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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

00:00:53pointed 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

00:03:52when are we getting invitations

00:03:55i thought i heard carter was married

00:04:01you 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

00:04:21back in college

00:04:24i'm married i've been married for five years

00:04:31that 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

00:05:21it's pouring outside

00:05:22if you take the car how am i supposed to get back

00:05:25my car is with the driver for maintenance clara's in bad shape give her some space wait for an uber

00:05:32since we were children i gave clara everything she wanted i gave and gave until i even gave away my

00:05:39husband

00:05:39i waited in the restaurant until closing but no uber accepted the ride it was past midnight when i finally

00:05:47hailed a car

00:05:47i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed it was a work message from carter the europe cloud architecture

00:05:53proposal is urgent go to the office and handle it

00:05:56i was still his executive assistant i told the driver to head to the office but one encrypted key

00:06:01needed 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

00:06:11no 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 clara recover her memory requires taking your clothes off

00:06:43my clothes got wet

00:06:46you'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

00:06:57to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

00:07:00for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter was not just my youth but myself

00:07:05i'll carry claire to the bedroom first

00:07:06go 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 i 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

00:07:39i 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

00:07:58can'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

00:08:14whenever 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

00:08:21when clara pointed at me and screamed

00:08:23how could you marry behind my back at city hall

00:08:28the two people i loved most betrayed me together

00:08:31clara the only person i've ever loved is you

00:08:42before i could even breathe

00:08:44a 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

00:09:05when 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

00:09:21i 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

00:09:35if 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

00:09:55my sister was injured and lost her memory

00:09:57she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

00:10:01she believed he was her boyfriend

00:10:03my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

00:10:06clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

00:10:12it's only temporary

00:10:13once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal

00:10:15but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

00:10:18some things could never go back

00:10:21chloe you should move out for now

00:10:22clara can't handle any stimulation

00:10:26i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

00:10:28it's not convenient for you to stay

00:10:31what if clara never gets her memory back

00:10:33are you planning to play along with her forever

00:10:36she's your sister

00:10:36she's in terrible shape right now

00:10:38just give her some space

00:10:42go pack don't take too much

00:10:43i'll have someone deal with the rest

00:10:44he walked into the living room

00:10:45and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

00:10:47take that too clara doesn't like this style

00:10:49i'll buy you a new one another day

00:10:51that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

00:10:53for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

00:10:56so in his eyes it had been ready to throw away all along

00:10:59maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

00:11:03i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

00:11:06when i came back the designer had already arrived

00:11:09carter was giving instructions

00:11:11persian cashmere rugs

00:11:14egyptian long-steption cotton bedding

00:11:16he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one

00:11:21crumpled them

00:11:22and tossed them into the trash

00:11:25clear out all the sticky notes you left

00:11:27your sister knows your handwriting

00:11:29don't make her overthink

00:11:30i stood in the entryway

00:11:32watching the home i had lived in for five years

00:11:34slowly turn into another woman's

00:11:35it wasn't that carter didn't have time

00:11:37he just didn't have time for me

00:11:38i turned to leave

00:11:39as i passed the study

00:11:40i caught sight of a half-open drawer

00:11:42inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

00:11:44the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

00:11:46i thought he had thrown it away

00:11:47i reached out to pull the drawer open

00:11:49chloe

00:11:51why are you still here

00:11:54i didn't answer

00:11:55i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

00:11:58and walked out of the house that had once been mine

00:12:05at the gate

00:12:06i texted a real estate agent

00:12:07i hadn't contacted in a long time

00:12:11find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

00:12:13don't tell my husband

00:12:18when i checked into the marriott downtown

00:12:20carter called

00:12:22there's a college reunion tonight

00:12:24our old professor will be there

00:12:26i'll take you and your sister

00:12:27claire has been recovering pretty well lately

00:12:30he hung up after that

00:12:31without the slightest concern for me

00:12:33that evening i returned to my own home as a guest

00:12:37carter opened the door

00:12:40the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover

00:12:44i didn't respond

00:12:45a sour ache spread through my chest

00:12:48clara came downstairs

00:12:50linked her arm through carter's

00:12:52and smiled at me

00:12:54chloe

00:12:54you're still the same as in college

00:12:57always tagging along

00:12:58all right

00:12:59stop teasing her

00:13:05stanford

00:13:06carter led clara across the main quad

00:13:10remember freshman year at the football game

00:13:12we were chosen as squad leaders

00:13:14we secretly held hands

00:13:16and someone posted the photo on the forum

00:13:17of course i remember

00:13:20and the spring formal

00:13:22we hosted it together

00:13:23chloe was there too right

00:13:25i was

00:13:27in the audience

00:13:28back then

00:13:30they were upstairs

00:13:30i was below it

00:13:32even after i married carter

00:13:34i was still the invisible person in their story

00:13:36in the private dining room

00:13:38our classmates started cheering

00:13:40the party queen and the fraternity president are here

00:13:43still holding hands

00:13:44when are we getting invitations

00:13:48i thought i heard carter was married

00:13:54you must have heard wrong professor

00:13:55i'm not married

00:13:57not yet

00:13:59but soon

00:14:02i looked away and took a sip of wine

00:14:05it tasted bitter

00:14:06after a few rounds of drinks

00:14:08a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow

00:14:10chloe are you seeing anyone

00:14:12i always wanted to ask you out back in college

00:14:17i'm married

00:14:18i've been married for five years

00:14:23that was when i suddenly understood

00:14:26i had signed my own ticket to hell

00:14:33you're married

00:14:34to who

00:14:37her husband is a programmer at my company

00:14:40he probably has to work late tonight

00:14:41right

00:14:42that makes sense

00:14:43no offense but you and your sister were never on the same level

00:14:48chloe

00:14:49you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

00:14:55sure

00:14:57when there's a chance

00:15:00i couldn't sit there any longer

00:15:01so i excused myself to the restroom

00:15:04i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes

00:15:07he had followed me out

00:15:09clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

00:15:11give me the keys

00:15:12what about me

00:15:13it's pouring outside

00:15:15if you take the car

00:15:16how am i supposed to get back

00:15:17my car is with the driver for maintenance

00:15:20clara's in bad shape

00:15:21give her some space

00:15:22wait for an uber

00:15:24give

00:15:24since we were children

00:15:26i gave clara everything she wanted

00:15:29i gave and gave

00:15:30until i even gave away my husband

00:15:32i waited in the restaurant until closing

00:15:34but no uber accepted the ride

00:15:37it was past midnight

00:15:38when i finally hailed a car

00:15:40i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

00:15:43it was a work message from carter

00:15:44the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

00:15:47go to the office and handle it

00:15:48i was still his executive assistant

00:15:50i told the driver to head to the office

00:15:52but one encrypted key

00:15:54needed for the project was in his study

00:15:56didn't answer my calls

00:15:58he didn't reply to my messages

00:16:00i had no choice but to go home

00:16:03no one answered the doorbell

00:16:05so i entered the passcode

00:16:06and pushed the door open

00:16:14why are you here

00:16:15didn't i tell you not to come back

00:16:17before claire recovers her memory

00:16:18if she finds out about us

00:16:20everything will be for nothing

00:16:21i took out my phone

00:16:22and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

00:16:25the project you told me to handle

00:16:26needs the key file

00:16:27you didn't answer a single call

00:16:32so helping claire recover her memory

00:16:34requires taking your clothes off

00:16:36my clothes got wet

00:16:38you've always been sensible

00:16:39don't make a fuss over something so small

00:16:42sensible

