It had been nine months after Annie's death. Leo had spent his life in extreme agony and guilt trips over the loss of his daughter and Emily couldn't deal with the grief and pain of her daughter's murder and so she left without a trace and soon after Leo received divorce papers as well as a letter from Emily.

Ashley got caught up in the fire while trying to escape and then got into an accident afterwards that cost her sanity. She sustained burns but survived and she was admitted into a psychiatric hospital.

Cecilia as agreed got all of Marcus property and she lived happily with her lover away...