"Tony, are you going to New York in a few days?" On this day, Catherine came to the door and asked Tangning.
Tangning replied casually: "Yes, what's the matter, Catherine?"
Catherine nodded and replied: "There is indeed something. Tony, when you arrive in New York, can you help me see what Jonathan is doing?"
"Jonathan? He's still in New York and hasn't come back yet?" Tangning asked a little surprised, because before Jonathan left, he told herself that he would only go to New York for a month at most and come back in at least half a month, but now it's almost two.
It’s been over a month and you haven’t come back yet?
Catherine replied with a bitter look on her face: "Jonathan said before he left that he would go for a month at most, but it's been almost two months now, and he sent a telegram yesterday saying that he would stay in New York for another month. What the hell is going on?
Son, he actually needs to stay in New York for so long three months, and he doesn’t have business in New York like you, Tony!"
"Maybe he encountered something rather troublesome!" Tang Ning speculated.
Catherine nodded and agreed: "That's what I'm worried about, so I want to ask Tony to help me go check on him. After all, the telegram can't make it clear!"
"Katherine, don't worry. Jonathan is a New Yorker after all. He has many friends and family in New York, so he is unlikely to run into any big trouble!" Tangning comforted.
"I know this, but actually that's not what I'm worried about!"
"Then what are you worried about?" Tangning asked confused.
Catherine said solemnly: "What I'm worried about is whether he will find a woman in New York!"
"Absolutely not, Jonathan is not that kind of person!" Tangning advised.
Catherine snorted coldly: "Tony, please don't help him lie to me. I know why he came to New Orleans in the first place!"
Catherine's answer reminded Tangning of the Raleigh Manor that Jonathan first came to New Orleans to set up. She was immediately embarrassed, but she still persuaded him: "He was still young at that time, and he was inevitably a little indulgent, but you see
How has he been like this these past two years!"
"I hope so!" Catherine said calmly.
After finishing her own business in New York, Tangning started to look for Jonathan. Fortunately, it was not difficult to find because according to Morgan, Jonathan had been busy attending various cocktail parties and dances all day when he came to New York, so he quickly found him.
Found him.
After listening to Tangning's report of Catherine's worries, Jonathan pondered for a long time, then sighed and said, "Hey, Tony, let me tell you the truth, I actually have to stay in New York for a year this time!"
Tangning couldn't help but exclaimed: "One year? Then why did you lie to us and say you can come back in a month at most?"
"Because if I tell Catherine directly, she will definitely not agree, so I can only delay it month by month!" Jonathan replied with a grimace.
"Can you tell me what happened and why it took so long?" Tangning asked curiously.
Unexpectedly, Jonathan shook his head decisively and refused: "I'm sorry Tony, I really can't tell you this!"
Although Jonathan didn't say anything, Tangning could roughly guess that it was related to the Ku Klux Klan, so she stopped asking and changed the subject and asked, "Then how will I explain it to Catherine when I get back?"
"How about you just say you didn't find me in New York?" Jonathan said tentatively.
"Then Catherine has to worry even more!" Tangning replied angrily.
"That's true. How about you say that I got sick in New York and have to recover before I can go back?" Jonathan said again.
Tangning retorted again: "That's not okay, because Catherine will come to see you after knowing it. How can you pretend to be sick then?"
"Oh, how can you say that?!" Jonathan frowned and said in distress.
"Otherwise, just say that your Ku Klux Klan arranged for you to perform a special secret mission in New York, so you have to keep it secret, and for the sake of Catherine's safety, you can't let her come over!" Tangning suggested.
After Jonathan heard this, he was stunned. He stared at Tangning for a long time, and then slowly said: "Tony, I swear to God, I didn't tell you anything. You made these up yourself."
Right?"
But before Tangning could answer, Jonathan turned around and said, "Just tell it as you made it up!"
In fact, Tangning also reacted at this time. It seemed that she had guessed correctly. But according to his previous tone, shouldn't this matter be kept secret? Why did she agree to tell Catherine now?
But then I thought, since Jonathan agreed with his explanation to Catherine, why should I worry about it for him? So when he returned to New Orleans, he told Catherine the truth about it.
After hearing this, Catherine said displeasedly: "I really don't know what Jonathan thinks. I have told him many times to withdraw from the KKK, but he just doesn't listen. This time he wants to do it again."
Go to New York to work secretly for a year, does he still have me in his heart?"
Tangning quickly advised, "Katherine, don't be angry. Maybe Jonathan has no choice but to go!"
After listening to Tangning's words, Catherine thought for a few seconds, and then secretly agreed: "Tony, what you said is really possible!" Then she praised: "Tony, you are still smart, no matter how they try to tempt you, you just won't join the Klan!"
"I'm not smart, I'm just lazy!" Tang Ning said modestly.
After chatting for a while, Catherine suddenly said: "Since Jonathan can't come back for a year, what should I do during this time?"
It was not easy for Tang Ning to say this, because she had learned from Maxi's past experience, and she didn't want Jonathan to misunderstand her. Unexpectedly, at this time, Catherine said again: "By the way, Tony, does one of your students open a coffee shop?"
Tangning nodded in confusion and replied, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Can you let me help her in her shop? Tony, you don't know, one of my childhood dreams was to open my own coffee shop!" As she spoke, Catherine began to recall her childhood.
Tangning complained in her heart, I didn't expect that you are still a literary girl, but this coffee shop is not so easy to open. At least it is not as romantic as you imagined. However, after Catherine's repeated begging, Tangning reluctantly agreed.
Come down and take her to Deanna tomorrow!
ps: Friends who feel that this book is too short to read recommend reading my old book "Rebirth Begins from Titanic". Although the word count is not particularly large, nearly 600,000 words are enough to read for a while.