 In June 2010, Cristian and Layla engage to marry, and in July, plan to visit Layla's mother Lisa Williamson (Janet Hubert) to share the news.They travel to Maryland to visit Lisa and face tragedy when Evangeline falls ill. Layla and her mother, after a final eulogizing testimonial to her comatose sister, remove Evangeline with her from life support and she dies.In the late fall of 2010, Layla and Cris are forced to postpone their engagement as Layla gets an offer to work in Paris with her good friend, Adriana Cramer.