As the divorce becomes an all-out war Valentine’s reputation is being so badly damaged by Nicholas and his lawyers that her fans and publishers start turning against her. She realises she is in danger of losing not just half of her house and wealth but also her entire career. So with the help of her pushy agent, who up until now has been pressuring Valentine to air her dirty laundry in public and cash in on the notoriety, she must fight back to regain the trust of the public and her family. At the same time Valentine must be strong enough to help Sophie recover from a painful loss and stop her from destroying her own marriage before it has really even started. As only with her mother’s help will Sophie be able to recover and start to rebuild a successful life with the man that she loves.
Then after years of frustration and failure Nicholas finally achieves success as a theatre director. But it’s a hollow victory as his selfish behaviour has by then alienated his kids and he realises success is meaningless without them. At the same time Lord Mallory tries to persuade Valentine that she will learn to love him if she would only give him a chance, but in her heart she knows it won’t work.
Eventually as Valentine manages to win back the affection of her children and become a better mother she realises that Daniel was just being truthful in his article, that what he wrote wasn’t intended to hurt her; it’s just that he can see her more clearly than anyone else. Then Valentine and Nicholas have the final showdown in the court and after all the fireworks, these two now changed people are able to come to an amicable divorce. Then try and begin their now separate lives.
Whilst all this is going on Daniel suddenly realises that his avoidance of long term relationships is the reason he is lonely and that love is more important than work. So even though life and fate seems intent on keeping them apart Valentine and Daniel finally stop arguing long enough to a
