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Divorce Papers For Our 30th Anniversary
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00:00For the years, you have two grown children and a grandson.
00:02Are you sure you want to walk away from all of it?
00:05A happy life? That almost made me laugh.
00:09I'm sure.
00:10Draw up the divorce papers and the stock transfer.
00:13A few weeks ago, I was in a car wreck.
00:15The hospital called my husband and my children again and again.
00:19Not one of them picked up.
00:21When I finally woke up, I learned they were in Dubai,
00:24celebrating Sylvia Lane while I was lying in a hospital bed.
00:30You know, the fireworks need to look like a night sky.
00:33If they're for Sylvia, they have to be perfect.
00:35Thirty years of marriage, and he had never once brought me flowers.
00:40You're home late. Where's the dinner?
00:43I was out getting your anniversary gift ready.
00:45I've got to go back out. Work emergency. Eat without me.
00:49Before you go, I want to replace the car.
00:51You spend money like it's a hobby. Happy now?
00:54I had made that scarf for him by hand last anniversary.
00:57It had taken me more than a month.
01:00Then I slipped off my wedding ring and went into his room.
01:04The code to William's safe was Sylvia's birthday.
01:07It opened on the first try.
01:09For 20 years, my husband's fixed business trips had not been business at all.
01:12They were holidays with her around the world.
01:15This was disappointment number 66.
01:20Are you still interested in William's shares?
01:25Wow. Did I hear that right?
01:27You love that man so much I thought you'd go to the grave with his last name.
01:32If I'm getting a gift that big, I should probably give you one back.
01:36How do you feel about signing a lifetime contract with me instead?
01:39You love travel, don't you?
01:41I funded a large-scale travel series, and we're looking for the right host.
01:45I'm 55. I don't exactly look camera-ready anymore.
01:48You're 55, not dead. Look forward, not back.
01:51By early the next morning, William was already texting me orders.
01:55An hour and a half later, I pushed open the door to his office, and there she was.
02:00At her feet lay my favorite painting, ripped apart, the frame split.
02:05Who did this? That was my painting.
02:08Oh my god, Evelyn. I thought it was some old Isaac nobody cared about. I'm so sorry.
02:13No need. It wasn't worth anything anyway.
02:16Sylvia's work actually elevates the room.
02:19He smiled at her as he walked past me, and knocked me hard enough that I lost my footing.
02:23That was when I saw it. A pink thong lying in the corner of his office.
02:28William, there are peanuts in this. You know I'm severely allergic. I could die.
02:31Stop being dramatic, Evelyn. Get rid of that mess and don't cook with peanuts again.
02:34Every holiday gift had come in duplicate. One for me, one for Sylvia.
02:39Leo, is that your grandma?
02:41No, she's our nanny. That's my real grandma. She's a famous sculptor.
02:46I had raised that child, and still, I was the embarrassment.
02:50Leo, if you want a different grandmother, I can make that happen.
02:53Are you mad?
02:56By the time I got home, I was exhausted to the bone.
02:59But the second I turned into the driveway, I stopped cold.
03:02My piano was sitting out on the lawn, not covered, not protected, just dumped there like junk.
03:08Mom, Aunt Sylvia's staying with you and Dad for a while. She needs a quiet space to work.
03:12That piano had been my birthday present from Ethan when he was eight years old.
03:16So I turned your music room into a studio for her.
03:19Sylvia doesn't sleep well in dark rooms. Yours gets the best light. Move your things out.
03:23Fine. I'll clear it out.
03:27I spent the next hour dragging 30 years of my life out of that room, one arm loaded in time.
03:33Oh, Evelyn, you're wonderful. We're going to have such, such a lovely time living together.
03:38Old keepsakes. Old gifts. Old lies.
03:46Why are you throwing so much away?
03:48Because I don't need any of it anymore.
03:51These are the things I gave you.
03:52That's right. Decades-old junk. Should have been thrown out a long time ago.
03:57He hadn't taken me to a formal event in years.
04:01Not since I stopped fitting the polished image he preferred at his side.