00:16:42so i deserve to swallow every grievance

00:16:45to wait all night in the rain for a ride

00:16:47to be called into work in the middle of the night

00:16:49to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

00:16:52for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

00:16:55was not just my youth but myself

00:16:57i'll carry claire to the bedroom first

00:16:59go get the file from the study

00:17:01be quiet

00:17:08i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

00:17:12then i went into the study and got the key file

00:17:14but i was so tired

00:17:16i couldn't tolerate it anymore

00:17:19so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

00:17:23it was my resignation letter

00:17:26near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

00:17:30have you settled the apartment

00:17:31i need to move in within the next two days

00:17:35at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

00:17:37and was about to return to the hotel

00:17:41clara found our marriage certificate

00:17:42she's threatening to jump

00:17:43come back now

00:17:44my mother's call came right after

00:17:46why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

00:17:48you just can't stand to see your sister happy

00:17:50can't you apologize for once

00:17:52if anything happens to clara

00:17:53don't ever call me your mother again

00:18:03i wasn't even surprised anymore

00:18:05ever since we were children

00:18:06whenever clara was unhappy

00:18:08i was the one who got blamed

00:18:10i rushed to the community

00:18:11i had barely reached the police line

00:18:13when clara pointed at me and screamed

00:18:16how could you marry behind my back at city hall

00:18:20the two people i loved most betrayed me together

00:18:23clara the only person i've ever loved is you

00:18:34before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me

00:18:40i had just propped myself up

00:18:42i don't know someone like you

00:18:45i don't have a daughter like you

00:18:52my hands shook as i called 911

00:18:54then everything went black

00:18:57when i woke up

00:18:58i was lying in a hospital bed

00:19:01you were a little over six weeks pregnant

00:19:03you've just had a miscarriage

00:19:04we'll keep you under observation for an hour

00:19:08after observation ended

00:19:09i took my medication and slowly walked out

00:19:12in the second floor hallway

00:19:13i ran into carter

00:19:16your sister has been traumatized

00:19:17she can't see you right now

00:19:21my mother and i will take good care of her

00:19:23of course i knew

00:19:24and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

00:19:27if he cared even a little

00:19:29he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

00:19:31i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

00:19:34there's something else i need to tell you

00:19:37let's get divorced

00:19:48my sister was injured and lost her memory

00:19:50she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

00:19:54she believed he was her boyfriend

00:19:56my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

00:19:58clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

00:20:05it's only temporary

00:20:06once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal

00:20:08but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

00:20:11some things could never go back

00:20:14chloe you should move out for now

00:20:15clara can't handle any stimulation

00:20:19i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

00:20:21it's not convenient for you to stay

00:20:24what if clara never gets her memory back

00:20:25are you planning to play along with her forever

00:20:28she's your sister

00:20:29she's in terrible shape right now

00:20:31just give her some space

00:20:34go pack

00:20:35don't take too much

00:20:36i'll have someone deal with the rest

00:20:37he walked into the living room

00:20:38and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

00:20:40take that too clara doesn't like this style

00:20:41i'll buy you a new one another day

00:20:43that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

00:20:46for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

00:20:49so in his eyes

00:20:50it had been ready to throw away all along

00:20:52maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

00:20:56i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

00:20:58when i came back

00:20:59the designer had already arrived

00:21:01carter was giving instructions

00:21:04persian cashmere rugs

00:21:06egyptian long-steption cotton bedding

00:21:09he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one

00:21:14crumpled them

00:21:14and tossed them into the trash

00:21:18clear out all the sticky notes you left

00:21:20your sister knows your handwriting

00:21:22don't make her overthink

00:21:23i stood in the entryway

00:21:24watching the home i had lived in for five years

00:21:26slowly turn into another woman's

00:21:28it wasn't that carter didn't have time

00:21:29he just didn't have time for me

00:21:31i turned to leave

00:21:32as i passed the study

00:21:33i caught sight of a half-open drawer

00:21:35inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

00:21:37the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

00:21:39i thought he had thrown it away

00:21:40i reached out to pull the drawer open

00:21:42chloe

00:21:44why are you still here

00:21:46i didn't answer

00:21:48i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

00:21:51and walked out of the house that had once been mine

00:21:57at the gate

00:21:58i texted a real estate agent

00:22:00i hadn't contacted in a long time

00:22:03find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

00:22:06don't tell my husband

00:22:11when i checked into the marriott downtown

00:22:13carter called

00:22:14there's a college reunion tonight

00:22:17our old professor will be there

00:22:19i'll take you and your sister

00:22:20claire has been recovering pretty well lately

00:22:23he hung up after that

00:22:24without the slightest concern for me

00:22:26that evening i returned to my own home as a guest

00:22:30carter opened the door

00:22:32the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover

00:22:37i didn't respond

00:22:38a sour ache spread through my chest

00:22:41clara came downstairs

00:22:43linked her arm through carter's

00:22:45and smiled at me

00:22:46chloe

00:22:47you're still the same as in college

00:22:49always tagging along

00:22:51all right

00:22:52stop teasing her

00:22:58stanford

00:22:59carter led clara across the main quad

00:23:03remember freshman year at the football game

00:23:05we were chosen as squad leaders

00:23:06we secretly held hands

00:23:08and someone posted the photo on the forum

00:23:10of course i remember

00:23:13and the spring formal

00:23:14we hosted it together

00:23:16chloe was there too right

00:23:18i was

00:23:20in the audience

00:23:21back then

00:23:22they were upstairs

00:23:23i was below it

00:23:25even after i married carter

00:23:27i was still the invisible person in their story

00:23:29in the private dining room

00:23:31our classmates started cheering

00:23:32the party queen and the fraternity president are here

00:23:35still holding hands

00:23:37when are we getting invitations

00:23:41i thought i heard carter was married

00:23:46you must have heard wrong professor

00:23:48i'm not married

00:23:50not yet

00:23:51but soon

00:23:54i looked away

00:23:56and took a sip of wine

00:23:57it tasted bitter

00:23:59after a few rounds of drinks

00:24:00a fraternity member beside me

00:24:02lightly nodged my elbow

00:24:03chloe are you seeing anyone

00:24:04i always wanted to ask you out back in college

00:24:09i'm married

00:24:11i've been married for five years

00:24:16that was when i suddenly understood

00:24:19i had signed my own ticket to hell

00:24:26you're married

00:24:27to who

00:24:30her husband is a programmer at my company

00:24:32he probably has to work late tonight

00:24:34right

00:24:35that makes sense

00:24:36no offense but you and your sister were never on the same level

00:24:41chloe

00:24:42you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

00:24:48sure

00:24:49when there's a chance

00:24:53i couldn't sit there any longer

00:24:54so i excused myself to the restroom

00:24:57i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes

00:25:00he had followed me out

00:25:01clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

00:25:04give me the keys

00:25:05what about me

00:25:06it's pouring outside

00:25:07if you take the car

00:25:09how am i supposed to get back

00:25:10my car is with the driver for maintenance

00:25:12clara's in bad shape

00:25:14give her some space

00:25:15wait for an uber

00:25:17give

00:25:17since we were children

00:25:19i gave clara everything she wanted

00:25:21i gave and gave

00:25:23until i even gave away my husband

00:25:25i waited in the restaurant until closing

00:25:27but no uber accepted the ride

00:25:29it was past midnight

00:25:31when i finally hailed a car

00:25:33i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

00:25:36it was a work message from carter

00:25:37the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

00:25:39go to the office and handle it

00:25:41i was still his executive assistant

00:25:43i told the driver to head to the office

00:25:45but one encrypted key needed for the project was in his study

00:25:48didn't answer my calls

00:25:50he didn't reply to my messages

00:25:53i had no choice but to go home

00:25:56no one answered the doorbell

00:25:57so i entered the passcode

00:25:59and pushed the door open

00:26:07why are you here

00:26:08didn't i tell you not to come back

00:26:10before claire recovers her memory

00:26:11if she finds out about us

00:26:12everything will be for nothing

00:26:14i took out my phone and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

