd long since figured out
14:50my messy history with Ethan.
14:52Isn't that the man we saw at the hospital the other day?
14:54Should we go and have a chat?
14:56If you want to watch a play today,
14:57it can be arranged now.
15:00Ethan sprinted up to me,
15:01pointing at me furiously and roaring.
15:03Chloe, I know it's you!
15:05Stop pretending you don't recognize me!
15:07What is this game you're playing?
15:09Leading me on as your boyfriend
15:10then marrying another man?
15:11Leading you on?
15:13Ethan, how dare you utter such shameless words?
15:16Since you always choose Lila over me,
15:18I'm granting your wish.
15:20You can stay by her side day and night from now on.
15:23The sight of Ethan dragged back memories
15:25of my ridiculous seven years spent loving him.
15:28Ethan tried to argue further,
15:30yet security guards summoned by Zane
15:31dragged him away forcibly.
15:33He screamed my name all the while,
15:35rambling nonsense about wanting to marry me.
15:37Zane clicked his tongue.
15:38I didn't expect you to leave him speechless.
15:40I shot him a cold glare.
15:41Don't mention him again.
15:43The last thing I wanted was for anyone
15:44to link my name with Ethan's ever again.
15:46With the disruption removed,
15:48our wedding ceremony resumed.
15:50Grandpa was too unwell to attend in person,
15:52but Zoe held up a high-definition laptop
15:54for a live video feed
15:56so Grandpa could watch every wedding moment.
15:58Unfortunately, Grandpa's health deteriorated rapidly
16:01as the ceremony went on.
16:03I left the church mid-wedding,
16:04still wearing my bridal gown
16:06after receiving an urgent hospital call
16:08informing me Grandpa was on his deathbed.
16:10He'd clung on to life solely to witness my wedding,
16:12and now, his final wish fulfilled,
16:15his breathing grew shallow and faint.
16:17I sprinted toward the hospital
16:19only to get blocked by Ethan downstairs.
16:21He grabbed my wrist with bloodshot eyes.
16:23When you can, I dude!
16:24Chloe, you cannot marry that man.
16:26He's obviously no good for you.
16:29Let go of me!
16:30I have an emergency to attend to!
16:32We'll discuss us later!
16:34Luckily, Zane arrived promptly
16:35to hold Ethan back for me.
16:37Zoe pressed the elevator button,
16:39and I rode up to the third floor.
16:40I arrived too late.
16:42Grandpa lay covered under a white sheet,
16:44having already passed away.
16:45The doctor shook his head at me.
16:46I'm sorry you missed your chance to say goodbye,
16:48but your grandfather departed extremely happily.
16:51It's rare for our medical staff
16:52to see patients pass away with a smile.
16:57I'd lost my last opportunity to see Grandpa alive.
17:00I reached out numbly to touch his cold hand.
17:02Zoe wrapped her arms around me
17:04and whispered comforting words.
17:05Don't grieve too hard, Chloe.
17:07You fulfilled his final wish,
17:08and the doctor confirmed he died happy.
17:11I wiped endless tears from my eyes
17:13and stroked Grandpa's face
17:14gently through the fabric of the sheet.
17:16Yes, Grandpa must be overjoyed.
17:19That's great.
17:20A light drizzle fell on the day of Grandpa's funeral.
17:23Zoe held an umbrella over me
17:24while Zane oversaw the burial of Grandpa's ashes.
17:29Don't be too sad.
17:30I nodded my head.
17:31Grandpa had departed without a single regret,
17:33even satisfied with the hastily chosen husband I'd found.
17:36I glanced upward at Zane,
17:38sprinkling the last mound of soil over the grave amid raindrops.
17:41Unable to deny my heartfelt gratitude,
17:43I owed everything to the brother and sister
17:45who'd stood beside me through my darkest hours.
17:47Zane, thank you for helping me fill Grandpa's last wish.
17:51We can file for divorce paperwork tomorrow.
17:54What's the rush?
17:55Your troubles are settled, but mine aren't.
17:57Leave our marriage as is for now.
17:59I'll reach out to you in a few days.
18:01He left immediately after speaking.
18:03I looked toward Zoe in confusion,
18:05noticing her evasive gaze.
18:07My dad's been pressuring Zane into marriage,
18:09and he can't find anyone suitable.
18:11Chloe, help him out by staying married to fool our family.
18:14Something felt off about her explanation,
18:16yet I couldn't pinpoint the problem right away.
18:19Still, Zane had done so much for me,
18:21I couldn't turn my back on him after his kindness.
18:24Upon exiting the cemetery grounds,
18:26I found Ethan waiting by the gate.
18:29Chloe,
18:30Ethan's grandpa where he's buried,
18:31I should have paid respects to grandpa.
18:33I had no desire to converse with him,
18:35yet out of respect for grandpa,
18:36I declined politely.
18:38Thank you, Mr. Carter, but I'll pass.
18:40Given your relationship with my grandfather,
18:41there's no need for you to pay respects at the grave.
18:44I apologize to you.
18:47I didn't know anything about grandpa's condition that day.
18:50I just loved you too deeply and wanted to win you back,
18:53so I stopped you in the hospital lobby.
18:55Chloe, forgive me.
18:57This time we will definitely get married,
18:59and God will bless us.
19:01You see,
19:02I've accompanied you to visit your grandfather several times before,
19:05and your grandfather really likes me.
19:07When grandpa is no longer around,
19:09I will be the one to protect you.
19:11I wondered when exactly he'd developed such shameless thick skin.
19:16Ethan had once carried quiet dignity and self-respect,
19:19never overly arrogant.