04:05Mr. Bennett, your wife is just as beautiful as she was years ago.
04:11And this lady is?
04:13Our assistant.
04:15I felt it like a blade.
04:17Even expecting humiliation by now, it still tore through me.
04:22Then pain lashed through my right leg so hard it nearly bucked.
04:28Pain shot through my right leg so hard it nearly dropped me where I stood.
04:34Ever since the car crash, that leg had never really been right.
04:38Is there somewhere I can sit down for a few minutes?
04:44They handed me a key to what turned out to be a freezing little storage room.
04:51William has always loved me.
04:53You can hang on to his name for another 30 years if you want.
04:56It still won't make him love you.
04:59You saw it tonight, didn't you?
05:00I was the one in his passenger seat.
05:02Your daughter bought me that custom gown.
05:04Your son bought me that cardiac watch.
05:06You can have him.
05:07You can have all of them.
05:08Just let me out and let me get to a hospital, please.
05:10Stay in there and think about what your place really is.
05:14I reached for my phone with trembling hands only to find the battery dead.
05:18Help! Somebody help me!
05:20No one came.
05:21The gala was too loud, too glittering, too full of people who didn't care.
05:26Aren't we missing someone?
05:27I told her to stay put. Where the hell did she go?
05:29Do you think she got upset because you let people assume I was your wife?
05:31I should have said something.
05:32Everyone there was from our world.
05:34Did you really want Evelyn wandering around making me look bad?
05:36As for Evelyn, she's being dramatic.
05:38Let her. We're going home.
05:39Take Leo to school.
05:40I stayed in there all night.
05:42Not one person in that family remembered I was missing.
05:45Ma'am? Ma'am, can you hear me?
05:47By the time I got my phone charged again,
05:49there wasn't a single worried message from William.
05:51Instead, there was a headline about Sylvia standing beside him.
05:54Elegance personified.
05:56Evelyn Bennett, I've been calling you all night.
05:57Where the hell have you been? Are you okay?
06:02I'm okay.
06:03No, you're not. You don't sound okay at all.
06:05I'm cutting my trip short. I'm coming to get you.
06:08Thank you. And I'm sorry.
06:11When I got home from the hospital,
06:12Sylvia was stretched out across William's bed in one of his shirts.
06:16Twenty years ago, he wouldn't even let me into that room
06:18after I nearly drank myself sick for his business.
06:21William was insatiable last night.
06:23He kept saying how boring it was to be with you.
06:26And what does that make you, Sylvia? Other than a mistress?
06:30That word landed exactly where I meant it to.
06:36William! Evelyn was trying to kill me. She shoved me into the glass.
06:41Apologize to her.
06:42I didn't touch her. She did that herself.
06:45Maybe I should just leave. Obviously, she's going to keep finding ways to hurt me.
06:49You are so petty, Evelyn. Go downstairs and think about what you've done.
06:56Dad already told me what happened. Mom, seriously?
06:58Could you at least try to learn something from Aunt Sylvia for once?
07:01A little grace? A little poise? Do you have any idea how embarrassing this is for the family?
07:05A full day and a night later, the old house manager finally took pity on me and let me out
07:10in secret.
07:11While I sat there, I saw Sylvia's newest post, William hurrying through the hospital for her,
07:15her pregnancy report. The comments underneath were all from my family.
07:19Congratulations on the late-in-life baby. Don't worry. I won't get in the way of your happy little
07:23family. William and I are getting divorced.
07:28What the hell are you saying online? Sylvia and I are not having an affair.
07:33She wants a child of her own. And I agreed to be her donor. That's it.
07:40Interesting. Since when did adultery become a public service?
07:43You're here. Were you following us?
07:45No. My leg hurts. And I'm running on low blood sugar because I've barely eaten. I'm here
07:50being needed medical care. Really? You've always been sturdy as an ox,
07:54Evelyn. Strange that you suddenly have so many health problems.
07:57What happened to your leg? Why didn't you call me? What Sylvia and I are doing is medical,
08:01Evelyn. That's all. I promise you. She and that baby won't affect our marriage.
