A wealthy man was indulging in a playful escapade with his young mistress in the bathroom when his equally affluent wife unexpectedly arrived. In a panic, he hid his mistress underwater, and pretended that the bath was a surprise for his beloved. While she was getting ready to soak up, the man went back for his mistress. There was a mixture of affection and hurtfulness in her eyes, but he merely saw it as a temporary setback. Despite assuring her that he would leave his wife, the girl had her doubts. In an attempt to calm his mistress down, he offered her a substantial sum of money, convinced that it would solve everything. Shortly after, the man dismissed the girl, leaving her feeling insulted and shattered.<br /><br />Yet, this incident was only the prologue to a complex narrative in which the lives of each main character intertwined as new ones emerged, intricately shaping the destinies of those involved.