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"And where is your wife?" Clara asked and Fred smiled. He likes the sound of that question.

"She's in the room taking her bath, she should be joining us soon." He said and Clara nodded her head. It's understandable, the women of these families must always look their best at any time.

"You are the only person here?" He asked her and she nodded her head with a frown on her face. She very well knows what and who he's trying to ask her. Fred saw the way his mother looked at him and raised his hand in surrender. He can already tell what is going through her mind at the moment.

"Mom, you know someone is innocent until proven guilty right?" Fred asked and Clara was forced to look at him with irritation written all over her face. She can't help but be angry on behalf of her daughter-in-law anytime she listens to Fred defend her like this.

"I know that honey, I'm very well-learned. You don't have to remind me and I know exactly what I'm saying. That's the more reason why you need to believe m