Chapter 187
1/3
The maids greeted Brendan. He had his hands in his pockets. It was obvious that he was more cheery than before. He wasn’t looking as serious as he used to be.
He looked absolutely satisfied.
“Mr. Ludwig is in a good mood today.”
“Yeah! He even smiled just now. It was my first time seeing him smile.”
Naomi listened in on the maids‘ hushed chatter. Of course he was in a good mood, she thought. He had tormented her all night.
Moments later, Jennifer served the soup to Brendan and Naomi at the dining table. Naomi’s eyes widened.
Even though Jennifer hadn’t even reached the dining table, Naomi had already caught a whiff of the celery and chicken from afar,
She put her cutleries down and looked at Jennifer immediately. She urged her not to serve the soup.
“We’re good without the soup, Jennifer. These are enough for us.”
However, Jennifer looked like she had been put in a tough spot. “This was freshly brought over by Mrs. Ludwig yesterday, Ms. Naomi. She reminded me again and again to make sure Mr. Ludwig eats it.”
Naomi responded, “He doesn’t need to have anything so nutritious.”
If he did, she might not be able to get out of bed anymore.
At first, Jennifer was taken aback by Naomi’s response and didn’t understand what she meant.
Then, Jennifer beamed when she finally realized that Brendan had affirmed his union with Naomi. “I understand, Mrs. Ludwig. I’ll keep the soup.”
Jennifer turned around, smiling from ear to ear. She looked as if she was about to expect a grandchild.
.
Brendan sat across from Naomi. The terrified look on her face made him smirk. Fearlessly, he stroked her
calf under the table.
Naomi was tickled. She scooped a bowl of oatmeal for him and prompted, “Behave yourself. Here, have
this.”
A short while later, before they could finish their meal, Heather called. She rang Brendan up first.
“I made soup for you yesterday, Brendan. Have you had it?”
Without waiting for his reply, she continued, “Don’t forget about that promise you made in front of everyone, Brendan. You said that you would get Naomi pregnant by New Year’s, so that next year I can..
In the next second, Heather rang Naomi up. Heather wasn’t her biological mother, so Naomi still had to maintain a certain level of politeness with her.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Boomerang Love (Naomi and Brendan)