For five years, Daisy loved Carter deeply, willingly remaining a shadow in his life. Carter forcibly took a painting she had created—claiming it as Iris’s (her sister’s) work—and publicly accused Daisy of plagiarism at a prestigious New York art exhibition, effectively ostracizing her from high society. Stripped of her dignity and finally seeing the truth, Daisy made a decisive move: she entered into a whirlwind marriage with Adrian, a "Long Island old-money" heir who had secretly loved her for years, vowing to reclaim everything she had lost. After the marriage, Carter discovered that Iris lacked any real talent and that her company was collapsing; he also realized that Daisy was the genius artist he had been desperately seeking all along. He tried to win her back by appealing to their past, but Adrian blocked every avenue of return. Daisy publicly revealed her true identity, shattering the web of lies; Carter’s company went bankrupt and his reputation was ruined, yet his desperate pleas for reconciliation were met with cold rejection. As the estate’s iron gates closed, Daisy—arm-in-arm with Adrian—boarded a private jet bound for Paris.