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26. Plans Within Plans
Arriving at their destination, Emily and August step out of the Mercedes-Benz as a picture of sophistication. They were Dereons after all, and needed to keep up with appearances. The drive to the restaurant was a silent one, neither one daring to speak out of fear.
As soon as they step out, Emily breaks the silence. "Is she safe?" August holds out his arm for her to take and they walk into the building. "I told her to book a flight to Paris and stay at Hotel Judour. I also explained to her that it's not safe to be here right now. " August responds. Emily nods and the maitre d shows them to their private table as soon as they enter, then Emily asks to swop tables with a private booth. August frowns but follows her. As soon as they're seated, Emily explains the switch. "Father would have been listening in and have bugs planted at our reserved table. This is just a precaution." August nods and is quite impressed by Emily's move, he didn't even think about that. Suddenl
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