He abandons both of them and disappears from their lives .
Both children 's ' stories end in despair as Michael eventually regains his vision and comes to terms with the ugliness of Isabelle - Marie and consequently , their newborn child Anne .
He abandons both of them and disappears from children 's lives .
Both children 's ' stories end in despair as Michael eventually regains his vision and comes to terms with the ugliness of Isabelle - Marie and consequently , their newborn child Anne .