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After five years of marriage, she is thrown away when her husband chooses his “amnesiac” sister over her. Heartbroken after losing their baby, she is asked to sign a fake divorce agreement to protect his sister’s feelings—but she signs the real papers and cuts him out of her life. When the truth about the sister’s fake amnesia is exposed, the lies begin to collapse. Years later, she has become a Forbes success story, while those who betrayed her lose everything. The man who once destroyed her is now nothing more than a forgotten name.
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After five years of marriage, she is thrown away when her husband chooses his “amnesiac” sister over her. Heartbroken after losing their baby, she is asked to sign a fake divorce agreement to protect his sister’s feelings—but she signs the real papers and cuts him out of her life. When the truth about the sister’s fake amnesia is exposed, the lies begin to collapse. Years later, she has become a Forbes success story, while those who betrayed her lose everything. The man who once destroyed her is now nothing more than a forgotten name.
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00:00:02my sister was injured and lost her memory she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes
00:00:08she believed he was her boyfriend my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:00:13clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:00:19it's only temporary once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal but he didn't
00:00:23know that the moment he nodded some things could never go back chloe you should move out for now
00:00:30clara can't handle any stimulation i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her it's not
00:00:35convenient for you to stay what if clara never gets her memory back are you planning to play
00:00:41along with her forever she's your sister she's in terrible shape right now just give her some space
00:00:49go pack don't take too much i'll have someone deal with the rest he walked into the living room and
00:00:52pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall take that too clara doesn't like this style i'll buy you a
00:00:56new one another day that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me for five years of
00:01:02marriage
00:01:02i wiped it clean every week so in his eyes it had been ready to throw away all along maybe
00:01:07it wasn't
00:01:08just the lamp he wanted to throw away i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins when i came
00:01:14back
00:01:14the designer had already arrived carter was giving instructions persian cashmere rugs egyptian long
00:01:22stepchin cotton bedding he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one crumpled them
00:01:29and tossed them into the trash clear out all the sticky notes you left your sister knows your
00:01:36handwriting don't make her overthink i stood in the entryway watching the home i had lived in for
00:01:40five years slowly turn into another woman's it wasn't that carter didn't have time he just didn't
00:01:45have time for me i turned to leave as i passed the study i caught sight of a half open
00:01:49drawer inside was
00:01:50a glimpse of gray blue yarn the scarf i had half knitted three years ago i thought he had thrown
00:01:54it
00:01:54away i reached out to pull the drawer open chloe why are you still here i didn't answer i picked
00:02:03up
00:02:03the bag that held only a few changes of clothes and walked out of the house that had once been
00:02:08mine
00:02:12at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time
00:02:18find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible don't tell my husband
00:02:25when i checked into the marriott downtown carter called there's a college reunion tonight
00:02:31our old professor will be there i'll take you and your sister clara's been recovering pretty well
00:02:36lately he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me that evening i returned to my own
00:02:43home as a guest carter opened the door the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover
00:02:51i didn't respond a sour ache spread through my chest clara came downstairs linked her arm through
00:02:59carter's and smiled at me chloe you're still the same as in college always tagging along all right
00:03:06stop teasing her
00:03:13stanford carter led clara across the main quad
00:03:17remember freshman year at the football game we were chosen as squad leaders we secretly held hands
00:03:23and someone posted the photo on the forum of course i remember and the spring formal we hosted it
00:03:30together chloe was there too right i was in the audience back then they were upstairs i was below it
00:03:39even after i married carter i was still the invisible person in their story in the private dining room
00:03:45our classmates started cheering the party queen and the fraternity president are here still holding hands
00:03:51when are we getting invitations
00:03:56i thought i heard carter was married
00:04:00you must have heard wrong professor i'm not married
00:04:04not yet but soon
00:04:09i looked away and took a sip of wine it tasted bitter after a few rounds of drinks a fraternity
00:04:16member beside me lightly nodged my elbow chloe are you seeing anyone i always wanted to ask you out
00:04:20back in college
00:04:24i'm married i've been married for five years
00:04:30that was when i suddenly understood i had signed my own ticket to hell
00:04:41you're married to who
00:04:45her husband is a programmer at my company he probably has to work late tonight
00:04:48right that makes sense no offense but you and your sister were never on the same level
00:04:56chloe you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime
00:05:03sure when there's a chance
00:05:07i couldn't sit there any longer so i excused myself to the restroom
00:05:11i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes
00:05:14he had followed me out
00:05:16clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
00:05:18give me the keys
00:05:19what about me
00:05:20it's pouring outside if you take the car how am i supposed to get back
00:05:24my car is with the driver for maintenance clara's in bad shape
00:05:28give her some space wait for an uber
00:05:31give
00:05:32since we were children i gave clara everything she wanted
00:05:35i gave and gave until i even gave away my husband
00:05:39i waited in the restaurant until closing
00:05:42but no uber accepted the ride
00:05:44it was past midnight when i finally hailed a car
00:05:47i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed it was a work message from carter
00:05:51the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent go to the office and handle it
00:05:55i was still his executive assistant i told the driver to head to the office
00:05:59but one encrypted key needed for the project was in his study
00:06:03didn't answer my calls
00:06:05he didn't reply to my messages
00:06:07i had no choice but to go home
00:06:10no one answered the doorbell so i entered the passcode and pushed the door open
00:06:21why are you here
00:06:22didn't i tell you not to come back before claire recovers her memory
00:06:25if she finds out about us everything will be for nothing
00:06:28i took out my phone and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
00:06:32the project you told me to handle needs the key file
00:06:34you didn't answer a single call
00:06:39so helping claire recover her memory requires taking your clothes off
00:06:43my clothes got wet
00:06:45you've always been sensible
00:06:47don't make a fuss over something so small
00:06:49sensible
00:06:50so i deserve to swallow every grievance
00:06:52to wait all night in the rain for a ride
00:06:54to be called into work in the middle of the night
00:06:56to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
00:06:59for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
00:07:02was not just my youth but myself
00:07:04i'll carry claire to the bedroom first
00:07:07go get the file from the study
00:07:08be quiet
00:07:15i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
00:07:19then i went into the study and got the key file
00:07:22but i was so tired
00:07:23i couldn't tolerate it anymore
00:07:26so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal
00:07:31it was my resignation letter
00:07:33near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message
00:07:37have you settled the apartment
00:07:38i need to move in within the next two days
00:07:42at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
00:07:45and was about to return to the hotel
00:07:48clara found our marriage certificate
00:07:49she's threatening to jump come back now
00:07:51my mother's call came right after
00:07:53why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out
00:07:55you just can't stand to see your sister happy
