▁the ▁crime . ▁ ▁Steph ▁begins ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Marc ▁Lam bert ▁( David ▁Kar ak ai ) ▁and ▁they ▁become ▁engaged . ▁During ▁the ▁wed ding , ▁Marc ▁looks ▁at ▁Fel icity ▁and ▁Steph ▁real ises ▁that ▁he ▁lov es ▁her ▁sister . ▁Steph ▁ref uses ▁to ▁forg ive ▁Fel icity ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁Lib by ▁and ▁D rew . ▁Steph ▁be fri ends ▁Summer ▁Ho y land ▁( Mar isa ▁S ik eta ) ▁and ▁her ▁father , ▁Max . ▁Steph ▁and ▁Max ▁agree ▁to ▁be ▁friends ▁and ▁she ▁starts ▁d ating ▁Alex ▁Ar gen z io ▁( Mar co ▁P io ▁Vent ur ini ). ▁However , ▁Steph ▁real ises ▁that ▁she ▁lov es ▁Max ▁and ▁they ▁begin ▁a ▁relationship . ▁After ▁finding ▁a ▁l ump ▁in ▁her ▁breast , ▁Steph ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁cancer . ▁Steph ▁strugg les ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁news ▁and ▁ends ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Max . ▁They ▁later ▁reun ite ▁and ▁Steph ▁propos es ▁to ▁Max , ▁who ▁accepts . ▁The ▁couple ▁get ▁married ▁in ▁a ▁park . ▁Steph ▁helps ▁her ▁brother , ▁Jack ▁( J ay ▁Bun yan ), ▁through ▁his ▁drug ▁problem . ▁Steph ▁s its ▁with ▁her ▁grand father , ▁Charlie ▁( Cl iff ▁Ellen ), ▁until ▁he ▁dies . ▁Steph ▁adjust s ▁his ▁pill ow , ▁just ▁as ▁Lyn ▁and ▁her ▁brother , ▁Michael ▁( David ▁Pat erson ), ▁walk ▁in . ▁Michael ▁acc uses ▁Steph ▁of ▁murder ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁arrested . ▁Steph ▁is ▁found