Corail #32

Valérie Grés is reeling from the sudden loss of her fiancé Paul Roger, presumed dead after a car crash just weeks before their wedding. When a journalist arrives with a startling claim—that Paul may still be alive—her grief gives way to a fragile, uncertain hope. As she grapples with the truth, the quiet life she once knew begins to unravel.

In "Cendrillon 1970," Hélène Litton feels the quiet ache of loneliness in a city alive with love. When she spots a stranger who seems to see her longing, he offers her a chance to slip into a grand ball—tickets he claims to have found, though the truth behind them runs deeper than chance. As the night unfolds, a connection sparks between Hélène and the mysterious David Lambert, leaving her heart caught between wonder and uncertainty.

Diane reunites with Vincent, her former lover, five years after he left her to marry another—now a widower, he seeks her out, but she’s unsure if she can open her heart again. Amid quiet moments and shared memories, the past stirs between them, complicated by the presence of Dany and the watchful eye of Madame Cotal.