In this installment of Portrait of Obsession, Blythe and Ethan get to know each other a little better. Ethan explains that Naomi is his wife, and Blythe tells him she boarded the boat because of a letter she found from a man named Francois to her father. This has piqued her curiosity, and she began her trip to America on a journey to find Francois.
When Ethan learns that Blythe must earn money once she reaches Chicago, which could take a long time, he hatches a scheme for him to teach her how to play poker. Blythe is skeptical at first because Ethan has kissed her again. This time, though, she remembers what Ethan’s “wife” Naomi has told her – that she’s pregnant. But she’s unable to resist and accepts his offer so she can hopefully find her long-lost grandfather sooner.
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