After Evangeline accepts Apollo’s public proposal, trumpets sound and the ballroom erupts in applause. Apollo joyfully lifts Evangeline in his arms and moves to kiss her, presenting the scene as the fairy-tale ending Evangeline has long wanted.

Before Apollo can kiss her, Evangeline hesitates because Apollo’s approach reminds her of their previous kiss, which Jacks manipulated for unknown reasons. Evangeline wonders whether Jacks intended this engagement to happen, but she resists that thought because she wants to believe the proposal belongs to her and Apollo, not to Jacks’s scheming.

Apollo notices Evangeline’s uncertainty and asks if she has changed her mind. Surrounded by the watching court, Evangeline decides to push aside her doubts and accept the happiness before her, reminding herself that she came North seeking love and a chance with the prince.

Apollo kisses Evangeline with confidence, lifting and spinning her as the crowd reacts in shock and admiration. Unlike the earlier kiss, Jacks does not interrupt, and Evangeline hears only Apollo promising that everything she wants is about to be hers.