After three years of marriage, Wendy Stewart was used to Michael Lucas's sarcastic remarks, his frequent threats about getting divorced, and even his indulgence of a mistress. She thought that she could bear with this her entire life, until she accidentally got pregnant with a child that Michael did not want. Finally despondent, Wendy signed the divorce agreement and left. She thought they could have parted ways forever, but Michael refused to stop looking for her after the divorce. When they met again, she was the world's top designer. Smiling sweetly at her ex-husband, she said, "My dear, we're already divorced." Michael simply stared at her coldly, "Tell me, what will it take for us to reconcile?"
Yvonne was not surprised by Michael's response. Ever since he fell in love with Wendy, his attitude toward her had changed drastically.
She knew that Michael was asking this of her because he did not want Wendy to develop any further misunderstandings about their relationship. But how could she accept this injustice? How could she simply sit back and watch the man she had stayed with for four years fall in love with another woman?
"Michael, must you really be so heartless?" Yvonne's eyes grew damp with tears. "I have given everything that I have to you. Ever since I fell in love with you, I lost my sense of self. Without you, I can't live. Michael, can you really bear to watch me lead a life that's more miserable than death?"