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TELL ME, TELL ME... BABY
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The scenery was flashing by the windows as the car fairly flew along the road. They were back at the chateau in half the time it had taken them to drive to the caterers, arriving a moment before an impressive black Mercedes, which drew to a smooth halt just as Brody opened Alanis's door.
“Mr. McLean?”
The tall, broad-shouldered, blonde man who got out from the Mercedes was handsome and young, his good-looking face wreathed in a smile that didn't fade an iota at Brody's less than enthusiastic response.
“I'm Jacques Benoit. I have an appointment with you and a Miss Roswell at 11 am.”
‘Even if he’s French, he’s speaking excellent English,’ Alanis thought briefly as she smiled and shook hands with the young Adonis near Brody. And he was the first builder she had
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