Following an injury Martin sustained from Charlotte, a doctor reassures his mother the damage will not affect his writing ability, securing his future career. Martin and his mother misinterpret Charlotte's subsequent gesture of sending the King's physician as a sign she still loves him and regrets her actions. They scheme to exploit this, planning to force Charlotte to accept Martin's co-wife Joanna, apologize, and surrender all her assets after their marriage, with the ultimate goal of discarding her for a nobler wife. Meanwhile, Charlotte's servant brings her information about Timothy, the Duke of Protectora's heir, and Charlotte, revealing she knows his wastrel persona is a disguise, instructs her maid to arrange a meeting to confirm her suspicions.