CEO Proposed to His Ex-wife 99 Times novel Chapter 484

They kept standing there in the parking lot.

Katherin and Frances realized it was time for lunch, so they took a turn in the garden, only to see that Marshall and Khalid were back.

Frances couldn't help laughing.

Khalid stared at her and couldn't help twitching his lips and grinning a smile, too.

Katherin wasn't smiling; she strolled to Marshall and said, "Do you know Clara invited us over for dinner tonight?"

Marshall nodded. Frances had called and told him about that.

He reached out and held Katherin's hand. "She invited me into the company today, and I've already turned her down. I didn't know you would agree."

Katherin chuckled, "Clara is smarter now. She's attacking us on both flanks."

Frances walked to Khalid and asked, "Why are you back at noon? You'll waste lots of time back and forth."

Khalid didn't seem to care about it. He said, "It's fine. Our lunch break is long enough for us to come back."

Frances nodded. They walked to the main building together.

Old Mrs. Grant was standing at the door, looking at them. She was here to get Katherin and Frances for lunch.

That was a scene she had never seen before because Katherin and Marshall didn't get along with each other well.

Frances and Khalid had never walked side by side so peacefully, either.

They did have walked together, but the vibe between them had never been better.

Frances would do most of the talking when they walked together, while Khalid remained silent.

Old Mrs. Grant had never seen them walking, talking, and laughing.

Katherin walked a bit faster. Seeing Old Mrs. Grant standing there, she knew it was time for lunch. She exclaimed, "Argh, I'm hungry. Let's go for lunch."

She was even more energetic than before.

Old Mrs. Grant was so satisfied with what was happening.

She laughed, "Hurry up, the food is ready."

, Then she looked at Khalid and Marshall. "I knew you two would come back, so I've prepared lunch for you, too."

Khalid felt a bit shy. He chuckled at it.

Marshall didn't react.

He was used to be cheeky.

When they had lunch, Katherin said Frances and she were going to Kyle's club later at night.

Marshall paused and agreed, "That's nice. You must be bored staying at home all day. Kyle's club has enough ways to entertain you. You should go and have fun."

Katherin said, "Go pick us up at the club when you're off work."

Marshall agreed. Then nobody talked for the rest of the meal.

That was part of the table manners of their family.

Halfway through their meal, Frances looked up at Frances.

Frances was also looking at her. They saw the reluctance in each other's eyes.

They used to think this was normal, but now they couldn't stand it anymore.

Khalid ate the food for a while, and then he turned to Frances, asking, "Has your wound healed?"

Frances hesitated and nodded, "It's nothing, just a bump. It won't take long to heal."

Khalid looked back and said, "You used to be mad at me because of a bump."

She frowned and glanced at Marshall. "Do you know what Kyle is doing? I think he's keeping something from me."

Marshall laughed, "Ask him in person. He'll tell you if he really takes you as his friend."

Katherin exhaled a long breath, "He seemed too embarrassed to tell me about it."

The Kyle Katherine used to know would've told her what was going on without being asked.

The only reason he didn't tell her now must be that he didn't know how to put it.

Marshall turned to look at Katherin and then said, "I heard Hector has a vacation to get relaxed lately. He'll get to you, I guess."

Katherin exclaimed. The subject changed so fast that she didn't understand what Marshall was talking about immediately. "Hector?"

She paused and continued, "Oh, Hector... he has a vacation? I guess he'll be back because he had no friend or place to go. Plus, people here are waiting for him."

Marshall hummed and said, "Throw a dinner party for him then. Also, I think we should tell him about us."

Frances sat aside and snorted with a thin smile.

She had sided with Katherin recently. Before Katherin asked, Frances did first, "About you? What about you?"

Marshall blinked, but his tone remained unchanged. "About us living together and Katherin's pregnancy! Mom, what's wrong with you? You're like a mean stepmother."

He looked at Frances in the rearview mirror. "Am I really your son?"

Frances couldn't help but laugh, "I don't feel like being loved like your real mom, either. I think you treat Cora better than me."

Marshall was surprised at how Frances thought of him.

He said, "How's that possible? Why would you even think so? Am I treating Aunt Cora too nicely? I don't think so."

Frances leaned back in his chair. "Just think about your attitude towards me before. Whatever you say, you were nicer to her than to me."

Marshall laughed, "We did have disagreements in the past, and my tone and attitude were a bit harsh. That made you think I was partial to Aunt Cora, but I wasn't! Our disagreements are about facts; they weren't personal. You and Dad weren't getting along with each other well, which gave him a tough time. I concerned myself with issues, not you."