Chapter 13. Neither Wife Nor Mistress

Petra stays in bed all day with a bandage on her hand. She feels bored and irritable, unable to do anything. Still, she can't afford to arouse suspicion, so she has no choice but to pretend to be unwell to achieve her goals.

In the morning, she had sent a message to Vítor through Petrona, and he came to her room to check on her condition as soon as he could free himself from office duties. As the secretary of the estate, it's his duty to attend to all needs when Egil is absent. Although Lilith is in charge of the household and everything related to the house, he can't ignore Petra's request. That's also part of his job.

"I hope you recover soon, miss," the man says, looking at the woman in bed. "And that there won't be a scar on your hand. That would anger Mr. Egil greatly."

Vítor's words illuminate Petra's mind. Of course, that's what she needs to definitively get rid of that redhead. Egil won't forgive her if she can prove that she caused real harm.

"Let's hope not, Mr. Vítor. The t