Chapter 252: Marriage Alliance

"I just asked you to pick up something, not to disappear. Why is it so difficult for you? It's taking you forever to come back," Curtis said, his background sounding a bit noisy, indicating that something might have upset him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such things. Catherine thought about what she had seen, and she was still very scared. "You sent me to pick something up in the slums. Isn't it dangerous there? What if something happens? Aren't you causing trouble for me?" "Causing trouble for you? Alright, hurry back. I really need that thing now. And did you say anything to that old man? He's not a good person. He never speaks the truth. Don't let him fool you." Curtis knew who Catherine was going to see. Catherine pursed her lips. She wanted to say she hadn't been fooled, but she also knew things she shouldn't. However, she didn't say anything and just said she was almost there before hanging up. As Catherine was driving to find Curtis, her phone rang again. This time, it