To fund his grandmotherโs treatment, Ian Judd signs a ten-year contract with Sue Yorkโs mother to help Sue move on from heartbreak. For a decade, he stays by her side, but to her, heโs nothing more than Sean Shawโs replacement.When the contract ends and Sean returns, Sue rushes back to him, unaware of Ianโs silent devotion. Only after Ian leaves, divorce papers in hand, does she realize his loveโbut by then, heโs already gone, stepping into a new life without her.