00:07:57can't you apologize for once
00:07:59if anything happens to clara
00:08:01don't ever call me your mother again
00:08:10i wasn't even surprised anymore
00:08:12ever since we were children
00:08:13whenever clara was unhappy
00:08:15i was the one who got blamed
00:08:17i rushed to the community
00:08:19i had barely reached the police line
00:08:20when clara pointed at me and screamed
00:08:23how could you marry behind my back at city hall
00:08:27the two people i loved most betrayed me together
00:08:31clara the only person i've ever loved is you
00:08:41before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me
00:08:47i had just propped myself up
00:08:50i don't know someone like you
00:08:52i don't have a daughter like you
00:08:59my hands shook as i called 911
00:09:01then everything went black
00:09:04when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed
00:09:08you were a little over six weeks pregnant
00:09:10you've just had a miscarriage
00:09:12we'll keep you under observation for an hour
00:09:15after observation ended
00:09:16i took my medication and slowly walked out
00:09:19in the second floor hallway
00:09:20i ran into carter
00:09:23your sister has been traumatized
00:09:25she can't see you right now
00:09:28my mother and i will take good care of her
00:09:30of course i knew
00:09:31and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all
00:09:34if he cared even a little
00:09:36he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
00:09:39i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist
00:09:41there's something else i need to tell you
00:09:44let's get divorced
00:09:58my sister was injured and lost her memory
00:10:00she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes
00:10:04she believed he was her boyfriend
00:10:06my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:10:08clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:10:15it's only temporary
00:10:16once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal
00:10:18but he didn't know that the moment he nodded
00:10:21some things could never go back
00:10:24chloe you should move out for now
00:10:25clara can't handle any stimulation
00:10:29i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her
00:10:31it's not convenient for you to stay
00:10:34what if clara never gets her memory back
00:10:36are you planning to play along with her forever
00:10:39she's your sister she's in terrible shape right now just give her some space
00:10:44go pack don't take too much i'll have someone deal with the rest
00:10:47he walked into the living room and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall
00:10:50take that too clara doesn't like this style i'll buy you a new one another day
00:10:54that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me
00:10:57for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week
00:10:59so in his eyes it had been ready to throw away all along
00:11:02maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away
00:11:06i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins
00:11:08when i came back the designer had already arrived
00:11:11carter was giving instructions
00:11:14persian cashmere rugs
00:11:17egyptian longsteption cotton bedding
00:11:19he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one
00:11:24crumpled them and tossed them into the trash
00:11:28clear out all the sticky notes you left
00:11:30your sister knows your handwriting don't make her overthink
00:11:33i stood in the entryway watching the home i had lived in for five years
00:11:36slowly turn into another woman's it wasn't that carter didn't have time
00:11:40he just didn't have time for me i turned to leave
00:11:42as i passed the study i caught sight of a half open drawer
00:11:45inside was a glimpse of gray blue yarn
00:11:47the scarf i had half knitted three years ago
00:11:49i thought he had thrown it away
00:11:50i reached out to pull the drawer open
00:11:52chloe
00:11:54why are you still here
00:11:57i didn't answer
00:11:58i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes
00:12:01and walked out of the house that had once been mine
00:12:08at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time
00:12:13find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible
00:12:16don't tell my husband
00:12:21when i checked into the marriott downtown carter called
00:12:25there's a college reunion tonight
00:12:27our old professor will be there
00:12:29i'll take you and your sister
00:12:30claire has been recovering pretty well lately
00:12:33he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me
00:12:36that evening i returned to my own home as a guest
00:12:40carter opened the door
00:12:42the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover
00:12:47i didn't respond
00:12:48a sour ache spread through my chest
00:12:51clara came downstairs
00:12:53linked her arm through carter's
00:12:55and smiled at me
00:12:57chloe you're still the same as in college
00:13:00always tagging along
00:13:01all right
00:13:02stop teasing her
00:13:08stanford
00:13:09carter led clara across the main quad
00:13:13remember freshman year at the football game
00:13:15we were chosen as squad leaders
00:13:17we secretly held hands and someone posted the photo on the forum
00:13:20of course i remember
00:13:23and the spring formal
00:13:24we hosted it together
00:13:26chloe was there too right
00:13:28i was
00:13:29in the audience
00:13:31back then they were upstairs
00:13:33i was below it
00:13:35even after i married carter
00:13:37i was still the invisible person in their story
00:13:39in the private dining room
00:13:41our classmates started cheering
00:13:43the party queen and the fraternity president are here
00:13:46still holding hands
00:13:47when are we getting invitations
00:13:52i thought i heard carter was married
00:13:56you must have heard wrong professor
00:13:58i'm not married
00:14:00not yet
00:14:01but soon
00:14:04i looked away
00:14:06and took a sip of wine
00:14:07it tasted bitter
00:14:09after a few rounds of drinks
00:14:10a fraternity member beside me
00:14:12lightly nodged my elbow
00:14:13chloe are you seeing anyone
00:14:15i always wanted to ask you out back to college
00:14:20i'm married
00:14:21i've been married for five years
00:14:26that was when i suddenly understood
00:14:29i had signed my own ticket to hell
00:14:36you're married
00:14:37to who
00:14:40her husband is a programmer at my company
00:14:42he probably has to work late tonight
00:14:44right
00:14:45that makes sense
00:14:46no offense
00:14:47but you and your sister were never on the same level
00:14:51chloe
00:14:52you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime
00:14:58sure
00:14:59when there's a chance
00:15:03i couldn't sit there any longer
00:15:04so i excused myself to the restroom
00:15:07i was about to go back
00:15:08when i turned and met carter's eyes
00:15:10he had followed me out
00:15:11clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
00:15:14give me the keys
00:15:15what about me
00:15:16it's pouring outside
00:15:18if you take the car
00:15:19how am i supposed to get back
00:15:20my car is with the driver for maintenance
00:15:22clara's in bad shape
00:15:24give her some space
00:15:25wait for an uber
00:15:27give
00:15:27since we were children
00:15:29i gave clara everything she wanted
00:15:31i gave and gave
00:15:33until i even gave away my husband
00:15:35i waited in the restaurant until closing
00:15:37but no uber accepted the ride
00:15:40it was past midnight
00:15:41when i finally hailed a car
00:15:43i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed
00:15:46it was a work message from carter
00:15:47the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent
00:15:49go to the office and handle it
00:15:51i was still his executive assistant
00:15:53i told the driver to head to the office
00:15:55but one encrypted key
00:15:57needed for the project was in his study
00:15:59didn't answer my calls
00:16:01he didn't reply to my messages
00:16:03i had no choice but to go home
00:16:06no one answered the doorbell
00:16:08so i entered the passcode
00:16:09and pushed the door open
00:16:17why are you here
00:16:18didn't i tell you not to come back
00:16:20before claire recovers her memory
00:16:21if she finds out about us
00:16:23everything will be for nothing
00:16:24i took out my phone
00:16:25and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
00:16:27the project you told me to handle
00:16:29needs the key file
00:16:30you didn't answer a single call
00:16:35so helping claire recover her memory
00:16:37requires taking your clothes off
00:16:39my clothes got wet
00:16:41you've always been sensible
00:16:42don't make a fuss over something so small
00:16:45sensible
00:16:45so i deserve to swallow every grievance
00:16:48to wait all night in the rain for a ride
00:16:50to be called into work in the middle of the night
00:16:52to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
