Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Brendan remained calm even though Chloe was crying non–stop. He remarked, “I’ll get Jason to swing by the hospital and check it out.”

Then, he hung up and called Jason, asking him to go to the hospital

At this moment, Naomi was in a state of relief. She thought that Brendan would leave her tonight.

Alter ending the call, Brendan turned to look at Naomi. He said, “If you’re awake, then get out of the car by yourself. I’m not going to carry you.”

However, Naomi still pretended to be asleep.

Brendan unfastened his seatbelt, opened the car door, and walked into the house without looking back.

Seeing that Brendan had really left, Naomi quieldy unfastened her seatbelt and got out of the car.

As she caught up to him, she reached out and grabbed his arm.

Despite Brendan’s cold demeanor, Naomi’s good mood remained. It was a stark difference from Chloe’s tearful state just now. They looked at each other, and Brendan quickened his pace. Naomi hurried to catch up and said, “Brendan, let’s have a baby!”

“No.”

Although he claimed that he didn’t want children, he didn’t push away Naomi’s hand from his arm.

When she saw them walking back together, Jennifer smiled brightly. She quickly asked for dinner to be prepared.

Naomi’s mood today seemed unusually cheerful, spending more time with Brendan and talking to him more than usual.

After dinner, as they walked to the bedroom upstairs, Brendan saw that Naomi was still in a good mood. He casually told her, “Hold on, Naomi. Don’t get too excited too soon.”

He had promised to come back once a week but not anything else.

Naomi did not mind and remarked, “I’ll go take a shower.

After a while, Naomi came out of the shower and saw Brendan sitting on the bed and reading a book. He had on a pair of gold–rimmed glasses, Naomi approached Brendan and kneeled beside him. Before she could speak, Brendan tapped her forehead with his finger to keep a distance between them.

Naomi looked at him. Just as she was about to speak, the phone in her pocket started ringing.

as a call from a client.

It was a

She glanced at Brendan, then stood up and said, “I’ll take this call real quick.”

After saying that, she answered the phone. “Hello, Ms. Logan.”

On the other end, a middle–aged woman’s indignant voice came through as Annie Logan said, “Ms. Goodwin, why are men so ungrateful? When I married him, he had nothing.

“I went through years of hardships with him, taking good care of our home and children. In the end, he lost his love for me and now wants a divorce. “He must know what those vixens out there want from him. Isn’t he afraid of karma for treating, me like this?”

At this point, the woman started crying in sorrow.

ost likely b had another argument about divorce.

Upon hearing this, Naomi knew that Annie and her husband, Tom Hunter, had most

While holding the phone, she p

e poured herself a glass of water. Naomi consoled her and said, “Ms. Logan, given the current situation, you’ve done your best to salvage your marriage.

“Since Mr. Hunter is unwilling to follow through, we can only approach this situation rationally. Given the years of hardship you’ve endured, let’s strive for the marlinum benefit for yourself

At Nam’s words, Brendan looked up at her.