"We must talk, Albert," Melilah quoted, blowing her face with a fine fan. Aristia looked at the little tick stuck behind her father. How dare she touch him with those dirty hands? The Duke turned to Miryam and, rearranging some of his curls, squatted down.

"Arnold," he called to the house butler.

"Tell me, grace of him." He turned to Miryam again, while little Aristia was very out of place and apparently her mother too.

—Hey little girl, I have to go discuss something with my wife, could you... Could you go with Arnold? he he he will take you to a room—Miryam looked around her noticing the look of disgust in everyone except old Arnold, so he was a very kind old man in his past life. She nodded, took the Duke's hand, and was then handed over to the Butler. "Give her the room across from Aristia's and... assign her an escort to clean her, they can borrow a dress from Aristia while I call Meredith Trutnautte." why is history changing? she never slept in front of Aristia's room, she actually slept right next to the grand duke.

—But this is the last straw, that dirty black woman wears an Aristia dress! She's going to ruin it!” The Grand Duke hurried over to where Melilah was, with her hands sealing the sharp words that came out of her mouth, he whispered.

"She's just a girl, let's go to my office" she grabbed her wrist and took her on her way to her office, and when they had arrived the Duchess began to insult little Miryam. -Stop! she is not a slave of this house, I saw her, I saw her and I couldn't leave her there... who knows what depraved person would take her and do atrocious things with her... besides, that girl gives me the impression...— No, how dare she think, had her husband lost his mind?

- Oh please, how do you think? A black woman with royal blood? she already lets rave It's impossible! so you brought a lousy nigger into my house just because you got it in your head that she might be royalty? And to top it off, you lend her MY daughter's clothes, ha, you're freaking out right now, right? — What a cheek, I didn't expect Melilah to react like that, she's always been a very neutral woman.

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—I am very tired from the trip, you just have to know that from today Miryam is under my protection, pretend that she is your daughter, just as I have taken your children as mine— this was the last straw, the Duke left the office leaving her with the word in her mouth, and now what? he had to deal with raising a slave in his house.

On the other hand, Miryam was very worried, she hadn't heard from Aris for hours, she said she would follow her but she hasn't made an appearance yet, she walked around the huge room, it's much bigger than the one in her previous life... he climbed with difficulty on the huge bed, leaned his head and stared at the ceiling. How would he win the trust of the Duchess? the story has changed, in her past life the Duchess never had an opinion about her but this time, this time it was different, if only Aris was there to help her organize a plan. “Where are you, Aris?” Had he abandoned her? Or had something happened to him? her heart wouldn't stop beating as if something bad had happened.

"Mirry, Mirry," something soft rubbed against her face, opened her eyes and there she was. "I'm back," little Miryam pounced on the black cat and squeezed it with all her might. “Hey, hey it's okay…are you crying?” Miryam wiped away her tears with her pajama sleeve.

—I… I'm sorry, I thought you had left me, I'm so sorry— Aris got out of bed and in seconds he became human.

—My little Mirry, I had to attend to something urgent, but here I am for you, today, tomorrow and always. Don't hesitate, I've promised you, I'll follow your path right next to you—perhaps she was becoming very dependent on Aris but it really was her only company, she should be used to being alone by now but with the little time she's been connected with Aris the thought of going on alone is unbearable. Although this revenge had to be done alone, it would not hurt to have a little help, from tomorrow she would start her plan.