08:05Tomorrow is our 30th anniversary. I'm going to make it special for you.
08:09Oh, I'll be giving you something special too.
08:12Dad and Sylvia really aren't like that.
08:15A text came through just then. I'm coming tonight. Be ready. If you're not,
08:19I'll carry you out myself. Me on time. Who are you texting?
08:25The credit card company. Apparently they still expect to get paid. For the rest of the day,
08:29he played the attentive husband. Water, fruit, dinner, soft voice, careful hands. But I knew
08:34the difference now. None of it was affection. Something came up at the office. I won't be
08:38long. Get some rest. Don't flatter yourself. One phone call and he still runs straight to me.
08:43He won't be spending the night with you.
08:47A Bentley waited under the street light. I selected the proof. The ring, the divorce papers,
08:52my hospital records, and the notebook. Sixty-six disappointments later, I was free.
08:56I think it's time I went public with something. Happy 30th anniversary, William. Divorce looks good on you.
09:09How's your leg?
09:12It's fine. Just take me home.
09:15No. I'm taking you to a doctor.
09:21This is one of mine.
09:27He won't find you here.
09:29A medical team was already waiting.
09:33He helped me into bed himself.
09:37What happened to your hand? Evelyn? Who did that?
09:44I told him enough. The storage room, the glass, the basement.
09:52I'm not letting him get away with it. Your leg needs real rest. At least one to two months.
09:58Will that delay filming?
10:00Your job right now is to heal.
10:03The show can wait. It was always meant for you. This is my daughter, Sophie, and this is Poppy, my
10:08little girl.
10:09It's so good to finally meet you. Grandma.
10:16No.
10:17You're safe. It was just a dream. You're up. I made breakfast. Today is my 30th anniversary with Evelyn.
10:28Sir, you need to see what your wife just posted.
10:32That morning, William finally saw the post.
10:37What did she post?
10:41Mrs. Bennett posted that she's divorcing you.
10:44No. Evelyn wouldn't do that. The papers mean nothing if I don't sign.
10:52She doesn't get to do this.
10:56She only wants your attention.
11:01Dad, did you see Mom's post? She put the divorce papers online.
11:04I had blocked everyone else, but I hesitated with Leo.
11:11Go on. Say hi to Grandma.
11:13Grandma.
11:16Sweetheart, you've got that wrong. Your grandma is Sylvia.
11:19No! You're my grandma!
11:25You'd rather play grandma to another kid?
11:28Mom, please. Just come back.
11:32Do you think I'm that stupid?
11:34I spent 30 years as this family's unpaid maid.
11:38I am done.
11:40I feel like a person again.
11:42Evelyn! I can explain!
11:44I'm not divorcing you!
11:47William, what do you think I saw?
11:49I loved you once, but I don't love you anymore.
11:52Please, don't ruin my breakfast.
11:55Grandma!
11:57Mr. Thornton could have any woman he wants.
12:01You haven't changed to me. You're still Evelyn.
12:06For once, care did not feel like something I had to earn.
12:11It felt quiet. It felt safe.
12:23I'm gonna start working out.
12:26You don't have to lose weight for me.
12:28I'm not doing it for you. I need my body back.
12:32We protect the leg first, then we build strength.
12:36For the first time in years, I started sweating for myself.
12:40Not in a kitchen.
12:41Not for anyone else.
12:45That same day, William found out my shares now belong to Daniel Thornton.
12:58Have you lost your mind, Evelyn?
13:00Daniel Thornton is my competition.
13:02Why would you give him your shares?
13:04What gives you the right to question me?
13:06Bennett Holdings was not built by you alone.
13:08My parents' money helped launch you.
13:10My labor held your home and business together.
13:13I know what you did for me.
13:15That's why I gave you that 15% in the first place.
13:18That was never a gift.
13:19It was what I was already owed.
13:21I just stopped lying to myself.
13:26Just superficial bruising, he'll be fine.
13:28Relax, he still threw a punch at me over the shares.
13:30He looks worse than I do.
