I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE THAN THIS, MY LADY.
IS THAT REALLY ALL?! ONLY THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND?! PLEASE, TAKE ANOTHER LOOK!
LOOK, I'M TELLING YOU, THERE ARE ONLY TWO OR THREE ITEMS HERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY WORTH ANYTHING!
EVEN THE FAKES ARE HORRIBLY LOW QUALITY!
DANTE'S GIFTS WERE FAKES?!
THAT CAN'T BE...
BUT I HAVE TO TAKE AT LEAST THIS MUCH SO RAINA'S MOTHER CAN GET HER SURGERY.
RAINA, WATCH OVER NANNY FOR NOW.
I'M GOING TO GO TO THE FRIKEN FACTORY.
THE TEXTILE FACTORY? BUT WHY?
I NEED TO MEET WITH THE OWNER.
SO THIS IS THE TEXTILE FACTORY WHERE NANNY USED TO WORK.
GIVEN THE SITUATION, I HAVE TO PROTECT HER JOB HERE AT ALL COSTS.
MOVE IT! YOU AREN'T GETTING PAID JUST TO STAND AROUND AND LOOK PRETTY!
YOU TURTLES!
EVERYONE LOOKS SO UTTERLY LIFELESS...
DID NANNY LOOK JUST LIKE THIS TOO?
I'LL HANDLE ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING,
SO PLEASE, MY LADY, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING DOWN TO THE FACTORY. UNDERSTOOD?
NANNY...
IN THE END, I'M THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING.
A FOOLISH SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL, BLINDED BY HER EMOTIONS.
I BLINDLY TRUSTED MY FIANCÉ, RUSSO PETER.
I WANTED SO DESPERATELY TO SUPPORT HIS RAILWAY BUSINESS,
AND MY PARENTS, KNOWING HOW I FELT, LENT THEIR NAME AND MONEY TO THEIR FUTURE SON-IN-LAW.
NEVER ONCE SUSPECTING THAT IT WAS ALL A TRAP...
IN THE END, PETER FLED OVERSEAS, LEAVING US BURIED IN DEBT,
AND MY PARENTS WERE KILLED BY THE BETRAYED INVESTORS.
THAT'S WHY YOU ALWAYS END UP WITH NOTHING.
MARRIAGE IS A TRANSACTION BASED ON CONDITIONS, YET YOU KEEP BABBLING ABOUT LOVE.
WAS DUKE OTERO RIGHT? IS MY ONLY PATH A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE?
I NEED TO CLEAR THIS FROM MY HEAD.
EITHER WAY, RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IS WITHIN MY POWER.
I ALREADY TOLD YOU! IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION!
I CAN HANDLE THIS JOB PERFECTLY WELL.
YOU NEED WORKERS ANYWAY, DON'T YOU?
I'VE HEARD THAT YOU WERE ONCE A NOBLE LADY.
DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THOSE DELICATE HANDS OF YOURS CAN EVEN THREAD A NEEDLE PROPERLY?!
I CAN. JUST SHOW ME HOW, AND I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.
AND IF YOU'RE TERRIFIED OF GETTING YOUR FINGERS SEVERED LIKE THAT OTHER WOMAN, YOU'D BETTER DROP THIS WHOLE IDEA RIGHT NOW.
THAT... WON'T HAPPEN.
SIGH... SINCE YOU'RE SO PERSISTENT, I GUESS THERE'S NO HELPING IT.
WAIT HERE FOR A MOMENT.
I DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE THESE THINGS, SO I'LL GO GET APPROVAL FROM THE HIGHER-UPS.
BUT I'M NOT GIVING YOU ANY GUARANTEES!
YES, PLEASE. I'M BEGGING YOU.
SO, SHE'S ACTUALLY HERE RIGHT NOW?
YES, I TURNED HER DOWN TWICE JUST AS YOU ORDERED.
I THOUGHT SHE'D GIVE UP AFTER THAT,
BUT JUST AS YOU PREDICTED, SHE'S HOLDING HER GROUND UNTIL THE VERY END.
EXACTLY AS PLANNED. SHE NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY DESPERATE.