00:26:17the project you told me to handle needs the key file

00:26:20you didn't answer a single call

00:26:25so helping clara recover her memory requires taking your clothes off

00:26:29my clothes got wet

00:26:31you've always been sensible

00:26:32don't make a fuss over something so small

00:26:34sensible

00:26:35so i deserve to swallow every grievance

00:26:38to wait all night in the rain for a ride

00:26:40to be called into work in the middle of the night

00:26:42to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

00:26:45for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

00:26:48was not just my youth but myself

00:26:50i'll carry claire to the bedroom first

00:26:52go get the file from the study

00:26:54be quiet

00:27:01i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

00:27:04then i went into the study and got the key file

00:27:07but i was so tired

00:27:09i couldn't tolerate it anymore

00:27:12so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

00:27:16it was my resignation letter

00:27:19near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

00:27:22have you settled the apartment

00:27:24i need to move in within the next two days

00:27:27at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

00:27:30and was about to return to the hotel

00:27:33clara found our marriage certificate

00:27:35she's threatening to jump

00:27:36come back now my mother's call came right after

00:27:39why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

00:27:41you just can't stand to see your sister happy

00:27:43can't you apologize for once

00:27:45if anything happens to clara

00:27:46don't ever call me your mother again

00:27:55i wasn't even surprised anymore

00:27:57ever since we were children

00:27:59whenever clara was unhappy

00:28:01i was the one who got blamed

00:28:02i rushed to the community

00:28:04i had barely reached the police line

00:28:06when clara pointed at me and screamed

00:28:09how could you marry behind my back at city hall

00:28:13the two people i loved most betrayed me together

00:28:16clara the only person i've ever loved is you

00:28:27before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me

00:28:33i had just propped myself up

00:28:35i don't know someone like you

00:28:37i don't have a daughter like you

00:28:44my hands shook as i called 911

00:28:46then everything went black

00:28:50when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed

00:28:53you were a little over six weeks pregnant

00:28:55you've just had a miscarriage

00:28:58we'll keep you under observation for an hour

00:29:01after observation ended

00:29:02i took my medication and slowly walked out

00:29:05in the second floor hallway

00:29:06i ran into carter

00:29:09your sister has been traumatized

00:29:10she can't see you right now

00:29:14my mother and i will take good care of her

00:29:15of course i knew

00:29:17and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

00:29:20if he cared even a little

00:29:22he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

00:29:24i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

00:29:26there's something else i need to tell you

00:29:29let's get divorced

00:29:40my sister was injured and lost her memory

00:29:43she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

00:29:46she believed he was her boyfriend

00:29:48my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

00:29:52clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

00:29:57it's only temporary

00:29:58once her memory comes back

00:30:00everything will go back to normal

00:30:01but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

00:30:03some things could never go back

00:30:06chloe you should move out for now

00:30:08clara can't handle any stimulation

00:30:11i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

00:30:13it's not convenient for you to stay

00:30:16what if clara never gets her memory back

00:30:18are you planning to play along with her forever

00:30:21she's your sister

00:30:22she's in terrible shape right now

00:30:23just give her some space

00:30:27go pack don't take too much

00:30:28i'll have someone deal with the rest

00:30:30he walked into the living room and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

00:30:32take that too

00:30:33clara doesn't like this style

00:30:34i'll buy you a new one another day

00:30:36that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

00:30:39for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

00:30:42so in his eyes

00:30:43it had been ready to throw away all along

00:30:45maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

00:30:48i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

00:30:51when i came back

00:30:52the designer had already arrived

00:30:54carter was giving instructions

00:30:57persian cashmere rugs

00:30:59egyptian long-steption cotton bedding

00:31:02he went into the study

00:31:03and tore down my sticky notes

00:31:05one by one

00:31:06crumpled them

00:31:07and tossed them into the trash

00:31:10clear out all the sticky notes you left

00:31:12your sister knows your handwriting

00:31:14don't make her overthink

00:31:16i stood in the entryway

00:31:17watching the home i had lived in for five years

00:31:19slowly turn into another woman's

00:31:21it wasn't that carter didn't have time

00:31:22he just didn't have time for me

00:31:24i turned to leave

00:31:24as i passed the study

00:31:26i caught sight of a half-open drawer

00:31:28inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

00:31:29the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

00:31:31i thought he had thrown it away

00:31:33i reached out to pull the drawer open

00:31:34chloe

00:31:37why are you still here

00:31:39i didn't answer

00:31:41i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

00:31:44and walked out of the house that had once been mine

00:31:50at the gate i texted a real estate agent

00:31:53i hadn't contacted in a long time

00:31:56find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

00:31:58don't tell my husband

00:32:04when i checked into the marriott downtown

00:32:06carter called

00:32:07there's a college reunion tonight

00:32:09our old professor will be there

00:32:11i'll take you and your sister

00:32:13claire has been recovering pretty well lately

00:32:15he hung up after that

00:32:17without the slightest concern for me

00:32:19that evening

00:32:20i returned to my own home as a guest

00:32:22carter opened the door

00:32:25the therapist said

00:32:27familiar things could help clara recover

00:32:30i didn't respond

00:32:31a sour ache spread through my chest

00:32:34clara came downstairs

00:32:36linked her arm through carter's

00:32:37and smiled at me

00:32:39chloe

00:32:40you're still the same as in college

00:32:42always tagging along

00:32:44all right

00:32:44stop teasing her

00:32:51stanford

00:32:51carter led clara across the main quad

00:32:55remember freshman year at the football game

00:32:57we were chosen as squad leaders

00:32:59we secretly held hands

00:33:01and someone posted the photo on the forum

00:33:03of course i remember

00:33:06and the spring formal

00:33:07we hosted it together

00:33:09chloe was there too right

00:33:11i was

00:33:12in the audience

00:33:14back then they were upstairs

00:33:16i was below it

00:33:17even after i married carter

00:33:20i was still the invisible person in their story

00:33:22in the private dining room

00:33:23our classmates started cheering

00:33:25the party queen and the fraternity president are here

00:33:28still holding hands

00:33:30when are we getting invitations

00:33:34i thought i heard carter was married

00:33:39you must have heard wrong professor

00:33:41i'm not married

00:33:43not yet

00:33:44but soon

00:33:47i looked away and took a sip of wine

00:33:50it tasted bitter

00:33:51after a few rounds of drinks

00:33:53a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow

00:33:56chloe are you seeing anyone

00:33:57i always wanted to ask you out back in college

00:34:02i'm married

00:34:04i've been married for five years

00:34:09that was when i suddenly understood

00:34:12i had signed my own ticket to hell

00:34:19you're married

00:34:20you're married

00:34:20to who

00:34:23her husband is a programmer at my company

00:34:25he probably has to work late tonight

00:34:27right

00:34:27that makes sense

00:34:29no offense

00:34:29but you and your sister were never on the same level

00:34:34chloe

00:34:34you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

00:34:42sure when there's a chance

00:34:45i couldn't sit there any longer so i excused myself to the restroom

00:34:49i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes

00:34:52he had followed me out

00:34:54clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

00:34:56give me the keys

00:34:58what about me

00:34:59it's pouring outside

00:35:00if you take the car how am i supposed to get back

00:35:03my car is with the driver for maintenance

00:35:05clara's in bad shape

00:35:06give her some space

00:35:07wait for an uber

00:35:09give

00:35:10since we were children

00:35:12i gave clara everything she wanted

00:35:14i gave and gave

00:35:16until i even gave away my husband

00:35:18i waited in the restaurant until closing

00:35:20but no uber accepted the ride

00:35:22it was past midnight

00:35:24when i finally hailed a car

00:35:26i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

00:35:28it was a work message from carter

00:35:30the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

00:35:32go to the office and handle it

00:35:34i was still his executive assistant

00:35:36i told the driver to head to the office

00:35:38but one encrypted key

00:35:39needed for the project was in his study

00:35:41he didn't answer my calls

00:35:43he didn't reply to my messages

00:35:45i had no choice but to go home

00:35:49no one answered the doorbell

00:35:50so i entered the passcode and pushed the door open

00:36:00why are you here?

00:36:01didn't i tell you not to come back before claire recovers her memory?

00:36:04if she finds out about us, everything will be for nothing

00:36:06i took out my phone and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

00:36:10the project you told me to handle needs the key file

00:36:13you didn't answer a single call

00:36:17so helping claire recover her memory requires taking your clothes off

00:36:22my clothes got wet

00:36:24you've always been sensible

00:36:25don't make a fuss over something so small

00:36:27sensible

00:36:28so i deserve to swallow every grievance

00:36:30to wait all night in the rain for a ride

00:36:33to be called into work in the middle of the night

00:36:35to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

00:36:38for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

00:36:41was not just my youth but myself

00:36:42i'll carry claire to the bedroom first

00:36:44go get the file from the study

00:36:46be quiet

00:36:53i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

00:36:57then i went into the study and got the key file

00:37:00but i was so tired

00:37:01i couldn't tolerate it anymore

00:37:04so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

00:37:09it was my resignation letter

00:37:12near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

00:37:15have you settled the apartment

00:37:17i need to move in within the next two days

00:37:20at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

00:37:23and was about to return to the hotel

00:37:26clara found our marriage certificate

00:37:28she's threatening to jump come back now

00:37:30my mother's call came right after

00:37:31why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

00:37:34you just can't stand to see your sister happy

00:37:36can't you apologize for once

00:37:37if anything happens to clara

00:37:39don't ever call me your mother again

00:37:48i wasn't even surprised anymore

00:37:50ever since we were children

00:37:52whenever clara was unhappy

00:37:53i was the one who got blamed

00:37:55i rushed to the community

00:37:57i had barely reached the police line

00:37:59when clara pointed at me and screamed

00:38:02how could you marry behind my back at city hall

00:38:06the two people i loved most betrayed me together

00:38:09clara the only person i've ever loved is you

00:38:20before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me

00:38:26i had just propped myself up

00:38:28i don't know someone like you

00:38:30i don't have a daughter like you

00:38:37my hands shook as i called 911

00:38:39then everything went black

00:38:43when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed

00:38:46you were a little over six weeks pregnant

00:38:48you've just had a miscarriage

00:38:50we'll keep you under observation for an hour

00:38:53after observation ended

00:38:55i took my medication and slowly walked out

00:38:57in the second floor hallway

00:38:59i ran into carter

00:39:01your sister has been traumatized

00:39:03she can't see you right now

00:39:06my mother and i will take good care of her

00:39:08of course i knew

00:39:09and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

00:39:13if he cared even a little he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

