▁would ▁help ▁Sh aron ▁get ▁through ▁No ah ' s ▁death . ▁However , ▁once ▁No ah ▁surv ived , ▁Grace ▁kept ▁Cass ie ▁so ▁she ▁could ▁raise ▁her ▁as ▁her ▁own , ▁as ▁her ▁" pet ". ▁She ▁did ▁this ▁despite ▁knowing ▁very ▁well ▁Sh aron ▁was ▁definitely ▁Cass ie ' s ▁bi ological ▁mother . ▁ ▁Nick ▁became ▁dr unk ▁one ▁night ▁after ▁part ying ▁with ▁his ▁college ▁friends , ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁Sh aron ▁was ▁sick ▁with ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁Grace ▁was ▁b ab ys itting ▁No ah . ▁Nick ▁entered ▁the ▁nur ser y ▁and ▁had ▁sex ▁with ▁Grace ▁who ▁he ▁believed ▁was ▁Sh aron , ▁leaving ▁him ▁gu ilt - rid den ▁after ▁he ▁found ▁out ▁it ▁wasn ' t . ▁ ▁Sh aron ▁eventually ▁found ▁out ▁Cass ie ▁was ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁Cass ie ▁came ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁and ▁Nick ▁at ▁their ▁home , ▁a ▁ref urb ished ▁c ott age ▁on ▁the ▁New man ▁R anch . ▁Despite ▁Grace ' s ▁eng agement ▁to ▁Tony , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁dream ▁about ▁Nick ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁family . ▁During ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁Nick ▁che ated ▁on ▁Sh aron ▁with ▁Grace ▁after ▁drink ing , ▁despite ▁him ▁claim ing ▁their ▁relationship ▁was ▁only ▁" prof essional ". ▁Sh aron ▁left ▁Nick ▁afterwards , ▁feeling ▁like ▁a ▁fool . ▁ ▁Nick ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁remained ▁apart ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁months . ▁However , ▁they ▁worked ▁together ▁in ▁court ▁to