But when Christina never returned, Melanie grew increasingly worried and eventually filed a missing person report. As weeks turned into months, Melanie stepped up to care for the boys, eventually adopting them as her own.
Seven years later, while on vacation, Dylan spots Christina in a crowd. When confronted, Christina denies knowing them but later reappears as a hotel maid, breaking down and revealing that she had left due to depression and addiction, believing it would give her children a better life.
Dylan, now loyal to Melanie, chooses to protect his family and rejects his biological mother. Despite the shock of the encounter, Melanie reassures her boys, and they move forward as a stronger, unbreakable family.
