The Promise I Mistook for Love - Episode 5

In the palace harem, former noble consort Clarissa Yowell is publicly stripped of her robes by His Majesty while courtiers and Empress Sophia jeer, invoking past scandals to deepen her disgrace. Clarissa begs mercy and others plead for her, but the ruler presses the humiliation, even as he notes the scars she earned fighting for him. Forced to walk amid insults, Clarissa decides to leave the harem rather than submit and vows to make them pay. As she departs, a voice calls, "Ms. Yowell, forgive me," leaving her reply and the fallout unresolved.