Relationship Between Desiree And Armand

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After both Armand and Desiree found out that their baby’s skin color Is not pure white, Armand let Desiree leave their house. Armand’s behavior and tone of voice that turned cold drove Desiree to despair. Eventually Desiree and her baby left Valmondé and didn't come back. After few weeks Armand, who left alone, in order to erase the memories with his family decided to burn anything related to Desiree and the baby. At that moment he found out a letter from his mother to his father, who both already died, from old drawer. After he read the letter, he uttered a cry of despair, because he found out that his mother was

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