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Their Kiss Cam Betrayal
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00:04my bestie and I have known each other for 20 years but today my bestie and my husband betrayed me
00:09together Jessica did you go to that cool fly concert I heard the live show was amazing yeah
00:18I saw clips online I wish I were there come back soon and we can go together
00:32on the third day of my business trip to the west coast I saw a video of my husband kissing
00:37my bestie
00:38at the cool play concert my wedding day she cried her eyes out wishing you forever happiness
00:52after a few moments of silence I called her
00:58Jessica did you go to that cool fly concert I heard the live show was amazing yeah I saw clips
01:04online I wish I were there come back soon and we can go together okay I hung up and caught
01:10the first
01:10flight straight to her place Jessica I'll protect you Emily you are the hero in my life after 20
01:20years I had to ask her why did you lie to me my flight landed in Boston at exactly 9pm
01:26perfect time
01:28for a date what took you so long I went straight to Jessica's apartment and knocked she opened the
01:37door and the moment she saw me her face went pale Emily what are you doing back weren't you in
01:47Los
01:48Angeles for work didn't speak my eyes locked onto her nightgown it was a black lace see-through
01:52nightgown week ago I went shopping with her a woman needs to feel like a woman this is my secret
01:57weapon now this secret weapon I helped her pick out was it going to be used on my husband
02:27you wanted to laugh but my eyes got red first Jessica and I had been best friends since we were
02:33little at seven I chased away the boys who bullied her Jessica I'll protect you Emily you are the hero
02:43in my life at 13 I was the one who grabbed a mop and charged into the bathroom you bullies
02:49don't
02:49you dare hurt my friend at 17 we went to different high schools her parents were fighting and separated
02:59Emily I can't go on anymore surviving on $20 a month she dropped from 135 LBS to 80 Libias
03:08I sneaked out of my boarding school that night and ran home knelt in front of my parents begging them
03:13to sponsor her thus she made it through and got into an Ivy League from 7 to 27 we'd known
03:19each
03:19other for 20 years she said so many times that I was the hero in her girlhood now she was
03:25wearing
03:25the sexy nightgown I helped her pick out ready to climb into my husband's bed thinking about this
03:30I wanted to laugh but couldn't I tried to stay calm and asked her do you have a date tonight
03:36my voice
03:37was natural as ever who is he do I know him tell me bestie but her face went completely white
03:57it's just a colleague you don't know him she was still lying to me my eyes scanned her panicked face
04:04then landing on her wrist smiled slightly that's a pretty bracelet did your colleague give you that
04:13too last Valentine's Day I went through Chad's purchase history a pair of gold earrings van cleef
04:21and arples ruby bracelet earrings were $5,000 I was wearing them bracelet was $38,000 he gave it to
04:29Jessica they look beautiful on you she immediately hit her left hand behind her back yeah from my
04:38colleague she couldn't even lie convincingly and yet she'd been hiding this from me for so long forget
04:45it I won't interrupt your date see you tomorrow I turned and walked away a smile disappeared from my
04:52face on the way home he called my father dad I need your help charge job Jessica's apartment and
05:02every penny they've spent of my money over the years hire a lawyer and get it all back Emily are
05:07you sure yeah they're together and I won't be taken advantage of I understand
05:29my dad moved fast I had just gotten home when the divorce lawyer sent me the email three gigabytes
05:35of evidence and documents opened it besides photos and hotel records there was a video account I'd never
05:40seen before every single one had my husband Chad in it I found out their first kiss was on my
05:4523rd birthday
05:46while I went out to get the cake they were in the living room like their lives depended on it
05:51her first time was during that citywide storm Jessica's neighborhood lost power I knew she
05:56was afraid of the dark so when I couldn't reach her I drove through the storm to check on her
06:00I was
06:00completely soaked Jessica's door was locked I was afraid something had happened to her and kept
06:04knocking in the dark for an hour now I know she was in a hotel suite with Chad that night
06:08having a
06:09candlelit dinner they slept together for the first time and the latest video uploaded 10 minutes ago
06:14it was shot at Jessica's apartment she was still wearing that sexy nightgown smiling innocently at the
06:19camera shh almost got caught but mr. Thompson said he'll make it up to me tonight he's not allowed to
06:28go home voice was so natural not even a trace of guilt four years 83 videos from my birthday to
06:35the
06:35stormy night every moment I thought they hated each other they were behind my back kissing and cheating
06:49my dad moved fast I had just gotten home when the divorce lawyer sent me the email three gigabytes of
06:54evidence and documents opened it besides photos and hotel records there was a video account I'd never
07:00seen before every single one had my husband Chad in it I found out their first kiss was on my
07:0423rd birthday
07:05while I went out to get the cake they were in the living room like their lives depended on it
07:10her first time was during that citywide storm Jessica's neighborhood lost power I knew she was afraid of the
07:19it happened to her and kept knocking in the dark for an hour now I know she was in a
07:26hotel suite with
07:27Chad that night having a candlelit dinner they slept together for the first time and the latest video
07:32uploaded 10 minutes ago it was shot at Jessica's apartment she was still wearing that sexy nightgown
07:37smiling innocently at the camera but mr. Thompson said he'll make it up to me tonight he's not allowed
07:47to go home voice was so natural not even a trace of guilt four years 83 videos from my birthday
07:54to the
07:54stormy night every moment I thought they hated each other they were behind my back kissing and cheating
08:37there was so much it was people who was so sketchy and actually they didn't know so it was just
08:37awesome
08:37here we'll tell that he's seeing the clips of the Simpsons three years on it right then and out on
08:37this
08:37about their own pictures you can tell them by killing his covering level 9050 now you know
08:37you said you're all there ever proud to them but if they let the song happen there is a little
08:37bit
09:00My dad moved fast.
