They happily welcomed the arrival of Marion and JM. Nicolae, who had met Marion several times, immediately had a friendly chat with her, while their children talked about how their day went.
"Wait a minute, I'll call the chef to cook dinner here, while we chat," Nicolae said as he opened a bottle of wine and handed the glasses to Marion.
Their three teenagers made tea for themselves and snack on fruit slices while waiting for dinner.
Nicolae called the hotel operator and requested that the hotel sent a chef and his assistants to prepare a special dinner for them. Then he sat on the sofa and returned to chatting with Marion.
"Wow ... so many people come to Paris this week," Marion said cheerfully, clinking her glass to Nicolae's. "Last night, I also met Mischa."