Sevenyearsago,LucasWhitmore,heirtoapowerfulmafiafamily,rescuedClaireBennettfromdrowningandfellinlovewithher.Whenherfamilyfacedfinancialruin,heusedaninvestmentdealtosecuretheirmarriage.Burdenedbyguilt,LucasspentsevenyearsgivingintoClaire'swishes,graduallyleavingthecriminalunderworldbehindtobuildalegitimatelogisticsandmedicalcold-chainbusiness.Yetheneverwonherheart.EverythingchangedwhenClaire'sfirstlove,Daniel,returnedafterhisdivorce.Lucasdiscoveredtheiraffair,andafterrescuingDaniel'skidnappedadopteddaughter,hewasfalselyaccusedbyClaireoforchestratingtheabduction.Devastatedbyherbetrayal,Lucasfinallydemandedadivorce.DanielthenexploitedconfidentialbusinessinformationleakedbyClairetoattacktheWhitmorefamily,leavingLucas'sfatherhumiliatedandhospitalized.Refusingtobackdown,Lucasuncoveredfinancialmisconduct,protectedhisfamily'sinterests,andcompletedhisexitfromthecriminalworld.HereturnedtoBostonwithhisfamilyandcutClaireoutofhislife.There,LucasrediscoveredhispassionforracingandgraduallyfellinlovewithAvery,anindependentandoutspokenwoman.Twoyearslater,hereturnedtoNewYorkwithathrivingnewbusiness.Claire,havingfinallyrealizedDanielhadusedher,desperatelytriedtowinLucasback.Whenthethirdautumnrainbegantofall,Clairefinallyrushedtokeeptheirlong-awaitedpromise.ButLucashadalreadymovedon,choosinganewfuturewithAvery
