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Gabe White's birthday becomes a tragic turning point when his wife, Wendy Green, and their daughter, Jane White, are involved in a car accident with Nora Yale, who also plans to celebrate Gabe's special day. Gabe arrives at the scene as a doctor but makes a shocking decision—he chooses to save Nora and her son, Randy. Tragically, Jane succumbs to her injuries, and Gabe dismisses Wendy's anguish as irrational jealousy, even contemplating divorce. As their marriage crumbles, Nora, harboring a secret agenda, manipulates the situation to drive a wedge between the couple. Her interference escalated into a full-blown disruption at Jane's funeral until the police took her away. The unexpected find of Jane's file at the hospital sends shockwaves through Gabe. His realization of Jane's death comes too late, leaving him tormented by regret and loss.

Dakota is Gabriella Lowery's only daughter, cherished since childhood, who later marries Chase Boone and moves far away. After marriage, Chase neglects the family and has an affair. Although Dakota suffers, she never complains to her mother. At her child's one-month celebration, Dakota hopes for her mother to attend, only to discover that everyone believes Gabriella has passed away and has kept this from her. Dakota refuses to believe it and argues with the Boone family. Years of unhappiness make her consider divorce, but Chase is unwilling. At this point, Gabriella arrives and, seeing her daughter's thin appearance, blames Chase. Still, she is willing to give him another chance. Unfortunately, the rift in Dakota and Chase's relationship is beyond repair. Dakota decides to divorce, and Gabriella supports her. Chase recognizes his mistakes, chooses to let her go, and expresses his intention to change, waiting for Dakota to return.

Joanie Sadler and Laurent Goff met and grew up together as children in an orphanage. After leaving the orphanage, Laurent set out to build a career and promised to one day give Joanie a home. Joanie was later adopted by Peggy Boswell and Benjamin Francis, a couple who had lost their own daughter. Peggy sees Joanie as a replacement for her lost child, and when Joanie's birth parents later come to claim her, the Francis couple forges false paternity test results to keep Joanie. Years later, the Francises' real daughter Joanna is found, causing the couple to immediately turn against Joanie and send her back to her birth parents. Joanna also resents Joanie for living the life that should have been hers. At this time, Laurent, through a paternity test from years ago, locates Joanie and arrives at the Francis household, bringing a billion-dollar investment project. However, due to a series of misunderstandings, Laurent mistakenly believes Joanna is his childhood friend Joanie.

After Jim Yates, the leader of the Dragon Clan, conquers the underworld, he hides his identity and runs a barbecue restaurant. At the same time, Yvonne Lane, the CEO of Lane Group, with whom he had a one-night-stand five years ago, was being bullied by Matthew Todd, the second son of the Todd family. One day, she arrives at Jim's barbecue restaurant with her twin children, Daryl and Quincy, and is saved by him. Jim recognizes Yvonne at first glance and suspects he is the father of her two children. The two children quickly warm to Jim and wish he could be their father. Meanwhile, in an effort to stifle the Todd family and Lane Group, Yvonne decides to marry Jim. Jim summons his subordinate, Nadia Yates, to run a DNA test, which confirms the two children are indeed his. In light of this revelation, Jim vows to protect his new family. At the banquet, Jim stands up for Yvonne and fights the Todds. The Todds call upon Simon Gray, the chief officer of the Dragon Clan, for reinforcements. Jim defeats him, and through his subtle manipulation, has Nadia promise a favor to Yvonne in the name of the Dragon Clan. Yvonne uses this favor to become the chairman of Lane Group. As Jim Yates continues to support and protect her and the children, their relationship grows even deeper.