When Khalid arrived at Kyle's Club, they had already served all the dishes.
Khalid saw Frances as soon as he walked into the room.
Frances was standing by the window, talking to the phone.
Everyone else in the room was silent.
Frances was facing the window, not knowing that Khalid had entered.
Khalid paused at the door and heard Frances say, "I'm a little busy and probably won't have time
tonight."
Then there was a pause, maybe because the man on the other side of the phone didn't say anything.
Then Frances continued, "I'm not sure about that. We need more details to make the decision."
Judging from the way Frances spoke, she was pretty polite, or even a bit resistant to the one she was
talking to.
Nicolas was the first to come to Khalid's mind. He walked up to France and asked without lowering
down his voice, "What's happening? Who are you talking to? Come and have dinner."
Frances froze and looked back at Khalid.
Khalid was smiling innocently.
Frances wasn't angry. She looked at Khalid in surprise and said to the man on the other side of the
phone, "I have to go to dinner now. See you."
The call was over.
Khalid didn't ask who was on the phone. He put his hand around Frances's shoulders, and they walked
to the table.
Katherin's lips arched when seeing Khalid and Frances together.
This was the first time she saw the middle-aged couple being so intimate in public.
They looked so adorable.
Frances felt a bit shy. She sat down and took a sip of water.
Kyle was somehow excited today.
He greeted Khalid and asked him if he wanted to eat anything. There was a menu for Khalid to order
food for his own.
Khalid didn't find anything he especially wanted to eat. He said, "I thought it was just her and me going
out for dinner. I had even come up with a restaurant that served excellent cuisine. I was going to take
her there, but she said it was a get-together dinner."
Those words were quite intriguing.
Katherin couldn't help but burst into laughter, "You must be quite disappointed that we ruined your
date."
Then she added, "It's fine. You can go out for a date tomorrow. We're gathering here today because
Kyle's happy. You two will have enough opportunities to date in the future. No worries."
Frances felt so shy when Katherine said that.
Khalid, on the contrary, laughed and agreed with Katherine, "You're right."
Frances let out a sigh of relief.
She couldn't say what exactly feeling she was having. It was a bit of sweetness, happiness, and
excitement.
During the meal, Khalid asked why Marshall didn't come.
Katherin said that Marshall seemed to have something to do.
Khalid paused because he didn't remember he had arranged that much work for Marshall.
It stood no reason that the tiny amount of work would take over Marshall's spare time, but Khalid didn't
say anything.
Katherin was a bit naughty. As she chewed, she mentioned that she had had dinner with Frances's
friends, like Nicolas, but she had never had meals with Khalid's friends.
She was implying Cora.
Frances looked up at Katherin and understood what she meant.
Katherin laughed, looking natural.
She said, "Has Miss Willis called you lately? You can take her over for dinner if she has. I've never had
a meal with her. I heard she's a nice person.
Khalid had understood what Katherin was implying.
He put down his chopsticks, pondered, and then said, "We don't meet that much. I can get in touch with
her if you want to meet her."
Katherin waved her hand and then said, "Now that you don't meet very often, I don't think we have to
meet her. I wanted to know her because I thought she was your friend."
Khalid laughed, "I wouldn't say she's a friend. She got in trouble, and I gave her a hand; that's all. We
are not that close."
That seemed to have explained a lot.
Frances ate quietly next to him, eyes looking down on the table. Katherine wasn't sure if she had read
Khalid's implication behind those words.
During the meal, Kyle nagged a world of gossips.
The gossips were more than just about the Bennett family.
He also mentioned Rosie.
When he mentioned Rosie before, he used to yell and scold in anger.
However, none of that happened this time. Katherine had even seen the pride on his face.
He looked like a smug child.
Kyle said, "No matter how fierce a woman appeals to be, she's still fragile inside. Their toughness on
the outside is their cover to hide the vulnerability inside. After all, they need to be protected, and they
need a hero to come and give them a sense of security."
Katherin got goosebumps on his long and mushy cliche.
Katherin looked at Kyle and teased in a low voice, "What's the matter with you? Where did that come
from? What's got into you?"
Kyle scratched his hair. "Alas... I'm just expressing some of my feelings and sharing them with you.
Look at your face! You're making me feel awkward!"
He would feel this awkward, which surprised Katherin.
Kyle had dropped off his cheesy appearance and now looked like a real man.
Katherin nodded. "Keep talking. I have a feeling that you have a lot more to share with us."
Kyle chuckled, "I thought I had a lot to say to you, too, but I don't know where to start now after you
interrupted me."
Katherin raised the glass high and apologized, "Fine... my mistake... I was just being surprised at how
mushy you suddenly are."
Kyle laughed very happily. He was in quite a good mood today and had been laughing all the time.
He was a completely different person from the sullen one days ago.
Without Nicolas, and without Marshall and Hector competing against each other, they had a lovely
dinner.
Khalid had generation gab with Katherin and Kyle, so they didn't have much to talk about. He was
talking to Frances most of the time.
Katherin knew Khalid very well. After all, they had loved under the same roof for a year before.
Khalid used to be a silent man.
Usually, when he was with Frances, the latter would do most of the talking.
However, he talked much more than Frances now when they were sitting together.
He even talked to Frances about the company.
To be honest, Katherine knew that Frances didn't understand what Khalid was talking about, just like
her.
But Khalid didn't seem to care that much.
Every couple had their own unique way of getting along.
Katherin felt that Khalid and Frances seemed to have found their own way.
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