Chapter 95
The car door opened, and Maximus‘ secretary stepped out. “Ms. Goodwin,” he said.
The sly smile on Henry’s face carried a deeper meaning when he saw that it was Maximus,
“Mr. Hall,” Noomi said nonchalantly, groeting him.
Seeing this, Ryan smiled and said, “Ms. Goodwin, we are truly grateful for your help in settling the wage dispute for the migrant workers. Mr. Martin would like to invite you to dinner to personally express his gratitude.”
Naomi replied, “Sure.”
After agreeing, she glanced at Henry and added, “Mr. Sabella, I’ll be going now.”
Henry smiled and said, “Brendan seems to have quite a few rivals.”
Henry’s taunt didn’t faze Naomi, who calmly took two steps forward, leaned slightly forward, and whispered, “So, Mr. Sabella, if you’re interested in pursuing me, you’re not up for it.”
Henry’s expression changed, and his gaze toward Naomi became colder.
Indifferent to his reaction, Naomi casually straightened Henry’s clothes, then turned and left.
Ryan opened the rear car door for her. Maximus, who was seated inside the car, glanced at Henry before nodding calmly.
With his hands in his pockets, Henry watched the car drive away, his expression growing increasingly
serious.
In Ashburgh, there were too many talented individuals, and Henry knew he still had a long way to go if he wanted to rise above them all.
The car started, and Maximus said, “Naomi, I want to thank you for what happened last time. I’ve been wanting to invite you to dinner, but I’ve been abroad for a meeting.”
Naomi smiled. “Mr. Martin, you’re too polite.”
They continued to chat as the driver took them to a private restaurant.
Naomi didn’t really want to attend Maximus‘ dinner gathering, but since they were all at the law firm and Henry was present today, she decided to join them.
Meanwhile, Brendan returned home to Yellowind Bay.
He noticed that Naomi hadn’t returned yet, so he instructed Jason to find out her whereabouts. After a while, Jason called back and said, “Mr. Ludwig, Mr. Sabella went to find Ms. Goodwin this evening.”
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Brendan’s expression changed slightly, and he asked in a somewhat emotionless voice, “Where is she now?”
On the other end of the phone, Jason cautiously replied, “Mr. Martin also went to see Ms. Goodwin today.. They are having dinner together, so I guess…”
Before Jason could finish, the bedroom door suddenly swung open. In the next moment, Naomi’s voice came in like a breath of fresh air, “You’re back! Weren’t you just going to handle this perfunctorily? Have you had a change of heart?”
Naomi entered the room, and Brendan casually hung up his phone and tossed it aside. Naomi glanced at him leisurely before taking off her coat and hanging it on the coat rack.
With his hands in his pockets, Brendan looked at Naomi and asked coldly, “Where did you go?”
Naomi stretched her neck and replied somewhat wearily, “I had dinner with a friend.”
Brendan pulled Naomi’s waist, abruptly pulling her closer to him. “Which friend? Can’t you say their name?”
Naomi couldn’t help but smile. “Jealous?”
At this point, Naomi no longer showed her usual pleasant demeanor. She turned to him and said, Brendan, are you done? You always have Chloe with you. Must we argue every single day? Do I even have time for anything else? Can’t I have a life and focus on my work?”
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