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Hi Sharonm745, I have been thinking about what you said and I don’t think that parents give their heart away to their children. They love their children unconditionally and allow their hearts to grow and expand. Many people love their parents unconditionally as well. They give and receive love from their parents and hopefully take positive learning experiences and patterns with them into their future relationships.  The only relationship where someone gives a part of their heart away is in a love union type of relationship (a man and woman/ a woman and a woman/ a man and a man, etc.).   These are the relationships where a person not only allows another person into their heart but into their body and mind as well.  I think that all those years ago, Victor gave his heart away to Monica believing that this was the one and only woman for him. I think that because Victor never married or seemed to be in a serious relationship. His confession to Eva about how after all these years, he was still in love with Monica, tells me that this man gave away his heart whole heartedly and that even after all of these years, he never got it back.  I thought about all the theories and scenarios that have played out in the forum and I have to wonder if maybe I got it wrong. I was expecting Victor to lay into Monica when he found out about her gross parental neglect, yet in the end Victor ended up sleeping with Monica. Victor stated that he was still in love with Monica even after all these years, and that even though they both committed adultery (Monica was the adulterer and Victor was the helper). It is clear that Monica made gross parenting mistakes, but could it be that Victor wasn’t wearing rose coloured glasses? He obviously saw her flaws. Could it be that Victor could see past Monica’s mistakes and still love her in spite of them or maybe even because of her flaws? Wouldn’t that be the true definition of love? What do you think? What does everyone think?

Hi Julie, If Gideon used handcuffs or restraints then he absolutely would have been practicing a part of BDSM (Bondage part). I think that because of the exposure of Fifty Shades of Grey, everyone thinks that BDSM has to include extreme aspects of se**al play. That isn’t the case. BDSM play can include as much or as little involvement as an individual wants to get involved with.Â

Hi Nrock, I think your theory is completely plausible. I am not so sure that Gideon and Corinne’s first se**al foray would have included BDSM. I am not so sure that Gideon would have been all Fifty Shades of Grey. What does everyone think?

Hi Sscrph, I personally don’t think that Eva and Cary had a housekeeper. I think that Eva was trying to have as normal an experience as possible and I think that would have included her scrubbing her own toilets. Eva was uncomfortable with having to accept Monica’s/Stanton’s financial help, but she made a concession for her mother’s peace of mind. Eva would get upset with her mother’s constant gifts and gowns and such, but I don’t think that Eva would be able to tolerate a stranger having unfettered access to her personal things and as such, I think that if Monica tried to include a housekeeper with the apartment, it could have been a deal breaker for Eva. What do you think? What does everyone think?

Hi Mam2e, You are absolutely correct in that Monica traded on her beauty for a marriage of convenience and wealth. I don’t have any doubt about that at all. I just wish that Monica had paid attention to her daughter during her “married yearsâ€. Monica’s actions signify, to me, that something was very wrong in that situation.  A mother doesn’t completely disconnect from her child. She learns to read her child’s body language and listens for the cues that her child is trying to tell her, even if she isn’t able to with her words. Monica was completely checked out during those years and what’s worse is the fact that she and Eva have an incredibly screwed up relationship as a result of it. Eva has to tiptoe around her mother and comfort her, when it should be Monica comforting her daughter and Monica doing everything within her power emotionally to support Eva. That just isn’t the case here. Again I have to ask why?   I completely understand that Monica must have given up an incredible amount to have Eva, but at some point, that woman needs to give up the ghost (so to speak). She needs to stop with the twisted manipulation of her daughter because of her bad choices. What’s worse is the fact that she just keeps making the same mistakes over and over and over again.  What is even worse is that because of her bad choices Monica isn’t able to make different choices. She seeks to look out and try and manipulate her daughter instead of looking inside of herself (which I could only imagine as being horrendously painful) and dealing with the fact that she and she alone helped to create this situation.  You are correct in that Monica most likely equates happiness with money. What I find interesting is that Monica hasn’t equated her bad choices (because of putting money ahead of people) with her distorted views on this subject. I wonder sometimes who Monica put first; herself or her daughter?  I was thinking about something that you said and I wonder if Monica took a break after her first marriage in order to assess what the heck happened in that marriage and how she could have dropped the ball so badly and not seen any of the signs of her daughters’ brutal abuse. I wonder if Monica got counseling for what happened along with Eva. So many questions still unanswered.. Hmm…  I had one quick question (ok several questions, wink); if Monica was pregnant and Victor was the father, then why would her pregnancy cause her to give up her relationship with him? Victor had no more or less money than when she started sleeping with him, so what’s the difference? If Monica’s parents didn’t approve of Victor when she started dating him, then what would the difference be if she got pregnant? Hypothetically speaking nothing should have changed in Monica and Victor’s relationship, so I have to ask, what happened? Did Monica lie to her parents about dating Victor? Did they not approve of him? Did she keep Victor a secret from her parents for a reason? Was she embarrassed by Victor’s status in life? What do you think? What does everyone think?

