Ever since learning about Emily's existence, realizing that this woman has been with Ignatius Leclair longer than she has, Delphine felt a sense of grievance mixed with relief.
No one knew better than her that their marriage always had problems.
The imbalance in status and position, Ignatius's obsessive and pathological personality, and his domineering dictatorship, in this forced marriage, she was always in a position of subordination.
Even though later Ignatius's second personality appeared and the two seemed slightly more equal, she found it increasingly difficult to read this man. No woman would willingly trust a mystery with her whole heart.
He possessed all the traits that fascinate women, yet also had a chilling cruelty.
