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I’m about to text Alistair to ask what we should do for dinner, when my phone buzzes with a number I instantly recognize.
My dad’s house in Paris.
“Bonjour?” I murmur cautiously.
“Ms. LeBlanc?”
I frown. “Yes? Who is this?”
“Bonjour, Ms. LeBlanc, my name is Rosa; I’m your father’s caretaker.”
We’ve emailed a few times since Marie dipped out to St. Tropez and hired Rosa. But we’ve never actually spoken on the phone.
Instantly I tense. “How’s my father?”
“Oh! Tout bien!” She says cheerily. I like her already. “Everything is good, Ms. LeBlanc. He’s just fine.”
I exhale slowly. “That’s great.”
“Of course. I apologize if I frightened you. It’s just that I’ve been cleaning out your father’s home office at the request of Mrs. LeBlanc?—”
That would be Marie.
“—and I came across some things I thought you might want.”
My brow furrows. “Oh?”
“Oui. Just some papers and a letter—” She laughs musically. “I promise I didn’t read them. They were all clipped together with a post-it note with your name on it.”
“Weird.”
“Would you like me to put them in the mail for you? I can send them express.”
I smile, curious. “You know what? That’d be great. Thank you!”
“Ce n’est pas un problème!”
I give her Alistair’s address, obviously. Then we end up chatting for a few more minutes about my dad and random stuff before we say goodbye.
I’m grinning when I hang up. My father might be in a coma, but at least now I have a voice to go with the stranger watching over him, and Rosa seems fantastic.
I’m lounging on the couch in panties and one of Alistair’s shirts when there’s a knock on the door.
Instantly, my mood sours again.
Goddammit, Camille.
I glance at my phone, and of course, there’s a bunch of texts that I missed while I was chatting with Rosa.
Camille:
Eloise, we’re sisters!
Camille:
Please!
Camille:
