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Grace experiences a rare moment of peace one Saturday morning. She is still behind on her translation project and has yet to resolve Lotte’s behavioral problems, but she starts the weekend feeling hopeful. Her good mood passes when she receives divorce papers from Ben. Lotte enters the kitchen and interrupts Grace’s thoughts. Grace notices that Lotte seems faint and worries Lotte isn’t taking care of herself. She apologizes for how her separation from Ben might be hurting Lotte. Lotte insists that she is fine. When Lotte then hugs and kisses Grace, Grace is surprised by her daughter’s rare display of affection.
Grace visits the doctor after weeks of feeling sick. She is shocked when the doctor suggests that she is pregnant. However, she realizes the doctor is right after calculating when she last had sex. Ben is the father.
Grace panics when she sees a little boy on a scooter racing toward the street and seizes him. His mother appears and rescues him. Grace regrets her outburst and, overwhelmed by memories, opens up old photos of her daughter in iCloud, though she knows looking at them will pain her. A concerned text from Cate interrupts Grace’s reverie.
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