Egil, with a little wine in his glass, seated in an armchair, sees Ana, beautiful, dressed in red, enter the room, how it excites him. He signals her to approach with a nod, and she does so timidly.In the hallway, Lilith looks around before entering the room that used to belong to Egil's mother, where she opens a small secret panel in the closet that leads to a smaller room from where she can see, through a fake mirror, everything that happens in her cousin's room.This is not the first time she has done this, and surely won't be the last.She discovered this place years ago, when she was searching for some things, and stumbled upon this spot, which became her favorite place to spy on Egil's nights.She watches as Ana obediently walks up to Egil. She can't hear very well what he says to her, but he stands up and they start passionately kissing until the young woman, after a few minutes, drops her dress to the floor, standing completely naked in front of Egil.He slowly circles around

The young Adelaide, tired of lying down for so long, asks Mercedes to help her get up.Taking short steps, because her ankle still hurts, her nanny takes her to the armchair and with the help of a small table, she places a bowl full of fruit pieces on her forehead."I can do it myself, Mercedes," Adelaide says, taking the fork from the old woman's hands. "You don't need to feed me. I will do it myself.""But you're still weak, my child. You don't need to exert yourself. I'm here to help you.""I know that, but you've already done so much for me. Now I feel better and can feed myself. Besides, I would like to feel more useful.""Alright, then I will prepare a hot bath with rose milk for you, my child. That will help with your wounds and relax your muscles."While Mercedes goes to prepare the bath, Adelaide thinks about everything that has happened in just a few days.Since the night her husband visited her, he hasn't come back and she wonders what might have happened.Mrs. Irene said t

After Mercedes finishes her tasks in Adelaide's room, she tells her that she can leave and so she does, while Adelaide continues reading for a few more minutes.The young girl's heart quickens with each paragraph. She loves romance novels ever since she learned to read and always dreamt of having a love as beautiful as the protagonists in those novels, although in her case, that seems impossible to fulfill.Inside Egil's room, he stays to solve some matters until very late. He is overly stressed, his back hurts, and his fingers are already numb from the keys of his computer. He has too many problems he has to deal with every day due to the peasants that continue wreaking havoc in the provinces and the partners who demand urgent solutions.Added to all that, Petra's problem is also worrying him. It hurts his heart to have her punished, but her behavior was very damaging and he won't allow it. In this way, everyone in the house will understand that it is not convenient to disrupt the pe

It is the first time in a long time that Adelaide is free to walk these hallways, and that is a big step forward. Despite everything that awaits her, she feels happy.Upon reaching the door, the guards step aside and let her in without further protocol."Sir," Adelaide says as soon as she enters the room. Egil is still sitting on the bed in his pajamas."You're late," he grumbles in response, although looking her up and down. "I thought I made it clear that your duties would start before I wake up.""I apologize, sir. Last night, I had trouble falling asleep and couldn't...""Don't call me sir and prepare my bath and my clothes. I have a meeting in the office exactly an hour from now," he interrupts her, very annoyed.Adelaide nods and walks to the bathroom, where she starts filling the tub with water. She forgot to ask the temperature he prefers, but if she does it now, he might get even angrier. In the end, she decides to leave it at the temperature Mercedes always does it for her.

Evening comes and Adelaide has no choice but to ask Irene for help again in preparing the dreaded dinner for Egil with that Ana Lupot, as he had requested before going to the office. She completely forgot about it and now she is desperate to arrive on time and not be scolded like in the morning.Irene and she go together to the kitchen. The maids look at her with contempt, but a single warning look from Irene puts them all in their place."Mr. Egil will have dinner with Miss Ana tonight and requests that you take care of it," Adelaide informs them, and they all stand astonished that the wife herself is coming to say that her husband's mistress is going to come to have dinner with him. That is illogical from every point of view and demeaning for her, as she will be handing her man over to another woman. The cook nods and gets to work.Adelaide has always been very observant and a good student. While the maids take care of preparing everything, she memorizes the whole process, observes