00:16:55for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
00:16:58was not just my youth but myself
00:17:00i'll carry claire to the bedroom first
00:17:02go get the file from the study
00:17:04be quiet
00:17:11i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
00:17:14then i went into the study and got the key file
00:17:17but i was so tired
00:17:19i couldn't tolerate it anymore
00:17:22so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal
00:17:26it was my resignation letter
00:17:29near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message
00:17:32have you settled the apartment
00:17:34i need to move in within the next two days
00:17:37at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
00:17:40and was about to return to the hotel
00:17:44clara found our marriage certificate
00:17:45she's threatening to jump come back now
00:17:47my mother's call came right after
00:17:49why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out
00:17:51you just can't stand to see your sister happy
00:17:53can't you apologize for once
00:17:55if anything happens to clara
00:17:56don't ever call me your mother again
00:18:06i wasn't even surprised anymore
00:18:07ever since we were children
00:18:09whenever clara was unhappy
00:18:11i was the one who got blamed
00:18:13i rushed to the community
00:18:14i had barely reached the police line
00:18:16when clara pointed at me and screamed
00:18:19how could you marry behind my back at city hall
00:18:23the two people i loved most betrayed me together
00:18:26clara the only person i've ever loved is you
00:18:37before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me
00:18:43i had just propped myself up
00:18:45i don't know someone like you
00:18:47i don't have a daughter like you
00:18:55my hands shook as i called 911
00:18:56then everything went black
00:19:00when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed
00:19:03you were a little over six weeks pregnant
00:19:06you've just had a miscarriage
00:19:07we'll keep you under observation for an hour
00:19:11after observation ended
00:19:12i took my medication and slowly walked out
00:19:15in the second floor hallway
00:19:16i ran into carter
00:19:19your sister has been traumatized
00:19:20she can't see you right now
00:19:24my mother and i will take good care of her
00:19:25of course i knew
00:19:27and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all
00:19:30if he cared even a little
00:19:32he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
00:19:34i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist
00:19:37there's something else i need to tell you
00:19:39let's get divorced
00:19:50my sister was injured and lost her memory
00:19:53she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes
00:19:56she believed he was her boyfriend
00:19:58my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:20:01clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:20:07it's only temporary
00:20:09once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal
00:20:11but he didn't know that the moment he nodded
00:20:13some things could never go back
00:20:16chloe you should move out for now
00:20:18clara can't handle any stimulation
00:20:22i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her
00:20:23it's not convenient for you to stay
00:20:26what if clara never gets her memory back
00:20:28are you planning to play along with her forever
00:20:31she's your sister she's in terrible shape right now
00:20:34just give her some space
00:20:37go pack don't take too much i'll have someone deal with the rest
00:20:40he walked into the living room and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall
00:20:42take that too clara doesn't like this style i'll buy you a new one another day
00:20:46that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me
00:20:49for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week
00:20:52so in his eyes it had been ready to throw away all along
00:20:55maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away
00:20:58i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins
00:21:01when i came back the designer had already arrived
00:21:04carter was giving instructions
00:21:07persian cashmere rugs
00:21:09egyptian long-steption cotton bedding
00:21:12he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one
00:21:16crumpled them and tossed them into the trash
00:21:20clear out all the sticky notes you left
00:21:22your sister knows your handwriting
00:21:24don't make her overthink
00:21:26i stood in the entryway watching the home i had lived in for five years slowly turn into another woman's
00:21:31it wasn't that carter didn't have time
00:21:32he just didn't have time for me
00:21:34i turned to leave
00:21:34as i passed the study
00:21:36i caught sight of a half-open drawer
00:21:38inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn
00:21:39the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago
00:21:42i thought he had thrown it away
00:21:43i reached out to pull the drawer open
00:21:44chloe
00:21:47why are you still here
00:21:49i didn't answer
00:21:51i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes and walked out of the house that
00:21:55had once been mine
00:22:00at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time
00:22:06find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible
00:22:08don't tell my husband
00:22:14when i checked into the marriott downtown carter called
00:22:17there's a college reunion tonight
00:22:20our old professor will be there
00:22:21i'll take you and your sister
00:22:23claire has been recovering pretty well lately
00:22:25he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me
00:22:29that evening
00:22:30i returned to my own home as a guest
00:22:32carter opened the door
00:22:35the therapist said
00:22:37familiar things could help clara recover
00:22:40i didn't respond
00:22:41a sour ache spread through my chest
00:22:44clara came downstairs
00:22:46linked her arm through carter's
00:22:48and smiled at me
00:22:49chloe
00:22:50you're still the same as in college
00:22:52always tagging along
00:22:54all right stop teasing her
00:23:01stanford
00:23:01carter led clara across the main quad
00:23:05remember freshman year at the football game
00:23:07we were chosen as squad leaders
00:23:10we secretly held hands and someone posted the photo on the forum
00:23:13of course i remember
00:23:16and the spring formal
00:23:17we hosted it together
00:23:19chloe was there too right
00:23:21i was
00:23:22in the audience
00:23:24back then they were upstairs
00:23:26i was below it
00:23:27even after i married carter
00:23:30i was still the invisible person in their story
00:23:32in the private dining room
00:23:34our classmates started cheering
00:23:35the party queen and the fraternity president are here
00:23:38still holding hands
00:23:40when are we getting invitations
00:23:44i thought i heard carter was married
00:23:49you must have heard wrong professor i'm not married
00:23:53not yet
00:23:54not yet but soon
00:23:57i looked away and took a sip of wine
00:24:00it tasted bitter
00:24:01after a few rounds of drinks
00:24:03a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow
00:24:06chloe are you seeing anyone
00:24:08i always wanted to ask you out back in college
00:24:12i'm married
00:24:14i've been married for five years
00:24:19that was when i suddenly understood
00:24:22i had signed my own ticket to hell
00:24:29you're married
00:24:30to who
00:24:33her husband is a programmer at my company
00:24:35he probably has to work late tonight
00:24:37right
00:24:37that makes sense
00:24:39no offense but
00:24:40you and your sister were never on the same level
00:24:44chloe
00:24:44you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime
00:24:51sure
00:24:52when there's a chance
00:24:55i couldn't sit there any longer
00:24:57so i excused myself to the restroom
00:24:59i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes
00:25:02he had followed me out
00:25:04clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
00:25:07give me the keys
00:25:08what about me
00:25:09it's pouring outside
00:25:10if you take the car
00:25:12how am i supposed to get back
00:25:13my car is with the driver for maintenance
00:25:15clara's in bad shape
00:25:16give her some space
00:25:18wait for an uber
00:25:20give
00:25:20since we were children
00:25:22i gave clara everything she wanted
00:25:24i gave and gave
00:25:26until i even gave away my husband
00:25:28i waited in the restaurant until closing
00:25:30but no uber accepted the ride
00:25:33it was past midnight
00:25:34when i finally hailed a car
00:25:36i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed
00:25:38it was a work message from carter
00:25:40the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent
00:25:42go to the office and handle it
00:25:44i was still his executive assistant
00:25:46i told the driver to head to the office
