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After she waits for him outside his restaurant, they go out for a drink where Franck reveals he is moving to
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Paulette later returns to her home for a week, with
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Camille becomes bedridden, severely ill with the flu. Although
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all alone, crying and lost. He pretends to be passing through customs, but in reality, unbeknownst to Camille, he has instead followed her. She denies his concerns and pretends to be OK. He shoulder-taps her and calls her bluff. The two kiss passionately, happy to be together again.
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