Chapter 27

• CLAIRE LEBLANC
• The day of the press conference had finally arrived, and with it... a certain anxiety engulfed me. Because in the end, I had also seen that rather concerning article in "hot tea," and even though I knew I was going to debunk all the rumors and questions that everyone was probably having... I knew something would linger in the collective imagination. But still, I stepped onto that podium where the microphones were, and gave my best smile, one that was wide and completely fake. It triggered the flashes to start, questions being fired one after the other.
• "I'll take care of everything, I promise," Alexis reassured, his hand resting on my waist as he whispered, his lips brushing against my ear.