00:25:48but one encrypted key
00:25:49needed for the project was in his study
00:25:51didn't answer my calls
00:25:53he didn't reply to my messages
00:25:55i had no choice but to go home
00:25:59no one answered the doorbell
00:26:00so i entered the passcode
00:26:02and pushed the door open
00:26:10why are you here
00:26:11didn't i tell you not to come back
00:26:12before claire recovers her memory
00:26:14if she finds out about us
00:26:15everything will be for nothing
00:26:16i took out my phone
00:26:18and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
00:26:20the project you told me to handle
00:26:22needs the key file
00:26:23you didn't answer a single call
00:26:27so helping claire recover her memory
00:26:29requires taking your clothes off
00:26:32my clothes got wet
00:26:34you've always been sensible
00:26:35don't make a fuss over something so small
00:26:37sensible
00:26:38so i deserve to swallow every grievance
00:26:41to wait all night in the rain for a ride
00:26:43to be called into work in the middle of the night
00:26:45to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
00:26:48for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
00:26:51was not just my youth but myself
00:26:52i'll carry claire to the bedroom first
00:26:54go get the file from the study
00:26:56be quiet
00:27:03i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
00:27:07then i went into the study and got the key file
00:27:10but i was so tired
00:27:11i couldn't tolerate it anymore
00:27:15so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal
00:27:19it was my resignation letter
00:27:22near dawn
00:27:22i sent the real estate agent a second message
00:27:25have you settled the apartment
00:27:27i need to move in within the next two days
00:27:30at daybreak
00:27:31i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
00:27:33and was about to return to the hotel
00:27:36clara found our marriage certificate
00:27:38she's threatening to jump
00:27:39come back now
00:27:40my mother's call came right after
00:27:41why didn't you take the marriage certificate
00:27:43when you moved out
00:27:44you just can't stand to see your sister happy
00:27:46can't you apologize for once
00:27:48if anything happens to clara
00:27:49don't ever call me your mother again
00:27:58i wasn't even surprised anymore
00:28:00ever since we were children
00:28:02whenever clara was unhappy
00:28:04i was the one who got blamed
00:28:05i rushed to the community
00:28:07i had barely reached the police line
00:28:09when clara pointed at me and screamed
00:28:12how could you marry behind my back at city hall
00:28:16the two people i loved most betrayed me together
00:28:19clara the only person i've ever loved is you
00:28:30before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me
00:28:36i had just propped myself up
00:28:38i don't know someone like you
00:28:40i don't have a daughter like you
00:28:47my hands shook as i called 911
00:28:49then everything went black
00:28:53when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed
00:28:56you were a little over six weeks pregnant
00:28:58you've just had a miscarriage
00:29:00we'll keep you under observation for an hour
00:29:03after observation ended
00:29:05i took my medication and slowly walked out
00:29:07in the second floor hallway
00:29:09i ran into carter
00:29:11your sister has been traumatized
00:29:13she can't see you right now
00:29:16my mother and i will take good care of her
00:29:18of course i knew
00:29:19and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all
00:29:23if he cared even a little
00:29:24he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
00:29:27i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist
00:29:29there's something else i need to tell you
00:29:32let's get divorced
00:29:43my sister was injured and lost her memory
00:29:46she forgot everyone
00:29:47except my husband carter hayes
00:29:49she believed he was her boyfriend
00:29:51my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:29:54clutching my arm
00:29:55and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:30:00it's only temporary
00:30:01once her memory comes back
00:30:03everything will go back to normal
00:30:04but he didn't know that the moment he nodded
00:30:06some things could never go back
00:30:09chloe you should move out for now
00:30:11clara can't handle any stimulation
00:30:14i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her
00:30:16it's not convenient for you to stay
00:30:19what if clara never gets her memory back
00:30:21are you planning to play along with her forever
00:30:24she's your sister
00:30:25she's in terrible shape right now
00:30:26just give her some space
00:30:30go pack don't take too much
00:30:31i'll have someone deal with the rest
00:30:32he walked into the living room
00:30:33and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall
00:30:35take that too
00:30:36clara doesn't like this style
00:30:37i'll buy you a new one another day
00:30:39that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me
00:30:41for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week
00:30:44so in his eyes
00:30:46it had been ready to throw away all along
00:30:48maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away
00:30:51i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins
00:30:53when i came back
00:30:55the designer had already arrived
00:30:57carter was giving instructions
00:31:00persian cashmere rugs
00:31:02egyptian longsteption cotton bedding
00:31:05he went into the study
00:31:06and tore down my sticky notes
00:31:08one by one
00:31:09crumpled them
00:31:10and tossed them into the trash
00:31:13clear out all the sticky notes you left
00:31:15your sister knows your handwriting
00:31:17don't make her overthink
00:31:18i stood in the entryway
00:31:20watching the home i had lived in for five years
00:31:22slowly turn into another woman's
00:31:24it wasn't that carter didn't have time
00:31:25he just didn't have time for me
00:31:26i turned to leave
00:31:27as i passed the study
00:31:28i caught sight of a half-open drawer
00:31:30inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn
00:31:32the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago
00:31:34i thought he had thrown it away
00:31:35i reached out to pull the drawer open
00:31:37chloe
00:31:39why are you still here
00:31:42i didn't answer
00:31:44i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes
00:31:46and walked out of the house that had once been mine
00:31:53at the gate i texted a real estate agent
00:31:55i hadn't contacted in a long time
00:31:59find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible
00:32:01don't tell my husband
00:32:06when i checked into the marriott downtown
00:32:09carter called
00:32:10there's a college reunion tonight
00:32:12our old professor will be there
00:32:14i'll take you and your sister
00:32:16claire has been recovering pretty well lately
00:32:18he hung up after that
00:32:20without the slightest concern for me
00:32:21that evening
00:32:23i returned to my own home as a guest
00:32:26carter opened the door
00:32:28the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover
00:32:32i didn't respond
00:32:34a sour ache spread through my chest
00:32:36clara came downstairs
00:32:38linked her arm through carter's
00:32:40and smiled at me
00:32:42chloe you're still the same as in college
00:32:45always tagging along
00:32:47all right stop teasing her
00:32:53stanford
00:32:54carter led clara across the main quad
00:32:58remember freshman year at the football game
00:33:00we were chosen as squad leaders
00:33:02we secretly held hands
00:33:04and someone posted the photo on the forum
00:33:05of course i remember
00:33:08and the spring formal
00:33:10we hosted it together
00:33:11chloe was there too right
00:33:13i was
00:33:15in the audience
00:33:16back then
00:33:18they were upstairs
00:33:19i was below it
00:33:20even after i married carter
00:33:22i was still the invisible person in their story
00:33:25in the private dining room
00:33:26our classmates started cheering
00:33:28the party queen and the fraternity president are here
00:33:31still holding hands
00:33:33when are we getting invitations
00:33:37i thought i heard carter was married
00:33:42you must have heard wrong professor
00:33:43i'm not married
00:33:45not yet
00:33:47but soon
00:33:50i looked away and took a sip of wine
00:33:53it tasted bitter
00:33:54after a few rounds of drinks
00:33:56a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow
00:33:59chloe are you seeing anyone
00:34:00i always wanted to ask you out back in college
00:34:05i'm married
00:34:07i've been married for five years
00:34:11that was when i suddenly understood
00:34:14i had signed my own ticket to hell
00:34:22you're married
00:34:22to who
00:34:26her husband is a programmer at my company
00:34:28he probably has to work late tonight
00:34:29right
00:34:30that makes sense
00:34:31no offense but
