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She smiled and explained, “I’ve gained weight, so it doesn’t fit right.”

Brendan didn’t say anything. He didn’t tell Naomi that he had designed the ring to ensure the wearer

would have a hard time taking it off.

Brendan knew that while Naomi seemed nonchalant to most things, she was quite sensitive and couldn’t

forget the day he slapped her.

Once trust was broken, it couldn’t be fixed easily. Later on, their arguments became the norm, and

Naomi’s feelings faded.

But nothing compared to the pain of that slap. Her patience and love seemed to have been worn away in these repeated arguments.

After a moment of silence, Brendan asked, “Something on your mind?”

Naomi smiled. “Not really. I just dreamed about the past.”

She glanced at Brendan. “It felt ages ago.”

But she still couldn’t get over it.

Hearing this, Brendan had an idea of what Naomi had dreamed about. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have

come to the study alone.

The room fell silent again as Naomi looked at the moon outside. “You pushed me pretty hard that time. I even had some internal bleeding when I got checked later.”

Brendan’s heart dropped. He hadn’t expected his push would injure Naomi. Brendan was just angry that

she did not confront him and had calmly congratulated him.

Brendan paled. Naomi turned back to him. “Let’s go back to bed.”

At first, Naomi wanted to talk to Brendan about their future. But after that dream, she felt it wasn’t

necessary anymore.

It didn’t matter if their relationship would last or progress from now on. Divorce was the norm these days.

It wouldn’t be weird if they got one too.

Countless couples spent their entire lives together. Most of them had their fair share of arguments and

misunderstandings anyway.

At that moment, Naomi suddenly understood one thing.

She was just one in a million. Her life would have its ups and downs, and her relationships would have complications. This was something that the vast majority of people would experience.

She was turning 24 years old, and many things were starting to make sense to her. So she didn’t demand much anymore. Relationships and marriages weren’t as important as she thought they were.

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Brendan turned around and grabbed her hand, jerking slightly when he realized how cold it was.

Their eyes met, and Brendan wanted to say something. But he didn’t know where to begin. With Sophia gone, he had no way to explain himself.

Brendan remained silent for a long time. It wasn’t until Naomi sneezed that he let go of her hand.

Naomi smiled. “Aren’t you going to sleep?”

Brendan nodded. “I am.”

The two returned to the bedroom and lay on the bed. Out of habit, Brendan pulled Naomi into his arms. Naomi didn’t fight back and even snuggled up to him, trying to steal some of his warmth.

One had to act if they wanted to get through life.

After a while, Brendan suddenly sighed, “I’m sorry, Naomi. I shouldn’t have pushed or slapped you.”