09:01I had just gotten home when the divorce lawyer sent me the email.
09:04Three gigabytes of evidence and documents.
09:07Opened it, besides photos and hotel records, there was a video account I'd never seen before.
09:12Every single one had my husband Chad in it.
09:14I found out their first kiss was on my 23rd birthday.
09:16While I went out to get the cake, they were in the living room, like their lives depended on it.
09:21Their first time was during that city-wide storm.
09:24Jessica's neighborhood lost power.
09:25I knew she was afraid of the dark, so when I couldn't reach her, I drove through the storm to
09:29check on her.
09:30I was completely soaked.
09:31Jessica's door was locked.
09:33I was afraid something had happened to her and kept knocking in the dark for an hour.
09:36Now I know, she was in a hotel suite with Chad that night, having a candlelit dinner.
09:40They slept together for the first time.
09:42And the latest video, uploaded 10 minutes ago, it was shot at Jessica's apartment.
09:46She was still wearing that sexy nightgown, smiling innocently at the camera.
09:50Shhh, almost got caught.
09:53But Mr. Thompson said he'll make it up to me tonight.
09:57He's not allowed to go home.
09:59The voice was so natural, not even a trace of guilt.
10:02Four years, 83 videos, from my birthday to the stormy night.
10:06Every moment I...
10:30The voice was so natural and I...
10:30The voice was so natural.
10:34The voice was so natural for me, and I was only getting enough to do this.
10:34I know that I know that I'm gonna show you some of the things that we can do.
10:34It was very, you know, so.
10:43And that's what I want to do.
10:45It was just like a natural.
10:46I'm gonna know if the sun's gonna be too very historic.
10:59My hand gripped the mouse until my knuckles went white.
11:02Suddenly remembered my wedding day.
11:04Jessica wore the bridesmaid dress we picked out together.
11:07She was crying her eyes out.
11:09She held my hand and threatened Chad.
11:11Emily is my best friend.
11:13If you ever hurt her, I will make you pay.
11:15At the bouquet toss, everyone in the crowd was reaching for the bouquet.
11:19But I walked through the crowd and handed the bouquet directly to her.
11:22Jessica, I hope you find happiness too.
11:28She froze for a second, then sobbed uncontrollably.
11:32She shouted in my ear,
11:33Emily, I hope you are happy forever.
11:36Scenes flashed before my eyes.
11:38I sat on the couch, tears streaming silently down my face.
11:41My phone rang.
11:42It was Chad.
11:43His voice was half cautious, half complaining.
11:46Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?
11:48I wouldn't have known if Jessica hadn't told me.
11:51His voice was half cautious, half complaining.
11:53Where are you now?
11:56Do you want me to pick you up?
11:57Didn't speak.
11:58My eyes were fixed on Jessica's latest video.
12:00I'm at the airport.
12:02Came back to get some files.
12:06Leaving again soon.
12:08Okay, honey.
12:11I'm still at work, so I won't be able to see you off.
12:13Let me know when you're back.
12:14I hung up.
12:16My lawyer, Ms. Smith, looked at me hesitantly.
12:19So, what's your plan now?
12:22Mrs. Smith, if I catch them in the act, does that help my case in divorce court?
12:33My hand gripped the mouse until my knuckles went white.
12:36Suddenly remembered my wedding day.
12:38Jessica wore the bridesmaid dress we picked out together.
12:40She was crying her eyes out.
12:42She held my hand and threatened Chad.
12:44Emily is my best friend.
12:46If you ever hurt her, I will make you pay.
12:48At the bouquet toss, everyone in the crowd was reaching for the bouquet.
