Chapter 25 - Prince Charming (1/2)

Curious Loulou sat next to Lily on the royal blue baroque sofa. In her right hand she held a rosé wine with raspberries and a sprig of rosemary. Her right hand she had put around Lily's shoulder and grinned challenging at her brother, who poured himself a glass cognac.

Loulou was cool and funny. She somehow had the charisma of these power women in her old world. If women in this world had more rights and could work, then Loulou would surely be a CEO who could hold a candle to Alexandre. Lily was sure.

But now they lived in a patriarchal world. In which no female revolution existed, no suffragettes who had fought for the rights of women and no feminism.

She lived in a Europe that was not marked by two world wars. And democracy had prevailed only in very few countries. Most of the countries were ruled by a monarchy or dictatorship, as was the Archduchy of Bourgogne. Bourgogne was ruled by a king who was firmly convinced of ancient traditions.

In this world, mankind had technically arrived in the twenty-first century, though they were not quite as advanced as in Lily's old universe, but far enough to have invented the Internet, the computer, and, of course, the first versions of game consoles.

Although Lily regretted that there were no smartphones. But after all, the phones already had integrated cameras with which photos could be sent. And so Lily desperately waited for someone, who would invent the smartphone over the next five years.

Sometimes she even prayed for it.

But she did not only miss her smartphone, she even missed Alexa and her PS4 with VR. She had first realized how comfortable and free her life was in her other universe, after she had lost it.

Now life was harder. It was harder to really be free as women. Being able to decide for yourself, because there was always someone who could decide for her.

She lived in a golden cage.

Ladies of the upper class lived all the more like in a golden cage.

Louise leaned forward. ”You have to tell me how you made this ice block melt.” She obviously could not wait for it. She had recognized immediately how happy her brother was in her presence.

”All people in Dijon knows how we met.”

”I need the details, sweetheart. Every detail! That's gold value.” She winked at Lily profusely.