Chapter 160
Brendan’s face soured. “Why would I care about whether she’s happy or not?”
Then, he continued, “I’ve told you countless times that there’s nothing between us.”
Naomi said between mouthfuls of nuts, “I didn’t realize you’re so good at making excuses.”
“I don’t understand. Can you stop being jealous?” Brendan’s fair face showed signs of tipsiness. The metal -framed glasses clipped on his nose made him look handsome and a little cocky.
Naomi didn’t like hearing that. She stuffed a walnut into his mouth. “Don’t start. You’re not important
enough to me to make me jealous.”
Brendan was silent for a while. He then complained, “Naomi, can’t you fucking peel the walnut before you
put it into my mouth?”
Brendan’s loud complaint made everyone look toward him. When they saw him spit out an unshelled walnut, they all began grinning.
“Mr. Ludwig, walnuts need to be shelled.”
“That’s right, Mr. Ludwig.”
“Mr. Ludwig, I heard that you’re eating here. We’re here to toast you.” Suddenly, the door opened, and the head of the Dorcan Law Firm and two other lawyers walked through.
One of them was a young, gorgeous female lawyer. When she came in and saw Naomi beside Brendan,
the smile on Gwendolyn Smith’s face froze.
She was a professional in these kinds of situations. She looked at Brendan’s posture and Naomi’s
expression and knew they were teasing each other under the table.
So that was why Naomi managed to snatch the role of legal representative from them. She must’ve been
skilled in this aspect.
“Mr. Ludwig.”
“Mr. Ludwig,” she greeted Brendan with a smile, although she was unsatisfied with Naomi.
When Brendan saw them come over for a toast, he glanced at Jason Jason hurriedly filled his glass.
After a few rounds of small talk, the female lawyer from Dorcan focused her attention on Naomi again. Gwendolyn saw Naomi sitting casually beside Brendan. His arm was slung around her chair.
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Naomi could tell that they didn’t mean well from the first moment they entered. When they signed the contract to become Ludwig Corporation’s legal counsel, Dorcan had spread rumors about them.
“Dorcan has been here for a long time. Why don’t you look at how long Solaris has only been around? Ms. Goodwin is overly confident.
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