12:52But I walked through the crowd and handed the bouquet directly to her.
12:56Jessica, I hope you find happiness too.
13:02She froze for a second, then sobbed uncontrollably.
13:05She shouted in my ear,
13:06Emily, I hope you are happy forever.
13:09Scenes flashed before my eyes.
13:11I sat on the couch, tears streaming silently down my face.
13:15My phone rang.
13:16It was Chad.
13:17His voice was half cautious, half complaining.
13:19Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?
13:21I wouldn't have known if Jessica hadn't told me.
13:24His voice was half cautious, half complaining.
13:27Where are you now?
13:29Do you want me to pick you up?
13:30Didn't speak.
13:31My eyes were fixed on Jessica's latest video.
13:34I'm at the airport.
13:36Came back to get some files.
13:39Leaving again soon.
13:42Okay, honey.
13:44I'm still at work, so I won't be able to see you off.
13:46Let me know when you're back.
13:47I hung up.
13:50My lawyer, Ms. Smith, looked at me hesitantly.
13:52So, what's your plan now?
13:55Mrs. Smith, if I catch them in the act, does that help my case in divorce court?
14:06My hand gripped a mouse until my knuckles went white.
14:09Suddenly remembered my wedding day.
14:11Jessica wore the bridesmaid dress we picked out together.
14:13She was crying her eyes out.
14:15She held my hand and threatened Chad.
14:17Emily is my best friend.
14:19If you ever hurt her, I will make you pay.
14:21At the bouquet toss, everyone in the crowd was reaching for the bouquet, but I walked through
14:26the crowd and handed the bouquet directly to her.
14:29Jessica, I hope you find happiness too.
14:35She froze for a second, then sobbed uncontrollably.
14:38She shouted in my ear,
14:40Emily, I hope you are happy forever!
14:42Scenes flashed before my eyes.
14:44I sat on the couch, tears streaming silently down my face.
14:48My phone rang.
14:49It was Chad.
14:50His voice was half cautious, half complaining.
14:53Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?
14:55I wouldn't have known if Jessica hadn't told me.
14:57His voice was half cautious, half complaining.
15:00Where are you now?
15:02Do you want me to pick you up?
15:04Didn't speak.
15:04My eyes were fixed on Jessica's latest video.
15:07I'm at the airport.
15:09Came back to get some files.
15:12Leaving again soon.
15:15Okay, honey.
15:17I'm still at work, so I won't be able to see you off.
15:19Let me know when you're back.
15:21I hung up.
15:23My lawyer, Ms. Smith, looked at me hesitantly.
15:26So, what's your plan now?
15:28Mrs. Smith, if I catch them in the act,
15:31does that help my case in divorce court?
15:45Yes, it can help.
15:47I pulled out my phone and called a few important people.
15:50First, my dad.
15:51Dad.
15:52Major player in Boston finance.
15:54Also, Chad's boss.
15:55Meet me at Jessica's building.
15:57Tonight.
15:58For my sake, after Memorial Day, he was going to promote Chad.
16:01Send me the address.
16:02Second, Jessica's parents.
16:04Mr. Miller, please come to Jessica's apartment tonight.
16:06There's something you both need to see.
16:08Please meet me at Jessica's building.
16:10Come with me and witness a big surprise.
16:12And Chad's parents, his brother.
16:15I called everyone I could think of.
16:17I told them all to meet me at the place.
16:21Today, I wanted to see their faces when they found their daughter in bed with my husband.
16:26I thought a lot.
16:27I remembered the first time Jessica and Chad met.
16:29I carefully played peacemaker.
16:31Chad, this is my cousin Jessica.
16:33Jessica, this is Chad.
16:34I hate her.
16:37We don't get along.
16:38I can't stand her.
16:39Don't put us together.
16:42Jessica said you're young and promising.
16:46She said that?
16:47Chad picked this for you.
16:48I gave Jessica gifts and told her they were from Chad.
16:52I thought I was protecting my love and my friendship.
16:55Looking back now, the biggest laughing stock was me.
17:02That's okay.
17:03Soon, they won't be laughing anymore.
17:26Again, it went.
17:29It wasn't.
17:45It should be here.
17:48It has been
17:48.
18:18.
18:48.
19:18.
19:25Emily.
19:27Everyone's here.
19:27Zith's voice brought me back, got out of the car, and looked at all the familiar faces.
19:31Everyone came.
19:33Jessica's parents grabbed my hand eagerly.
19:35Emily!
19:36You've done so much for our family over the years.
19:38What surprise are you giving Jessica this time?
19:40What your Jessica?
19:41This is definitely about Chad's promotion.
19:44I brought a camera!
19:45Don't worry, Emily. I know how to capture a surprise.