13:34Good.
13:35He deserved worse.
13:38The video spread fast.
13:46Do you know what you've done?
13:48Bennett Holdings is buried in scandal.
13:51When did any of you think about me?
13:54Don't call me again.
14:00Mom, please, let Ethan come get you.
14:04He has a new grandma, mother.
14:09Mom, I hurt you.
14:10I know that now.
14:13Please forgive me.
14:15Forgive Dad, too.
14:17No family stops working because one woman leaves.
14:21You treated me like household scaph.
14:23The difference is staff can quit.
14:26They tried to pull me back.
14:28I hung up.
14:29Then I blocked Leo's number, too.
14:33A few days later, I moved into my own house.
14:37My coach came every day.
14:39For once, my life revolved around healing.
14:48How are you this good at cooking?
14:50I can cook for you for the rest of your life.
14:52Two months passed.
14:53My leg was much better.
14:56Mrs. Bennett, Sylvia Lane won another prize.
14:59Read this.
15:00Sylvia's file.
15:01It's explosive.
15:02What are you going to do with it?
15:03I owe her something in return.
15:09The noise came from the front gate.
15:11I put the file down and walked over myself.
15:16Evelyn?
15:18Is that really you?
15:21You look beautiful.
15:24I was wrong.
15:26I was wrong.
15:27Come home.
15:29There is no home for me there anymore.
15:31What happened with Sylvia was a mistake.
15:34Twenty years is not a mistake.
15:38Please leave.
15:44Why is he here?
15:47He is the man in my life now.
15:52No!
15:53You love me!
15:55I did.
15:56That was the problem.
15:57Come on.
15:58Let's go inside.
16:02I'm sorry.
16:03That was impulsive.
16:05I only wanted to get under his skin.
16:08So you use me, then apologize?
16:12I said I was sorry.
16:14Can I kiss you back?
16:17No tongue.
16:23I'm going to be Mrs. Bennett soon.
16:25If collecting crash is your passion, enjoy him.
16:33The next day was Saturday.
16:41You still haven't said yes to him, have you?
16:46No one says no to my father.
16:49But I've never seen him this happy.
16:54She was right.
16:56I could see it.
16:58By night, the guests began to leave.
17:04What's this?
17:06Open it.
17:10Inside were tickets for a six-day cruise.
17:16Then footsteps came from the street.
17:24So this is it?
17:26You threw us away for him?
17:29Stop acting entitled to your mother's life.
17:34Mom, I saw you laughing with them.
17:39Claire's hand was warm.
17:40I still removed it.
17:42What about Leo?
17:43He's your grandson.
17:44Children learn from the adults around them.
17:46Leave, or I call the police.
17:48Grandma!
17:49Grandma's bad!
17:50Grandma left me!
17:52That was when I stopped reaching back.
17:59On my birthday, Daniel took me onto the cruise.
18:06Happy birthday, Evelyn.
18:12Thank you, Daniel.
18:14I had almost...
18:16I had almost said it.
18:19Daniel, I...
18:22You're my wife.
18:23Let go.
18:24We're divorced.
18:26Let her go.
18:27She belongs with me.
18:34She belongs to herself.
18:37See?
18:38She found a richer man and forgot her family.
18:41Then the ship lurged.
18:45Something hit the ship!
18:50Move!
18:51Get to the lifeboats!
18:52Get out of my way!
18:57Evelyn!
18:58William, the baby!
19:01Think about our baby!
19:03He stopped.
19:07Evelyn, hold on to me.
19:10One seat left!
19:12Oh, no!
19:13William, wait!
19:14Go now!
19:16Evelyn, I love you.
19:18I always will.
19:19No, Daniel!
19:20Get on!
19:20Go!
19:23I still hadn't said it back.
19:27The lifeboat reached shore.
19:30Daniel did not.
19:35Please, Daniel Thornton is still out there.
19:38We're searching, ma'am.
19:40Evelyn, you need to sit down.
19:43They found him alive.
19:46Daniel, you're alive.
19:50Sorry.