00:34:32you and your sister were never on the same level
00:34:37chloe
00:34:37you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime
00:34:44sure
00:34:45when there's a chance
00:34:48i couldn't sit there any longer
00:34:50so i excused myself to the restroom
00:34:52i was about to go back
00:34:54when i turned and met carter's eyes
00:34:55he had followed me out
00:34:57clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
00:34:59give me the keys
00:35:00what about me
00:35:02it's pouring outside
00:35:03if you take the car
00:35:04how am i supposed to get back
00:35:05my car is with the driver for maintenance
00:35:08clara's in bad shape
00:35:09give her some space
00:35:10wait for an uber
00:35:12give
00:35:13since we were children
00:35:14i gave clara everything she wanted
00:35:16i gave and gave
00:35:18until i even gave away my husband
00:35:20i waited in the restaurant until closing
00:35:23but no uber accepted the ride
00:35:25it was past midnight
00:35:27when i finally hailed a car
00:35:28i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed
00:35:31it was a work message from carter
00:35:32the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent
00:35:35go to the office and handle it
00:35:36i was still his executive assistant
00:35:38i told the driver to head to the office
00:35:41but one encrypted key
00:35:42needed for the project was in his study
00:35:44he didn't answer my calls
00:35:46he didn't reply to my messages
00:35:48i had no choice but to go home
00:35:52no one answered the doorbell
00:35:53so i entered the passcode
00:35:54and pushed the door open
00:36:02why are you here
00:36:03didn't i tell you not to come back
00:36:05before clara recovers her memory
00:36:06if she finds out about us
00:36:08everything will be for nothing
00:36:09i took out my phone
00:36:11and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
00:36:13the project you told me to handle
00:36:14needs the key file
00:36:15you didn't answer a single call
00:36:20so helping clara recover her memory
00:36:22requires taking your clothes off
00:36:24my clothes got wet
00:36:27you've always been sensible
00:36:28don't make a fuss over something so small
00:36:30sensible
00:36:31so i deserve to swallow every grievance
00:36:33to wait all night in the rain for a ride
00:36:35to be called into work in the middle of the night
00:36:38to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
00:36:41for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
00:36:44was not just my youth but myself
00:36:45i'll carry clara to the bedroom first
00:36:47go get the file from the study
00:36:49be quiet
00:36:56i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
00:37:00then i went into the study and got the key file
00:37:03but i was so tired
00:37:04i couldn't tolerate it anymore
00:37:07so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal
00:37:12it was my resignation letter
00:37:14near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message
00:37:18have you settled the apartment
00:37:19i need to move in within the next two days
00:37:23at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
00:37:26and was about to return to the hotel
00:37:29clara found our marriage certificate
00:37:30she's threatening to jump
00:37:32come back now
00:37:32my mother's call came right after
00:37:34why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out
00:37:36you just can't stand to see your sister happy
00:37:38can't you apologize for once
00:37:40if anything happens to clara
00:37:42don't ever call me your mother again
00:37:51i wasn't even surprised anymore
00:37:53ever since we were children
00:37:55whenever clara was unhappy
00:37:56i was the one who got blamed
00:37:58i rushed to the community
00:38:00i had barely reached the police line
00:38:02when clara pointed at me and screamed
00:38:04how could you marry behind my back at city hall
00:38:09the two people i loved most betrayed me together
00:38:12clara the only person i've ever loved is you
00:38:23before i could even breathe
00:38:25a powerful force slammed into me
00:38:28i had just propped myself up
00:38:31i don't know someone like you
00:38:33i don't have a daughter like you
00:38:40my hands shook as i called 911
00:38:42then everything went black
00:38:46when i woke up
00:38:47i was lying in a hospital bed
00:38:49you were a little over six weeks pregnant
00:38:51you've just had a miscarriage
00:38:53we'll keep you under observation for an hour
00:38:56after observation ended
00:38:57i took my medication and slowly walked out
00:39:00in the second floor hallway
00:39:02i ran into carter
00:39:04your sister has been traumatized
00:39:06she can't see you right now
00:39:09my mother and i will take good care of her
00:39:11of course i knew
00:39:12and once again
00:39:13he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all
00:39:16if he cared even a little
00:39:17he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
00:39:20i turned to leave
00:39:21but he grabbed my wrist
00:39:22there's something else i need to tell you
00:39:25let's get divorced
00:39:36my sister was injured and lost her memory
00:39:38she forgot everyone
00:39:40except my husband carter hayes
00:39:42she believed he was her boyfriend
00:39:44my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:39:47clutching my arm
00:39:48and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:39:53it's only temporary
00:39:54once her memory comes back
00:39:55everything will go back to normal
00:39:56but he didn't know
00:39:57that the moment he nodded
00:39:59some things could never go back
00:40:02chloe you should move out for now
00:40:03clara can't handle any stimulation
00:40:07i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her
00:40:09it's not convenient for you to stay
00:40:12what if clara never gets her memory back
00:40:14are you planning to play along with her forever
00:40:17she's your sister
00:40:17she's in terrible shape right now
00:40:19just give her some space
00:40:22go pack
00:40:23don't take too much
00:40:24i'll have someone deal with the rest
00:40:25he walked into the living room
00:40:26and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall
00:40:28take that too
00:40:28clara doesn't like this style
00:40:30i'll buy you a new one another day
00:40:32that lamp was the first birthday gift
00:40:33he had ever given me
00:40:35for five years of marriage
00:40:36i wiped it clean every week
00:40:37so in his eyes
00:40:38it had been ready to throw away all along
00:40:40maybe it wasn't just the lamp
00:40:42he wanted to throw away
00:40:44i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins
00:40:46when i came back
00:40:48the designer had already arrived
00:40:50carter was giving instructions
00:40:52persian cashmere rugs
00:40:55egyptian long-steption cotton bedding
00:40:57he went into the study
00:40:59and tore down my sticky notes one by one
00:41:01crumpled them
00:41:03and tossed them into the trash
00:41:06clear out all the sticky notes you left
00:41:08your sister knows your handwriting
00:41:10don't make her overthink
00:41:11i stood in the entryway
00:41:13watching the home i had lived in for five years
00:41:15slowly turn into another woman's
00:41:16it wasn't that carter didn't have time
00:41:18he just didn't have time for me
00:41:19i turned to leave
00:41:20as i passed the study
00:41:21i caught sight of a half-open drawer
00:41:23inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn
00:41:25the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago
00:41:27i thought he had thrown it away
00:41:28i reached out to pull the drawer open
00:41:30chloe
00:41:32why are you still here
00:41:35i didn't answer
00:41:36i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes
00:41:39and walked out of the house that had once been mine
00:41:46at the gate i texted a real estate agent
00:41:48i hadn't contacted in a long time
00:41:51find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible
00:41:54don't tell my husband
00:41:59when i checked into the marriott downtown
00:42:01carter called
00:42:03there's a college reunion tonight
00:42:05our old professor will be there
00:42:07i'll take you and your sister
00:42:08claire has been recovering pretty well lately
00:42:11he hung up after that
00:42:12without the slightest concern for me
00:42:14that evening
00:42:15i returned to my own home as a guest
00:42:18carter opened the door
00:42:21the therapist said
00:42:22familiar things could help clara recover
00:42:25i didn't respond
00:42:26a sour ache spread through my chest
00:42:29clara came downstairs
00:42:31linked her arm through carter's
00:42:33and smiled at me
00:42:35chloe
00:42:35you're still the same as in college
00:42:38always tagging along
00:42:39all right
00:42:40stop teasing her
00:42:46stanford
00:42:47carter led clara across the main quad
00:42:51remember freshman year at the football game
00:42:53we were chosen as squad leaders
00:42:55we secretly held hands
