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High emotional confrontations explode during a medical corporate gala as hidden long-held secrets finally leak online. #Drama
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00:01I was pregnant I was about to tell my husband Alexander the good news but then I saw an
00:07Instagram posted notification a pregnancy test results two pink lines with the father's name
00:14clearly written Alexander grant the poster was Evelyn Shaw the widow of his deceased friend her
00:21caption read thank you for donating your sperm and personally performing my IVF procedure Alex
00:27I'll never be alone again I composed myself and called Alexander to demand an explanation
00:37give me an explanation about Evelyn Ethan was my best friend he died leaving his wife alone
00:44I just wanted to help her fulfill their wish in that moment I knew this marriage needed to end
00:51I always thought the collapse of a marriage was gradual but that morning I realized sometimes
00:58it only takes one social media post after seeing Evelyn's Instagram post I scheduled an abortion for
01:05tomorrow that's when Alexander came home in one hand he carried a bag from the lab in the other
01:15a bag from my favorite French patisserie how ironic he still remembered I loved their lemon tarts
01:26Clara I brought you some pastries I could smell the sterile disinfectant from his lab mixed with
01:32perfume it made me want to vomit what's wrong baby don't touch me you're still angry
01:42that post you saw is just a misunderstanding Evelyn is emotionally unstable I didn't want her to
01:47feel abandoned by the world oh so used your own sperm and personally performed the IVF procedure to make
01:57her feel cared for don't use that tone it's not as sordid as you think it's part of a research
02:03project the
02:04company needs experimental data and she happened to needed a child research the donation consent
02:12form you signed the father's name isn't grant biotech it's Alexander Grant did the company require
02:19your full name or did you volunteer it you're being too emotional Ethan is dead I have a responsibility to
02:25care for Evelyn you should understand I just want to know in your dictionary does responsibility include
02:33include betrayal Clara I know you care but I'm the CEO of a pharmaceutical company you know what my
02:41profession requires you shouldn't make such a big deal out of this did I when Ethan first died I sympathized
02:53with
02:53Evelyn too so I always took care of her invited her to our home for dinner included her when I
02:59went
02:59shopping I gave her gifts when appliances broke at her place Alexander and I would go over to help repair
03:07them at the time Evelyn said to me with red-rimmed eyes if Ethan were still here you wouldn't have
03:15to be
03:16troubled with these things it's nothing don't be so formal with us but later Evelyn's relationship
03:25with Alexander a gradually changed Alexander would accompany her to the super malone help her shoes
03:32furniture drive her to the hospital in the middle of the night when she was sick whenever I felt he
03:38was
03:38going too far Alexander would say that Ethan was his most important friend and helping care of his wife
03:43was his responsibility I had wanted to have a proper conversation with him but Alexander's attitude
03:49left me speechless I think we should cool off where could he go this time it must be Evelyn soon
04:00I
04:01received a story update notification on my Instagram it was from Evelyn looking at that voter I couldn't help
04:08but laugh at my own foolishness maybe I should end this marriage sooner the next morning I put on
04:25sunglasses and a mask clutching the hospital payment slip I sat in the waiting area waiting to have an
04:31abortion just then I heard someone laughing softly down the corridor the voice was soft familiar Alexander
04:39was looking down at Evelyn's ultrasound report Evelyn pointed at something on report a smile on her lips
04:48Alexander's eyes held a rare gentleness and a hopingness to where he knew the scene was too ironic I
04:55suddenly felt like an audience member who had wandered onto the wrong set I was about to turn and leave
05:01but just as I stood up Alexander looked up at me our eyes met his look shock annoyance and in
05:10that
05:11instant worris I'll never forget it are you following me this is a public hospital not your private
05:21laboratory do I need your permission to be here Alex don't be like this maybe it's a missing
