“Ferit and Arşe’s Love Story Ends in Divorce and Heartbreak as Betrayals and Secret Plots Unravel”
Ferit arrives at the mountain house and is met with a candlelit dinner arranged by the unstable Hande. Surprised, he asks what she is doing there. Hande explains that she missed him and prepared his favorite pasta. Ferit questions how she knew he would be there, and she answers that Azade told her. Ferit wonders if she remembers all of this after what she has been through.
Hande calls him “darling,” mentions that she had an accident, and pulls him toward the table to eat pasta. Meanwhile, Vedia visits Ayşe, bringing food supplies. Ayşe is delighted to see her and embraces her warmly. Ferit tells Hande they have a lot to discuss, but she insists that they eat first and talk about unpleasant matters later because she is very happy. She asks if he is worried about the wedding.
Ferit admits he is, but says their childhood dream of getting married is finally coming true, and their mutual friend Yaman will be their witness. When Ferit notices her looking away, he sarcastically asks if she has a problem with Yaman and does not want him as their witness. Hande lies, saying she did not look away and that there is no problem with Yaman. She assures him that Yaman will be there as their closest friend. She says she is only worried about her mother, who has been crying recently, and asks if something has happened.
Ferit studies her and recalls the doctor’s words about her amnesia possibly taking time to heal, though her MRI showed nothing wrong, so there will be no shock. Sinan arrives unexpectedly and is surprised to see Hande and Ferit together. He asks if he is interrupting, but Hande invites him to join them since they were discussing the wedding.
Ferit tells Sinan he was about to call him, so it is good he came.
Sinan says he wanted to speak privately, but since Hande is there, he remains. Ferit sarcastically points out that she even set the table. Sinan begins to eat, and Hande decides to leave, telling Ferit they will talk privately later and that they should spend more time together so they can all be like family. Ferit hugs her goodbye, and she ki$$es him before leaving.
Once she is gone, Sinan asks Ferit what she is up to. Ferit says he has no idea; sometimes he feels she is playing games with him, other times he thinks she might really be ill. He admits he is confused. Sinan advises him not to overthink. At Ayşe’s home, she vents to Vedia about her upcoming divorce. She recalls how Ferit lied about not divorcing her but then secretly filed the papers. She cannot understand why he keeps lying.
Ferit, on his side, tells Sinan that Ayşe rejected his apology. Sinan tells him Ayşe still loves him but pride is in the way. Vedia listens to Ayşe’s anger. Ayşe says that although she deceived Ferit by hiding Baha, he also deceived her. Ferit tells Sinan that if Ayşe wants a divorce, he will give it to her in three to five days, and after that, they will go their separate ways forever.
Vedia watches as Ayşe says there are only a few days left before the divorce, after which she will pack her things, disappear, and see if Ferit can find her. She wants their love story erased completely. Vedia tells her that even if she wants to, she will never erase it from her heart. Ayşe breaks down, admitting she does not know how to live without Ferit because she truly loves him. Vedia comforts her.
Sinan advises Ferit to cry out all his pain, even if it means to cry together with Ayşe and perhaps have a child. He says Ferit would be a great father, but Ferit insists Ayşe does not want him and that he cannot imagine life without her. Azade is looking through old photographs with Adnan and her children when Nurse Sadet arrives eating ice cream.
Azade says she wants to speak to her. She tells Sadet that Adnan is doing well and no longer needs her services. Sadet argues that his heart condition is not fully healed. Azade thanks her for her work but asks her to stay only three more days, after which they will settle accounts and part ways. Sadet asks if she is being dismissed out of jealousy. Azade becomes angry and tells her not to speak that way to her.
Sadet claims she is being treated unfairly and wants to know the real reason. Azade orders her to leave immediately, saying she does not want to see her in the morning. Sadet says she will say goodbye to Adnan and hopes he agrees with the decision. She begins to leave, but Azade warns her to tell Adnan she will go on her own once he is fully stable or risk being reported for working illegally. She threatens that Sadet will face legal trouble and learn her lesson.
Hussein arrives home with a briefcase full of money and recalls Yaman’s words about him never turning down money. Yaman had promised to empty Adnan’s safe. Yaman is on the phone saying he will ruin the Sancakzade family financially, drowning them in debts and loans they cannot repay. He says Sadet is doing her part well and that soon he will drive them out of the mansion.
Betül, overhearing this, pretends not to notice when Yaman greets her with a hug, and they leave together. Later, Azade finds Adnan reading and asks if that is what he is doing. Adnan says thanks to her, he now has time to read. She sits beside him and says Sinan was right about the loan and asks him to restore things to normal. She wants him to do whatever brings him joy.
Adnan asks if she wants him back in business and questions what will happen to her campaign for chairperson and her earlier declaration of war against him. Tearfully, Azade admits she lost again and always fails. Adnan says he will return to business and that she should stay at the mansion because the family needs her. He reminds her that she became a mother to protect their children and tells her he loves her, caressing her face as they embrace.
Three days later, Ferit and Ayşe appear in court for their divorce hearing. Both agree to separate. The judge even offers to postpone so they can reconsider, but Ayşe says sometimes love is not enough and insists on the divorce as they sign the papers. Outside, Ferit tells Ayşe she filed the case, so there is nothing more to be done. Ayşe is shocked, realizing he thinks she filed when in truth she could not find the papers and suspected he took them.
Ferit says he did not, and they both realize Azade must have filed it. Ayşe says it does not matter because in court he already said love was not enough. Ferit asks if she no longer loves him and if this is truly the end. He takes her hand, asking her to feel his heart and the pain inside. Ayşe says she will manage and maybe one day they will laugh about how their love failed.
Ferit says he loves her deeply and wishes it had worked. She leaves in tears, saying goodbye, unaware that someone is recording them. Ferit watches her go and quietly says goodbye. Yaman meets Hande on a bridge. She asks why they meet in secret like lovers instead of somewhere public. Yaman says he is married and she should not call him often.
Hande insists it is harmless and reminds him of their time at the same bridge years ago. She says she realized when he visited her at the hospital that part of her will always belong to him. Yaman says he is not her fallback option, but Hande claims their meetings are innocent. She hopes Betül will understand, though she knows both Betül and Ferit would be jealous. Yaman asks if her memory-loss scheme has worked and if Ferit is playing along.
Hande says Ferit pretends not to be upset and that she has just learned about Arşe and Ferit’s divorce. She claims their love is over and that now only she and Ferit remain. Yaman warns her she is playing a dangerous game that will hurt her in the end and asks how long she can keep going. Hande says she threw her heart away at the construction site the day she attempted su!cide and that it is already broken. Yaman stares at her in silence.
At the mansion, Azade excitedly shares with Zümrüt that Ferit and Arşe are now divorced. She insists that although Ferit may feel hurt in the beginning, he will eventually understand that it is for the best. According to her, this is the only way for him and Hande to pick up from where they left off.
When Zümrüt shows hesitation, Azade tells her not to feel guilty but instead recall how Hande was left abandoned in her wedding gown, saying Arşe is only receiving what she deserves. Azade then explains that she already spoke with Hande and invited them to dinner, where Ferit will also be present. She believes this gathering will repair everything. Read Next Episode on Wounded Heart Episode 61
