Katherine stared at Marshall for a while and then gripped at his hand slightly, “You are always a great
man. There is no doubt in that. I’m the one who has problems.”
Marshall let out a breath, “Why am I feeling like that you are just giving me the runaround?”
Katherine smiled weakly.
Well, actually, she was saying with all sincerity.
Marshall can’t be blamed solely for what happened between them. She had problems, too.
It often took two to fail a relationship.
Katherine then answered, “Spare me some time. I’m really tired. There are too many things that I can’t
get straight at this point. Don’t force me on it.”
Hearing Katherine’s words, Marshall felt a bit more relieved.
Well, it was much better than her direct rejection.
Marshall then nodded, “Okay, I won’t force you. Get some rest. I’ll get the meal ready.”
Katherine then closed her eyes.
Marshall tucked her in and left the room.
Kyle was sitting in the living room and immediately raised his eyebrows upon seeing Marshall, “What
happened? Auntie Frances looked a bit serious when she left. Did they have a fight?”
Marshall pondered for a while, “I don’t think so. Katherine looked fine to me.”
Katherine was always easily irritated by others. She wouldn’t be so approachable if they really got into
a fight.
She didn’t look that furious and was pretty calm.
Bewildered, Kyle hesitated for a bit and then entered the kitchen with Marshall.
Katherine was deep asleep when the meal was ready.
Marshall went upstairs to check on her and couldn’t bring himself to wake her up, so he decided to
have the meal with Kyle first and heat the food for Katherine later.
Kyle’s mood was completely spoiled now. He meant to join the fun here, but now, he was left with
Marshall.
Kyle heaved a sigh and asked, “Did you find out why Margaret was kidnapped before?”
Marshall looked up and gazed at Kyle for a while.
Something suddenly occurred to him.
Confused, Kyle asked, “What’s wrong? What are you staring me for?”
Marshall licked at his back teeth and grinned, “Well, I want to talk with you about something. You can
actually help me on this one.”
Kyle raised his eyebrows, “Just tell me what do you want.”
Katherine slept straight into the night.
Marshall was sitting on the bed with the light on when she woke up.
Sensing that she was up, Marshall hurriedly asked, “Are you hungry? The food hasn’t cooled down.
How about I bring them upstairs?”
Marshall sat up and slowly recovered, “Sure.”
While Marshall came downstairs to get the meal, Katherine went to freshen herself up.
Standing in front of the sink, Katherine looked into the mirror and scanned herself.
She looked worn out which Katherine hated to see even herself.
Katherine took a few deep breaths and figured that she had to make a difference.
Every woman has to go through 10 months of pregnancy. She should cheer up. Katherine then
changed into a dress and combed her hair which made her look a bit more energetic.
Katherine saw Marshall with the food when she went out of the room, so she just said, “I want to eat it
downstairs. I want to walk around after lying on the bed all day.”
Marshall paused and then nodded, “Okay, let’s go to the dining room.”
Sitting across Katherine, Marshall asked her if there was anything wrong with her since she looked
terrible for the past couple of days.
Katherine exhaled, “I’m simply weary these days. I plan on getting a sound rest tonight, so I should be
fine tomorrow.”
Marshall then told Katherine the current condition of those villagers that came here with them.
Their accommodations and jobs had all been settled. Someone had been specifically assigned to help
them familiarize with the work process.
They were all guileless villagers and won’t definitely loaf on the job.
Marshall then added, “I’ve told them to get to know the environment first. They can bring their family
members over later once they are settled.”
But they seemed like they didn’t plan on having their kids over as their schooling was a big issue now.
However, they definitely earned more here as they’d mentioned that it was still a good deal if they hired
people to help with the farming during harvest seasons.
The labor cost there was pretty low and totally acceptable as they were paid more here.
Katherine nodded, “It’s great. I was actually afraid they wouldn’t like it here.”
Marshall beamed, “I went to check on them before and they were quite contented.”
Katherine paused for a while and then looked at Marshall, “Thank you.”
Marshall stared at Katherine fondly and the affection in his eyes was about to burst out, “I’m doing this
for the sake of you. I want to thank them for helping you and grandpa in past years.”
Lips pursed, Katherine didn’t say anything.
After having the dinner, Marshall did the dishes and didn’t leave.
Katherine glanced at him, “Have a walk with me. I feel like stretching out a bit.”
It was rare that Katherine would ask him to accompany her, so Marshall was pretty glad.
They didn’t go very far and just strolled around in the neighborhood.
There were still many pedestrians on the street. Marshall and Katherine just wandered down the road.
After hesitating for a while, Marshall asked Katherine what had happened between she and Frances
today.
Katherine avoided Marshall’s staring.
Well, actually, they weren’t quarreling. They just talked about the fetus in her belly.
She said to Frances that this baby had nothing to do with the Grants and would take her surname.
Frances actually was a bit irritated and said it won’t be fair to Marshall.
Why would it be unfair? Katherine didn’t understand. She didn’t want to get remarried with Marshall and
wanted to raise the kid on her own, so why should the baby have Marshall’s surname?
What the hell was Frances thinking about?
Katherine let out a long breath and said, “Nothing really. She was just upset that I was bossing you
around to do the cooking for me. Nobody had ordered you like that.”
Marshall giggled and didn’t doubt her answer, “Well, she just wasn’t used to seeing me in the kitchen
because I hadn’t ever cooked before. You got to understand her. It’s normal that she would feel
distressed. Don’t take her words to heart.”
Katherine replied, “I know, so I didn’t talk back.”
While they were chatting, a man in a black sport suit was running towards them.
He was humming songs with ear pods on.
At first, Marshall and Katherine didn’t actually notice him, but he suddenly sped up and raced towards
Katherine.
Katherine wasn’t too concerned at first, but he was clearly sprinting to her.
Even though he was wearing earphones, he can still see and shouldn’t be straight racing towards her
in such a wide road.
By the time Katherine had realized this, there was no time left for her to dodge.
The man obviously had targeted her and was charging ahead.
Katherine couldn’t even bring herself to think what would happen if he actually hit her.
Fear swept through her all of a sudden. Katherine subconsciously protected her belly with both her
hands.
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