05:32misunderstanding Clara please don't misunderstand I know this is hard for you but I just want a child
05:41if you just wanted a child this city had countless sperm banks why choose my husband
05:57loneliness doesn't give you the right to steal someone else's family for warmth Evelyn
06:09be careful don't get upset she's pregnant do you realize you almost made her fall
06:20I didn't touch her but you provoked her
06:29Clara you've gone too far she's carrying Ethan's child and you're still pushing her like this
06:40Ethan's child but whose name is written in the father column have you forgotten
06:47I only donated sperm her child has nothing to do with me nothing to do with you
06:55then why did you personally accompany her for prenatal checkups why you and not Ethan's family I
07:06suddenly felt exhausted I watched them him carefully supporting her as they walked out
07:13while I stood at the end of the corridor like an outsider Alexander
07:23if I came here today for an abortion
07:28would you stay you what
07:36Clara don't try to deceive me with words like that no matter what I won't abandon Evelyn
07:48you really need to see a therapist
07:53let's go
07:54I stood there watching them leave when suddenly I heard the nurse calling my number it's my turn for
08:00the surgery the abortion surgery ended quickly that night I returned to the apartment alone
08:11the place was pitch dark I suddenly realized I should also draft a new contract for my own life
08:18professional habit made me instinctively write logically rigorous terms
08:23article 1 both parties voluntarily dissolve the marriage without fraud or coercion
08:29article 2 property division follows fair principles with equity under both names liquidated proportionally
08:36article 3 article 3 neither party may interfere with the other's life under any pretext
08:43when I reached article 3 I stopped writing it turned out even emotional termination could be formatted into legal documentation
08:51by me
08:53at this moment the screen lit up with an Instagram notification
08:58Avalyn had posted
09:02he's making dinner for me
09:04the doctor said I have no appetite
09:06but he's more worried than anyone
09:07a man who once pulled three all-nighters
09:10for the global biotech summit
09:12was now carefully preparing meals
09:14for another in the Mjormans fencedness
09:17laughable
09:18and pathetic
09:20a few days later Alexander called
09:23his tone was commanding
09:25come home for dinner tonight
09:26I have cases to handle
09:28mom wants to see you
09:34I wanted to refuse
09:36but somehow
09:38I went anyway
09:41Clara
09:42you're here
09:44Alex said you haven't been feeling well lately
09:47you should eat more
09:49I sincerely hope you'll feel better soon
09:51don't get me wrong
09:53Auntie specifically asked me to stay for a few days to rest properly during the pregnancy
10:00oh
10:01are you comfortable here
10:03Clara
10:04you've been married all these years without giving our family a child
10:08now that Avalyn is carrying Alex's child
10:11I'm someone needs to care for her
10:13I'm having her move in
10:14you don't mind do you?
10:16of course not
10:23do you really think that?
10:25yes
10:28remake the master bedroom on the second floor that faces the sun
10:31Evelyn needs proper rest during her pregnancy
10:34yes madam
10:35it's good that Alex values loyalty
10:38otherwise I wouldn't have a grandchild
10:41values loyalty
10:42I found it ironic
10:43if Ethan knew his wife was pregnant with his best friend's child
10:47he'd probably cough up blood
10:50are you still angry Clara?
10:52I'm sorry
10:53I just wanted to have my own child
10:58don't mind her
10:59the child in your belly is Alex's
11:02and my grandchild
11:04it must be born
11:09when the child is born
11:12remember to call me
11:13mommy
11:19Clara I'm sorry
11:20this situation must hurt you
11:23if Ethan hadn't left so suddenly
11:25I wouldn't have
11:26I'm just afraid of being alone
11:28don't touch me
11:34Clara please don't hate me okay?
11:40Evelyn
11:49I never expected you to be so vicious
11:55are you bullying Evelyn again?
12:02wasn't your performance at the hospital enough?
12:05now you even
12:07want to push her over the edge
12:16fine
12:23let's get divorced
12:25let's get divorced
12:26equity and joint property liquidated according to article 2's proportions
12:30real estate returned to respective names
12:35article 3
12:36neither party interfered the other's life under any pretext
12:43don't you need peace and quiet for the pregnancy?
12:46perfect
13:11oh my god why is she bleeding so much?
13:14call an ambulance!
13:15clara!
