Chapter 457 More Afraid, More Possibility
At last, Cora left with Khalid, as Katherine had long expected.
Frances and Marshall saw them off at the gate, while Katherine watched them by the window. Frances
put on a faint smile and acted decently. Meanwhile, Cora sat on the passenger seat of Khalid’s car,
opened the car window, and waved at Frances.
An outsider would have thought that Cora and Khalid were a couple watching that scene.
The moment Khalid pulled away, Katherine called out to the two people down in the courtyard, "How
could you have the two of them leave together? You should have called a taxi for Ms Wallis."
Marshall chuckled. "Only you would do something like that."
Katherine snorted, turned around and walked back into the room, while Marshall and Frances came
back into the living room.
Marshall patted Frances on the shoulder. "Cheer up. Dad has no romantic feelings for Ms Wallis. You
could tell from the look on his face."
Admittedly, Khalid didn’t look embarrassed or guilty at all, but Frances still felt uncomfortable. She
could tell Cora liked Khalid. Besides, she was a great woman, and Frances believed she was no match
for her.
Frances beat around the bush. "I’m tired. I’m going to bed."
Marshall came upstairs after her. "What did Katherine say to you when you were in the bedroom with
her?"
Frances replied, "I asked her if she wants to marry you again, and she said she doesn’t. That’s all."
Marshall blinked his eyes. "Forget it. Let’s pretend I said nothing."
The two parted as they got to the second floor, and Marshall went back to the bedroom.
Katherine was in the bathroom applying a facial mask to her face, humming some song.
Marshall came over, opened the bathroom door and leaned against it. "Why are you so happy?"
Katherine shot a glance at him in the mirror and replied, "Ms. Wallis looks quite elegant."
Marshall paused and nodded. "Exactly, she has a good temper too, and I’m not surprised at all if my
dad falls for her."
Katherine was done applying her facial mask, and looked back at Marshall. "So, do you want your
parents to remarry, or do you want your dad to marry some other woman?"
Marshall gave a snort. "What kind of question is this? Do you need to ask?" But the next second, he
thought to himself. If Frances was still that unreasonable woman she had used to be, he wished At last,
Cora left with Khalid, as Katherine had long expected.
Frances and Marshall saw them off at the gate, while Katherine watched them by the window. Frances
put on a faint smile and acted decently. Meanwhile, Cora sat on the passenger seat of Khalid’s car,
opened the car window, and waved at Frances.
An outsider would have thought that Cora and Khalid were a couple watching that scene.
The moment Khalid pulled away, Katherine called out to the two people down in the courtyard, "How
could you have the two of them leave together? You should have called a taxi for Ms Wallis."
Marshall chuckled. "Only you would do something like that."
Katherine snorted, turned around and walked back into the room, while Marshall and Frances came
back into the living room.
Marshall patted Frances on the shoulder. "Cheer up. Dad has no romantic feelings for Ms Wallis. You
could tell from the look on his face."
Admittedly, Khalid didn’t look embarrassed or guilty at all, but Frances still felt uncomfortable. She
could tell Cora liked Khalid. Besides, she was a great woman, and Frances believed she was no match
for her.
Frances beat around the bush. "I’m tired. I’m going to bed."
Marshall came upstairs after her. "What did Katherine say to you when you were in the bedroom with
her?"
Frances replied, "I asked her if she wants to marry you again, and she said she doesn’t. That’s all."
Marshall blinked his eyes. "Forget it. Let’s pretend I said nothing."
The two parted as they got to the second floor, and Marshall went back to the bedroom.
Katherine was in the bathroom applying a facial mask to her face, humming some song.
Marshall came over, opened the bathroom door and leaned against it. "Why are you so happy?"
Katherine shot a glance at him in the mirror and replied, "Ms. Wallis looks quite elegant."
Marshall paused and nodded. "Exactly, she has a good temper too, and I’m not surprised at all if my
dad falls for her."
Katherine was done applying her facial mask, and looked back at Marshall. "So, do you want your
parents to remarry, or do you want your dad to marry some other woman?"
