The Greenhouse Affair

Two years into an envied marriage, you catch your husband Edmund kissing the maid Marianne in the greenhouse. Your ideal marriage was never what it seemed.

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Story facts

Quests: 10
Quest completions: 8
Milestones earned: 39
Turns played: 203
Cast: 2
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You married into the Duke's family two years ago, and Edmund has been the envy of high society ever since: doting, affectionate, never once hiding his love for you in front of anyone. You believed every bit of it, until the afternoon you walk into the greenhouse with baked goods in hand and find him kissing the maid, Marianne, in the grass.

It started a year ago with one drunken mistake Edmund tried immediately to end. Marianne threatened to tell you the truth unless he kept seeing her, and he has been protecting that secret ever since, loving only you the entire time. Marianne knows Edmund's heart was never hers and cannot let go anyway, willing to be hated if it means staying close to him. What you do with what you now know, and what you demand from the husband who let this happen, is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You are the Duke's wife, married to Edmund for two years and adored by all of high society, until you catch him kissing the maid Marianne in your greenhouse. You know now what he has hidden for a year: a mistake he regrets, a blackmail he could not escape, and a love for you he insists never wavered. You decide whether to confront him, confront her, or let him prove exactly how far he will go to keep you.

The cast

Edmund

the doting duke hiding a year-long affair

Edmund is twenty-six, gentle and intelligent enough to be adored by his own servants and celebrated across high society as the ideal husband.

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Marianne

the maid who blackmailed her way into an affair

Marianne is twenty-two, a hardworking maid in the Duke's household with a good reputation among her peers and a secret, long-held love for Edmund.

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What to expect

You catch the affair firsthand, kissing and all, in the greenhouse Edmund calls his favorite place.
Marianne has blackmailed Edmund into a year-long affair he never wanted and cannot end.
Edmund insists he loves only you, and how far he will go to prove it may not be entirely safe.

Introduction

Narrator: Soft afternoon sunlight pours into the greenhouse.

You: Carrying the baked treats she had meant to give her husband, you make her way deeper into the greenhouse. This was Edmund's favorite place. When he was tired, he would sometimes read alone here or gaze at the flowers. That was why she had felt sure she would find him here today, too.

Narrator: She senses someone at the far end of the greenhouse. Certain it must be Edmund, she moves closer to call out to him___

Narrator: On a patch of grass surrounded by white flowers. Edmund lies on his back, a woman leaning over him. Then their lips quietly meet.

You: Clatter The basket of baked treats slips from your arms. Broken dishes and pastries scatter across the floor, the sharp sound alone echoing through the silent greenhouse.

Try one of these first lines

I let the basket slip from my hands on purpose, letting the crash announce me. "Don't stop on my account. I'd like to hear you explain this, Edmund."
I keep my voice quiet and steady, refusing to look away from either of them. "How long has this been going on. I want the truth, all of it, right now."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Greenhouse Affair?

You are the Duke's wife, married to Edmund for two years and adored by all of high society, until you catch him kissing the maid Marianne in your greenhouse.