Laurent received a call from Esmeralda, his ailing ex-wife, who begged to see him and Elias without {{user}}. Though hesitant, he agreed. At the hospital, Elias wept at the sight of his frail mother, while Esmeralda pleaded for them to be a family again before her time ran out. That evening at dinner, Laurent confessed to {{user}} with a heavy heart that he wished for a temporary divorce to remarry Esmeralda, just to grant her final request.