19:48Smith pulled me aside and whispered.
19:50Emily, are you sure you want to do this?
19:53If you go through with this tonight, there's no going back.
19:57Looked up at the light coming from Jessica's apartment.
20:00Remembered that summer, we were walking hand in hand down the street, sharing an ice cream.
20:04Emily, will we be best friends forever?
20:07Besties, forever!
20:08Knew I loved the ocean.
20:10He rented out an entire beach on Cape Cod to propose.
20:13Emily Carter, I love you, and I'll love you forever. Will you marry me?
20:19But at 28, they chose to betray me without a word, looked away.
20:24The lights upstairs had gone dark.
20:25They must be asleep. I'm sure.
20:30Gathered myself and gave everyone behind me a carefree smile.
20:35Let's go.
20:37Upstairs.
20:39Upstairs.
20:39There's a surprise.
20:47Emily. Everyone's here.
20:50Zith's voice brought me back, got out of the car, and looked at all the familiar faces.
20:54Everyone came.
20:55Jessica's parents grabbed my hand eagerly.
20:57Emily.
20:58You've done so much for our family over the years.
21:01What surprise are you giving Jessica this time?
21:03What your Jessica.
21:04This is definitely about Chad's promotion.
21:06I brought a camera.
21:07Don't worry, Emily. I know how to capture a surprise.
21:10Smith pulled me aside and whispered.
21:13Emily, are you sure you want to do this?
21:15If you go through with this tonight, there's no going back.
21:20Looked up at the light coming from Jessica's apartment.
21:22Remembered that summer, we were walking hand in hand down the street, sharing an ice cream.
21:26Emily, will we be best friends forever?
21:29Besties! Forever!
21:31Knew I loved the ocean.
21:32He rented out an entire beach on Cape Cod to propose.
21:36Emily Carter, I love you.
21:37And I'll love you forever.
21:39Will you marry me?
21:42But at 28, they chose to betray me without a word, looked away.
21:46The lights upstairs had gone dark.
21:48They must be asleep.
21:49I'm sure.
21:53Gathered myself and gave everyone behind me a carefree smile.
21:57Let's go.
22:00Upstairs.
22:01There's a surprise.
22:14Emily.
22:15Everyone's here.
22:16Sith's voice brought me back, got out of the car, and looked at all the familiar faces.
22:20Everyone came.
22:21Jessica's parents grabbed my hand eagerly.
22:23Emily!
22:24You've done so much for our family over the years.
22:27What surprise are you giving Jessica this time?
22:29What your Jessica?
22:30This is definitely about Chad's promotion.
22:32I brought a camera!
22:33Don't worry, Emily.
22:35I know how to capture a surprise.
22:36Smith pulled me aside and whispered.
22:39Emily, are you sure you want to do this?
22:41If you go through with this tonight, there's no going back.
22:45Looked up at the light coming from Jessica's apartment.
22:48Remembered that summer, you were walking hand in hand down the street, sharing an ice cream.
22:52Emily, will we be best friends forever?
22:55Besties, forever!
22:57Knew I loved the ocean.
22:58He rented out an entire beach on Cape Cod to propose.
23:02Emily Carter, I love you, and I'll love you forever.
23:05Will you marry me?
23:07But at 28, they chose to betray me without a word, looked away.
23:12The lights upstairs had gone dark.
23:14They must be asleep.
23:15I'm sure.
23:19Gathered myself and gave everyone behind me a carefree smile.
23:23Let's go.
23:26Upstairs.
23:27There's a surprise.
23:37I led the group into the elevator.
23:39The elevator was cramped.
23:41Jessica's parents were still buttering me up.
23:43Emily.
23:44Our Jessica always says the luckiest thing in her life was meeting you.
23:49She always says meeting you changed her life.
23:52Yes, she says you're better to her than a real sister.
23:55We're truly grateful.
23:56They went on and on, hinting that our families should grow closer.
23:59Chad's parents weren't about to be outdone.
24:01They pushed in and grabbed my other hand.
24:02Emily, don't listen to them.
24:04Our Chad is the one who truly loves you.
24:07He's been waiting for that marketing director position for so long.
24:10Thanks to you and your father for making this happen.
24:12Dad Richard stood behind me.
24:13He placed a hand on my shoulder and held me gently.
24:15Could feel the warmth and strength in his palm.
24:18Could also feel the fury he was holding back.
24:20So was I.
24:21Took a deep breath and walked to Jessica's door.
24:23First, I called her phone.
24:25Her voice was sleepy and cautious.
24:27Hello?
24:28Emily?
24:29It's late.
24:29What's up?
24:30Nothing important.
24:31I just wanted to ask if you're home alone.
24:33I need to talk to you about something.
