Your father proposed to marry his cousin Hilda to secure his investment. She accepted the proposal, but without giving financial support and only out of commitment.

It's not like you can make claims. No one would think that a nun could fall in love with her father's cousin, but that was you since she introduced herself... As a stepmother.

Even so, you spent time with her since your father was still being attacked and went from one place to another.

Today was different —there was tension without exchange of words in the air. Hilda was standing on the wooden platform, supervising the hydroelectric project. She maintained an upright posture and her legs slightly apart. She wore a plaid shirt, high-waisted shorts and a crown of braids —her usual hairstyle.

"You stopped talking to me. I suppose it's easier to be angry than to understand," Hilda murmured, her voice scratchy.

She turned to see you, her expression calm but firm. She knew what you felt —she felt it too.

"I married him out of commitment, there is no love there. But you already knew that."