13:35you're awake
13:37still here
13:39didn't die
13:41don't talk nonsense
13:42the doctor said you had severe hemorrhaging after the surgery
13:45if we hadn't gotten you here in time
13:52that's enough
13:53let her rest
13:56we know now
13:58the doctor mentioned you were pregnant before
14:01clara
14:02what he did to you
14:03we saw it in the news
14:05don't be afraid
14:06we're not afraid
14:06we support your divorce
14:08mom i'm not afraid
14:11i just feel disgusted
14:14not only with him
14:16but with myself
14:17for taking so long to wake up
14:24get out
14:25get out
14:26i want to talk to clara alone
14:27there's nothing to talk about
14:30it's fine
14:31let him in
14:32they exchanged glances
14:33then finally left the room
14:35only he and i remained
14:36the air felt like frozen glass
14:39why didn't you tell me
14:41you were pregnant?
14:42what good would telling you have done?
14:45you were busy
14:46experimenting for evelyn
14:47busy accompanying her to prenatal checkups
14:51when would you have had time to hear this?
14:53clara i really didn't know
14:55i thought we were
14:57just having a temporary fight
14:59i never thought you would
15:00get an abortion
15:02alexander i told you that day at the hospital
15:05do you think marriage is an experiment?
15:08when something goes wrong you just fix it
15:10when the data looks bad you just delete it
15:14unfortunately
15:17i'm not your test subject
15:18i didn't know
15:20i thought you were joking
15:21that child
15:22he was our first child
15:24i never wanted to lose him either
15:27clara
15:30but you were busy being someone else's father
15:34that child didn't need to compete with you for the role
15:37don't come near me
15:38the smell on you makes me want to vomit
15:45sign the divorce papers
15:47alexander
15:55alexander stood there
15:56as if the words had completely struck him
15:58he just looked at me like that
16:00as if seeing me for the first time
16:02clara
16:04you really want to be this absolute
16:06should i continue letting you live with evelyn?
16:09or would you like me to join your research project
16:11and study psychological recovery mechanisms and betrayed individuals?
16:15you know what i spent all night thinking through everything
16:20our marriage died long ago
16:22you just kept using it as a test subject
16:24seeing how long it could last
16:26clara
16:27clara
16:27i really didn't know about your pregnancy
16:29if i had known
16:30what if you'd known?
16:34that day at the hospital you held evelyn and didn't even look at me
16:39you thought i was just being emotional
16:40but i actually went through with it
16:45i sent that child away alone
16:49no one was with me
16:54no one needed to be
17:00no one needed to be
17:01i shouldn't have treated you that way
17:03of course you shouldn't have but you did
17:07at this moment the hospital room fell silent
17:09except for the sound of breathing
17:12clara we can start over
17:14without evelyn without those misunderstandings
17:16i can make it up to you
17:18make it up
17:22compensation is for victims and i don't need it
17:26because in your eyes i'm not a victim
17:29just an emotional woman right?
17:37if you still remember how to sign documents sign it
17:40the rest i'll have my lawyer handle
17:47do your parents know?
17:49they support me
17:51that's the one thing you didn't expect isn't it?
17:53you thought without you no one would help me
17:56clara i really did love you
17:58i know
18:00but the person you loved was the woman who waited outside your lab
18:04who could handle your contracts
18:05who understood your work workaholic temperament
18:09at least not the me i am now
18:12i don't know
18:12i know
18:20alexander's hand hovered over the divorce agreement but never moved
18:23i already knew the answer
18:25he wouldn't sign
18:25he'd always been that kind of person
18:28rational to the point of cruelty
18:30but once he lost control
18:32he desperately tried to restore the appearance of order
18:36Clara, I won't sign.
18:37You can refuse, but that doesn't stop me from filing.
18:41In 30 days, the court will grant the divorce anyway.
18:45I won't let you go.
18:48Don't you think saying that now is ridiculous?
18:52I know I was wrong. It was a mistake, a moment of confusion.
18:56I thought I was helping her. I had no idea you were pregnant, too.
