Cha Mi-jo shared her decision to take a sabbatical with her closest friends. It was a chance encounter, amidst the fragrance of blooming peonies, that had drawn Kim Seon-u and Mi-jo into each other's orbits.

Unable to accept her departure, Kim Jin-seok implored Jeong Chan-young to reconsider their separation. Mi-jo received a confession that quickened her pulse… and devastating news that shattered her heart.

Mi-jo turned on Chan-young, a tempest of unspoken fear and frustration contained within her. Unable to bear the weight of the news – the diagnosis she couldn't bring herself to share – she directed her simmering anger at the nearest availab…

In a moment of shared vulnerability, Chan-young and Jin-seok confessed long-held secrets, their voices thick with emotion. Meanwhile, Seon-u was unsettled by news from a friend – a sighting of Kim So-won in a place where she was unlikely to…

Chan-young compiled a list of aspirations, each dedicated to those she held dear. Meanwhile, Mi-jo offered solace to a burdened Seon-u, who wrestled with self-reproach for So-won’s unhappiness.

Over a spontaneous dinner for four, Seon-u’s father subtly displayed his fondness for Mi-jo and a clear disinclination towards So-won. Just as Jin-seok was present, Chan-young’s mother unexpectedly appeared.

Driven by a desire to uncover the truth about Mi-jo’s origins, Chan-young seeks out information regarding her birth mother, all while preparing for an audition that represents a lifelong ambition. Meanwhile, So-won begins her life within th…

Seon-u implored his father to offer an apology to So-won. Meanwhile, Chan-young’s mother pressed the three of them for explanations. And Mi-jo received news of her biological mother's identity.

The conversation between Mi-jo and her biological mother left her deeply troubled. Meanwhile, Chan-young, full of eager anticipation, busied herself with arrangements for her mother’s birthday, nearly overlooking the actual celebration.

A stranger’s arrival at Mi-jo’s clinic stirred a disquiet within her, prompting a desperate search for understanding from her adoptive mother. Jang Joo-hee met this with a palpable frustration, laced with a deep-seated fear that tightened a…

News of Chan-young’s funeral portrait had cast a shadow, so Joo-hee and Mi-jo arranged to take her out, hoping to coax a smile from her. Meanwhile, Mi-jo’s parents invited Seon-u for a meal at their home.

At a brunch filled with bittersweet farewells, Chan-young found a moment to say goodbye to those she held dear. A knot of anxiety tightened in her chest as she considered Mi-jo, and before departing, she left behind a gift, a small token me…