Chapter 449 Hang Out with Clara

In the afternoon, Katherine took a walk in the community with Frances.

Even though they were walking around the neighborhood, there were still guards following behind all
the way.

Obviously, Katherine was feeling a bit uneasy.

Frances was soothing her beside, saying that security should come first.

As soon as Frances finished her words, her phone rang.

She paused and could tell who was calling.

She took a deep breath and looked at Katherine, “I think it must be Clara. I haven’t talked to her during
these days. So she comes for me this time, I suppose.”

Katherine smiled, “Alright, just answer it. I am curious to know what she is going to talk about this time.”

Actually, it would be likely a common chat only through the phone. Besides, Clara was also aware that
the relationship between Frances and Katherine had been softened. So she didn’t intend to speak ill of
Katherine in front of Frances like what she used to do before.

Frances put her on speaker and said, “Hello, Clara.”

Frances still greeted in the old way.

Katherine took a look at her, noticing that she learned to be more cunning to cover up her own feelings,
which she had rarely done before.

Clara responded with a smile and asked if she had time.



Katherine patted on Frances’s shoulder and nodded to beckon.

So Frances said yes, “Of course, what’s the matter?”

Clara wanted to ask for a hang-out with her, saying that she fancied doing some shopping because of
the tempting accounts in the mall.

Frances sounded a bit surprised, “Oh, aren’t you busy working? Have you finished your work about
your business? You should be still working at this moment, right?”

Clara sighed, “I am still busy. But working always appears to be endless. So I decide to drop it
temporarily to get some work-life-balance. After all, we still need time to relax, innit?”

Her cute voice sounded again, “Well, I have come to visit one of my clients today. And now I have
finished my job. So I just fancy taking a little break and I don’t feel like getting back to the office in the
afternoon.”

Frances smiled, “Okay, I see.”

Clara then asked again if she could go shopping with her right now.

Frances took a look at Katherine and then agreed, “Okay, I am free now.”

Clara sounded quite happy. Then she told her to meet at the gate of a mall.

Frances agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Frances sighed, “She hasn’t been so enthusiastic about meeting me
before. Now I wonder if I was being too stupid to be deemed hard to deal with.”

Katherine nodded, “Yeah, you were being too stupid.”



Frances soon wore a sullen face and huffed, “Hey, I said so because I wanna get comforted, not to get
a yes.”

Katherine chuckled.

Frances checked the time, “Alright, I need to get myself changed. I would like to see what she is up for
this time.”

Then both of them turned around to go home.

Katherine returned to her own room while Frances got herself changed. She spruced herself up and
said goodbye to Katherine.

Frances dressed as casual as usual.

When she reached the mall, Clara had been waiting over there.

She was sitting on a bench on the square in front of the mall. She looked relaxed.

Frances walked over, “Clara, you have been waiting for long?”

Clara paused and hurried to stand up, “No, I was just waiting for a while. Before that, I simply walked
around.”

She walked over to hold France’s arm, looking friendly and humble, “Come on, let’s go.”

Frances nodded, still looking friendly as well.

As now it was the period for seasonal new fashion line, there were all kinds of sales campaigns.

Both of them went shopping in the mall for the whole afternoon.



Clara, who appeared to be extraordinarily generous, actually paid for two sets of outfits for Frances.

Though Frances insisted to pay for her own, Clara simply argued, “Frances, please don’t be so
restrained. It’s okay to let me pay for it. You have bought me so many gifts before. That’s called
reciprocal.”

Under her persistent enthusiasm, Frances finally compromised.

But she had never seen her being so hospitable before.

While in the midst of shopping, Frances checked the time and called Darcie, asking how was Katherine
at home. And she told Darcie to get some dessert for Katherine in case she starved herself because
she didn’t have much for lunch.

Darcie had already prepared for it. She said she had made some refreshments for Katherine and she
enjoyed eating that. After tea time, Katherine returned to the bedroom for rest.

Hearing that, Frances felt relieved.

While watching her making a call, Clara looked a bit less delighted.

She could tell how much Frances cared about Katherine. She even bothered herself making a call over
such trifles.

Their relationship seemed to be quite nice.

A few minutes later, Frances finished the call.

Clara smiled, “How is Miss Jordan? Did she get sick? You seem to be concerned.”

Frances replied, “No, she was just in a bad appetite. So I made a call for that.”



Clara nodded, “Okay.”

Frances added, “Well, actually, I planned to call you in two days to ask you out for dinner. But Katherine
didn’t feel like eating anything during these days. I was totally occupied because of that. I even decided
to take her to the doctors. And I planned to call you after that. But now since you call me first…what a
coincidence.”

Clara seemed to care much about what she just said, “You need to take her to the doctors? Is it that
serious?”

Frances looked around to find a place to rest, “Nothing serious. Not even a big deal.”

Then she saw a café. So she shifted the topic, “We have been shopping for hours. What about having
a cup of coffee?”

Clara withdrew her gaze, “Okay.”

Both of them entered a café and ordered something to drink. She looked outside and asked tentatively,
“Last time I saw Miss Jordan, I noticed that the way she walked looked a bit different.”

Frances smiled and fudged, “Really?”

Clara glanced at her with a vague smile.

After the tea time, they went for dinner.

Of course, they were both on Clara.

Frances didn’t insist this time. She checked the time and noticed that it was time to go home. So she
didn’t talk much and said goodbye to Clara.



When she reached home, Marshall had returned. And he had finished dinner as well.

Katherine was resting on a deck chair in the yard, looking relaxed.

Marshall stood in the yard and looked at a specific direction.

As soon as Frances got off the car, she heard Marshall asking, “Do you think that’s where the picture
was taken?”

Katherine nodded even without looking to confirm, “Yeah, I think so. Why don’t you ask your man to do
some investigation? Just see if there is a house for rent over there. And check who is the tenant.”

Marshall nodded, “Yeah, it’s worth investigation. Actually I also deem that here is where the picture was
taken. But I haven’t had time to confirm.”

Frances walked over, “What’s wrong? What are you talking about?”

Katherine hurried to sit up straight when seeing her return, “Welcome back.”

But the way she looked at Frances indicated that she needed a talk with her.

Frances also noticed her intention. She nodded, “I am a bit tired. I need to get myself changed.”

She then walked upstairs while Katherine was following over.

She stood at the door of Frances’s room. While watching her getting herself changed, she asked, “Did
you have a talk with her?”

Frances raised her head to look at her, “Yeah, I did. I mentioned that I needed to take you to the
doctors in a few days. Then she insinuated to ask further. I don’t know what was in her mind.”


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