Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Hearing Naomi’s voice, Heather forgot what she was about to say and replied, “I rushed over as soon as I heard from Ronald that and Dad wanted to come along too, but I didn’t let them.”

“It’s just food poisoning. I’ll get better in a couple of days, Naomi answered.

Right after Naomi finished speaking, a nurse came over with some medicine.

Heather talked to Naomi while Brendan sliced some fruits for the two of them.

As they talked, Naomi leaned against the bed and unconsciously fell asleep.

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“Look how thin she has become because of the illness,” Heather said in concern as she sat beside Naomi

you were

unwell, Mom

Right after that, Heather turned her gaze toward Brendan and said, “Brendan, you’d better send Chloe away to the farthest place possible. It’s best if she doesn’t stay in Ashburgh anymore.”

Brendan handed her half an orange and said, “Mom, there’s nothing going on between me and Chloe. Why do you insist on giving her a hard time?”

not trying to give her a hard time. I’m just afraid that Naomi would overthink and get upset.

“Why don’t you try putting yourself in her shoes? If Maximus comes back and sticks around Naomi all the time, wouldn’t that make you uncomfortable? “Heather replied.

There was a noticeable shift in Brendan’s expression at the mention of Maximus Martin

He then stuffed the remaining half of the orange into his mouth. He raised his head and looked at Naomi on the hospital bed.

Seeing Brendan remaining silent, Heather spoke again softly, “Since you’re married to Naomi, you should stop fooling around and keep a distance from other women. There’s one more thing I need to tell you Chloe isn’t as simple as she seems. Don’t let her fool you.”

In short, Heather didn’t like anyone apart from Naomi,

“I don’t have other intentions toward Chloe,” Brendan answered calmly.

*Send her away then. One more thing, last time, when I told Naomi to give her a check, I didn’t expect that wench to actually take it.

“It seems that Naomi was right. Suggesting this idea has brought her trouble. Now that I think about it, I’ve underestimated Chloe,” Heather said.

Brendan turned his head and looked at Heather. “Were you the one who told Naomi to give the check to Chloe?

He should have known that. Naomi wouldn’t do that herself. But he had thought that Naomi was trying to disgust him.

He didn’t expect his mother to have been the one to come up with that idea behind his back

Most Importantly, Naomi didn’t mention his mother at all when he had flung the check at her.

Shifting his gaze to Naomi, Brendan wished that Naomi would argue and quarrel with him just like other women.

In this way, he would feel better.

She was always so generous, making him feel like a nobody.

“It was me. I’d even used my savings,” Heather said.

After that, Brendan didn’t pay any attention to Heather, even when she continued to nag at him.

Ar

on, when Naomi woke up from her sleep, Heather had already left. But Brendan was still there.

“Aren’t you busy today?” Naomi asked, resting her arm on her forehead.

He used to always say that he was busy.

Naomi was quite shocked to see Brendan there.

“I’m not busy,” Brendan answered. Then, he asked, “Why didn’t you tell

tell me that Mom was the one who told you to give the check to Chloe?”

That day, when Brendan had asloed Naomi, he recalled that she had just told him to give her 20 million dollars so that she could have someone dratt divorce agreement

Brendan was unsure whether Naomi had really meant it or if she had just been kidding.