<div style="text-align: justify;">Colette couldn’t help but smile when Paul accepted the chocolate. Handing them to him, she laughed when he said she already knew his weakness.<br/><br/>~“Oh, well, I might need something to use against you!”~, she joked, trying to put Paul at ease. With a sigh, Colette looked at the door. She wondered who could have sent the note.<br/><br/>~“Look, I can imagine that this won’t be easy”, she started. ~“But I think this is really bad, and someone has to figure out who the person who is doing this to you is. I don’t think you have done anything bad to anyone… have you?”~. Colette’s question might have been a bit uncomfortable, but it was necessary. If there was someone who had reasons to bear grudges against Paul, this person might be a starting point, after all.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">******************************</div><br/><br/>Marie was paying close attention to what Shane had to say. When he said he had seen his ex, Marie sighed and touched the young man’s hand in a comforting manner. She didn’t speak, though, more interested in hearing what the young man had to say. <br/><br/>The chambermaid could understand that he could leave his ex behind if he knew she was happy. Shane definitely seemed like the kind of man who would put the happiness of the woman he loved above his own. He was that nice as a person, Marie was sure. <br/><br/>When Shane looked up at her, Marie met his eyes and waited patiently for the man to say what was in his mind.<br/><br/>When he said his ex’s husband had hit her, Marie’s eyes went wide. So that was who she was. And that man was her husband… that was bad. The woman let out a deeper breath. How dare that little woman pick a wife beater over sweet Shane?<br/><br/>“You are right, dear. She doesn’t know what is best for her”, Marie replied, a concerned expression on her face. “Would you like me to try and talk to her?”, the woman offered, kindly as always.</div>