Behlül asks Nihal to marry him and is accepted. At Çetin's party, Behlül hits Hilmi who confronted him with his knowledge about the affair between Behlül and his uncle's wife.

Thanks to Deniz, Firdevs is taken home from the hospital. Only Katya and Deniz know of the suicide attempt. Eventually, Adnan finds out the truth as well. In the meantime, it gets more and more difficult for both Behlül and Bihter to hide their true feelings.

Because of a secret tip to the police from Hilmi, Firdevs is caught gambling and thus taken to the police station for further investigation.

Nihal faints in the middle of her examination and is unable to finish it. Behlül ends his engagement with Elif. After an unsuccessful attempt to meet in a hotel, Behlül and Bihter sleep with each other in the garden house. As it turns out, they weren't unobserved.

Behlül accompanies Nihal to her high-school graduation ball, where she graduated with honors as second best. The drunk Bihter calls Behlül to tell him that she loves him. An astonished yet happy Behlül returns her feelings.

While Nihal's world comes crashing down on her wedding day, step by step Adnan and the rest learn of Behlül and Bihter's affair.

Bihter was unable to have an abortion. When Firdevs finds out that her daughter is pregnant, she decides to tell Adnan about it. In the meantime, Bihter hears of the news that Behlül and Nihal have decided to prepone their wedding.

Besir confronts Behlül that he knows about his and Bihter's affair.

Bihter an Peyker are still hardly talking to each. Nonetheless, Peyker still visits her sister to let her know that Adnan has been informed about Hilmi's alleged rumor that Bihter and Behlül have an affair. In the meantime, Adnan suspects a spy in his environment who keeps Hilmi up-to-date about the Ziyagil household.

To anger Behlül and his inability to stand by her side Bihter returns to her husband. Firdevs - who vigorously tries to even and emend Bihter and Adnan's marriage - even plans a grand wedding anniversary celebration for her daughter. In the meantime Hilmi finds out that Bither was drunk when the car accident happened. An information he is more than ready to use to his advantage.

Bihter tells Adnan that she wants a divorce and tells Behlül that she will leave Adnan with or without him.

Bihter realizes that it must be Besir who saw her with Behlül. Especially when Besir tries to talk to Adnan in private, her suspicion becomes true. In the meantime, Behlül's former fiancé, Elif, has spread the rumor that Behlül and Nihal are only distant cousins and thus secret lovers. While the entire family is angry, Nihal seems to like the idea.

Besir starts having second thoughts. He cannot see Nihal being hurt, therefore, he goes to Adnan's office and is able to remove the CD with the evidence before Adnan returns from a business trip. However, Besir, hopelessly in love with Nihal, decides to leave the Ziyagil family.

Adnan hears what Hilmi had really confronted Behlül with at Çetin Özder's party.

Bither goes to see Behlül in his house outside of Istanbul and finds him in bed with another woman. Firdevs fears that there is more going on between her daughter Bihter and Behlül. Therefore, she starts influencing Nihal with the notion that Behlül is in love with her.

Firdevs goes one step further and tells Adnan that Behlül has confessed his love for Nihal. Coincidentally Cemile overhears this and immediately spreads the news. Bihter realizes what a dangerous play her mother is willing to play in order not to lose her comfortable life.