When staff learn Mr. Zeal has fled abroad, Yvette is declared acting CEO and office gossip explodes. Colleagues mock her, insist her 'male disciples' handle the dirty work, and warn that if Leo saw her now he "wouldn't rest in peace." The rumor-driven contempt grows into open scorn and challenges to Yvette's legitimacy. That charged exchange is abruptly interrupted when someone offscreen is confronted by an unidentified voice: "Who is this? ... You have three seconds to turn it off." The episode ends on that demand, leaving the immediate choice—and potential exposure—unresolved.