Clara slowly opened her eyes to find that it was morning already. She was at the hospital faced by the white ceiling of the building. Camille, was seated on a chair next to her, asleep. Using her hands, she woke him up to get some answers.

"Hey." He greeted her when he woke up.

"What happened?"

"Your pregnant."

"What?" She asked in panic.

"You're about a month pregnant, your are happy right?" He asked in worry that Clara wouldn't be too thrilled about the news. After she processed everything she smiled at him.

Because of her pregnancy Camille and Madame acted like she could give birth anytime, even though she wasn't that far into the pregnancy. Surprisingly, Therese gave her advice on how to handle the early stages of pregnancy.


A few months passed, and they found themselves waiting for Therese to give birth to her baby. After the painful process of giving birth, she now laid her eyes upon a charming baby boy. She was now at the shop tending to the her child named, Franz.

"I know she's here." A slurred voice interrupted the silence of the shop.

"Laurent, who are you talking about?" The voice of Madame Raquin was heard.

Therese upon hearing the noise put down the sleeping Franz in his crib and cautiously walked to the entranceway separating the house from the shop. Unfortunately for her, Laurent saw the woman and marched towards her while Madame Raquin tried to stop him.

"You are coming home with me." He said then chased after Therese. He quickly caught her while Madame was clinging onto his waist trying to stop him.

"We're back." Camille's voice rang throughout the shop as the bell was rung. "We were having a hard time squeezing through the market place but we managed."

"Mother? Therese?" Clara asked as she went to find the two in the house. She was due in two months and her belly was as big as ever. She was never alone due to the constant worrying of everyone and this day was no exception.

Camille who was busy setting down the things they bought wasn't aware of what was happening until he heard a shriek.

"Clara?" He ran towards the source of her voice and found his mother unconscious on the ground while Therese was being held by Laurent. Clara was trying to cover the crib of Franz so that he wasn't seen by his father.

"You returned to him? After everything we've been through, you still found sanctuary in Camille?" He shouted at the terrified woman who was crying out mercy. Camille was trying to find a weapon to protect him and Clara. He found an old blade, which they used to make the jewelry in the shop, it wasn't the perfect weapon but it was good enough.

He readied himself then ran towards Laurent, who was obviously drunk. Therese was thrown towards the other side so he could protect himself. Laurent dodged the blade and knocked it out of Camille's hands and was fighting him with his fists. Due to his condition, Camille was obviously not a good fighter so he was now on the floor after taking a few punches. Clara finally took action and grabbed an iron rod, which they used for the fireplace. She successfully crept towards him and stabbed him with the rod. She quickly went to the unconscious Camille to check if he was alright.

Laurent still had his willpower and was fighting to stay conscious, so he grabbed the blade that Camille once held. He thought that if he was going to die, he might as well take someone with him. He was about to stab Clara's back when Therese came in between them.

Clara heard the shriek of pain and saw Therese protect her. The two ex-lovers now laid on the wooden floor.

"No Therese, come back please." Clara surprisingly found herself begging for the woman who saved her to come back. "You still have to take care of Franz. Please, please, please."

"Take care of him for me Clara. You deserve everything." She said. Slowly she found her eyesight gone and every memory she had flashed through her head. She realized she made mistakes in her life especially when she betrayed Camille, but she wouldn't change it because once she laid eyes on her baby boy she was happy.


A funeral took place a few days later and then Clara gave birth to a girl who they named Theresa. Camille and Clara often woke up during the night because of nightmares. They were both scarred by what took place in the shop luckily Madame Raquin wasn't aware of what happened. They only explained to authorities that a drunk mad man went into the shop and conducted a fight against Therese, killing her in the process. And that stabbing Laurent was only self-defense, they were lucky enough that they were believed and didn't end up in the grace of court.

They raised a family together, Franz was treated like their own while their daughter Theresa looked a lot like her mother. Soon, they were blessed with twins the oldest being a boy named Lucas and the youngest was a girl named Marie. Their life together wasn't easy, as they tried to heal each other's scars while raising children. But they were happy and that was all that mattered.