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He Build A Second Family With Money So I Took Everything Back
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00:03You must be Mrs. Parker? Congratulations, you and Evan had another daughter.
00:07Evan and I had been married for seven years. We only had one son, Noah.
00:11A daughter? Yeah, the baby shower invitations are gorgeous.
00:15Baby luncheon. Father, Evan Parker. Mother, Madison Reed.
00:19Daughter, Lily Grace Parker. Lily was the name Evan and I gave our late daughter.
00:24I heard Evan spent so much time planning this luncheon.
00:27He handled everything himself, even picking out the flowers and the cake.
00:34He really doties on you.
00:39Are you okay? I'm fine. See you Saturday.
00:58You must be one of Evan's co-works. Come on in.
01:04Where is Evan?
01:08He went to pick up his parents. There's a bit of traffic, but they should be here soon.
01:14His parents?
01:16Yes. They absolutely adore Lily.
01:20They said that they had to come to her baby luncheon in person.
01:23Suddenly, I spotted two chairs labeled with Robert and Diane's names.
01:28Robert and Diane are my in-laws. They even called me two days ago.
01:32Claire, Robert's feeling unwell. We booked an elderly cruise trip. Could you see like $3,000 to mom?
01:39So they're not going on a trip. They're here for the baby shower luncheon of my husband's illegitimate daughter.
01:48You can sit here. Evan's co-works are all at this table.
01:53Madison, you look beautiful today. Evan is so blessed.
01:58Mrs. Parker is gorgeous.
02:00She's Mrs. Parker, so who am I?
02:04Time flies. It feels like just yesterday we were at your lakeside wedding six years ago.
02:09Evan and I have been married seven years. For six of those years, he'd been another woman's husband.
02:21Evan has really had it all. He's been the top sales rep in the Southeast region year after year.
02:26He made nearly $180,000 in commissions and bonuses last year.
02:31Evan only sent $4,200 a month home.
02:35The mortgage, Noah's after-school programs, and daily expenses.
02:40I was shouldering most of it.
02:42How do you get Evan to listen to you so well?
02:44At the company he's famous for spoiling Mrs. Parker.
02:52I don't manage him.
02:54A man spends his money where his heart lies.
02:56I recognize this style.
02:59It's too priceless. We need to save for Noah's college tuition.
03:03Honey, I'm sorry. Once I get a bigger bonus, I'll definitely make it up to you.
03:09It's Evan. Could you hold for a second? She seems to really like you.
03:13Yeah.
03:20He stole the bracelet that belonged to my deceased daughter.
03:24Just to put it on another child.
03:32Claire, I just texted you. Didn't you see it?
03:35Never mind. Just check your texts.
03:37A relative is hosting a baby luncheon today.
03:39Sell me another $5,000.
03:44They took $3,000, lied about the cruise,
03:47and now wanted $5,000 more for a gift for Evan's illegitimate daughter.
03:53I didn't reply.
03:54Madison!
03:56Could you hold her for just another minute?
04:06Hello?
04:07We're almost there.
04:07My mom even prepared a special gift for Lily.
04:10It's a bracelet that was blessed in the hospital chapel.
04:14Three days ago, Noah went to summer camp.
04:17Diane had specifically asked him to take off his bracelet,
04:20saying she was afraid he would lose it.
04:22Noah hadn't wanted to.
04:24I urged him to listen.
04:25It turned out she wanted to give it to Lily.
04:31Could you hold her for just another minute?
04:35Lily, your baby luncheon will definitely be unforgettable for everyone.
04:39Diane held a blue velvet box, half open.
04:42I saw the bracelet inside.
04:44Noah's.
04:47Honey, where's Lily?
05:04Who exactly are you?
05:05Give me my baby first.
05:06Hold her steady.
05:07The child did nothing wrong,
05:09and I'm not going to take my anger out on a baby.
05:12Evan, what is going on?
