Seraphina wakes up next to Damian and gets a phone call about his upcoming engagement. She tells Damian their five-year secret relationship must end. Damian criticizes her cold attitude and walks out of the bedroom. Later, Seraphina applies her makeup until someone knocks at her door. Three suited bodyguards hand her a tablet. Her father, Master Ashford, appears on video and warns her she has one month left before she must return home.
Seraphina wakes up beside Damian and receives a phone call regarding his engagement. She confronts Damian and insists their secret affair is over. Damian accuses her of killing the mood with her cold face and walks out the door.
00:58: Master Ashford Delivers an Ultimatum
Seraphina puts on makeup until a knock sounds at her apartment door. She answers and sees three bodyguards in suits. They hand her a tablet playing a video from Master Ashford, who tells her she has thirty days to return home.
Key Lines from Episode 1
“If you're getting engaged, this needs to end.”
“Is money and work all you ever think about? That cold, professional face every time. You really know how to kill the mood.”
“If that man hasn't committed to you by the deadline, you come back and take your place in the family business.”
How Episode 1 Ends
Master Ashford issues a strict one-month deadline for Seraphina to return to the family business if Damian refuses to commit to her. Seraphina stands in her doorway after watching the video message. Will Damian ever commit to her, or will Seraphina be forced to leave him and take her place in the Ashford family?