Claire discovered that her husband Julian had secretly canceled their honeymoon and showed favoritism toward his childhood friend Bobby. She also learned that their marriage had not been legally registered, and suffered a miscarriage caused by Julian's partiality and business oppression. Heartbroken, she moved to London to start a new life. Julian tried to win her back but remained obstinately unrepentant. Claire decisively severed all ties with him and wished him a lifelong union with Bobby, who was skilled at feigning illness to elicit sympathy. Ultimately, Claire found a worthy partner and lived a stable life, while Julian and Bobby's marriage was plagued with conflicts, the cooperation between their two families collapsed, and they spent the rest of their lives trapped in endless regret.