00:42:57and someone posted the photo on the forum
00:42:58of course i remember
00:43:01and the spring formal
00:43:03we hosted it together
00:43:04chloe was there too right
00:43:06i was
00:43:08in the audience
00:43:09back then
00:43:10they were upstairs
00:43:11i was below it
00:43:13even after i married carter
00:43:15i was still the invisible person in their story
00:43:17in the private dining room
00:43:19our classmates started cheering
00:43:21the party queen and the fraternity president are here
00:43:24still holding hands
00:43:25when are we getting invitations
00:43:29i thought i heard carter was married
00:43:34you must have heard wrong professor
00:43:36i'm not married
00:43:38not yet
00:43:39but soon
00:43:43i looked away
00:43:44and took a sip of wine
00:43:45it tasted bitter
00:43:47after a few rounds of drinks
00:43:48a fraternity member beside me
00:43:50lightly nodged my elbow
00:43:51chloe are you seeing anyone
00:43:53i always wanted to ask you out back in college
00:43:58i'm married
00:43:59i've been married for five years
00:44:04that was when i suddenly understood
00:44:07i had signed my own ticket to hell
00:44:14you're married
00:44:15to who
00:44:18her husband is a programmer at my company
00:44:20he probably has to work late tonight
00:44:22right
00:44:23that makes sense
00:44:24no offense
00:44:25but you and your sister
00:44:26were never on the same level
00:44:29chloe
00:44:30you should bring your husband out
00:44:31to meet us sometime
00:44:36sure
00:44:38when there's a chance
00:44:41i couldn't sit there any longer
00:44:42so i excused myself to the restroom
00:44:45i was about to go back
00:44:46when i turned and met carter's eyes
00:44:48he had followed me out
00:44:49clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
00:44:52give me the keys
00:44:53what about me
00:44:54it's pouring outside
00:44:56if you take the car
00:44:57how am i supposed to get back
00:44:58my car is with the driver for maintenance
00:45:01clara's in bad shape
00:45:02give her some space
00:45:03wait for an uber
00:45:05give
00:45:05since we were children
00:45:07i gave clara everything she wanted
00:45:09i gave and gave
00:45:11until i even gave away my husband
00:45:13i waited in the restaurant until closing
00:45:15but no uber accepted the ride
00:45:18it was past midnight
00:45:19when i finally hailed a car
00:45:21i had just gotten in
00:45:23when my phone buzzed
00:45:24it was a work message from carter
00:45:25the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent
00:45:28go to the office and handle it
00:45:29i was still his executive assistant
00:45:31i told the driver to head to the office
00:45:33but one encrypted key
00:45:35needed for the project
00:45:36was in his study
00:45:37didn't answer my calls
00:45:39he didn't reply to my messages
00:45:41i had no choice but to go home
00:45:44no one answered the doorbell
00:45:46so i entered the passcode
00:45:47and pushed the door open
00:45:55why are you here
00:45:56didn't i tell you not to come back
00:45:58before claire recovers her memory
00:45:59if she finds out about us
00:46:01everything will be for nothing
00:46:02i took out my phone
00:46:03and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
00:46:05the project you told me to handle
00:46:07needs the key file
00:46:08you didn't answer a single call
00:46:13so helping claire recover her memory
00:46:15requires taking your clothes off
00:46:17my clothes got wet
00:46:19you've always been sensible
00:46:20don't make a fuss over something so small
00:46:23sensible
00:46:23so i deserve to swallow every grievance
00:46:26to wait all night in the rain for a ride
00:46:28to be called into work in the middle of the night
00:46:30to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
00:46:33for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
00:46:36was not just my youth but myself
00:46:38i'll carry claire to the bedroom first
00:46:40go get the file from the study
00:46:42be quiet
00:46:49i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
00:46:53then i went into the study and got the key file
00:46:55but i was so tired
00:46:57i couldn't tolerate it anymore
00:47:00so the first thing i printed at the printer
00:47:02wasn't the proposal
00:47:04it was my resignation letter
00:47:07near dawn
00:47:08i sent the real estate agent a second message
00:47:10have you settled the apartment
00:47:12i need to move in within the next two days
00:47:16at daybreak
00:47:17i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
00:47:18and was about to return to the hotel
00:47:22clara found our marriage certificate
00:47:23she's threatening to jump
00:47:24come back now
00:47:25my mother's call came right after
00:47:27why didn't you take the marriage certificate
00:47:28when you moved out
00:47:29you just can't stand to see your sister happy
00:47:31can't you apologize for once
00:47:33if anything happens to clara
00:47:34don't ever call me your mother again
00:47:44i wasn't even surprised anymore
00:47:45ever since we were children
00:47:47whenever clara was unhappy
00:47:49i was the one who got blamed
00:47:51i rushed to the community
00:47:52i had barely reached the police line
00:47:54when clara pointed at me and screamed
00:47:57how could you marry behind my back at city hall
00:48:01the two people i loved most betrayed me together
00:48:04clara the only person i've ever loved is you
00:48:15before i could even breathe
00:48:17a powerful force slammed into me
00:48:21i had just propped myself up
00:48:23i don't know someone like you
00:48:26i don't have a daughter like you
00:48:33my hands shook as i called 911
00:48:35then everything went black
00:48:38when i woke up
00:48:39i was lying in a hospital bed
00:48:42you were a little over six weeks pregnant
00:48:44you've just had a miscarriage
00:48:45we'll keep you under observation for an hour
00:48:49after observation ended
00:48:50i took my medication and slowly walked out
00:48:53in the second floor hallway
00:48:54i ran into carter
00:48:57your sister has been traumatized
00:48:58she can't see you right now
00:49:02my mother and i will take good care of her
00:49:03of course i knew
00:49:05and once again he proved to me
00:49:07that carter didn't love me at all
00:49:08if he cared even a little
00:49:10he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
00:49:12i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist
00:49:15there's something else i need to tell you
00:49:18let's get divorced
00:49:29my sister was injured and lost her memory
00:49:31she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes
00:49:34she believed he was her boyfriend
00:49:36my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:49:39clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:49:45it's only temporary
00:49:47once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal
00:49:49but he didn't know that the moment he nodded
00:49:52some things could never go back
00:49:55chloe you should move out for now
00:49:56clara can't handle any stimulation
00:50:00i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her
00:50:02it's not convenient for you to stay
00:50:04what if clara never gets her memory back
00:50:06are you planning to play along with her forever
00:50:09she's your sister
00:50:10she's in terrible shape right now
00:50:12just give her some space
00:50:15go pack don't take too much
00:50:17i'll have someone deal with the rest
00:50:18he walked into the living room
00:50:19and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall
00:50:20take that too clara doesn't like this style
00:50:22i'll buy you a new one another day
00:50:24that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me
00:50:27for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week
00:50:30so in his eyes it had been ready to throw away all along
00:50:33maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away
00:50:36i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins
00:50:39when i came back the designer had already arrived
00:50:42carter was giving instructions
00:50:45persian cashmere rugs
00:50:47egyptian long-steption cotton bedding
00:50:50he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one
00:50:54crumpled them
00:50:55and tossed them into the trash
00:50:58clear out all the sticky notes you left
00:51:01your sister knows your handwriting
00:51:02don't make her overthink
00:51:04i stood in the entryway
00:51:05watching the home i had lived in for five years
00:51:07slowly turn into another woman's
00:51:09it wasn't that carter didn't have time
00:51:10he just didn't have time for me
00:51:12i turned to leave
00:51:13as i passed the study
00:51:14i caught sight of a half-open drawer
00:51:16inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn
00:51:18the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago
00:51:20i thought he had thrown it away
00:51:21i reached out to pull the drawer open
00:51:22chloe
00:51:25why are you still here