00:39:17i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

00:39:19there's something else i need to tell you

00:39:22let's get divorced

00:39:33my sister was injured and lost her memory

00:39:36she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

00:39:39she believed he was her boyfriend

00:39:41my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

00:39:44clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

00:39:50it's only temporary

00:39:51once her memory comes back

00:39:53everything will go back to normal

00:39:54but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

00:39:56some things could never go back

00:39:59chloe you should move out for now

00:40:01clara can't handle any stimulation

00:40:04i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

00:40:06it's not convenient for you to stay

00:40:09what if clara never gets her memory back

00:40:11are you planning to play along with her forever

00:40:14she's your sister

00:40:15she's in terrible shape right now

00:40:16just give her some space

00:40:20go pack don't take too much

00:40:21i'll have someone deal with the rest

00:40:22he walked into the living room

00:40:23and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

00:40:25take that too

00:40:26clara doesn't like this style

00:40:27i'll buy you a new one another day

00:40:29that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

00:40:32for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

00:40:34so in his eyes

00:40:36it had been ready to throw away all along

00:40:38maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

00:40:41i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

00:40:43when i came back the designer had already arrived

00:40:47carter was giving instructions

00:40:49persian cashmere rugs

00:40:52egyptian longsteption cotton bedding

00:40:54he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one

00:40:58crumpled them

00:41:00and tossed them into the trash

00:41:03clear out all the sticky notes you left

00:41:05your sister knows your handwriting

00:41:07don't make her overthink

00:41:08i stood in the entryway

00:41:10watching the home i had lived in for five years

00:41:12slowly turn into another woman's

00:41:13it wasn't that carter didn't have time

00:41:15he just didn't have time for me

00:41:16i turned to leave

00:41:17as i passed the study

00:41:18i caught sight of a half-open drawer

00:41:20inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

00:41:22the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

00:41:24i thought he had thrown it away

00:41:25i reached out to pull the drawer open

00:41:27chloe

00:41:29why are you still here

00:41:32i didn't answer

00:41:34i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

00:41:36and walked out of the house that had once been mine

00:41:43at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time

00:41:49find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

00:41:51don't tell my husband

00:41:56when i checked into the marriott downtown carter called

00:42:00there's a college reunion tonight

00:42:02our old professor will be there

00:42:04i'll take you and your sister

00:42:06clara's been recovering pretty well lately

00:42:08he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me

00:42:11that evening i returned to my own home as a guest

00:42:15carter opened the door

00:42:18the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover

00:42:22i didn't respond

00:42:24a sour ache spread through my chest

00:42:26clara came downstairs

00:42:28linked her arm through carter's

00:42:30and smiled at me

00:42:32chloe you're still the same as in college

00:42:35always tagging along

00:42:36all right stop teasing her

00:42:43stanford

00:42:44carter led clara across the main quad

00:42:48remember freshman year at the football game

00:42:50we were chosen as squad leaders

00:42:53we secretly held hands and someone posted the photo on the forum

00:42:55of course i remember

00:42:58and the spring formal

00:43:00we hosted it together

00:43:01chloe was there too right

00:43:03i was

00:43:05in the audience

00:43:06back then they were upstairs

00:43:09i was below it

00:43:10even after i married carter

00:43:12i was still the invisible person in their story

00:43:15in the private dining room

00:43:16our classmates started cheering

00:43:18the party queen and the fraternity president are here

00:43:21still holding hands

00:43:23when are we getting invitations

00:43:27i thought i heard carter was married

00:43:32you must have heard wrong professor i'm not married

00:43:35not yet

00:43:37but soon

00:43:40i looked away and took a sip of wine

00:43:43it tasted bitter

00:43:44after a few rounds of drinks

00:43:46a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow

00:43:49chloe are you seeing anyone

00:43:50i always wanted to ask you out back in college

00:43:55i'm married

00:43:57i've been married for five years

00:44:01that was when i suddenly understood

00:44:04i had signed my own ticket to hell

00:44:12you're married

00:44:12to who

00:44:16her husband is a programmer at my company

00:44:18he probably has to work late tonight

00:44:19right

00:44:20that makes sense

00:44:21no offense but you and your sister were never on the same level

00:44:27chloe you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

00:44:34sure

00:44:35when there's a chance

00:44:38i couldn't sit there any longer

00:44:40so i excused myself to the restroom

00:44:42i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes

00:44:45he had followed me out

00:44:47clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

00:44:49give me the keys

00:44:50what about me

00:44:52it's pouring outside

00:44:53if you take the car how am i supposed to get back

00:44:55my car is with the driver for maintenance

00:44:58clara's in bad shape

00:44:59give her some space

00:45:00wait for an uber

00:45:02give

00:45:03since we were children

00:45:04i gave clara everything she wanted

00:45:07i gave and gave

00:45:08until i even gave away my husband

00:45:10i waited in the restaurant until closing

00:45:13but no uber accepted the ride

00:45:15it was past midnight

00:45:17when i finally hailed a car

00:45:18i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

00:45:21it was a work message from carter

00:45:22the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

00:45:25go to the office and handle it

00:45:26i was still his executive assistant

00:45:28i told the driver to head to the office

00:45:31but one encrypted key

00:45:32needed for the project was in his study

00:45:34didn't answer my calls

00:45:36he didn't reply to my messages

00:45:38i had no choice but to go home

00:45:41no one answered the doorbell

00:45:43so i entered the passcode and pushed the door open

00:45:52why are you here

00:45:53didn't i tell you not to come back

00:45:55before clara recovers her memory

00:45:56if she finds out about us

00:45:58everything will be for nothing

00:45:59i took out my phone

00:46:00and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

00:46:03the project you told me to handle needs the key file

00:46:05you didn't answer a single call

00:46:10so helping clara recover her memory requires taking your clothes off

00:46:14my clothes got wet

00:46:16you've always been sensible

00:46:18don't make a fuss over something so small

00:46:20sensible

00:46:21so i deserve to swallow every grievance

00:46:23to wait all night in the rain for a ride

00:46:25to be called into work in the middle of the night

00:46:27to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

00:46:31for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

00:46:33was not just my youth but myself

00:46:35i'll carry clara to the bedroom first

00:46:37go get the file from the study

00:46:39be quiet

00:46:46i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

00:46:50then i went into the study and got the key file

00:46:53but i was so tired

00:46:54i couldn't tolerate it anymore

00:46:57so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

00:47:02it was my resignation letter

00:47:04near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

00:47:08have you settled the apartment

00:47:09i need to move in within the next two days

00:47:13at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

00:47:16and was about to return to the hotel

00:47:19clara found our marriage certificate

00:47:20she's threatening to jump

00:47:21come back now

00:47:22my mother's call came right after

00:47:24why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

00:47:26you just can't stand to see your sister happy

00:47:28can't you apologize for once

00:47:30if anything happens to clara

00:47:32don't ever call me your mother again

00:47:40i wasn't even surprised anymore

00:47:43ever since we were children

00:47:45whenever clara was unhappy

00:47:46i was the one who got blamed

00:47:48i rushed to the community

00:47:50i had barely reached the police line

00:47:51when clara pointed at me and screamed

00:47:54how could you marry behind my back at city hall

00:47:59the two people i loved most betrayed me together

00:48:02clara the only person i've ever loved is you

00:48:12before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me

00:48:18i had just propped myself up

00:48:21i don't know someone like you

00:48:23i don't have a daughter like you

00:48:30my hands shook as i called 911

00:48:32then everything went black

00:48:35when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed

00:48:39you were a little over six weeks pregnant

00:48:41you've just had a miscarriage

00:48:43we'll keep you under observation for an hour

00:48:46after observation ended

00:48:47i took my medication and slowly walked out

00:48:50in the second floor hallway

00:48:52i ran into carter

00:48:54your sister has been traumatized

00:48:56she can't see you right now

00:48:59my mother and i will take good care of her

00:49:01of course i knew

00:49:02and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

00:49:05if he cared even a little he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

