00:00get out clara i came to say goodbye to mom she was not your mom while she was dying you
00:06were with
00:07nina ethan please my money is for investments not for your mother's hospital bills take out a loan
00:14yourself i crouched in the hallway clutching the payment slip and heard him on the phone by the
00:19window i sent you five million dollars spend it however you want if it runs out just come to me
00:25the girl he was on the phone with was nina his intern i clutched the payment slip my nails
00:31digging into my palm that's better stop acting like a child every time something happens you
00:37ask someone else for help learning to be independent is your own responsibility
00:42okay he did not look at me again he turned and left
00:49i took the divorce papers from my bag and signed my name calmly
00:55by the time ethan came home it was almost one in the morning in front of me were the hospital
01:00bill
01:01the emergency consent form and the divorce papers i had already signed still not asleep
01:07my mom is still in the icu i know he sounded calm like this was nothing he finished his water
01:14and glanced at the table what are these
01:19the divorce papers clara what are you up to now ethan looked like he had heard a ridiculous joke
01:25i pushed the papers towards him i already signed them because i didn't lend you money no
01:32i finally realized money was never the problem you do help people just not me
01:41the company invested in nina's project don't turn it into something personal
01:45i gave a small laugh clara you're too emotional right now i'm not having this conversation
01:52i understand what happened to your mom but you can't take it out on me just because you're under
01:56pressure my stomach suddenly turned clara i stood up grabbed the divorce papers and shoved
02:02them into the folder i stared at him my voice ice cold tomorrow morning at 10
02:08you sign the divorce papers and we make this official
02:12you'd better not come back begging me i said nothing and went back to the bedroom
02:20nina i read your materials don't be scared i'll be with you at tomorrow's startup pitch competition
02:27adele pain spread through my lower belly then a hospital reminder popped up on my phone
02:32miss clara you are seven weeks pregnant please come in for your prenatal checkup on time i stared at
02:38that line for a long time before turning off the screen the next day ethan did not show up at
02:44the
02:44courthouse i waited for him for two hours and then he sent me a message nina has her competition today
02:51i
02:51can't leave if you really want a divorce sue me i stood outside the courthouse the divorce papers still
02:58in my hand i did not reply to him at the hospital the doctor told me my mother was getting
03:03worse the
03:03family should pay as soon as possible the longer you wait the higher the risk
03:10i lowered my head okay i was desperate so i sold the small apartment i had bought before marriage
03:18and maxed out my credit cards
03:22miss clara this price is too low can you find a buyer today i can but are you sure sure
03:29after i
03:31hung up i crouched in the hospital stair hill my palms slick with cold sweat then a social media
03:35alert popped up nina had posted something new in the photo she stood on the stage she stood there in
03:43a white suit while ethan sat in the front row looking up at her with endless patience the five
03:48million dollars he refused to give my mother had become nina's backing for the competition
03:56so this is what it feels like to be someone's first choice mr ethan spoils you so much he just
04:02said he didn't want me to embarrass myself on tears i stared at the post my hand tightening around the
04:07phone ethan came to the hospital my assistant found some personal loan options for you
04:12some approved the same day choose one to pay the hospital bill i stared at the file
04:16i did not take it he pushed it into my hand it's your call whether you take the loan
04:22he turned and left
04:26i looked down at the loan papers then i tore them up and threw them into the trash
04:32a few minutes later a nurse ran over miss clara the patient's blood pressure is dropping the doctor
04:37needs you to come sign the consent form my legs went weak my lower belly started to hurt again
04:45the doctors worked on my mother for four hours
04:50she is stable for now
04:53but the follow-up fees cannot stop again i nodded but could not say a word
04:59i sold my small apartment and paid the hospital bill as soon as the money came in
05:03are you the only family member here
05:05i nodded where is your husband i did not answer
05:11that night i went home for my documents the moment i opened the door i heard a woman laughing
05:15in the living room nina was sitting on the sofa with a celebration cake in front of her
05:19the moment she saw me nina stood up clara you're back
05:25i saw the diamond necklace around nina's neck i knew that necklace
05:33last month on my birthday i saw it at the mall and wanted it badly
05:40why are you back this is my home nina's pitch went well today i brought her back to get some
05:47documents
05:47and we celebrated a little clara please don't misunderstand ethan was only encouraging me
05:59i did not cry i did not yell
06:06i just went back to the bedroom opened the drawer and started packing my documents
06:11why are you giving me that look
06:16get out of my way clara you're getting more and more unreasonable nina's alone in this city she's
06:23trying to build a life here i'm her boss what's wrong with looking after her my mother is alone in
06:27the ico too did you ever look after her it's not the same how nina still has a future
06:35clara a woman should learn to stand on her own you can't expect a man to fix everything for you
06:41say that again when he decides you're a bad investment
06:48clara enough
06:52clara your mother is critical please come to the hospital my knees went weak my vision went black
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