He Waited Outside My Prison

After catching Ethan cheating with her intern Chloe, Elena's life unravels. A struggle leaves Chloe unable to have children, and Elena is sent to prison for two years. On the day of her release, Ethan waits outside the gates, ready to drag her to Chloe to beg forgiveness — but Elena never walks out. She died of an illness six months earlier, a fact Ethan refuses to believe, convinced she is hiding from him.

Now a ghost bound to Ethan's side, Elena watches him return to her old apartment, where her sister Lily confronts him. Lily blames Ethan for Elena's death, while he accuses the sisters of lying to avoid apologising. As Lily throws his betrayal and Chloe's stolen design portfolio back at him, Ethan clings to his belief that Elena is still alive — and that two years in prison should have taught her a lesson.