24:56Yeah, I'm home alone.
24:56He was awake.
24:56I'm awake now.
24:57Her voice turned panicked.
24:58I'm home alone, but I'm already in bed.
25:01Emily, can we talk tomorrow?
25:02I'm really tired.
25:03She was still lying.
25:04The fear and guilt in her voice were impossible to miss.
25:06Okay.
25:07Get some sleep.
25:08Without hesitating, I called Chad.
25:10Asked him the exact same question.
25:12Honey, are you home alone?
25:13I need to talk to you about something.
25:15Yeah, I'm home alone.
25:16Lots of work.
25:17Just finished.
25:18He paused, probably realizing he was awake.
25:20He sounded too tense.
25:21Then he added jokingly.
25:22What's up?
25:23You miss me?
25:25If it weren't so late, I'd fly to you right now.
25:28How ridiculous.
25:29He was lying in another woman's bed, telling me sweet nothings without missing a beat.
25:33I smiled to myself and hung up.
25:35In that moment, the crowd behind me went completely silent.
25:38Jessica's parents.
25:39Chad's parents.
25:40All of them sensed something was off.
25:42Their expressions shifted from excitement and anticipation to nervous confusion.
25:46Emily, what's going on?
25:49So you call us all here for...
25:51To give you a surprise.
25:53Then, under their horrified gaze, I pulled out the spare key Jessica had once forced into
25:58my hand.
25:58You're my best friend.
25:59I believe in you.
26:20I pushed the door open and flipped the light switch.
26:23The harsh light flooded the room.
26:25Jessica and Chad were tangled together, naked, sleeping soundly.
26:29The black nightgown I helped her pick out was tossed on the floor.
26:32His pants and shirt were scattered beside it.
26:34The air smelled of sex, mixed with perfume, sickening.
26:37But in that moment, I felt no pain.
26:39After being crushed by betrayal, all that was left was a cold, satisfying rush.
26:44Jessica was the first to react.
26:46She blinked groggily and let out a soft moan.
26:47Then she saw me standing at the foot of the bed.
26:49That moan turned into a piercing scream.
26:52She grabbed the blanket like a frightened animal and hid against Chad.
26:55Chad woke up, frowning and about to snap.
26:57And he turned and saw me.
26:58Emily?
26:59He shoved Jessica away instinctively, like she was something dirty.
27:03He froze.
27:03The entire room went dead silent.
27:06I looked at the two of them.
27:07Panicked.
27:08Humiliated.
27:09Pathetic.
27:09The corner of my mouth curled up.
27:12Surprise.
27:37I pushed the door open and flipped the light switch.
27:40The harsh light flooded the room.
27:42Jessica and Chad were tangled together, naked, sleeping soundly.
27:45The black nightgown I helped her pick out was tossed on the floor.
27:49His pants and shirt were scattered beside it.
27:51The air smelled of sex, mixed with perfume, sickening.
27:54But in that moment, I felt no pain.
27:56After being crushed by betrayal, all that was left was a cold, satisfying rush.
28:01Jessica was the first to react.
28:02She blinked groggily and let out a soft moan.
28:04Then she saw me standing at the foot of the bed.
28:06That moan turned into a piercing scream.
28:08She grabbed the blanket like a frightened animal and hid against Chad.
28:12Chad woke up, frowning and about to snap.
28:14And he turned and saw me.
28:15Emily?
28:16He shoved Jessica away instinctively, like she was something dirty.
28:20He froze.
28:20The entire room went dead silent.
28:23I looked at the two of them.
28:24Panicked.
28:25Humiliated.
28:25Pathetic.
28:26The corner of my mouth curled up.
28:29Surprise.
28:41I pushed the door open and flipped the light switch.
28:44The harsh light flooded the room.
28:46Jessica and Chad were tangled together, naked, sleeping soundly.
28:50The black nightgown I helped her pick out was tossed on the floor.
28:53His pants and shirt were scattered beside it.
28:55The air smelled of sex, mixed with perfume, sickening.
28:58But in that moment, I felt no pain.
29:00After being crushed by betrayal, all that was left was a cold, satisfying rush.
29:05Jessica was the first to react.
29:06She blinked groggily and let out a soft moan.
29:08Then she saw me standing at the foot of the bed.
29:10That moan turned into a piercing scream.
29:13She grabbed the blanket like a frightened animal and hid against Chad.
29:16Chad woke up, frowning and about to snap.
29:18And he turned and saw me.
29:19Emily?
29:19He shoved Jessica away instinctively, like she was something dirty.
29:24He froze.
29:25The entire room went dead silent.
29:27I looked at the two of them.
29:28Panicked.
29:29Humiliated.
29:30Pathetic.
