<div style="text-align: justify;">Colette was still too shocked by what Rich had done to women to think clearly. That man had to be a monster. And to think Paul had simply sat there and watched the man mistreat those poor girls made Colette confused. She wanted to think that Paul was a good person, but on the other hand, it was hard not to think that he was somewhat guilty of the misfortunes of those girls. Especially the one who had died after being raped by several men. Maybe, Colette wondered, she might have met a different fate had Paul stepped in and tried to help? Of course, this was nothing but speculation, but it was possible.<br/><br/>Pushing her thoughts aside, Colette focused back at the matter at hand. The people who could be after Paul. She wasn’t really sure about that Amy person, it was just a hunch. <br/><br/>Paul’s comment about her acting different before what had happened to Gloria made the wheels turn in Colette’s mind. Of course, she could think for the rest of her life and wouldn’t reach what had actually happened. “Do you think he might be abusing her emotionally or something like that?”, she suggested. “I have heard that some of these girls who go to Hollywood get treated pretty badly, and even starved to lose weight. Do you think that might be why she looked ill?”, Colette asked, trying to think of something Rich might have done that may have given that girl a reason to snap.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">***************************************</div><br/>Marie smiled when she noticed that Shane seemed to lift his spirits. She would take care of him, after all. <br/><br/>“Here is to a fun night, and for things to get better”, she replied, toasting with Shane. <br/><br/>The woman would keep a light conversation as they finished eating, before smiling at Shane. “Do we dare to order dessert?”, she joked. Before Shane could reply, she added, as a joke: “We are in France, after all”. After these words, Marie fell silent and waited for Shane to make up his mind.</div>