00:49:10i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

00:49:12there's something else i need to tell you

00:49:15let's get divorced

00:49:26my sister was injured and lost her memory

00:49:28she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

00:49:32she believed he was her boyfriend

00:49:34my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

00:49:37clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

00:49:43it's only temporary

00:49:44once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal

00:49:46but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

00:49:49some things could never go back

00:49:52chloe you should move out for now

00:49:53clara can't handle any stimulation

00:49:57i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

00:49:59it's not convenient for you to stay

00:50:02what if clara never gets her memory back

00:50:04are you planning to play along with her forever

00:50:07she's your sister

00:50:07she's in terrible shape right now

00:50:09just give her some space

00:50:12go pack don't take too much

00:50:14i'll have someone deal with the rest

00:50:15he walked into the living room

00:50:16and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

00:50:18take that too

00:50:18clara doesn't like this style

00:50:20i'll buy you a new one another day

00:50:21that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

00:50:24for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

00:50:27so in his eyes

00:50:28it had been ready to throw away all along

00:50:30maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

00:50:34i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

00:50:36when i came back

00:50:38the designer had already arrived

00:50:40carter was giving instructions

00:50:42persian cashmere rugs

00:50:45egyptian longsteption cotton bedding

00:50:47he went into the study

00:50:49and tore down my sticky notes

00:50:50one by one

00:50:52crumpled them

00:50:53and tossed them into the trash

00:50:56clear out all the sticky notes you left

00:50:58your sister knows your handwriting

00:51:00don't make her overthink

00:51:01i stood in the entryway

00:51:03watching the home i had lived in for five years

00:51:05slowly turn into another woman's

00:51:06it wasn't that carter didn't have time

00:51:08he just didn't have time for me

00:51:09i turned to leave

00:51:10as i passed the study

00:51:11i caught sight of a half open drawer

00:51:13inside was a glimpse of gray blue yarn

00:51:15the scarf i had half knitted three years ago

00:51:17i thought he had thrown it away

00:51:18i reached out to pull the drawer open

00:51:20chloe

00:51:22why are you still here

00:51:25i didn't answer

00:51:26i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

00:51:29and walked out of the house that had once been mine

00:51:36at the gate i texted a real estate agent

00:51:38i hadn't contacted in a long time

00:51:41find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

00:51:44don't tell my husband

00:51:49when i checked into the marriott downtown

00:51:51carter called

00:51:53there's a college reunion tonight

00:51:55our old professor will be there

00:51:57i'll take you and your sister

00:51:58claire has been recovering pretty well lately

00:52:01he hung up after that

00:52:02without the slightest concern for me

00:52:04that evening

00:52:05i returned to my own home as a guest

00:52:08carter opened the door

00:52:11the therapist said

00:52:12familiar things could help clara recover

00:52:15i didn't respond

00:52:16a sour ache spread through my chest

00:52:19clara came downstairs

00:52:21linked her arm through carter's

00:52:23and smiled at me

00:52:25chloe

00:52:25you're still the same as in college

00:52:28always tagging along

00:52:29all right

00:52:30stop teasing her

00:52:36stanford

00:52:37carter led clara across the main quad

00:52:41remember freshman year at the football game

00:52:43we were chosen as squad leaders

00:52:45we secretly held hands

00:52:47and someone posted the photo on the forum

00:52:48of course i remember

00:52:51and the spring formal

00:52:53we hosted it together

00:52:54chloe was there too right

00:52:57i was

00:52:58in the audience

00:52:59back then

00:53:00they were upstairs

00:53:01i was below it

00:53:03even after i married carter

00:53:05i was still the invisible person

00:53:07in their story

00:53:07in the private dining room

00:53:09our classmates started cheering

00:53:11the party queen

00:53:12and the fraternity president

00:53:13are here

00:53:14still holding hands

00:53:15when are we getting invitations

00:53:19i thought i heard carter was married

00:53:24you must have heard wrong professor

00:53:26i'm not married

00:53:28not yet

00:53:30but soon

00:53:33i looked away

00:53:34and took a sip of wine

00:53:36it tasted bitter

00:53:37after a few rounds of drinks

00:53:38a fraternity member beside me

00:53:40lightly nodged my elbow

00:53:41chloe are you seeing anyone

00:53:43i always wanted to ask you out back in college

00:53:48i'm married

00:53:49i've been married for five years

00:53:54that was when i suddenly understood

00:53:57i had signed my own ticket to hell

00:54:04you're married

00:54:05to who

00:54:08her husband is a programmer at my company

00:54:10he probably has to work late tonight

00:54:12right

00:54:13that makes sense

00:54:14no offense

00:54:15but you and your sister were never on the same level

00:54:19chloe

00:54:20you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

00:54:26sure

00:54:28when there's a chance

00:54:31i couldn't sit there any longer

00:54:32so i excused myself to the restroom

00:54:35i was about to go back

00:54:36when i turned and met carter's eyes

00:54:38he had followed me out

00:54:39clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

00:54:42give me the keys

00:54:43what about me

00:54:44it's pouring outside

00:54:46if you take the car

00:54:47how am i supposed to get back

00:54:48my car is with the driver for maintenance

00:54:51clara's in bad shape

00:54:52give her some space

00:54:53wait for an uber

00:54:55give

00:54:55since we were children

00:54:57i gave clara everything she wanted

00:54:59i gave and gave

00:55:01until i even gave away my husband

00:55:03i waited in the restaurant until closing

00:55:05but no uber accepted the ride

00:55:08it was past midnight

00:55:09when i finally hailed a car

00:55:11i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

00:55:14it was a work message from carter

00:55:15the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

00:55:18go to the office and handle it

00:55:19i was still his executive assistant

00:55:21i told the driver to head to the office

00:55:23but one encrypted key

00:55:25needed for the project was in his study

00:55:27didn't answer my calls

00:55:29he didn't reply to my messages

00:55:31i had no choice but to go home

00:55:34no one answered the doorbell

00:55:36so i entered the passcode

00:55:37and pushed the door open

00:55:45why are you here

00:55:46didn't i tell you not to come back

00:55:48before clara recovers her memory

00:55:49if she finds out about us

00:55:51everything will be for nothing

00:55:52i took out my phone

00:55:53and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

00:55:55the project you told me to handle

00:55:57needs the key file

00:55:58you didn't answer a single call

00:56:03so helping clara recover her memory

00:56:05requires taking your clothes off

00:56:07my clothes got wet

00:56:09you've always been sensible

00:56:10don't make a fuss over something so small

00:56:13sensible

00:56:13so i deserve to swallow every grievance

00:56:16to wait all night in the rain for a ride

00:56:18to be called into work in the middle of the night

00:56:20to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

00:56:23for the first time

00:56:24i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

00:56:26was not just my youth but myself

00:56:28i'll carry clara to the bedroom first

00:56:30go get the file from the study

00:56:32be quiet

00:56:39i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

00:56:42then i went into the study and got the key file

00:56:45but i was so tired

00:56:47i couldn't tolerate it anymore

00:56:50so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

00:56:54it was my resignation letter

00:56:57near dawn

00:56:58i sent the real estate agent a second message

00:57:01have you settled the apartment

00:57:02i need to move in within the next two days

00:57:06at daybreak

00:57:07i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

00:57:08and was about to return to the hotel

00:57:12clara found our marriage certificate

00:57:13she's threatening to jump

00:57:14come back now

00:57:15my mother's call came right after

00:57:17why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

00:57:19you just can't stand to see your sister happy

00:57:21can't you apologize for once

00:57:23if anything happens to clara

00:57:24don't ever call me your mother again

00:57:33i wasn't even surprised anymore

00:57:35ever since we were children

00:57:37whenever clara was unhappy

00:57:39i was the one who got blamed

00:57:41i rushed to the community

00:57:42i had barely reached the police line

00:57:44when clara pointed at me and screamed

00:57:47how could you marry behind my back at city hall

00:57:51the two people i loved most betrayed me together

00:57:54clara the only person i've ever loved is you

00:58:05before i could even breathe

00:58:07a powerful force slammed into me

00:58:11i had just propped myself up

00:58:13i don't know someone like you

00:58:16i don't have a daughter like you

00:58:23my hands shook as i called 9-1-1

00:58:25then everything went black

00:58:28when i woke up

00:58:29i was lying in a hospital bed

00:58:32you were a little over six weeks pregnant

00:58:34you've just had a miscarriage

00:58:35we'll keep you under observation for an hour

00:58:39after observation ended

00:58:40i took my medication and slowly walked out

00:58:43in the second floor hallway

00:58:44i ran into carter

00:58:47your sister has been traumatized

00:58:48she can't see you right now

00:58:52my mother and i will take good care of her

00:58:53of course i knew

00:58:55and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

00:58:58if he cared even a little

00:59:00he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

00:59:02i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

00:59:05there's something else i need to tell you

00:59:07let's get divorced

00:59:19my sister was injured and lost her memory

00:59:21she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

00:59:24she believed he was her boyfriend

00:59:26my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

00:59:29clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

00:59:35it's only temporary

00:59:37once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal

00:59:39but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

00:59:41some things could never go back

00:59:45chloe you should move out for now

00:59:46clara can't handle any stimulation

00:59:50i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

00:59:52it's not convenient for you to stay

00:59:54what if clara never gets her memory back

00:59:56are you planning to play along with her forever

00:59:59she's your sister

01:00:00she's in terrible shape right now

01:00:02just give her some space

01:00:05go pack don't take too much i'll have someone deal with the rest

01:00:08he walked into the living room and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

