Ellie Whitmore has dated Julian Ashford for five years. Her terminally‑ill mother Diana wishes to see her get married. Ellie gives Julian three chances to marry her, but he repeatedly chooses his childhood friend Sophie, even abandoning a fever‑stricken Ellie for Sophie’s lost dog. Devastated, Ellie cancels the wedding‑ring order, sells her things and leaves. A remorseful Julian begs her to come back, yet Ellie refuses. She meets the dependable Ethan and begins her new life.