00:51:27i didn't answer
00:51:29i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes
00:51:32and walked out of the house that had once been mine
00:51:38at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time
00:51:44find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible
00:51:47don't tell my husband
00:51:52when i checked into the marriott downtown
00:51:54carter called
00:51:55there's a college reunion tonight
00:51:58our old professor will be there
00:52:00i'll take you and your sister
00:52:01clara's been recovering pretty well lately
00:52:03he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me
00:52:07that evening i returned to my own home as a guest
00:52:10carter opened the door
00:52:13the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover
00:52:18i didn't respond
00:52:19a sour ache spread through my chest
00:52:22clara came downstairs
00:52:24linked her arm through carter's
00:52:26and smiled at me
00:52:27chloe you're still the same as in college
00:52:31always tagging along
00:52:32all right
00:52:32stop teasing her
00:52:39stanford
00:52:39carter led clara across the main quad
00:52:44remember freshman year at the football game
00:52:45we were chosen as squad leaders
00:52:47we secretly held hands and someone posted the photo on the forum
00:52:51of course i remember
00:52:54and the spring formal
00:52:55we hosted it together
00:52:57chloe was there too right
00:52:59i was
00:53:00in the audience
00:53:02back then
00:53:03they were upstairs
00:53:04i was below it
00:53:06even after i married carter
00:53:08i was still the invisible person in their story
00:53:10in the private dining room
00:53:12our classmates started cheering
00:53:13the party queen and the fraternity president are here
00:53:16still holding hands
00:53:18when are we getting invitations
00:53:22i thought i heard carter was married
00:53:27you must have heard wrong professor
00:53:29i'm not married
00:53:31not yet
00:53:32but soon
00:53:35i looked away and took a sip of wine
00:53:38it tasted bitter
00:53:39after a few rounds of drinks
00:53:41a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow
00:53:44chloe are you seeing anyone
00:53:46i always wanted to ask you out back in college
00:53:50i'm married
00:53:52i've been married for five years
00:53:57that was when i suddenly understood
00:54:00i had signed my own ticket to hell
00:54:07you're married
00:54:08to who
00:54:11her husband is a programmer at my company
00:54:13he probably has to work late tonight
00:54:15right
00:54:15that makes sense
00:54:17no offense but
00:54:18you and your sister were never on the same level
00:54:22chloe
00:54:23you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime
00:54:29sure
00:54:30when there's a chance
00:54:33i couldn't sit there any longer
00:54:35so i excused myself to the restroom
00:54:38i was about to go back
00:54:39when i turned and met carter's eyes
00:54:41he had followed me out
00:54:42clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
00:54:45give me the keys
00:54:46what about me
00:54:47it's pouring outside
00:54:48if you take the car
00:54:50how am i supposed to get back
00:54:51my car is with the driver for maintenance
00:54:53clara's in bad shape
00:54:54give her some space
00:54:56wait for an uber
00:54:58give
00:54:59since we were children
00:55:00i gave clara everything she wanted
00:55:02i gave and gave
00:55:04until i even gave away my husband
00:55:06i waited in the restaurant until closing
00:55:08but no uber accepted the ride
00:55:10it was past midnight
00:55:12when i finally hailed a car
00:55:14i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed
00:55:16it was a work message from carter
00:55:18the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent
00:55:20go to the office and handle it
00:55:22i was still his executive assistant
00:55:24i told the driver to head to the office
00:55:26but one encrypted key
00:55:28needed for the project was in his study
00:55:29didn't answer my calls
00:55:31he didn't reply to my messages
00:55:33i had no choice but to go home
00:55:37no one answered the doorbell
00:55:38so i entered the passcode
00:55:40and pushed the door open
00:55:48why are you here
00:55:49didn't i tell you not to come back
00:55:50before clara recovers her memory
00:55:52if she finds out about us
00:55:53everything will be for nothing
00:55:54i took out my phone
00:55:56and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
00:55:58the project you told me to handle
00:56:00needs the key file
00:56:01you didn't answer a single call
00:56:06so helping clara recover her memory
00:56:07requires taking your clothes off
00:56:10my clothes got wet
00:56:12you've always been sensible
00:56:13don't make a fuss over something so small
00:56:15sensible
00:56:16so i deserve to swallow every grievance
00:56:19to wait all night in the rain for a ride
00:56:21to be called into work in the middle of the night
00:56:23to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
00:56:26for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
00:56:29was not just my youth but myself
00:56:30i'll carry clara to the bedroom first
00:56:33go get the file from the study
00:56:34be quiet
00:56:41i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
00:56:45then i went into the study and got the key file
00:56:48but i was so tired
00:56:49i couldn't tolerate it anymore
00:56:53so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal
00:56:57it was my resignation letter
00:57:00near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message
00:57:04have you settled the apartment
00:57:05i need to move in within the next two days
00:57:08at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
00:57:11and was about to return to the hotel
00:57:14clara found our marriage certificate
00:57:16she's threatening to jump
00:57:17come back now
00:57:18my mother's call came right after
00:57:19why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out
00:57:22you just can't stand to see your sister happy
00:57:24can't you apologize for once
00:57:26if anything happens to clara
00:57:27don't ever call me your mother again
00:57:36i wasn't even surprised anymore
00:57:38ever since we were children
00:57:40whenever clara was unhappy
00:57:42i was the one who got blamed
00:57:43i rushed to the community
00:57:45i had barely reached the police line
00:57:47when clara pointed at me and screamed
00:57:50how could you marry behind my back at city hall
00:57:54the two people i loved most betrayed me together
00:57:57clara the only person i've ever loved is you
00:58:08before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me
00:58:14i had just propped myself up
00:58:16i don't know someone like you
00:58:18i don't have a daughter like you
00:58:25my hands shook as i called 911
00:58:27then everything went black
00:58:31when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed
00:58:34you were a little over six weeks pregnant
00:58:36you've just had a miscarriage
00:58:38we'll keep you under observation for an hour
00:58:42after observation ended
00:58:43i took my medication and slowly walked out
00:58:45in the second floor hallway
00:58:47i ran into carter
00:58:50your sister has been traumatized
00:58:51she can't see you right now
00:58:54my mother and i will take good care of her
00:58:56of course i knew
00:58:58and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all
00:59:01if he cared even a little
00:59:03he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
00:59:05i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist
00:59:07there's something else i need to tell you
00:59:10let's get divorced
00:59:21my sister was injured and lost her memory
00:59:24she forgot everyone
00:59:25except my husband carter hayes
00:59:27she believed he was her boyfriend
00:59:29my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway
00:59:32clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister
00:59:38it's only temporary
00:59:39once her memory comes back
00:59:41everything will go back to normal
00:59:42but he didn't know that the moment he nodded
00:59:44some things could never go back
00:59:47chloe you should move out for now
00:59:49clara can't handle any stimulation
00:59:52i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her
00:59:54it's not convenient for you to stay
00:59:57what if clara never gets her memory back
00:59:59are you planning to play along with her forever
01:00:02she's your sister
01:00:03she's in terrible shape right now
01:00:04just give her some space
01:00:08go pack don't take too much
01:00:09i'll have someone deal with the rest
01:00:10he walked into the living room
01:00:12and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall
01:00:13take that too
01:00:14clara doesn't like this style
01:00:15i'll buy you a new one another day
01:00:17that lamp was the first birthday gift
01:00:19he had ever given me
01:00:20for five years of marriage
01:00:21i wiped it clean every week
