Aria desperately pleads for her critically ill mother to receive immediate treatment, but Lord Julian has issued a strict order banning medical intervention for her anywhere in the city. Julian declares that his word is law and punishes those who defy him, threatening death for disobedience. Despite Aria’s repeated attempts and promises to do anything, Lord Julian demands she humiliate herself by crawling and licking his shoes before he will allow treatment. As Aria faces this cruel ultimatum, her mother’s condition worsens rapidly, leaving her fate hanging on Aria’s next move.