Yes, among all the lovers Therese had, it is Mr. Prince, that she fell in love with. In fact she could say, that right now her feelings for him have not diminished despite the many restrictions surrounding their 'relationship'.
Therese met Mr. Prince 14 years ago. She was still working very actively then. He was her neighbor. He lived alone. His wife left because she could no longer stand his womanizing. Because they were neighbors, she got to see him once in awhile, until one day, they discovered that they were both lonely and needed each other to warm and lust the night away. It happened in his place where they were drinking.
But Therese was with another man then. This man came to see her some days and every time, the visit turned to be a disaster. It wasn't too long that the man decided to just give support to his son and nothing else.
In the meantime, Mr. Prince conveniently provided Therese with a shoulder to cry on, someone who made her laugh with his nonsense and jokes. The arrangement was good. He was just next door. But there was a problem, he was out of work. It came to a point where he could no longer afford to pay his apartment and was asked to leave. Meanwhile, Therese was stuck in the place where they originally met.
Therese learned little by little about Mr. Prince. He essentially had a kind heart. But most times, he chewed too much more than he could swallow. She also eventually found out that the wife left with his kids; and that he had other consorts, one was a woman with whom he has a son, and another from whom he has three sons. These two, plus other unnamed and other short-lived flings on the side punctuated his existence. Mr. Prince's life was actually a big mess.
Therese was not sure why, despite the mess he brought along with him, she still longed and wanted to be near him. Why? He obviously had no money. Ironically, on countless times, Therese was more than willing to loan him money. Out of job and no clear life direction, Mr. Prince needed another lost soul to give a semblance of life to get on. There were points when Therese was clueless, not sure what to do. There were many questions: how he arrived at the life he was trying to live when she met him. Therese knew nothing substantial about his women, what they were like, or what sort of lifestyle they led. All she knew was that the woman with three kids was in a job which required international travel every year. About the other one, it was actually, also sketchy at one point.
But things will unfold to shock the daylights out of Therese.
Watch out for more.