

Later that year, Mae's maid Cleo begrudgingly takes Sarah with her on a trip to the seashore so that Mae can have a private visit with Alex. Sarah begins to think that she is to blame, but she hopes Alex never comes back. Mae was urged to abort the child, but refused to do so, and her decision separated the two and left Mae depressed.

Six-year-old Sarah learns that she is the product of Stafford's adulterous affair with her mother, Mae. Sarah, a beautiful young girl, meets her father, Alex Stafford, for the first time.

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