Chapter 386 Public Disy of Affecion


    Marshall went back to the hotel with Khalid. Before getting back to his room, Khalid turn over and


    asked, "Did you make the phone call?"


    Marshall paused and stopped opening the door. "No."


    Khalid seemed to have realized something. He said, "You''ll have to make the call anyway. Sometimes it


    would be better if you have it handled sooner. People may forget about this if you quit, but if you stick to


    it you may seed."


    Marshall looked at Khalid in surprise. He thought Khalid was talking about the old house.


    It seemed that he wasn''t.


    Marshall put his room card down and walked over to Khalid. "Let''s get to talk."


    Khalid smiled and opened the door of his room.


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    Their rooms were next to each other and had the sameyout. There was a sofa in the living room.


    Marshall sat down and said, "I thought you didn''t like Katherine."


    Khalid said as he took off his coat, "I didn''t like her because she was too prim and proper, but she really


    impressed me on your uncle''s birthday. Maybe your mother has restrained her too much. Now that she


    and you have been divorced, she doesn''t have that much to care about, thus she could be who really


    is."


    Khalid came over and sat opposite Marshall. "Just between you and me... I like Katherine more than


    ra. I''m not saying that ra isn''t good enough. It''s just... maybe she''s just too perfect, and there''s


    always something missing."


    He sighed, "ra''s got a big family and their rtionship is entwined. They''ve taken advantage of your


    divorcest time. I looked down upon them. It''s fine by me if they y tricks in business, but not in their


    opponent''s life."


    Marshall nodded slowly. "That''s right, but I thought you used to think little of Katherine because she


    was born in a humble family, just like Mom."


    "Her family..." Khalid thought and continued, "I''ve thought about it when your mom and I got divorced.


    There''s no established definition for ''rich'', but obviously, our family has got enough money. We wanted


    you to find a rich girl, but it was not because we wanted to benefit from the marriage."


    Khalid seemed to have lots of emotions. He continued, "Marriage is a lifelong test. We should care


    about more than her family background, especially when we''re rich and capable enough by ourselves.


    When our life is hardly possible to be shaken by external factors, inner feelings may be our only


    measurement of love."


    Marshall looked at Khalid. He had changed a lot, because that wasn''t something he would say before.


    That might be his insights after the end of hisst marriage.


    Marshall replied as he nodded slowly, "I think Grandma likes her, too."


    Khalid chuckled, "Your grandma still likes her now. She says Kathrine has the liveliness which no other


    family member does."


    Marshall suddenly realized something. He asked, "I saw Lydia introduced several girls to Lucas and


    tried to be the matchmaker. Is Lucas really that desperate? What am I missing?"


    Khalid seemed unsure about it, either. He said, "I heart it was your Uncle Carson''s idea. He asked


    Lydia to do this. I didn''t ask them why... but it is time for Lucas to keep an eye out there, he''s not getting


    any younger."


    Khalid pondered and added, "You could''ve been fathering children now if you hadn''t divorced. No


    wonder Uncle Carson gets worried."


    Marshall pursed his lips and then sighed, "Yeah, I could''ve been a father... if everything had gone well."


    Then they discussed the mission of this business trip. Marshall seemed to be counting the minutes to


    go back.


    Khalidughed, "I brought you here to help you collect yourself, but now it seemed that I should''ve


    thought twice because you don''t seem willing to be here."


    Marshall smiled and went back to his room without redundant talks.


    There was nothing for him to do. He took a shower and theny on the bed, checking his phone.


    He remembered that Hector had the first knockout round.


    He dropped his jaw at the research result on his phone.


    Hector was such a drama queen. He confessed his love a few days ago, and now he was disying


    his rtionship in public.


    "You Are My Destiny."


    The name of the song was such a cliche. The name of Katherine''s shop, Destined for Nothing, was


    really a suitable answer to his song, Marshall thought.


    Marshall had been counting the days to go back, and he really couldn''t wait to go back when he saw


    Hector''s match.


    He knew Katherine well enough.


    She could be quite muddleheaded sometimes. What Hector had done within such a short period might


    have irritated Katherine already.


    Hector wasn''t confessing his affection to her, he was doing that in public for disying.


    Katherine was too nice to refuse him.


    Marshall couldn''t stand by and watch.


    He checked the air ticket online and booked thest flight tonight.


    Then he got off the bed and packed up. He walked to the next door.


    Khalid was still asleep, only to be awakened by Marshall''s heavy knocks at the door.


    Khalid frowned. "What''s wrong with you?"


    Marshall said with the suitcase behind, "I''ve booked the air tickets and I''m leaving right now. It''s about


    Katherine, and it''s urgent."


    Khalid leaned against the door. Heughed when he heard him. "I knew you would lose your patience


    to stay here after we had the conversation."


    He then continued, "Fine, just go back. There''s nothing important here. I can do it alone."


    Marshallughed and waved to Khalid. Then he left with his suitcase behind.


    Katherine stayed up veryte in the shop.


    Margaret had already left. She was calcting the operating profit from the opening day to the present.


    It was twice as much as she thought.


    But she knew the surplus was from her friends. They wanted to help her.


    Most of it was from Marshall and Kyle.


    Katherine put the calctor aside and sighed.


    She wanted to be independent, but it turned out that she still needed support from her friends.


    It took a while before she packed up and went home.


    She didn''t want to take a cab. She grabbed her purse and paced back home.


    She cklisted that woman''s phone number, but she still felt ufortable.


    It was like a thorn pricking in her heart. She was trying to avoid touching that ce.


    It was not getting any better, and it would never disappear by itself. She was lying to herself, pretending


    that the throne didn''t exist or hurt if she didn''t look at it.


    It waste when she got home. She made herself a sandwich.


    She was not even in the mood to watch TV. Having washed up, she went to bed.


    She didn''t sleep well that night. The strange and exotic dreams haunted her. She saw lots of messy


    scenes.


    That made her feel tired, and her head dizzy.


    She tossed around and opened her eyes.


    The curtains were opened. The moonlight sneaked inside and lit up the room.


    She saw a man standing by her bedside.


    It was so terrifying that she forgot to scream.


    She froze like a deer.


    Marshall knew she was awake. He sighed, "I told you to close the window on your balcony."


    Katherine sat up slowly as Marshall sat down on the bed. He asked, "Is everything alright? You weren''t


    sleeping well."


    Katherine took a look at Marshall. Suddenly, she got up and pounced on him. "Marshall! You scared the


    hell out of me! You know how much I hate surprises! That may actually scare people to death, do you


    know that?"


    She pressed Marshall on the bed and rode on his waist, arms raised to beat him.