Adana confronts Jeffrey, rejecting his arrogant claim that marrying him is a privilege due to his family's high status. Jeffrey, the head of the Young family, belittles Adana's family and boasts about how he saved their company after their father's death, insisting she depends on him. He then announces he will ban Trista Saul from his home and threatens to expel anyone who opposes him. Adana defiantly refuses to fear his threats, while Jeffrey coldly shatters Trista's dreams of marrying into wealth. The episode ends on this tense power struggle with Adana refusing to back down.