Madeline's POV

"You should not judge a person based on their appearance. Instead, know their stories and try to put yourself in their shoes, so you could understand," I mumbled to the countess and looked up to him. "They were the words he told me before he made me sleep. I mean, I was just trying to point out that Elizabeth seemingly liked him, and he should not give in to his seduction. Was it wrong to provide him a warning?"

The countess merely listened to me as I ranted about the ...