Mia endured 1,308 injections over three years to get pregnant, finally succeeding, only to catch her husband with his mistress, Sophie, at a prenatal visit. Worse, Sophie schemes to harm her. During a night of bleeding, the Carter family ditches Mia to tend to Sophie, causing Mia's baby to develop defects, forcing an abortion. Heartbroken, Mia makes her move. At her mother-in-law's birthday bash, she unveils a cake concealing her abortion papers, goes through with the procedure alone, and cuts all ties with her husband's family for good.