At the hospital, staff report Vivian's transfusion failed and she needs a heart; Yvonne (Miss Grant) owns the only artificial heart her father developed. Doctors and relatives plead to give it to Vivian, but giving it up would leave Yvonne without the device she needs. Marcus says he can secure the heart but imposes three conditions: kneel in the Grant ancestral hall for three days, never regret whichever fiancé he chooses, and attend his engagement party in seven days. Under pressure, Yvonne agrees, promising to be there—securing the heart but binding herself to the looming engagement.