Claire North has been passionate from her crush on campus to discussing marriage with Mason Hayes, but Mason is neither cold nor hot. Before marriage, Mason proposed to have an in vitro fertilization with Vivian Linwood, which dealt a heavy blow to Claire. After an unsuccessful argument, she married Ethan Sterling. Ethan has also had a crush on her for many years. By the time Mason realized who true love was, everything was already a foregone conclusion.
