How It All Goes Down
Residences at One Cairnhill — Singapore
- The phone rings as Eleanor is sitting down to her breakfast. She expects it to be a family member asking for money, but it's Daisy.
- Daisy tells her she has "breaking news" (3.11.4)!
- Eleanor hopes it's news of Nick and Rachel's breakup since Francesca "had winked at her during the fireworks" and whispered "It's done" (3.11.5).
- Big News: Nadine's father-in-law woke up from his coma of six years!
- While Eleanor is on the phone, Nick arrives.
- Again she assumes it's because he and Rachel are through.
- Instead, he tells his mom he intends to propose to Rachel.
- He says he must correct what Francesca had done; Eleanor plays dumb, her mind racing with all sorts of rage at Francesca.
- Eleanor gets direct: Rachel can "never be" his wife because she isn't suitable and not from the right background (3.11.36).
- Nick calls out her prejudice against Mainland Chinese people.
- Trying a new angle, Eleanor says Ah Ma will never accept Rachel. She tells Nick to "give her up now, before things go any further" (3.11.52).
- When Nick is still unswayed, she threatens his inheritance, says she has scarified her whole life for him and it'll ruin all their lives if he marries Rachel.
- After Nick storms out, Eleanor prepares to go to Tyersall Park.