The Unchaste Charge:Plaything of My Husband's Godfather Episode 5

Episode 5 · 50 episodes · Elena, Duke Alistair, Julian

Episode 5 recap

Elena wakes up alone, and a maid brings her a contraceptive tonic from Duke Alistair. In the garden, Julian boasts that the Duke stopped the Holy Court trial only to protect his reputation. Julian's mother knocks hot tea from Elena's hands and calls her useless. As Elena picks up broken porcelain, she remembers her parents' funeral and vows revenge. Suddenly, Julian's mother spots an approaching guest.

Episodes

1
2
3
4
5
6

Episode 5 scene by scene

00:00: A Bitter Tonic
Elena wakes up naked in Duke Alistair's bed. A maid arrives carrying a bottle of contraceptive tonic sent by the Duke. The maid mocks Elena's low position and orders her to drink the bitter medicine immediately.
00:24: Julian's Hollow Boast
Elena pours tea for Julian's mother on the garden patio. Julian checks his appearance in a mirror and laughs. He claims Duke Alistair dropped the adultery charges at the Holy Court solely to protect his godson's noble standing.
00:39: Shattered Porcelain in the Garden
Julian's mother violently strikes the tea set out of Elena's grasp, sending pieces across the flagstones. She insults Elena as barren and useless. Elena kneels silently on the ground and starts picking up the sharp porcelain shards.
00:57: Beaten at the Grave
Elena flashes back to her parents' funeral in the cemetery. Julian and his mother tore off her jewelry, stole her entire family fortune, and battered her into the muddy ground while she wept beside the graves.
01:09: An Interrupted Blow
Elena glares back with bitter resentment from the ground. Enraged by the cold stare, Julian's mother lifts her hand to hit Elena across the face. Both of them freeze when footsteps announce visitors walking toward the garden.

Key lines from episode 5

“Contraceptive tonic. Ordered by the Duke. Drink it. Be smart and put away your unrealistic fantasies.”
The maid · The maid hands Elena medicine in bed and mocks her status.

“The Godfather personally demanded the Holy Court drop the trial, but don't delude yourself. He said a scandalous wife ruins a man's future. He did it all for me.”
Julian · Julian boasts to Elena while looking in the mirror.

“Laugh all you want. What you took from me, you will repay in blood.”
Elena · Elena silently promises vengeance while picking up shattered tea shards.

“How dare you look at me!”
Julian's mother · Julian's mother snaps when Elena stares at her with fury.

How episode 5 ends

Julian's mother raises her hand to strike Elena across the face for glaring at her. Before the blow lands, an imperious noblewoman dressed in burgundy enters the estate garden and heads straight for them. How will the arrival of The Princess alter Julian's abuse, and what does she want with Elena?