Chapter 52 You'll Come Out Losing

• "It's most likely that if my cousin summons you to his room, his wife will stay to observe everything you do," Lidia taunts. Petra looks at her with contained anger, although right now, what she wants is to jump on her. She was warned by Egil that she must behave. Showing composure in her presence is her top priority now, not losing what she has worked so hard to achieve. "It seems Egil is taking his wife into serious consideration, so much so that he keeps her like a lapdog and doesn't let any maids attend to him, except her. They say she even chooses the outfits he wears every day."
• "That's true. My cousin seems quite attached to her. Moreover, now that she's in charge of the house, all the servants and guards respect her a lot," adds Sonia, sipping her tea. "With Aunt Irene's help, they're making a lot of changes in the cousin's routines, and there hasn't been a single objection from him."
• "What do you think Lilith makes of all this?" Lidia asks with all the malicious intent in the world. "Being removed from her position all of a sudden can't be attractive. I imagine she must feel destroyed, but above all, humiliated. So many years in the service of the house, and now, out of nowhere, she's left out of everything."