All Her Secrets By Chestnut

Chapter 796 A Similar Feeling

Catherine hung up the phone and returned. She found Carlo and Francis looking incredibly odd. They stole glances at her and communicated only through eye contact. They didn’t dare to speak.

Catherine scanned the two of them with a cold eye before seating herself nearby. “Don’t worry. I straightened things out with Branden. It’s not on you.”

As soon as she said that, their tense expressions relaxed. Carlo let out a long sigh of relief. He looked at Catherine with gratitude. “Miss Swann, thank you.”

“No need,” Catherine said coldly and shut down further conversation. She was about to leave when Francis’s phone rang. She paused and planned to wait until Francis’s call ended to inquire about the situation before leaving.

“Damn it! They’re so cunning!” Francis cursed after ending the call. Seeing his disturbed state, Carlo signaled to remind Francis that Catherine was still there.

Francis realized this and quickly apologized to Catherine, “Sorry, Miss Swann. I lost my cool earlier.”

Catherine shrugged it off. She’d seen worse from Zobber and the others while they were with her. Profanity was nothing new. What concerned her more was who called and what was said during the conversation. “Was it about the investigation?”

Francis didn’t deny it. Catherine’s status exempted her from secrets. ”

per Mr. Branden’s orders but

injured from investigating this, and now the

me the coordinates,”

you planning to go

but her silence

Carlo offered to accompany Catherine.

Carlo’s hand. Carlo caught on and said, “Miss Swann, it’s fine.

Catherine wasn’t fussy, and Carlo’s injury wasn’t a big deal in her eyes. Since he

discovered earlier. After Carlo and Francis had escaped, the place had been thoroughly cleaned out, leaving no traces. Their team had arrived promptly, yet the

and found it impeccably clean, just like last time. The other party’s efficiency indicated a

team’s. There was no progress. “Miss Swann, why do you think these people fear us

make sense for them to swiftly abandon such a valuable hideout and flee in

which is why they avoid facing us directly. Wait here.

second floor consisted of a few empty rooms. Nobody knew their previous use, but Catherine sensed there was more to these seemingly ordinary rooms. As she ventured in

fingers along the walls and moved from room to room. When she reached the last one, she halted. In a corner, she noticed a discreetly carved, peculiar symbol. Though it was small and seemingly

left Carlo momentarily bewildered. He trailed behind Catherine with confusion and hurried

wouldn’t serve any purpose, they didn’t need to linger. It was better to leave and get some

sensible.