From the street, the house at Auteuil looked completely ordinary, nothing that showed wealth or power. But that was exactly how the Count of Monte Cristo wanted it. He'd specifically ordered his steward to leave the exterior untouched, keeping up the facade of simplicity.
Step inside, though, and it was a completely different story.
The moment the front door swung open, you entered another world entirely. Bertuccio, the count's steward, had absolutely outdone himself. The speed and quality of the transformation was almost supernatural. There was a legend about a duke who'd once replanted an entire avenue of trees overnight to please a king. Well, Bertuccio had done something just as impressive in only three days.