Hi Julie, Don’t worry about the “crow pie†bit. It’s all good.  Let’s see how things work out in the next book. Maybe it will be released before the end of the year. Goodness willing we will all have some hair left on our heads and a few fingernails that we haven’t bitten off.

Hi Julie, I just had one quick question: What does Jean Francois look like? If that was Corinne's intention from the start, did either of these men look similar? Could she really have gotten away with this rouse (if that is what she intended from the start)? Can you tell me where can I find this information in the book please? Thanks in advance.

hi Julie, Thank you, although I can't really take the credit for the song. I didn't write it.  There are so many songs with great lyrics that can be difficult to choose sometimes.Â

Ciao Gabri, You are right, the song has some very beautiful lyrics.

Hi Mrs X, Fantastic!  I have family in Australia. Very beautiful country! Did you get a chance to go to one of Sylvia's book signings?

Hi Mrs X, May I ask, what part of the world are you signing in from? I hope that question isn't too personal. Some people enjoy being anonymous.Â

No worries Mrs X. It is all good. Take your time, enjoy the posts when you can and when you are ready bring your theories sister!! We love to debate (sometimes passionately )!! Â

Hi Xfire, Wowie zowie lady!! What a time line!! Thank you for taking the time to do this for all of the forum members. Thanks again. Â

Hi Mrs X, Welcome to the forum! I hope you enjoy yourself.Â

Hi Claudine, I agree.  I really liked that part too.Â

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Hi Sscrph, You are absolutely hillarious!!  Â

Hi Azmich, You are hillarious!!!

   Hi Gabri, We went to so many clubs I wouldn’t even know where to begin. We were strictly northern girls (Milano, Switzerland, Germany). I can say that we always went to Panino Giusto the next afternoon for our Panini, cappuccinos and brioche. They make the BEST FREAKING PANINI !!! So GOOOODDD!!!!     Â

Ciao Gabri, Be sure to feed that donkey a few carrots!

Hi Fsumom, At the end of the day, the only person who really knows Gideon is Eva. Every other person (that being women) seem to have their own agenda when it comes to him.Â

 Hi Kirsten, Do you think that Detective Graves is altruistic by nature?  Â

Hi Julie, It is an interesting theory.

Hi Julie, I am so glad that Victor found out about Eva's past abuse. Although it is very painful, at least Eva doesn't have to carry this secret around with her. On some level, surely Eva must be a little relieved and glad. She now finally has a dad who can comfort her (the way that she should have been comforted when she was a little girl). She may also be able to let herself off the hook for her past indiscretions (as a result of being abused and not knowing what to do but act out). Further more, maybe she will finally be able to heal more fully.  Eva finally gets to be the daughter of Victor and Monica. She is no longer the secret keeper of Monica. Things are the way they should be.Â

Hi Fsumom, Good point! Personally, I don't think that Corinne knew about the pregnancy. Even if she didn't love Jean Francois, I don't think that Corinne would purposely take medications or openly drink knowing that her unborn baby could wind up with very serious birth defects.  I also think that if Corinne were pregnant and was trying to pass this baby off, she would have a hard time of keeping Gideon if he bought her lie (for the sake of arguement) only to find out that her reckless lifestyle caused potentially severe birth defects to Gideon's offspring (wink). It would surely be the end of her relationship. What do you think?