Marcos and Cadence face family doubts about their engagement, as Uncle Davian warns Cadence that Marcos might be after her fortune. Despite friends defending Marcos as an honest man from the countryside, suspicion grows over his intentions. The conversation escalates into a heated argument where Cadence asserts her independence against condescending criticism. Meanwhile, doubts escalate over Marcos's true character when a grim family story surfaces about a man marrying for money and mistreating his wife. The episode ends with Cadence teasingly shifting the tension, but the question of Marcos's sincerity remains unresolved.