Lotte asked point-blank whether there was something else between her and Klaus. “There is,” said the lawyer. “And isn’t it too hard for you to bear?” asked Lotte. “No harder than it is for you,” said Isabel Santolaya. “I don’t understand,” said Lotte, “I’m his mother but you’re free to choose.” “No one’s free to choose in love,” said Isabel Santolaya. “And does Klaus feel the same way?” asked Lotte. “I’m the one who sleeps with him,” said Isabel Santolaya curtly.
