When Paula and Mark are discovered smoking in the shed when Andre exits it in a fit of coughing, Harry permanently bans Mark's presence on the Whitneys' grounds, and his and Paula's relationship. Paula decides she is leaving home, raging that Harry doesn't care about her, and that she hates him, to the anger and deep concern of her mother, Thalice.
When Paula and Mark are caught smoking in the shed while Andre is exiting, Harry permanently forbids Mark from being on the Whitneys' property or with his daughter Paula, leading to Paula's decision to leave home, fueled by anger and hurt towards her father, who she feels doesn't care about her.