Who’s the Dog Now? novel Chapter 253

Naomi looked at Patricia, hesitating to speak.

She felt that Lennon had a point, but he had only given a warning without explaining why.

Naomi could trust Lennon unconditionally because she had seen how brilliant he was at the studio, and everyone there trusted him implicitly. That's why she believed him.

But Patricia didn't know Lennon well, and Naomi couldn't exactly explain the whole situation to her.

So she didn't know how to bring up her concerns about Luther.

"What is it?" Patricia knew Naomi too well. Seeing her like this, she prompted, "Just say whatever's on your mind. We're best friends. We're not going to start keeping secrets over some guy, are we?"

Naomi agreed.

Her bond with Patricia was much stronger than whatever Patricia had with Luther.

So, she laid out her thoughts.

She put special emphasis on the money.

"Patricia, think about it. Those guys who ordered a bottle of expensive wine obviously know their way around a bar menu. A normal person wouldn't even ask if they had something that expensive. Besides, you'd already ordered plenty of drinks that night. They could have finished those, but they ordered more."

"And since you know Luther, wouldn't his friends have expected him to handle the bill?"

"Luther said he had no idea. Doesn't that excuse sound a little weak to you?"

The smile slowly faded from Patricia's face.

She wanted to argue with Naomi, but after hearing her out, she realized she couldn't find a single thing to rebut.

Patricia wasn't a bar person and didn't know the scene. She had only found out after calling the bar for an itemized bill.

But those guys knew exactly what expensive liquor to order and didn't hesitate.

"Besides, if you just confront him like this, do you really think he'll tell you the truth? He even gave you the money back, which clearly means he sees you as a big prize. He's not going to ruin things with you so easily."

A shiver ran down Patricia's spine.

"What could Luther possibly want from me?"

It wasn't that Patricia doubted her own worth—she had always been confident and didn't need others' opinions to validate herself.

But Luther's advances were so clearly goal-oriented that she couldn't help but wonder.

"Maybe it's just about the money."

Naomi thought the fact that they'd spent Patricia's money in one go was telling enough.

"Think about it. To most rich people, it’s probably not even a big deal. You have a lot in your account, so losing it isn't a huge deal. They've probably dealt with people before who wouldn't even bother to question the charge. But they didn't expect you to be so frugal and careful with your money. That's probably why Luther returned it."