Chapter 39 The Wolf Is Just About To Eat Little Red Riding Hood

• I stayed with Pauline the rest of the day, trying to cheer her up. But it was practically impossible. One of the reasons is that I wasn't a very fun person, no matter how hard I tried. So I kept quiet, just hugging her and making her not feel alone. Because I was good at this: being silent, with my own thoughts, respecting the other person's silence.
• And yes, there were times when I really didn't want to talk to anyone but myself. And that was quite common. But it didn't work very well with my mother, because when she wanted to, she took something from us.
• But I haven't been able to tell you about Gael's blackmail. Because surely they couldn't stop it. The photos were not taken by him. Gael paid someone to follow me and photograph anything he could use against me. So the detective, or whoever else he had hired, also had the photos and could spread them out at any time.