Only When You Were Gone

Episode 1

Irene Lennon has loved Jack since she was five, and she finally married him. But something has shifted, and the woman who once clung to him is now the one pulling away. Jack is the first to break the silence, begging her not to leave him—he says he knows he was wrong and that he cannot live without her. Irene doesn't soften. She brings up the night she was in danger, the night the kidnappers called only one person, and asks him if he even remembers what day it was. The answer she gets doesn't satisfy her.

Episode 2

The fallout continues. Irene is confronted about disappearing from Jack's birthday celebration—the same party where Jin Meimei announced her pregnancy, leaving guests to assume she was the wife. Irene doesn't back down. She reminds Jack that he forgot her birthday, even though he once promised to be present for every single one. Jack deflects, insisting she's just playing games and that she's always been the one causing trouble. But Irene's anger is quieter now, more resolved. She isn't playing anymore.

Episode 3

Irene says the words plainly: she wants a divorce. Jack refuses to take it seriously at first, offering her jewelry and luxury cars, anything she wants, as if the marriage can be patched with gifts. He even suggests they make up and move on. Irene's response cuts deeper—she tells him that if Jin Meimei is pregnant, he should let Jin Meimei give him another child, since she would happily climb into his bed. Jack tries to brush it off and offers to buy her food, but Irene has already checked out of the hotel and left.

Episode 4

Irene's pregnancy is now a secret she's keeping from Jack. The tension between her and Jin Meimei boils over at the hospital, where Jin Meimei insists that she and Jack are family in a way Irene can never be. Irene fires back, pointing out that Jack always takes Jin Meimei's side. When Jack shows up to accompany Jin Meimei to a prenatal checkup, Irene's composure cracks. She questions why she's always the one being scolded, the one without backup. Jack tries to calm things down, but the damage is already done.

Episode 5

Jack keeps trying to win Irene back, promising her an entire room of gifts, jewelry, sports cars—anything she wants. Irene tells him she doesn't want any of it. She only wants him to agree to the divorce. Jack ignores her request and tries to slip back into old routines, suggesting they sleep together like before. Irene shuts him down coldly, reminding him that they're not fresh anymore and that she's tired. When he presses her to take medicine for a cold, she refuses, hinting that she can't take it—and the suspicion that she might be pregnant surfaces.

Episode 6

Jack brushes off Irene's moodiness as premenstrual and tells her not to overthink things. But Irene has already made a decision. She tells Jack that she once saw him as the most important person in her life, but he prioritizes Jin Meimei over her. She says she no longer loves him the way she did at eighteen. Meanwhile, a quiet plan is set in motion—Irene has an appointment at the hospital. She's asked if she's really decided to go through with terminating the pregnancy. The answer is yes.

Episode 7

Irene tells her grandfather she's going to have an abortion. He begs her not to, saying that if she does, there will be no family left for her. Irene is unmoved. Then Jin Meimei shows up asking for five million, supposedly to "bless the baby." Irene sees through it, but Jack says he'll give her whatever she wants if she stays. The family turns on Irene, calling her unreasonable for being upset that Jack accompanied Jin Meimei to the hospital. Irene fires back, telling Jin Meimei she's at the top of her disgust list.

Episode 8

The argument escalates into something deeper. Irene tells Jack's grandmother that she understands why she could never measure up to her own grandmother—because cruelty is in her nature. She says she isn't incapable of having children; she simply doesn't want to raise a child with a man like Jack. Jack is stunned, asking why she'd call him a bad father. Irene doesn't take it back. She tells him she's serious about divorce and that she wants someone who will love only her. Jack refuses to accept it, reminding her that she once swore she'd love him forever.

Episode 9

Jack is desperate now. He tells Irene not to treat him this way, suggesting they can start over—they can replant the tree, re-carve the words. Irene isn't interested. When Jack realizes she might be pregnant, he demands to know why she hid it. She doesn't answer. He accuses her of protecting another man, and she throws it back at him, saying he can do whatever he wants outside because she's the wife. Jack tries to keep her from leaving, but Irene has already stopped fighting. She just wants him to go.

Episode 10

Irene sees a doctor about her emotional state. She's offered medication but refuses, asking for alternatives. The doctor suggests a pet or some other outlet. Later, at a gathering, Jack shows up and immediately starts needling Irene, accusing her of running to another man the moment he calls. Irene tells him she's thought about the divorce and he can make his demands. Jack tries to act hurt, asking her to tend to his injury like she used to. When a drink is offered, Irene refuses, saying she's taken medicine. Then she corrects herself—she's pregnant.

Watch how Irene stops being the girl who waits and becomes the woman who walks—and find out whether Jack can ever catch up.