Serena spent ten years married to Kevin and his endless affairs. He thought her fear of intimacy meant she would never leave. When he abandoned her for the hundredth time, she was already pregnant with Arthur’s twins. Arthur, a doctor, had loved her for ten years. When Serena asked for a divorce, Kevin’s mistress shoved her, nearly causing a miscarriage. Then Kevin let her skin Peanut, their fourteen-year-old dog, alive. Serena left. Arthur proposed, married her, and gave her the life Kevin never did. Kevin learned the truth: Serena had been hurt protecting him, and Arthur was her real savior. Bankrupt, Kevin lost his mind. Emily was convicted and fell ill. Serena finally found happiness with Arthur.
