Charlie’s first reaction was to be surprised when he saw Marianne’s slender figure as she stood not far away.

Immediately afterward, he looked at Kathleen and asked in confusion, “What’s going on here, Miss Fox?”

Before Marianne could reach them, Kathleen smiled slightly and said in a low voice, “I invited Miss Long to come here. Sorry for not telling you about this in advance, Mr. Wade.”

Having said that, Kathleen then added, “I saw that there seemed to be some misunderstanding between you a