After Naomi left Inchee, her heart was still racing.
It was not until she got into a cab that she touched her flushed cheeks.
Oh god! What on earth did she do! That was so embarrassing!
Though, she had to admit, Nelson⦠did seem somewhat familiar to her. She didnât really feel repulsive towards that idea either.
Naomi took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
She took out her mobile phone and found that Eddison had not replied to her yet. Hence, she decided to call him.
Unfortunately, she was directed to his voicemail, saying, âThe number you have dialed is currently not reachable.â
Naomi frowned and thought to herself, âCould it be that his phone ran out of battery and heâs still waiting there?â
She then looked at her watch and found that the match was going to end soon.
She still felt quite uneasy. With that, Naomi bought a cake from the roadside and rushed over there.
As expected, Eddison was not at the entrance. Naomi heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that he wasnât there, but where did he go?
She turned around. Just as she was about to leave, a familiar voice was heard from behind her.
âNaomi!â
As soon as Naomi turned around, she saw a pair of puppy dog eyes staring straight at her.
âWhy are you so late? I was so anxious!â
Benedict was the one who called out to her, holding two tickets in his hands.
Naomi was stunned and suddenly gasped in realization. Back during her birthday, she seemed to have remembered Benedict mentioning that he wanted to invite her to watch the match together.
However, she turned him down as she thought Benedict was only joking.
She did not expect him to actually use Sugar Bun to invite her.
Naomi closed her eyes and sighed, âActually, I⦠Didnât Sugar Bun call you?â
Before her voice faded away, Benedict already reached out to grab the cake from her hands.
âDid you buy this for me? Iâm so hungry! Naomi, come and eat with me!â After saying so, he immediately sneezed loudly, his voice shivering towards the end.
Naomiâs heart plunged. She hurriedly took off her coat and draped it over him.
âItâs pretty windy here, and youâre already quire frail. You should not have waited for me here. What if something happened?â
Benedict was not convinced. He put the coat back on Naomi and laughed, âIâm not as weak as you think I am. Hurry up and put on your coat!â
Naomi took the coat back and said, âYou think youâre strong? When you were a child, you suddenly fell ill, scaring me half to death!â
Benedict pouted helplessly, âYou said it yourself, I was a child back then. It wonât happen again since I can protect you now!â
Naomi could not help but laugh, âOh fine, weâll see!â
âThen let me treat you to dinner now!â Benedict insisted.
âNo!â Naomi shook her head and refused, âAuntie Thea has been worried about you daily. Youâd better hurry home and have dinner! Iâm heading back too. My mother has been keeping tabs on me closely recently too! Bye then!â
After that, she waved her hand and left.
Benedict looked at her figure and was momentarily stunned. Then, he turned around and headed home, muttering under his breath.
âIâll prove it to you. Iâll definitely protect you!â
â¦
When Naomi got home, to her surprise, no one was waiting for her.
After asking Cindy, she found out that Sugar Bun had gone out with his friends and would be coming back late.
As for Eudora and Amos, they were in the living room.
As soon as Naomi entered the living room, she saw Eudora on the sofa browsing through on her phone. Beside her was Amos, who had a gloomy expression on his face.
Naomi asked curiously, âWhatâs wrong? The atmosphere here today isnât quite right!â
Eudora immediately grew excited as soon as she heard her daughterâs voice, âJuju, come and have a look. Recently, I found something very interesting. Look, this app has a lot of interesting videos. Come here and take a look at it.â
As soon as Eudora clicked on the screen, a short video appeared immediately.
A handsome man appeared in a suit accompanied by the captions âIâm late, your majesty!â Then, he knelt down just as the woman or queen in question turned around.
Later on, the video showed the man proposing to the woman romantically.
Naomi was a little puzzled and asked, âMom, why are you so crazy about this?â
âIsnât it very interesting?â Eudora laughed before explaining, âUnfortunately, your father and I did not have such customs back in the past. If we did, Iâd have asked your father to do the same!â
Amos looked unhappy as he ordered, âGive me your phone. so I can see too!â
Eudora passed the phone to Amos and laughed, âLook! Donât you think heâs very handsome?â
Soon, the two of them were huddled closely against each other. Naomi could not help but feel a little envious when she saw how intimate they were.
Ever since she was young, she was fully aware that her parents were in a good relationship. After all these years, they seemed to be able to maintain their relationship pretty well.
Now, it was even better!
Naomi sighed and was about to turn around, but Eudora quickly grabbed her daughterâs hand.
âWhatâs wrong? Judging by the expression on your face, it seems that you are facing some difficulties. Is the project not settled yet?â
Naomi shook her head and explained, âNo, itâs not that. Iâm just slightly envious of you two lovebirds in front of me.â
Eudora was stunned when she heard what Naomi said.
However, Naomi did not pay attention to Eudoraâs expression. She got up and went upstairs. After Naomi left, Eudora poked Amos and exclaimed.
âDid you hear that? I think your daughter is in love!â
Amos was still staring coldly at the video playing on Eudoraâs mobile phone. He was wondering whether he should ask Clint to block the account.
Eudora sighed and poked him again.
âDid you hear what I said?â
âWhat?â
âI said that your daughter might be in love!â
This time round, Amos heard what she said and was truly stunned. The very next second, he got up and left the living room, heading towards the study room.
He called Clint directly and ordered, âHelp investigate who Naomi has been contacting more frequently recently.â
Meanwhile, Clint was coaxing his child. Although he and Anya had been in a relationship for a long time, there were a couple of reasons that caused Anya to hold herself back. Hence, it wasnât until seven years ago that they finally tied the knot.
Two years after their marriage, Anya gave birth to a pair of twins. Since then, Clint had been thoroughly occupied just taking care of them.
Every day after returning home, he would hold the two children in his arms without fail.
When he received Amosâ call, he was very surprised.
âNaomi has been busy with the companyâs projects recently. I havenât seen anyone whoâs been acting intimate with her!â
âBut sheâs in love!â Amos was absolutely serious. He demanded, âYou must get to the bottom of this for me!â
âOkay!â Clint nodded, âIf thereâs nothing else, can I hang up now?â
âOne more thing!â Amos remembered the proposal video just now and requested, âIâve sent you a message. After youâve seen the video, find out the account and ban it! I do not want to see that video anymore!â
Clint was rendered speechless.
âPresident Granger, you manage so many things every day. Why would you be bothered by this small account? How did this person even offend you?â
Amos pursed his lips, âHe did not offend me. Itâs just that someone I know really likes watching this!â
Clint was about to faint after hearing what Amos said. Theyâve been married for so long, but Amos was still constantly jealous of every little thing he could find.
âOh fine! Iâll do it immediately! But just a friendly reminder from me: thereâs still plenty of accounts that post similar videos. You can block one or two, but you wonât be able to block all of them!â
Amos replied through gritted teeth, âThen Iâll just block the entire platform!â
Clint wanted to cry.