BELLRAM V01 - Ambivalence of Light and Shadow I

Meia is invited to a summer party by a man named Jean Monet. According to the letter, Mr Monet already knows her, but she herself does not remember him. She knows that the Monet family is one of the most powerful families in the country and would have no reason to bother with her. Meia has to accept the invitation because her father insists. Upon arrival, there are no other guests on site, only Mr. Monet. At first he is very nice to her, but then he suddenly has to go and she is left alone. She can do whatever she wants on the property. She learns from one of the maids that the family's older brother has recently died. She also learns that the father is probably very ill. Jean Monet would thus be the head of the family. Is it just a coincidence? Where did Mr. Monet have to go? Why are the two maids behaving so strangely? And what is with the vines that seem to be undermining the entire property?