01:00:10take that too clara doesn't like this style i'll buy you a new one another day

01:00:14that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

01:00:17for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

01:00:20so in his eyes

01:00:21it had been ready to throw away all along

01:00:23maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

01:00:26i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

01:00:29when i came back

01:00:30the designer had already arrived

01:00:32carter was giving instructions

01:00:35persian cashmere rugs

01:00:37egyptian long-steption cotton bedding

01:00:40he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one

01:00:44crumpled them

01:00:45and tossed them into the trash

01:00:48clear out all the sticky notes you left

01:00:51your sister knows your handwriting

01:00:52don't make her overthink

01:00:54i stood in the entryway watching the home i had lived in for five years

01:00:57slowly turn into another woman's

01:00:59it wasn't that carter didn't have time

01:01:00he just didn't have time for me

01:01:02i turned to leave

01:01:03as i passed the study

01:01:04i caught sight of a half-open drawer

01:01:06inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

01:01:08the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

01:01:10i thought he had thrown it away

01:01:11i reached out to pull the drawer open

01:01:12chloe

01:01:15why are you still here

01:01:17i didn't answer

01:01:19i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

01:01:22and walked out of the house that had once been mine

01:01:28at the gate i texted a real estate agent i hadn't contacted in a long time

01:01:34find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

01:01:37don't tell my husband

01:01:42when i checked into the marriott downtown carter called

01:01:46there's a college reunion tonight

01:01:48our old professor will be there

01:01:50i'll take you and your sister

01:01:51clara's been recovering pretty well lately

01:01:54he hung up after that without the slightest concern for me

01:01:57that evening i returned to my own home as a guest

01:02:01carter opened the door

01:02:03the therapist said familiar things could help clara recover

01:02:08i didn't respond

01:02:09a sour ache spread through my chest

01:02:12clara came downstairs

01:02:14linked her arm through carter's

01:02:16and smiled at me

01:02:17chloe

01:02:18you're still the same as in college

01:02:21always tagging along

01:02:22all right

01:02:22stop teasing her

01:02:29stanford

01:02:29carter led clara across the main quad

01:02:34remember freshman year at the football game

01:02:35we were chosen as squad leaders

01:02:38we secretly held hands and someone posted the photo on the forum

01:02:41of course i remember

01:02:44and the spring formal

01:02:45we hosted it together

01:02:47chloe was there too right

01:02:49i was

01:02:50in the audience

01:02:52back then they were upstairs

01:02:54i was below it

01:02:56even after i married carter

01:02:58i was still the invisible person in their story

01:03:00in the private dining room

01:03:02our classmates started cheering

01:03:03the party queen and the fraternity president are here

01:03:06still holding hands

01:03:08when are we getting invitations

01:03:12i thought i heard carter was married

01:03:17you must have heard wrong professor

01:03:19i'm not married

01:03:21not yet

01:03:22but soon

01:03:25i looked away and took a sip of wine

01:03:28it tasted bitter

01:03:29after a few rounds of drinks

01:03:31a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow

01:03:34chloe are you seeing anyone

01:03:35i always wanted to ask you out back in college

01:03:40i'm married

01:03:42i've been married for five years

01:03:47that was when i suddenly understood

01:03:50i had signed my own ticket to hell

01:03:57you're married

01:03:58to who

01:04:01her husband is a programmer at my company

01:04:03he probably has to work late tonight

01:04:05right

01:04:06that makes sense

01:04:07no offense but you and your sister were never on the same level

01:04:12chloe

01:04:13chloe you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

01:04:19sure

01:04:20when there's a chance

01:04:23i couldn't sit there any longer

01:04:25so i excused myself to the restroom

01:04:28i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes

01:04:31he had followed me out

01:04:32clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

01:04:35give me the keys

01:04:36what about me

01:04:37it's pouring outside

01:04:38if you take the car

01:04:40how am i supposed to get back

01:04:41my car is with the driver for maintenance

01:04:43clara's in bad shape

01:04:44give her some space

01:04:46wait for an uber

01:04:48give

01:04:48since we were children

01:04:50i gave clara everything she wanted

01:04:52i gave and gave

01:04:54until i even gave away my husband

01:04:56i waited in the restaurant until closing

01:04:58but no uber accepted the ride

01:05:00it was past midnight

01:05:02when i finally hailed a car

01:05:04i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

01:05:07it was a work message from carter

01:05:08the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

01:05:10go to the office and handle it

01:05:12i was still his executive assistant

01:05:14i told the driver to head to the office

01:05:16but one encrypted key

01:05:18needed for the project was in his study

01:05:19didn't answer my calls

01:05:21he didn't reply to my messages

01:05:23i had no choice but to go home

01:05:27no one answered the doorbell

01:05:28so i entered the passcode

01:05:30and pushed the door open

01:05:38why are you here

01:05:39didn't i tell you not to come back

01:05:40before clara recovers her memory

01:05:42if she finds out about us

01:05:43everything will be for nothing

01:05:45i took out my phone

01:05:46and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

01:05:48the project you told me to handle

01:05:50needs the key file

01:05:51you didn't answer a single call

01:05:56so helping clara recover her memory

01:05:57requires taking your clothes off

01:06:00my clothes got wet

01:06:02you've always been sensible

01:06:03don't make a fuss over something so small

01:06:05sensible

01:06:06so i deserve to swallow every grievance

01:06:09to wait all night in the rain for a ride

01:06:11to be called into work in the middle of the night

01:06:13to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

01:06:16for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

01:06:19was not just my youth but myself

01:06:20i'll carry clara to the bedroom first

01:06:23go get the file from the study

01:06:24be quiet

01:06:31i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

01:06:35then i went into the study and got the key file

01:06:38but i was so tired

01:06:39i couldn't tolerate it anymore

01:06:43so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

01:06:47it was my resignation letter

01:06:50near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

01:06:54have you settled the apartment

01:06:55i need to move in within the next two days

01:06:58at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

01:07:01and was about to return to the hotel

01:07:04clara found our marriage certificate

01:07:06she's threatening to jump

01:07:07come back now

01:07:08my mother's call came right after

01:07:09why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

01:07:12you just can't stand to see your sister happy

01:07:14can't you apologize for once

01:07:16if anything happens to clara

01:07:17don't ever call me your mother again

01:07:19i wasn't even surprised anymore

01:07:28ever since we were children

01:07:30whenever clara was unhappy

01:07:32i was the one who got blamed

01:07:33i rushed to the community

01:07:35i had barely reached the police line

01:07:37when clara pointed at me and screamed

01:07:40how could you marry behind my back at city hall

01:07:44the two people i loved most betrayed me together

01:07:47clara the only person i've ever loved is you