19:20Now his presence filled me with revulsion.
19:23Before I could reply,
19:25a black Bentley pulled up beside us.
19:27Zane climbed out and pulled me firmly into his embrace.
19:30My wife doesn't need you to protect,
19:32and grandpa doesn't like you.
19:34The one he likes is me.
19:36He acted exactly like a jealous man,
19:38eager to claim exclusive ownership of his partner.
19:41Ethan's features contorted with rage.
19:43His eyes glued to Zane's arm wrapped around my waist.
19:46Chloe, these wealthy men only play around for fun.
19:49Don't let him trick you.
19:50He put on an overly affectionate expression.
19:53Chloe, my so-shit.
19:55I'm different.
19:56Seven years of up and downs together
19:58make you irreplaceable in my heart.
20:00No matter how you change,
20:02my love for you will never waver.
20:04His empty declarations churned my stomach with disgust.
20:07Recalling the day he'd brutally snatched fistfuls of my hair
20:10sent a phantom ache across my scalp.
20:12I sneered at him openly.
20:15Is loving me dragging my hair and striking me without hesitation?
20:18Is loving me slapping my face hard?
20:21Ethan, your version of love terrifies me.
20:23I want absolutely no part of it.
20:26My cutting remark drained the color from Ethan's face.
20:29Memories of his cruel deeds flooded his mind.
20:32He stumbled backward two paces
20:34and nearly toppled onto the ground.
20:35I almost laughed aloud.
20:37Had he developed selective amnesia
20:38that required me to remind him of his own terrible actions?
20:41How else could he spout such shameless falsehoods?
20:44Final notice, I'm selling this apartment.
20:47Move out with Lila promptly
20:48or I'll call law enforcement to remove you.
20:50Ethan stared at me in stunned disbelief for a long moment.
20:54You're selling our home?
20:55I refuse to allow it.
20:57This was meant to be our marital property.
20:58Where will I live if you sell it?
20:59Your living arrangements are none of my concern.
21:01You're a complete stranger to me now.
21:03Vacate proponentarily before I involve police and create an ugly scene.
21:06I ignored his further protests
21:08and climbed into Zane's departing vehicle.
21:11Ethan chased the moving car, screaming frantically.
21:13Chloe, we can still get married.
21:15You can't kick me out.
21:17Zane remained in a foul mood for the entire drive.
21:20Exhausted from days of emotional turmoil,
21:22I leaned against the car seat and fell fast asleep.
21:25I woke up inside a small apartment.
21:27Unable to keep living in hotels
21:29while Ethan and Lila occupied my old home,
21:31Zoe had arranged for me to move into Zane's residence.
21:34All my luggage had already been transported here.
21:37Zoe sat on a nearby sofa,
21:38typing furiously on her laptop with an angry expression,
21:41unsure what messages she was firing off online.
21:45Zoe, what are you doing?
21:46Fright at my sudden question.
21:48She slammed the laptop shut quickly and answered.
21:51Nothing much, just watching online shows and leaving casual comments.
21:54I eyed her suspiciously, but chose not to press further.
21:58Strange incidents started cropping up over the next few days.
22:01Every time I stepped outside,
22:02passers-by pointed fingers and whispered gossip about me.
22:08My supervisor called me into his office during work hours,
22:12dropping subtle hints about the online controversy.
22:15After leaving his office,
22:16I searched TikTok and Twitter to uncover the full truth
22:19someone had launched a vicious online smear campaign against me.
22:22I instantly recognised the account as Ethan's.
22:25Its profile picture featured a man in an expensive tailored suit with no face visible.
22:30Yet I'd bought that exact suit as Ethan's 30th birthday gift.
22:33I pieced together his motives easily.
22:35Unable to accept being evicted from the apartment,
22:37Ethan painted himself as an innocent victim online.
22:40He spread lies claiming I was a gold digger who abandoned our seven-year relationship for a rich husband's fortune,
22:46stole our shared marital apartment, and plotted to drive him homeless.
22:49Hordes of internet trolls swarmed social media to harass and cyberbullying me shortly after.
22:54Strangers recognised me on my walk home and chatted maliciously.
22:58That's the woman right there.
22:59Dumped her seven-year boyfriend without a second thought, cold-hearted to the court.
23:03Marrying into wealth is the ultimate win.
23:05Romance feeds the soul, but not the wallet.
23:07I'd pick money too.
23:08Gold digger poster child.
23:10Women like her ruin social morality.
23:12Out of nowhere,
23:13a black cashmere overcoat draped over my shoulders.
23:16Zayn's stern face radiated icy anger.
23:21Mind your own business.
23:23Slander is illegal.
23:24One more word and my lawyer will send a cease and desist letter.
23:27The onlookers scattered immediately,
23:29and Zayn escorted me safely back to the apartment.
23:32I heard Zoe cursing and clacking away on her keyboard before even opening the front door.
23:36These trolls only dare to show off online!
23:39She closed the laptop and pretended innocence upon seeing me walk in.
23:44Don't pretend.
23:45I already know everything.
23:47What?
23:48You knew all along?
23:51It's all Ethan's doing.
23:53He's jealous you married my brother and wants to ruin you.
23:56I wasn't as fragile as she assumed, yet her care warmed my heart.
24:00Though certain Ethan orchestrated the harassment,
24:02I had no immediate solution to fix the online chaos.
24:05My single attempt to defend myself online triggered thousands more hateful comments,
24:10leading my company to suspend my job for a week pending damage control.
24:13I'm going to be right back and said to her.
24:13I'll be right back and said to her.
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