Alice soon returned to Kenya and her lover. Hoping to keep the extramarital affair from becoming a scandal, her mother-in-law loaned Alice a furnished flat in a quiet street in Paris to use as a "love nest" with de Trafford. Under pressure from his family, Frédéric quickly sued for divorce.
Alice quickly rejoined Kenya and her partner. To prevent the affair from becoming an embarrassment, Alice's mother-in-law offered her a rented flat in a quiet Paris neighborhood for their private relationship with de Trafford. Under familial insistence, Frédéric swiftly filed for divorce.