Heiter's memory was clouded by drugs. Xenia rescued him, unaware that Lily, her supposed savior, had ulterior motives. Lily, jealous of Xenia's affluent upbringing, fabricated her own role in Heiter's rescue to stay close to him. She leveraged connections with hooligans to sabotage Xenia's family, further entrenching the misunderstanding between Heiter and Xenia.