zeness Travis, do you remember me? I''m Helene Saint-Clemont. My maiden name''s Saint-Clemont. We four used to play together when I went to my uncle''s summer house as a child. You surely remember, don''t you?"
Edith tried to recall the summer days she had spent with the Saint-Clemont siblings during her childhood. It seemed that there were indeed a few days when a young lady who was visiting the castle had stayed with them.
However, in her vague memory, it was a pampered and arrogant aristocratic girl who barely spoke to her, making it really hard to connect that Helene with this destitute woman before her. Nevertheless, upon closer inspection of her features, Edith could see many similarities with Charlene.
Edith took a step back and gestured for the woman to come inside.
As soon as Helene entered the room, she eagerly rushed over and grabbed Edith''s both hands, "Citizeness Travis, please save my husband! He is now put in the Conciergerie. They''re going to send him to the guillotine! He hasn''t done anything. They wouldn''t take one''s life just because he comes from a noble family, would they? We''ve been living very poorly these past few years. Nothing was left to us. We''ve never been involved in any conspiracy! You have to believe me. We just returned to Paris this month. My husband had to come here to settle some issues. It''s something about our property. We had just arrived when they took him away. Someone is holding a grudge against my husband because of his past identity.①
"I''ve already turned to Cousin, but he doesn''t have that much influence. Charlene suggested that I come here to find you. Raphael wasn''t willing for me to come. Please, I beg you, ask Citizen Quenet to pull a few strings in the Committee for my husband. I won''t be able to survive without him!"
Helene wept and held onto Edith''s hand on the couch, repeatedly mentioning Charlene and Raphael''s names, talking about the few days of childhood memories they shared, and crying about her unfortunate love.
Even though Edith was initially hesitant to approach Andre due to their recent argument, her sympathy now overtook any doubts she had.
She reassured Helene, "Don''t worry, I''ll talk to him when he gets back. If your h