In the middle of the night, Anton (Jameson Blake) hastily enters Mel’s (Sue Ramirez) hospital room, determined to bring her back home.
Shocked by the sudden intrusion, Mel reminds him that she’s still under the doctor’s observation, but Anton cuts her off, insisting that he already signed a waiver for her discharge.
As Mel pleads to stay another night, Anton grows frustrated and grips her arm violently—until she reproaches him, momentarily forgetting her fear.
Unable to hold back any longer, Mel reminds him of the doctor’s warning: how she nearly died from Anton’s punch. She adds, with a biting edge, that perhaps this was what he wanted all along—for her to die because his ego couldn’t handle a successful wife.
Anton puts on his caring facade once more, but Mel, recalling the full extent of his abuse, lashes out at him with all the fury she can muster. Enraged, Anton loses control again and grabs her face with brutal force, indifferent to her fragile condition.
Unknowingly interrupting the confrontation, a nurse arrives, prompting Anton to calm down. Mel seizes the moment to ask about staying in the hospital, but the nurse reminds her that she was the one who wanted to go home—though it was actually Anton who made up the story.
Taking advantage of the situation, Anton pressures Mel further, using Reema, Grace & Glam’s creative director, to manipulate her into staying with him—claiming that she was concerned Mel might be too sick to continue representing the campaign.
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