19:51Have we met?
19:53What?
19:54Daniel, don't do this.
19:56I'm sorry.
19:56Who are you?
20:00I'm the woman who loves you.
20:04That was not funny.
20:09You said you loved me.
20:12Evelyn, I didn't mean to leave you.
20:15Sylvia wasn't feeling well.
20:18My partner is resting.
20:20Leave.
20:22Mrs. Bennett, did you leave your husband for Daniel Thornton?
20:24Were you planning this before the divorce?
20:29Move!
20:30I'm not answering this.
20:33Then I saw Sylvia behind them.
20:36Don't touch me.
20:39She had sent them.
20:41Keep pushing me, Sylvia.
20:46William was mine first.
20:48Then I'll stop holding back.
20:52I waited until Sylvia stood under the brightest light.
20:56Please welcome Sylvia Lane, winner of Sculptor of the Year.
21:07Art must face cruelty and protect life.
21:18I need to report a homicide.
21:20The suspect's name is Sylvia Lane.
21:26Was that you?
21:27Did you call the police?
21:29You're trying to ruin me!
21:30Take one more step.
21:34Sylvia Lane, if this is false, there are consequences.
21:38I have evidence, and I have a witness.
21:42Then the real artist walked in.
21:46Look closely, Sylvia.
21:48Tell them who he is.
21:51Victor did the field work.
21:53Sylvia took the credit.
21:54She stole his work and abandoned him in the field.
21:57I bought the work.
21:58I didn't abandon anyone.
22:01You took everything and left me behind.
22:05Sylvia Lane, you're coming with us.
22:07William, stop them!
22:09Evelyn, do something!
22:10If this gets out, her career is finished!
22:15Now you know what ruin looks like.
22:23Talk to Daniel.
22:25Get him to drop the case.
22:26Sylvia swears she's innocent.
22:28I'm not lifting a finger for a murderer.
22:36I went straight to Thornton Group.
22:38This version is much stronger.
22:42The emotional arc finally works.
22:44Stop working. Come eat.
22:55Grandma!
22:56Leo?
22:57What are you doing here alone?
22:59The scandal had reached his school.
23:01They said my grandma is a murderer.
23:06They threw away my shoes.
23:09I don't want that grandma anymore.
23:12Leo, I have a home now.
23:15A real one.
23:26Is he my new grandpa?
23:28Yes.
23:29Eat first. We'll talk after.
23:35Evelyn, I miss you.
23:36You don't miss me.
23:37You miss being served.
23:38Evelyn is with me now.
23:39She's my family.
23:40Come near her again and it won't end politely.
23:43He's done.
23:44Completely finished.
23:47William still pulled Stregs and got Sylvia released.
23:50Evelyn wanted to ruin my whole life.
23:59Who is that?
24:00Ben is just a friend's son.
24:02He only needs a place to stay.
24:05William didn't answer.
24:07And Sylvia took his silence as permission.
24:14I don't want strangers in my house.
24:15Get out.
24:15I don't want strangers in my house.
24:18You should leave too.
24:19Go stay at the apartment.
24:23Mom, what do we do now?
24:25By then, my life had moved somewhere entirely different.
24:33The show is bigger than we expected.
24:35Do you still want to destroy her?
24:38Watch this.
24:39Then decide if you still want to save her.
24:41Ben wasn't a stranger.
24:43He was Sylvia's son.
24:46William was only one man in a very long line.
24:52Bennett Holdings has removed William Bennett from leadership.
24:57I'm innocent.
24:58If I weren't, I wouldn't even be out on bail.
25:01She still believed someone would save her.
25:03You lied to me!
25:05You took everything from me!
25:07Let me go!
25:12William was sentenced to 20 years.
25:15I was such a fool.
25:18If I had chosen you on that ship, would you have forgiven me?
25:24There are no alternate endings.
25:26You did what you did.
25:28Now live with it.
25:29Daniel and I are getting married next month.
25:33A month later, I married Daniel by the sea.
25:36I'm not missing your next 30 years.
25:38I love you, Daniel.
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