Chapter 42

• On such an occasion, the matters that were being discussed were always related to businesses. Franklin was also biting the bullet to socialize with others. Nina could tell that he did not like such an occasion. So, she pulled Franklin’s arm and whispered, “I want to go out, I need some air.”
• Franklin held her hand, “I’ll take you to the back parlour.”
• The lights, the noises, the voices of conversations and the flatteries gradually became inaudible.