qAfter dinner, the ladies departed to the art gallery in a car.

The first lady had prepared a limousine and invited Francesca and the other ladies to join her in the vehicle.

After getting into the limousine, the ladies could not contain their urge to gossip about recent events related to the prominent families.

Francesca listened to them in silence. She did not show any reaction until someone mentioned that Hazel had gone to M Nation. Only then did Francesca reveal an astonished expression as she hastily asked, “When did Hazel depart?”

“The night before yesterday.” Kevin's wife immediately shuffled closer to Francesca, as the latter had rarely initiated a conversation with her. “I visited Hazel's residence that night and saw her leaving the house to go to the airport.”

Francesca looked down. Complex emotions churned within her.

Hazel departed the night before yesterday, while Danrique left the subsequent morning. So, Danrique did not go to M Nation alone. He went there with Hazel, which means he's been hanging out with her for the past few days. Is that why he didn't answer my calls?

“Francesca, Francesca!” The first lady's voice pulled Francesca back to reality.

“Yes?” Francesca regained her senses.

“Are you all right? You look pale,” the first lady asked concernedly. “Are you feeling under the weather?”

Francesca responded

distracted. The first lady suggested sending Francesca home when she sensed

that opportunity to excuse

concern. “Did the other ladies

“No,” Francesca replied.

to M Nation, and there's no one else at home, you can visit me anytime if you're bored. I can keep you

every day. I have two patients to attend to and plenty of medications

facial expression stiffened slightly, and she flashed an awkward smile. “Okay. You should focus on your work, then. At the same time, you must also take care of

Francesca nodded. “Thank you. I shall

“Goodbye!”

disappeared from her sight

from asking Sloan, “With

“Sean,” Sloan answered.

along, but who else is there?” Francesca

into a momentary daze. “I don't think

flew into a

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