After Noah Carter publicly calls Ivy his friend, she feels the pressure but is pulled aside by him for a private conversation. Later, Ivy accidentally creates a mess, and Noah forces her to clean it up, asserting his authority by asking, 'Because I'm Noah Carter?' In a voiceover, a writer vows revenge against 'Cult Leader Noah.' Ivy then receives news that she's been assigned to a paid Ivy League essay mentoring program—with Noah as her student mentee. She claims not to know him, but her final reaction reveals this is a troubling twist.