Frustrated and hurt, Kate drove to the venue, confronting Max outside. There, she learned the real reason he had gone: Emily, his ex-girlfriend, had reached out to him for support. Max had believed that showing up to prevent her from marrying the “wrong person” would somehow fix things. But Kate was devastated by his decision to abandon their children for this,

After a tense confrontation with both Max and Emily, Kate walked away, heartbroken. That night, she tucked her kids into bed, reassuring them that no matter what happened with Max, they would always be okay. Kate realized that the hardest part wasn’t the betrayal—it was accepting that the person she loved wasn’t who she thought he was.