A woman visits Mr. Lawson with clothes she bought for Xavier, insisting she move in to help care for the boy since Lawson is too busy with work. Lawson rejects her, citing their lack of a wedding and the impropriety of living together. She confronts him about their six-year relationship marked by engagement but no intimacy or wedding, expressing her insecurity and frustration. Lawson tells her not to rush the wedding and dismisses her. Later, a caregiver reports Xavier has become withdrawn and has been asking about his mother, but Lawson instructs to tell Xavier she died from birth complications, avoiding the truth.