Shattered, Grace fled the restaurant. Daniel chased her into the rain, swearing he’d believed Olivia dead. Grace only saw one truth: he was still married.
“I won’t be someone’s mistress,” she whispered before climbing into a cab.
Olivia demanded he remove Grace from their lives or her family would sue for custody. To protect his son, Daniel made the most heartbreaking choice. He let Grace go.
Three months later, Grace built a small empanada stand with her savings. Noah grew stronger. But she cried at night, and photos of Daniel and Olivia at galas tore her apart.
Then Linda appeared at her door. Without Daniel’s knowledge, she revealed the truth: Liam was falling apart—barely eating, fighting at school, crying for Grace every night. Olivia was never home. Daniel was miserable.
“Please,” Linda whispered. “That boy needs you.”
After a sleepless night, Grace went to the estate. Liam, thinner and hollow-eyed, ran straight into her arms.
“I knew you’d come back,” he cried. “Mom.”
In the kitchen, as they laughed over dough, Olivia stormed in. “What is she doing here?”
“She’s my real mom,” Liam said fiercely. He listed every way Grace had loved him—things Olivia never had.