Franco, Cora and Manuel talked. Because of what happened I felt tired. When we returned to the villa, I immediately stretched out on the bed. I thought a lot. What the Empress said matched my grandmother's story. .they had just seen me in the burning forest. Ever since I was a child, I knew I had no parents and was still considered a real grandparent.

Even my sleep has not been very deep. There are many distractions in my mind. .I am not foolish for not getting all this.

The truth kept knocking in my mind that, maybe my father was Uncle Franco, my mother was Aunt Cora, and my...