Everyone in Bloomingville knows that Candace Brightshield is Shawn Hamilton's most ardent admirer. After pursuing him for eight years, her efforts finally pay off.However, she bleeds profusely when giving birth to their son. When she's rushed to the ICU, her husband takes his first love to get a flu shot.Shawn's tone is impatient when the doctor finally gets hold of him. He says, "Why is she being pretentious and insisting that she needs someone by her side? She's not the only woman in the world who can give birth.""But your wife's life might be in danger," the doctor explains."Then, inform me when Candace is dead," Shawn says coldly. "She can vacate the title of 'Mrs. Hamilton' for someone else."Candace's love for Shawn dies at that moment.As Shawn wishes, she leaves behind the title of "Mrs. Hamilton". She takes her son, who is just a month old, and disappears from Shawn's life.Her disappearance drives Shawn to insanity.