"I don't want to pretend to be your lover..." Ran Matsuno is asked by her close friend Takashi to deceive his mother by pretending to be her lover. Despite her wife's objections, she reluctantly agrees, pressured by their financial dependence on him. On the day of the meeting, her wife wears an expensive branded dress—something she claims Takashi gave her—making Ran acutely aware of the shifting power dynamics between them as women and as wives. Hours later, her wife returns later than expected. The wedding ring is missing from her finger, and her demeanor suggests something has already happened.