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Chapter 19
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2021-02-03 13:00:19"Whoever said that money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping."
-Bo Derek-
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Clara had wondered for a while at the car regarding where he would take her, she should have guessed when he mentioned something about transformation. Raphael had thought things through and although Clara had been looking so much better ever since she left Bordeaux, there were still room for some improvement.
She told him the story about cutting her own hair, and she did a decent job, but it could still be fixed. Not only that, he felt like buying her a few gifts. Her closet was still rather empty and he did not want his woman to be seen wearing the same outfit over and over again, he liked variety and he knew she would look good in pretty much anything.
He brought to the golden triangle of Paris, Champs Elysees, Montaigne, and George V. Their first destination was the beauty salon, Clara had sligh
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