Marshall gave a snort. "What kind of question is this? Do you need to ask?" But the next second, he
thought to himself. If Frances was still that unreasonable woman she had used to be, he wished Khalid
would marry Cora, because Khalid weren’t high-handed as Frances, and he would only encourage her
arrogance if they were together. Therefore, a gentle woman was more suitable for a man like Khalid.
Katherine went out of the bathroom, sat down on the bed and took her phone. "How’s your
investigation going?"
Marshall came alive as he talked about the investigation. He stared at Katherine and answered her,
"How did you know that Clara went to the hospital with someone else today? She could have gone
alone."
Katherine glanced at Marshall out of the corner of her eye and snorted, "There’s a lot you don’t
understand."
Katherine deliberately had Frances reveal to Clara that she would go to the hospital today, and
Katherine had a feeling that Clara would follow her. As to her pregnancy, Clara must have known it long
ago. Since she loved Marshall, Katherine’s baby would be a great obstacle to her.
Originally, Katherine wasn’t sure whether Clara would do something to her out of jealousy. She had
always believed that Clara was smart and wiser about many things than others. But after listening to
her words today, Katherine felt that this woman was probably so in love with Marshall that she had lost
her reason. But after all, it was reason that she had lost, but not her intelligence. If Clara wanted to do
something to her while she was in the hospital today, she wouldn’t have done it in person, so she must
have brought someone else with her, and the two of them would have acted separately.
Katherine turned to look at Marshall. "So you find that she did bring someone with her?"
Marshall replied, "Yes, she brought a man with her. Neither he nor Clara checked their bodies, and that
man left right after Clara left the hospital."
Katherine nodded. "That proves I’m right. Clara must have hired that man to do something to me."
But…
Katherine clicked her tongue. "There were so many people in the hospital, and how dared they do
anything to me?"
Marshall frowned. "Maybe you’ve been thinking too much. I don’t think they’d do anything to you."
He didn’t know Clara quite well, but he didn’t believe she would do something to hurt Katherine,
because in his eyes, Clara was a gentle girl.
Katherine thought for a moment and looked at Marshall. "A lot of things you don’t understand, but it’s
better for you not to understand."
Now it was time for Katherine to remove her facial mask. She went to wash her face before applying
face cream to herself.
Standing by the window, Marshall made a call to Peter, asking him to keep an eye on the man going to
the hospital with Clara today.
Katherine let out a sigh. A lot of awful things had happened to her lately.
Now that Katherine had finished her skin care routine, she went to bed, while Marshall smoked a
cigarette in the courtyard.
Katherine left the bedside lamp on for him. Leaning against the stone table in the courtyard, Marshall
looked up at the bedroom window on the second floor, his eyes softening.
Meanwhile, someone was staring at Marshall with mixed feelings from a hidden place.
Clara had no idea why she came.
In fact, she knew Marshall and Katherine were living together now, but she just wanted to witness it
with her own eyes. As for what she wanted to see exactly, she hadn’t figured it out either.
All Clara could see was Marshall looking up at the window on the second floor with his arms crossed
and his back to her. Even if she couldn’t see his face, she could imagine what kind of look he had on
his face now since he had that special look on his face when he was thinking about Katherine.
Clara took out her phone and called Marshall after some consideration.
She saw Marshall taking out his phone and having a look at it, and also saw him putting the phone on
the stone table aside with its screen down and having no intention of answering it at all.
Clara clenched her teeth, aware that she had rubbed Marshall the wrong way today. She also realized
that he didn’t believe a word she said.
His mind was completely occupied with Katherine and her words now. He would believe whatever
Katherine said, but not even a word of hers.
Clara put her phone away, stood on the same spot for a while and left.
Her car was parked far away from her. Clara got into the car but didn’t drive away soon. Instead, she
was sitting in the car and staring at Marshall.
Whatever she was afraid of came along. She had always been haunted by the idea that she worked
hard and finally got a chance, but then she would lose it in the blink of an eye. Now, it was all
happening. Things took a turn for the worst.
Frances wiped her face with a towel and took a deep breath. As long as Khalid hadn’t got married, she
still had a chance.
