Michel smiled, the corner of her lips curled up in a small smile.

Despite appearing only so quickly, the smile disappeared as Michel slowly reached out and tucked a loose lock of hair behind her ear.

Suddenly there was a huge lump stuck in her throat she didn't want to go away no matter how hard she tried to swallow it down.

Instead, Fanny just continued to sit there, frozen, as Michel began to carefully undo the pins holding her hair up, releasing the soft strand little by ...