Guards discover His Highness missing and order lockdown; staff panic because he left alone during a sensitive phase. At the same time Karlie is confronted for leaving—Anton accuses her of being with another man. Jerome, her brother, leaves to handle the disturbance while Anton refuses to accept it. Karlie shocks him by revealing she quit the Scotts and is now a lowborn; Anton seizes this as a chance to protect her. Gael, enraged and humiliated, vows revenge and storms off to teach her a lesson, leaving Karlie and the missing His Highness in jeopardy.