"Chill out."
"Don’t panic."
"Have no fear."Khalid would marry Cora, because Khalid weren’t high-handed as Frances, and he
would only encourage her arrogance if they were together. Therefore, a gentle woman was more
suitable for a man like Khalid.
Katherine went out of the bathroom, sat down on the bed and took her phone. "How’s your
investigation going?"
Marshall came alive as he talked about the investigation. He stared at Katherine and answered her,
"How did you know that Clara went to the hospital with someone else today? She could have gone
alone."
Katherine glanced at Marshall out of the corner of her eye and snorted, "There’s a lot you don’t
understand."
Katherine deliberately had Frances reveal to Clara that she would go to the hospital today, and
Katherine had a feeling that Clara would follow her. As to her pregnancy, Clara must have known it long
ago. Since she loved Marshall, Katherine’s baby would be a great obstacle to her.
Originally, Katherine wasn’t sure whether Clara would do something to her out of jealousy. She had
always believed that Clara was smart and wiser about many things than others. But after listening to
her words today, Katherine felt that this woman was probably so in love with Marshall that she had lost
her reason. But after all, it was reason that she had lost, but not her intelligence. If Clara wanted to do
something to her while she was in the hospital today, she wouldn’t have done it in person, so she must
have brought someone else with her, and the two of them would have acted separately.
Katherine turned to look at Marshall. "So you find that she did bring someone with her?"
Marshall replied, "Yes, she brought a man with her. Neither he nor Clara checked their bodies, and that
man left right after Clara left the hospital."
Katherine nodded. "That proves I’m right. Clara must have hired that man to do something to me."
But…
Katherine clicked her tongue. "There were so many people in the hospital, and how dared they do
anything to me?"
Marshall frowned. "Maybe you’ve been thinking too much. I don’t think they’d do anything to you."
He didn’t know Clara quite well, but he didn’t believe she would do something to hurt Katherine,
because in his eyes, Clara was a gentle girl.
Katherine thought for a moment and looked at Marshall. "A lot of things you don’t understand, but it’s
better for you not to understand."
Now it was time for Katherine to remove her facial mask. She went to wash her face before applying
face cream to herself.
Standing by the window, Marshall made a call to Peter, asking him to keep an eye on the man going to
the hospital with Clara today.
Katherine let out a sigh. A lot of awful things had happened to her lately.
Now that Katherine had finished her skin care routine, she went to bed, while Marshall smoked a
cigarette in the courtyard.
Katherine left the bedside lamp on for him. Leaning against the stone table in the courtyard, Marshall
looked up at the bedroom window on the second floor, his eyes softening.
Meanwhile, someone was staring at Marshall with mixed feelings from a hidden place.
Clara had no idea why she came.
In fact, she knew Marshall and Katherine were living together now, but she just wanted to witness it
with her own eyes. As for what she wanted to see exactly, she hadn’t figured it out either.
All Clara could see was Marshall looking up at the window on the second floor with his arms crossed
and his back to her. Even if she couldn’t see his face, she could imagine what kind of look he had on
his face now since he had that special look on his face when he was thinking about Katherine.
Clara took out her phone and called Marshall after some consideration.
She saw Marshall taking out his phone and having a look at it, and also saw him putting the phone on
the stone table aside with its screen down and having no intention of answering it at all.
Clara clenched her teeth, aware that she had rubbed Marshall the wrong way today. She also realized
that he didn’t believe a word she said.
His mind was completely occupied with Katherine and her words now. He would believe whatever
Katherine said, but not even a word of hers.
Clara put her phone away, stood on the same spot for a while and left.
Her car was parked far away from her. Clara got into the car but didn’t drive away soon. Instead, she
was sitting in the car and staring at Marshall.
Whatever she was afraid of came along. She had always been haunted by the idea that she worked
hard and finally got a chance, but then she would lose it in the blink of an eye. Now, it was all
happening. Things took a turn for the worst.
Frances wiped her face with a towel and took a deep breath. As long as Khalid hadn’t got married, she
still had a chance.
"Chill out."
"Don’t panic."
"Have no fear."
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