05:15Claire, let's step outside and talk.
05:18When you threw her this baby luncheon,
05:20you didn't think about doing it outside.
05:22Now that it's my turn to speak,
05:23you want to step outside?
05:24Claire, today is the baby's day.
05:26Don't make such ugly scene.
05:28Diane, didn't you just ask me to zill you $5,000?
05:31You said a relative was hosting a baby luncheon.
05:34It turns out the relative is your son's inigitimate daughter.
05:41What nonsense are you talking about?
05:43How can you just say things like that?
05:50My name is Claire Bennett Parker.
05:53I am the woman Evan is still legally married to.
05:58Claire.
05:59Claire, that's enough.
05:59Honey, I miss you.
06:01Honey, I'll come home soon.
06:02Didn't he say they divorced a long time ago?
06:05What did she say?
06:08Didn't you tell me you had already divorced her?
06:18You said she refused to let you go.
06:22You said you were already separated.
06:25You said she was emotionally unstable and couldn't be provoked.
06:29You liar.
06:32I didn't know you two weren't divorced.
06:36Did you really not know?
06:38This was the first time I found out about you.
06:41If you really thought he had already divorced me,
06:43why didn't you allow anyone to tag Evan publicly in a single photo you posted?
06:49Why could Evan's co-works call you Mrs. Parker,
06:52yet no one could tag him in public photos?
06:54Why were your wedding photos only posted in small private groups?
06:58Why did you know he had a son,
06:59yet never once asked where the son's mother was?
07:03Maybe you were tricked at first.
07:04But later, you chose to believe the story that benefited you the most.
07:09Claire, this has nothing to do with Madison.
07:14Then who does it have to do with?
07:19What is that?
07:20Seven years ago, I was pregnant with boy-girl twins.
07:23My son survived, my daughter didn't.
07:26Lily Grace was the name Evan and I gave that baby.
07:31This bracelet was my mom's gift for my late infant daughter.
07:35Evan, a year ago, you said you'd sort insurance documents and took it from the safe.
07:39No, I just thought...
07:43You thought she was dead, so her name could be used for another child.
07:48You thought she wouldn't grow up, so her bracelet could be given to another daughter.
07:52You thought as long as I didn't know, my pain could be used to decorate your new family.
07:57Between the two of us, who are you actually married to?
08:01Tell them!
08:03Evan, tell me, is all of this fake?
08:11So you came today just to ruin my daughter's luncheon?
08:14You lost a daughter, and now you want to snatch mine away?!
08:17Madison, don't say that!
08:18Evan told me her emotions are unstable!
08:21Call security and have her escort it out!
08:22I held your daughter for almost two hours.
08:25If I wanted to hurt an infant, I wouldn't have waited until now.
08:28What I hate are the adults who lied to me.
08:30Not a newborn baby.
08:33Evan, say something.
08:35Clary, don't keep going.
08:37Now you know to be afraid?
08:38Since Madison says she was also tricked by you, let's ask about everything.
08:42First, did you divorce me?
08:51No.
08:55Then what about our courthouse wedding six years ago?
08:58That wasn't an official registration.
09:00Those documents weren't a valid marriage license.
09:04Fake.
09:07Second.
09:08The ring, the car, the townhouse?
09:10Evan should know best where that money came from.
09:12He said he'd only send $4,200 a month for me to cover the mortgage and tuition,
09:16yet he put down an $180,000 down payment for you behind my back.
09:19Your diamond ring, jewelry, and this luncheon all paid for with our marital assets.
09:25I didn't know.
09:26You didn't know he wasn't divorced?
09:28But you knew he had a son.
09:29You know I'm still here.
09:31That's why you never let anyone tag Evan publicly.
09:34Maybe you were tricked at first, but later you chose to pretend you didn't know.
09:39So what? He told me he loved me!
09:42I gave birth to his daughter!
09:46Three days ago you took Noah's bracelet off and brought it here to give to Lily.
