King of Envy

Ayana attends Maya’s birthday party and mingles as she waits for Vuk to arrive. Despite the social scandal of calling off the wedding with Jordan, Ayana insists on attending public events with Vuk.

When she’s alone, Emmanuelle corners Ayana. She acknowledges her company’s wrongdoing in not paying Ayana on time, and assures her she’s now been paid. She then announces that her agency is terminating her contract because of Ayana’s alleged unprofessional conduct and intimidation by proxy. Revolted, Ayana denies her accusations. Emmanuelle states she’ll be filing a lawsuit against her.

When Vuk arrives, Ayana tells him what happened, and he offers her the support of his legal team. Ayana worries this will destroy her reputation because of the lawsuit’s media coverage. Nevertheless, she is comforted by Vuk’s willingness to tackle her issue together.

Vuk fumes about Emmanuelle’s audacity. He meets with Roman and confronts him about the lack of progress with the Brotherhood. Roman attempts to bargain for more manpower and resources to take out the other faction in the Brotherhood. He proposes to use Ayana as bait, which Vuk vehemently refuses. Roman reminds him that Ayana does not truly know how horrific he can be in his torture.