During the whole discussion on the veranda, I was completely absent. I was thinking about how to bypass Emmy the Viper. This plague was about to ruin everything between me and Nelson.

Nelson's mother was desperate to talk about the dowry that took place the day after tomorrow. Knowing if everything was ok in the list, if we were aware of the commitment we were about to make. For her, as soon as Nelson endowed me, there would be no going back because from that moment I would belong to her. I was aware of that.

I knew very well what I was getting myself into. Sometimes it scared me...