[FLASHBACK. . .]
PARIS: A day ago
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The city looked exactly like the photos Maia had seen on the Internet. The golden lights, the elegant buildings, the historical street. . . and of course, the almighty Eiffel Tower.
It was the kind of place that made people fall in love with life, or so she'd heard. But did she catch even the slightest of that feeling?
Capital NO!
All she felt was exhaustion. In fact, exhaustion was an understatement.
She and Ian had arrived yesterday morning, but she'd spent every minute of the day running errands and perfecting reports until they were close to Ian's standard.
She had even pulled an all-nighter. In secret, of course. Because the last thing she'd needed was Ian telling her to stick to the rules when she had an overwhelming workload.
Now, they were heading to meet an important investor. That was the major reason they'd come on this trip in the first place.