09:51Do you know Evan hasn't gotten divorced?
09:54Claire, I'm sorry. Let's go back and talk this through.
09:57Go back where? To our home or the one you share with Madison?
10:07Claire! Claire, wait!
10:11I want a divorce and I want to track down every single cent he's transferred out over the last six
10:15years.
10:15Back up all bank statements, tax returns, pay stubs, and send them to me.
10:19He has been systematically diverting marital assets.
10:23I have to file for divorce and reclaim everything that belongs to me.
10:27That afternoon, the lawyer filed the petitions.
10:31That evening, Evan called. I didn't answer.
10:35The forensic accountant sent the initial timeline of asset transfers.
10:38The date of Evan's first large transfer was three days after our first wedding anniversary.
10:43He hadn't changed. He had just finally been seen.
10:53What are you doing here?
10:55I was wrong. Madison means nothing to me. You and Noah are my family.
11:00Claire, I'll make a clean broke with Madison. We can go back to how things were.
11:04Why did you give my dead daughter's name to her child? Why did you take that bracelet from my safe?
11:11I didn't think that far ahead. I really didn't want to hurt you.
11:14When you only sent $4,200 home, you didn't think?
11:17When you bought her a house and jewelry, you didn't think?
11:21I love you.
11:25Noah asked me last night if he wasn't good enough.
11:27You didn't just steal my marriage. You stole his trust in his father.
11:31Let me see him.
11:32Before the court decides on visitation, you are not to come near him.
11:35I just want a chance.
11:38You don't want me back.
11:39You want your good husband persona back.
11:43My lawyer will contact you.
11:45From now on, everything goes through the lawyers.
11:53The child is innocent.
11:54Why make a scene at the baby's luncheon?
11:56I just want to protect my daughter.
11:58Madison played victim online, bad-mouthing and spreading lies about me.
12:01I sent all my screenshot evidence to my lawyer.
12:05Some people have the money to hire lawyers, but no kindness.
12:08At 8 o'clock that night, I released a single statement.
12:11I attached three images.
12:12The first was proof of my marital status.
12:15The second was an anonymous message sent a year ago.
12:17The third was a screenshot Madison had sent to Evan.
12:20So she knew Claire existed all along?
12:21You think we're fools you can toy with?
12:23Madison faced a fierce public backlash.
12:25And she blamed me for it.
12:27So she came to pick a fight with me.
12:28Are you trying to drive me to my death?
12:30Lily needs a father. You can't ruin Evan.
12:32I immediately sent everything she said to my lawyer.
12:36Mom, are you okay?
12:37I'm fine.
12:38Her comment section was filled with accusations, so Madison finally stopped posting.
12:42Screenshot Madison's online post circulated in the mom's group, and then someone kicked her out.
12:46My lawyer sent the formal clawback notice, the townhouse down payment, the tennis bracelet, and the living expenses.
12:52All targeted for recovery.
12:54This time, I wasn't lying.
12:56I was starting to take back what belonged to us.
13:01Didn't you say all of this was your own money?
13:04Claire's lawyer wants me to pay it back.
13:06Now is not the time for this. Just don't panic yet.
13:09How can I not panic? I don't have a job. Your accounts are frozen.
13:13Then marry me. As long as we get married, at least Lily will have a complete home.
13:17I can barely save myself right now. I'll pay the child support the court orders.
13:22I waited for you for six years. I gave you a daughter, and now you're telling me you can barely
13:28save yourself?
13:30Madison sold the white SUV. The nanny was let go.
13:34She moved out of the townhouse and small apartment.
13:37A week later, she came to my lawyer's office.
13:40Claire, I was tricked by Evan at first.
13:42But later, I wasn't completely in the dark. You just wanted to win.
13:46I really regret it.
13:48I accept your apology. But I will never forgive you.
13:51After you knew the truth, every step you took was your own choice.