29:30The corner of my mouth curled up.
29:33Surprise.
29:42Jessica and Chad's faces went white, as two sheets of paper.
29:46Ah!
29:47You shameless bitch!
29:49Jessica's mother let out a shriek.
29:50She lunged like a mad lioness and started swinging her-
29:53I'll kill you!
29:54You've disgraced our entire family!
29:57How dare you!
29:58Emily has been so good to you and to our family.
30:00Any man in the world and you choose hers?
30:03Jessica's father was purple with rage, shaking uncontrollably.
30:06He pointed at his daughter and couldn't even speak.
30:09He finally forced out one word.
30:11Disgrace!
30:12On the other side, Chad's parents finally snapped at him.
30:15They didn't scold their son.
30:17Instead, they ran straight to me.
30:18Emily, this is all a misunderstanding.
30:21Chad's mother grabbed him and forced his head down, making him kneel.
30:24You bastard!
30:25Kneel!
30:26Beg your wife to forgive you!
30:27Chad realized he was finished.
30:30It was her!
30:31Jessica seduced me!
30:32I didn't mean for this to happen, I was just confused!
30:34As he spoke, he slapped himself twice.
30:36Honey, I made a mistake.
30:38A mistake any man could make.
30:40I swear I'll never do it again.
30:42Please forgive me.
30:42Just this once.
30:44Chad couldn't have started this.
30:46Someone must have seduced him.
30:48Chad's mother wasn't done.
30:49She turned and spat in Jessica's direction.
30:52Slut!
30:53Homewrecker!
30:54Look at yourself in the mirror before you go after our Chad!
30:57That was the spark.
30:59Jessica's father exploded, stepped forward, and slapped Jessica across the face with everything
31:04he had.
31:48Jessica's mother let out a shriek.
31:50She lunged like a mad lioness and started swinging her-
31:53I'll kill you!
31:54You've disgraced our entire family!
31:56How dare you!
31:57Emily has been so good to you and to our family!
32:00Any man in the world and you choose hers?
32:03Jessica's father was purple with rage, shaking uncontrollably.
32:06He pointed at his daughter and couldn't even speak.
32:09He finally forced out one word.
32:11Disgrace!
32:12On the other side, Chad's parents finally snapped at him.
32:15They didn't scold their son.
32:17Instead, they ran straight to me.
32:18Emily, this is all a misunderstanding.
32:20Chad's mother grabbed him and forced his head down, making him kneel.
32:24You bastard!
32:25Neil!
32:25Beg your wife to forgive you!
32:27Chad realized he was finished.
32:30It was her!
32:31Jessica seduced me!
32:32I didn't mean for this to happen, I was just confused!
32:34As he spoke, he slapped himself twice.
32:36Honey, I made a mistake.
32:38A mistake any man could-
33:08You've disgraced me.
33:10Completely.
33:11Jessica held her face.
33:13Then she started laughing like she'd just heard the funniest joke in the world.
33:17Laughing.
33:17Crying.
33:18Tears streaming.
33:19He looked up at her father with hateful, insane eyes.
33:22Now you want to parent me?
33:24Now you're embarrassed?
33:26When you two divorced over your affairs and threw me away like garbage!
33:32Did you think about parenting me then?
33:36The voice was sharp and desperate, and she looked around the room at every single person.
33:45Finally, her eyes landed on me.
33:48She threw off the blanket, completely naked, and screamed.
33:51Fine!
33:52I'm cheap!
33:54I love stealing other women's men!
33:57Chad and his parents stared at her like she was insane, and Jessica herself kept laughing
34:02crazily.
34:02Then my voice came out.
34:05Jessica, did you really think no one loved you?
34:08Jessica's smirk froze on her face.
34:44Then there was the party about?
34:51I have no mood criar who did Jay impact.
34:52But I would appreciate the dancing of a woman.
34:52The very λ° Facharian EE.
34:52every day was going to grow 75 years ago.
34:52Yes, I would like to see the axly stopgoth objetivo.
34:53I was trying to see the no intrinsicallyitic væ wakes you up the feeling of your book.
34:53So several times two times two times.
34:54.
35:29.
35:36She turned her head slowly and met and looked at her.
35:39At this face I had known for 20 years.
35:41All the memories I had buried came rushing out like a flood.
35:44Seven years old, you had just transferred to our school.
35:47The boys made fun of your Texas accent, pushed you down.
35:50You sat on the ground and cried.
35:52Who was it that ran at them, chased them all away?
35:54Who pounded her chest and told you,
35:56I'll protect you?
35:57Thirteen years old, you were insecure about your acne.
36:00The mean girls cornered you in the bathroom
36:02and tried to force you to drink mop water.
36:04Who got your call and ran without a second thought?
