After a tense moment where Lena insists on helping her disabled husband wash up, the couple pretends affection to appease his visiting grandmother. The grandmother apologizes for forcing their marriage, revealing her intent to prevent her grandson from facing life alone after a car accident left him paralyzed and orphaned. Once she leaves, the husband admits his display of affection was only for her benefit and insists Lena no longer needs to assist him, asserting he has caretakers. Lena is left standing by as he pushes her away, intensifying the emotional distance between them.