Chapter 9 Section VIII

Jean-Marc made a mistake in identifying Chantal and took a strange woman as his beloved.How many times has this happened?He was shocked by this: Does this mean that the difference between her and other women is so small?He could not recognize a person he loved most, a woman he thought was so incomparable.How unbelievable it is! He opened the door of the hotel room.Finally, she was there.At this moment, he no longer had any doubts.That was her, but not like her anymore.Her face was very old, and her eyes were strange and stern.As if the woman he greeted by the beach had replaced his beloved.As if he was being punished for not recognizing her.

"What's wrong? What happened?" "Nothing, nothing," she murmured. "What do you mean? Nothing? You've changed completely." "I didn't sleep well last night, I barely slept through the night. Also, I had a very unpleasant morning." "An unpleasant morning? Why?" "No reason, really no reason." "tell me." "Really, there's really no reason." He insisted on knowing the answer.Finally, she said, "Men never look back at me." He stared blankly at her.He didn't understand what she said, didn't know what she meant.She is sad because men no longer pay attention to her.He wanted to ask her: What about me?What about me?I walked several kilometers by the beach looking for you, calling your name with tears in my eyes.

But he didn't say anything, but repeated her words slowly in his low tone: "Men never look back at me again. Is that really why you're in a bad mood?" She blushed.It had been a long time since he had seen her blushing, a flush that seemed to reveal her ulterior desire.The desire was so strong that Chantal could not resist the temptation.She repeated, "Yes, men, they will never look back at me again."