I TOLD HER I DIDN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE AND MADE IT LOOK LIKE I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR PERMISSION.
BUT JUST HOW MUCH DID THAT LADY BORROW FOR YOU TO GO THIS FAR...
AND WHY DOES THAT CONCERN YOU?
AH, IT'S NOTHING, YOUR GRACE! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!
UNBELIEVABLE, SHE TOOK THE BAIT SO EASILY.
YOU'RE ALREADY RIGHT IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.
TELL HER YOU'LL HIRE HER FOR THREE DAYS AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.
BUT ON THE CONDITION THAT SHE FULFILLS THE ENTIRE QUOTA WITHIN THAT TIME.
AH, UNDERSTOOD. AND WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THE PAY?
THE PAY, YOU SAY...
IT HAS TO BE AN AMOUNT THAT GIVES HER A FALSE SENSE OF HOPE,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, KEEPS HER FROM EVER FEELING SAFE.
SO THAT THE THOUGHT OF LOOKING FOR HELP ELSEWHERE NEVER EVEN CROSSES HER MIND.
JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE HER NAIVELY BELIEVE THIS IS HER CHANCE TO ESCAPE FROM ME.
FIVE MILLION CROWNS.
SUPPOSE THAT WILL BE JUST RIGHT.
FIVE MILLION CROWNS FOR THREE DAYS!
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THE WORK OF THREE PEOPLE. BE PREPARED FOR NIGHT SHIFTS.
CAN YOU START TODAY?
OF COURSE! JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
WELL THEN, SIGN THE CONTRACT.
YES.
THE MANAGEMENT SHOWED GREAT GENEROSITY BY TAKING YOU IN, SO MAKE SURE YOU WORK YOUR HARDEST!
THANK YOU! I'LL DO MY VERY BEST.
THANK GOODNESS!
Alright, attention everyone!
STARTING TODAY, SHE WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU AS MADAME MARIE'S REPLACEMENT.
PLEASE MAKE HER FEEL WELCOME.
HELLO. I AM VIOLETA HERNANDEZ.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
LINA, THE TRAINING IS UP TO YOU.
TEACH HER PROPERLY SO THAT YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
ALRIGHT.
IT FEELS LIKE THEY AREN'T VERY HAPPY TO SEE ME, AS IF I'M JUST A BURDEN TO THEM.
TSK AND WHAT DOES SHE EXPECT TO DO WITH HANDS LIKE THOSE?
NO MATTER WHERE I GO, I'M NEVER WELCOME...
CAN I REALLY HANDLE ALL OF THIS?
FIVE MILLION CROWNS IN THREE DAYS!
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, VIOLETA!
WITH THIS MONEY, I CAN COMPLETELY PAY OFF MY DEBT TO THE DUKE!
THIS IS NO TIME TO HESITATE!
PUT THIS ON.
OH, THANK YOU.
ALWAYS KEEP A COUPLE OF SPARES WITH YOU.
PEOPLE GET SUDDENLY FIRED AROUND HERE ALL THE TIME.
HIGH TURNOVER IS COMPLETELY NORMAL HERE, SO WHENEVER SOMEONE FILLS AN EMPTY SPOT, THEY GET A UNIFORM RIGHT AWAY.
JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW.
I SEE...
AND PLEASE, TRY TO KEEP YOURSELF OUT OF TROUBLE.
WELCOME, YOUR GRACE!
THE DUKE?
WHY IS HE HERE?!.
AS OF TODAY, THIS MAN IS THE TRUE OWNER OF THIS FACTORY, DUKE LEOPOLD OTERO.
EVERYONE, BOW!
Devastated after selling her belongings for only three hundred thousand, Violeta learns that even Dante's gifts were fake. She needs money for Raina's mother's surgery. She goes to the Friken Textile Factory, her nanny's former workplace, and begs for a job. She recalls how trusting her former fiancé Russo Peter in the past drove her family into debt and death. She is hired for three days as Madame Marie's substitute for five million kron and signs the contract. Just as she starts work, she learns that the factory's true owner is Duke Leopold Otero.