18:59If I'd known earlier, I never would have let you face this alone.
19:01Unfortunately, you always find out afterwards.
19:08Clara, I can make it up to you. I'm willing to do anything.
19:12Can you bring back the child I lost?
19:21I'm tired, Alexander. Sign the papers. Let's divorce.
19:26I don't want a divorce. I can't lose you.
19:28You already lost me. You're only just realizing it now.
19:36Forgive me. We can start over.
19:39I'll send Evelyn abroad. Whatever you want, I'll agree.
19:43Calm down. I don't want your compensation.
19:46I want dignity.
19:47Then what do you want me to do?
19:48I said, sign the divorce papers.
19:52I can't sign.
19:54Why?
19:55Because once I sign, everything will truly be gone.
20:00Alexander, your so-called everything was gone the first time you walked into Evelyn's house.
20:06Don't cry.
20:08From now on, I'm no longer your wife, and you're no longer someone I can trust.
20:13You staying only makes this harder for me.
20:18Fine. I'm leaving.
20:21But, Clara, I'll make you come back.
20:36The day I was discharged, the sunlight was bright.
20:40So bright that for a moment I had the illusion I wasn't just leaving a hospital room,
20:44but being forced awake from an absurd dream.
20:48I'd already contacted the firm and had my assistant help me rent a temporary place,
20:53a High Ridge apartment downtown, less than 10 minutes from the courthouse.
20:57I needed somewhere close, convenient for filing documents at any time.
21:02Grant Biotech CEO's family drama,
21:04Mysterious Widow Suspected Third Party,
21:07Evelyn Shaw posts long statement,
21:09I only seek a mother's identity.
21:11Evelyn's tear-streaked photos were shared repeatedly,
21:14while I, the heartless lawyer wife,
21:16was portrayed as cold-blooded, selfish,
21:19the villain who drove away a good friend's widow.
21:22Public opinion, I knew it too well.
21:25Truth never mattered.
21:26Emotion drove traffic.
21:29Are the documents ready?
21:31Grant's legal team contacted us yesterday,
21:33saying they hope for an out-of-court settlement.
21:38They want to buy time?
21:39What are they waiting for?
21:41For me to back down.
21:44But I won't.
21:48Can we talk?
21:51Come in.
21:52Clara, you're a smart girl.
21:54You know clearly that if this divorce goes to court,
21:57it won't be good for you, for the company, or for Alex.
22:01Not good, but there will be a conclusion.
22:06A woman's life shouldn't only be about winning and losing.
22:11Then what should it be about?
22:13Tolerance?
22:15The child Evelyn is carrying.
22:17It's Grant family blood.
22:19By choosing to fight this divorce now,
22:21you're not just ending the marriage.
22:22You're cutting off this family's legacy.
22:24Ma'am, I'm not destroying this family.
22:26I'm simply refusing to continue being sacrificed as background.
22:29You're a lawyer.
22:30You should understand the need to weigh options.
22:33I do.
22:35Better than anyone.
22:36Which is exactly why I know that any marriage,
22:39at its core, is just a contract.
22:41And when a contract fails,
22:43it should be terminated.
22:46You'll never know who you're up against.
22:49Is that so?
22:51We will see.
23:05That night, my phone lit up.
23:08It was Alexander.
23:11Why did you have to make the divorce public?
23:12You knew perfectly well the media would run with it.
23:14Now they're all smearing you.
23:16I know.
23:16But I also know that only in sunlight do bacteria die.
23:20Clara, I'm begging you.
23:22Don't leave me.
23:23We can start over, can't we?
23:27You still haven't signed?
23:29I won't sign.
23:31Then I'll have the judge sign for you.
23:34That night, I didn't sleep.
23:36I stayed up late to finish writing my divorce petition.
23:41This was the most personal complaint of my legal career.
23:46And my declaration of freedom.
23:50Next time in court, I won't be Alexander's wife.
23:54Only his opponent.
23:58Clara, I just want to talk.
24:00Talk about what?
24:01Child support, reputation, or the new script you want to perform in the media.