13:55Go find a job. Negotiate child support with Evan.
13:58Stop using a child to shield you from your own choices.
14:03Those are just normal bonus. I didn't hide anything maliciously.
14:07The forensic accountant quickly uncovered that a huge portion of his commissions never hit our joint account.
14:12Worse still, all his travel costs to meet Madison were reimbursed through the company.
14:17My lawyer compiled all this evidence and filed it with the court.
14:20Evan, come to the conference room now.
14:23Did you provide inaccurate family information to the company?
14:28Did you use the company travel budget to pay for personal trips?
14:37Who's picking you up today? Which Mrs. Parker?
14:45He finally couldn't stand the looks of contempt from everyone anymore.
14:50He chose to resign.
14:52He thought that by leaving his old company, he could turn the page.
14:58But this industry was small.
15:00Finding a job wasn't as smooth as he'd imagined.
15:03Why did you leave your last position?
15:04It was personal career planning. We'll be in touch.
15:07We don't want to hand our high-value clients over to someone under investigation for integrity issues.
15:13The lawsuit in court is still ongoing, and he's buried under piles of debts and compensation claims.
15:21I've lost my job, sold my house, and my reputation is ruined.
15:25For Noah's sake, please don't drive me to the brink.
15:27What you are enduring right now isn't something I gave you.
15:29It's every bill you signed, every lie you told, and every dollar you stole.
15:39Evan had lost the respectability he had stolen.
15:43And Noah and I were taking back the life that was always meant to be ours.
15:50We waited two whole hours for nothing. Come back right away to sort this out.
15:53I really can't get away right now. Call a car or hire a home health aide.
15:57Of course she's unwilling to spend money hiring a caregiver.
16:00I used to take care of everything for free.
16:02Diane missed her blood pressure medicine and got dizzy.
16:05Robert couldn't understand the pharmacy's automated system.
16:08They reached out to Madison. She replied,
16:11I'm raising Lily on an own. I can't help.
16:20Claire, I know you're there!
16:23What do you want?
16:25I just want to talk to you.
16:27We have nothing to talk about.
16:29My health has been really bad lately.
16:31And Robert is failing too.
16:34We're getting old.
16:36And there's no one to help us with so many things.
16:43We were family for seven years.
16:45In my heart, I always thought of you as a daughter.
16:48Diane, you never thought of me as a daughter.
16:52No, I just...
16:53You just got used to me driving you to doctors,
16:55handling your insurance, cooking and cleaning,
16:58holding your son's home together.
17:00Now that no one is doing those things anymore,
17:02you finally remembered me.
17:03I really do know I was wrong.
17:06Please come back.
17:07We'll treat you right from now on.
17:09I'm not going back.
17:11Then what about no one?
17:13We want to see him.
17:14You took his bracelet to give to Lily.
17:16And now you say you want to see him?
17:19Don't come here again.
17:21Your lives are no longer my responsibility.
17:32Mom, where's my bracelet?
17:40Did something happen?
17:43Some things happened at home these past few days.
17:47What did Dad do?
17:48Your father made some wrong decisions.
17:51Adults are supposed to take responsibility for them.
17:55Then where's my bracelet?
17:57Diane took it.
17:59Didn't she say she was keeping it safe for me?
18:02She didn't keep it safe.
18:03But I already got it back.
18:07She was going to give it to Lily, right?
18:09I heard it from a friend at camp.
18:12His mom saw the party online.
18:15Does Dad not want us anymore?
18:18It's not your fault.
18:20Is it because I'm not a daughter?
18:22You are good.
18:24You have always been enough.
18:27This is yours.
18:28No one can ever take it away again.
18:33Evan asked to see Noah through his lawyer.
18:36It was at the Quiet Family Service Center.
18:38You can choose not to talk.
18:40Or you can choose to leave early.
18:42I want to see him.
18:50Noah!
18:58Buddy, Dad misses you so much.
