Zhiqiang Sun

The day his mother dies, Evan Brooks learns his wife Elise Hayes is out meeting her first love — and reading her diary, discovers she's only ever seen him as a stand-in. Five years of marriage, and she never let go of the other man. Heartbroken, Evan walks away. Too late, Elise regrets everything.

When Josie Lindt desperately asks her boyfriend of seven years, Shaun Parker, for $2,000 to save her mother's life, he refuses, believing she only wants his money. His rejection costs Josie her mother. Later, she discovers that Shaun has been showering his childhood sweetheart with gifts using wages he owed her. Heartbroken and furious, Josie sues him and returns to her hometown to rebuild her life.