Please Come Back, My Love novel Chapter 349

Chapter 349

Claire’s POV

The words hit me like a physical blow.

It’s a pleasure to lume Reynolds.”

I felt my through

My fingers, looped through Lucas’s arm, clenched so hard I could feel my nails dig into his suit jacket.

ard Morris, some middle-aged French businessman with too eager eves-was smiling a ter hat surged through me was white-hot, blinding. I wanted claw her eyes out. his fiancée! Me! Not that secretary bitch!

at before I could open my mouth, Lucas moved

ream. I wanted to launch myself was hat pristine weption

Actually,” he said, his voice smooth as Whitemore.” He gestured toward m

lid around my waist, pulling me against his side. This is my fances Care

Cruz, my secretary.”

ecretary.

hould

ive put her in her place. But the way Richard’s gaze lingered on Sophia-arious,

urning to shake my hand. His grip was warm, professional, but his eyes kept flicking back so Sopita.

temore.”

ped passed for a gracious smile. ‘The pleasure’s all mine, Mr. Morris. My voice came out way to

e desperate edge creeping in.

Quand les forward, nodding. And the timeline for approval?”

Bundling in the one, sixty days statutory review, but often longer in practice-especially under heritage protection laws.”

Machi mkata, Lucas interjected, “we’d need at least ninety days.”

Exactly, Sophia said. “If you’re importing this quarter, you’d need to submit immediately.”

ichard & expression shifted to genuine admiration. “That’s incredibly helpful, Ms. Cruz.”

lukas wat alan watching her with keen interest, as if he hadn’t expected this surprising side of her.

I wanted to vomit.

V only got worse. Every question involving French regulations went to Sophia. Not Lucas. Not me. Her. And she answered with that same Calm Competence that made my nails dig into my palms.

Ms. Cruz, Could you clarify the distinction between marchandises sensibles and produits réglementés?”

Certainly. Marchandises sensibles refers to goods subject to export controls due to security concerns. Produits reglementés are consumer goods sidieet to health and safety standards……/