If anyone is wondering why Rey insisted that Luana not meet Beatrice, then these are the two things that underlie the noble's decision.

First, Rey did not want Luana to be hurt by the thought of her occupying someone's position. Bringing Luana together with Beatrice would only hurt her feelings, and Rey did not want that to happen.


Second, Rey was quite familiar with who Beatrice really was. Even though she was an honorable noblewoman, he knew that she might be able to do something that was beyond everyone's expectations. Beatrice was a bit reckless, and Rey didn't want her to berate Luana, blame Luana, or even touch Luana.

Therefore, both Rey and Jovi agreed to take Luana away while the nobleman settled things with Beatrice and the Collins family. Because this was not as easy as it seemed.

~


Jovi took Luana away from the Lueic mansion that afternoon. It was almost ten o'clock and the sun was already high up in the sky when the car Jovi was driving pulled into a five-star hotel in the center of Munich.

Escorting Luana after she had completed all the paperwork, the handsome secretary accompanied her up the elevator to the forty-fourth floor. Booking a presidential suite for three days, Luana would be staying there for the time being. Unfortunately, Mare was not allowed to come along. So, Luana would have to settle for solitude.


"This is the unit, ma'am." Jovi stopped in front of a golden brown door, with a number clearly printed on it: 4401.

"Just call me Luana, Jovi." Luana nodded vaguely, allowing Jovi to tap the card she had gotten from the receptionist into the detector. Pushing open the door, Jovi stepped through first, with Luana close behind.

Looking at the size of the room she was about to move into, Luana was dumbfounded. It even seemed bigger than the room she shared with Rey in their mansion.

Putting down the bag containing his master's wife's belongings, Jovi took two steps back with his body still standing straight. Letting Luana inspect and pacing with admiring glances, he waited.

"I'll be alone here, Jovi?" asked Luana, turning around.

"That's right, Luana. Master may come later, after he has finished everything." Jovi didn't want to say much. After all, he accounted for a fair amount of the blame for all of this.

Luana dangled a smile.

"Well, let alone three days, I think I could stay here forever," Luana said, trying to break the ice. Her conversations with Jovi always sounded official, whereas she wished she could talk casually with the man.

After all, Jovi had saved her from death. Although Luana suspected that the man had not told Rey about that night at all.

"Jovi."

"Yes? Do you need anything?"

Luana stepped to sit on the edge of her bed, then raised her head to look up at Jovi who was so good at keeping his distance. The man knew it was awkward to be alone in a closed room with his employer's wife. Jovi is a gentleman, you know.

"No." Luana shook her head. "Do you have time? I might want to talk to you casually about a few things."

Jovi looked thoughtful for a moment, before nodding in agreement. Turning to sit in the chair behind her, he continued.

"Go ahead, Luana. Speak, I'll listen."

Luana took a deep breath, before starting to speak casually to Jovi.

"I know you must already know about me," she said quietly. "Do you think your master's decision was the right one?"

One thing Jovi appreciated about Luana was that the young woman always spoke to the point. Jovi liked how Luana was able to carry herself, even if she had a calmness that seemed above the average person.

The way Luana delivered her words sounded effortless.

"Of course I know," Jovi winked. "Just as the master knows about you, that's how I know about you. It's just us, no one else knows."

Luana moistened her lips with her rapidly lolling tongue.

"Your master wants me to stay," Luana said later. She already considered Jovi as the closest person to Rey, so maybe she could brainstorm before making a decision. "Don't you know that's impossible?"

Jovi took a moment before he nodded vaguely. Of course it was impossible, because two different castes would never work anyway. Luana and Rey were not the first couple to fall in love between different castes. But from what had happened before, the love story must have ended in sorrow.

"I know it must not be easy for you," Jovi tried to express his point of view. "But if the lord has chosen, then I'm sure he has a way that we might not have thought of before."

Luana listened, looking at Jovi intently.

"Didn't the master ask you to stand your ground, Luana?" The man's tone softened, as if he were talking to a friend. As if Luana was not the wife of her master. As if Luana was not a servant.

"Hm mh." Luana could only mutter a little.

"Then hold on, if you really feel the same way," Jovi said honestly. The corners of his lips lifted. "Even if it's not easy, even if it will make you both hurt, isn't it better to be hurt together than hurt alone?"

Luana absorbed Jovi's words carefully, feeling her heart thunder when she heard his last sentence.

Isn't it easier to get hurt together than alone? It sounded romantic, and there was some truth to it. So good, Jovi.

"You don't have to worry," Jovi continued. "I know you might be scared of what lies ahead, but hang in there if you really have feelings for mister."

If Jovi had saved Luana's life once before, now he sounded like a great motivator to Luana. She loved listening to how Jovi tried not to defend anyone.

"You speak well, Jovi," Luana praised. "Are you dating?"

The question was so crushing that Jovi blinked in shock.

"Me?" He glared. "No, I'm not. Dating is not my priority."

Luana chuckled softly, responding to how Jovi now seemed very much like a friend.

"Thank you, Jovi," Luana said sincerely. "You helped me think clearly."

Nodding, Jovi flashed a smile. "I believe in you," he said. "Then you must also believe that nothing is impossible when two people love each other. Isn't that right?"

Of course.

Isn't this world just about loving each other?