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At the factory, meanwhile, the workers talk about Duke Otero rescuing Violetta and the two not coming to work, and they make a plan to report their relationship to the Princess.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The Duke asks the injured Violetta to spend the night with him and accept treatment. They discuss the plan for the fake forbidden love: Violetta suggests leaving small, natural-looking traces such as an earring, a receipt, lipstick, and perfume scent, and being caught in inappropriate situations from time to time. The Duke says he will act according to the contract. At the factory, meanwhile, the workers talk about Duke Otero rescuing Violetta and the two not coming to work, and they make a plan to report their relationship to the Princess.","key_events":["Factory workers gossip that Violeta was rescued by Duke Otero and suspect a relationship since both missed work.","Pair discusses fake affair plan based on leaving personal belongings and natural traces to spark suspicion.","Duke mocks the plan as trivial but agrees to follow contract for now, threatening his own methods if it fails.","Duke asks injured woman to spend the night so he can finish treating her wounds, she agrees not to run away.","Warehouse attacker fears Duke's punishment and decides to report Duke-Violeta relationship to the Princess."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"STAY THE NIGHT HERE. IT'S ALREADY LATE.\nEXCUSE ME?\n\nWHAT, ARE YOU PLANNING ON RUNNING AWAY AGAIN?\nI WON'T RUN AWAY AGAIN.\nGOOD, THEN STAY THE NIGHT.\n\nAND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, LET ME FINISH TREATING YOUR WOUNDS.\n\nWELL THEN, NOW I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO FAKE OUR AFFAIR.\n\nWE ONLY SIGNED THE CONTRACT TODAY, I SIMPLY CAN'T HAVE A PLAN READY YET.\nIF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU.\n\nBECAUSE THEN, I'LL JUST DO EVERYTHING MY OWN WAY.\nI-I DO HAVE ONE.\nOH, REALLY?\nWELL... WE WILL \"ACCIDENTALLY\" LEAVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS BEHIND.\n\nWHAT? AND YOU CALL THAT A PLAN?\nYOU WERE THE ONE WHO ASKED TO LEAVE TRACES BEHIND.\nBASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, THE FIRST SUSPICIONS OF AN AFFAIR ALWAYS ARISE FROM SMALL DETAILS LIKE THAT.\nAN EARRING DROPPED IN A LOVER'S CARRIAGE,\n\nA CRUMPLED RECEIPT FOR A GIFT HIDDEN IN THE INNER POCKET OF A SUIT JACKET,\nLIPSTICK THAT ROLLED INTO THE CORNER OF A BEDROOM...\n\nAND THE SCENT OF ANOTHER WOMAN'S PERFUME.\nAND ALL THESE THINGS, I ASSUME, BELONGED TO PRINCESS ERIKA?\nYES, THE VERY ONE WHO HAPPENS TO BE YOUR FIANCÉE.\n\nHOW AMUSING. AND HIGHLY INTRIGUING.\nSO YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE DO THE EXACT SAME THING?\nRELYING SOLELY ON PLANTED TRINKETS?\n\nI ALREADY EXPLAINED IT. IT'S PRECISELY BECAUSE THEY SEEM SO INSIGNIFICANT THAT THEY AROUSE THE MOST SUSPICION.\nTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE TRACES MUST LOOK COMPLETELY NATURAL.\nALSO, WE MUST ALLOW OURSELVES... TO OCCASIONALLY BE CAUGHT IN COMPROMISING SITUATIONS.\nLIKE HUGGING, FOR INSTANCE?\nIN THAT CASE, DOES THAT HAVE TO LOOK NATURAL TOO?\n\nWELL...\nRELAX. I WILL ONLY TOUCH YOU WHEN NECESSARY, ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT.\nFINE, FAIR ENOUGH. BUT IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I'LL RESORT TO MY OWN METHODS.\n\nIN ANY CASE, YOU CAME TO ME YOURSELF, SO I HOPE YOU'LL FULLY WORK OFF THE FUNDS INVESTED IN YOU.\n\nI WILL DO... EVERYTHING I CAN.\nI JUST NEED TO BECOME HIS MISTRESS AND HELP BREAK OFF THE ENGAGEMENT.\n\nTHEN I'LL FINALLY BE FREE FROM ALL MY PROBLEMS!\nWELL, SINCE YOU'RE MY MISTRESS NOW, ACCEPT THE TREATMENT AND STAY THE NIGHT.\nUGH...\n\nYOU'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO THIS.\nYES, I CHOSE THIS PATH MYSELF. I MUST DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER.\n\nYOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN SITTING QUIETLY, BEGGING FOR FORGIVENESS, BUT INSTEAD YOU DECIDED TO RUN AWAY?!\n\nPLEASE, JUST WAIT A LITTLE LONGER, AND I... I'LL COMPENSATE YOU FOR EVERYTHING.\nI AM TRULY, DEEPLY SORRY.\n\nIN THE END, NOTHING BUT EMPTY PROMISES AGAIN.\nPATHETIC TRASH...\nDON'T YOU DARE GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE WAREHOUSE, ISABEL!\n\nAND TRY NOT TO LET ANYONE CATCH SIGHT OF YOU. GOT IT?\nVERY FUNNY.\nYOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME TO TRUST YOU AND PROMISED TO HELP,\nBUT THE SECOND THEY THREATENED YOU, YOU COWARD, YOU BLABBED EVERYTHING.\nBUT I DIDN'T GIVE YOU AWAY UNTIL THE VERY LAST SECOND, I SWEAR!\n\nSO, VIOLETA HERNANDEZ WAS RESCUED BY DUKE OTERO HIMSELF, THE NEW OWNER OF THE FACTORY?\nWHY WOULD THE DUKE EVEN CARE ABOUT SOME RANDOM FACTORY GIRL?\n\nDID YOU NOTICE? NEITHER OF THEM SHOWED UP FOR WORK TODAY.\nEXACTLY. MAYBE THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN THEM?\nTO BE HONEST, THEY'VE BEEN GIVING EACH OTHER STRANGE LOOKS SINCE DAY ONE, HAVEN'T THEY?\n\nOH, YOU'RE RIGHT!\nBUT THE DUKE WAS THE ONLY ONE SHOWING INTEREST, WHILE VIOLETA KEPT HER DISTANCE.\nWELL, OF COURSE. HIS FIANCÉE IS THE PRINCESS HERSELF. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO LOSE THEIR HEAD?\nTRUE ENOUGH.\nWE'D BETTER KEEP OUR MOUTHS SHUT TOO.\nTHEY SAY ONE MAID ALREADY PAID THE PRICE FOR HER BIG MOUTH AND LOST EVERYTHING.\n\nSO YOU AND THE DUKE REALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON, VIOLETA?\n\nSO THAT'S WHY HE SAVED YOU!\nIF THAT'S THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THEY REALLY HAVE...\n...THEN I COULD DISAPPEAR WITHOUT ANYONE EVEN NOTICING!\n\nI BEAT UP HIS LOVER IN A WAREHOUSE...\nTHE DUKE WILL DEFINITELY NEVER FORGIVE ME FOR THIS!\n\nOBVIOUSLY, HE'S JUST PLAYING AROUND AND WILL DUMP HER EVENTUALLY, BUT STILL...\nHIS FIANCÉE IS THE PRINCESS HERSELF. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO LOSE THEIR HEAD?\n\nTHAT'S RIGHT... THE PRINCESS.\nYES, I HAVE TO INFORM THE PRINCESS ABOUT THE AFFAIR BETWEEN THE DUKE AND VIOLETA!\n\nLET HER MAKE THAT GIRL PAY A HEAVY PRICE!","bubble_count":74,"pages_count":29,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The Duke asks the injured Violetta to spend the night with him and accept treatment.","spoiler_summary":"The Duke asks the injured Violetta to spend the night with him and accept treatment. They discuss the plan for the fake forbidden love: Violetta suggests leaving small, natural-looking traces such as an earring, a receipt, lipstick, and perfume scent, and being caught in inappropriate situations from time to time. The Duke says he will act according to the contract. 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