Charlie pursed his lips and crooned, "It's okay. I can ask Miss Fox about this. Her connections and intelligent network in New York are much better than ours." Comment by _ Lunaelle: use a simpler word

With that, he took out his phone and called Kathleen.

The phone rang seven to eight times before it was finally answered. "Brad," Kathleen spoke. "How are things in Atlanta? Everything good?"

Charlie realized that it was not a good time to talk as Kathleen had made up an alias and some fake questions. She was probably with Claire right now.

Sensing that, Charlie immediately quipped, "Miss Fox, it's not a good time, is it? I'll call you later."

"I'm in New York now, working on a project. Give me five minutes. I'll call you back," Kathleen answered.

"Alright," Charlie replied and ended the call.

Kathleen called exactly five minutes later. She began respectfully as soon as Charlie answered the call, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wade. I was discussing a project with Mrs. Wade just now. She might