Zoe Lane had harbored a secret love for Yuri Sheen, yearning to marry him. However, Vivi Jenkins manipulated Yuri into marriage by leveraging his debt of gratitude to her mother. This scheme succeeded in exploiting Yuri's protective instincts, making him unwittingly complicit in Vivi's actions. As Zoe struggles with the news of her terminal illness, she proposed a divorce to Yuri, which led to her being driven out of their home.