Salma crosses paths with Jalal, the man who would become the love of her life and the protagonist of the bedtime story she tells their kids every night. Now, she must face the hardships of life all alone.

Salma struggles to continue working late and leaving her kids at home. In a moment of desperation, she sells one of her most precious belongings.

Jouly dreams of wearing a princess dress to Dima’s wedding, but Salma cannot afford to buy her one. Later, Haifa embroils her in a situation that puts her and the kids at risk.

Jouly decides to take a stroll alone without permission, causing Salma to a panic. Mirna manipulates her mum to protect her secret.

Mirna spins a lie to her mum, but the latter sees right through it. Nadim tries to get closer to Salma and to help her. Halim continues to pressure Salma for information.

Salma leaves the kids with Nadim, where they bond with their grandmother for the first time. But what starts as a pleasant day takes a turn when Salma and her mother confront each other.

While shopping, Howayda considers buying a water heater for Salma and the kids — a gesture that enrages Mirna and drives her to provoke Howayda in an unprecedented way.

Dima convinces Salma to join her for a dinner outing, hoping to introduce her to a friend. Meanwhile, tensions rise between Nadim and Howayda due to his growing attention toward Salma.

When Adel refuses to do her a favour, Salma challenges him to a game of backgammon: if she wins, she gets what she wants. When the kids fall ill, Nadim calls Howayda for help.

Nadim finds himself in a bind after the incident: he must protect Howayda and Mirna while simultaneously answering Salma’s questions. Jouly is bullied at school.

Wafa’, heartbroken and furious, blames Mirna for all the setbacks in their family. Nadim is appalled by what he finds at his house. Someone storms into Salma’s house.

Salma does all she can to see her mum in the hospital, while Mirna grows increasingly infuriated by her presence. Tensions between Wafa’ and Hadi continue to escalate.

Nadim becomes increasingly suspicious and determined to learn the truth, despite Mirna’s resistance to his pressure. The kids get closer to Adel.

In a heartfelt moment, Jouly surprisingly calls Adel “dad”. With a heart set on justice, Nadim insists that Salma receives Jalal’s phone, pushing Howayda to take action.

Salma and Howayda search through the bazaar, hand in hand. Later, Salma reminisces over old footage of herself and Jalal, while Dima urges her to check his messages.

Randa’s jealousy over Adel intensifies when she sees him with the kids. An old picture of Jalal with a stranger sparks Salma’s curiosity, so she decides to give the latter a call.

Upon reading Jalal’s messages, Salma suffers a nervous breakdown that upends her reality in an instant—and Mirna knows exactly how to exploit that.

Obsessed with tearing her sister’s life apart, Mirna searches for apartments in her neighbourhood. Salma risks her own safety to stand up for Haifa against Halim.

Mirna finds a manipulative way to silence her mum’s doubts. Salma, injured and alone, has only Adel to rely on.

After Raji participates in Mirna’s “game”, she invites him over. Randa is bent on seeking revenge on Salma. Meanwhile, Salma’s symptoms worsen.

Adel confronts Randa and warns her against interfering with Salma after finding out she had visited her. Nadim realises the full extent of Mirna’s lies.

Jouly’s disappointment fades when Nadim shows up to support her at the awards ceremony. Meanwhile, Mirna—under a fake name—approaches Adel, hunting for a flat near Salma's.

Doctors urge Salma to inform her family of her case, but she refuses. An encounter with a fortune teller prompts Randa to follow through with her plan against Salma.

Salma’s condition takes a turn for the worse—she collapses at night, and suddenly, a fire breaks out. Realising the risks involved, Salma decides to move in with her mum.

Salma bids the house, Haifa and Adel farewell. Despite struggling to cope at her mum’s, Salma does all she can to make it feel like “home” for the kids.

After discovering Mirna’s true identity, Adel reaches out to Dima. Dima takes Wafa’s advice to heart and pays Salma a visit to show her support.

Dima hesitates to tell Salma the truth. Haifa is forced to return to her old ways to earn money. Salma collapses in front of Howayda and Nadim.

After Salma’s late-night hospital visit, Mirna manipulates Howaida into locking her out of the house. Haifa finds the perfect tailor for her stage dresses: Nadim.

In a tight spot, Mirna makes up another lie to cover her tracks in front of Adel. Hadi tries to make Wafa’ jealous.

When Haifa invites the family to the club for her first gig, Salma has no choice but to leave the kids with Mirna. Missing his mum, Shadi decides to give her a call.