Preston remains unconscious, and his family urgently pushes Calliope Simmons, a college student, to have a child with Preston via IVF to secure the family business inheritance. Despite concerns about how pregnancy could disrupt her studies, Calliope agrees after promises of wealth and medical expense coverage. The family immediately arranges the IVF procedure. Meanwhile, another man confronts Calliope, upset she plans to have a child with his uncle without a relationship. He warns her that once Preston dies, he expects to inherit the assets and marry her, but she rejects his claim, leaving the situation tense and unresolved.