Camila clutched Jamie's hand tightly that night, pleading for help, begging to be taken to Ablil to find Maurice. Jamie, confused, asked why she wanted to find Maurice.

Camila's plan was simple: by ingratiating herself with the Glover family, she would eventually regain her former status and influence. With Jamie's help, she arrived in Ablil and pursued every opportunity to meet this mysterious man. However, Maurice proved unlike any man she'd ever encountered. Despite her tearful pleas, he ignored her and had her immediately dismissed.

Undeterred, she gritted her teeth and claimed Stephan had abandoned her. This caught his attention, and he surprisingly kept her. A flicker of hope ignited within her. But he wasn't keeping her for her beauty; instead, she performed menial tasks, cleaning floors—the work of a maid. She had no choice; she was at her wit's end. As long as she remained with the Glover family, even as a maid, she believed she could eventually get closer to him.

Over the following month, while failing to seduce him, she witnessed Maurice's ruthlessness firsthand. Once, when someone accidentally broke a wine glass during a hot spring bath, upsetting him, he had the person thrown into a scalding hot spring, killing them instantly. He was terrifying, more frightening than any demon. From then on, Camila trod carefully, abandoning all thoughts of seduction.

With a trembling voice, she hesitantly answered, "N-No, I'm just a bit cold..."

"Oh? So you're not afraid of me?"

Maurice reached out, hooked his finger under her chin, and forced her to look up. His cold touch sent shivers down her spine, fear crawling beneath her skin. She couldn't meet his gaze. He sneered, and as he withdrew his hand, he wiped his fingers with a handkerchief, then casually dropped it on the ground. Then, calmly, he commanded, "Throw her into the crocodile pit."

Her heart plummeted. Seeing two men approach to seize her, she threw herself at his feet, crying, "Mr. Glover, please don't! I don't want to die!"

Maurice regarded her with a chillingly tender expression. "Go. If you're lucky, you might just lose an arm or a leg. If you're unlucky... well, that's on you." Despite her desperate pleas, two strong men grabbed her and dragged her away. The estate contained a crocodile pit where he kept his "pets."

At that moment, Camila realized that Stephan, though cold and indifferent, had never actually intended to kill her—a stark contrast to Maurice. But she was unwilling to accept her fate. She yearned for the spotlight, to see those who once scorned her bowing before her, to be the center of attention once more. She had experienced that once, achieving everything she desired—why was she now reduced to this?

Camila screamed, struggling violently. In a surge of survival instinct, she recalled crucial information: the rumored feud between the Russell and Glover families.

In a desperate plea, she shouted, "Mr. Glover! Mr. Glover! I can help you deal with Stephan. I know his weakness! He has a woman he loves in Khogend!"