g that Ava wasn't the right fit for her son. She believed that Ava's background

future, Mrs. Smith devised a p

te situations, making it seem like

past on Alex's phone. The photo showed Ava in a compromising positi

doubt and uncertainty about Ava's past. Mrs. Smith "coincide

ice laced with worry. "I'm just concerned that she might not be the right per

Ava, but his mother's words struck a chord. He s

s behavior. He seemed distant and preoc

s intensified. She convinced Alex that Ava was having co

lt decision to call off the wedding. Ava was d

g on?" Ava asked, tears

mother's manipulations. "I just don't think

iven her heart to Alex, and now

crushing down o

erself for giving lo

couldn't understand why he would suddenly change his mind. The p

e became withdrawn and isolated, struggling to cope with the heartbr

lieved she had saved her son from a potentially disastrous marriage. However, Al

s with Alex's rejection, wond

ex had defined her, and

future and whether she could

that she deserved better. She started focusing on her art a

t his mother's manipulations had clouded his judgment. He longed to make