Coco du Ciel by Elise Noble

Author:Elise Noble [Noble, Elise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Undercover Publishing Limited
Published: 2021-06-29T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS later, Rhys paced the massive entrance hall at Le Château de Villance, the no-doubt-expensive rug soft under his feet. Remi hadn’t been thrilled at Celine’s invitation—or rather her insistence—for Rhys and Coco to stay with them, but he’d indulged his wife and grudgingly offered up a guest cottage in the grounds. The place was immaculate, and it still had that new-paint smell. Rhys would bet good money that nobody had ever slept there.

Staying with the Kleins promised to be awkward, but logic said it was the best short-term solution. Not only would it save cash, but Celine seemed happy at the prospect and Coco might be glad of the company too.

Now he was waiting for her to arrive. He hadn’t told her much over the phone last night, just that somebody would be coming to pick her up, and although he’d kept his tone light and tried to frame it as a nice vacation, she’d seen right through the ruse.

“What’s wrong, Rhys? What is it? What did you find?”

“I’ll tell you everything tomorrow, I promise.”

“So it’s bad? It must be if you won’t tell me today.”

“Please, just pack your things.”

“What about your stuff? Should I leave it here?”

“Bring that too. And the goldfish.”

Remi had rolled his eyes at the mention of the fish, but he’d promised luggage space wouldn’t be an issue, and this morning, Celine had let slip that he was sending a private jet. A private freaking jet. Not for the first time since that fateful morning in Wales, Rhys had pinched himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.

“The plane has landed,” Celine called from the doorway to one of the many living rooms. “The pilot called Remi.”

“Where is Remi?”

He hadn’t been at breakfast that morning. Celine had brought fresh pastries over to the cottage, and they’d eaten them on the terrace with coffee as she peppered him with questions about Coco. What foods did she like? Did she have a favourite colour? What type of music did she listen to? And movies, did she watch those? Was she fond of horses? Because Celine had a purebred Arabian that Remi had bought her last Christmas. Rhys hadn’t been able to answer most of the questions, which was kind of embarrassing, but Celine had seemed happy just to talk.

“Remi’s working. Most of the time, he works from home now, and always he is on the phone. He has an office in the tower and a lab in the basement.”

“A lab?”

“Science is his first love. I’m his second. If you ask him, he’ll say otherwise, but I know the truth.”

Celine seemed okay with that, but Rhys suspected she was wrong. Remi had upended his whole life to care for her. She definitely came first in his eyes.

“He studies genetics?”

“Yes, genetic engineering. Biotronix has been at the forefront of genetic research for fifty years. Did you know Remi took over the company from his father?”

“I read it on the internet.”

“So did I. Remi doesn’t much talk about him. They…how do you say it? Headed butts?”

Rhys swallowed a laugh.

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