36:07Grabbing a mop and running from the third floor to the first.
36:10Tell me who risked getting expelled herself to save you?
36:13Spoke slowly, very slowly.
36:15You know it.
36:17It was always me.
36:28The room was quiet.
36:30Just my choked voice and Jessica's rapid sobs.
36:32Tears were falling like broken beads.
36:34Looked at her and kept going.
36:36High school.
36:38Your parents were divorcing.
36:40Neither of them wanted you.
36:42You lived on $20 a month.
36:45You ate two slices of toast a day just to save money,
36:48soon dropping from 135 pounds to 80 pounds.
36:52Who got your call when you said you couldn't keep studying?
36:55Who snuck out of her dorm and ran home,
36:58kneeling in front of her parents for two hours,
37:00begging them to pay for your school?
37:02And my wedding.
37:03You wore the bridesmaid dress we picked out together.
37:05You cried harder than I did.
37:06Everyone was reaching for the bouquet.
37:08But I walked through the crowd and handed it to you.
37:14You screamed in my ear that day.
37:16You wished me happiness forever.
37:19Was that a lie too?
37:49Jessica finally broke down.
37:51No.
37:52No, I meant it then.
37:54I really, really, really wanted you to be happy.
37:56She could barely breathe between sobs.
37:59But then, then I saw how good Chad was to you.
38:03He treated you like a princess.
38:07He bought you everything you wanted.
38:12He took you everywhere you dreamed of.
38:16I saw how happy you were.
38:17How you shone.
38:20And I couldn't stand it.
38:22I was jealous.
38:26Emily, at first I really did think of you as my best friend.
38:28When you begged your parents to pay for my school.
38:32I was so grateful.
38:33I swore I would pay you back.
38:36But later, I got into an Ivy League.
38:39I worked so hard.
38:41I got scholarships every year.
38:43But when I graduated, I hit walls everywhere.
38:45And you.
38:46You didn't study as hard as me.
38:48You didn't work as hard as me.
38:50But the day you graduated, your dad handed you the best job.
38:53That's when I started hating you.
38:54Why?
38:55Why were you born with everything?
38:57Why did I have to fight so hard and get nothing?
39:01Couldn't believe my ears.
39:02Even this back bay apartment you're living in now,
39:05my dad bought it and rent it to you for $200 a month.
39:08Did you forget all of that?
39:27I don't know.
39:27That's when I started asking you.
39:32I was on the website.
39:40L mache your pains.
39:41I have to not be able to do something.
39:41I don't need to go on the car.
39:47I haven't even seen my writing.
39:47You know what I get to do.
39:56.
40:35My question was met with a bitter laugh.
40:39I didn't forget.
40:41How could I forget?
40:43But that's exactly it.
40:45It was charity.
40:47The kinder you were to me, the more your dad helped me, the more it felt like charity.
40:52Like you were looking down on me from above.
40:54Like you were reminding me that Jessica Miller is nothing without the Carters.
40:59So I had to get back at you.
41:01I had to take the thing you loved most.
41:03I wanted you to taste what it felt like to fall.
41:07What kind of twisted logic is that?
41:09What kind of sick, broken mind thinks like that?
41:12Because I was good to her, she wanted revenge?
41:14I looked at this woman who had become a stranger.
41:17The last bit of feeling in my heart was crushed to dust.
41:21Jessica.
41:21Jessica.
41:22After today, 20 years of friendship.
41:25Dead.
41:25Chad, tomorrow morning, 9 o'clock, come home and sign the divorce papers.
41:29Didn't give them any time to respond.
41:31He turned and walked out.
41:44I left that disgusting apartment and immediately notified my lawyer, Missa Smith.
41:50Need the divorce papers drafted as soon as possible.
41:52One demand.
41:53Chad gets nothing in the divorce.
41:55I also set up a team to recover every penny my family had spent on Jessica and Chad over the
42:00years.
42:01I'm Emily Carter.
42:02I don't get taken advantage of.
42:04Their karma came faster and harder than I expected.
42:07First, Chad.
42:07The story of him cheating on the boss's daughter with her best friend spread through the entire company overnight.
42:14He came to work the next day and was met with stares.
42:17Disgust.
42:17Pockery.
42:18Smug satisfaction.
42:20Everyone who used to suck up to him now avoided him like he was toxic.
42:23People pointed and whispered behind his back.
42:26Called him a failed social climber.
42:28The marketing director position he'd been chasing for three years.
42:31Next afternoon, HR sent out not a promotion letter, but a termination letter.
42:36My dad, Richard, went even further.
42:38He used every connection he had in Boston's finance world to blacklist Chad.
