âThatâs it! Iâll find an opportunity to make him meet these girls. Once he meets them, there will be a chance for them to fall in love. Then I will be free!â
Naomi came up with a wishful idea, but Emma threw a wet blanket over it.
âDidnât you say last time that Mr. Olsen is stubborn? You failed to persuade him into hiring a new chef, right? So, do you really think that youâll succeed this time?â
Naomi shook her head vigorously.
âThatâs different. People have preferences for food, and itâs unvarying. On the contrary, humanâs feelings are more likely to change due to the mutable nature of love. Trust me, Iâm experienced in this field.â
Emma immediately shut up.
The reason was that Naomi had been hurt in her last relationship. So, Emma did not dare to refute.
If Emma continued to talk, Naomi would be upset when those unpleasant past incidents were mentioned.
While Emma was trying not to distress her, Naomi had made up her mind.
Loraine happened to knock on the door after Naomi had just hung up on the call.
âMiss George, Mr. Olsen made a call just now, saying that he wants you to make meat buns for him. Do you need any special ingredients?â
Naomi opened the door and said, âYes, Iâll go and buy them with you!â
Although Loraine did not like Naomi, as a trained servant of the Olsen family, she knew the rules well. She couldnât ask a guest like Naomi to do the job. Upon hearing Naomiâs words, she waved her hand right away and said, âYou donât have to go in person. Leave it to me!â
Naomi explained, âNo, I feel like Iâve gained some weight because Iâve been staying idle at home. I need to go out and take a walk.â
âOkay!â Loraine nodded and went downstairs.
Naomi tidied herself up at once and followed her.
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The servants of the Olsen family would usually take the car when they went out. However, Naomi intended to inquire about Culver and the Olsen family, therefore she made a suggestion.
âActually, itâs not too far from the shopping mall. Why donât we walk over there? Just take it as a simple exercise!â
Loraine agreed with her suggestion.
The two of them walked slowly towards the mall. Naomi brought up different subjects during their conversation along the way, ranging from that dayâs weather to breakfast. After that, she brought up Culverâs childhood as they were talking about a child they saw on the roadside.
It was just that Loraine remained wary of her and refused to say a word.
Naomi wondered why Loraine was so afraid of her. Had Loraine seen through her plan?
Most of her efforts of sounding Loraine out were wasted.
After arriving at the shopping mall, Loraine was busy looking for the necessary ingredients, so Naomi didnât have a chance to speak to her.
When they were about to pay the bill, Naomi happened to see an advertisement about the Olsen family, hence she brought up a topic regarding Culver.
âWow, the Olsen family is really something! Look at their business, itâs so well developed! Donât you think so, Loraine?â
After Naomiâs multiple attempts to elicit information for her, Loraine finally said, âMiss George, in fact, if you want to know anything about Mr. Olsen, you can ask him frankly. He has been treating you nicely, so he will definitely tell you anything.â
After that, she turned around directly.
âPlease wait here for a while. Iâll go and get a trolley. Letâs meet at the crossroads later!â
Naomi was rendered speechless.
Sadly, her attempts were fruitless.
She couldnât help mumbling, âHow would you know if heâs willing to tell me? Even if heâs willing to, itâs too embarrassing for me to ask him!â
Naomi came out of the mall in frustration. Loraine was quite discreet about the affairs of the Olsen family.
It seemed that her plan was going to go up in smoke.
While she was thinking, someone suddenly shouted in front of her.
âCatch that thief!â
Naomi was startled as the voice sounded like Loraineâs.
She quickly suppressed her thoughts about her plan and ran in the direction of the voice. Then, she saw a man trying to snatch Loraineâs handbag.
Naomi rushed forward and kicked him away without hesitation.
âAre you alright, Loraine?â
Loraine pointed at the handbag in the manâs hand, shouting, âMy handbag!â
Naomi hurriedly chased after the man and got into a fight with him.
Initially, Naomi thought he would be no match for her. However, it didnât take a long time for her to realize that she had underestimated him.
He might have looked ordinary, but it turned out that he was quite skilled in fighting.
After a few moves, she still couldnât gain the upper hand.
Loraine panicked when she saw that Naomi couldnât defeat him.
âMiss George, forget it!â
Naomi didnât pay attention to her because she was thinking of a strategy.
When she was learning self-defense, her coach had told her that she must be flexible when she was fighting. If they were obdurate, their moves would become predictable in a fight.
It was not the right way.
People who learned self-defense also needed to strategize so that they wouldnât be outwitted by the opponent.
Naomi threw a few punches and kicks in an uncommon way and her moves turned out to be efficient.
Soon, the man was on the losing end. Naomi seized the opportunity to grab Loraineâs handbag fast.
âGive it back to me!â
The man was exasperated. Truth be told, he had been lingering in the vicinity to find a target. He had seen Loraine a few times. She would usually drive a car to buy the food ingredients or the sundries. To him, she certainly came from a rich family or working for a rich family.
It just so happened that she had not come by a car that day, thus he got a chance to rob her at last. To his consternation, Naomi had shown up to stop him.
He was so close to success.
He couldnât help but swear, âD*mn b*tch! Get out of my way! This is none of your business!â
Before he could finish his words, Naomi slapped his face and said, âWhat? I didnât hear you.â
âWhat the hell? How dare you hit me, you d*mn woman?â
Naomi slapped his face again.
âWhat did you say?â
Seeing her act that way, Loraine couldnât help laughing. For the first time, she felt that Naomi was a little different from what she had thought.
The robber, on the other hand, was finally willing to comply after he had been beaten and slapped many times.
âPlease stop hitting me. Iâll give the handbag back to you, okay?â
Naomi sneered, âYou must be a repeated offender, so I wonât let you get away with this! Loraine, call the police!â
Then, she threw the handbag to Loraine.
âOkay!â
While she turned back to look at Loraine, a motorcycle sped over from a corner on the side out of the blue.
It was not until she heard Loraineâs shouting that she noticed it.
It turned out that the robber was not alone. He had an accomplice.
What was more, the target of the motorcyclist was not Naomi. He drove the motorcycle straight towards Loraine.
It seemed that they were determined to snatch Loraineâs handbag.
âLoraine!â
Naomi yelled and sprinted towards Loraine. Then, she carried Loraine in her arms and dodged behind a pillar that was behind them. They successfully got out of the way and the motorcyclist failed to snatch her handbag.
Fortunately, the police arrived in time and surrounded the two robbers.
Naomi breathed a sigh of relief and couldnât help making a joke about herself.
âLooks like I shouldnât be neglectful of my training. Iâve gotten dull in fighting right? I almost lost to the two robbers.â
Loraine suddenly screamed, âWait, youâre injured!â
Naomi followed her gaze and saw a wound on the back of her leg. She had been busy fighting just then and hadnât even noticed that she had been injured.
She waved her hand, âItâs okay!â
Upon hearing that, Loraine stretched out her hand to support Naomi, âNo, your wound is serious. Iâve never been good to you, so why did you save me just now?â