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CHAPTER 44
The elevator doors were opening and Shawn was preparing to enter when his cousin's voice stopped him. He turned and looked at Billy. The two of them had spoken little since the return of Billy and Chris from Europe’s trip. Shawn didn't like the fact that his cousin was dating Andrew Baldwin's daughter. He was hoping that, since she no longer worked at the villa, that their little story would die the way that it was born... suddenly. He smiled at Billy and walked slowly towards him.
“What’s wrong, Bill? Can I help you with something?” he asked his cousin. “I’m a bit short of spare time, I have to go and see Danielle. For Saturday night she has a special date in mind. There is a premiere at the Golden Gate Theater...”
"You and I have an unfinished conversation and I think that it's time to put all our cards on
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Chris walked toward his son and looked at him carefully. He squinted just a little and he shook his head slightly. He was a little surprised by what Billy had just told him.“I didn't know you were so much into Andrew's daughter. In fact, your way of acting around her the other day seemed strange and a little exaggerated. I didn't know you were interested in her.”"I like Isabelle, dad, I like her a lot, but we will never be more than friends. She doesn't love me; she will never love me.""So, why are you..." Chris began talking but stopped when he saw a strange sparkle in his son's eyes. Oh, now I’ve got it... You're playing God right now. I don't think it's very clever of you to tease Shawn this way.”“Look, dad, these days I&r
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There could be heard a strange noise in the room... a weird song. Isabelle opened her eyes and looked everywhere around her trying to figure out what was the noise she was hearing. Maybe it came from outside... sometimes the stable guys while working were listening to music on the radio. The little song was still going on and Isabelle rose from her armchair. The noise seemed to be coming from her desk drawer. Isabelle opened it, but at this point, the noise stopped. The only thing Isabelle saw was the cell phone Marie had given her. The display was on and she took it and read what was written on it: ‘you have 3 missed calls’ and ‘you have 3 new messages’. All of them were from Marie. Isabelle had been home for three days and she remembered that she hadn’t called Marie yet as she had promised her before leaving the villa. Isabelle had put the cell phone in the drawer and forgotten
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Once out of the room, Isabelle closed the door and leaned against the wall. She was trembling violently. This reaction wasn’t the result of fear, it was the consequence of the anger and frustration she was feeling at that moment. Until a few days ago this reaction was always caused by her discussions with Shawn... And now, the arguments with her father had the same effect on her. Isabelle felt so tired of this constant humiliation on her father’s part, but she knew that she couldn’t continue arguing with him, that all this could lead him to have a stronger crisis or could lead to his… death. After this last confrontation with him, Isabelle realized that her father will never be the same as before. His headaches had become more frequent, causing the man he had been until a few years ago to vanish completely. She remember
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Isabelle closed her eyes and felt a cold shiver running down her spine. She remembered all the times she had asked her father to see a doctor about the headaches. Even now, she could hear his hateful words, his violent language against her and against Lucy."If he had come sooner to see me, maybe I could’ve done something." Dr. Jones got up too, walked towards her, and put his hand on her shoulder. “Dear girl, I may seem too harsh, but I have to tell you what’s going on. I don't want to give you false hope. I'm not that kind of person. You have to know that this tumor will take away your father and it would be pretty quick. But I promise you that I will do everything in my power to keep your father from suffering too much.” She looked at the doctor with eyes full of tears. She wa
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She was still shaking when Billy came to get her, but Isabelle managed to control herself when she saw him enter the house to greet Andrew. Her father got up from his armchair and had come to say hello to him. He was once again normal, calm... pleasant even."Andrew, I'm going to bring Isabelle home at a reasonable hour," Billy promised him. He turned to Isabelle. "Shall we go, Belle?" Billy asked, offering her his arm to accompany her to the car. Isabelle nodded, and after she greeted her father, they both approached the car. Before opening the door, Billy looked at her tenderly, mesmerized once again by her beauty and sweetness. Her usual... cowgirl clothes disappeared and Isabelle was wearing an above-knee pale pink with some black lace dress, and a pair of pink pumps. Her beautiful hair was tight i
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They returned to the car and got in, but Billy didn't start the car. He took a deep breath before continuing the story. What he remembered happened to Shawn was still fresh in his mind. Billy still remembered Shawn's despair, his pain, his unease about not knowing what had happened to his girlfriend. Isabelle wanted to know what had happened and waited in silence; she didn’t want to push Billy too much. He was a bit distraught, but she didn't have to wait too long to hear what happened next.“He found her all right. Jennifer was living in a bad neighborhood on the Paris peripheries, practically a dump, amongst drug dealers, addicts, pimps, and prostitutes. Her... prince charming had left her in a small, dirty room and, before leaving her, he took whatever he could sell or pawn... He had even left her without her passport. Jennifer was no longer the woman Shawn knew... she became a drug addict; she
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