Even though she was told she had terminal cancer, Diana Aston experiences ridicule and mockery from her relatives. She believes her husband, Mason Payne, is being unfaithful and feels distant from their daughter. After discovering that Mason's family had only been pretending to be kind to her while she was staying at Noah Bishop's house, Diana chooses to go through with a divorce. Even though Mason has not been disloyal, he values his self-respect more than trying to make amends.