After years of infertility, Simon and Claire finally adopt a little girl named Sophie. From the moment she runs into Simon’s arms, he knows she’s his daughter. But weeks later, Claire changes. She grows distant, resentful—then demands they return Sophie. A spilled-paint accident on her wedding dress becomes the breaking point. Claire gives Simon an ultimatum:
“Her or me.”Simon chooses Sophie.Claire leaves.Months later, Claire tries to return, claiming she was overwhelmed and ready to fix things. But Simon has seen too much—heard Sophie cry for her,
felt her pain.He tells Claire the truth: “You didn’t just leave me. You left her. And I won’t let you hurt her again.”A year later, Sophie still carries scars. But she’s healing. Laughing. Trusting. And every night,
when she asks if Simon will ever leave, his answer is always the same:”Never.”Because love, real love, doesn’t walk away.