01:07:58before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me

01:08:04i had just propped myself up

01:08:06i don't know someone like you

01:08:08i don't have a daughter like you

01:08:15my hands shook as i called 9-1-1

01:08:17then everything went black

01:08:21when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed

01:08:24you were a little over six weeks pregnant

01:08:26you've just had a miscarriage

01:08:28we'll keep you under observation for an hour

01:08:32after observation ended

01:08:33i took my medication and slowly walked out

01:08:35in the second floor hallway

01:08:37i ran into carter

01:08:40your sister has been traumatized

01:08:41she can't see you right now

01:08:45my mother and i will take good care of her

01:08:46of course i knew

01:08:48and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

01:08:51if he cared even a little

01:08:53he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

01:08:55i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

01:08:58there's something else i need to tell you

01:09:00let's get divorced

01:09:11my sister was injured and lost her memory

01:09:14she forgot everyone except my husband carter hayes

01:09:17she believed he was her boyfriend

01:09:19my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

01:09:22clutching my arm and begging me to give carter back to my sister

01:09:28it's only temporary

01:09:29once her memory comes back everything will go back to normal

01:09:32but he didn't know that the moment he nodded

01:09:35some things could never go back

01:09:37chloe you should move out for now

01:09:39clara can't handle any stimulation

01:09:42i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

01:09:44it's not convenient for you to stay

01:09:47what if clara never gets her memory back

01:09:49are you planning to play along with her forever

01:09:52she's your sister

01:09:53she's in terrible shape right now

01:09:54just give her some space

01:09:58go pack don't take too much

01:09:59i'll have someone deal with the rest

01:10:00he walked into the living room

01:10:02and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

01:10:03take that too clara doesn't like this style

01:10:05i'll buy you a new one another day

01:10:07that lamp was the first birthday gift he had ever given me

01:10:10for five years of marriage i wiped it clean every week

01:10:13so in his eyes it had been ready to throw away all along

01:10:16maybe it wasn't just the lamp he wanted to throw away

01:10:19i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

01:10:22when i came back the designer had already arrived

01:10:25carter was giving instructions

01:10:28persian cashmere rugs

01:10:30egyptian long-steption cotton bedding

01:10:33he went into the study and tore down my sticky notes one by one

01:10:37crumpled them

01:10:38and tossed them into the trash

01:10:41clear out all the sticky notes you left

01:10:43your sister knows your handwriting

01:10:45don't make her overthink

01:10:47i stood in the entryway

01:10:48watching the home i had lived in for five years

01:10:50slowly turn into another woman's

01:10:52it wasn't that carter didn't have time

01:10:53he just didn't have time for me

01:10:54i turned to leave

01:10:55as i passed the study

01:10:57i caught sight of a half-open drawer

01:10:58inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

01:11:00the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

01:11:02i thought he had thrown it away

01:11:04i reached out to pull the drawer open

01:11:05chloe

01:11:08why are you still here

01:11:10i didn't answer

01:11:12i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

01:11:14and walked out of the house that had once been mine

01:11:21at the gate i texted a real estate agent

01:11:23i hadn't contacted in a long time

01:11:27find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

01:11:29don't tell my husband

01:11:34when i checked into the marriott downtown

01:11:37carter called

01:11:38there's a college reunion tonight

01:11:40our old professor will be there

01:11:42i'll take you and your sister

01:11:44clara's been recovering pretty well lately

01:11:46he hung up after that

01:11:48without the slightest concern for me

01:11:50that evening

01:11:51i returned to my own home as a guest

01:11:53carter opened the door

01:11:56the therapist said

01:11:58familiar things could help clara recover

01:12:01i didn't respond

01:12:02a sour ache spread through my chest

01:12:05clara came downstairs

01:12:06linked her arm through carter's

01:12:08and smiled at me

01:12:10chloe

01:12:11you're still the same as in college

01:12:13always tagging along

01:12:15all right

01:12:15stop teasing her

01:12:22stanford

01:12:22carter led clara across the main quad

01:12:26remember freshman year at the football game

01:12:28we were chosen as squad leaders

01:12:30we secretly held hands

01:12:32and someone posted the photo on the forum

01:12:34of course i remember

01:12:37and the spring formal

01:12:38we hosted it together

01:12:40chloe was there too right

01:12:42i was

01:12:43in the audience

01:12:45back then

01:12:46they were upstairs

01:12:47i was below it

01:12:48even after i married carter

01:12:51i was still the invisible person in their story

01:12:53in the private dining room

01:12:54our classmates started cheering

01:12:56the party queen and the fraternity president are here

01:12:59still holding hands

01:13:01when are we getting invitations

01:13:04i thought i heard carter was married

01:13:10you must have heard wrong professor

01:13:12i'm not married

01:13:14not yet

01:13:15but soon

01:13:18i looked away

01:13:19and took a sip of wine

01:13:21it tasted bitter

01:13:22after a few rounds of drinks

01:13:24a fraternity member beside me

01:13:26lightly nodged my elbow

01:13:27chloe are you seeing anyone

01:13:28i always wanted to ask you out back in college

01:13:33i'm married

01:13:35i've been married for five years

01:13:40that was when i suddenly understood

01:13:43i had signed my own ticket to hell

01:13:50you're married

01:13:51to who

01:13:54her husband is a programmer at my company

01:13:56he probably has to work late tonight

01:13:58right

01:13:58that makes sense

01:13:59no offense but you and your sister were never on the same level

01:14:05chloe you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

01:14:12sure

01:14:13when there's a chance

01:14:16i couldn't sit there any longer

01:14:18so i excused myself to the restroom

01:14:20i was about to go back when i turned and met carter's eyes

01:14:23he had followed me out

01:14:25clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

01:14:27give me the keys

01:14:28what about me

01:14:30it's pouring outside

01:14:31if you take the car

01:14:32how am i supposed to get back

01:14:34my car is with the driver for maintenance

01:14:36clara's in bad shape

01:14:37give her some space

01:14:38wait for an uber

01:14:40give

01:14:41since we were children

01:14:42i gave clara everything she wanted

01:14:44i gave and gave

01:14:46until i even gave away my husband

01:14:48i waited in the restaurant until closing

01:14:51but no uber accepted the ride

01:14:53it was past midnight

01:14:55when i finally hailed a car

01:14:57i had just gotten in when my phone buzzed

01:14:59it was a work message from carter

01:15:01the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

01:15:03go to the office and handle it

01:15:05i was still his executive assistant

01:15:07i told the driver to head to the office

01:15:09but one encrypted key needed for the project was in his study

01:15:12he didn't answer my calls

01:15:14he didn't reply to my messages

01:15:16i had no choice but to go home

01:15:20no one answered the doorbell

01:15:21so i entered the passcode and pushed the door open

01:15:31why are you here

01:15:32didn't i tell you not to come back before clara recovers her memory

01:15:35if she finds out about us everything will be for nothing

01:15:37i took out my phone and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

