Chapter 966: Chapter 966 Wasn’t For Naught

In the dark of the night, Nelson’s tall figure looked even more dashing.

Naomi suddenly had the urge to meet him downstairs.

And that was exactly what she did.

A few moments later, she stood in front of Nelson in her slippers and wrapped in a thin shawl.

“Why are you here?”

Nelson’s voice was low and hoarse as he replied, “Didn’t I tell you already? I missed you!”

As soon as he spoke, Naomi could smell the scent of alcohol from him. She asked gently, “Did you drink tonight? Maybe a dinner party?”

Nelson shook his head and said, “No, it’s just that I’m a little annoyed!”

Naomi frowned. It was normal for women in love to lose all brain cells they had.

If a woman was able to stay level-headed in front of their lover, that could mean only one thing: she didn’t love him enough!

Coming back, Naomi noticed how annoyed Nelson was. She couldn’t help but ask him curiously.

“Why?”

Before she could finish asking, Nelson suddenly grabbed her and pinned her on the car door. The metallic cold feeling of steel on her bare skin made her hair stand on edge.

“Nelson, it’s…”

Before she could say anything further, the overwhelming smell of alcohol overwhelmed her and sealed her lips. At that very moment, all she could remember was her rapidly beating heart, and the blank state of mind at the turn of events.

The only thing she felt was their steady breathing intertwining in the chilly night air.

In the beginning, he just pecked her gently on the lips. He took things up by a notch gradually, possibly because he was caught up in the passionate heat of the moment.

He pried open her lips and deepened the kiss.

Naomi felt that her legs were getting weak. Fortunately, she was leaning against the car, preventing her from falling to the ground.

It was not until she felt that her heart was going to explode that Nelson slowly let Naomi go.

He gently placed his head on her shoulder, burying himself in her hair. All of a sudden, he looked much like a young child who had done something wrong.

“I’m sorry, I lost control!”

Naomi shook her head. A gust of wind blew, and she shivered. At this point in the season, the nights were still long and cold. Since she had just draped a thin shawl over her pajamas, it was inevitable that she’d feel the chill of the night set in.

Nelson reached out and hugged her, asking affectionately, “Are you still cold now?”

Instantly, the warmth from his broad chest and shoulders engulfed her. Naomi shook her head and said, “No, I’m not!”

The two of them stood there for a while, before Nelson finally let go of her.

“I really want to keep holding you like this, but it’s getting late. You’d better go back in and rest!”

Naomi nodded. After taking two steps forward, she looked back at Nelson reluctantly.

“Do you want to come over to my house for lunch in a few days?”

“Of course I’d like to!”

“Great. Come over in a few days. I’ll talk to my parents first!”

After that, she waved her hand at Nelson and bid him goodbye, “Good night!”

Nelson looked at Naomi’s back as she walked into the house. He took a deep breath, took out a cigarette and lit it.

…

Naomi had just climbed up the stairs when she heard some footsteps.

Eudora was standing in the corridor on the second floor looking at her suspiciously. She asked, “It’s so late. Where have you been?”

Naomi was shocked to be caught red-handed. She held back her desire to run away, shook her head and came up with an excuse, “No, I couldn’t sleep, so I took a walk in the garden!”

Eudora frowned as she replied, “But your face looks red? Did you catch a cold?”

“Of course not!” Naomi took a few steps back subconsciously while smiling sheepishly, “I’m totally fine, mom. I’m going back to sleep now!”

After Naomi took a few steps, she recalled the matter that she had discussed with Nelson. She quickly turned back to Eudora and decided to ask.

“Mom, are you sleepy?”

Eudora replied, “No, I’m not!”

“Then let’s go to my room and have a chat!”

Eudora was quite surprised. After her daughter grew up, they didn’t really talk much anymore. Now that Naomi had taken the initiative to chat with her, she was naturally willing to do so!

Naomi immediately held Eudora’s arm as the two of them headed to Naomi’s room.

Wrapped in the quilt and sitting side-by-side, Naomi began to speak to Eudora cautiously.

“Mom, can I invite a friend over for lunch in a few days’ time?”

The mention of that made Eudora curious as she asked, “Friend? Why so sudden?”

“It’s nothing, I’m just asking.”

“I see.”

“So… is it okay for me to bring a friend for lunch?”

Naomi quickly shot her mother with the best puppy-dog eyes she had. Instantly, Eudora understood what her daughter was up to.

“It’s Nelson, isn’t it?”

“There’s nothing I can hide from you, mom. Yes, it’s him! Didn’t you and dad say that you’re willing to get to know him? Now that we’re together, you should at least get to know each other better! Besides, even if it’s not because of our relationship, he’s also Vincent Granger. He should be able to come and pay a visit!”

Although Vincent was not Hank’s biological son, Old Master Granger and Bethany had accepted him into the family back then. In this sense, he was also considered a member of the Granger family.

Despite Amos and Eudora disapproving of Naomi and Nelson’s relationship, they couldn’t just refuse him so openly because of that!

Eudora pursed her lips and sighed, “Since you’ve already thought it through, why are you still asking me?”

“Mom, does that mean you’ve agreed? That’s great! Thank you, mom!”

Eudora shrugged helplessly, “I really don’t understand you. What on earth do you like about him? Be it Vincent or Nelson, I don’t see anything particularly attractive about him.”

Naomi looked quite suspicious after listening to her mother and asked, “Then mom, who do you think is attractive? It can’t be Benedict, right?”

“Nonsense!” Eudora shook her head and smirked, “Benedict is a good boy, and he’s also really nice to you too. If you’d gotten together with him, I’d have no qualms about it. Though, I don’t think he’s that attractive either…”

Naomi’s interest was instantly piqued. She bubbled in excitement, “Wow, that’s impressive! I have to say mom, you have quite good taste in men! From the looks of it, you must have someone you hold in your heart that you think is attractive. Anyone in mind? Is it the new idol that debuted? Or is it some handsome model?”

Eudora shook her head while laughing, “It’s none of that!”

After that, she took out her cell phone mysteriously and chirped, “Look here, I find this person to be attractive.”

Soon a tall figure appeared on the screen, dancing. Although he did not show his face, he looked great!

Naomi looked surprised and gasped, “Who is this? Why haven’t I seen him before? I heard that the company has recently established an entertainment department. I can have someone scout him…”

Eudora snickered, “This is your…”

“Eudora George!” Amos’ loud voice outside Naomi’s bedroom immediately interrupted Eudora’s words.

She hurriedly put the phone away and laughed dryly, “Well, it’s getting late. I’m going to sleep!”

After that, she ran out of the room.

A while later, Naomi could vaguely hear her parents’ conversation in the corridor.

“Eudora, who allowed you to show outsiders the things I’ve made specially for you?”

Eudora could be heard explaining, “I only gave our daughter a short look at it. She will never be able to tell that it’s you!”

Naomi was instantly dumbfounded.

She was considered an outsider?!

More importantly, what was the last sentence her mother just said? Was the person dancing just now… her dad? Did Amos just make a whole platform just for Eudora?

Naomi closed her eyes in emotional distress. Her parents were being lovey-dovey with each other again!

Well, at the very least, the lunch date with Nelson was finally settled! Bearing witness to such a lovey-dovey scene wasn’t for naught.