Arriving at the Stanton household, Willa is shamed for studying in the living room and handed a list of household rules—bow to Mr. Stanton, prepare Mrs. Stanton's soup at 6 a.m., soak her feet at 45°C, and learn that Miss Yasmin likes braised eggplant. Mocked for her rural manners, she refuses to be treated like a servant and says she came to study for exams, not to serve. Pressured to apologize, she instead demands one and declares, "I want to go to Yasmin's school," leaving the household to decide her fate.