Manhattan's Most Scandalous Reunion--An Uplifting International Romance by Dani Collins

Author:Dani Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-06-03T13:33:50+00:00

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“I’ve always wanted to come to Paris, and I can’t explore it!” Nina lamented, her face pressed to the car window as the Eiffel Tower appeared on the far side of the Seine.

“I’ve booked us a private dinner cruise so you can see some of it.”

“You don’t have to do that.” She sat back.

“It’s done.” He brushed it aside. “We both have to eat. I never take time to enjoy the city when I’m here.” And he wanted to make the most of the little time they had.

There’s still time to distance yourself.

He became perversely annoyed every time she said something like that. He could take care of himself. She was the one he was worried about, thinking she could put on a pair of sunglasses and wander around like Sherlock Holmes looking for clues.

They left the river and headed into the Eighth Arrondissement.

“That’s Oriel’s building,” he said as they approached it. He recognized it from the street view online. “The yellow one.”

Nina sat up, alert. “She’s not there. She’s in Mumbai. They had dinner with her husband’s sister last night—which you would know if you went anywhere near a gossip site.” She swung her head around to flash him a teasing smile. “Their photos are everywhere.”

She leaned to look upward against the window as they passed the building.

“Oh, shoot.” She quickly slouched into her seat again. “I think there was a photographer waiting for her on the stoop. He jumped to his feet when he saw me.” She craned to look out the rear window. “He might be following us. I’m really sorry.”

He shrugged. “We’re catching the train in the morning.”

“To Luxembourg? You’re coming with me?”

“I am.” He might not read gossip sites, but he had devoted some time to reading up on Oriel. The model was being mobbed everywhere she went.

That sort of attention might be bearable if there was a visible endpoint, the way interest died down after a court case was settled. Oriel was expecting, though. Each detail of her pregnancy was being picked apart and, if history was anything to go by, the world had an endless appetite for celebrity babies. There was also speculation that Lakshmi’s manager had forced her to give up her baby, and the mystery of Oriel’s biological father had yet to be solved.

Given all of that, Lakshmi’s story was destined to make headlines forever. Once Nina came forward, the publicity would explode exponentially.

Reve had no desire to be in the middle of that, not only because he loathed the idea of his own scandal being dredged up. He was never happy when that happened, but he’d learned to live with it. No, he was dreading his history smearing Nina. She had enough to deal with.

He couldn’t bring himself to let her face all of this alone, though. Better to help her fly under the radar a little longer and enjoy her last few days of anonymity.

His driver turned onto Avenue Montaigne and stopped outside his building. They hurried

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