WHY IS HE HERE?!
AS OF TODAY, THIS MAN IS THE TRUE OWNER OF THIS FACTORY: DUKE LEOPOLD OTERO.
EVERYONE, BOW!
SO THE BOSS THE MANAGER MENTIONED... WAS ACTUALLY THE DUKE?
HOW IS A COINCIDENCE LIKE THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?
PLEASE, THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE IS RIGHT THIS WAY.
AH, MISS VIOLETA!
PLEASE PROCEED TO THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE!
ARE YOU MOCKING ME RIGHT NOW?
THAT HURTS MY FEELINGS A BIT.
PERSONALLY, I WAS QUITE GLAD TO RUN INTO YOU.
IT SUITS YOU.
I CAN FEEL YOUR DETERMINATION. IT'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
WHAT ON EARTH IS HE PLANNING NOW?!
WE MIGHT HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT, BUT WHAT IF HE FORCES ME TO WORK FOR FREE?
I CAME HERE TO WORK AND PAY OFF MY DEBT TO YOU, YOUR GRACE.
AND I EVEN SIGNED A CONTRACT THAT EXPLICITLY STATES MY SALARY.
I KNOW.
ARE YOU AFRAID THAT I WON'T PAY YOU?
THEN WHY DID YOU OFFER ME SUCH AN ENORMOUS WAGE?
MY CALCULATIONS ARE PRECISE.
THE PROBLEM IS, THEY ARE A LITTLE TOO PRECISE.
JUST DO YOUR JOB.
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE, CREDITOR AND DEBTOR.
A STRICTLY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
AND YET, SUCH AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT FOR JUST THREE DAYS...
DO YOU THINK THERE'S SOME KIND OF CATCH HERE?
SHOULDN'T YOU START BY SIMPLY SAYING "THANK YOU" FIRST?
OF COURSE I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU. AND YET...
UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, PERHAPS THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT OURS IS HARDLY A SITUATION THAT CAN BE SETTLED WITH SIMPLE GRATITUDE.
THEN BECOME MY MISTRESS.
YOUR GRACE!
THERE IS NO CATCH. WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE ME OR NOT IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME? THE DOOR IS OPEN, YOU CAN GO HOME.
THEN WHY DID YOU CALL ME INTO THE OFFICE?
YOU COULD HAVE JUST LET ME WORK IN PEACE, EXACTLY AS YOU SAID YOURSELF.
HOW COULD I POSSIBLY DO THAT? THAT WOULD BE UTTERLY HEARTLESS.
HE WAS PRACTICALLY THROWING ME OUT JUST A SECOND AGO, AND NOW HE'S TALKING ABOUT BEING HEARTFUL...
YOU MAY GO. YOU'LL NEED TO WORK HARD TO PAY BACK YOUR DEBT.
AS LONG AS YOU COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT TERMS PROPERLY, THERE WON'T BE ANY PROBLEMS.
HARD WORK IS MY ONLY SALVATION.
BY THE WAY, MY LADY.
I PREFER IT WHEN YOUR HAIR IS DOWN.
I JUST THOUGHT I'D MENTION IT.
ANYWAY, TRY TO LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS.
WHAT AN IDIOT.
I FROZE LIKE A STATUE AND COULDN'T EVEN SQUEEZE OUT A SINGLE WORD!
I PREFER IT WHEN YOUR HAIR IS DOWN."
HE'S COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS MIND! AND MY HEART IS ACTUALLY BEATING FASTER BECAUSE OF THAT ARROGANT MAN'S WORDS!
NO, NO, IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M EXHAUSTED! MY NERVES ARE JUST PLAYING TRICKS ON ME!
OH, LINA.
YOU CAN'T LET YOUR MIND WANDER AROUND HERE.
THAT'S A ONE-WAY TICKET TO AN ACCIDENT.
OH, I'M SORRY. I'LL BE MORE CAREFUL.
IS EVERYTHING MORE OR LESS CLEAR TO YOU NOW?
YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHING ME.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AS WE GO ALONG, JUST ASK. I'LL KEEP HELPING YOU UNTIL TOMORROW.
THIS NOBLEWOMAN ISN'T NEARLY AS DELICATE AND USELESS AS SHE LOOKS.
ALRIGHT, LET'S START WRAPPING THINGS UP AND GET READY TO HEAD HOME.
OKAY, LINA.
BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK... IS IT REALLY OKAY TO JUST LEAVE LIKE THIS?
The stairs are quite steep here. Please be careful.
WH-WHAT THE... WHY IS HE SMILING AT ME LIKE THAT AGAIN?!
HUH?
WHAT IS HE SAYING?
SEE... YOU AROUND.
WHAT DOES HE MEAN, "SEE YOU AROUND"?!
YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT A STRICTLY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP!
JUST WHAT ON EARTH IS ALL OF THIS SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!
Shocked to learn that the factory's new owner, where she came to work, is Duke Leopold Otero, Violetta argues with him in the manager's office about debt, contract, and an unbelievable three-day wage. While the Duke insists it is strictly a business relationship, he suddenly tells her to become his mistress, then whispers that he likes her hair down. Confused, Violetta works with Lina to finish the day, and the Duke's smiling farewell surprises her even more.