42:42Which meant Chad not only lost his high-paying job,
42:45he couldn't find work anywhere in all of Massachusetts.
43:31Jessica's fate was just as ugly.
43:33She worked at a Fortune 500 company.
43:35The president of the Boston branch was an old friend of my dad's.
43:38One phone call from my dad, and they gave her an easy, cushy job.
43:42She just had to show up on time and do some basic paperwork.
43:45$20,000 a month. Easy money.
43:48The job was gone.
43:49The apartment my dad had let her use? Taken back.
43:52She went home to find all her belongings packed up and left at the curb like trash.
43:57Nowhere to go, she dragged her suitcase back to her parents' house.
44:01But Jessica's parents never really cared about her.
44:03They were nice to her before because she had money and connections to our Carter family.
44:08Now she had no job, no reputation, she was a homewrecker.
44:12To them, she was nothing but shame.
44:14They fought in front of her every day, blaming each other.
44:17It's your fault. You raised such a terrible daughter.
44:20Divorce!
44:21Jessica couldn't handle the fall.
44:23She couldn't handle her parents' cold stares and constant fighting.
44:27A few days later, she left Boston alone.
44:30Went back to that small Texas town she once swore she'd never returned to.
44:34I heard later she found a job on a factory assembly line.
44:37Same repetitive work every day.
44:40Tiny paycheck.
44:40Meanwhile, Chad kept showing up to beg for my forgiveness.
44:44Every time, crying and pleading.
44:46Every time, blaming everything on Jessica.
44:48Calling her every name in the book.
44:50He never once looked at himself.
44:51I raised my hand and slapped him across the face.
44:55Chad, you're pathetic.
45:03I pointed at his face and let him have it.
45:06You screw up and you blame the woman every time.
45:08You don't have the right to call her anything.
45:10You're worse than she is.
45:12Sign the divorce papers and get out of my life.
45:15Or I promise you won't even find a job washing dishes in Boston.
45:19Maybe it was the look in my eyes.
45:21Maybe the threat finally landed.
45:23Chad caved.
45:24He covered his face and didn't say another word.
45:27Next day, he signed the papers.
45:29Chad and I were divorced.
45:31Left with nothing.
45:32Slipped out of the city like a ghost.
45:34After getting rid of those two, I was exhausted.
45:37Decided to travel.
45:38Went to Norway, Italy, Spain, city after city.
45:42One day, I was sitting in a square eating ice cream.
45:44A photographer was taking pictures of the sunset.
45:47She walked over and asked me very naturally.
45:50Can I take your picture?
45:51I was surprised.
45:52But I nodded.
45:53She showed me the photo afterward.
45:55I was wearing a white shirt.
45:56My hair was messy from the wind.
45:57Half melted ice cream in my hand.
45:59Looking at the sunset.
46:00I looked at the ice cream in that photo.
46:02And I realized something clearly for the first time.
46:04I was getting better.
46:05Not pretending.
46:06Really better.
46:07Less tense.
46:07Less hateful.
46:08Finally free.
46:09Back in Boston, I changed the curtains.
46:11Couch.
46:12The art on the walls.
46:13The whole apartment felt brighter.
46:15New.
46:15My mom made me sue.
46:16My dad pretended to complain about me traveling so much, but then told me to be happy.
46:21In that moment, I realized I had wasted so much time and energy on people who didn't
46:26deserve it.
46:27The people who really loved me had been here all along.
46:37Three days after coming home, I got a postcard.
46:40A return address.
46:41On the back, one sentence.
46:43I'm sorry.
46:44Recognized the handwriting.
46:45Then after all these years, I knew it.
46:47In the corner, she had drawn a tiny ice cream.
46:49I stared at that ice cream for a long time.
46:51Emily, will we be best friends forever?
46:54Forever.
46:55Bestie.
46:56But some, forevers, aren't real?
46:58Or maybe they only exist for a certain age.
47:00When you grow up, they break.
47:02I wasn't sad.
47:03I wasn't angry.
47:04I didn't want to look back.
47:05I just put the postcard back in its envelope.
47:08Then I walked to the trashcan.
47:09I let go.
47:11Fell in softly.
47:12Like a past that should have been thrown away long ago.
47:15A message came in.
47:16From the photographer.
47:17Have you decided where to next?
47:19I smiled and typed back.
47:21Where?
47:21I thought for a moment.
47:23Then I typed two words.
47:25Far away.
47:26Then I closed my suitcase.
47:28Picked up my bag.
47:30Opened the door.
47:31This time, I didn't look back.
47:40This time for a while.
47:42There is no longer that I went out.
47:43In fact, when I was able to watch the button.
47:47The fire station will be ready to go in the room.
47:47There was a moment in the room.
47:47I didn't get to my screen.
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