01:00:23so in his eyes
01:00:24it had been ready to throw away all along
01:00:26maybe it wasn't just the lamp
01:00:27he wanted to throw away
01:00:29i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins
01:00:32when i came back
01:00:33the designer had already arrived
01:00:35carter was giving instructions
01:00:38persian cashmere rugs
01:00:40egyptian long-steption cotton bedding
01:00:43he went into the study
01:00:44and tore down my sticky notes one by one
01:00:47crumpled them
01:00:48and tossed them into the trash
01:00:51clear out all the sticky notes you left
01:00:53your sister knows your handwriting
01:00:55don't make her overthink
01:00:56i stood in the entryway
01:00:58watching the home i had lived in for five years
01:01:00slowly turn into another woman's
01:01:02it wasn't that carter didn't have time
01:01:03he just didn't have time for me
01:01:04i turned to leave
01:01:05as i passed the study
01:01:07i caught sight of a half-open drawer
01:01:08inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn
01:01:10the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago
01:01:12i thought he had thrown it away
01:01:13i reached out to pull the drawer open
01:01:15chloe
01:01:17why are you still here
01:01:20i didn't answer
01:01:22i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes
01:01:24and walked out of the house that had once been mine
01:01:31at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time
01:01:37find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible
01:01:39don't tell my husband
01:01:44when i checked into the marriott downtown
01:01:47carter called
01:01:48there's a college reunion tonight
01:01:50our old professor will be there
01:01:52i'll take you and your sister
01:01:54claire has been recovering pretty well lately
01:01:56he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me
01:02:00that evening i returned to my own home as a guest
01:02:03carter opened the door
01:02:06the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover
01:02:10i didn't respond
01:02:12a sour ache spread through my chest
01:02:15clara came downstairs
01:02:16linked her arm through carter's
01:02:18and smiled at me
01:02:20chloe
01:02:21you're still the same as in college
01:02:23always tagging along
01:02:25all right
01:02:25stop teasing her
01:02:31stanford
01:02:32carter led clara across the main quad
01:02:36remember freshman year at the football game
01:02:38we were chosen as squad leaders
01:02:40we secretly held hands and someone posted the photo on the forum
01:02:44of course i remember
01:02:47and the spring formal
01:02:48we hosted it together
01:02:50chloe was there too right
01:02:52i was
01:02:53in the audience
01:02:55back then
01:02:56they were upstairs
01:02:57i was below it
01:02:58even after i married carter
01:03:00i was still the invisible person in their story
01:03:03in the private dining room
01:03:04our classmates started cheering
01:03:06the party queen and the fraternity president are here
01:03:09still holding hands
01:03:11when are we getting invitations
01:03:15i thought i heard carter was married
01:03:20you must have heard wrong professor
01:03:21i'm not married
01:03:23not yet
01:03:24but soon
01:03:28i looked away and took a sip of wine
01:03:30it tasted bitter
01:03:32after a few rounds of drinks
01:03:34a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow
01:03:37chloe are you seeing anyone
01:03:38i always wanted to ask you out back in college
01:03:43i'm married
01:03:45i've been married for five years
01:03:50that was when i suddenly understood
01:03:53i had signed my own ticket to hell
01:04:00you're married
01:04:01to who
01:04:04her husband is a programmer at my company
01:04:06he probably has to work late tonight
01:04:08right
01:04:08that makes sense
01:04:09no offense but
01:04:11you and your sister were never on the same level
01:04:15chloe
01:04:15you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime
01:04:22sure
01:04:23when there's a chance
01:04:26i couldn't sit there any longer
01:04:28so i excused myself to the restroom
01:04:30i was about to go back
01:04:32when i turned and met carter's eyes
01:04:33he had followed me out
01:04:35clara likes the pink porsche you drove here
01:04:37give me the keys
01:04:38what about me
01:04:40it's pouring outside
01:04:41if you take the car
01:04:42how am i supposed to get back
01:04:44my car is with the driver for maintenance
01:04:46clara's in bad shape
01:04:47give her some space
01:04:48wait for an uber
01:04:50give
01:04:51since we were children
01:04:52i gave clara everything she wanted
01:04:54i gave and gave
01:04:56until i even gave away my husband
01:04:58i waited in the restaurant until closing
01:05:01but no uber accepted the ride
01:05:03it was past midnight
01:05:05when i finally hailed a car
01:05:07i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed
01:05:09it was a work message from carter
01:05:11the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent
01:05:13go to the office and handle it
01:05:15i was still his executive assistant
01:05:17i told the driver to head to the office
01:05:19but one encrypted key
01:05:20needed for the project was in his study
01:05:22didn't answer my calls
01:05:24he didn't reply to my messages
01:05:26i had no choice but to go home
01:05:30no one answered the doorbell
01:05:31so i entered the passcode
01:05:32and pushed the door open
01:05:40why are you here
01:05:41didn't i tell you not to come back
01:05:43before clara recovers her memory
01:05:44if she finds out about us
01:05:46everything will be for nothing
01:05:47i took out my phone
01:05:49and held up the dozen missed calls in front him
01:05:51the project you told me to handle
01:05:52needs the key file
01:05:53you didn't answer a single call
01:05:58so helping clara recover her memory
01:06:00requires taking your clothes off
01:06:03my clothes got wet
01:06:05you've always been sensible
01:06:06don't make a fuss over something so small
01:06:08sensible
01:06:09so i deserve to swallow every grievance
01:06:11to wait all night in the rain for a ride
01:06:13to be called into work in the middle of the night
01:06:16to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms
01:06:19for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter
01:06:22was not just my youth but myself
01:06:23i'll carry clara to the bedroom first
01:06:25go get the file from the study
01:06:27be quiet
01:06:34i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway
01:06:38then i went into the study and got the key file
01:06:41but i was so tired
01:06:42i couldn't tolerate it anymore
01:06:45so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal
01:06:50it was my resignation letter
01:06:52near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message
01:06:56have you settled the apartment
01:06:58i need to move in within the next two days
01:07:01at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes
01:07:04and was about to return to the hotel
01:07:07clara found our marriage certificate
01:07:08she's threatening to jump
01:07:10come back now
01:07:10my mother's call came right after
01:07:12why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out
01:07:14you just can't stand to see your sister happy
01:07:17can't you apologize for once
01:07:18if anything happens to clara
01:07:20don't ever call me your mother again
01:07:29i wasn't even surprised anymore
01:07:31ever since we were children
01:07:33whenever clara was unhappy
01:07:34i was the one who got blamed
01:07:36i rushed to the community
01:07:38i had barely reached the police line
01:07:40when clara pointed at me and screamed
01:07:42how could you marry behind my back at city hall
01:07:47the two people i loved most betrayed me together
01:07:50clara the only person i've ever loved is you
01:08:01before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me
01:08:06i had just propped myself up
01:08:09i don't know someone like you
01:08:11i don't have a daughter like you
01:08:18my hands shook as i called 911
01:08:20then everything went black
01:08:24when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed
01:08:27you were a little over six weeks pregnant
01:08:29you've just had a miscarriage
01:08:31we'll keep you under observation for an hour
01:08:34after observation ended
01:08:36i took my medication and slowly walked out
01:08:38in the second floor hallway
01:08:40i ran into carter
01:08:42your sister has been traumatized
01:08:44she can't see you right now
01:08:47my mother and i will take good care of her
01:08:49of course i knew
01:08:50and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all
01:08:54if he cared even a little
01:08:55he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked
01:08:58i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist
01:09:00there's something else i need to tell you
01:09:03let's get divorced
01:09:05i'll come back to the next one
01:09:05bye
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