Chapter 13
He felt as if those words were meant for him and that she was expressing her feelings to him indirectly
It seemed as if she wanted to tell him that she had made a lot of efforts and sacrifices in their marriage. If he chose to get divorced, he would have to deal with the consequences,
“Ms. Goodwin, I understand all the reasoning, but I just can’t accept it! Tom wants to divorce me and marry a young lady.
“But what about me? What did I sacrifice all those years for this family and him for, then? Should I find a young “Why not? I don’t see why you shouldn’t,” Naomi replied.
man foo?”
On the other end, the woman chuckled and said, “Ms. Goodwin, your emotional intelligence is impressive. I love chatting with you.”
“I’ve learned a lot from you myself,” Naomi answered.
Brendan’s face darkened.
in the future.
Naomi was proficient in handling divorce cases, and she worked hard to earn money. Maybe it was all for another young man in “Ms. Goodwin, you’re still young, so you don’t understand. Tom and I met in our 208, Back then, he was.”
As Naomi listened attentively, she noticed a stiffness in her neck. She lay down on the bed with her phone.
After lying down, she glanced at Brendan and whispered, “My client is going through a divorce. Let me comfort her first.”
Brendan gave her a disdainful look, then continued reading his book.
Annie spent the whole night talking to Naomi. She told her about how she and her husband had met 30 years ago and delved into various aspects of their life until Naomi fell asleep.
Brendan was awake the whole time, and he nearly broke down listening to Annie.
At this moment, he realized that Naomi’s calm demeanor and preference for speaking less were notable qualities.
Otherwise, he would have been driven insane.
When the vintage clock on the bedside table struck midnight, Annie finally sighed and said, “Ms. Goodwin, you’ve been listening to me all night. I appreciate your patience.
“It’s getting late. You should rest early. You have to work tomorrow.
Picking up Naomi’s phone, Brendan gave a noncommittal hum in reply.
On the other end, Annie was too focused on venting her emotions and didn’t realize that she was talking to a man. After saying a few more things to Brendan, she finally ended the call.
He threw Naomi’s phone aside, glancing at her as she slept. Then, he thought about how she had happily clung to his arm as she urged him to have a baby together.
Brendan’s expression turned extremely grim.
She would always make promises to him, but when he hesitated, she would ignore him.
Brendan was so angry that when her leg accidentally touched his, he kicked it away without hesitation.
After turning off the lights, Brendan lay down quietly next to Naomi. Naomi snuggled into Brendan’s embrace and murmured, “Brendan, you. Don’t…” Each time she reached an important word, Brendan couldn’t clearly hear what she was saying. But her tone didn’t sound promising.
“Brendan.”
“Yes,” he responded indifferently, pulling up the blanket around her.
The night was quiet. As he looked at the night light on the bedside table, Brendan recalled some memories of the past.
“Brendan, you’re more despicable than me.”
“Without all this and the Ludwig family, would we have ended up like this?”
Back then, he had slapped Naomi. That was the first and only time in his life that he had hit a woman. He never thought that he would ever slap her.
Unwilling to think about the past, Brendan turned off the night light and closed his eyes.
The next morning, Naomi woke up to see Brendan already dressed, standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows and fixing his tie
Seeing that he was ready to leave, Naomi said, “Brendan, let’s make up for last week tonight.”
She had planned to be intimate last night, but she had fallen asleep without noticing.
Brendan ignored her as he put on his suit jacket and left.
Jason and the driver were already waiting for him downstairs.
After getting into the car, Brendan took the documents from Jason. He asked calmly, “What happened last night?
Jason, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned to look behind and told him, “Ms. Yates‘ mother had a medical emergency last night, but it’s been sorted out now. Her younger brother is now temporarily staying at a teacher’s house
Following that, Jason added, “Ms. Yates situation doesn’t seem good either.”
“Keep an eye on her.”
Brendan, she finally ended the call.
He threw Nord’s phone aside, glancing at her as she slept. Then, he thought about how she had happily clung to his arm as she urged him to have a baby together.
Brendan’s expression turned extremely grim.
She would always make promises to him, but when he hesitated, she would ignore him..
Brendan was so angry that when her leg accidentally touched his, he kicked it away without hesitation
After turning off the lights, Brendan lay down quietly next to Naomi. Naomi snuggled into Brendan’s embrace and murmured, “Brendan, you… Don’t….” Each time she reached an important word, Brendan couldn’t clearly hear what she was saying. But her tone didn’t sound promising
“Brendan.”
“Yes,” he responded indifferently, pulling up the blanket around her.
The night was quiet. As he looked at the night light on the bedside table, Brendan recalled some memories of the past.
“Brendan, you’re more despicable than me.”
“Without all this and the Ludwig family, would we have ended up like this?”
Back then, he had slapped Naomi. That was the first and only time in his life that he had hit a woman. He never thought that he would ever slap her.
Unwilling to think about the past, Brendan turned off the night light and closed his eyes,
The next morning. Naomi woke up to see Brendan already dressed, standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows and fixing his tie.
Jason, who was sitting in the passenger seat, tumed to look behind and told him, “Ms. Yates‘ mother had a medical emergency last night, but it’s been sorted out now. Her younger brother is now temporarily staying at a teacher’s house,”
Following that, Jason added, “Ms. Yates situation doesn’t seem good either.”
“Alright. By the way, the handover procedures for the legal affairs have been completed. From now on, Solaris Law Firm will be responsible for the company’s legal affairs.”
She had a divorce case to attend to today, one that Brendan still looked down upon.
On Friday night, after having dinner with Reuben and several other leaders, Brendan was about to tell the driver to take him back to Yellowind Bay when Jason urgently knocked on the car’s window and said, “Mr. Ludwig, something has happened to Ms. Yates.”
Jennifer knew that he was too shy to call Naound directly.
Naomi handed her bag to Jennifer. She responded Juppily, “Alright, I’ll go upstairs and freshen up.”
She took a shower, put on a set of new pajamas, and waited eagerly. But Brendan still hadn’t returned even though it was almost 11:00 pm.
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