Amanda: Daughter, how can you not remember anything? If you want, I'll tell you from the beginning.
Ariel: That sounds good, Mom.
Amanda: I met your father a year after he had been widowed.
I was young, and your father was a very handsome and kind man.
He proposed to me, and my father, knowing his status, didn't hesitate to marry me off to him.
I was truly in love with him.
My surprise when I arrived at this mansion was seeing Ambar.
She was the daughter of his first wife, who died giving birth, and he had taken care of her since she was very young.
I grew very fond of Ambar, but as the girl grew older, she became capricious and bad-tempered; of course, she didn't do any of that in front of your father.
You were born a year after my marriage to your father, and something about her began to scare me.
That girl always tried to hurt you, so I took care of you and tried never to leave you alone.
Many times, Ambar pushed you when you were little. Once, she threw you into a small lake, and thank God your father was passing by and rescued you.
Ambar told him that you tripped, and he didn't ask anything else.
She knew how to manipulate him. Many times, I let him know what she was doing to you, and he told me they were just things girls do.
I feared for your life and decided to take care of you and not leave you with anyone that girl could manipulate.
The Duke died some years ago from a strange illness and left me in charge of both of you.
Ambar began to take possession of the mansion and started to leave us aside.
Almost always, the servants were on her side, I don't know why; for that reason, when she displaced me, they supported her.
I don't trust anyone here. Before you fell down the stairs, you suffered poisoning.
The good thing is that the doctor checked you in time and managed to save your life.
I have no proof, but I know it was her.
Just like the accident on the stairs, for me, it was her.
Ariel listened attentively to her mother, and what a surprise she is getting.
The novel says that Ambar was a sweet dove, that Ariel was the bad one.
There's a reason she never stopped looking for her even after she ran away and suggested to the king a punishment worse than death.
He condemned her to rejection and exclusion.
No wonder that ridiculous story never added up.
After thinking about it for a moment, Ariel said to her mother.
Ariel: Mom, let's get out of here.
Amanda: How? 😱 Daughter, please, I am a widow, I cannot make those decisions lightly.
Not even my family supports me, that's why I have decided to endure here, we have nowhere else to go.
Ariel: Mom, I overheard some maids yesterday talking about a neighboring kingdom that is very prosperous.
We can take some gold, leave, and make a new life there.
Don't worry about status, Mom! We can work honestly and live well, the two of us.
I have many dresses and jewels that can be sold, and with that, we would have some more money.
Amanda listened to her daughter, she won't deny it.
Many times she thought about leaving that house and starting over, but she was always afraid.
She was raised as a society lady and doesn't know how to do anything else; but seeing the determination in her daughter made her take courage.
Amanda: Okay, daughter, if you want, we can leave after the king's birthday.
Ariel: No, Mom, it has to be before, please. I have a bad feeling about that celebration, and I don't want to attend.
Let's go, Mom, please.
What if they manage to take my life later? It's better to leave and start over, you and I.
Amanda: So, you want us to leave when? Tomorrow? Or something like that?
Ariel: Yes, Mom, as soon as possible. I'm afraid I had to use that card and leave as quickly as possible I'm afraid something will happen to me and leave you alone in this world.
Amanda: Don't say that, daughter, nothing will happen to you.
Let's go to your room, and you take out all the dresses you are going to sell and the jewels.
I will take out mine, and I will sell all the jewels and dresses together.
Thank God your father gave me many jewels, and that could help us buy at least a small house.
Ariel: Yes, Mom, let's go!
Both went to their rooms and took out all the expensive dresses and jewels.
They left a few simple dresses, so they wouldn't attract much attention.
Amanda went to the town and sold everything she was carrying, she collected a good amount of money, and that made her very happy.
The nervousness and anxiety of starting a new life ran through her being.
But she wasn't going to stop, she was going to be strong for her daughter, she has been afraid for many years.
Seeing her daughter so determined has given her the courage to leave that life behind and start a new story for both of them.
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