19:00Why did you lie to Mom?
19:04I made a mistake.
19:05Why did you lie to me?
19:08Did you know Diane was going to give it to Lily?
19:13Every time you said family comes first, I believed you.
19:18You didn't just lie to Mom.
19:19Every time you said family comes first, you were lying to me.
19:22He had finally lost the last thing.
19:25His son's trust and admiration.
19:29After Noah refused to continue the visitations, Evan sent a few more messages.
19:33I didn't reply.
19:34My lawyer responded to him on my behalf.
19:36Everything shall follow the court's arrangements.
19:38He finally understood I wouldn't be dragged back by tears and apologies anymore.
19:42I went back to the home Evan and I had lived in for seven years.
19:47Are we really going to sell this place?
19:49There are a lot of memories here.
19:52So we take what belongs to us and leave the rest here.
19:57The house sold faster than expected.
20:00On the day of signing, I didn't cry.
20:03I just stared at the bright numbers on the last page.
20:06That was the first piece of my life I cut back from that marriage.
20:14It doesn't feel like the old house here.
20:18Is quiet bad?
20:20It's good.
20:29Everything will pass and no one will disturb my daughter ever again.
20:39Do you want to take a look?
20:41I can look at it later when I can.
20:45Not locked away.
20:46Not hidden.
20:48She was part of our family.
20:50But she was no longer the wound trapping me.
20:58During the divorce, I compiled nearly all bank statements, tax forms and expense records for my lawyer and forensic accountant.
21:05Your spreadsheets are clearer than many professional assistants.
21:09Have you considered changing careers?
21:11Women need someone to show them where the money went.
21:17I didn't want other women to feel as trapped as I did.
21:20I've decided to sign up for further studies.
21:23I registered my own small company.
21:25The name was simple.
21:26Clear Ledger Financial Support.
21:28I started taking small cases.
21:30My first client was a woman introduced by a friend.
21:33I don't know where to start.
21:36Start with the first bill.
21:42I can sort through their messy accounts line by line and safeguard everything they already own.
21:49Mom, this is a gift for your new company.
22:03Evan kept nothing in the end.
22:05Madison, can we just talk?
22:07There's nothing for us to talk about.
22:08The only thing you should do is pay on time.
22:11Madison only talks to him about Lily's child support.
22:14As soon as his paycheck hits his account, child support and debt repayments get deducted.
22:18He used to love wearing custom suits.
22:21Now he only had a few old shirts to rotate through.
22:24He went from being the regional top sales rep to an ordinary salesman at a small company.
22:28Diane and Robert didn't let him off the hook either.
22:31They blamed and insulted him nonstop.
22:33You ruined the Parker family.
22:35If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have lost so much space.
22:38How about I take you to the baseball field to practice pitching when dad's free later?
22:43Is what you're saying today true?
22:45Or is it just to make yourself look better again?
22:53What bothered him most wasn't work, money, or his parents' complaints.
22:57It was Noah's coldness and refusal to see him.
23:01He finally understood that he hadn't just lost one family.
23:10Claire.
23:15Are you... doing well?
23:23Noah.
23:24She doesn't owe you a conversation?
23:32Every time you show up, you want her to listen to you explain.
23:35But you never thought that she's heard enough.
23:39Buddy, I just want to know if you're okay.
23:42We're fine.
23:43We're fine without you.
23:48Claire.
23:57Mom, was I too harsh just now?
24:00No.
24:01You just told the truth.
24:07That's not on the shopping list today.
24:09To celebrate.
24:11Celebrate that we really made it out.
24:13As I swiped my card to pay, I glanced through the glass door and saw Evan still standing by that
24:19shelf, his face ashen.
24:21I looked away.
24:23What are we having for dinner tonight?
24:26Pasta, tomato soup, and the chocolate milk you snuck in.
24:31I didn't look back.
24:32Because the life that belonged to me was no longer there.
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