24:06Don't be like this.
24:08I didn't come to fight over anything.
24:11I just want you to know that this child isn't the result of artificial insemination.
24:23What do you mean?
24:24He's Alexander's child.
24:26That day in the lab, he'd been drinking, was in a bad mood.
24:30I was just comforting him.
24:31Didn't expect.
24:31He only found out later that we actually slept together.
24:39Do you understand?
24:41He chose me, not you.
24:44No matter how rational, how strong you are, you can't keep him.
24:55I don't need this trash.
24:58I mean, Alexander.
25:04Actually, after that day, Alexander felt a bit guilty.
25:08I told him it was fate.
25:10Ethan was gone.
25:11The child was like a gift he left me.
25:13And you?
25:14You're too cold, Clara.
25:16Men don't like living with legal documents.
25:18They want tenderness.
25:20Tenderness, Evelyn.
25:21In your eyes, is betrayal also a form of tenderness?
25:30Clara, you should let yourself go.
25:32Stop fighting.
25:33It's meaningless.
25:34You're right.
25:35It's meaningless.
25:39But thank you for every word you said today.
25:42They all have excellent evidential value.
25:45What do you mean?
25:47Professional habit.
25:48All conversations are recorded for documentation.
25:52You can't!
25:53That's invasion of privacy!
25:55Give me the phone!
25:56You voluntarily stated facts, and I'm simply preserving the truth.
26:02You're crazy!
26:05Maybe.
26:07But crazy people are often better at surviving than victims.
26:10Late that night, I simply anonymously sent the recording to an independent journalist
26:15known for exposing the false faces of the elite.
26:18The next morning, the internet no wonder brought a lie.
26:22Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Evelyn alleges that she conceived a child following an intimate relationship with you.
26:27Can you confirm or deny this claim?
26:29In the morning, Grant Biomyological's stock price dropped 14% within an hour.
26:34As the company's CEO, what are your thoughts?
26:41I'm sorry.
26:48It was you, wasn't it?
26:52You wanted the truth, didn't you?
26:54I helped you make it public.
26:58Clara, you ruined me!
27:00Wrong.
27:00I only let the world see what you and she really are.
27:03I never meant to hurt you.
27:05I thought it was just a mistake.
27:07A mistake?
27:08No, that was the only time you were honest in your choice.
27:12Alexander, starting tomorrow, we'll see each other in court.
27:15Remember to bring your lawyer.
27:20Three days after the recording incident, the news was still fermenting.
27:26Alexander was temporarily suspended investigation.
27:30Investors demanded he temporarily step back.
27:33Evelyn's PR team worked through the night deleting posts and controlling damage, but the recording had already spread everywhere.
27:42Her image instantly collapsed from kind widow to textbook mistress.
27:47Media captured her losing emotional control and smashing a car, then being pulled into an ambulance and rushed to the
27:53hospital.
27:56That same night, she miscarried it.
28:02When I saw the news, I was silent for a while.
28:06Not gloating, no pity either.
28:09All of it was no longer related to me.
28:12Does the defendant consent to the divorce?
28:15No.
28:17No.
28:18No.
28:21No.
28:22No.
28:22No.
28:23No.
28:23I consent.
28:28Clara.
28:31I signed.
28:34I know.
28:36But I haven't let go.
28:39Whether you let go or not is your business.
28:42What about you?
28:44I'm free.
28:50Several months later, I moved to a small coastal city.
28:54I handed off the firm's cases to my partner and took on international arbitration projects.
29:00My new life was clean, quiet, like a contract without footnotes.
29:04I was no longer anyone's wife, nor anyone's enemy.
29:09I was just Clara Grant, a woman starting her life over.
29:14That evening, I updated my Instagram for the first time in ages.
29:19The wind carries away the sound of the tide and everything from the past.
29:25The first person to like it was my father.
29:32The second was a stranger's account with just one letter for a name, A.
29:37I didn't click on it and didn't block it either.
29:41Outside the window, the sound of waves rose and fell, like a long trial finally reaching
29:47its conclusion.
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