âNo, Iâm not in any trouble. Iâm just helping a schoolmate!â
Eddison gave Christopher an explanation.
âWhat schoolmate?â Christopher was curious so he asked, âA girl? I heard that Amos is preparing for your engagement. Does he know about this?â
No wonder he was a businessman, as Christopher was amazingly sharp!
He could see through Eddison immediately.
Eddison frowned and said, âForget it, Iâll figure it out by myself!â
âEddisonâ¦â Christopher was about to chase after him when Eddison slammed the door and left.
The sound woke Tina up. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned.
âHubby, Iâm hungry!â
Christopherâs eyes immediately softened as he replied, âThe food will be ready soon! Itâs your favorite dish! Wait in the living room for a while.â
Tina nodded. Then, she recalled the voice she had just heard and asked curiously.
Then, she recalled the voice she had just heard and asked curiously, âDid Eddison come just now? Why did he leave so quickly?â
Christopher knew that the matter was complex, therefore he said to Tina, âMake a phone call to Eudora and ask her if anything has happened at home!â
Tina nodded and said, âOkay!â
Ten minutes later, Tina and Christopher looked at each other.
âHubby, letâs pretend that we are not aware of this matter! Otherwise, if Eudora gets angry, I wonât be able to bear the consequences!â
That was true.
Everyone knew that Eudoraâs health had been poor over the past few years. Each time something happened to her, Amos would go crazy.
If the two of them said something to cause Eudoraâs health to worsen, Amos would kill them!
Furthermore, they knew about Amosâ motives.
âOkay!â Christopher nodded. Then, he said, âThen, letâs not bother about both sides!â
â¦
After Naomi chased after him, she kept on calling Eddisonâs mobile phone but could not get through.
She went to Eddisonâs favorite places, but found nothing. In the end, she could only call Benedict.
Benedict had always had a good relationship with Eddison since they were children. The two best friends had also often contacted each other over the years.
Unfortunately, Benedict also had no idea about Eddisonâs whereabouts. Naomi hung up on the call and looked at other places.
However, just as she arrived at the intersection in front of her, a black car appeared and blocked her way.
Two men in suits got out of the car. Without a word, they picked her up, pushed her into the car, and drove away!
At the same time, Benedict, who had deceived Naomi just then, was on a call with Eddison.
âI lied to Naomi! I lied to her for the first time for a brat like you!â
âOkay, I will never forget your great kindness!â Eddison said absent-mindedly.
âForget it. After Iâve thought about it, I didnât do it entirely for you. Looking at you now, Iâm reminded of myself. We are indeed best friends. Of course, I donât want you to be like me, and not be able to be with someone you love! What are you planning to do now?â
âWhat else can I do?â Eddison pursed his lips and continued, âI wonât give up either way!â
Benedict pressed his lips together and said, âI have some money here. Iâll transfer it to you later!â
âNo, my account is frozen now. You canât help me! Iâll think of a way myself! Thank you!â
He took a deep breath and began to scroll through his WhatsApp conversations on his mobile phone. He was certain that he would be able to find someone who was willing to invest in him, a law student from abroad!
â¦
Naomi sat in a dark room, cursing at the kidnappers.
Was it such a situation why people said that one should not walk alone on the streets? She thought that she would be fine because she was good at self defense. As a result, two people who were more skilled than her had come and dragged her over without saying a word!
The incident really pissed her off.
Once she found out who was the one behind such a wicked act, she would definitely beat them to death.
When she was in thought, there was a sneeze at the door, and then the door was pushed open from outside.
A beam of light slipped in through the crack of the door, which allowed Naomi to clearly see the face of the person who had entered.
It was the two men in black who had kidnapped her. Naomi immediately tensed up. People who practiced self defense were competitive. She did not want to admit that she was inferior to others.
If they were to fight her yet again, she believed that she would definitely win.
However, it turned out that they did not want to fight her at all.
After they came in, they only said one word, âCook!â
Naomi was confused.
âNo!â She refused.
However, they did not listen to her at all. After they said so, they lifted her up from each side and carried her out.
Ah!
Naomi was terrified. She really was unable to defeat them!
After things quieted down again, Naomi stood alone in the middle of the kitchen, and looked at the series of ingredients in front of her.
Those people really wanted her to cook! Everything was well prepared!
She thought to herself, âWhatâs wrong with this world? Why are there so many freaks? Why do people always ask me to cook?!â
Wait a minute. A freak that wanted her to cook?
Naomiâs eyes lit up. He would not be so melodramatic, would he? Could it be that he was here?
âWhy arenât you cooking yet?â an urging voice came from outside.
Naomi hummed in assent and then took the ingredients. She started prepping the ingredients, but in her mind, she was thinking on how to prove her theory that it was Culver that was behind the kidnapping.
The knife in front of her flashed, and she made a loud cry.
âI cut my hand!â
There was a dead silence outside.
Exasperated, Naomi called out again, âMy hand was cut. Canât you hear me?â
âDonât try any tricks. Miss George, we know that your way of thinking is not average. We wonât be fooled!â
Naomi was rendered speechless.
Who else would know her so well except for that freak?
Naomi completely believed that Culver was behind the matter, therefore she pushed the door open and walked out.
âCulver, come out!â
She could not defeat those two people, but she could still shout loudly!
Indeed, after Naomi shouted a few times, the door to one of the rooms was opened, and Culver stood there in his nightgown with a livid face.
âNaomi, scream again, and I will squash you to death!â
Naomi was dumbfounded.
Naomi had not seen him for only a few days but his words seemed to sound even harsher than before.
âHey, you didnât come all the way here to ask me to cook for you, did you?â
Culver remained silent. Naomi frowned and said, âDonât tell me that you didnât eat anything after I left?â
The man in black suit next to him thought to himself, âNot only that, but he also did not sleep. Canât you see the large eye bags under his eyes?â
Naomi smacked her lips and said, âMr. Olsen, youâre boosting my ego.â
âCan you shut up?â Culver gritted his teeth.
Naomi immediately bit her lower lip and said, âOkay!â
Naomi saw the tired look on his face and did not make any more trouble. She made four dishes and brewed a soup obediently.
Then, she watched as Culver ate them all, one mouthful at a time, with a dark face.
She breathed a sigh of relief and said, âWell, can I go now?â
Culver slowly put down the napkin and glared at her.
âWho allowed you to leave? I told you last time that I hate those who donât keep their end of the agreement the most. I donât think you knew that the first time, therefore I forgave you when you asked for forgiveness. However, this is your second time making such a mistake, so I canât forgive you!â
Putting on an innocent face, Naomi asked, âWhen did I break the agreement? Didnât I tell Loraine that Iâd be gone for some time? I have things to settle at home!â
âI donât want to hear such an excuse!â After Culver said that, he gave the two men a look.
The two men went out immediately and closed the door at the same time.
Naomi looked at Culver in shock as she asked, âWhat do you want to do?â
Culver said coldly, âIâll let you know the price of not keeping your promise!â