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She Doesn't Speak French Chapter 9
Daniel's voice was hoarse."If I'd been the one to get here first...would things have turned out differently for us?"I stopped and was silent for a few seconds."No."I looked directly at him. In the last light of the setting sun, I could see his unshaven face and hollow eyes."The moment you cheated on me, the moment you lied to protect those women, the moment you let your men make fun of me, there was no going back."So, Daniel, stay out of my life."I turned and walked away without looking back.The wind carried the broken sound of his crying behind me, like a lone wolf that had lost its pack.The attack didn't scare me away from the life I'd chosen. If anything, it made me more certain of it.I took my camera from country to country, staying long enough in each place to photograph its people, its light, and its everyday rhythms. I picked up expressions from the people I met. Some slang was so crude it made me laugh; other phrases turned unexpectedly tender when transla
She Doesn't Speak French Chapter 8
Henri told me that after I left Sicily, Daniel had been in a car accident. Once he'd recovered, the first thing he'd done was throw Nikki out of the Rizzo family.Then the Rizzos lost their business in France and Switzerland. The damage was severe enough that they retreated to Sicily with their ambitions in ruins."He came to the gala hoping to find new business partners," Henri explained, swirling the wine in his glass. "As for Nikki, she couldn't get anywhere in Sicily after he threw her out. She came to France and attached herself to that old man."I nodded. I understood why Henri had made the move against their French business."But what happened in Switzerland? As far as I know, our family doesn't usually get involved in business disputes outside France."Henri grinned. "For you, I'd make an exception to any rule. But Switzerland actually wasn't us. That was Arthur. He wanted to get even with Daniel for you."Arthur's family was old Swiss money.I paused, hearing the teasin
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Nikki stared at him, then shrieked. "What? How could she possibly be the hostess of this party?"Daniel looked at me as though his world had just collapsed. "No wonder... I spent so long looking for you in Paris, but I couldn't find you."Then he remembered something I'd once told him, and his entire body went rigid.I'd said I had an enormous surprise to share with him after we married. He'd laughed it off. Nikki, standing nearby, had sneered in French that it was just another trick to pressure him into marriage.He'd believed Nikki. He never asked me about it again.That surprise had simply been the truth about who I was.The older man had dropped to his knees. He bowed so low his forehead nearly touched the gravel."Miss de Montelant, I have nothing to do with this woman. I am deeply sorry for offending you. I beg your forgiveness!"Nikki grabbed his arm, unwilling to give up."Sweetheart, you must be mistaken. I know this woman. Her name is Anna Miller. Back in Sicily, she
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She had understood everything. Every exchange between him and Nikki.Daniel struggled for breath and braced himself against the stair railing, his knuckles turning white.No. He had to find Anna. He would coax her back the way he'd always done before. He would beg her to forgive him.His Ferrari tore out of the estate.With one hand on the wheel, Daniel dialed Anna again and again with the other.No answer.He called again. Still nothing.He slammed down on the accelerator, running one red light after another as the engine roared through the streets.Then a truck came from the side, horn blaring.Screeching tires. An impact. Shattering glass.The world turned upside down.Trapped inside his overturned car, Daniel opened his eyes with difficulty. Blood covered his face. Through the broken window, he saw an airplane crossing the clear blue sky toward Paris.It carried away the last of his hope....When I landed in Paris, my mother, father, and brother were waiting at the a
She Doesn't Speak French Chapter 5
Important guests arrived through the night. Cars filled the courtyard, and Daniel was busy entertaining them.I carried my suitcase downstairs as quietly as I could.At the side door, I looked back once at the place where Daniel and I had spent so much of our time together. I was never coming back, and neither were those days.Goodbye, Daniel....In the middle of the garden, Daniel greeted his guests, but his eyes kept straying to his watch.Almost time.Soon Anna would emerge from the archway in her wedding dress and walk down the aisle toward him. He'd imagined that moment countless times. She'd had more than enough time to sulk. Now she'd finally marry him and settle down.The wedding march began.He straightened, adjusted his cuffs, and fixed his eyes on the far end of the carpet.First came a sweep of white fabric. Then a woman's waist. Then her face.Nikki, wearing immaculate bridal makeup, walked toward him with a radiant, blissful smile.Daniel's own smile froze. T
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Daniel and I had designed my wedding dress together. I'd spent hours with the designer deciding on every detail, happily imagining the day I'd finally wear it.Now it hung on a mannequin before me, as white and weightless as a dream. I couldn't bring myself to touch it.Daniel slipped an arm around my shoulders. "Go on. Try it."I didn't move. As the silence stretched, his face began to darken.Nikki smiled. "Why don't I try it on first? Then Anna can see how it looks on someone."She switched to French, her tone playful. "If I can't marry you, surely I can at least try on the dress."Daniel glanced at me. My expression hadn't changed, and I didn't respond."Fine. You try it."An assistant led Nikki into the fitting room. A few minutes later, she opened the door a crack and called to Daniel."Come try your suit too, and tell me how the dress looks."Then, in French, she added, "After all, you know my measurements better than I do."Daniel stood. He looked back at me and warn
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