Chapter 37 True to his word, Mignon spent the remainder of the summer shadowing her father, Richard. Attending meeting after meeting they would spend time debriefing over lunch or coffee. She’d had no idea his days were so rigorous, and his schedule so demanding. Taxed beyond her limitations, she discovered that the fast-paced lifestyle of modeling couldn’t hold a candle to the one she now maintained with Dad. From time to time, she missed Paris, longing for the sights and sounds that it held. She spoke often to Eddie and Zuri, who had settled in Milan, Italy. However, since returning stateside she was enjoying getting to know her Aunt Odele and Uncle Geoff. Odele and Ana had healed beyond their past and were now kindred spirits, almost inseparable—they spoke to each other at least once a

