Chapter 141
She had assumed that Brendan had entered to continue their argument. She hadn’t expected that he was
there to bring her medicine.
What’s more, it was gastric medicine.
It looked like he eventually investigated what happened during her business trip. He hadn’t found out about any inappropriate behavior between her and Maximus.
Instead, he had learned of how she fell sick in Belvoria.
Naomi glanced at the medicine on her bedside table and said tonelessly, “Thank you.”
If Brendan had cooked her pasta and brought her medicine a few months ago, perhaps she would have
been so moved by his gestures to the point where she’d remain insistent on having children. But she felt
nothing now.
As the saying goes, belated affection was as invaluable as a blade of grass.
In addition, Brendan didn’t harbor any affection for her anyway. He was just feeling slightly guilty for doubting her loyalty to their marriage.
Perhaps he wasn’t feeling guilty at all. Eventually, he might even order her around again.
Naomi wasn’t bothered by how Brendan neglected her and refused to acknowledge their relationship in
front of others.
However, when he reminisced about his longing for Sophia in front of Maximus, it was difficult for Naomi
to maintain her indifference.
Maximus had feelings for Naomi. He had even gone to Naomi’s family to propose formally.
Yet Brendan was doing this on purpose. Brendan was letting Maximus know that he never considered Naomi to be someone important to him. In fact, he was trying to instigate resentment in Maximus by pushing Naomi away.
That was something Naomi couldn’t accept.
If Brendan didn’t like her, he could have just ended it. But what did it mean if he intentionally gave other men a chance at her, while instigating them to push her away?
What kind of person did he take her, Naomi Goodwin, for?
In response to Naomi’s words of gratitude, Brendan said, “Call me if you’re feeling unwell.”
Naomi replied, “Alright, you get some rest as well.”
She’d agreed to him on the surface. Yet, she knew in her heart that she would rather die than call him. She
The next morning, Naomi saw Brendan come out just as she walked out of her room.
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