Chapter 45 On Her Knees

• 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.