01:15:41the project you told me to handle needs the key file

01:15:44you didn't answer a single call

01:15:48so helping clara recover her memory requires taking your clothes off

01:15:53my clothes got wet

01:15:55you've always been sensible

01:15:56don't make a fuss over something so small

01:15:58sensible

01:15:59so i deserve to swallow every grievance

01:16:01to wait all night in the rain for a ride

01:16:04to be called into work in the middle of the night

01:16:06to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

01:16:09for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

01:16:12was not just my youth but myself

01:16:13i'll carry clara to the bedroom first

01:16:15go get the file from the study

01:16:17be quiet

01:16:24i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

01:16:28then i went into the study and got the key file

01:16:31but i was so tired

01:16:32i couldn't tolerate it anymore

01:16:35so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

01:16:40it was my resignation letter

01:16:42near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

01:16:46have you settled the apartment

01:16:48i need to move in within the next two days

01:16:51at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

01:16:54and was about to return to the hotel

01:16:57clara found our marriage certificate

01:16:59she's threatening to jump

01:17:00come back now

01:17:00my mother's call came right after

01:17:02why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

01:17:04you just can't stand to see your sister happy

01:17:07can't you apologize for once

01:17:08if anything happens to clara

01:17:10don't ever call me your mother again

01:17:19i wasn't even surprised anymore

01:17:21ever since we were children

01:17:23whenever clara was unhappy

01:17:24i was the one who got blamed

01:17:26i rushed to the community

01:17:28i had barely reached the police line

01:17:30when clara pointed at me and screamed

01:17:32how could you marry behind my back at city hall

01:17:37the two people i loved most betrayed me together

01:17:40clara the only person i've ever loved is you

01:17:51before i could even breathe

01:17:53a powerful force slammed into me

01:17:57i had just propped myself up

01:17:59i don't know someone like you

01:18:01i don't have a daughter like you

01:18:08my hands shook as i called 911

01:18:10then everything went black

01:18:14when i woke up

01:18:15i was lying in a hospital bed

01:18:17you were a little over six weeks pregnant

01:18:19you've just had a miscarriage

01:18:21we'll keep you under observation for an hour

01:18:24after observation ended

01:18:26i took my medication and slowly walked out

01:18:28in the second floor hallway

01:18:30i ran into carter

01:18:32your sister has been traumatized

01:18:34she can't see you right now

01:18:37my mother and i will take good care of her

01:18:39of course i knew

01:18:40and once again

01:18:41he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

01:18:44if he cared even a little

01:18:45he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

01:18:48i turned to leave

01:18:49but he grabbed my wrist

01:18:50there's something else i need to tell you

01:18:53let's get divorced

01:19:04my sister was injured and lost her memory

01:19:07she forgot everyone

01:19:08except my husband carter hayes

01:19:10she believed he was her boyfriend

01:19:12my mother broke down crying in the hospital hallway

01:19:15clutching my arm

01:19:16and begging me to give carter back to my sister

01:19:21it's only temporary

01:19:22once her memory comes back

01:19:23everything will go back to normal

01:19:25but he didn't know

01:19:26that the moment he nodded

01:19:27some things could never go back

01:19:30chloe you should move out for now

01:19:31clara can't handle any stimulation

01:19:35i'm bringing her here so i can take care of her

01:19:37it's not convenient for you to stay

01:19:40what if clara never gets her memory back

01:19:42are you planning to play along with her forever

01:19:45she's your sister

01:19:46she's in terrible shape right now

01:19:47just give her some space

01:19:51go pack don't take too much

01:19:52i'll have someone deal with the rest

01:19:53he walked into the living room

01:19:54and pointed at the tiffany lamp on the wall

01:19:56take that too

01:19:57clara doesn't like this style

01:19:58i'll buy you a new one another day

01:20:00that lamp was the first birthday gift

01:20:01he had ever given me

01:20:03for five years of marriage

01:20:04i wiped it clean every week

01:20:05so in his eyes

01:20:06it had been ready to throw away all along

01:20:09maybe it wasn't just the lamp

01:20:10he wanted to throw away

01:20:12i carried the lamp downstairs to the trash bins

01:20:14when i came back

01:20:16the designer had already arrived

01:20:18carter was giving instructions

01:20:20persian cashmere rugs

01:20:23egyptian longsteption cotton bedding

01:20:25he went into the study

01:20:27and tore down my sticky notes

01:20:28one by one

01:20:29crumpled them

01:20:31and tossed them into the trash

01:20:34clear out all the sticky notes you left

01:20:36your sister knows your handwriting

01:20:38don't make her overthink

01:20:39i stood in the entryway

01:20:41watching the home i had lived in for five years

01:20:43slowly turn into another woman's

01:20:44it wasn't that carter didn't have time

01:20:46he just didn't have time for me

01:20:47i turned to leave

01:20:48as i passed the study

01:20:49i caught sight of a half-open drawer

01:20:51inside was a glimpse of gray-blue yarn

01:20:53the scarf i had half-knitted three years ago

01:20:55i thought he had thrown it away

01:20:56i reached out to pull the drawer open

01:20:58chloe

01:21:00why are you still here

01:21:03i didn't answer

01:21:04i picked up the bag that held only a few changes of clothes

01:21:07and walked out of the house that had once been mine

01:21:14at the gate

01:21:15i texted a real estate agent

01:21:16i hadn't contacted in a long time

01:21:20find me an apartment downtown as soon as possible

01:21:22don't tell my husband

01:21:27when i checked into the marriott downtown

01:21:30carter called

01:21:31there's a college reunion tonight

01:21:33our old professor will be there

01:21:35i'll take you and your sister

01:21:37clara's been recovering pretty well lately

01:21:39he hung up after that

01:21:41without the slightest concern for me

01:21:42that evening

01:21:44i returned to my own home as a guest

01:21:46carter opened the door

01:21:49the therapist said

01:21:50familiar things could help clara recover

01:21:53i didn't respond

01:21:55a sour ache spread through my chest

01:21:57clara came downstairs

01:21:59linked her arm through carter's

01:22:01and smiled at me

01:22:03chloe you're still the same as in college

01:22:06always tagging along

01:22:07all right

01:22:08stop teasing her

01:22:14stanford

01:22:15carter led clara across the main quad

01:22:19remember freshman year at the football game

01:22:21we were chosen as squad leaders

01:22:23we secretly held hands

01:22:25and someone posted the photo on the forum

01:22:26of course i remember

01:22:29and the spring formal

01:22:31we hosted it together

01:22:32chloe was there too right

01:22:34i was

01:22:36in the audience

01:22:37back then

01:22:39they were upstairs

01:22:40i was below it

01:22:41even after i married carter

01:22:43i was still the invisible person in their story

01:22:46in the private dining room

01:22:47our classmates started cheering

01:22:49the party queen and the fraternity president are here

01:22:52still holding hands

01:22:54when are we getting invitations

01:22:58i thought i heard carter was married

01:23:03you must have heard wrong professor

01:23:04i'm not married

01:23:06not yet

01:23:08but soon

01:23:11i looked away and took a sip of wine

01:23:14it tasted bitter

01:23:15after a few rounds of drinks

01:23:17a fraternity member beside me lightly nodged my elbow

01:23:20chloe are you seeing anyone

01:23:21i always wanted to ask you out back to college

01:23:26i'm married

01:23:28i've been married for five years

01:23:32that was when i suddenly understood

01:23:35i had signed my own ticket to hell

01:23:42you're married

01:23:43to who

01:23:46her husband is a programmer at my company

01:23:49he probably has to work late tonight

01:23:50right

01:23:51that makes sense

01:23:52no offense but

01:23:53you and your sister were never on the same level

01:23:57chloe

01:23:58you should bring your husband out to meet us sometime

01:24:04sure

01:24:06when there's a chance

01:24:09i couldn't sit there any longer

01:24:11so i excused myself to the restroom

01:24:13i was about to go back

01:24:14when i turned and met carter's eyes

01:24:16he had followed me out

01:24:18clara likes the pink porsche you drove here

01:24:20give me the keys

01:24:21what about me

01:24:22it's pouring outside

01:24:24if you take the car

01:24:25how am i supposed to get back

01:24:26my car is with the driver for maintenance

01:24:29clara's in bad shape

01:24:30give her some space

01:24:31wait for an uber

01:24:33give

01:24:34since we were children

01:24:35i gave clara everything she wanted

01:24:37i gave and gave

01:24:39until i even gave away my husband

01:24:41i waited in the restaurant until closing

01:24:44but no uber accepted the ride

01:24:46it was past midnight

01:24:48when i finally hailed a car

01:24:49i had just gotten in

01:24:51when my phone buzzed

01:24:52it was a work message from carter

01:24:53the europe cloud architecture proposal is urgent

01:24:56go to the office and handle it

01:24:57i was still his executive assistant

01:24:59i told the driver to head to the office

01:25:01but one encrypted key

01:25:03needed for the project

01:25:04was in his study

01:25:05he didn't answer my calls

01:25:07he didn't reply to my messages

01:25:09i had no choice but to go home

01:25:12no one answered the doorbell

01:25:14so i entered the passcode

01:25:15and pushed the door open

01:25:23why are you here

01:25:24didn't i tell you not to come back

01:25:26before claire recovers her memory

01:25:27if she finds out about us

01:25:29everything will be for nothing

01:25:30i took out my phone

01:25:31and held up the dozen missed calls in front him

01:25:34the project you told me to handle

01:25:35needs the key file

01:25:36you didn't answer a single call

01:25:41so helping claire recover her memory

01:25:43requires taking your clothes off

01:25:45my clothes got wet

01:25:47you've always been sensible

01:25:49don't make a fuss over something so small

01:25:51sensible

01:25:52so i deserve to swallow every grievance

01:25:54to wait all night in the rain for a ride

01:25:56to be called into work in the middle of the night

01:25:58to watch my husband hold another woman in his arms

01:26:02for the first time i felt that what i had exhausted on carter

01:26:04was not just my youth but myself

01:26:06i'll carry claire to the bedroom first

01:26:08go get the file from the study

01:26:10be quiet

01:26:17i stood there and watched him disappear down the hallway

01:26:21then i went into the study and got the key file

01:26:24but i was so tired

01:26:25i couldn't tolerate it anymore

01:26:28so the first thing i printed at the printer wasn't the proposal

01:26:33it was my resignation letter

01:26:35near dawn i sent the real estate agent a second message

01:26:39have you settled the apartment

01:26:40i need to move in within the next two days

01:26:44at daybreak i rubbed my red sleepless eyes

01:26:47and was about to return to the hotel

01:26:50clara found our marriage certificate

01:26:51she's threatening to jump come back now

01:26:53my mother's call came right after

01:26:55why didn't you take the marriage certificate when you moved out

01:26:57you just can't stand to see your sister happy

01:26:59can't you apologize for once

01:27:01if anything happens to clara

01:27:03don't ever call me your mother again

01:27:12i wasn't even surprised anymore

01:27:14ever since we were children

01:27:15whenever clara was unhappy

01:27:17i was the one who got blamed

01:27:19i rushed to the community

01:27:21i had barely reached the police line

01:27:22when clara pointed at me and screamed

01:27:25how could you marry behind my back at city hall

01:27:29the two people i loved most betrayed me together

01:27:33clara the only person i've ever loved is you

01:27:43before i could even breathe a powerful force slammed into me

01:27:49i had just propped myself up

01:27:52i don't know someone like you

01:27:54i don't have a daughter like you

01:28:01my hands shook as i called 911

01:28:03then everything went black

01:28:06when i woke up i was lying in a hospital bed

01:28:10you were a little over six weeks pregnant

01:28:12you've just had a miscarriage

01:28:14we'll keep you under observation for an hour

01:28:17after observation ended

01:28:18i took my medication and slowly walked out

01:28:21in the second floor hallway

01:28:22i ran into carter

01:28:25your sister has been traumatized

01:28:27she can't see you right now

01:28:30my mother and i will take good care of her

01:28:32of course i knew

01:28:33and once again he proved to me that carter didn't love me at all

01:28:36if he cared even a little he wouldn't have missed how pale i looked

01:28:41i turned to leave but he grabbed my wrist

01:28:43there's something else i need to tell you

01:28:46let's get divorced

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